i heard it first from my daughter una as she described her loss in a pet society game an EPIC FAIL.  i asked her what she exactly meant and all i could get was an exasperated retort of “how can you not know it”.  clearly a variant of the phrase epic failure or more accurately failure of epic proportions and began to realize how the phrase seems to me the latest fad among hyperboles.

my second encounter of the phrase was in facebook.  there was a buzz about “Pilipinas kay ganda. (kay gandah (adj): so beautiful!)”.  friends called the plagiarized “new” brand name for Philippine tourism (incidentally also a porn site) as such – an EPIC FAIL.  the aptness did it. finally, i caught the drift.

so in line with the times and in an attempt to be hip, i ask what are my epic fails and what is my most epic fail thus far.  not having the will to finish my masters.  not submitting an application for a negotiated scholarship in the US.  failing to enroll in a marine biology course at UP.  not yet learning to cook traditional pinoy family recipes.  not having coffee with friends often enough.  not putting my thoughts in written form often enough.  missing una’s dance number in the latest school dancefest.  holding back when i need to say i love you to my parents, my sisters, to my …., or i’m sorry or forgive me.

but having jotted down my epic fails, there is a logical question that begs an answer. are epic fails reversible and/or forgivable? are there second chances for epic fails?

president noynoy recently asked the DOT to pull out the “new” brand name of Philippine tourism. i guess (or more appropriately, i hope) that the “Pilipinas kay ganda” epic fail has been reversed. as for my personal epic fails, i hope i am am given the same chances as well.