To The Irreplacable One I Love 10 (Final) - The Final Gift For The Future

PARANG wala pa ring maramdamang anumang hapdi at sakit si Yrian kahit ginagamot na ni Deneel ang tama ng baril na nakuha niya. Sa tingin niya ay biglang namanhid ang kanyang katawan sa dami ng mga nangyari. Ang mga nalaman niya kay Heidi, ang mga ipinagtapat sa kanya nina Deneel at Raiden tungkol sa tunay niyang pagkatao, maging ang pag-alis ni Heidi na hindi man lang nagpapaalam sa kanya. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang dapat niyang unahin.

"Tapos na," untag ni Deneel at iniligpit na ang nagkalat na mga bandages at bulak na nabahiran ng napakaraming dugong nanggaling sa kanya.

Agad niyang inayos ang suot na polo shirt kahit alam niyang mahirap. May isa siyang kailangang gawin sa ngayon. Saka na muna siguro ang matinong paliwanagan kapag naayos na niya ang isang bumabagabag sa kanya.

"Ano'ng plano mong gawin?" tanong ni Deneel na tumayo sa harap niya.

To The Irreplacable One I Love 9 - The Truth That Everyone Hid

DALAWANG taon man ang lumipas mula nang lisanin ni Heidi at ng kanyang mga kapatid ang lugar na iyon pagkatapos ng ambush, parang wala pa rin siyang nakikitang pagbabago roon. Lahat ng nakikita niya roon ay tulad pa rin ng mga naaalala niya. Mukhang naayos din ang mga nasirang gamit doon, partikular na ang fountain, gate, at front door ng mansyon na pinasabog pa noong salakayin ang lugar. Pero kahit wala na ang bakas ng karahasan sa lugar na iyon, hindi pa rin nawawala sa isip ni Heidi ang mga nawala sa kanya roon.

"Mas malaki yata ang mansyon na tinitirhan mo ngayon kaysa dito," komento ni Yrian na pumutol sa pag-iisip niya.

Agad siyang napatingin dito na sumusunod lang sa kanya sa paglalakad niya. "Matagal na kasi ito. Kahit ilang beses nang i-s-in-uggest na i-renovate ito para magawa pa ring tirhan, hindi pa rin nila ginawa. Ang sabi kasi sa akin, ito daw ang mansyong ipinatayo ng founder ng Monceda clan nang makapag-asawa na siya at humiwalay ng tirahan sa ibang mga kasama niya."

"Humiwalay ng tirahan? Ibig mong sabihin..."

To The Irreplacable One I Love 8 - A Promise To The One I Love

"PAMBIHIRA rin pala ang koneksyon ng pamilya mo, Heidi," naiiling na komento ni Yrian nang makapasok na sila sa mansyon na pag-aari ng isa sa mga kasamahan niya sa Eight Thorned Blades na si Zandrix Valencia.

Ito ang may-ari at kasalukuyang namamahala sa Hacienda Valencia, ang hacienda na ipinamana rito ng Lola nito. Ito ang isa sa pinakiusapan ni Louie na magbantay sa kanya habang naroon siya sa Cebu para gawin ang misyon niya.

Natawa na lang siya at nilapitan si Zandrix. "Salamat, Kuya Zandrix. Hindi ka na sana inistorbo ni Kuya Louie sa ganito. Alam ko namang busy ka sa pag-aasikaso ng mga bagay-bagay rito sa hacienda n'yo."

"Walang problema sa akin iyon, Miss Heidi. Na-miss ko rin namang ma-assign sa mga misyon. Alam mo na, medyo tahimik dito sa hacienda."

To The Irreplacable One I Love 7 - The True Meaning Of Her Dream

"HANGGANG kailan ninyo planong itago sa akin ang totoo?" nakapamaywang na bungad ni Heidi kina Raiden at Tristan nang maabutan niya ang dalawang iyon sa sala ng mansyon nang umagang iyon.

Hindi na siya nagulat na makita ang mga ito roon dahil weekend naman at wala silang pasok. Wala naman siyang pinatrabaho kay Tristan kaya halos beinte-kuwatro oras ay nakabantay ito sa kanya roon. Ilang araw na ang nakalipas mula nang huli nilang makita si Elliot at wala namang sumunod na mga pangyayaring posibleng maglagay na naman sa kanila sa kapahamakan.

Todo rin ang ginawang pagbabantay ni Deneel kay Yrian pagkatapos niyon. Ayon na rin sa branch pillar ng fourth branch ng Monceda clan kung saan kabilang ang kaibigan niyang iyon, oras na para gampanan na nito ang tungkulin nito bilang isa sa dalawang shadow guardian ni Yrian. Nagulat siya nang malamang dalawa pala ang inaatasang maging shadow guardian ng mga nagiging leader ng Monceda clan.

Hindi niya alam ang tungkol doon. Kunsabagay, wala naman kasing sinasabi sa kanya si Tito Alejandro. Isa pa, hindi rin naman siya nagtanong dito ng tungkol sa bagay na iyon.

To The Irreplacable One I Love 6 - Revelations And Unexpected Confession

HINDI mapakali si Heidi habang pinagmamasdan si Yrian na may pag-aanalisang nakatingin sa painting na gusto nitong maita. Ginawa nila iyon nang araw matapos nilang maramdaman na may nagmamasid sa kanila sa fastfood restaurant. Wala pa silang pinagsasabihan tungkol sa bagay na iyon.

Pero sigurado siya na hindi na lingid sa mga kapatid niya ang pangyayari. Kahit wala si Tristan sa tabi niya o sa paligid, alam niya na may lihim pa ring nagbabantay sa kanya, sa kanila ni Yrian.

"Uy, magsalita ka naman. Lalo akong ninenerbiyos sa pagiging tahimik mo, eh," untag niya sa binata.

Ilang sandali pa ang lumipas bago ito tumingin sa kanya. "Iisa lang naman ang posibleng interpretasyon ko rito sa painting mong ito. Pero may ipinagtataka lang ako. Paano mo nalalaman na ang eksenang iyon sa panaginip mo ang ipipinta mo?"

To The Irreplacable One I Love 5 - More Questions Emerging

"AT TULALA na naman ang mahal naming prinsesa."

Sapat na ang mga salitang iyon para magbalik ang isip ni Heidi sa realidad. Nang mag-angat siya ng tingin, nakita niyang nakapameywang si Cielo sa harap niya habang nakapangalumbaba naman sa magkabilang gilid niya sina Raiden at Deneel. Noon lang niya naalala na nasa canteen nga pala silang apat para mananghalian.

Bumuntong-hininga na lang siya at itinuloy ang kinaligtaang pagkain.

"Si Yrian na naman ang panggulo sa isip mo. Tama?"

Bigla akong napaisip habang sinusulat ang story ni Heidi. Since ibang-iba na ang TBC kahit sabihin pang based sa original concept ng TLSOTE, may itinanong ako sa sarili ko.

Sa mga protagonist na pinatay ko sa Book 1 and 2 ng TLSOTE (kahit sabihin pang wala pa sa kalahati ang Book 1 at non-existent pa ang Book 2), I was wondering kung sino ang bubuhayin ko at magkakaroon ng sariling love story sa TBC.

Just a small note: The names I'm going to post here were the names from TLSOTE and after the slash, the names on its TBC counterpart. Okay?

To The Irreplacable One I Love 4 - Let Me Help You

"GRABE siguro ang ginagawang panggugulo ng kapatid ko sa isip mo, 'no? Umaasta ka na namang bodyguard diyan sa labas ng painting room niya," salubong ni Louie kay Yrian  nang maabutan siya nito sa labas ng painting room ni Heidi na nakatayo lang.

Maghahating-gabi na pero hindi pa rin magawang makatulong ni Yrian. Patuloy lang siya sa pagkastigo sa sarili dahil sa mga pinagsasabi niya kay Heidi sa poolside. Kasabay niyon ay ang pag-aalalang nararamdaman niya para rito. Halata ang pagkabagabag nito pero wala naman siyang magawa para tulungan ito. Matinding pagpipigil ang kailangan niyang gawin para huwag lang hawakan ang kamay nito at hilain palapit sa kanya upang yakapin. Isa pa, wala naman siyang karapatang gawin iyon.

"Kumusta na si Heidi? Nakatulog na ba siya?" sa halip ay tanong niya kay Louie.

Nagkibit-balikat lang ang kaibigan niya. "Ikaw na rin ang nakarinig kanina. May bumabagabag sa kanya. Kaya malabong tulog na siya sa mga oras na 'to."

To The Irreplacable One I Love 3 - A Question Of Relation And Identity

"ANG lalim ng buntong-hininga natin, ah. Wala ka na bang planong bumuntong-hininga kinabukasan?"

Buntong-hininga lang ang naging tugon ni Yrian sa sinabing iyon ni Louie. Naabutan siya nitong naglalakad-lakad sa poolside na tila wala sa sarili. Ilang oras na rin ang nakalipas matapos nilang mag-usap ni Heidi. Pero hindi pa rin natatanggal sa isipan niya ang naging sagot nito sa tanong niya.

"Si Heidi nga pala? Nandoon ba siya ulit sa painting room?" sa halip ay naitanong niya. Huli na nang maisip niyang baka kung ano ang isipin ni Louie doon.

"Gusto raw niyang ubusin ang buong araw niya ngayon sa pagtapos sa painting. Final touches na lang naman yata ang kailangan niyang ilagay roon at tapos na iyon."

To The Ireplacable One I Love 2 - The Desire To Solve Your Mystery

"MAY sakit ka ba, Heidi? Bakit wala ka yatang ganang kumain ngayon?"

