My Four Favorite Childhood Video Games

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I grew up having two brothers who liked to play video games. When my father brought home a PlayStation, well, I probably guessed that my brothers were ecstatic. For me, when I saw that gray rectangular box, I just looked at it curiously and wondered what it does. But since then, I hung around in my brothers' bedroom more often. I saw my brothers playing the PS1 and of course, as a kid I had that "I wanna play too" feeling. I always pester my brothers to let me play and my mother would scold them if I didn't get to play. Eventually, they let me play and I was happy. I was their Player 2 in any game whether it was an RPG, fighting games, etc. Though, of course we wouldn't forget the PC games. My brothers were in to DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) during the early 2000's while I was in to other games in the PC.

Let me tell you my four favorite video games growing up.

1. Legend of Mana

This game was my all time favorite PS1 game to play. The story is set in a fictional world of Fa'Diel. The Mana Tree burnt down before the time of the game, and since then a war broke out between humans, faeries, and others who are seeking for any scarce resource of the Mana Tree. In this game, you control a silent protagonist which can be a male and female. You set out on an adventure to restore Fa'Diel and the Mana Tree to it's former self. You get to meet different characters as you play the game. You will trigger events of different stories that are like quests that will help you move forward.

The reason why it's my favorite childhood game of all time is because, firstly, I love RPGs. Secondly is that I love the stories that this game holds. I personally like all of the Jumi (jewel-hearted race) events. The characters here are lovable with their own personality and story. I also liked that you can party with them for their story and you can party with your pets that you capture. I'm also a sucker for concept art such so it's another point to add.

Cover art of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

2. Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

Another one of my favorites is Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. It's about a young man that inherited his grandfather's rundown farm and restore it to make it livable and resourceful. You control the young man and it is in your hands on what you can do with the farm. You will also meet the villagers that you befriend with, and you can court and marry the ladies there.

When I saw my brother play this, I was like in my mind, "I wanna play that too." So whenever my brothers are at school or not at home, I would play it for hours until my brother would come home. I just love simulation games such as farm games like these. I enjoyed hours of taking care the farm and animals, giving gifts to people, and wooing the girl that I like to marry... for my character, of course. I remember that I would name the farm animals with funny names, and sometimes I would name them after the characters from other games or anime.

Current logo of the Sims

3. The Sims Series

Like I said before, I love simulation games, and The Sims Series is one of them. The Sims was one of those games back then that was so new to the public, that it was a big hit. What makes it unique is that you get to tell your Sim whatever they should do, whether it's to fulfill their need, go to work, or go improve skills. I played the first Sims game and I didn't even know that it had almost all of the expansion pack in our old PC, I just thought that those additional things was part of the game.

Then I got to play Sims 2 though it was only for a short while, it was better because you can actually zoom in to your Sims and see their reactions and facial expressions. I still don't know about expansion pack back then so... yeah.

Then came Sims 3. It was more diverse with the open world and the traits. This was probably the game that I played the most. It is actually installed in my boyfriend's laptop so that if ever that I can't play online games, I will just play Sims 3. And since Sims 3 came out I finally knew those expansion packs and I have 4 EPs in my laptop. I also played the stand alone game The Sims Medieval. I just love the RPG aspect of that game. I haven't played Sims 4 yet because I was quite skeptical about it. But I am thinking of trying it one day.

4. Ragnarok Online

This game was the first online game that I played. My brothers were playing it and of course, being the bunso that I am, I told them I wanna play. The first class that I made was a cleric or acolyte. I didn't play that much because my brothers were always occupying the PC. And when I got a chance to play the first thing I did was get a pet Poring, the cute little pink slime. I would make the Poring wear a pet accessory which is the Poring backpack. Years later, I felt that I wanna play Ragnarok Online again. So I told my boyfriend, who played RO back then, that I wanna play it. We played in a private server and we played for a month. But then we stopped playing again ever since we lost our internet connection.

I love games like these that you don't need to queue to enter a dungeon for a dungeon run. That you get to interact with other players outside the town. This is why I played the spiritual successor of Ragnarok Online, Tree of Savior. But I'll tell you about that game soon.

Well these are the games that I loved playing when I was a kid. These are the games that I would play again when I feel like it. These are the games that made me a game-loving fan that I am.

How about you? What's your favorite childhood video games? I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

One Month and Jobless Blues

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Well, it's been another month since I last wrote here. I guess I had nothing to write about in one month, but now I do.

I am still jobless if you are wondering. I have been searching online to find any HR job that I could apply. I was suppose to have an interview at Makati, but I didn't show up. I know that not showing up means that I am not going to be hired and stuff. I told that about it to my mother. She got worried that if I work at Makati, I will have to worry about the fare going there and back also my food. She encouraged that I should apply somewhere near.

So, then my options got smaller. But of course, there are more vacant jobs at Makati and Manila than here around Laguna. Though I still search around that are in Makati.

Oh, I didn't leave the house to apply, I actually searched online. I registered in some online job search sites like Kalibrr and JobStreet. I also browsed in a group page in Facebook to see job postings. I can't go out and go to Makati to apply because we are tight on money and... well embarrassingly, I am afraid to go out on my own.

I searched and sent resumes but none of them called. Well, one did call... but the guy offered me to do sales. And the funny thing is that I think the caller got annoyed at me because of the way that talked to him. I seriously don't want to do sales because not only my parents don't want me to, I can't do that kind of job because of my personality and attitude.

Though during those times that I was still searching, there was a new game that released here in South East Asia. It's called Tree of Savior and it's free to play in Steam. I am actually online more often in Steam than in Facebook because of TOS. I might blog about it soon, so watch out for that! :)

Anyway, I still searched and searched but to no avail, no one called or emailed me to schedule an interview. After a while I lost my motivation again to find a job. Whenever I see a post from my batchmates, both in high school and college, that they have an interview or they landed a job I feel rather sad and I log out. It's another reason that I rarely go online in Facebook. It makes me feel that I have done nothing to get a job and that is why I am jobless. I can't ask money from my parents because I know that they are expecting that I won't do that because I will find a job. I have cried a few times because of the fact that I am unemployed and I couldn't do anything to be employed and help my family. Whenever I go to church, I always prayed that I will have a job. Though I guess it's in God's timing that I will have one but not immediately.

For now, I am not searching any job online now because I can't find anything there. But I am not losing hope that I could find a way to make a living even if I am not leaving this house.

My advice for people who are like me, that are college graduates but couldn't get a job, just keep moving forward, as Walt Disney would say. Keep applying, keep sending resumes, I know that there is a job out there waiting for you. You just have to be determined(like in Undertale). I just wish I put my own advice to myself.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

I Am an Adult but...

