"pabili po ng...."

Paulit-ulit. Lagpas tatlong beses isang araw.

Ganyan ko idescribe ang pagbalik ko sa tindahan ni Ate Ella. Bakasyon ngayon kaya wala kaming ginawa kundi magpabalik-balik sa tindahan at bumili ng kung anu-ano.

Bago ang tindahan na yun kaya dun kami bumibili.Sure kasing di makukunat at luma ang mga chichirya nila. Di tulad sa iba-___-

"Ate, ang gwapo nung nagtitinda ngayon kina ate Ella." sabi agad nung kapatid ko. Obviously, galing na naman yun dun sa tindahan.

"O? Gwapo? Sino?" kunwari walang pakialam ko na taong pero ang totoo, umaapaw sa curiosity ang utak ko.

"Si Niel." at umalis na sya.

O_O y---yung.... YUNG FIRST LOVE KO?!?!

Oo, kilala ko na yung sinasabi nung kapatid ko. Childhood friend ko yun. Tapos crush ko na yung for 6years! Tatag ko diba??? Pero di nya alam. Kinuha sya ng tita nya para sa Maynila pag-aralin. Pero ngayong nandito na sya, it's time to confess ^___^

Sa 6 years ko ba naman na itinago, baka sumabog pa to pag pinatagal ko ng 7 years. Tapos may nagsabi din sa akin dati na gustung-gusto ako ni Niel. Kaya dati, pinangako ko sa sarili ko na sasabihin ko sa kanya kapag nagkita kami. Kahit saan pa yan. Tiwala lang :)

At dahil may dugong kalandian ang nalalaytay sa dugo ko, nagpalit pa ako ng pinakamaayos kong pambahay  at kumuha ng pera pambili ng kahit ano sa tindahan.

Baka sakaling maalala pa nya ako.

Ang daming bumibili sa tindahan nila nung dumating ako. Nakapila pa nga. Palibahasa, eto na yung oras para magluto ng hapunan.

 At sakto! Sya ang nagtitinda.^____^

Pasimple ko pang sinuklay ang buhok ko gamit ang mga kamay ko.

At nung ako na yung bibili...

"Ahmm, pabili po ng..."

"Sandali lang ha? Nes! Ikaw na muna dito. nandyan na si Tita Mel. Aalis na daw kami."

At tuluyan na syang umalis nang di ko man lang nasasabi yung nararamdaman ko.

She's Dating the Gangster: A Book Review

Nowadays, girl teenagers' romantic relationship ideas came from books. I am one of them few years ago (secret na yung age ko.haha!). I started reading online novels last 2010. I haven't heard of She's Dating the Gangster until 2012. One of my friends recommended this story from a site called Wattpad. As like as of many of us, I fell in love with the story which made me read it for about 4 times.

It was a dream come true to see the online story publish into a book!

One for me and the other was for my friend, Karla.
Purchased at: Fully Booked Trinoma Branch

The story is about a girl met a very annoying guy. But eventually, they fell in love with each other. So typical love story right? From hate to love. What's with the book that made us crazy? It's twisted story.

I should type here the summary of the story, you have to read it here (orginal story) or buy the book. But if you have time with you, read the both version. It is because, this BOOK REVIEW is about their differences.

1. Characters

The basic characters are the same except that Carlo (adopted brother on the original story and only appears after half of the story) became the real brother of Athena (female protagonist).

Although, I know it's necessary to change it because of the editing of the whole story. Well, let's talk about that later :)

2. Plot Itself

She's dating the Gangster original story reaches 200++ pages. While the book is only around less 150 pages.

That is because of the removal of the unnecessary scenes. (Which on my opinion, is too much.)

They remove one of my favorite scenes. Scene where Athena's playing the piano and singing 'Someday' by Nina. I can't stop myself from crying while listening at the song and reading the story at the same time.

Other scene wherein the barkada went to Batangas for the first time to celebrate Kenji's and Kirby's birthday.

Kendi's wedding reception and turns out to be Kenji-Athena's engagement party.

And there's a lot more! (Read the original story if you're curious :))

The phasing of the story on the book is quite fast. I actually done reading the book less than 12 hours.

3. Language

The original story is written in Filipino, English and Hangul (Korea's traditional language). While the book is written in English and Hangul. This is acceptable because, most probably, foreign people might read the book as well. (And hopefully, love the story as like as we do^^)

The author said, Ms. Bianca Bernardino, told to one of her social network that the publisher (Summit media) make some editing to cut the book price lower and for us, readers, get curious and eventually buy the book. 

The book costs 175php. Most bookstores around the metro are already distributing the copies. And again, according to Ms. Bianca, books are for reprinting and soon to be available NATIONWIDE. 

