Defending the Jejemons: Upside of the Jeje Vogue

Have you ever realized the enormous stress being inflicted on Jejemons?

Jejemons have feelings too. Forcing them to stop their own mannerisms is like imposing on yourself to be responsible of your nation's future which many have failed to accept in decades. Because if they did, the country should have attained sustainable development this time.

How does it feel when everyone tells you to stop your vices? How does it feel when your parents tell you to pursue a career you do not love? How does it feel to be condemned when you know you have not stepped on anyone's dignity? How would it feel if you were in their position right now? 

Would you accept how people badly treat you for the reason that "you've worked hard to simply beautify  those words"? Would you consider going back to elementary when you're confident enough that you've learned a lot than some people you know? Just by altering and prolonging simple Tagalog words do not necessarily mean you're a retard. What if you were one of them? Did you actually take time to know them?

Is typing the Jeje way more concerning than catching public officials spend money in front of your very own eyes? Is it more alarming than finding a job to support your family's? Is bringing them down the sole effective way to realize that you're superior and wiser than them?

Their prevalence actually dictates their being human. Just like everybody else who lurk in networking sites, post their vanity pictures, and "socialize", they also want to take part in the latest happenings online. Who knows, they might just have the most solid foundation of friendship everyone is trying to seek? Something in their bond must be the reason why they don't bother the growing disgust of the intimidated, conventional ones.

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The author would like to apologize for the badly constructed article, and ___ thinks it's still incomplete, so wait for further updates. The author would also like to tell everyone that this article was only made to alleviate public rage and does not necessarily reflect the author's full support of Jejemons.

Jejemon Item: The Jeje Bag

Photo Courtesy: Tinatamad Ako Blog

The Jeje Bag is any type of bag (sling, backpack, hand-carried) with the following unique characteristics:

a. bright, lively but displeasing appearance, usually presenting the colors of the rainbow

b. can be detected by our built-in Jejedex (but seriously, don't judge too much, maybe you're pointing at the wrong person which could put you to trouble)

c. worn by a Jejemon of whichever gender (Jeje girl, Jeje boy, Jejeding, Jejelesbo, or JejeBI)

d. can be personalized in a Jolog-ish (if there's such a word, lol) manner

e. a Jejemon's priceless possession

 This item is one of the hippest bags in the Jeje world. Buy one and feel the Jeje love!

Call for Photos: Jejemon Fashion

Readers/ viewers are welcome to submit photos of Jejemons in their bling-bling, Jejemon fashion statement. The shots will be posted in a new article to be released soon in JejeDEX. The photos should be original, so please include your site and, if you may want, your name/s slash pen names for acknowledgment. You may also submit photos taken from websites, provided that you ask permission first to use the material and include the site's link.

The article will be used to expose the current Jejemon look. Please be reminded that what will be published are actual photos of real Jejemons. Make sure that what you submit are photos of real-life Jejemons (who text or type the odd way, and not just look like a Jejemon ~~ in case you might just want to know that not all Jumping Jologs are Jejemons).

The article will be made not to insult or hurt their feelings, but to pay tribute to them as one of the living exemplars of the downsides associated with communication technology. The author discourages exposure of the face, so as not to go beyond and invade the person's privacy. The author proudly values the respect of life and human dignity.

Where to submit: dancer.silent@yahoo.com
Deadline of submission: May 3, 2010 - Monday

Jejemon Item: The Jeje Alphabet, Keyboard

Photo Courtesy: NO TO JEJEMONS!!>:)

Filipinos around the world have been so intrigued with the Jejemon world. The Jejemons' ability to prolong words by adding more consonants (e.g. -h, j-, -z) and numbers (1 - i, 4 - A, 3 - E) has inspired people to create new items that would "cater to their needs".

Photo Courtesy: dAgtang LsoN

The infiltration of Jejemons in social networking sites has brought forth the Jeje Alphabet which inspired more people to be one of them. Other than recreating their stylized alphabet, Jeje items or collectibles have been detected in different websites. The latest addition to this is the Jeje Blog. To view the page, click here.

Warning:

The author of this page recommends that short-tempered readers NOT go visit the Jeje Blog Page.

Copyright Notice:

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Leigh Michiyato Online and Jejedex with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Failure to comply with the rules stated above is punishable by law.

Jejemon Items; The Jeje Cap

Photo Courtesy: Tumblr.com user

If you have seen this, then you might have just spotted a true-blooded Jejemon. This item is one of the most catchy accessories you would see in a Jejemon. It comes in varied colors and is often worn loose which somehow irritates people who look at it. The reason is that it defeats the purpose of fashion & appeal. It aggravates one's day, lol, just kidding. This may only apply to some hyper-obsessive compulsive (OC) people.

The Jeje Cap is a type of cap introduced by the Jejemon species alongside other items, like the Jeje scooter, the Jeje shirt, the Jeje fashion statement, the Jeje smile, the Jeje pose, the Jeje footwear, and a lot more Jeje "cool" stuffs. Define cool; it's an overstatement for "cool-ang sa pansin". 