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It has been one week since my graduation, and guess what? I am an adult but I am still unemployed. Well, one reason is that I haven't busting my butt and find a job. Another reason is that I don't feel like finding a job yet. Earning money must feel great, but I don't have a drive to get the job I need to make a living. It is a good thing my parents aren't pressuring me much to find a job right away, even though back then my mother keeps telling me to help her with buying her medicine.

I am an adult but I still need my parent's permission to go somewhere. The other day my college classmate had a birthday, and I was invited. I told my mother about it and when I told her that I will go at 4:00 PM, she told me, "Huwag kang magpapagabi ha?" Meaning I shouldn't stay out late. Well, it is quite understandable because I am the youngest in the family plus the only daughter. And I do understand that there are bad people out there with bad intentions, but I have friends with me. I wouldn't go if I go there alone. I still feel like a teenager when she told me to get home early but that's what mothers are. Well in the end, I got home around 9:00 PM.

I am an adult but going out with my boyfriend seems a bit more complicated these days than while I was still studying. My parents wouldn't want me to go out with him unless they approve it. Back then, I would use school as an excuse to be with him, but now I don't have school as an alibi anymore. I remember a while back, my father told me, "Kapag nakagraduate ka na, hahayain kitang gawin ang gusto mo." Well, here I am, a fresh graduate and I suppose I am free right? I'm not so sure about that. I have this unsettling feeling that I need to get a job first before I do anything that I want. But again, I don't feel like it, so it is quite difficult for me.

I am an adult but I still get money from my parents. I still have a bit of money but it is not much and I can't ask for more from my parents because hey, I should get a job to get my own money. I try to keep myself useful and do house chores so that they won't scold me for being lazy. I just don't want to disappoint them from my lack of initiative to get a job.

Being a fresh graduate and an adult is difficult, but I am still young and I don't have to rush in to things like getting a job or moving to your own house. I am still 20 years old and if time doesn't move fast forward, I still have time to figure out what I want.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

A Bittersweet End and a Difficult Beginning

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Oh. My. Goodness.

I haven't wrote in a month! (So much for writing again soon.) Well then... I dunno where to start. Let's catch up, shall we?

During early April it was probably the start of our "vacation" (put quotation marks because some of us are already working.) I just lazed around for the first half of April. I know I had time to write but I can't write as much as I can without a PC, decent internet, and the most difficult to attain: inspiration. Oh and another difficult to attain which is motivation.

I know I sound like I am a bad blogger, but it can't be helped that I don't update regularly. I am trying to change my attitude towards stuff that I can not finish. It is quite saddening but I will not stop writing in my blog until I get old and can't keep up with the new tech.

Second half of April we had some activities that involved us as graduating students. We first attended a personality development seminar which was organized by our organization. It's a good thing they conducted such a seminar because it turns out it is required for us to attend one.

We then held a meeting about graduation and the fees involving it. After that meeting, me and my mother went to my cousin's house to have my aunt's 40 days. I spent almost a week there. I didn't enjoy it much because my cousin niece is in to League of Legends and well I am not much of a MOBA gamer. We always end up doing AI games in League... and to make it worse she has to adjust to me not wanting to play LOL and play something else. I very well noticed it when we played a Steam game named "Unturned." We used to have fun playing that game but it seems she didn't feel like playing it at that time.

When we came back it was already busy because we did another seminar which is the career seminar. It's for us graduating students to be prepared and expect what's to come once we step out from the doors of our Sintang Paaralan.

Next was the Job Fair. Honestly, it was a bit of a drag for me to go. But it's needed for the clearance so I went anyway. I might find a job there.

We were required to pass our resumés to five companies. One company I submitted to was from Alabang. Another from Sta. Rosa. The farthest that I applied was from Makati. I applied one company that's interesting. The company was Vans. Since Vans is known for their shoes, there were more applicants lining up there, especially the young ones. When it was my turn to get the interview, I was a bit surprised that the recruitment staff actually gave me a decent interview, with "What do you see yourself on five years?" and stuff like that. I thought it'll be that they will ask questions from my resumé but no it wasn't. Though I might not make it through there because I stuttered even though I received a text saying I am in the hiring pools of Vans.

Next we did graduation practice for three days. Our admin staff told us that we have to make it decent, if not perfect, so that we won't be ranked low among other campuses and branches of PUP. On the second day of practice we were required to sing the PUP Hymn one by one. Well I know the lyrics but I get confused from the lyrics like mixing them up. I made it through anyway.

Before we practiced on the last day, we did the Baccalaureate Mass as thanks to God for helping us graduate. Then on practice I brought the shoes that I was going to wear for graduation. My feet hurt as hell after wearing those two inch heels and I had to wear them again for the big day.

Came the day of our graduation. We were all dolled up with the pretty dresses and make up. The guys looked dashing in their long sleeve polo shirts and neckties. The dresses ranged from the simplest to the most posh looking dress. I wore a simple blue dress and an accent white belt. Unfortunately, somebody wore a dress that's almost similar. It was embarrassing, yes, but I try not to get close to her so that we both won't get compared.

The ceremony went well actually. But I had to remove my glasses so that my make up will be fully exposed. It was a very blurry sight for me but it's fine. I have been doing that for special events anyway. Made me wonder if I should wear contacts when I get married...

Anyway... after the ceremony my mother went teary eyed and she said she was proud of me. It got me teary eyed too but I managed to control it. Speaking of teary eyed... I thought our Cum Laude will cry during her speech but she didn't. I guess it's probably rehearsed so the feeling isn't that deep anymore.

This day, our graduation day, I felt a bittersweetness toward this event. I am happy of course but not that much. I guess it's because that knowing you don't have mean teachers and professors to pressure you all the time. You don't have homework due tomorrow. You don't have school projects to frantically finish. You don't have to see your schoolmates and classmates. All of that you won't be doing anymore, and that's a bit sad for me. It's a bittersweet feeling. (Unless I do Masteral Degree but I don't plan to.)

And now that chapter has come to an end and on to the next one. It'll be a difficult start for me since I don't know what to do at this point. Sure I'll work but then what? I guess I'll have to see what happens next as I move forward with life

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Stardew Valley: Let's Farm, Fish, and Fight!

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Have you played or heard about Harvest Moon? I played it and it's about restoring your grandfather's old farm to it's former glory, make friends, and get married to the one you love. Do you like RPGs? I do, and it's fun to fight various monsters and get their loot. What if you combine the things from Harvest Moon and the things from an RPG? Well, Stardew Valley has those two and more.