Again, if you want to be in love (with fictional characters), cry like you're watching a teledrama, be mad at the antagonist like Athena Abigail. Read SHE'S DATING THE GANGSTER.

Stories to Love

"What stories can I read today?" that is my usual question to myself after reading a story/ novel.

Yes, I am a reader. I love reading, actually, most women do. Pero dahil "feeling" hopeless romantic ako, (pero in a relationship ako) at natutuwa ako sa utak ng mga teenagers writer, mahilig ako magbasa sa Wattpad. Do you know the site? :) (it's www.wattpad.com for those of you haven't seen the site)


It contains a lot of stories in a different genre. But since I love love stories, more on love stories ang recommendation ko.


Top 5 STORIES that I am sure you'll fall in love with. Here goes the list.


1. She's Dating the Gangster- written by SGwannaB. Hindi ito yung story na una kong binasa pero eto yung tumatak sa akin. Why? Because of the drama. Feel na feel ko ang pag-iyak sa kwento nila Athena at Kenji. I love the story's twist and turns. Sa sobrang pagka-inlove ko sa story, kahit ilang beses ko na nabasa, I always ended up crying in the night like the first time I was reading the story.

(FAVORITE QUOTE: "I love you. Yung pagmamahal ko sayo kasing lalim ng pinakamalalim na dagat sa buong mundo. I love you. Yung pagmamahal ko sayo kasing laki ng pinag sama samang planeta. I love you. Yung pagmamahal ko sayo mas matagal pa sa forever. I love you. Yung pagmamahal ko sayo hinde na mapapalitan ng kahit sino. I love you. Kahit ilang beses pa kitang kelangan pakasalan gagawin ko. Kahit na sa lahat ng simbahan sa buong mundo, gagawin ko. I love you. Kahit na ipagtabuyan mo ko, kahit na mag sawa ka sakin, kahit na iwanan mo ko, ikaw at ikaw parin ang mamahalin ko. Hahanapin kita kahit san ka magpunta. At pag nahanap kita, hinde na kita ulit papakawalan pa. I love you. Kahit gaano kasakit, kahit gaano kahirap hinde kita iiwan. I love you. Yung pagmamahal ko sayo, hinde na mawawala. I love you, Athena. I love you, I love you, I love you.. UhnJaeNa, YongWonHee.” -- KENJI DELOS REYES)


2. Diary ng Panget/ Diary ni Eya- written by HaveYouSeenThisGirl. second to the best story. Why?? If She's Dating the Gangster made me cry, this story made me laugh. When I was reading this though my phone,was rolling all over my bed because I am really laughing hard. Funny Eya and snobbish Cross. Basta basahin nyo ang kwento ni Eya and Cross unique journey.

(FAVORITE QUOTE: "Aanhin ko pa ang shooting star kung nasa harapan ko na ang babaeng hinihiling ko?"  -- CROSS SANDFORD)


3. Three words, eight letters, say it I'm yours- written by Grilinlove. Iyak-tawa naman ako dito. Ang kulit ni Kean e. (hahaha) In this story, lalaki yung magaling sa advices (Kean), mature mag-isip. Samantalang si Chanel, (OMEGED, I just remember the selfless act of Chanel when Kean's requested something from her.) naiimagine ko kung gaan sya kaganda. At swear, sobrang ganda nya sa imagination ko. Goddess. I like Cassie character.Though naging bitch sya kay Chanel because of jealousy, naging very supportive best friend naman talaga si Cassie. I met the author personally, at mabait sya ng bongga :) This has it's book 2, entitled, Three word, eight letters, if Isay it, will I be yours?


(FAVORITE QUOTE: "Sa pag-ibig daw, di mahalaga ang nakaraan kundi ang kasalukuyan. Mas matimbang ang karanasan kaysa sa sakit na pinagdaanan. Ang tanging magpapatatag dito ay kapatawaran at hindi ang pagsumbat sa kasalanan. Courtney time will heal all wounds." -- KEAN PATRICK PADUA )


4. 548 Heartbeats- written by peachxvision. This is a true story. (ayon na din sa mga nababasa kong comment)Actually, nung nabasa ko to, it was posted on an anonymous account. I don't know if that user asked permission but the story's complete. 548 heartbeats started when the protagonists was in high school days. And ended how the female protagonist 'end' their story :)

(FAVORITE QUOTE: "The limit of LOVE over YOU & I approaches to the positive INFINITY." -- KYLE SOLOMON)


5. My Prince- written by Alyloony. Close friend ni HaveYouSeenThisGirl. I think the female lead's character was based with Makino Tsukushi of Hana Yori Dango, a commoner, who entered the school of rich kids. Basta high school love story, nakakakilig right? Feeling of being in love for the first time. Trying to understand the concept of love at that age. Common! Mas kinikilig ako kay Ren kesa kay Jiro though kinilig ako dun sa JS Prom scene :">

