I <3 PBA - San Miguel Beermen!. But I love story even more... i wrote Dream Avalanche, A Wish For That Dream and What's Being Meant To Be.
I'm fifteen and loves black. Or the rainbow colors. *laughs* I so love stuff toys. I love myself *but hates being me, jk!* and I love music at the top. <3
Well, apparently, I am Fifteen high school student,so I'm an upcoming Junior..
I love shoes so much, whether they're in heels, flats, dollshoes, slippers, sandals or even rubber shoes! :) I used to collect Stuffedtoys, but now, I just have what I receive from those lovable persons who give me!
I'm a fan of 'road trip'. Sometimes, I and my family drives to Tagaytay just to buy some drinks and meals. What I like the most is going to Manila, QC, Makati... Just to fetch my college sis and brother, and one working brother. BLAH! I love site-seeing luxurious cars.
Did you just know that I love sports too? My most fave sport (and where I'm good at? kidding!) is Volleyball. Me and my siblings share the same passion, and so Mom. Dad's the only one who plays basketball. And that's my second loved sport, BASKETBALL! I grew up playing it at school. So I really love it-as much as I learned a lot about it in PBA. Next sport's table tennis. I was a champ twice back at elementary-me as 12 and 13 yrs of age-during intramurals.I also play badminton. I competed for the finals (out of 18 pairs) in our PE class just to be exempted in the exams, haha! I also tried for swimming>
. But naaaah, I just swim myself out. I play Chess but I grew tired of it. Damn the 'thinking' part, so I don't like it now. I guess that's all.
Sorry, I just really value these things in my life!
Can't Nobody Do It Like You?
Love is like an unfamiliar song, you can hum with all your heart, but you'll never find the words... HEY WAIT!HOW ARE YOU?
Meet the characters (oops! No pictures yet!) Just get to know them!
Chenea - She is the fashions designer of the most famous fashion line, Chillio. She's the only daughter of the business couples together with a brother, Chaldamar. She's never been in love with anything else but fashion. So she became a certificed workaholic! But let's see what will change her...
Yohan - He is a PBA player. He is a gentleman who is half Chinese. He finds time for the important things for him. He met Chenea by an instance which is really informal. He lives just infront of Chenea's condo.
Janerie - She is the bestest friend of Chenea. She is the editor-in-chief of the latest and nationwide newspaer, La Curio. She is a busy woman too and more workaholic than Chenea. She has Jeoff as her man, and a team mate of Yohan. She loves this guy too much, so, what happens next?
Mr. Caleb - He is Chenea's father. He loves his work so much that he can't get enough of it. He's not close with his daughter, he makes his son very special and keeps on comparing Chenea from Chaldamar. What's really the reason with this? Maybe he keeps a tiny little secret. Let's see..
Briana - She is the number one competitor of Chillio--Briana. She was once the enemy of best friends Chenea and Janerie. What's with once?
Jeoff - Janerie's boy friend for 5 years. Is he also a secret keeper? Or that's just how others see in him?
Einus - Chenea's assistant in Chilli. He said he's a boy, but it's just not that obvious. He's always there for Chenea and always caring.
Mrs. Haudrie - Chenea's mother, maybe keeping little secrets too, agree?
Mr. Herbert - where is he from? Anyway, all that you should know about him is thathe is rich, but there's somethng more about him!
Calvert - He's also a basketball player, but who is he? Well, let's just read the story and look for his name!
"It never touched my mind that it's gonna end this way. But it pierced my heart that it's happening."
Realizing Mistakes
What's with being meant to be when everything's gonna fall apart just like this?
Love Is - kris Aquinio "Songs of Love & Inspiration"
"♪♪ I'm not coming back, I've done something so terrible, I'm terrified to speak but you expect that from me. I'm mixed up I'll be blunt now the rain is just washing you out of my hair, and out of my mind......♪♪"
I suddenly woke up with my ringing tone. I picked it up, I'm still infront of my computer. "Hello? Goodmorning." I greeted whoever was calling me."Ms. Chenea, you need to be here. Now!" I heard, it's Einus. I looked at my computer for the time. Oh my effin' gosh, it's 8:45 AM!"Yes, Einus. I'm on my way. Bye!" I said as I saved the sales report and I hurriedly sent it to my father's e-mail. As far as I can remember, I finished the sales report, I just hope I'm not dreaming.