Natuon ang atensyon ni Heidi sa ate niyang si Mari na katabi niya sa dining table nang gabing iyon. Maagang umuwi ang ate niya galing sa opisina dahil kanina pa raw ito hindi mapalagay roon. Nang tanungin niya ito kung bakit ganoon, hindi rin daw nito alam ang dahilan. Kasabay niyang naghahapunan si Louie at pati na rin ang kaibigan nitong si Yrian.

Hanggang sa mga sandaling iyon ay hindi pa rin niya matingnan sa mga mata ang lalaking iyon. Hindi pa rin nawawala sa isipan ang nangyari nang nagdaang araw sa painting room. Ngayon lang sila nagkasabay na kumain ng hapunan sa kagustuhan na rin ni Mari.

"Wala akong sakit, Ate. Puyat lang ako. Hindi ko pa kasi natatapos 'yong painting ko, eh."

Book/Story Comment: “Familia Sagrada: Clairlyse Luna” by Destiny Croix

May ilang linggo na rin nang matapos kong basahin ang gothic romance na ito sa FB. Yes, doon ko lang po ito nakita. Actually, ito rin ang unang pagkakataon na nakabasa ako ng isang gothic romance in any language. In fact, wala pa nga akong binabasang English gothic fantasy.

Anyway, balik sa isyu.

Inabangan ko talaga ito gabi-gabi, though there were nights na hindi nakakapag-post ang writer dahil sa ilang issues. Sa totoo lang, feeling to talaga, nabitin ako. Nagulat na lang ako, nang mabasa ko ang Chapter 21, the end na. Haha! But I like the mystery and the flow of the story. Hindi ako masyadong aware sa mga creatures sa Philippine folklore like the mysina and sigbin (did I mention this right?). I don’t even know nag-e-exist nga sila.

To The Irreplacable One I Love 1 - Meeting You In The Painting Room

"HINDI ka pa rin tapos diyan sa ginagawa mo hanggang ngayon?"

Tiningnan lang ng masama ni Heidi si Raiden bago muling ibinalik ang atensyon sa ipinipinta. Kaninang tanghali pa siya naroon sa painting room sa College of Arts ng Skyfield University kung saan sila nag-aaral ni Raiden. Iisa lang ang kursong kinuha nila--Business Administration. Palibhasa, lumaki silang dalawa sa kani-kanyang pamilya na mga business-minded. Sa kaso niya, kilala ang Terradenio clan sa mga negosyong may kinalaman sa IT at gadgets. Pero may mga iba pang business sa ilalim ng Terradenio Group of Companies na walang kinalaman sa gadgets at computers.

Pero sa ngayon, ang mga kapatid niya at isa sa mga pinsan niya ang nagma-manage ng mga iyon para sa kanya habang nag-aaral pa siya. Idagdag pa na mas mahirap ang trabahong ipinasa sa kanya ng namayapang ama. Napahinto siya sa ginagawa nang maalala iyon.

"Kung ako sa 'yo, ipahinga mo na lang iyan. Hindi ka ba napapagod na magmukmok dito? Aba'y sumasakit na ang ilong ko sa amoy ng pintura rito, eh."

Book Comment: "Dare To Love" by C.P. Santi

Ms. C.P., thank you for giving me a chance to read another of your books. So this will be the third one I read that you’ve written and now I could give my (not so) random thoughts about this.

To The Irreplacable One I Love - Story Description

Matagal nang alam ni Heidi na hindi siya isang ordinaryong tao. Bata pa lang siya ay alam na niyang isa siya sa pinagpipilian na humalili sa kanyang ama bilang leader ng Terradenio clan. Kasabay niyon ay ang tungkuling maging leader din ng grupo ng apat na angkang nasa ilalim ng Eight Thorned Blades. Pero kung may isang bagay talaga na tutukoy sa kanya para sabihing hindi siya ordinaryo, iyon ay ang kakayahan niyang makita ang hinaharap sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga painting.

Isa sa mga painting na iyon ang nagbigay-daan para makilala niya si Yrian. Ang mga papuri nito sa kanyang obra, pati ang mga ngiting nag-aalis ng kanyang alinlangan ang ilan sa mga dahilan para maramdaman ng isang hindi ordinaryong taong kagaya niya ang magmahal. Ipinaranas nito sa kanya na may kakayahan din siyang gawin iyon.

Pero hindi ito pupuwede sa mundong ginagalawan niya. Hindi niya masisiguro ang kaligtasan ni Yrian. Lalo na at ang painting na naging daan para magkakilala sila nito ang nagpakita sa kanya ng dahilan para mapahamak ang binatang alam niyang tanging mamahalin niya.

Release Day Blog Tour: "If The Dress Fits" by Carla De Guzman

Even plus size women deserve their own love story. At least this book told me that. But before I go to that, I owe Ms. Carla an apology for posting this review a bit too late. A lot of things has happened that prevented me from posting this before the release day even though I finished it earlier.Anyway, let’s go back to the discussion.

Book Comment: "Azalea" by iamjonquil

Yes! I'm filling this blog with more post again. Pero sa totoo lang, ang bagal ko nang gawin ang alinman sa pagbabasa o sa pagsusulat. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. O siguro kasalanan ko rin.

Anyway, hindi tungkol diyan ang post na ito. So this is the second time I'll be writing my thoughts about a certain story posted in Wattpad. Though sa totoo lang, may tatlo pang Wattpad stories na nag-aabang ding sulatan ko ng comment na ganito kahaba. Darating din tayo riyan. Hinay-hinay lang, okay?

Book Comment: "Freshman Girl And Junior Guy" by Mina V. Esguerra

I haven't written or posted anything in this blog for the past month because, well... September is something I say that is the worst month for me besides August. I mean, I couldn't encode as long as I want to because the desktop I was using totally failed me. And to think my sister just bought a new keyboard for it.

Anyway, that wasn't the reason why I decided to post something here again. Yes, I've returned to reading Filipino-authored English books. But then I thought that it wasn't really that long since I last read something like this.

Book Comment: "Maybe This Time" by C.P. Santi

This book wasn’t a part of any book blog tours that I participated. I didn’t get to register in time, that’s why. I’ve been meaning to read this ever since I saw blog posts and tweets about this. But since I have no means of purchasing my own copy since I don’t have money, I just waited. Luckily, I managed to get my copy by chance through InstaFreebie. I really love that site.

So back to the topic. This would be the second book that I read written by the same author. I just smiled when I read the theme of the book—second chances that were up for grabs (if you know where and when to look) and laid in front of the people chosen to receive it. Of course, the characters needed to work things out before they could say that it truly belonged to them. That they truly belonged to each other even as time and circumstances tested them and separated them.

If I go ranking which of the three stories in the book that I liked the most, it goes this way:

#BacklistRevivalProject: "The First Time They Met" by Ana Valenzuela

Title: The First Time They Met

Author: Ana Valenzuela

Description:

What’s making Mayumi anxious on her best friend’s birthday party?

Is it her long time best friend Marie? Marie is now in college, and Mayumi starts to doubt their friendship as Marie meets new people and gets closer to them.

Or is it this basketball player named Micah? A guy she recently met and is making every girl fall for him---Mayumi included.

The First Time They Met is available in

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/First-Time-They-Met-ebook/dp/B01AI8RYXE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29409275-first-time-they-met-the

Saturday Night Thoughts # 12

This could be my last Saturday Night Thoughts entry as a 24-year-old. Yes, paniguradong tatamarin na naman akong magsulat ng ganito sa susunod na Sabado. Wala nang bago, `no? Anyway, since topakin ang internet at medyo apathetic pa ako sa mga kaganapan ngayong araw, sasamantalahin ko na.

As usual, monotonous pa rin ang takbo ng buhay ko. at least, it went like that almost everyday. Epekto ng hindi pa rin nagtatrabaho. And I mean work. But I’d rather not mention that. I don’t want to dwell on my miserable working life—if ever I had one, by the way.

Release Day Blog Tour: “When Sparks Fly” by Ines Bautista Yao [Review + Giveaway]

Title: When Sparks Fly

Author: Ines Bautista Yao

Genre: Sweet Romance

Description:

Twenty-four-year-old photographer's apprentice Regina has always felt like the plain, dull orange next to the shiny red apple that is her best friend Lana. But then she meets Ben—the first guy to ever break Lana's heart, and the first guy to ever make Regina feel that he only has eyes for her. As Regina finds herself falling hard for Ben, she also finds herself breaking all the rules of best-friendship. Will she give up the love of her life for Lana, or will she finally realize that she deserves her share of the spotlight, too?

Links:

Amazon

Ratings: 4.5/5

Journal entry — September 28, 2006

Birthday ngayon ng pinakaimportanteng tao sa buhay ko. At iyon ang my one and only dearest Mama.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

Book Comment: "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks

When I decided to re-read all the novels I read in order for me to write a book review (or book comment, I should say), this novel was the first in my list. I don’t know. But for me, this is one of my favorite novels I’ve ever read and so I decided to read it again.

I’ve only become aware of Nicholas Sparks’ books because of the movie adaptation of this novel. But it took me long before I finally had a copy of his novels. Anyway, getting back to the topic. Since I’ve watched the movie adaptation of the book first before reading this, I imagined most of the scenes to be in the 90s or 2000s, unlike the 50s that the novel mentioned. But it’s okay. I mean, a lot of things could change as decades passed and yet there would always be things and feelings that would remain the same. At least, this novel told me that.

Journal entry — September 20, 2006

I don't know what's gotten into me pero since I came back from Manila, bigla na lang akong nainis sa kanya sa 'di ko malamang dahilan. And puro na rin war ang nangyayari sa classroom.

Weird, ano?