(FAVORITE QUOTE: "If only I told her how much I love her earlier, if only I didn't take her for granted, if I only show how much she means to me, ako siguro ang mahal nya ngayon, not Jiro." -- REN SALVADOR )



I like this story to be on my list but the author is already deactivated her account on Wattpad. Her pen name is SHIRLENGTEARJERKY. Sounds familiar? Well sa mga hindi nakakaalam, she's the culprit behind Jersey Santiago and Kevin Santos complicated story. Very complicated, indeed. Her very famous story is THE DESPICABLE GUY (BOOK 1 AND 2). At first iisipin mo na OA naman, college pa lang kung makagastos naman! (37k for a shoes and 25k for an action figure! Take note that they're on a fight that time.) Pero as I read the story, I can't help myself to mutter, "sh*t! parang may pinaghugutan. Totoo ata to e." Well, the complication of the story makes the reader read for more. There is my moment when I want to be exactly as Jersey. I envy her. T_T


Isa sa mga SCENES na tinawanan ko ng bongga! :>

Sa SM Sta Rosa (Kevin's POV)

Tumigil sya sa paglalakad. "Hoy Buy me a donut nga." Dun kol ang napansin na nasa harap na kami ng Dunkin Donut. She handed me a 1000 bill.

"Wala ka bang smaller bill?"
"Tiklupin mo, liliit yan." muntik ko na masapak to.


[Sorry! Ang babaw lang pero nakakatawa kasi, barado si Kevin XD]


So there people, Kung gusto nyong maiyak, tumawa, mainlove ng sobra, reader those stories, di nyo pagsisisihan. :))

Time Management Problem

How to manage time? One of the questions that is really hard for me to answer. Promise! I always divide my day to the things I have to do. Pero madalas ay hindi nasusunod.

Who am I? I am Ms. Happy-Go-Lucky. Yeah right.. Para kasi sakin, bakit ko naman paplanuhin yun, e kung mangyayari talaga, mangyayari talaga yun. I hate to plan my life.

Pero ngayon, nahihirapan na ako. I don't know what I really want to do with my everyday. I always cram for   school. I am on my 4th year of my 6-year course (YES! 2 years na lang :)), and this is THE START. I have 6 major subjects. Patayan kung patayan. Kaya yung pagiging happy-go-lucky ko, pinagsisisihan ko na.



Okay, so I am writing (or better typing) this, so help you\guys (like me) with the time management problems. I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A VERY VERY SHORT LIST FOR YOU TO EASY REMEMBER THIS. *wink*

Let's start with this one. First, SET YOUR PRIORITIES. Kahit paulit-ulit nyo nang nababasa yan. Yan talaga ang una sa listahan. Why? How would you manage your time if you have no priorities, right? Mostly, I think, students ang magbabasa nito, kaya number 1 priority ay ang STUDIES. So, when the sun rise, I advice you to make a list of things to-do for the whole day. Include on your list your class schedule. And by the evening, before you go to bed, DO SOME ADVANCE READING OF YOUR INCOMING LESSONS. Since priority nating mga students ang studies, kailangan natin mag-sacrifice kahit konti para sa pag-aaral. Take note: FREE YOURSELF FROM ANY DISTRACTION WHILE STUDYING. An hour in the evening for studying won't kill you. ^_^


Second, DIVIDE YOUR TIME ACCORDING TO YOUR TASK. Simple lang din to, kung ano mas mahalaga, paglaanan mo ng oras. Kung ano mas mahirap, give more of your time to it. You can include on you schedule a 'recreational time'. Kung hindi ka naman masyadong busy, you can spare 1 hour of your day on surfing the net, watching tv programs, hang in the mall with friends, (and for me, I can do my writing hobby). Pero, kung busy kang tao, save it some other time. Sa madaling salita, kung ano ang priority mo, yun ang paglaanan mo ng oras. Everyday, we have different schedule, so not everyday is like a living hell. (joke!:))


Since, I told this is a very short list, This is the third and LAST on my list. STICK TO YOUR SCHEDULE. If you really want to achieve your goals, do what's on your list. Don't make your listed schedule as an display telling everyone how organize you are with your day. Focus guys. Your doing time management for you to achieve or to done something fruitful. Follow your schedule.




This is the end of my list. Pero thisis not the ending of my TIME MANAGEMENT advice. People, you have to have DISCIPLINE for you to have an organized day. Ako na nagsasabi, mahirap talaga gawin to kung hindi mo nakasanayan. But if you have the WILL-POWER on continuing this, masasanay ka din. ^_^

Traits of a Girl's Dream Guy

Pag ganito ang panahon, di ko mapigilan ang sarili kong di mag-isip.. Mangarap..