In just couple of minutes, I grabbed my bagand ready to go to work. I waited for minutes for taxi. Lahat na yata ng dumadaan, pinapara ko. But lahat naman ayaw tumigil, or may sakay na. Thinking that I hurried much in taking a bath and dressing up pero ganito lang naman pala ako katagal makakasakay. 10:35 AM na, my gosh. I called Einus.
"Hey, this is a mess. I can't get any cab right now. I've been waiting here for like an hour!" I told him.
"Hey, sshhhhh! Your meeting is on going right now, I attended it for you. Please hurry up."
"If I can only walk, I am already in there!"
"Then hurry more. I told you, you need a car. C'mon!" Then he hung up.
Sa tanang pagtatrabaho ko, ngayon lang ako nalate, ngayon lang ako makakamiss ng meeting. For me, work is very important, I always want to please everyone talaga there e. Kahit ultimo janitor lang, mabait ako tapos ngayon, makikita nilang late ako. What's happening to me?
I sat na lang ulit sa hagdan dito. Trying to call Janerie. It's ringing."Jans?"
"Chens?"
"Jans, where are you?" It's already 11:20.
"Sorry Chens, but I'm in the middle of my work. Actually in a meeting."
"Oh, sige. I'll call you later." I hung up. May taxi na. Eto, pinara ko. But unfortunately, it didn't stop. Look at this, everybody's in work now. Ako na lang natitira dito. Nakakahiya sa mga guests and directors doon sa meeting, kasi some are from distant places from here.
I'll make bawi next time. I promise. But it's really upsetting watching my watch moving. Time's moving but I'm stuck here. Kita namang ang loser ko kagabi pa. konting tiis na lang, may dadaan din na taxi. NAKO! In five seconds, at nakita ko ang isang matipunong lalaki, soulmate ko yan! Nako, manong driver ng taxi, i-hihire kita maging driver ko, lumitaw at dumaan ka lang dito!!!! Joke lang, bibigyan lang kita ng tip. Please. please, please, please....Naalala ko lang yung My Girl, yung sa five seconds na pagbilang mo at siya nakita mo, kayo forever. Pero this time, para 'to sa driver, sa trabaho ko, sa buhay ko. Bibilang ako,here, I'll close my eyes.
1...2...3....4...5...Ano ba yan, siya pa ang nakita ko. Nakita niya pa siguro akong nakapikit, parang nagdadasal na magkaroon ng milagro. Another embarassing moment na naman sa kanya. Takbo na nga ako. Eto na.
How cute, just when I got down from my condo, si Chenea agad nakita ko. She's closing her eyes then opened it agad after a few seconds. Stared siya sa'kin then she got up from sitting where she's sitting earlier when I officially introduced myself to her.
12:03 nn--papunta na ako sa Moro Lorenzo sa Ateneo, we're having our practice there until 5 or 6 in the afternoon. It's been a while since we had a practice in the afternoon, some are loaded with schedules like wedding anniversary, birthday, family getaways, which I am not having. Whenever I celebrate my birthday, I go home in China where my family are. I was here because I was sent here by my daddy, he was mad as hell to me when I fail one subject when I was in elementary. So high school, sa St. Benilde na ako nag-aral sa Taft Ave.
I just remember my self in he...
-flash back-- I was a loner when I was high school. My first year here was a misery. They said I was too Chinese. But hey, I'm half Filipino anyway. People around me weren't interested to get to know me, so am I. I was depressed when dad sent me here. I am lonely.
I am like her now, like Chenea. I sit infront of my apartment on the stairs, wasn't sure if I'll be going to school that day until it gets in the middle of the day missing the early classes. I didn't attend classes for a week. Always seen sitting there. I'm probably just mixed up those times. Until I met a... quite an angel. She lives in the same apartment, so me sitting on the stairs outside, she accidentally tripped on me.
"Aw!" I exclaimed.
"Oops, sorry." She said.
"It's okay." Then she handed her hands to me.
