eto, kinopya ko lang galing sa book yung format ha..


EXPERIENCING THE "RUDIE SYNDOME"


Question:

What's worse than having no boyfriend?

Answer:

Having guys literally surround you -- with none of them seemingly the least bit interested in you.

No Boyfriend Since Birth

Claire Betita

MICHAEL. This guy asked me out for, i think, 6 times, and each time i turn him down. He's got the looks (Richard Guiterrez-look alike), the smile and the wit. Duda lang ako sa kanya. After his last try, nagpaka lie-low muna, and two weeks later, may girlfriend na sya. Flirt.

JR. The catering guy. Got a gf, but they broke up. Eeksena na sana ako, kaso walang chances eh. Two months na kami di nagkikita. Crap.

ALLAN. Closest co-applicant and batchmate sa org. We do a lot of things together -- chat, eat, surf the net, etc. We had already slept in the same house, same room. Some friends like to tease us, but (surprise! surprise!), no sparks flying here.

MAKEL. Argh! Talks about himself most of the time. Big no-no.

EMER. The cellphone guy. The very one whom i texted in an i-like-you-ish way. He never texted back. Hell with him.

ARDEN. Stay away from his sight (and reach) as much as possible.

JOEF. What's with him? He calls me "baby" or "love" or "sweetheart" but also pushes me towards Michael. Big joke.

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EVE: NBSB ka ba?

YARA: Ano yun?

EVE: No Boyfriend Since Birth.

YARA: Yhep.

It's not that im looking for a boyfriend. And i don't think im desperate for one. Pero bakeeet nga ba wala??

EVE: By choice or by chance?

YARA: By both.

E kasi naman noh! The guys i like just doesn't like me back, at yung mga taong iniiwasan ko, sila yung nagpaparamdam.

It just doesn't fit.

It doesn't match.

All the fucking time!

Then came pa the identity crisis thing.

The sexuality-thing thing.

The whole i-think-im-not-made-for-a-boy thing.

Anyway, im straight now.

Straight girl.

I hope.

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Quoted from the book:

JAY: "Guys don't want girls asking them out. They may seem torpe, but they're just trying to pace themselves when asking a girl out. Besides, don't you think it's kinda cheap if you go around asking guys out to dinner?"

YOJ: "Sometimes, you can be so 1950's. Why do you men think that girls can't ask a guy out? Who cares who asks whom? Mga moralista?"

I am sooo with Yoj!! What's it ba with asking guys out? Dikta ng lipunan? Does everybody has to be stereotype, following the same cliches? E panu kung sagad-sagaran ang pagkatorpe ng lalaking gusto mo, hanggang kelan naman kami mag-aantay noh? If they can't do the move, edi kami na lang. Tas they'll think we're cheap. Ang kitid naman ng utak. Sometimes, you just have to take matters into your own hands. Baka kasi mamuti lang mata mo kaiiintay. Kung hindi mag work-out, fine. You can't expect things to be easy. You're bound to get hurt. Pero, at least, you tried diba? There's nothing wrong with trying. Kapag na turn-off sya sayo, then he's not the one. Hindi sya marunong mag-isip.

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Bakit pakiramdam ko sarili ko sinasabihan ko..?

i dont know kung bakit hindi ko agad ito naisulat, pero this happened last July 31 pa.
Here goes..

July 31, Eirene's bday celebration, Kuhala Bay Resort

MAHIRAP TALAGA ANG GRADESCHOOL REUNION..

5pm
CHE: (thru text) uy Yara, sn kn? Pnta kn d2.

6pm
REIN: parating na daw sila Ryan. Nasa floodway na daw.

7pm
CHE: ang cute cute naman nya!
YARA: nga eh! ganda ng kulay, noh?
MAC: anong breed sya?
ALDO: toy terrier daw eh.
MAC: Aaliyah.. shit.

8pm
REIN: ang tagal naman nila Ryan! akala ko ba nasa floodway na?
EHM: tawagan nyo na nga! kanina pa tayo dito eh!
CHE: kami nga ni yara at mac kanina pa 5:30 eh.
YARA: kapag sinabi nilang malapit na sila, hindi totoo yun.

9pm
ALL: wow... ang ganda naman dito?
CHE: sino may dala camera?
EHM: ay shet, ba't di nyo sinabi sa kin?
CHE: e kasi dati nman lagi ka may dala eh!

930pm
]KAREN: si Yara ba yun?
BRIAN: oo.KAREN: Yara!!!
YARA: uy!!
AVI: kilala mo pa ba kame?
YARA: oo naman!
YARA: uy, Brian, di ka namamansin!
BRIAN: tinawag nga kita eh, di mo ko narinig.
YARA: (whatever)

11pm
JULIE: truth or consequence?
YARA: truth na lang! (wala naman kayo alam sa kin eh..Ü )
REIN: itanong mo kung naging crush nya si Brian!
YARA: ako? Brian?
ALL: uuyy..
JULIE: naging crush mo ba si Brian?
YARA: (hatak kay Che sa isang kanto ng pool)
YARA: (bulong) naging crush ko ba si Brian?
CHE: oo nman. kaya ko nga siya naging crush dahil sayo eh.
YARA: talaga?
CHE: oo! naghahanap ka ng paraan para makausap mo sya.
YARA: di ko matandaan..

12pm
EHM: si Yara ba at Brian?
KAREN: ang alam ko si Judel eh.
JULIE: talaga? naging si Yara at Judel?
YARA: ha?
REIN: diba si Jether?
BRIAN: hindi. ang alam ko si Jaypee.
YARA: hahaha! natatandaan mo pa yun??
CHE: hmm... puro J ah..