Stardew Valley is an indie farming simulation role-playing video game developed by ConcernedApe and published by Chucklefish Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on February 26, 2016 (Wikipedia). It is available at Steam for PHP 419.95. It's about inheriting your late grandfather's farm after resigning from a depressing job at Joja Corporation. The town that you are going to live in is called Pelican Town, which is in Stardew Valley. You work your way up to make the farm good as new and meet new friends.

When you create a new game you will see a create a character screen. You can choose the gender, type in your name, your farm's name, and your favorite thing. Though I dunno what's the favorite thing for, but I read that if you put in something inappropriate, your conversations will be connected to it.

You can choose what skin color, top, hairstyle, and accessories. You can also choose what color of your eyes, pants, and haircolor. Oh, and I almost forgot, that you can choose either a cat or a dog for your preferred pet.

It's your choice that you skip the intro and get right to it on playing, or see the intro.

Okay so, once you can begin to play, there are some basics that you need to know. Your character has five skills that you need to develop so that his/her work can be done easily and quickly.

First is farming, you can water your crops, harvest them, care for animals and many more. Crops vary from spring to fall and you can buy seeds from the grocery store. Though I will get to the animals in a short while.

Second is mining, you use a pickaxe to destroy rocks to get their raw materials like stone, ore, and minerals. Some rocks need more than one hit to destroy them and some just need a stronger pickaxe to be destroyed so you need to upgrade your pickaxe along with your other tools at the blacksmith to make your work easier.

Third is foraging, you explore around the valley to search for wild plants and vegetables that are valuable to sell. Foraging also includes chopping wood for raw materials.

Fourth is fishing, though you can't fish yet at the very start but you will after a day or so. Fishing lets you catch different kinds of fish. You can fish at the lake, river, or the ocean. The fishing in this game has this mini game mechanic that all you need to do is making sure that the fish icon is in the green bar, and when it's in the green bar the meter at the right will fill up. But if the fish icon is not at the green bar, the meter will decrease until it empties which results that the fish escaped.

Last is combat, and this is where the RPG part comes in. When you enter the mine at the northeast of town, a guy named Marlon will tell you that the mines has monsters and he gives you rusty sword. This gives you the chance to explore in to the mines and fight monsters while you mine for ore and minerals. The deeper you go, more monsters you face. And at the bottom of the mines is just waiting to be discovered.

So those are the skills that you will need to know to make a living. Though doing those stuff aren't just going to make you money. Animals can make you money too! What's a farm that has no farm animals anyway?

Animals give produce that you can sell or make artisan goods with. Like for example, if you have chickens in your farm, they will lay eggs that you can sell. But of course they can't do this right away, you need to make them happy. Making them happy meaning taking good care of them. And if they are very happy in your farm, they will produce high quality goods. There are other animals that produce different goods. You just need to unlock them by talking to your local carpenter for upgrades and the person who sells animals.

Another thing you can do in Stardew Valley is crafting. Using the raw materials you found, you can craft all sorts of things like fences, machines, pathways, lights, fertilizers and more. Using your crafted items lets you make artisan goods, like the mayonnaise machine. With it, you can put eggs there and make mayo from it. It is quite usefull in decorating your farm with different kinds of pathways and fences.

If you are getting tired from work, why not take a break to visit the town and meet the villagers? Pelican Town is just a small town but has a great community. The villagers that live here have all different personalities. They like holding events and festivals to relax and enjoy. You can make friends with them by talking to them everyday or giving them a gift that they like.

You can also win their friendship by accepting their quests and fulfilling them. You can get their quests from the mailbox or at the bulletin board at the grocery stores. The quests have a monetary reward too so, why not?

If you make friends with the villagers, you can find a suitable husband or wife amongst them. There are five bachelors and five bachelorettes to choose from as your potential spouse. Just look for the people with the word "single" under their names in your social list. Though it is possible to have same sex marriage in this game but it's your choice on who will your character wed. If you have found a potential partner then you better gift him/her all the time, though you can only gift them twice a week and that is true for the other villagers. If you gained ten hearts for them, you will trigger a cut scene of them confessing their feelings to you and its up to you if you will accept them or not. Once you know that you can propose to them and you have your house upgraded at least once, you need to give them a mermaid pendant to propose with. And three days later, you are married. If you upgraded your house again, you can start a family and have kids. Adoption for same sex couples of course.

 

Not a marriage proposal but a proposal to be more than friends.

This game got me glued to the screen for days. Which is why I am not that active in the interwebs. I am just taking a break from playing and giving time to write this for my blog. I really love it and I hope you will try it and discover more things that I haven't mentioned yet or don't know yet. This game is one of a kind and I have to thank my cousin-niece for introducing me this game.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Built up

Hey there, World!

Well, I would like to take out some emotions for today... if you guys don't mind.

My mother has been feeling unwell lately. She has been feeling weak for a while now and because of that I got a little worried. I told my cousin-niece that we can't visit her during Holy Week. It seemed that it disappointed her and I felt really bad. After a few days I aided my mother in anything that she needs me to do. Though sometimes her orders pile up and she won't wait me to finish my first task before giving me another order. But I endured it because she is mother.

My "time of the month" is near and I have been quite irritable. Which makes enduring my mother's piling up orders a bit hard. When I get irritated a feel something squiggle around on my temple... maybe its a nerve that's gonna pop through my skin. I just kept quiet and calmed myself with some games.

Today I just let out a bit of frustration. I was cooking fish while I was doing something else. I forgot about the fish and one side of it got burnt. To think that it's my mother's dinner. I knew that it made her mood go down so I felt a bit frustrated. Next, my father was doing laundry. It's night so he would need the light... but I accidentally turned it off and he got a little annoyed which made me more frustrated. And lastly, I was helping my mother to read her medicine and to see if her meds are for morning, afternoon, or night. She told me to read only the front page of her prescription. She said that for like a couple of times. I took out one med that's for night out from its packaging foil... almost took out one that's for afternoon... though I said that the afternoon is "hapon" but she argued that it's "tanghali." I gotten used to saying "hapon" as afternoon... so my frustration added.

Then she asked me for one more med to read. I accidentally looked at the back for a second and she suddenly raised her voice saying, "Hindi, ang sabi ko sa harap mo lang babasahin kasi na andyan yung nabili ko." Meaning, she told me to read only the front because she bought those meds at the front. I interrupted her to say that the last med is for morning because I was at my limit. I went to the bathroom to let my tears flow. I didn't came back for a while until I calmed down and ate dinner then washed up.