#BacklistRevival: “Once Upon A Player” by Agay Llanera [Review]

Title: Once Upon A Player

Author: Agay Llanera

Genre: New Adult Romance

Synopsis:

Gorgeous college senior Val Fabian is a player in every sense of the word. She's the star spiker of her university's volleyball team, and she never runs out of dates. But it seems that this year, she has finally been bitten by the commitment bug. She sets her sights on an unexpected target--the unassuming yet ultra-cute Jake Clementia. Val is used to getting what she wants, and is sure she'll snag him before graduation. But in the process of winning his heart, she is sideswiped by a surprise move that sends her tumbling from her pedestal.

Purchase links:

Amazon | Smashwords

*The paperback version, published by Spark Books (Anvil), is available in National Bookstore outlets in the Philippines.

The Sunday Currently # 17

It’s a freakin’ cold Sunday and I really hate it. I can’t write faster because of it. And yes, you guessed it (or not)! I’m going to complain about the keyboard again. Apparently, I can’t do anything about it. So I might as well do everything to remain patient about this. Who knows? Maybe something will happen in this coming month of August. Though I must say, this  is the month that I came to dread since I graduated.

It’s the end of the month of July, which means a new life or chances awaits tomorrow. And yes, here we are—or at least I was, totally hating the rain. I haven’t really come to love rainy seasons at all. Seriously. But anyway, I can’t do anything about that one. That’s Mother Nature.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

Published Manuscript Trivias And Facts: Mirui’s Hyacinth (Smile At Me)

Date Released: July 27, 2016

Windang pa rin ako hanggang ngayon, sa totoo lang. Hindi ako makapaniwala! Na-release na rin ito, sa wakas! Feel ko talagang magtatatalon sa tuwa. Pero saka ko na gagawin iyon. Sa ngayon, gusto ko munang i-relish ito. Like what I promised—at least I did on Facebook, magpo-post ako ng mga trivia about this newly-released book written by yours truly.

So, here it is:

Published Manuscript Trivias And Facts: Charming A Silent Heart

Oo na, ako na ang hyper! Pagbigyan n’yo na lang po ako. First approved manuscript ko ito, eh. And of course, ito rin ang first published manuscript ko. Hehe! At least ngayon, alam n’yo na kung gaano ako kabagal magsulat ng manuscript. Minsan, lumalampas pa ng isang buwan bago ko matapos isulat iyon. Hay…

Marami rin akong pinagdaanan bago ito na-approve. Sa ngayon, e-book form pa lang ang meron nito. Hindi ko alam kung may paperback version ba ito o umaasa lang ako. Puwede rin na hindi ako aware na may released na palang paperback version nito. Pero sa ngayon, you can buy the e-book form sa Bookware site.

Journal entry — September 17, 2006

I've returned na from Manila. Binisita kasi namin yung Tito Lito ng Mama ko. And at the same time namasyal din kami doon. Kaya lang, talagang hindi sanay ang katawan ko sa init ng Manila.

The Sunday Currently # 16

It’s 8:45 in the evening. As usual, I’ve been doing a lot of contemplating. And at the moment, I’m also getting worried about my sister. She hadn’t arrived home yet. I hope nothing bad happens to her. She wasn’t supposed to stay out later than 7 PM.

I was just done eating dinner and I couldn’t proceed with typing down the rest of the 5^th chapter’s 2^nd scene since the keyboard was acting up again. Grr!! I could really destroy it because of frustration. But since I don’t have anything to use as an alternative or even replacement, I’d rather be patient for now and bear with it.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

#HeistClub Blog Tour: “The Flame Squad: Sly Prince” by Jessica E. Larsen [Review + Giveaway]

Title: The Flame Squad: Sly Prince

Author: Jessica E. Larsen

Description:

Blaze Romano’s life has gone exactly according to plan. He managed to get away from his miserable life on the streets of Manila. He won the heart and married Luella, a wealthy heiress of the Mondragon family from Cebu City. There’s just one thing left, kill Luella, and get all that wealth for himself.
Things were going smoothly, but Luella’s half-brother, Cidro’s unexpected return from Spain ruined years of planning. Everything went downhill for Blaze, and he soon found himself in a sticky situation. But as his life flashes before his eyes, someone he least expected appeared in his mind. Luella, the woman who changed his life and started it all.

Ratings: 4/5

Journal entry — September 7, 2006

Ano kaya'ng nakain nun at kinausap ako bigla? Hindi naman siguro ginayuma 'yon, ano?

The Sunday Currently # 15

Hi! It’s me again. I’m trying to keep up posting something like this every week just to update myself of what had happened over the past 7 days. Despite the terribly depressing week, which I tried not to show in every way I can, I’m still here. You know what I mean. I can’t say that it’s boring and all that. But somehow, things had gotten a little bland lately about my life. I know that it’s really hard for me to keep up now with what my life has to offer. Missing a lot of chances, whether intentional or not, did this to me.

I guess that means I only had myself to blame, huh? But I’ll think about that later on. Right now, I got to focus on the things I still want to do despite what happened over the week.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

A Major Change To Be Done... Again

Okay. It’s Friday night. Pero two days ago, may isang bagay talaga akong na-realize nang husto. Alam n’yo ba kung ano `yon? Malas talaga ang number 13 sa buhay ko. for the most part of my life, iyon ang isa sa mga bagay na napuna ko. It has something to do with dates. Aside from this, I tried doing my best to avoid this number for some weird reason.

Hindi ko naman masabing mapamahiin akong tao para ma-realize ko ito. Pero inaamin ko na naniniwala ako sa mga pamahiin. Most of the time, consciously or not, sinusunod ko ang karamihan sa mga iyon. Avoiding the number 13 was one of them kahit hindi talaga ako sigurado sa mga pamahiing kakabit ng numerong ito.

Journal entry — September 6, 2006

I'm already expecting na hindi ako papansinin. Ni hindi nga niya ako kinausap. As in dedmahan to the max ang nangyari sa pagitan namin. Parang mind your own business.

Bahala siya kung iyon ang gusto niya!

The Sunday Currently # 14

…and again, I’ve missed a few weeks of posting entries for The Sunday Currently. I know, I’ve always been the forgetful one at my age. I can’t do anything about it. I think  this is the effect of not doing too much outside of my usual routine of writing and helping with the small food business my family had started last month. I don’t know. I could feel that, in one way or another, I’m regressing—at least mentally speaking. It’s just a feeling.

For one thing, this week turned out to be a bad dream for me. I’m not sure if I’d be able to forget about it and leave it as such in the next coming days or what. But I guess I’ll deal with that later on.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

Book Comment: "Chronicles Of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis

Since there would be a power outage from 9 AM to 5 PM and I had nothing else to do besides eating rice crispies without milk, I’d rather do this. I was just done reading this last night after a week. Yes, I’m not exactly a fast reader when it comes to novels. But that doesn’t stop me from loving to read those books.

Anyway, this is just a short thought about this book. I’ve only become aware of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles Of Narnia when I watched the 2005 movie adaptation of the second book in the series. Since then, I wanted to read the entire series. The only problem was, it’s hard to find the books of the series. Thankfully, though with a slight difficulty, I managed to find them all.

Book Comment: "The Breakers Corazon Sociedad # 1: Jeremy Fabella" by Venice Jacobs

Title: Jeremy Fabella (The Breakers Corazon Sociedad #1)

Author: Venice Jacobs

Publisher: Precious Pages Corporation (Precious Hearts Romances)

Description:

He didn’t just want her, there was something else in this woman that made his heart and mind go crazy.

Nanganib ang buhay ni Keira sa mga kamay ng mga taong pinagkatiwalaan niya kaya tumakas siya mula sa kanilang hacienda. Napadpad siya sa katabing hacienda. At sa gitna ng taniman ng mga tubo ay natagpuan siyang marungis at sugatan ni Jeremy Fabella. Keira knew she had found her safe haven in Hacienda Fabella. Umisip siya ng paraan para hindi mapaalis doon. Nagtago siya sa ibang pangalan at sinabing nagdadalang-tao siya. Tutol si Jeremy sa pananatili niya sa hacienda pero wala itong nagawa sa pakiusap ng mabait nitong ina. Gayunman, hindi nangingimi ang binata na ipakita kay Keira na hindi siya welcome doon. Palaging masungit at arogante si Jeremy sa kanya. Pero isang gabi, natagpuan ni Keira ang kanyang sarili na nakapaloob sa mga bisig ng guwapong binata at ginagawaran siya ng mainit na halik sa mga labi. Dala ng bugso ng damdamin, ipinagkaloob ni Keira ang sarili kay Jeremy—hindi alintana na sa ginawa niya ay mabubulgar ang mga itinatago niyang lihim…

Journal entry — September 5, 2006

Wala namang talaga sa plano ko ang mag-half day kaya lang talagang kailangan. Hindi ko na sasabihin ang dahilan kasi baka hindi nila ako maiintindihan.

Saturday Night Thoughts # 11

Finally! I found time to write another of this entry after two weeks. Wala naman kasi akong matinong sasabihin last week, eh. Idagdag pa na talagang nakalimutan ko na may isusulat pala dapat akong ganito. Hehe!

Anyway, as usual, nothing much happened. Siguro, ang masasabi ko lang na importanteng nangyari sa akin, nakatapos na ulit ako ng isa pang manuscript. Tuwang-tuwa talaga ako dahil ang dami ko ring “magulong utak” moments pagdating sa story ni Akio. Ilang beses ko nga ring itinigil ang pagsusulat n’on, eh. Mabuti na lang talaga at hindi ko sinukuan. By next week, ipapasa ko na iyon.

Just A Realization

Last day of the month na! Last day for the first half of the year na rin. Ang bilis, `no? Parang kailan lang. Pero ang progress ng buhay, heto. Nganga pa rin. I still remained as a girl who daydreams a lot. That is, if you still consider someone who’s about to turn 25 in two months’ time as a girl. Pero siguro nga, girl pa rin akong maituturing kung ganitong isip-bata pa rin ako in more ways than one.

