Selective Eidetic Memory

i believe i do have a sort of selective eidetic memory. never really thought of it till i described in detail certain scenes from my childhood which most people may not recall to a nephew and he commented that it could be possible.

now it sets me thinking.

i recall images, like a photo, of a certain scene, of certain things that people say. to most, it could be no significance but these scenes or words from people seem etched in my memory, which ironically, seems not too great. i forget where i left my keys when 2 minutes ago, i could be holding them. i leave my shades on the bookshelf of my godmother's place. i forget to mail a letter that's been in my laptop sleeve for a week. i forget to bring a form for endorsement for an entire week when it's been sitting on my desk for an entire week. i forget names of people whom i just met within minutes. i cannot recall people who have been in the same class for months.

but oddly, i recall the random scene from before i was two. i recall brand names of merchandise that i've seen (you see, my line of work is in merchandising). i remember exactly what people say. i hate it when people try to fool me because i remember what i did or did not say or do. i hate it when people tell me that i did or say something because excuse me, when it comes to these things, my memory is extraodinary. do not think that i'm not all there just because sometimes i appear to be absentminded.