I’ve Been Tagged!

“Wha’? You talkin’ to me?”

At first I thought an existing photo of me squinting (thanks to the sun) would suffice. But upon review, I realized my brow was too relaxed to be angry.

I was tagged by Mark Xander Fabillar aka The Vegan Prince aka Hari Ng Negros 2006 to this photo-tag: The Face of Anger. At first it was a daunting task—where can I find a photo of me in an angry state that was actually caught on camera? First of all, while I do get angry I’ve learned not to show it so blatantly. Second, through the years I’ve developed several anti-anger mental gates that switch on even before my emotions reach “angry” levels (humor is often my first line of defense). And third, I rarely have my picture taken! In the family I’m the official photographer, so in most of our family pictures I’m not there. And if I were there, what reason would I have to be angry during the picture taking?

So to fulfill Mark’s tag, I had to shoot myself. (On the foot! No, on the head!) And while I have acted before I realized it was very difficult for me to get myself worked up in front of a camera. Why? Because I had no reason to be angry. I tried to think of things that made me angry in the past; most involved stupid and inconsiderate drivers (“Oh Anger! Thy name is Road Rage.”) It took me several takes to get one which I thought showed anger. Where did I see it? It’s in the eyes.

“My brother is not a peeg!” (Yes, this is my Ate Guy—just when the drugs kick in—moment.)