But two nights ago, I realized something. Hindi pala ako magaling na mediator pagdating sa mga away, `no? Actually, matagal ko nang napupuna iyon. Pero ngayon ko lang talaga na-realize nang husto iyon. Nagkaroon lang naman kasi ng kaunting “sitwasyon” dito sa bahay namin that night kaya ko nasabi iyon. Thankfully, naresolbahan naman kahit papaano. Wala nga lang akong masyadong nagawa kahit ako pa ang naturingang panganay. And I guess I’ll never be a good mediator at all. Hanggang sa imagination ko na lang mag-e-exist ang ako na magaling mag-ayos ng gulo ng ibang tao.

Effect ba ito ng pagiging introvert ko ever since? Hindi ko masasabi. Even though I’ll be turning 25, I still feel that I don’t know myself that well. I’m not even sure of what to do with myself anymore. I keep wishing for progress pero ako itong walang nagawa. Feeling ko nga, huli na ang lahat para sa akin, eh.

Ewan ko lang kung tama ba `tong nararamdaman ko. Basta, ganoon na iyon. Mahirap nang ipaliwanag.

Journal entry — September 2, 2006

My mom said na kailangan kong mag-absent ng 3 days (Monday, Thursday at Friday).

[AlDub/Kalyeserye] Episode 285 (Overload Kilig)

Original Air Date: June 25, 2016

And finally, they showed the full trailer of the movie. In fairness, ha? Kahit ilang beses kong panoorin `yong part na aalis na si Gara sa Italy, `yong line na sinabi niya as an answer sa tanong ni Andrew, laging nangingilid sa luha ang mga mata ko. Feeling ko talaga, medyo masakit `yong kung ano man ang itinago ni Gara para sabihin niya iyon. Wait, may sense pa naman itong pinagsusulat ko rito, `di ba?

Anyway, over all, I liked the movie trailer. Ang problema lang, wala akong pera pambili ng ticket para makanood ng movie na iyon sa sinehan. Bukod sa nagtitipid ako, wala akong source sa ngayon. Hehe! Kaya bahala na kung saan ako magre-rely para lang mapanood ko `yon.

Hindi ko rin napigilang ma-curious sa nakitang ending ni Lola Nidora patungkol sa pelikula. May kissing scene nga kaya? Who knows? Basta ako, abangers ang peg ko nito. No choice, eh. Hehe! Kahit pala kulang ang JoWaPao sa ngayon, kahit papaano ay nagagawa ko pa ring i-appreciate ang pagpapatawa nina Jose at Wally. Of course, nakaka-miss din si Paolo. Pero wala tayong magagawa kung binigyan siya ng sanction. Kaya nga hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung bakit ang daming mga taong galit sa kanila at bina-bash sila.

O siguro may kanya-kanya lang paraan ang mga tao na mag-appreciate.

Journal entry — August 31, 2006

I had a dream last Monday pero hindi ko maikuwento kasi baka hindi iyon magkatotoo. At masyado na talaga akong stressed sa school. Tambak-tambak ang activity. But I never thought magiging close kami, but not that close enough kasi siyempre, busy. Always doing a lot of stuff, more concerning on my studies.

Pero mas magiging close pa kaya kaming dalawa?

Blog Tour: “We Go Together” by Carla De Guzman [Review + Giveaway]

Title: We Go Together

Author: Carla De Guzman

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release date: January 19, 2015

Description:

What happened to Beatrice and Benedick? They used to be in love. They used to be together. But something got in the way and its turned them into angry, bitter rivals that can't get along, much less work together on a project that could change everything for Bea and Claudia's little paper company.

Bea isn't going to let Ben ruin her mood. Ben isn't backing down from Bea's barbs without a fight. But why is Claudia telling Hiro that Bea is head-over-heels in love with Ben? Why is Hiro convinced that Ben is in love with Bea?

Set in Washington DC, this book is a modern adaptation of WIlliam Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Links:

Goodreads | Amazon

Saturday Night Thoughts # 10

It’s 11 PM, just sitting here on my bed, listening to Maine Mendoza’s “Imagine You And Me” and currently thinking of what to write next to be able for me to proceed finishing my manuscript. Okay na sana, eh. Typical scene na ito para sa akin. Kaya lang, ang problema, hindi ko pa tapos basahin `yong e-book na dapat ay gagawan ko ng book review para sana sa blog tour.

And seriously, nagpa-panic na ako dito. Grabe lang talaga. Bukas ko na dapat ipo-post `yong book review sa blog kong ito, eh. Pero heto, nganga pa rin. Inaantok na ako’t lahat pero hindi ko pa rin matapos-tapos basahin `yong libro. Ang title pala n’on ay “We Go Together” na isinulat ni Carla de Guzman. It was an English story written by a Filipina. Hindi ito ang first time na magsusulat ako ng isang book review about Filipino-authored English books. Doing this was a really good experience for me. Dito ko napatunayan na kaya ring makipagsabayan ng mga Pilipino pagdating sa pagsusulat ng English novels.

Pero hindi lang tungkol dito ang topic ng Saturday Night Thoughts post ko na ito. Actually, milagro kong maituturing na naisulat ko pa ito dahil nga ilang Sabado na rin akong hindi nakapapagsulat nang ganito. Probably because I’d rather keep those thoughts to myself than write it down. Ang dami na kasing nangyari. May weird, may malungkot, may nakakainis, may nakakabuwisit, at may masaya rin naman. By the way, our family started a small food business. Pero ang mga customer pa lang namin, `yong mga officemates ni Mama.

Ang sabi ko nga, mabuti na rin na may ganito kaming pinagkakaabalahan. Hindi na ako umaasang magagawa pang ayusin ang problema ng birth certificate ko na talaga namang malaking tulong sana para makahanap ako ng maayos-ayos na trabaho. Hindi na madaling mag-asikaso ng mga document at requirement na kailangan ko nang walang birth certificate. Hindi rin enough kung baptismal certificate lang ang gagamitin ko as one of the substitute documents. Ang dami pang tsetseburetse pagdating naman sa mga required na ID’s.

Kaya heto ako ngayon. jobless and still struggling to become a writer. Magkaroon pa nga kaya ng progress ang buhay ko kahit ganito ang sitwasyon ko?

What I Recalled After

Just another night thought kahit hindi pa naman Saturday. Wala lang. Naisipan ko lang. I mean, though not much had happened today, may mga gumugulo pa rin sa isipan ko. Minsan lang akong maglabas ng saloobin ko sa blog kong ito kaya pagbigyan n’yo na lang ako. Okay?

Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Pero kahit ayokong isipin, nag-uumpisa nang hindi maging maganda ang pakiramdam ko tungkol sa hinihintay kong feedback sa evaluation ng story ni Aeros. Part iyon ng first ever collaboration ko with Raye Amber at Sharmaine Light. Both are writers from PHR. Sana lang talaga, huwag namang negatibo ang kahahantungan ng hinihintay kong resulta. Mahirap magsulat ng tungkol sa pagmo-move on from a heartbreak, ah. Kahit sabihin pang naranasan ko nang ma-heartbroken noong high school pa ako.

Journal entry — August 30, 2006

Birthday ko ngayon at alam ko naman na walang makakaalala sa mga classmates ko about this day. Kaya lang, nagkamali ako. But still, I'm thanking kasi kahit papaano, may nakaalala.

Pero hindi siya kasama sa mga nakaalala. And I guess he really doesn't know that today is my birthday. And at the same time, nag-half day siya. Kaninang umaga naman, nabasag ang LCD ng cellphone ko.

Ang dami namang kamalasan nito!

Rant For The Night

Here I am with another rant for the night. Pagpasensyahan n’yo na lang po ang magulo kong utak ngayong gabi. Anyway, I decided to post this as a sort of notice. Minsan lang po akong magsulat ng ganito. Palibhasa, takot matengga ang blog ko. Hehe!

The change I was truly referring earlier was about the title of one of my favorite stories I’m writing and really struggling to finish. Dahil sa ilang araw na pag-iisip at ilang buwan na rin na pagiging indecisive ko tungkol dito, nabago na ang title ng “The Last Sky Of The Earth”. Sa totoo lang, medyo mabigat din sa dibdib ko ang change na ito. Napamahal na sa akin ang story title na ito. Pero dahil alam ko at aaminin ko sa sarili ko na hindi ko magagawang panindigan sa ngayon kung bakit iyon ang title na naisip ko, I decided to change the title.

Kaya ngayon, ang dating minahal ko na “The Last Sky Of The Earth”, naging “Five Thorned Blades” na. At least, alam kong sa title na ito, magagawa ko na itong panindigan. May kinalaman sa history ng limang angkan ang title na ito at magagawa ko naman na sigurong i-explain ito nang maayos. So that means Kourin’s codename will be changed, as well.

In fairness, ha? Hindi lang pala part lang ang mababago sa storyline ng TLSOTE. Hindi ko akalaing darating ako sa puntong pati ang title ng trilogy na ito, mababago rin. Hopefully, I made that decision for the best. Gusto ko na talagang matuloy ang mga series na plano kong isulat.

So stop eating me, procrastination! Go away!

A Future Game For My Future Readers

Oo na. Ako na ang dakilang asumera sa pinagsusulat kong ito. Aaminin ko, hindi ako ganoon kasipag na writer. In fact, I procrastinate a lot of times and I know that it’s a really bad habit. Likas na nga yata sa akin iyon. Pero sinusubukan ko namang labanan. So far, sa tingin ko naman, may pinatutunguhan ang ipinaglalaban ko.

