40 Things People with Eyeglasses Can Relate to:
1. Fogging of glasses—especially 'pag umiinom ka ng kape o kaya 'pag galing ka sa malamig.
2. Visits to the opthalmologist
3. Accidentally breaking your eyeglasses —and regretting why you did so.
4. Forgetting where you placed your eyeglasses and then finding it when you can't even see clearly.
5. You just don't like it when there's camera flash pag nagpipicture.
6. Some people tell you that you're a genius—should I take that as a compliment or what? Well, to tell you, not all people who wear eyeglasses are genius and not all genius wear eyeglasses. 'Wag ganun, nag-fefeeling ang iba dyan. Luh.
7. Lying sideways on the sofa while watching TV is not easy.
8. Finding the perfect frame is not that easy.
9. Then you found the perfect frame, but it's too expensive.
10. People telling you that you'll look prettier when you remove your eyeglasses—which is not true at all times and to all people. Please lang, lalo na kung ilang taon o dekada ka na laging nakasalamin, you'll really look weird without it. For most siguro. Lucky you kung pretty ka talaga with or without glasses. Ikaw na. Kayo na. Kabilang na kayo sa mga characters na tinanggalan lang ng salamin naging dyosa na.
11. People who can't differentiate blurred vision with no vision at all—seriously guys, kita pa po namin kung ilan yung daliri niyo sa kamay. 'Wag kayong excited na umabot kami sa point na ganun.
12. "Kumain ka kasi ng kalabasa/carrot."
13. "Puro gadget at TV ka lang kasi."
14. Nagpapataas ng grado ang stress at puyat—at lagi kang stressed at puyat.
15. Being envious at those people who rock their glasses
16. Trying other frames
17. Giving advice to new glasses people
18. Talking about your grado sa mata
19. Glasses mark on the bridge of your nose
20. People telling you to just wear contact lens—as if it were that easy and 'convenient'
21. Reminiscing your 20/20 vision days.
22. Reminiscing the first time you wore your glasses—you were like "HD!"
23. Watching 3d movie with 3d glasses over your eyeglasses
24. Still squinting your eyes to read something kasi kulang na grado mo and that's reality slapping you na kailangan mo na i-increase ang grado mo.
25. In denial to the fact na kailangan mo ng i-increase ang grado mo.
26. Some people just borrow your glasses
27. Laughing at the wannabe glasses peeps—seriously guys, ang jej niyo.
28. Disliking and bashing some people who wear those 'trendy' glasses na sa totoo lang, hindi naman bagay sa kanila.
29. Getting hit with a ball on the face—swerte mo kung di nasira o nahulog yung lens mo.
30. When hanging around with glasses peeps, you sometimes talk about each others' glasses—like kung ilan na grado ng sa kanya. Parang pataasan nga minsan eh. 'Di mo alam kung nakakaproud ba 'yun o ano.
31. Exchanging glasses with other people who wear glasses.
32. Sometimes forgetting you're still wearing your glasses when you're about to take a bath
33. When your glasses starts to slide down the bridge of your nose because of the oiliness of your face.
34. Your eyes look weird and/or you look weird when you don't have your glasses on
35. Glasses + Braces= Total Nerd—daw. 'Wag kayong ano. Hindi lahat.
36. Cleaning/wiping the lens of your glasses with unappropriate cloths such as your handkerchief and shirt. Admit it, you rarely use the 'proper' cloth or whatever you call that.
37. Yung may pimple ka sa mismong pinaglalapatan ng eyeglasses mo. Hindi madali.
38. Your line to your friends: "Pahalagahan niyo 'yang 20/20 vision niyo."
39. Hating yourself for wearing glasses....pero
40. Eventually accepting and loving yourself and glasses. You may not have that look that you imagined with your perfect frame. You may not look good with or without it, but eventually, you'll accept and learn to love it because it has already become a part of your life. A part of you.
Admit it, nakarelate ka 'no? Mind sharing your own eyeglasses journey/ experience? Feel free to comment and talk with other glasses peepz. God bless!