3am
JULIE: gusto ko sya, gusto ko talaga sya dati!
REIN: ganito kasi yon. nagkataon lang na kung kelan sya nagkaron ng guts na magatnong kay Julie, saka na naisipan ni Julie mag go-on.

430am
BRIAN: nasaktan ako kasi kung kelan akala mo ok na, hindi pa pala..

5am
CHE: kahit na ang dami mo kaibigan sa college... kayo pa din, guys.
REIN: iba kasi kapag tayo tayo eh..

530am
BRIAN: ang bestfriend ko kasi si Yara eh. tas sa lalaki si Jan.
BRIAN: tapos pareho kayo lumipat ng highschool.
BRIAN: nasaktan ako non. parang iniwan nyo ko..

545am
ALL: (sila'y nagyayakapan na at nagiiyakan)
RAYMOND: ano, nagsisisi ka na kung bakit ka lumipat ng school?
YARA: ....
YARA: may sarili din naman kaming story eh..

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ang thought lang nito e ganito:

na-mi-miss ko sila.
totoo yun.what? it's been 6 years na ata.
naging close sila nung highschool.
at di ako part non.
kailangan bang i-point out yun?

nasaktan ako sa tanong ni Raymond.

yun yon.

hav u evr hd d urge 2 tel sum1 hw u rily fil abt him?

think it's easy, huh?

well it wsnt as easy as i imagnd it 2b..

iv bin teling him dat 4 d past yr.
bt it sounded lyk a joke.
it alwys sounded lyk a joke.
bt ds tym, its 4 real.
wat a shocker.

teling him s tolerable.
w8ng 4 a rply is pure torture.

and w8ng..
and w8ng sum mor..
til it came 2 me.

maybe..
ol ds tym,
iv bn w8ng 4 nothng.

nothing..

and il go "so wat??"
"at least i told him. d rest s up 2 him."

wel, yah, its true.
iv done my part.
if he lyks me, den he lyks me.
if not, so be it.

bt he wouldnt say anythng.
not "yes, i lyk u2."
not "no, im sory.."
 
nothing..
 
and i fil sooooo bad...
 
weeks ago, i tot ds s a gud thng 2 do.
gathr up my strength,
tke d risk,
free myself frm d hopeles yearning,
and go "hey, u, i lyk u!"
 
i did nt, of course, say it lyk dat.
bt sumthng closer.
 
and i tot il fil better.
 
i mean, come on, iv done dt a lot of tyms b4!
why was it so hrd ds tym?
 
Foxy said im a brave young grl.
Jam said im an adven2rus, risk-taker lass.
wel at least they fil positive.
 
bt i stil dnt fil any better.
bt i also dnt fil ashamed. not at ol.
just kinda s2pd, i guess.
 
ws it s2pid?
 
i wsnt planing on mkng ds thng a bg deal.
ac2aly, i tot dt by teling hm, il b freeing myslf.
dt aftr ds, i wont b thnkng abt hm anymor.
dt aftr ds, i wont b remndng myslf of d pst memories.
bcos,
i. am. free.
free frm hm.
frm hs memories.
frm hs everythng.
 
nw i realyzd ds wsnt jst sum college-crush thng.
 
i dnt luv hm.
 
he's jst sum1 supr xtra special VIP. (eh?)
 
myb dts why its hardr 4 me ds tym.
 
and i fil bad bad bad.
bad 2 d nth power.
and untl i gt an honst, sncere reply,
i dnt thnk il fil any better.
 
so mch 4 freeing myslf, huh?

....hmph!
 
 hindi man lang nagpaparamdam yung mga magulang ko na bibigyan nila ako ng  bagong cellphone.. sabi ko nga kapag lumagpas sa Php250 yun eh ako na magbabayad... yan ang problem kapag naka-line ang fone mo...
 
hmph!

anak ng p****!!!

kabeberdey ko lang eh..
dapat wala malas...

nakatayo lang ako sa katipunan eh, antay ng dyip, tas...

yara: (antay dyip)
lecheng mama: (tumabi sa kanan ko)
lecheng mama: (lumipat sa kaliwa ko)
lecheng mama: (natapakan ako)
lecheng mama: (tumingin lang sakin)
yara: (tingin lang din sa kanya)
lecheng mama: (umusog palayo sa akin)
punyetang mama: (pumunta sa gitna namin)
punyetang mama: (binangga ako)
punyetang mama: (natapakan din ako)
yara: (taas kilay)
walang modong mama: (tumabi sa kanan ko)
walang modong mama: (nabangga ako)
walang modong mama: (sinisiksik ako)
yara: *ano ba problema ng mga tao ngayon?*
yara: *lahat naniniksik!*
walang modong mama: "miss, excuse"
yara: (atras)
tatlong maiitim ang budhi na mama: (takbo sa dyip)
tatlong maiitim ang budhi na mama: (sabit sa likod)
yara: (.....)
yara: (kinabahan)
yara: (sabay tingin sa bag)
yara: *shet....*
yara: (nakabukas bulsa ng bag)
yara: *cell...*
yara: (wala cel. sinara ang zipper)
yara: (tulala)
yara: (tingin ulit bag)
yara: (wala pa din cel)
yara: (nagsisimulang magpanic)

makalipas ang ilang minuto...

yara: *shet! paano ako uuwi??*
yara: (silip ulit sa bag)
yara: (andon wallet...)
yara: (wala pa din cellphone...)

nang makasakay na sa dyip...

yara: (latang-lata)
yara: (magulo ang isip)

pagdating sa bahay...

yara: (tawag agad sa butihing ama)
yara: "daddy, may bad news..."

matapos ikwento...

daddy: "ay #@%&$"
yara: *i knew that's coming...*

at dyan natapos ang makasaysayang cellphone ni yara...

*waaaaaahhhhhhh*