Okay, this post is turning weird. Saka na ako magda-drama ulit. As for this post’s title, sabihin na natin na isa ito sa mga pangarap kong gawin. Ang magpa-game sa mga magiging readers ko kapag nagtuloy-tuloy na ang journey at (hopefully) success ko sa pagsusulat. Dadalawa pa lang ang approved MS ko as of this post. Sa magkaibang publishing company pa. May dalawa naman akong for revision ang feedback na hindi ko pa maituloy-tuloy dahil sa topaking keyboard ng isang desktop na gamit ko sa pag-e-encode to the point na para akong nakikipag-away sa tuwing pipindutin ko ang mga keys. Pero puwede pa namang pagtiyagaan kaya okay lang.

Journal entry — August 27, 2006

Gosh! I don't know why I kept on imagining things. Hindi pa naman siguro ako nababaliw, ano?

And one more problem, may plano kaya sina Michelle, Lou Jean at Kathleen na sumali sa pag-pass ng Investigatory Project?

Okay. I’m feeling a little weird today. Actually, hindi lang ngayon, eh. May ilang araw na akong medyo hindi mapalagay. Ako lang ba o talagang nalalayo na ako sa mga naging friends ko sa FB? O baka epekto lang ito ng hindi masyadong nagpo-post ng mga status sa FB? Well, sorry. Hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon, gusto kong i-post ang saloobin ko. Kahit kating-kati na talaga akong mag-post, wala pa rin.

Maybe because I got used to keeping things to myself. Kahit sabihin pang age na ito ng social media kung saan marami na akong puwedeng pagsabihan ng anumang bumabagabag sa isip ko, hindi ko pa rin magawang ilabas ang anumang saloobin ko. Kaya nga minsan lang akong mag-ingay kahit dito sa blog ko. Kahit na talagang marami akong gustong sabihin.

Anyway, ito lang naman ang feeling ko, eh. Pero kung ganoon nga talaga ang sitwasyon, wala akong magagawa. Ayoko namang ipilit ang sarili ko sa kanila kung gusto na nila akong iwanan at kalimutan, `di ba? Never akong nag-demand ng atensyon nila. Minsan na akong nagkamali nang gawin ko iyon. Sa huli, ako pa rin ang nasaktan.

Pasensiya na sa biglang pagpo-post ng kung anong kadramahan dito sa blog ko. Minsan lang ito. Palibhasa, hindi ko pa matapos-tapos ang pag-e-encode sa ongoing MS ko dahil sa topaking keyboard at sa keyboard na nginatngat ng daga ang cord. Ang sarap lang nilang kutusan at pagtatatagain, sa totoo lang. Urgh!

Journal entry — August 26, 2006

I can't believe it!

For the first time in my school life, ngayon lang ako naka-top 1. I know na marami sa mga kaklase ko ang hindi maniniwala na 1st time ko pa lang maka-top 1 but that's the truth.

Kaya lang, kailangan ko pa ring ingatan ang grades ko sa Science kasi ito ang may pinaka-highest na unit (which is 1.8). Of course, kailangan ko ring ingatan ang iba ko pang grades.

The Sunday Currently # 13

So this is another post for this entry. Well, in case you’re not aware, I’ve written this post first on paper before typing it down and posting it here. My sister was kind of busy watching anime shows saved on our desktop’s hard drive. That’s why I settled writing it this way for now.

Nothing much happened, except that I’ve been trying my best to finish my on-going manuscript before this month ends. Trust me, it’s a struggle. Especially if you really want to write a new one right now but can’t since you have to finish the on-going one first.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

Journal entry — August 20, 2006

May message na dumating sa akin kaninang 2:06 PM na I think may koneksyon siguro sa akin.

"Missing you secretly is a hard thing to do... hoping, wondering, wishing na ganun din nararamdaman mo. I can't read your mind though, but whatever it is, I still miss you!"

Nice ba?

The Sunday Currently # 12

So when was the last time I wrote something like this? I can’t remember at all. Urgh! I’ve been busy—or at least my mind was for the past weeks. Yes, I haven’t written a Sunday Currently post for weeks. I don’t want to count because it only irks me. It also reminds me of a lot of things. I couldn’t think properly. A lot had happened and I don’t even want to elaborate that. How did everything goes like this? Honestly speaking, I’ve never felt so useless in my life. It really irks me to the core, yet here I am, I can’t even do anything.

I guess what they said about me was true, after all. Even though I hate to admit it, I really feel that I don’t have the initiative to do something that could really help. I can’t really say that I’m a selfish person since I want to do something that would help my mother in some ways with regards to financial problem we’re facing. But I want to do it using the one thing that really makes me happy, and that’s writing. And yet circumstances don’t even want to help me with it.

In my current situation now, where my father can’t even do anything about fixing my birth certificate’s problem, I really don’t know what to do. I need that fixed birth certificate so I could find a decent job. Most of the companies or even just a simple job these days usually requires birth certicate issued by National Statistics Office (NSO) aside from other requirements. But my birth certificate hasn’t been fixed in a long time. Either my father was really busy or he’d just forgotten about it. I kept reminding him and yet, no results show up. Not all who hires someone for a job would be very understanding about my situation and they would insist on submitting the requirements down to the letter.

TLSOTE-Related: Another Thoughts About The Eight Celestial Points

Okay. Since nagkaroon ng medyo malaking pagbabago sa TLSOTE plotlines, especially the names, I might as well do this one.

Sa naunang plano ko sa plotline ng TLSOTE trilogy, the Eight Celestial Points were all locations where the Yasunaga clan leave parts of their treasures to guide the future generations of the clan about the upcoming battles to greet them with regards to the Black Thorns. Ang treasures na iyon ay tinatawag na “Eight Treasures of the Imperial Rose”. May Eight Celestial Points din ang Four Families pero lahat ay located sa Japan. Unlike sa Yasunaga clan na sa Pilipinas lahat nakalagak. Now that a certain change was done in this trilogy, heto ang (hopefully) matinong explanation tungkol sa legend ng Eight Celestial Points sa version na ito.

Journal entry — August 14, 2006

Ano ba naman ito?

Still the usual, at war pa rin ang tatlo kaya walang pansinang nangyari. But I think sinagad ng dalawa ang "pagtitimpi" nung isa... (talagang dedmahan to the max ang nangyari)

Ano ba'ng pakialam ko sa kanila in the first place?

Journal entry — August 13, 2006

Ang weird talaga, GRABE! For the second time, napanaginipan ko na naman iyong guy na iyon. But this time, exciting ang experience ko sa panaginip na iyon. It happened like this:

I was roaming around in the Burnham Park nang makita ko siyang nakaupo sa gilid ng sidewalk. Walang masyadong tao noon sa Burnham. Then nilapitan ko siya. Tinanong ko, "okay ka lang?" Then sinagot niya ako ng "Mukha ba akong okay?" Natigilan ako sa isinagot niya. Pero agad ko namang naibalik ang composure ko at umupo ako sa tabi niya. Tinanong ko ulit siya... "May problema ka ba?" Humarap siya sa akin and nagulat ako nang makita ko siyang umiiyak. And then I just found myself embracing him. Hinihimas-himas ko pa'ng likuran niya at... "Sige na! Tama na! Tumahan ka na. Nandito naman ako para tumulong sa iyo." And still he's crying. And then I woke up.

Kaya lang, blurred ang face niya kaya still, nagtataka pa rin ako kung sino siya. At ano ang posibleng connection niya sa buhay ko...

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 12 (Final)

"SIGURADO ka ba na kaya mo pa? Parang pinapagod mo lang ang sarili mo sa wala, ah."

Pero tiningnan lang ni Lianne si Renz nang masama na tumawa lang bago niya ibinalik ang tingin sa binabasang report. Si Jian ang nagbigay niyon sa kanya at patungkol iyon sa ipinakiusap niya rito na dapat nitong imbestigahan. Hindi na siya nagulat nang makita ang nakasulat doon tungkol sa mastermind ng pagbaril kay Aeros mahigit isang buwan na ang nakakaraan.

Naroon siya sa mansyon nila sa Baguio. Doon siya pinapunta ni Riel matapos siyang ipagtabuyan ni Aeros. Bagaman naiintindihan niya kung bakit nito ginawa iyon, hindi pa rin maikakailang nasaktan siya sa sinabi nito. Iyon ang dahilan kung bakit kahit gusto na niyang ipaliwanag dito ang lahat, mas nangibabaw ang sakit na naramdaman niya kaya minabuti niyang iwan muna ito at mag-focus sa kailangan niyang gawin. Seriously, was she really that bad at explaining her point?

"Lianne, ipahinga mo muna 'yang sarili mo. Ilang araw ka nang walang matinong tulog." This time, may pag-aalala nang kakabit ang tinig ni Renz.

A R-18 Story Idea

...and I have no clue as to where I got this.

Ewan ko ba. Medyo nagulat din ako sa sarili ko kasi hindi naman normal sa akin ang mag-isip ng ganitong klaseng story plot, eh. Oo na. Weird na ako kung weird. Pero hindi ko mapigilan, eh. But anyway, since nandito naman na ito, eh `di go na lang. Ewan ko nga lang kung kailan ko masisimulan. So I decided to write the idea down para naman hindi ko makalimutan. But if someone would actually decide to adopt this story idea for me in case I forgot about this, just comment below. Okay?

Journal entry — August 12, 2006

Ang saya-saya ko talaga! Kasi kinausap na naman niya ako. Kaya lang, iyong dalawang mokong eh mukhang pinagtitripan siya ng husto at gusto pa nila akong isama sa trip nila. But still, zipped lang ang lips ko pagdating sa isyung iyon...