I was probably building up the bad feelings that I felt before without realizing it. Being a quiet person can be quite dangerous because if you keep things to yourself, you might just self-destruct. I try to voice out to anybody what I feel. To a friend, brother, sister, significant other, anybody who is close to you. Anybody who understands you. After talking to them you'll feel better. Expressing yourself through your hobbies or passions helps too, like what I am doing right now.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Five Ways To Sleep Early

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As a (soon to be former) college student, phone owner, internet lover, and game lover, I do not sleep early at all unless needed. I sleep at around 2:30 or 3:00 AM, and wake up at noon. My mother always tell me to sleep more early especially if she sees me having colds. She would go, "Wag ka nang magpuyat, sinisipon ka na oh!" Meaning, don't sleep late cause you're having colds... I always end up sleeping late anyway.

So I sleep late all the time because I have my phone, games, and mobile data. But how about I have somewhere to go tomorrow morning? How will I be able to sleep early? Especially now, that it's summer vacation I sleep even more late. Well, I'll share a couple of things that I do to sleep early and a few more that searched in the net.

1. Drink warm milk. This is quite effective for me since I love drinking milk. Some people say it doesn't work for them but it does to me. I feel sleepy after drinking a cup of warm milk then I dose off. I guess warm milk gives me that cozy feeling especially during cold nights.

2. Making up stories in my mind. This is kinda like my bedtime story since I like making stories. I know what you're thinking, "But having something in your mind will keep you awake!" Yes that's true, but thats only if you have a problem in your mind or something is bugging you. I just close my eyes and start making a story after a few hours I didn't realize that I was asleep until I woke up. Sometimes this method gives me ideas for stories since the brain is more active at night.

3. Prevent any light from coming in your room. According to lifehack.org, light interferes sleep hormones and stimulates the brain. So it is a good idea to close all of your lights and you won't have a hard time sleeping.

4. Sleep in a cool room. Health.com says that people fall sleep easier and sleep better when their rooms are comfortably cool. But that doesn't mean you need an air conditioner. An electric fan (that's set to high) can provide that cool feeling even in summer nights.

5. Take a warm bath. Huffpost.com suggest that taking a hot bath an hour before your bedtime relaxes your body and lets your body prepare to sleep. Also, don't you just love the feeling of being fresh out of the bath and then jumping in to bed feeling all cozy? Make sure you dry your hair though.

Well that's it for this post now. It has been another week since my last post. I have been quite busy taking care of my mother because she weakened from being too stressed out. I hope she gets better soon.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Loss of a Relative

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Yet again, I have been MIA in my blog. Things been quite busy, especially that lately my aunt that I have known for as long that I could remember passed away. Though we weren't that close, but even so, she is still my aunt. It was my first time in my life that I experience going through the whole process of taking care of a funeral.

A couple of weeks ago, my aunt, Cora Agustin, got hospitalized. I didn't know much the details, but after a few days, she was fine and got discharged. The following week, she got hospitalized again, and this time, her condition was critical and she was placed in the ICU. It started with her hypoglycemia, and then other complications started to surface. My mother went to the hospital to visit and the next day, she came with me. I saw her limp condition, with tubes connected to her. I watched her carefully as I noticed that her chest was going up and down from the oxygen. My cousin said that she had little chance of survival. She also said that we were given a choice, whether we end her life or let my aunt decide. My cousin chose to let her mother decide whether if she wants to live on or not. During our stay at hospital, we my mother and my cousin talked about what happened before she got hospitalized. I heard that she was craving food that she wasn't allowed to eat. I also heard that she put on some make up, which was unusual because she did it in the middle of the night. It seemed like she was getting ready for something... like getting ready to meet her late husband. My cousin cried as she was explaining to us what was her condition, and it is rare for her to cry. We went home and rested. The next day, March 11, she passed away around 3:00 AM. She died from heart attack.

Every thing happened too fast. I woke up on the same day that my aunt died, and found my mother packing our things. She told me, "Wala na si Tita Cora. Umayos ka na at pupunta tayong Batangas." I was in shock in hearing the news. Though for some reason, I halfly expected that she won't make it. But still I prayed that she would make it before that happened. We traveled to Batangas, and reached to the funeral services place. For some reason, the commute took forever and I dunno if it is because the feeling of knowing that somebody close to you passed away. I saw my cousin and it seemed she was fine, or she was trying to be strong. We stayed in the funeral services place because that is where the funeral was held. I had exams the next day so I told my mother about it. She told me that my father will pick me up to take me back to Binan. I slept and the next morning I went back home and took my exams and took my lessons and went back to Batangas. Friends and family came to mourn for her. My aunt's boyfriend was with us for the whole time.

The burial was on March 13, we started the procession at 1:30 PM. The music was making everybody cry, including myself. We all went to the church where the mass was taken place. During the mass, my cousin felt uneasy. She said that her heart was palpitating. At the end of the mass, everybody gathered around her to see if she was okay. Another cousin of mine aided her since she is a doctor, while another relative of mine held her hand said some prayers (because she is a nun.) In the end, she cried her heart out. She may have hid all of her sadness because she needs to be strong, but in the end she just let it all out. She refused to go to the cemetery until her mother's coffin was inside the grave. After a while, she came and prayed for her mother.

Now my mother is the only one left that is from her family. It is quite sad when you think about it and I don't like the idea of losing her also shortly after. I would be devastated if she were to be gone and not able to live longer than she should be. I just hope that she will live long enough to at least see grandchildren.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon.

Facts About Me

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Well, today I felt like writing something that is about myself... and I am not going to write it like I am going to write my story in Maalaala Mo Kaya, I am just going to write down some interesting facts about me (interesting to me that is) in numerical order.

1. I have a pretty decent singing voice, but not the kind that can be for contests.

2. My birthday is at the end of every year, which is December 31.

3. Ironically, I am afraid of hearing loud noises from fireworks and popping balloons. I am quite jumpy that way.

4. I currently have three cats and they all look the same except for the size.

5. One time when I was small, I almost drowned in a public pool, but my big brother saved me.

6. My eyesight is like the eyesight of an old lady.

7. I tried drawing before but drawing doesn't like me.

8. Culinary arts was suppose to be my choice but because of money I just went for BSBA.

9. From elementary to high school I was such a lazy girl, like I don't want to do homework and I don't study... amazing that I reached this far.

10. English is like my mother tongue because I watch english cartoons growing up. Also video games contributed to my english speaking skills.

