The Toyo Romantics
Romanticizing Choleric Temperament (Not Much Between Its Ears part 2) Image courtesy of Alamy by Ronald Michael Quijano Toyo - not the typical condiment you have in mind. I am not referring to soy sauce, rather the term that we - Pinoy - are using pertaining to being hot-tempered, moody, or being capricious. This is the term most likely you will see on Facebook nowadays, people posting about how toyoin they are. You know social media, as long as the subject trends, all users are seemingly required to be part of it. From Ice Bucket Challenge to Hot Water Challenge, from Harlem Shake to Tala Dance Cover, from hating pineapple in a pizza to sudden Lumpiang Shanghai fever, - you name it - you are just crowd surfing. It's as if your life would not be complete, or your personhood would not be whole without you participating in trends. I wonder why there is no Symposium Challenge, Live Stream Debates, Read As Much Books As You Can In a Month Challenge, Math Challenge, or li