Important People From The Kingdom Of Esovia

This is the short (and maybe a more detailed and spoiler-filled) profile I made for the original characters to appear in my new Kyo Kara Maoh fanfic titled “Beast Knights” that can be read in Fanfiction.Net and my Blogger account.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM THE KINGDOM OF ESOVIA

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 11

TATLONG araw pa ang lumipas pero hindi pa rin tumitigil sa pagbabantay si Lianne kay Aeros na wala pa ring malay. Madalas niya itong kausapin kahit ganoon ang sitwasyon nito dahil alam niyang makakatulong iyon para bumilis ang paggaling nito. Pinatunayan naman iyon sa kanya ng doktor na nag-aasikaso kay Aeros.

Gaya ng dati, nakaupo siya sa upuang nasa tabi ng hospital bed ni Aeros at hawak niya ang kamay nito. Hanggang ganoon lang ang ginagawa niya. Along with silent prayers and whispered wishes for his recovery, she never let go of his hand. Hinihiling din niya sa baka sa ganoong paraan ay maiparating niya sa binata na naroon lang siya sa tabi nito.

"Gumising ka naman na, o. Please? Huwag mo naman na akong pag-alalahanin nang ganito. Hindi mo alam kung gaano kahirap sa akin iyon. Ang dami-dami kong naaalala kapag nakikita kita sa ganitong sitwasyon," pagkausap ni Lianne kay Aeros. Nararamdaman niyang nangingilid ang kanyang luha at plano lang niyang hayaan iyon.

Lianne rarely showed fear in front of someone but Aeros would be an exception to her. At that point, she knew he would always be an exception. Gusto niyang ipaalam iyon dito kapag nagisin na ito.

Journal entry — August 11, 2006

Nag-start na kaninang umaga ang exam namin. Sa Science lang naman ako nahirapan. Pero si JA, mukhang problemado kahit halata sa mukha niya (or not). But I think pinipilit niya lang na huwag ipahalata.

Pero gusto ko talaga siyang tulungan kaya lang hindi ko alam kung paano ako makakatulong at ANO ang itutulong ko sa kanya in the first place.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 10

"KANINA ka pa wala sa sarili mo. Ano na naman ba ang nangyari at hindi ko na naman maabot ang inilipad ng utak mo?"

Nakapangalumbabang napatingin na lang si Lianne sa nagsalita at saka bumuntong-hininga. "Akala ko, lalaki lang ang torpe. Pati rin pala ang mga babae," wala sa sariling saad niya kay Elias na kasama niyang nagme-merienda sa canteen ng building na eksklusibo para sa magazine publishing company ng kapatid niya. Kapag may mga project ito sa Pilipinas ay ang building na iyon ang madalas nitong pagtambayan. O paniguradong tumatakas na naman ito sa trabaho nito.

"Ha? Saan mo na naman ba iniuntog 'yang ulo mo at kung anu-ano na naman ba ang sinasabi mo riyan?"

"Ito naman. Minsan mo na nga lang akong bisitahin dito, hindi mo pa ako tulungan," reklamo niya at saka padabog na itinuloy ang pagkagat sa cupcake na kanina pa dapat niya inubos kung hindi lang okupado ang utak niya ng kung anu-anong isipin.

Blog Tour: “The Forget You Brew” by Tara Frejas from “#StrangeLit: Killer Seasons” Book Bundle [Review]

Book Bundle Title: #StrangeLit: Killer Seasons

Book Bundle Authors: Various

Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Book Bundle Description:

A werewolf chef, a cursed family, a spell to forget. You’ll meet these and more in the ten stories of the KILLER SEASONS installment of #StrangeLit, featuring:

“The Forget You Brew” by Tara Frejas

For 20-year-old Kyle Thomson, nothing in the world is more terrifying than the prospect of telling Allison Jeon that he loves her. That is, until he finds out that this mystical café in a peculiar place called Nowheretown had served her a cup of afforgeto—a brew for forgetting—a drink she ordered intending to forget him. Hoping to reverse the spell, Kyle reluctantly teams up with a bunny-eared hopeless romantic and a badass barista to retrieve Allison’s memory jar from the Repository of the Intangible. But when stealing back forgotten memories doesn’t quite turn out as expected, Kyle is left with no choice but to conquer his biggest fear. Can the magic of Nowheretown supply him a fixer-upper, or will the magic in his steadfast heart be enough to grant them their happy ever after?

Other stories included in the bundle:

Resto Rescue by Maita Rue

The Last Night Of Her Wake by Chrissie Peria

House Of Silver: A Cursebreaker Novel by C.P. Perez

The Myth Menagerie by Lana Garcia

Vengeance by Arlene Manocot

At The Wishing Well by Amae Dechavez

Intersection by Den Lim

Disappearing Act by Roselle De Guzman

Aurelia by Japonicus

Available on Buqo app!

Links:

Goodreads

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart

WALA sa orihinal na plano ni Lianne ang lumiban sa trabaho nang araw na iyon. Pero iyon ang unang pumasok sa kanyang isipan pagkagising niya. Bumalik siya sa trabaho isang linggo pagkatapos ng birthday party ni Riel. Sa totoo lang, alanganin si Riel sa desisyon niyang iyon. Pero in-insist niya iyon dahil gusto niyang ibaling ang isip sa ibang bagay. Sa nakikita niya, may ideya na ang kapatid sa gumugulo sa isipan niya kahit wala itong sinasabi. Her brother had always been like that.

And yes, may kinalaman lang naman iyon kay Aeros na hindi na naman niya nasilayan sa nakalipas na linggo matapos ang huli nilang pagkikita. Abala pa kasi ito sa ilan pang trabaho nito at ganoon din naman siya. Hindi pa tapos ang problemang kinakaharap ng kompanyang hawak nito at nangangailangan ng atensyon nito. Habang siya ay abala dahil magre-release sila ng panibagong issue ng mga magazine para sa buwan na iyon. Idagdag pa ang ilang problemang sumalubong sa pagbabalik niya sa trabaho na may kinalaman naman sa mga empleyado niyang hindi na nagagawa nang matino ang mga dapat gawin.

Siniguro lang niya na maayos na ang lahat at tapos na ang mga problema bago niya naisipang lumiban sa trabaho. May iba siyang plano para sa araw na iyon. She had to do it before she could come up with a decision. Kaya wala na siyang pinalampas na sandali at nagbihis na siya. Kailangan niyang makaalis kaagad.

Katatapos lang niyang mag-ayos ng sarili nang marinig niyang tumunog ang doorbell ng kanyang apartment. Nagtaka siya dahil wala naman siyang inaasahang bisita nang araw na iyon. O baka naman ang sekretarya niyang si Fatima ang dumating. Pero ano naman kaya ang kailangan nito sa kanya? Naku po! Mukhang natunugan yata nito na a-absent siya sa trabaho.

【poem】April 2

It was truly a fine afternoon.

At least, I don't mind

the scorching heat that day.

I just kept on walking the usual pace

as I let my mind travel

in search for inspiration.

Not knowing that,

near my alma mater,

I would encounter you

after about a decade

and it happened

on that unknowing April 2.

An ordinary day,

that's how I initially greeted it

and a plan for an early

birthday celebration was set.

I did my job as a "dutiful" older sister.

I wasn't particularly thinking about you,

just like how I did in the past.

At least, not as frequent as I do now

after our paths crossed that one April 2.

I want to hate you, to be honest.

I don't want to frequently think of you again.

I don't mind the occasional ones, though,

since I know it would just come

and pass me by.

It was just a short encounter, anyway,

that happened one afternoon on April 2.

But the thoughts I had after that

seemed to linger much longer than usual.

I'm recalling it now as I write this

as questions were left stuck

in my head since then.

What in the world happened to me after that?

What did I feel after seeing you again like that?

Did I become numb and unfeeling

after that short moment?

Or could it be that the feelings I had

for you back then disappeared

in time before I realized it?

I just smiled,

chuckled and shook my head.

It was just a short moment,

I keep on saying.

But it sure stayed in my mind

much longer than the others.

What in the world is happening to me?

Why can't I forget that one moment?

I'm not sure if I wished

for this moment once before.

One thing I knew, I was left wondering.

How could a single moment

that happened in April 2

made me think of my feelings for you again?

Was it still there?

I don't know, to be honest.

But I think it's the truth

that would leave me pondering

about you again for more years to come.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 8

NAPAHINGA nang malalim si Lianne nang sa wakas ay matapos na niyang asikasuhin ang mga naipong trabaho noong nagbakasyon siya. Hindi naman ganoon karami iyon kung ikukumpara sa nakasanayan na niya. Pero pakiramdam pa rin niya ay pagod na pagod siya dahil doon. May isang linggo na rin pala ang lumipas mula nang umalis siya sa Casimera. Subalit hindi pa rin nawawaglit sa kanyang isipan ang mga naganap sa pagitan nila ni Aeros

It was just for four days. Hindi pa nga lahat ng pagkakataon na magkasama sila ng binata ay masasabi niyang matino. O baka siya lang ang nag-iisip nang ganoon.

Tumayo siya mula sa pagkakasubsob niya sa office table na gamit niya sa study room ng mansyon malapit sa kanyang silid. Dumiretso siya sa isang glass door at binuksan iyon. Plano niyang magpahangin muna sa malaking veranda ng silid na iyon at nang sa gayon ay maipahinga na rin niya ang kanyang isipan.

"Okay ka lang, Lianne?"

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 9 (Final)

AGAD na lumabas ng silid sina Angela at Elizza.

Papunta pa lang sila sa hagdan ay may lumabas na dalawang lalaki sa silid ni Nathan.

Bago nakapagpaputok ang mga ito ay agad na silang pinatamaan ni Angela. Parehong duguang bumagsak ang mga ito.

"Eliz, magtago ka na lang muna sa hidden place mo sa kuwarto at huwag na huwag kang lalabas doon hanggang wala sa sinuman sa amin ang magbigay ng hudyat sa 'yo. Hindi pa kita puwedeng hayaang gumamit ng baril, lalo na't alam kong takot kang gumamit n'on."