11. I am bad at Filipino subjects. My PUPCET score for Filipino is really low.

12. I like sleeping with my head covered with a pillow.

13. I don't go out that much, but I get excited if I go to somewhere new.

14. I used to be a weaboo but now I am past that phase.

15. The only exam that I had a perfect score is a Computer subject.

Well, that's all that I could think of that is interesting about me. I hope you learned something new about me.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Random Post #1

Hey there, World!

It has been a while since I wrote again. I just have been finding inspiration for some material for my blog, but it seems I couldn't think of anything that is not boring. Sometimes my diary part of my blog can be quite boring, it is like I am rambling to a friend about my day to day activities. But then it is my personal blog so I guess I shouldn't complain much.

This is actually the third time that I changed my topic for this post. The first was about conflicts, and the second is about inspiration. This is the topic that I chose because well it is something that I am more familiar of, which is trying to find inspiration. I want to be inspired to start writing but it seems it doesn't want to get near me.

I did thought of trying again to write that fantasy story that I have mentioned a while back, but I am not that confident that it will be a hit. But then I thought, maybe I should try a different type of story. Why not? I could just write it here in my personal blog instead of creating a new one. The funny thing is that I suddenly thought of that as I type this post. So, maybe in the near future you will see a chapter of a story and I will just post it little by little.

I am quite rambling about random things right now. So... I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

The HR Convention

Hey there, World!

Before I start rambling about my topic, I would like to apologize that I have not been active for over a week. I have been busy lately with schoolwork and such. Also, it's because I can't get more load for mobile data.

A couple of weeks ago, my friend asked me if I would like to come with them at the 6th Annual HR Convention at the Hotel Rembrandt. I didn't want to go at first because of money but my friend convinced me that I should go because it's an international event and the certificate would be worth it. I thought for a second, and then I said, yeah sure, why not? So I asked for our classmate to sign me up for the event.

I was quite worried about the money because the pre-registration payment was on the next day. And so I asked my mother for some money to at least pay it. I am not the kind who asks money from my parents because... well, I dunno... I guess it's because of our financial condition right now that I can't even have more than PHP100 to have as weekly allowance.

Anyway, I got the money and paid the fee. Then, I got a lanyard and an ID card. Since, Hotel Rembrandt is at Quezon City, I had to get more money for the commute (we don't have a service vehicle to take us there). My mother was quite considerate to give me commute money.

Then, the day before the event, we agreed to meet up somewhere at 4:30 AM. Since it was too early, I had to adjust my body clock to sleep earlier because these days, I am always sleeping around 2 AM (and I'm doing it again right now). Since it was too early and too dark to go, my mother told me to go with my father at the meeting place.

I woke up at 2:30 AM and I started preparing myself. Then I went to the meeting place with my father. I was a bit surprised because most of my companions were wearing skirts while there were two of us wearing slacks, and in my mind I was thinking, "Are they going to be comfortable while commuting?" Then again, the guidelines said that to wear our best business attire. Though I did thought of wearing a skirt for that day, but I discarded the thought.

So, we commuted and stuff until we reached to the hotel. We stood in line first before entering. There were other schools who were with us for the event. As we entered, we were greeted with warm smiles of the event organizers in modern Filipiñana dresses and ombre barongs. The event was at the ballroom which is in the fifth floor. We used an elevator to get there. As we went up, we heard that there were some music. When the elevator doors opened, we saw bamboo instrument players playing.

While waiting for the event to start, those bamboo instrument players played for the audience a few songs. The music was fun and we were amazed that these people were making music using bamboo instruments.

When we sat down there was a small black bag sitting on our chairs. Inside it were freebies and fliers from the event's sponsors. It was just mostly fliers, a notebook, a couple of pens, white chocolates, medicine, candies, pieces of paper from the hotel, and those round flexible fans.

The event started and we sat for hours. I started to feel sleepy and my butt was starting to hurt for sitting too long. The first speaker was a HR head froma TV channel. The second one was a CEO of a company from Singapore. The third one, a business man from Thailand, made most of the girls swoon because he was good looking and stuff. The last one was a celebrity from a differnt TV station. His words were funny at the same time motivational.

The food was I thought that our pre-registration fee was for lunch only, but it turns out that merienda was part of the fee too. The lunch was a noodle soup or a sopas (people said it was tastless, but I say otherwise), two pieces of fish fillet, and some chopsuey. The merienda was only palabok and puto, though I didn't enjoy it that much because palabok is my least favorite dishes to eat.

There was a raffle draw during and after the programme but since only one of us got a price, we just went home instead.

After that convention it was tiring but rewarding. I learned quite a lot and I do hope that I would go and use what I learned in the corporate world.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

Neko Atsume Kitty Collector - Let's Collect Cats!

Hey there, World!

A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded this game app, and it's named, "Neko Atsume." I see my cousin/niece play this game whenever we are together and she recommended it to me. At first I wasn't that interested (even though that I'm a cat person) because well, it is just a game that you buy stuff for cats, lay it on the ground and wait for cats to come and play with the stuff you bought. But I got pretty much interested in it when I started seeing it in a page from Facebook. I decided to give it a try because first of all it piqued my interest, and secondly, I was bored. The moment that I played it, I got hooked instantly.

Neko Atsume or Cat Collection in Japanese, is a cat collecting mobile game developed by Hit-Point for iOS and Android. The game's objective is basically attracting cats with food and toys, and collecting them by taking their pictures. You don't really get to keep the cats once you have taken their picture. These cats come and go to your yard to eat and play.

You get food and toys by buying them. Some items cost silver fish, and some cost with gold fish. And how do you get this currency, you may ask? Why, you get them from the cats that visit your yard!

Cats will reward you or gift you with "fish" money for playing with the toys you have laid for them. The amount of money depends on how long they have used the item. Sometimes if the cat is really generous, they would give you gold fish. You use the money to buy food, toys, and even expand the area to put more toys.

When you have placed the toy and food on a spot, you will have to close the app and come back again in about 10-20 minutes. When you come back, you will be welcomed with a cute cat that is playing with your toy. They automatically add to your catbook once they have visited your yard, but you need to visit often if you don't want to miss out that a new cat has visited. You can check out the cats in their profile by tapping on them or opening their profile in the catbook.

Different items attract different cats, the more items you place means more cats to discover. There are almost 50 cats to discover, though some rare ones require specific items.

I have played Neko Atsume for days and I just love this game and its cuteness. I don't know what will happen if you discover all of the cats, because I can't buy every item yet, but I look forward to meet every cat to fill my catbook. Every time I open this game I only open it for a few minutes then I'm done. It's a type a game that makes you go, "Oh! I remember that I need to check on my cats." whenever you do nothing.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

My Apologies and A Corny Story

Hey there, World!

