super boink

ba be bu be.... boink!

Goodbye, Wakefield Twins... Goodbye Childhood Memories... Goodbye, Past...

Since Grade School, I have always been a fan of Sweet Valley. I remember eating my lunch as I could so that I could go to the library and read the misadventures of Jessica and Elizabeth. I would save money to get the latest copy of their book, or badger my mom to buy 3 books for me. Whenever I read their stories, I felt like I'm part of it. Sometimes, I wish that I could be one of the twins, either Jessica or Elizabeth. I grew up with them. I share their experience. I learned more about teenage life because of the twins and their friends.

When the publishers of Sweet Valley High came up with the secret diaries or Jessica and Elizabeth, I remember buying all the three parts of Jessica and Elizabeth's secret diaries. It's because not all of the copies of Sweet Valley High could be found on the Grade School Library, and there was no copy at all at the Day High School Library. I assume that the College Library and the Graduate Studies Library have a copy of it. I also enjoyed reading the Saga series, which tells the story of Sweet Valley and the families who lived there. Too bad, I was only able to read the Patman Saga and the Wakefield Saga. I was not able to buy the Fowler Saga since I didn't have money that time, and I was not able to find a copy of the other Wakefield Saga. I tried to complete the Sweet Valley University series and the Sweet Valley Senior High series, but I wasn't able to do so. I proudly display my Sweet Valley collection on our bookshelf. I have always thought that my collection was priceless.

I use to read the books while waiting for the school bus to leave the school premises, when I'm bored, when I'm waiting for my lil sis, when I needed to do a book report or book review in our English class. I used to share opinions about a certain copy of Sweet Valley to my fellow classmates, who are as addicted as I am. I borrow books from my classmates whenever they got a new copy of SVH. I even watched the TV Series, but it didn't impress me much since the story line is different from what I have read in SVH.

What I didn't liked about SVH, is that the timeline and the plots are quite... uhmmm.... impossible and unrealistic. Who, tell me, who in their right mind would stay in Junior High for more than 10 years? How can all the stories happen when there are only 12 months a years, and 10 months in a school year? It's a little bit weird that I was reading about Jessica and Elizabeth, who are in their junior year, when I was in Grade 5, and yet, I'm still reading about Jessica and Elizabeth who are still in their junior year when I'm already about to start my senior year! Weird! I can't believe a lot of things happen to them during their junior year, and yet, only a few interesting and exciting things happened to me when I was in third year high. I was glad that after the traumatic earthquake that hit Sweet Valley, Jessica, Elizabeth and the gang were able to move to another level. I only got to read the first series of SVH Senior High, since I felt that reading these books is a bit to childish. Right after I graduated from High School, and before I start college, I decided to clear my bookshelf and keep the Sweet Valley books in our "bodega".

Last Wednesday, I found out that most of my Sweet Valley books, together with the other novels and books that I have bought way back in high school, were eaten by termites. The only thing left are small pages and cover, and somewhat unreadable pages. My precious Sweet Valley series collection is gone. For a while, I wanted to cry. I was saving those books for my little Chloe Reese, or for my cousin. Too bad... together with Sweet Valley, a bigger part of me was also eaten by termites - my childhood memories, my past, and my dreams. It was because of Sweet Valley that I desired to be a novelist. I remember before, I tried to write a series of stories just like Sweet Valley, but I was to lazy to finish it. But I guess, it's better that way. I stashed SVH before, hoping that I could finally move on and grow up, but then those books are the only links I have with my past...

That reminds me... I remember I put a love letter between the pages of one of my books... I hope that letter's got eaten by the termites too!

Dominique's Kiko

another fave episode of TGIS

Good night, Dominique

one of my favorite TGIS episodes...

Libis...

... magtataxi sa madaling araw
... baba ng cyberone building
... aakyat ng escalator (as in akyat, kasi di pa umaandar ang escalator ng madaling araw)
... magaantay ng elevator
... may mga makakasabay ng taga e-telecare at mabubuwisit kasi every floor humihinto ang elevator
... papasok sa pinto
... magahahanap ng team mates
... maghahanap ng gumaganang pc
... mag-aantay na maglog-out yung kasunod mo pc
... maglolog-in/log-out sa bakanteng nortel
... magcacalls (sunod sunod, walang acw... log out kung log out) with the standard opening spiel "wlecome to the XM radio. may name is kc how may i help you?"
... makikipag away sa customer
... makikipag away sa qa
... hihingi ng VTO (voluntary time off) sa rta
... bio break ever 3 calls
... maglologin ng exemptions sa log out tracker
... magrerefund
... magpapasup call
... naka not ready habang naglalaro ng spongebob
... makikipgkwentuhan sa katabi
... maglulunch
... mag-aantay ng uwian
... preshift (na post shift na) meeting
... maglalagay ng katarantaduhan sa log book
... maguupload ng chismax sa yahoo groups
... kasabay ang mga team mates, maglalakad mula cyberone hanggang labas ng eastwood city
... sasakay ng jeep papuntang cubao
... sasakay ulit ng jeep pauwing bahay
... minsan maglalakwatsa muna kasama ang mga friendships

nakakamiss rin pala magtrabaho sa libis... nakakamiss rin yung buhay namin nun, at nakakamiss rin ang charotz hehehehe

Nung high school, ako ay...

Take the What High School Stereotype Are You? quiz.

California Dreams rewind

one of my fave songs...

Of love, heartaches, and a guy named Voltaire

Alam ko na, even before, I can never have a guy like him. Pero ang nakakatawa sa lahat, I still fell for him despite his flaws. For me, he was a perfect guy. Until I found out the reason why...

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Ayoko nang magkwento ng mga pangyayari sa nagdaang 8 taon dahil nakakasawa na ang kwento. Maiba naman. Ayoko nang sa kanya lang umiikot ang mundo ko. Tao ako, at hindi isang aliping sagigilid niya. Basta ang alam ko, lahat ng pwedeng maramdam ng isang ordinaryong tao, naramdamam ko nung minahal ko sya. But I lost the fight I've been trying to win. But at least, I figured out how to love.

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Now, I'm in love. I'm in love with this wonderful person. I never thought I could feel this way again. When I'm with this person, the world stops, and I feel complete. Mahal ko siya in spite of all the oddities. I will fight for this person no matter what.

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Minsan iniisip ko, hanggang kailan? Oo, tatagal kami pero may patutunguhan ba? Maraming hadlang, at kapag nalaman ng ibang tao, baka di namin makaya ang pangungutya. Minsan, iniisip ko na to let this person go. Baka in the end hindi ko maibigay yung happiness na hinahanap niya, at ganun sya sa kin... Pero what the heck! I love this person, no matter what!

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Stupidity ba yung nagmahal ka nang sobra sobra, umaasa, at naniwala sa mga love quotations na pinapasa nung unang panahon? Oo. Yeah, I'm such a stupid person because it took me 6 years to forget a guy. And all I needed to do to forget this guy is another guy...

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