Harassed PCOSmachine speaks up, via Twitter

Recently, we wrote about the quirky tongue-in-cheek Tweets of @PCOSmachine, a hardy albeit harassed Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine just out to do his job. He quickly gained a cult following, amassing some 10,000 followers in the course of just over a day. GMANews.TV caught up with the new Internet celebrity, who gave us his thoughts on jejenese and surreptitious hookups, among other things: GMANEWSTV: Hi there! Let’s start with the usual stuff: In 140 characters or less, describe yourself. PCOSMACHINE: Im d silent type, good w/ math, neatfreak, hi-tech, high maintenance, hot-headed, fun loving & loves walks in d park GMANEWSTV: Tell us more! Are you single? Seeing anyone? PCOSMACHINE: Im currently in a romantic relationship w/ @PCOTmachine. She was stationed in Malabon while I counted votes in QC. GMANEWSTV: Ahh, interesting! So do you prefer AC or DC, PCOSmachine? PCOSMACHINE: Both. AC when I'm working, DC when Boss Cesar takes us out to gimik. GMANEWSTV: Okay, PCOSmachine, let’s move on to your big day last May10: How did it feel to be initialized for the first time? PCOSMACHINE: We took a boat going 2 d PH so dat sucked. 80 hour trip, w/ no internet. Then when we got here, it was sizzling hot. GMANEWSTV: PCOSmachine, our audience wants to know: Do you speak tagalog? Or, for that matter, jejenese? PCOSMACHINE: I speak and understand Tagalog as well. In some provinces, d message I show is "APIR!" after inserting d ballot. A glitch in my programming is also causing me to occasionally speak jejemon. But h!nd1 n@m4n p0hz m4$sYado. GMANEWSTV: And speaking of hot encounters, PCOSmachine, what’s your preferred position? (for inserting ballots, of course) PCOSMACHINE: I'm very versatile. Just keep it clean and I'll take it in. GMANEWSTV: Cool! Speaking of clean fun, do you think our “Bilog na Hugis Itlog" jingle did its job to get people informed, @PCOSmachine? PCOSMACHINE: Yes. Manny Villar's jingles also helped. Alot of ppl put a big CHECK on his name, so we didn't have to count those. GMANEWSTV: Did any of the candidates try to hook up with you before the elections? PCOSMACHINE: ERAP promised a mansion n San Juan. Noynoy, land n Tarlac. Villar, a house in Camella. Perlas promised an extra batt GMANEWSTV: Now that it’s over, what’s your overall impression of the country’s first automated voting experience? PCOSMACHINE: It was a success IMHO. But can you PLEASE install aircons in all d polling places. Actually, in d whole country pls. GMANEWSTV: We heard about plans to get your own Xerex Machine advice column. What advice would you give the new President? PCOSMACHINE: Always have tissue nearby. GMANEWSTV: Will we be seeing you (or any of your brothers or cousins) again soon? In three years? PCOSMACHINE: Hope so. Hope u guys cn afford a touchscreen & better network reception by then. I believe Smartmatic sells those 2. GMANEWSTV: Lastly… Who’s this Yves Gonzales claiming to be you? We hear he’s pretty good looking. What do you say to that? PCOSMACHINE: Have you been watching ANC? :) Thanks and hope you enjoyed the interview. Please don't forget to #hirePCOS. GMANEWSTV: We watch everything, PCOSmachine :P Thanks for the interview! You can follow the full conversation, including third-party commentary, by looking for the hashtag #GMAasksPCOS on Twitter.- GMANews.TV