"No, I.. I'm really sitting here."
"No, I want you to take my hand and move on from that place."
"Huh?"
"You know, I've seen you sitting here for a week." She said then sat beside me. "Don't you go to school?" I saw her with a bag, like a varsity bag written, St. Scholastic.... And with her attire, I see she is a varsity. Hindi pa ako sumasagot sa tanong niya she spoke na kaagad. "Alam mo, ang daluyong ng buhay minsan nadadala ng iba't ibang kalamidad. Some are strong, some are stronger. But not all of us can withstand these terrible things. But you also have to know, you shouldn't be terrified by the things na humahadlang sa'yo to go on."She has a point, pero I don't know her. Should I even trust her?
"What are you saying?"
"I...not intentionally huh? I heard you talking last night, in your phone.. with your mom?"I was speechless."I mean, it's okay. That's totally fine. Nothing's such a perfect one. Kung 'yon ba gusto ng Dad mo to be here and learn your lesson, why not take the chance to prove him that yes, you can be better than he thinks?"
"It's hard, ma-hi-rrrap."
"C'mon, ngayon ka pa ba maggigive in? Fighting! Right? Besides, you night think you'll want to die with these problems, but I think, you won't until you start loving your life. And once you loved it so much, everything will end there, and you'll start once again. Nothing puts an end in something that's not able to be solved. It goes on and on with you. Kahit naman kalimutan mo, nandyan pa rin yan kahit akala mo wala na hangga't hindi ka naging masaya, nandyan pa rin yan. (laughs) Be strong." She said then grabbed her bag and put it in her shoulder. "I'll go now."
"Hey, wait." I was gathering words. "Maybe I was just too stuck with my problems. You're right, there's gotta be a way to get over this. Thank you. Thank you so much." I told her and she smiles at me, and that's the moment I've ever smiled since being here in the Philippines.
--end of f.b.--
But look at now, I see myself in her when I was still young. And I'm the one now who's wearing this warmer and jersey. And eto ako, successful as I've never really imagined. I saw her waving at the taxi, but it has load.
Nung nakita ko siya, I never really expected it. Namomroblema pa naman ako sa taxi na yan, tanghali na e. My work awaits me. But now I'm waiting for a taxi and nothing's coming. I looked at Yohan and he was looking at me too. I remember myself in him back when I was in high school. back when I was still studying at St. Scho. I was once wearing like those, warmer, basketball shoes, carrying a bag full of changing clothes, and towels. Ako yun dati e. Naalala ko lang...
--flash back---
Nandun ako sa apartment, palabas. I was going to buy dinner. Then I heard someone talking on the phone sa may hallway. Nahihiya ako umagaw ng pansin, so I waited until matapos yung conversation niya nung kausap niya. I didn't really mean it, but I heard everything they're talking about. Some sort of problems within the family...or with his father. So I just decided to go back upstairs at my room when he's finished talking, natatakot akong makita niyang nandun ako.
The next morning, I was in a hurry to go to school, may practice kaming varsity e. May pustahan kami ni Janerie paunahan sa school, and I know na ako na mahuhuli kasi, nabunggo ko yung nakaupo sa labas sa may hagdan. "Aw!" He exclaimed.
"Oops, sorry." I told him. Aalis na sana ako, nag-sorry na naman ako e. Na-realize ko lang na siya yung lalake kagabi sa phone.
"It's okay." Then I handed my hands to him. "No, I.. I'm really sitting here." Sabi niya.
"No, I want you to take my hand and move on from that place." Maybe I could be a help.
"Huh?""You know, I've seen you sitting here for a week." I said then sat beside him. "Don't you go to school?" Medyo nakita kong napatitig siya sa bag ko, tas nag-head-to-toe siya sa'kin. He wasn't answering yet mt question but I think he's never gonna answer anyway, since I'm just a stranger. "Alam mo, ang daluyong ng buhay minsan nadadala ng iba't ibang kalamidad. Some are strong, some are stronger. But not all of us can withstand these terrible things. But you also have to know, you shouldn't be terrified by the things na humahadlang sa'yo to go on." He gave me the who-are-you-and-what-are-you-talking-about look.