"cNuzUot powhz nMn i2 POhwz kZ mSaYa kMe S gWa nMen."

Photo Courtesy: Tumblr.com user

However, the Jeje Cap as a trademark has always been the source of confidence for Jejemons to reveal themselves and be proud of who they are. It has somehow defied the fear to lock up themselves. Just like a widely-accepted accessory (branded shades, shirt, jeans), the Jeje Cap empowers Jejemons. to slowly  and peacefully introduce themselves to the world. It gives them strength to fight whatever pressure the society is aggressively slashing on them. Widespread Jejemon repression is ongoing in social networking sites and public domains. And, as long as both the Jejemon monspecies and the normal world try to coexist, assert its influence mainstream, and no compromise is made in between, clashes will never end.

The Jeje Cap surely defines their identity and uniqueness. They are hoping that one day everyone would perceive them as normal people. And probably, the most valuable  and suitable solution to their dilemma is to disable their texting skill and use it when everyone would need it most. An exemplary situation would be  the application of code encryption in Filipino communication during wars (no, I didn't mean to say online gaming wars!).

Jejemon Items: Jeje Ball

Description: The Jeje Ball is a type of item that Jejebusters use in their quest, usually for catching and storing Jejemons. Unlike the Pokemon, Jejebusters can carry with them at least ten Jejemons. This was implemented due to the uncontrollable, exponential rise of Jejemons across different regions. Since saving the environment is one of the major international concerns, Jeje Ball inventors upgraded the ball.

Warning: Jeje Balls become toxic when used.

 How the Jeje Ball Looks Like

Newly added installations include:
a. auto-recycle to prevent disposal which may have an impact on environment.
b. color change, for uniqueness
c. color swap, when Jejemon is too Jeje to handle
d. one-click Jejetrade, just press the J in the middle
e. manual destroy, if Jejemon inside is incredibly untreatable
f. JejeSPY, can easily detect Jejemons and alarms with an "Ajejeje!" cry once someone's positive of Jejemon fever.
g. Jejetranslator, Jejeball talks in behalf of the Jejemon
h. Rate My Jeje program, based on how Jeje-like the Jejemon caught is.
i. iRelease, sometimes the Jejemon caught is not really a Jejemon.
j. TOSS Jeje, sometimes the Jejemon inside is more than a Jejemon.

Can you figure out why the list ended in J? Yeah. It was purely accidental. This article was made to entertain viewers, and not to insult anyone. Further understanding is recommended.

Jejemon Fever

Do you usually text like this: eow p0wh, kumustA p0wH KYu, n0h? This unusual design of a message can be actually seen anywhere. It is estimated that there are thousands of Jejemons waiting to be discovered.

If your answer to the question above is yes, then you might just be one of them. The word "jejemon" came from the awful, twisted word "jeje" which was made to design the slang "hehe", expressing laughter or interest, and also, from the suffix "-mon" from "Pokemon" or "Digimon" which were used to coin childhood favorites, "pocket monsters" and "digital monsters", respectively. Who would forget Pikachu for that electric shock he/ she made in a tournament just to please Ash by giving him badges? (Wait, I have already watched Pokemon for the nth time and still, Pikachu's real identity is still not clear to me, lol.)

Anyways, jejemons were actually normal people, like us, but because of the invention of texting, and with that sudden addiction, they engaged into intentional prolongation of words by adding -z, -h, and literally, creating somewhat like crazy "synonymous" terms from the base word. Recall the times when we needed to shorten or abbreviate words because we were in hurry. The opposite happened to the Jejemon trainee. Take note, never did the term "training" enter in a soon-to-be-Jejemon's mind. It just came in without expectation.

 Image Courtesy: Dealmasen Wordpress

They adopted the other way, thinking that maybe it was really cool to alter and form new stupid unconventional words out of simple ones. And so, this trend remained silent until such time that more educated and conservative people entered the scene, bashing all those innocent Jejemons, creating the anti-Jejemon campaign, and forming teams of Jejebusters and Jejemon Protesters.

If there's something strange in the text response, who you're gonna call?  Jejemonbusters.

The Jejemons were deprived of doing what they love (at least, they loved it up to a point equivalent to how others hated them). It was like, "Cause it's you and me, and NOT all of the people". Reminded me of Lifehouse's song. And with love, they thought, maybe nothing could stop them from living in their own ways.

Too bad, society dictates the trend. And society will always be made up of almost majority of the people who had better access to education - those ones seen wandering around social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster and Multiply.

And for a thinking Jejemon, "if highly educated people can browse the internet and interact, why can't I?". After all, they were also real people who had to go on with the flow of fad.  And they had families too with them! But one thing's for sure, either their families condemn them just like everybody else does, or they support them and take part in the Jejemon outburst.

 Image Courtesy: Tumbler user

Admittedly, the presence of the Jejemons has become a manifestation of the weakening use of mother language. Not only did texting made people (not only Filipinos) tamad, but somehow it has hindered ways to good communication.  This could be the side effect of man's fervor to reach its limits. Technology will always be bonded to society, and it will continue to shape cultures, generations and conventions.