【poem】Fleeting Hopelessness

Would it be weird

if I said I felt hopeless?

Or people would never even care?

It might be a small issue to some.

But for me, it's a part of my dream.

Half a decade is what I've spent

and slowly, I could see it coming true.

But seeing a proof of it

is another thing.

It's a gloomy thought

that entered my mind.

Yet it's something I want to say.

It's still a dream

unless I've held a proof.

So please don't let me wait long.

Please let me see the realization

of my life-long dream.

Journal entry — August 10, 2006

Masyado sigurong dinamdam ni JA iyong mga sinabi ni GB kanina sa kanya. And I know umiyak siya. Gusto ko siyang tulungan kaya lang nag-aalangan ako. Baka kasi iba ang isipin niya. Kaya pinanood ko na lang siya pero sandali lang kasi ayokong tumitingin talaga sa taong umiiyak, lalong-lalo na kung ang lalaki ang umiiyak. Then namomroblema pa ako dahil exam na bukas.

Shocks! Tambak-tambak na'ng poproblemahin ko pero hindi siya kasama doon, ah. Baka kasi iyon ang isipin niyo...

Book Review For #FilipinoFriday: “Fall Like Rain” by Ana Tejano

Title: Fall Like Rain

Author: Ana Tejano

Description:

Rain De Castro has been in love with her best friend, Mark Velasco, for almost the entire time she has known him, but she’s clearly in the friend zone because he’s happily in a relationship. Or so she thought, until the news of his break-up reaches her. Now that Mark’s single again, she decides that it’s time to step out of the zone. But when her cousin Lissa comes into the picture and sets her eyes on Mark, Rain feels troubled when he gets a little too friendly with her. Rain is determined to fight for what she feels this time, but is it worth the effort if it’s a losing battle from the start? Will she back off to give way for her best friend’s happiness, even if it means losing him to someone else again?

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Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 7

"WALA ka talagang planong magkuwento, 'no?" nakasimangot na tanong ni Lianne kay Aeros habang naglalakad sila sa plaza at bumibili ng pang-souvenirs. Well, si Riel lang naman ang pagbibigyan niya niyon, eh.

Pero ang sabi ni Aeros, mabuti na raw ang nakakasiguro dahil hindi niya alam kung sino ang posibleng bumisita sa kanya at mag-usisa kung saan siya nagpunta para magbakasyon.

"Ano naman ang ikukuwento ko? Iyong inis ko sa pagtawag ni Maricar para lang kumustahin ako at itanong kung nakahanap na raw ba ako ng kapalit niya sa buhay ko? O baka naman 'yong mapang-asar niyang tawa nang hindi ako makasagot sa sinabi niyang iyon. Puwede ko rin sigurong idagdag 'yong sakit ng kalooban na patuloy ko pa ring nararamdaman hanggang ngayon." There was bitterness and anger in Aeros' voice. Pero hinayaan lang niya ito na ganoon. Makakatulong nga naman dito ang paglalabas ng resentment nito sa pamamagitan ng pagkukuwento.

Kunsabagay, wala pa sa kalahati ang inireklamo nito. Ni ayaw nga nitong magsalita, eh. Pero isa siyang nilalang na sadyang makulit kapag ginusto niya. Siguro naman, alam na ni Aeros ang tungkol sa bagay na 'yon, 'di ba?

Book Review For Backlist Revival Tour: “Cities” by Carla De Guzman

Title: Cities

Author: Carla De Guzman

Description:

Celia has dreams.
She dreams of going to Seoul for that scholarship she never took, of leaving everything behind and moving to New York.
In all those dreams, she finds herself attached to Benedict, the boy she has always loved, who didn’t love her back.

Ben believes in parallel worlds.
Worlds where the things you didn’t do come true—worlds where he went to London and fell in love with Celia, where he shows up on the day she needed him most. He believes that dreams are glimpses into that parallel world, and it’s not a coincidence that Celia’s been having them too.

It’s the day of Ben’s wedding, in the middle of a typhoon in Manila. How will these dreams and unmade decisions change their lives? Will they bring them closer together, or just drive them further apart?

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Unveiled Love In Winter 2 - Chance For Survival

Standard disclaimer applies. You are warned that the characters might not be in their usual selves (in other words, possible OOCness).

Author's Notes: The setting of this story is in first year high school. Momoshiro and Kaidoh aren't exactly present in this part of the story since they are still in middle school, only in their third year. Ryoma isn't present either as he was residing in America (at least he was in this story). The timeline and original anime plotline will somehow be changed in this fanfic, especially about Tezuka supposed to be going to Germany, Oishi supposedly not going to enroll in Seigaku's High School Division, and Kawamura supposedly going to quit tennis to pursue being a sushi chef. In any case, this is my story so I guess that's one of the changes that I had to do.

xxxxxx

Chapter 2: Chance For Survival

Kamamura didn't know why, but he felt careless since he dropped two sushi plates at the time. He immediately picked up the scattered shards but his father already saw him doing it.

He was surprised that his son carelessly dropped some plates when Kawamura Takashi was so focused in his duties (cleaning duties) earlier. Just what in the world was bothering Takashi to commit such careless mistake at this busy hour?

Journal entry — August 9, 2006

Ano ba naman 'to? Brown-out pa sa school. Pagkatapos sinabayan pa ng pagkarami-raming isusulat. Then this is worst, nakalimutan ko pang mag-take ng quiz sa Values.

Nakakabuwisit na talaga...

Blog Tour: "Majesty" by Jay E. Tria from “#StrangeLit: Darkest Dreams” Book Bundle [Review]

Title: #StrangeLit: Darkest Dreams

By: Jay E. Tria, Madelyn Tuveria, Myra Mortega, C. J. Edmunds, D. A., Motzie Dapul, Therese Barleta, Yeyet Soriano, Chen Cabaluna, Mikael Javellana

Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Book Bundle Description:

This is what happens when you allow yourself to unlock your dreams: You may just find the darkness that lurks there. Explore the tragic, the romantic, and the comedic side of our darkness in these stories.

“Majesty” by Jay E. Tria

What would you do if the ghost of someone you love appeared in front of you?

Majesty is a beautiful ghost, with her hair of fire and eyes gray like smoke. That was Andy Fey’s first thought when the ghost of her best friend Majesty Hall appeared in her bedroom, only two months since her death. Majesty doesn’t know why she’s there, why only Andy can see her.

Andy wasn’t sure if she could tell Gale, that boy who claims that he and Majesty were in love. Funny, sarcastic, and a self-proclaimed serial heartbreaker, Gale is proving to be a good friend in grief, though his trail of broken hearts could soon include hers.

As Andy and Gale wade through their sorrow, Andy wonders if Majesty is here to help ease her into this new, complicated friendship, or if she has a mission all her own.

Available on Buqo app!

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Rating: 4/5 stars

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 8

MAHINANG tapik sa pisngi ang gumising kay Angela.

"Ate, gumising ka! Binabangungot ka."

"Hah!" Napadilat siya habang habol ang hiningang tumingin sa paligid.

Natuon ang kanyang paningin sa taong gumising sa kanya.

Our Turn To Heal My Broken Heart - Chapter 6

"SO HOW'S your day with my sister?" Iyon ang bungad ni Riel kay Aeros mula sa kabilang linya nang makabalik na sila ni Lianne sa Casimeran Castle Hotel nang araw na iyon at magtungo na sa kani-kanilang hotel suites.

Gaya ng sabi sa kanya ng dalaga, sinamahan nga niya itong mamasyal. Pero hindi niya naramdamang napipilitan lang siyang gawin iyon kaya siya sumama rito. Sa totoo lang, nag-enjoy siyang kasama ito sa pamamasyal. Hindi siya makapaniwala na nagagawa niyang tumawa at ngumiti nang dahil sa isang babae sa kabila ng dinaranas na heartache. Hanggang sa ma-realized niya na ibang babae si Lianne. Hindi ito katulad ni Maricar—in more ways than one.

"Aside from the fact na masyadong prangka at straight to the point na katulad mo ang kapatid mo, okay lang naman. Muntikan ko nang hindi kayanin ang kaprangkahan niya. Demanding din kapag ginusto niya. Pero okay lang sa akin," pag-amin ni Aeros habang abalang nagpapalit ng damit-pantulog.

"Sinabi ba niya sa 'yo ang tungkol sa fiance niya?"

Journal entry — August 8, 2006

Today was the last day ng seminar. And the whole day, hindi ako nakapagklase except lang sa MAPEH. And for that whole day eh hindi ko siya nakausap. I don't know pero siguro dahil sa masyado akong busy.

At talagang hindi ako nagkamali ng sapantaha guess. Hindi nga talaga siya namansin...

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 7

"OH, MY God!" hindi napigilang bigkas ni Joel nang mabasa ang diary ng ina.

Hindi ko matanggap ang kamatayan ni Isabella. Alam kong may malalim na dahilan ang nangyari sa kanya kaya naman lingid sa kaalaman ng aking pamilya ay nag-imbestiga ako sa kung ano ang tunay na dahilan ng lahat.

Wala akong sinayang na panahon dahil gusto kong bigyan ng hustisya ang kamatayan ng aking matalik na kaibigan. Naghanap ako ng mga posibleng magamit ko sa aking paghahanap ng mga kasagutan.

Hanggang sa isang araw, nakita ko ang diary niya. Binasa ko ito at natuklasan kong may itinatagong lihim ang angkang pinagmulan ng aking mga anak at mga inaanak. Ito ang tungkol sa diary ng magkapatid na Cervantes--sina Alfonso at Victoria.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 5

LIANNE remembered too well what Riel said to her the night she called him. But she realized soon after that her brother should've thought about one thing. His suggestion was something she would consider to be easier said than done. Ito na nga mismo ang nagsabi na magkaiba sila ng dahilan para maramdaman ang sakit na dulot ng pagkawala ng taong minahal nila nang higit pa sa mga sarili nila. And now, Riel was contradicting it.