I know I said that I'll be posting my Prologue for my story, but I did my research about writing stories in blogs. After reading some articles, I got a bit discouraged by it. But don't worry, I'll still write the story that I have in mind and maybe someday I will post it here.

So, for now I'll be cancelling my plans on writing the story. I know I said that I'll post it but I didn't so my apologies for not keeping my word. In the mean time, I would like to share a story that I made years ago. It's quite long but I hope it doesn't bore you. I found it in my Facebook notes and when I read it, wasn't that cringe-worthy that I thought (only at the ending.) Also, the notes that I added at the top were just 2011 me talking. So, this is a sample of my story writing. Though it is from years ago, my writing right now maybe different from back then.

I hope you enjoyed reading, and I'll write again soon. :)

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Note: I hate the ending! It's corny! I just couldn't think of a better ending...

Note#2: It's very long... so... just go with it!

                There were once two childhood friends, a boy and a girl. The boy’s name was Ethan and the girl’s name was Hazel. They are both like brother and sister because both of them are only child in the family and they’re usually together. Ethan is only months older than Hazel but they’re in the same year level and they don’t care about who’s older or younger. Ethan always teases Hazel about everything she does and she always gives him a hit on the head.

               At first, on their middle school years, Ethan has a crush on Hazel, but he didn’t realize that that crush grew to liking her when they entered high school. And now they are in junior year and it grew even bigger.

                It was lunch time, and Ethan and Hazel, along with their other friends, ate lunch together. Ethan couldn’t stop looking at Hazel and he’s always spacing out all the time. His friend, Chris, noticed this. “Hey, looking at your lover I see.” Chris said. “Shh!! Shut up! They might hear!” Ethan said as he covered Chris’ mouth. Chris is the only person that knew that Ethan likes Hazel; even his mom knows that he likes Hazel. “Well, when are you gonna tell you-know-who that you like her?” Chris said. Ethan kept on eating and didn’t say a word. Chris sighed and said, “You better tell her that you like her, and besides, didn’t she tell you that she likes someone else?” Ethan still didn’t speak and kept on eating. He had gotten more depressed that Chris mentioned about Hazel liking someone else.

                It was the afternoon, and Hazel and Ethan we’re walking home together. They’ve been like this since freshman year. It’s what they do every day after school. They bought some ice cream just to satisfy their hunger. Then as they we’re walking, Hazel’s ice cream fell. Ethan chuckled, “Ha ha! Your ice cream fell and mine’s still stable!” he said and sticks his tongue out at Hazel. She hit him on the back of the head “Ugh! You’re such a kid!” she said, and his nose hit on his ice cream. Hazel laughed a little, “Ha ha ha! You have ice cream on your nose!” she said as she pointed on his nose. “Oh great, it’s ruined! It’s all your fault!” Ethan said. “My fault? If you didn’t tease me then it wouldn’t be ruined.” Hazel said. Ethan didn’t say a word and wiped of his nose. “Aw…” Hazel said “I was supposed to take a picture of you having ice cream on your nose” Ethan looked at her, “Huh? Why?” he asked. Hazel smiled and said, “Because you looked so cute with it!” Ethan blushed even that he knows that she meant that in a friendly way. Ethan started to space out and looked at her for a while and he can hear his heart beating fast. Hazel noticed this and she pinched his cheeks. “Ow! What did you do that for?” Ethan said. “You were spacing out again!” Hazel said. “Oh… sorry…” Ethan said. “Man, you’ve been like that since freshman year.” She said. Ethan didn’t say a word he just bowed his head.

                Then suddenly, Hazel saw somebody, “Oh my!” she said. “What? What’s wrong?” Ethan asked. “Look! It’s him! It’s Mike! The guy that I like! The one that I told you about!” Hazel said. Ethan looked and he saw the guy then he got a little jealous. “…Hey, isn’t that the guy from the other section?” Ethan said. “Yeah, but I notice him everyday cause he’s so cool and so cute!” Hazel said. She was blushing and she couldn’t stop smiling when she saw Mike. “So… want me to call him?” Ethan said. Hazel got shocked, “Really? You’ll do that?”  She asked “Of course! Anything for you…” Ethan said. Hazel blushed a little when he said that. “HEY MIKE! COME OVER HERE!” Ethan yelled. Hazel got shocked again, “HUH?! I thought that you’re gonna call him?!” Hazel said.

                “I am calling him… HEY YOU! GET OVER HERE!” Ethan said

                “I-I thought that you’re gonna call him on the phone!”

                “Oh… that what you thought…? Uh… hmm… …Oh well, HEY! C’MON! MY FRIEND HERE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!”

                Hazel hit Ethan on the head again, “You idiot!” she said. “Ow… that hurts… and that’s not because you hit me…” he said. Then Mike came, “Hey, what’s with the big idea? Why did you call me?” Mike said. “Well… uh…” Hazel said. She could barely talk because she’s talking to Mike. “She wants to ask you out on a date.” Ethan suddenly said. Hazel looked at Ethan. “Oh, is that so? Heh… well… since that you’re cute… sure, I’ll go out with you.” Mike said with a smile. Ethan got shocked that Mike accepted the invitation and at the same time, he felt hurt and jealousy and he tries not to show it. “Let’s meet at the Town Plaza. Saturday, 3 pm.” Mike said and then he left. As soon that he left, Hazel couldn’t stop smiling. And Ethan notices this, “Can you wipe off that dorky grin of yours? You’re starting to look stupid…” he said and he got hit on the head again just because of that, “But aren’t you happy that I finally gonna have a date with him! For two years I have waited for this day to happen and its all thanks to you! You’re the best, best friend that I ever have!”  Hazel said with a grin. Ethan still felt jealous even that he set them up on a date.

                Ethan told about it to Chris, “What?! You set them up on a date?! Why would you do that?! I thought you like Hazel?!” Chris scolded to Ethan. “I do like her!” Ethan said, still feeling regret for what he did. Chris sighed, “Then stop their date, ruin it!” He said. “I can’t do that! If I do that, Hazel will hate me and will never speak to me again! I just want her to be happy… so I’m letting her date that Mike guy… Damn it… this is such a pain…” Ethan said. Chris patted Ethan’s back, “It’s alright man, maybe the date won’t go well.” He said. Ethan sighed and said, “I wish…”

                Monday, another school day. Hazel was walking at the halls with a big smile on her face. She approached to Ethan. “So… how’s the date with Mike?” he asked. Hazel’s smile turned into a grin, “It was great! Me and Mike had fun! I am so happy right now! And he said that we can have a second date! Thanks again Ethan!” she said then she hugged Ethan. He was getting worried that Mike and Hazel will officially end up together and she won’t let Mike go. He’s feeling awfully depressed. Hazel looked at him, “Hey! What’s with the long face?” she asked. “Nothing… it’s just that… if you ever end up with Mike… you might forget me… you might forget our Saturday night hangouts…” he said. Hazel smiled, “Aw, don’t worry! I won’t forget all about that! Especially you, you’re my best friend! Don’t worry, we’ll still have our Saturday night hangouts, I promise!” she said.