The upside, however, is that Jejemons have been consistent sources of entertainment. And Jejebusters will continue to hunt them, not hurt them. After all, everybody deserves to live. Ajejeje!

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Top 10 Reasons Why Jejemons Exist

There could be an infinite number of reasons why a lot of normal people want to apply as Jejebusters, and their main issue is on how they can  control the contagious spread of the Jeje-fever. The summer season, together with the Jejemon invasion, or maybe vice versa (?) has been continuously bothering Filipinos' minds causing an outrage attack on the Jejemon species.

Listed below are TEN main reasons why the Jeje-industry remained intact:

1. Pika-pi, Pikachuu! - Gs2 q p0wH~ sIlA mSHocK SA aKin Kpg mY Bg0 aqng w0rd~ NA~ NaiimBEN2 P0WH.~ JEjE

   Translation: Gusto ko po silang mashock sa akin kapag may bago akong word na naiimbento. Hehe.

2. Butterfree! - gS2 p0wH nMiNG luMbz sA amInG OUteR shelL P0wh.~ We wnT 2 reVeaL~ 2 D world HU WE wnT 2 BE~ P0wh. AnD becaUSE Of tHIZ,~ 0L D~ 0THEr JeJEm0nZ Came AWTz 2 P0whz. iSNT iT gREaT, n0h?

    Translation: Gusto po naming lumabas sa aming outer shell. We want to reveal to the world who we want to be. And because of this, all the other Jejemons came out too. Isn't it great?

3. Clefairy! Clefairy! - WiSh q P0wH KZ NA CUTe UnG pGk2sB~ q KHIT D Aq cuTe~ SA 22ONg bUHaY huHU ~ ~

    Translation: Wish ko po kasi na cute yung pagkakasabi ko kahit di ako cute sa totoong buhay huhu

4. Jigali-puff, jigali - d~ p0wH kz NiLa~ aq pinpNsIN~ pg wLAnG bgo skIN, :( ~

    Translation: Hindi po kasi nila ako pinapansin pag walang bago sakin, :(

5. Char, char! - D~ P0wH~ KmI pyag NA GY liNGO LNg ang tangGpiN Ng socIety~ p0wH.~ wg~ LNG pUrO ChaR LOLZ!

    Translation: Hindi po kami payag na gay lingo lang ang tanggapin ng society. Wag lang puro Char!

6. Toge-pi, Toge - KHIT~ mLIIT My mAibuBUGa diN P0Wh. d niYO LnG ALam, mTATALin0h~ DIN kmi P0WH.

    Translation: Kahit maliit may maibubuga din po. Hindi niyo lang alam, matatalino din kami.

7. Gloom, gloom! - gs2 p0wh~ NMINg Mg-exPlaIN loLZ!~ pKingGn Niyo KMI lolz!

    Translation: Gusto po naming mag-explain! Pakinggan niyo kami!

8. Psy-duckkk! - SUMskiT P0Wh ULO nMiN dAhiL Sa siNsB nIYo~ P0wh.~ D P0WH~ KMI RetArD~ l0LZ!

    Translation: Sumasakit po ulo namin dahil sa sinasabi niyo. Di po kami retard!

9. Jiiinnxxxx - My BUHaY Din KMinG~ mgA JEJEM0nS P0WH. HAYaaN nyo~ NA kMInG Mbuhay~ p0wH. HUhu

    Translation: May buhay din kaming mga Jejemons.  Hayaan nyo na kaming mabuhay. Huhu

10. Hitmon-cha - BT p0WH~ Ba kMI INaawy nIy0, aWYIn nIy0 nA Lng~ mgA c0rrUPT

      Translation: Bat po ba kami inaaway niyo, awayin niyo na lang mga corrupt

I really had a hard time trying to convert their sayings into the comprehensible way, but good thing I found the Jologs-inator. To those who missed and wanted to hear Pokemons (not Jejemons), just click Pokemon Sound Bites. I firmly believe that our state-of-the-art equipments cannot stop Jejemons from populating, and I can say that living in harmony with them means having the worst days of  our lives. But, it's funny  frustrating how we try to look down on OUR silly countrymen and bury them deep to nonexistence. 

Somehow, these Jejemons have served as living examples of how texting and other forms of communication  manage to  destroy languages and yield new, awful sets of synanym or should I say spelling fail. Ajejeje!

The Coming of the JejeDEX

To assist Jejebusters in their fight for eliminating Jeje-prints, the JejeDEX was carefully planned, lol.

The JejeDEX will serve as:
1. a site to report, capture or publicize Jejemons
2. a portal for Jejemons to explain their side
3. an area for Jejemon and Jejebusters to settle their differences and find a way to achieve ceasefire
4. a page that would cater to the thriving culture of Jejemons
5. a venue where humor and seriousness meet
6. a device to connect different types of people

On the 25th of April 2010, at around 10:53 PM, the JejeDEX was activated.