Grabe lang huh? Exam ko next week pero eto ako ngayon, writing something that is not related to my acads. -__-

Psh.. but who cares? I just want to relieve my stress. Break muna ako sa kakaaral. ^_^

Ano nga ba iniisip ko ngayon? Hmmmm. MARAMI! >o<

Iniisp ko kung paano ako makakapasa sa Genereal Pathology na yan.. Isang malaking PAHAMAK! T_T

Pero as of this moment, nangangarap ako. (Ambisyosa ako ee :P)

Two nights ago, I had a dream. A strange one.

Everything on that dream was new. I've never been to THAT place before and I don't know who's THAT GUY with me on MY dream. At to make it more strange to me. I was with him in a beautiful place. A romantic place, I can say.

But don't think na ako at yung "guy" lang ang nandoon. In my dream, I was with my boyfriend.

And that's what made it strange. Masaya ako dahil kasama ko yung GUY. Kasama ko yung GUY dahil iniwan ko na "daw" yung boyfriend ko.

Masaya ako sa panaginip ko kahit na ibang lalaki na yung kasama ko. STRANGE/WEIRD.

Ang plot ng panaginip ko, iniwan ko si boyfriend because THAT GUY done the things that my boyfriend never did. Like the courting stage. Yeah, hindi ako niligawan (o mali ako?) nung boyfriend ko ngayon. It's like, we're friends for almost 5 years, then, we discovered that our feeling is mutual then poof! Kami na. Wala kaming formal na pagtatanong tulad nung "pwede bang manligaw?" or likes. Walang ganun. Pero di dahil ang bilis naging kami, ang bilis din ng relationship. We've been together for 2years and 4months. And still counting (proud!d^_^b)

Another thing was THAT GUY had a lot of surprises. He serenaded me in front of the our many schoolmates ON THE CENTER OF SCHOOL QUADRANGLE. Sweet, right? ^_^ but remember, this happened in MY DREAM.

Yan lang yung natatandaan ko sa panaginip ko. But then, I came up with a realization that, THAT GUY IS MY DREAM GUY.

MY DREAM GUY. if I'll have the chance to make what guy do I want to be with, I'll make a guy the same with my dream.

Alam mo yung kahit nagmamahal ka na, may mga katangian ka pa ding hinahanap sa kanya na gusto mo dahil yun ang pingarap mong tao? Ganun ang feeling.

I DO NOT OWN THE PICTURE.
Romantic Moment

TO THOSE WHO'LL BE ABLE READ MY BLOG, HERE'S MY DREAM GUY :)

To my dream guy, I want you to:

• Protect me. Let me feel that you'll protect me no matter what. Let me feel secured.
• Respect me. Respect me as a women and my decisions.
• Take care of me. I want to be treated like your baby. But not too much, 'kay?
• Sing for me. Kahit sintunado ka, kahit rap pa yan, basta kantahan mo ako, favorite song ko na yan! :)
• Wag sabayan ang init ng ulo ko. Kundi, GYERA na to!
• Magselos ka. Pero wag naman O.A. at pahard to get pa once I apologize. Magpakahard to get ka if I flirted back.
• Call me always. Ayoko ng text lang. May unli naman. Ayoko ng text lang kasi feeling ko I am ot worthy para pagkagastusan.
• Be proud of me. Gusto ko ipagsigawan mo sa mga tao sa mall o sa Luneta kung gaano ako kaimportante sayo :''>
• Hug me rather than kiss me. Lalo na kapag malungkot ako. Ang halik para sakin ay ginagawa lang kung di mo na alam kung paano i-e-express ang saya mo. O yung kilig mo.
• Open communication. Duh! I am not a fortune-teller to know your problem towards me. Tell it to my face!
• Kung ako lang, AKO LANG. Wala akong kakambal kaya dapat nag-iisa lang ako sa buhay mo.
• Don't ask me to choose. I hate choosing. You'll be hurt with my answer if you ask me to choose.
• Comb my hair.This is the simplest yet the sweetest thing you can do for me :">
• Never let go of my hand. In that way, pinapakita mo sa lahat na ako ay sayo :)
• Let me keep in silence. Kung mas pinili ko manahimik, let me. Don't be a nagger. Sasabihin ko naman sayo if ever I want it to tell you.

Yan lang naman ang mga traits ng aking DREAM GUY. Malamang, 75% on my list kapareho din ng list of traits ng dream guy ng karamihan sa mga girls dito, right?

I have my boyfriend, and I love him. This is just a list of traits that I am looking in my boyfriend. Pero, di ko naman ipagpipilitan yang mga yan na gawin nya. Mahal ko yun kahit di gaanong sweet sa akin yun. ^_^

-Dreaming is part of every story-