Effects of Tacsiyapo on Selected Feu Students
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Venting out is one of the efficient ways of releasing anger. In today’s technology, loosing anger has found an innovative technique. Unconsciously, people have used some of the novel ways of “blowing off” their steams before, but they do not label it. Do you remember something happened in your life that you were so angry and you want to pick up anything on your reach and throw it as hard as you can to release what is eating you inside? Do you still remember the feeling and your reactions after doing the insolence of that action? And the fulfilment it gave to you? Now, people have all the ways of venting out anger for their feelings of resentment and one of these ways is the so-called Tacsiyapo.
Tacsiyapo is a profane word in our local dialect. It’s a Kapampangan word that means “shame on you” while in Tagalog, it means “bwiset”. It is usually spoken whenever someone is angry. The Tacsiyapo Wall is meant and dedicated to those persons who want to vent out some anger or need to release oneself of unwanted stress. It is also the name of the wall where people smash any crockery they would
want such as mugs, plates, and saucer and so on. It was first seen on a restaurant in Gerona, Tarlac named “Isdaan”. The crockery is bought by the guests that range from eight to fifteen pesos. Furthermore, a functioning TV is also sold for one thousand five hundred pesos. Once the guests have chosen his/her desired “weapon”, he/she will take a deep breath, and then he/she will throw the weapon unto the wall, break it into pieces and release his/her feelings of resentment along with it.
As a strange form of anger management, Tacsiyapo has become popular here in the Philippines. It can be seen in local carnivals as a game and attractions in some restaurants in the South. The manager of Isdaan, Arnold Viola, said it is not usual for a couple to target each other on the
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Venting out is one of the efficient ways of releasing anger. In today’s technology, loosing anger has found an innovative technique. Unconsciously, people have used some of the novel ways of “blowing off” their steams before, but they do not label it. Do you remember something happened in your life that you were so angry and you want to pick up anything on your reach and throw it as hard as you can to release what is eating you inside? Do you still remember the feeling and your reactions after doing the insolence of that action? And the fulfilment it gave to you? Now, people have all the ways of venting out anger for their feelings of resentment and one of these ways is the so-called Tacsiyapo.
Tacsiyapo is a profane word in our local dialect. It’s a Kapampangan word that means “shame on you” while in Tagalog, it means “bwiset”. It is usually spoken whenever someone is angry. The Tacsiyapo Wall is meant and dedicated to those persons who want to vent out some anger or need to release oneself of unwanted stress. It is also the name of the wall where people smash any crockery they would
want such as mugs, plates, and saucer and so on. It was first seen on a restaurant in Gerona, Tarlac named “Isdaan”. The crockery is bought by the guests that range from eight to fifteen pesos. Furthermore, a functioning TV is also sold for one thousand five hundred pesos. Once the guests have chosen his/her desired “weapon”, he/she will take a deep breath, and then he/she will throw the weapon unto the wall, break it into pieces and release his/her feelings of resentment along with it.
As a strange form of anger management, Tacsiyapo has become popular here in the Philippines. It can be seen in local carnivals as a game and attractions in some restaurants in the South. The manager of Isdaan, Arnold Viola, said it is not usual for a couple to target each other on the
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