                Ethan said it again to Chris about Hazel’s date. “I told you that it’s gonna end up in a good date!” Chris said. “What? You never said anything like that! You only said, ‘Maybe it won’t go well’!” Ethan said as he was eating his lunch. “Even so… what are you going to do? I mean I’m sure on that second date, they’ll end up holding hands, or cuddling, or maybe even kiss.” Chris said. “Shut up! Are you trying to make me feel even worse?” Ethan said. “Sorry man, I’m just looking at the possibilities.” Chris said. Ethan didn’t say a word.

                At the afternoon, Ethan and Chris went to the mall just for a while. Then Chris spotted Mike with his friends. “Hey, look its Mike.” Chris said to Ethan. “Huh, where?” Ethan asked. Chris pointed where Mike was. Ethan looked at Mike and thought of Hazel. “…Wait here, I’ll just go talk to him.” Ethan said and approached to Mike. “Hey, Mike…” Ethan said. Mike looked at Ethan, “Oh, hey, it’s you! What’s up?” he said. “Uh… can we talk privately?” Ethan said and he left. Mike followed Ethan.

                “So… what is it?” Mike asked to Ethan.

                “It’s about Hazel… she… told me something…” Ethan said.

                “Okay, what?”

                “She said… she said that she doesn’t want to have a second date with you.”

                “What? But why?”

                “She… uh… she doesn’t really like you… she thought she did but after the date she suddenly doesn’t like you.”

                “Oh… too bad…”

                “I’m sorry.”

                “It’s okay. I guess I’ll have to cancel our date.”

                After that, Ethan went back to Chris. “Oh, hey, what did you tell him?” Chris asked. “I told him… I told him that Hazel didn’t like him.” Ethan said. “What?! You lied to him that Hazel didn’t like him?!” Chris blurted. Ethan nodded. “Man… You’ll be dead when Hazel finds out about this.” Chris said. Ethan didn’t say anything.

                One night, Hazel went to Ethan’s house and she knocked on the door. Ethan’s mom answered the door. “Oh, hello Hazel.” Ethan’s mother said. “Hi Auntie, I’m just gonna go talk to Ethan for a sec.” Hazel said. “Oh, okay, please come in.” Ethan’s mother said.

                “No, it’s okay, I’ll just talk to him here outside, it’ll only take a while anyway.” Hazel said. Ethan’s mother called him and Ethan went down stairs. He saw Hazel and he has a bad feeling. He then went outside to talk to her. “Hey Hazel, what’s up?” and right after he said that, Hazel suddenly slapped him on the face. “Why the hell did you do that for?!” Ethan yelled. Then Hazel looked at Ethan with her tearful eyes. “Because! You ruined it! You ruined it!” Hazel cried.

                “Ruined what?” Ethan said.

                “My date with Mike! “

                Ethan didn’t speak he just bowed his head a little.

                “He cancelled it because he thought that I don’t like him… and it’s because you told him that lie!”

                “…”

                “Why… why did you told him that?! You’re the one who helped me to get a date with him, but you’re the one who ruined it! You know that I like him!”

                “…Hazel…”

                “I just don’t understand…” Hazel’s tears continue to drop one by one. Ethan doesn’t like seeing Hazel cry. “… You’re right! I did tell him that lie!” Ethan yelled. “Then why… why did you tell him that?” Ethan didn’t speak he turned his head a little. “I’m sorry… I can’t…” Ethan said. Hazel looked at Ethan firmly, “Ethan, you have to tell me, so we can never fight like this again. I don’t like fighting with you…” Hazel said. Ethan shook his head, “I’m sorry, I’m still not gonna tell you.” He said. Hazel became furious, “Then fine! Be that way!” she yelled and left with tears on her eyes. Ethan became furious too. Not to Hazel but to himself. Ethan entered the house with his head down. He saw his mother right in front of him. “Honey, are you alright?” his mom said. “I’m alright mom…” Ethan said trying to hide his frustration. “Are you sure?” his mom said. “I said I’m alright!” Ethan yelled. His mom was surprised, as so did he, “…I’m sorry mom…” he said with his voice low. “It’s alright… …It’s hard to have a fight with someone… especially with the one you love.” His mother said. Ethan became quiet and thought that she’s right, it is hard. He went upstairs, lied on his bed and thought about the fight he had with Hazel.

                The next day, Ethan approach to Mike again and they talked privately. “So, what do you want?” Mike asked.

                “I want you to have a date with Hazel again.” Ethan said directly.

                “What? I thought you said that she doesn’t like me?”

                “I did… I lied.”

                “Oh… then… why did you lie to me?”

                “…”

                “You like her, don’t you?”

                “!!! … How did you know…?”

                “It’s pretty obvious that that was the reason why you lied to me.”

                “… Please, just have a date with her already. I’m tired of her ignoring me like a stranger…”

                “…Okay, in one condition…”

                “What?”

                “You stay away from her.”

                “What?!” Ethan said and he grabbed Mike’s shirt, “Why would I stay away from her? She’s my best friend!”

                “Fine! If you don’t want to see her happy again!” Mike said. Ethan calmed down and he let go of his shirt. It’s a sign that he accepted the deal on avoiding Hazel.

                At that night, Ethan’s cell phone rang he picked it up and it was Hazel. “Ethan! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!” Hazel said. “Huh? For what?” Ethan asked.

                “For telling Mike the truth! And now he asked me out on a date!”

                “Oh, well, I just wanted you to be happy.”

                “Oh I am! Thank you so much! You really are the best, best friend ever!”

                “…It’s a good thing that you called… I’m getting pretty lonely here.”

                “Oh, should I go over there?”

                “No, no need. I’m gonna go to sleep anyway.”

                “Okay… good night.”

                “Good night” Then Ethan hung up he felt sad that he talked to Hazel for the very last time and it was on the phone too.