"Kahapon, ang ganda ng ngiti mo. Ngayon naman, pumapangit ka sa paglulukot mo sa mukha mo. Inaway ka na naman ni Riel, 'no?"

Napaangat siya ng tingin mula sa kinakain at hindi na niya naitago ang pagkagulat nang makita si Aeros na nakaupo na sa bakanteng upuan sa kabilang bahagi ng table na gamit niya nang mga sandaling iyon. Naroon siya sa restaurant ng hotel at nag-aalmusal. Agad ding napalitan ng pagtataka at bahagyang pagkairita ang expression niya nang may maisip. 

"Sinusundan mo ba ako? At kailan pa kita binigyan ng permiso na maupo riyan sa bakanteng upuan?"

Journal entry — August 7, 2006

Ngayon, nag-attend ako ng seminar-workshop para sa Science Club at kasama ko sina Michelle, Lou Jean, Kathleen at Lovely. Kaya lang eh hindi ko alam kung ano'ng pumasok sa isip ng mga mokong na iyon at naisipang sumama sa amin sa library. But hindi na sila kasali.

And maybe tomorrow eh hindi na mamamansin iyon. (Siguro lang...)

***

As for me actually putting the names of my former classmates here, I guess I don't mind. To be honest, matagal na rin akong walang communication sa kanila. Kasalanan ko rin naman siguro dahil hindi naman ako nagri-reach out, eh. Pero naging importante rin naman sila sa akin. Kaya kung mabasa man nila ito, thank you. Pero kung hindi naman, thank you. I never regretted meeting these people and becoming my friends during those days.

Book Review For #FilipinoFriday: “Be Careful What You Wish For” by C. P. Santi

Title: Be Careful What You Wish For

Author: C. P. Santi

Description:

Ana is in a rut.
For years, she had been focused on trying to carve out a niche for herself in a competitive, male-dominated, scientific world. On her 32nd birthday, she finally takes a step back and realizes her life is . . . boring. With a little prodding from her friends, she decides to shake things up. She vows that this is the year she’ll finally capture the heart of Daniel Sato, the research associate she’s secretly loved for ages. 
So she makes a birthday wish—to finally fall in love with someone ('with' being the operative word). 
But then, she hadn't counted on crossing paths with hunky and opinionated actor Ken Nakamura. 
Be careful what you wish for—Fate always answers—even if it isn't exactly the answer that we were hoping for. Find out how even the best-laid plans go awry when the paths of two very different people suddenly collide.

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My Thoughts:

Blog Tour: “#StrangeLit: Fateful Turns” Book Bundle [Review]

Title: #StrangeLit: Fateful Turns

By: Various Authors

Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Book Bundle Description:

Maybe once upon a time we all were ordinary, until the day life took a fateful turn. Do we accept this, or run from it? Explore the path of extraordinary choices in these stories.

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Rating: 4/5 stars

Journal entry — August 3, 2006

Hindi ko alam kung ano'ng pumasok sa isip ko pero pagkagising ko kaninang umaga ay naisipan kong batiin siya dahil today is his birthday. This is what I texted to him:

1. Rise and shine, sleepyhead! And before I forget. Good morning. Muntik ko nang makalimutan... "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..." :⁠-⁠)
2. I may not be there to see you smile and laugh, I may not be there to comfort you from pain, I may not be there when you asked me to, but don't forget that I always pray and say "Lord, special iyan. Huwag mong pababayaan."
3. I know I'm not the first person to greet you a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY", but I hope you like the message I sent to you. And before I forget, GOOD MORNING ulit and I hope you have a nice day today.

Ewan ko lang kung magustuhan niya iyong mga iyon...

Decision

Okay, so I ended up deciding on something with regards to “The Last Sky Of The Earth” trilogy. Of course, itutuloy ko pa rin iyon. Pero pansin ko lang, major editing yata ang mangyayari doon. I might focus on three POVs only (Seiichi, Kourin, and Raiden) kapag itinuloy ko ang desisyon kong i-overhaul iyon. Matrabaho, oo. Pero kung gusto ko talagang matapos iyon, kailangan kong gawin. The story will be told in those three characters’ perception. I might even write it in 1st person POV.

For now, I decided to unpublish it from Wattpad. It’s still there. I just want to write it the way that it won’t be hard for me. Ayokong iwan ang story na ito dahil lang hindi ko magawang i-update nang maayos.

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 6

IKALAWANG gabi pa lamang ni Alexis sa hacienda subalit ito ang unang gabing hindi nakapagpatulog sa kanya dahil sa labis-labis na katanungang nasa kanyang isipan na hindi agad mahahanapan ng kasagutan. Idagdag pa ang mga sikretong alaala nila ni Angela na muli niyang nakikita sa kanyang isipan na nagpapaigting sa init na ilang taon din niyang ikinubli sa kanyang sarili.

Lalong-lalo na ang tungkol sa misteryong bumabalot sa diary na pag-aari ng kanilang ninuno. Hindi na niya alam kung saan pa ibabaling ang kanyang isipan para magawang resolbahan ang mga bagay na biglang sumulpot sa kanya ngayong nagbalik na nga siya sa hacienda.

Litong umalis sa kanyang kama si Alexis at tila wala sa sariling tinungo ang hallway papunta sa dulong silid. Ang silid ni Angela.

Nag-aalangan pa siyang kumatok sa pinto ng silid nang siya'y makarating na roon. Subalit nang makita niyang maliwanag mula sa siwang ng pinto sa ilalim, alam niyang may tao pa sa loob ng naturang silid.

Our Turn To Heal This Broken Heart - Chapter 4

"GUSTO ko na talagang magwala, Kuya. Tama ba namang dito ko pa makikita ang kaibigan mong iyon?" reklamo ni Lianne kay Riel nang gabing iyon sa kanyang hotel suite.

Isa sa kabilin-bilinan ng kuya niya ay tumawag siya rito kapag nakarating na siya sa Casimera. Pero distracted siya sa mga nangyari kanina lang sa pagitan nila ni Aeros. Ikinuwento niya iyon sa kapatid nang sa wakas ay naalala na niyang tawagan ito. Pero ang lokong Riel na iyon, tinawanan lang siya.

So much for asking for a concerned brother, nakasimangot na saisip niya. "Sige lang. Tawanan mo pa ako. Diyan ka naman magaling, eh."

"Sorry, sis. It's not to mock you or to irritate you, okay? Natatawa lang kasi ako sa sitwasyon ninyong dalawa. Sino ba naman kasi ang mag-aakala na diyan din siya pupunta sa Casimera nang i-suggest ko sa kanya na lumayo muna sa mga lugar na magpapaalala sa kanya ng nangyari sa kanila ni Maricar."

Blog Tour: “Songs To Get Over You” by Jay E. Tria [Review + Giveaway]

Title: Songs To Get Over You (Playlist #2)

Author: Jay E. Tria

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 29, 2016

Source: ARC provided in exchange for an honest review

Description:

It's harder to get over someone who was never really yours.

They say rock stars get all the girls. But Miki knows that's not always true. He, for one, though the guitarist of popular indie band Trainman, just can't seem to get the girl. It's kind of his fault, really. No one told him to fall in love with Jill. No one told him to stand still and watch as she moved on from a terrible breakup into the arms of another guy—a Japanese celebrity with the face of an angel and the body of a god.

So when someone else comes along, someone who finds him cute, smart, and funny (sometimes in the haha sort of way), will Miki finally move on? Or will he continue to pine for Jill?

Purchase links:

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Ratings: 4.5/5 stars

Unveiled Love In Winter 1 - Moments Like This

UNVEILED LOVE IN WINTER

Standard disclaimer applies. You are warned that the characters might not be in their usual selves (in other words, possible OOCness).

Author's Notes: The setting of this story is in first year high school. Momoshiro and Kaidoh aren't exactly present in this part of the story since they are still in middle school, only in their third year. Ryoma isn't present either as he was residing in America (at least he was in this story). The timeline and original anime plotline will somehow be changed in this fanfic, especially about Tezuka supposed to be going to Germany, Oishi supposedly not going to enroll in Seigaku's High School Division, and Kawamura supposedly going to quit tennis to pursue being a sushi chef. In any case, this is my story so I guess that's one of the changes that I had to do.

This is my first attempt to do a Kawamura/OC fanfic. I'm not sure how this story will turn out but I hope you enjoy reading this one. I know I haven't written anything in months—or maybe even a year (literally). I've been busy with so many stuffs and other writings, that's why. Anyway, thank you!Enjoy reading!

-x-x-

Chapter 1: Moments Like This

"Good work, everyone! Keep it up!" a voice beamed with encouragement to the members of Seigaku's High School Female Tennis Team as the first years did forehand swings as part of their trainings.

Well, that went to the first year non-regulars.

Practice matches were the second and third year non-regulars's training in order to make sure that they weren't slacking off. Even though they were non-regulars, it wasn't a reason for them not to be in good shape, especially now that the girls' tennis team would be heading to Nationals in two months' time.

I Won't Ever Leave You - Chapter 5

"BAKIT panibagong mga sulat na naman ang laman nito?" nagtatakang tanong ni Joel.

Mga nakatuping papel na naman at isa ring hardbound notebook ang nakalagay sa kahon.

Noon lang naisipang buksan ni Fate ang hawak nitong diary na may simbolo ng red rose.

Sa unang pahina ng nasabing diary pagbukas na pagbukas nito ay may nakasulat na ganito: Criselda Santos-dela Vega. The Truth Behind My Bestfriend's Murder.