Don’t call me “CHICK”

So I got back from my 3-day excursion to Bohol and I uploaded pictures in my face book and a profile picture of myself and a friend in my yahoo messenger. The picture was Mel and I on the beach under the scorching heat of Bohol sun.

This guy, let’s not even give him a name because giving him a name would give him existence, messages me in ym. Below is an excerpt of the conversation, and why don’t we call him IG for ignorant guy, because that’s what he is.

IG: wow
Me: huh?
IG: you look so good now… even before pa naman. Di ko lang alam na ganyan ka na ka “CHICK” ngayon..
IG: Congratulations!

(congratulations?? So now my aspiration in life is to be an ultimate chick?)

IG: no really you look good.
Me: congratulations? what is this? Ugly duckling story?
IG: parang? ahehehhe..

(and here’s his comment that threw the girl out of me)

IG: ok lang yun, keysa naman Dr. Jekyll
Me: excuse me? are you for real?
IG: yup!
IG: ayaw mu?!
IG: la bang photoshop edit yan?

(What a jerk. And then I went invisible for a while)

IG: ui…
IG: oh man….
IG: na misinterpret mu ata…?
IG: are you mad?
IG: ok,.. if that’s how you take compliments…..
IG: hayyy…

(Okay, that is enough! I come in again and tell him off.)

Me: First of all, you are offensive. You’re out of line with that Dr. Jekyll comment of yours
Me: and second of all, don’t you ever call me CHICK.
IG: baket?
Me: Coming from you, that is so not appropriate.

What a doof!

—end of conversation.—

If that’s what some men call a compliment, then shoot me in the head for not recognizing it. Second, you don’t give those kinds of comments to someone you haven’t seen in over six years thinking you are in some level of closeness where you can go and give out your stupid opinion. And the worst part is when he lays the “blame” on me for not being able to see this is a compliment? My, aren’t we just surrounded by jerks or what?