                Since that night, Hazel has been dating Mike again. And soon after that, they already became boyfriend and

girlfriend. But Hazel hasn’t told it to Ethan yet because she hasn’t talked to him since they talked on the phone one other night. She tried calling him, but he didn’t answer his phone, he just let it ring. She tried calling him again and again until she texted him. As he opens the message, it reads, “Hey, Ethan guess what? Me and Mike are boyfriend and girlfriend now! I’m so happy! Hey, why didn’t you answer your phone? I was trying to call you for like a hundred times already.” And after Ethan read the message, he didn’t reply to her. Then at school, Hazel hasn’t been with Ethan for a while since she’s always with Mike all the time. Ethan always looks at Hazel at a distance, watching her talk to her guy. And when Hazel caught him looking at her, she waves at him, but he doesn’t wave back. He just smiles at her and walks away. Hazel was getting worried for Ethan and she wants to talk to him about it.

                Saturday night, the same night when Hazel and Ethan used to hangout together. She knocks on the door, and Ethan’s mother answered the door again. “Oh, hello there Hazel. I haven’t seen you for a while.” Ethan’s mother said. “You too… uhm… can I talk to Ethan? But don’t call him; I’ll just go to his room.” Hazel said. Ethan’s mother let her in and she went upstairs and to his room. She knocked on the door. “Mom… I’m not in the mood to talk right now.” Ethan whined. He heard another knock. “Mom, please, not right now…” He said. He still hears the knocks. He got frustrated and he suddenly opened the door and he saw Hazel’s face. His heart pounded as soon he saw her. “H-Hazel… what are you doing here?” Ethan asked. “…I want to talk to you.” Hazel answered. Ethan let her in and closed the door. Ethan sat down on the bed and so did Hazel but they keep their distance from each other. “Ethan… I wanna ask you something…” Hazel said

                “Okay, what?” Ethan said.

                “…Since you… asked Mike to date me again, we haven’t been talking or been hanging out together like we always do. And I wanna ask… are you ignoring me?”

                “… …”

                “I mean, you haven’t been calling me or you never answer your phone whenever I call. You barely look at me when I look at you. What’s going on? Why are you acting this way?”

                “… If I tell you the reason… you won’t be happy about it.”

                “Ethan please, just tell me.”

               Ethan stood up and folded his arms and took a few steps forward, “I just… I just can’t…” he said. Hazel stood up too, “Please Ethan, tell me… …I miss you… I miss you when you’re not with me…” she said. Ethan blushed when he heard that. He unfolded his arms and turned around to look at Hazel. He wants to tell her the reason why he’s acting like this, but if he does, Hazel won’t be happy, and break up with the guy she liked. But then, he realized, he likes Hazel too. In fact, he has learned to love her and he wants to be with her. “…Alright… …Before you and Mike dated again, we made a deal…” he said. Hazel listens every word that he says. “For you to date with Mike again, I have to… I have to stay away from you.” He continued. Hazel was shocked for what she heard. She bowed her head a little. “I have to do it so I can see you smile again, and you won’t get mad at me…” Ethan said. He saw a tear fell from Hazel’s face. He hugged her just to comfort her. “I’m sorry…” he whispered. “I knew that you won’t be happy when you know this.” Hazel looked at Ethan with her tearful eyes, “No… I’M sorry… if I weren’t so selfish… then… I would still be with you by now.” She said. Ethan just looked at her and he lets go of Hazel. He wiped off a tear from her face. Then Hazel wiped her own tears and she was going to leave. “Hey, where are you going?” Ethan asked. Hazel turned around and looked at him firmly; “I’m going to get things done!” she said and left the room.

                Ethan started his Monday as a peaceful day.  But then, he found himself tackled by some guy. People turned their heads and saw what was happening.  Ethan looked up and it was Mike. He was beating Ethan nonstop like a maniac. “Stop! What are you doing, why the hell are you beating me up?!” Ethan yelled. “Because you broke us up!” Mike yelled and continued punching him. “We broke up because she knew about our deal! Why did you tell her?!”

                “She asked about it! I just couldn’t help but tell her! I-I’m sorry!” Ethan yelled.

                “Sorry is not enough!” Mike yelled. He was going to punch him on the face, really hard, “STOP!!!” but he got interrupted. Hazel pulled Mike away from Ethan and she protected him. “Hazel!” Ethan said. “Hazel… …get out of the way! I’m not finished with that guy yet! Mike said. Hazel shook her head, “No!” she said.

                “What?”

                “I said no! I won’t let you hurt Ethan again!”

                “But… but he broke us up!”

                “Shut up! He didn’t break us up… I did! And if you’re not happy about it, then hit me on the face too!” Hazel yelled. Mike didn’t move he just looked at her. He put down his fist and bowed his head, “…I can’t… I can’t do that to you…” Mike said. Hazel picked Ethan up and said, “Then leave us alone…” she took Ethan with her and left Mike with the crowd. Mike just looked at them go. He felt regret and sadness. He then realized that he has feelings for Hazel.

                Hazel took Ethan to the infirmary to treat his wounds on his face. As she was treating him, he was looking at Hazel and his heart was pounding. Hazel suddenly cried, “!! Why are you crying?” Ethan asked. Hazel wiped of her tears, “I’m sorry… if… if I only knew that guy’s personality towards you, then this wouldn’t happen… I’m sorry… I’m really sorry…” Hazel said. Her tears keep on running down her face. “Its… it’s not your fault, it’s mine… if I didn’t ruin your date, then this wouldn’t even happen.” Ethan said. “No, it’s really my fault… if I weren’t so selfish then you won’t get beaten up like this.” Hazel said. “But still… it really is my fault…” Ethan said.

                “No, it’s mine.” Hazel said

                “It’s mine.”

                “I said it’s my fault!”

                “It’s not your fault! It’s mine!”

                “…”

                “…”

                After they argued, they laughed because they we’re arguing about who’s fault is it. Then it became quiet. Ethan looked at Hazel and his heart was pounding, he’s feeling nervous all of a sudden. “Hazel… I…” Hazel suddenly hugged Ethan just before he finishes his sentence. Ethan blushed, “…Hazel?”

                “…Ethan… you’re very important to me… and I don’t want to be separated from you… you’re very special to me…” Hazel said and she was blushing. Ethan also blushed when he heard that. “Ethan… … I love you…” Hazel whispered. Ethan’s heart raced and he hugged Hazel. “Hazel… I love you too… I loved you for a long time now… but I didn’t have the courage to say it to you until now…” Ethan said.

                Then after that, everything came back to normal, except that they are now a couple. They’re back on their own ways, but much sweeter than before.