"What are you saying?"
"I...not intentionally huh? I heard you talking last night, in your phone.. with your mom?" He wasn't saying anything for ten seconds as I've counted."I mean, it's okay. That's totally fine. Nothing's such a perfect one. Kung 'yon ba gusto ng Dad mo to be here and learn your lesson, why not take the chance to prove him that yes, you can be better than he thinks?"
"It's hard, ma-hi-rrrap."
"C'mon, ngayon ka pa ba maggigive in? Fighting! Right? Besides, you might think you'll want to die with these problems, but I think, you won't until you start loving your life. And once you loved it so much, everything will end there, and you'll start once again. Nothing puts an end in something that's not able to be solved. It goes on and on with you. Kahit naman kalimutan mo, nandyan pa rin yan kahit akala mo wala na hangga't hindi ka naging masaya, nandyan pa rin yan. (laughs) Be strong." I said then I grabbed my bag and put it in my shoulder. "I'll go now."
"Hey, wait." He called me back. "Maybe I was just too stuck with my problems. You're right, there's gotta be a way to get over this. Thank you. Thank you so much." He told me then I smiled at him.
---end of flash back---
To think, I wasn't even able to get his name just in case he needs me again. But look at me now, ako na yung namomroblema ngayon like him before. I haven't heard from him at all after that day. Maybe he went away finding himself for better. Paano naman ako, who's gonna be here with me? E stranded na nga ako ngayon pa lang.
Then I blinked my eye from reminiscing, Yohan wasn't there anymore. I was brought back to reality when I heard some horn.
"Need a ride?" Shocking. Yes, it's Yohan in his black Ford Everest with an open passenger seat window.
"Huh? Umm, no. Not really." I lied. I jus want to hop in his car!
"C'mon, it's okay. There's no cab naman na dumadaan e." He said. I've been waiting here for hours.
"No, I'm okay. Really." Lie number 2.
"Just get up here, I'll drive you."
"Oo nga naman ma'am, actually e coding ho ngayon ng numbers 1-5, kaya ho siguro wala masyadong bumabyahe lalo na ang mga taxi. Madami ho kasi may dos sa mga plaka sa mga taxi." Nagulat naman ako d'on. Si Manong Guard pala. Ano ba yan, kagabi ko siya kailangan, bigla naman hinulog ng langit. Then I saw Yohan smiling, quite a smirk. Sige na nga, once lang 'to. Once. I went into his car, nakakahiya. I just smiled to him. Nag-aral ka, Chenea, be practical. Okay lang 'yan. Okay lang ako.
Hinatid niya ako sa office ko."Thanks, ah." I told him.
"You sure you're okay here?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm late for work. I need to rush up. Thanks talaga for the drive. I'll catch up with you some other time." I told him at bumaba na sa sasakyan niya. He waved his hand goodbye. I just smiled.
Buti naman nandito na si Einus, tapos na yata ang meeting. "Where have you been? Ano ka ba, napakalate mo naman! Let's go up, nandon pa isa mong guest."
"Sure, let's go," I said as Einus drag me inside. I wasn't able to glance at Yohan for thank you anymore.
When I got up, it was the director of Emsy Mall from France.
"Goodafternoon, Ma'am." I greeted her in my room in the office. Einus went with me too.
"Ms. Lewis, I am sorry to tell you that we are pulling back half of the orders."I was first shocked, upset and hoping this was all a dream.
"W--what?"
"It wasn't discussed clearly earlier in the meeting. I was disappointed that you weren't there."
"But..just one more chance, we're trying our best to be on time delivering everything, Ma'am."
"I'm sorry." And then she left my room.Einus sat on the chair where that madam was sitting before.
"Chenea, it's okay, it's just one client."
"One? Einus, everything starts with one! I can't believe this is happening to us, to Chillio."
"Relax, you still have more work to do. New designs too." He said and gave me an envelop containing suggestions from the associate designers. "don't think of what happened too much."
What have I done? This my first time. And I don't want this to ever happen again. This is my work. And this is my life. If I was just here early, I shouldn't have slept. I should have finished other works at home so I haven't fallen asleep. I'm such an idiot loser. ...to be continued.
