I watched Twilight the movie, like thousands of girls did last weekend. In case you’re interested or planning to watch it, i bet you already read the online reviews about the movie. Fairly I noticed that the reactions are 50/50 – some people say it’s good and others were disappointed. In my opinion, Bella’s (written) awkward attitude seems to be a bit overrated.

Pero hindi yan ang punto ko. Kung sakaling napanood mo na, malamang ay na obserba mo ang iba’t-ibang kyut na fangirlism virus. Paniguradong kahit isa sa mga ito ay napansin mo rin o malamang ay isa ka sa kanila.

1) Kahit hindi pa ako nakakapaglakad sa pila ng bilihan ng ticket, kumpul-kumpol na mga High School Girls na naka-uniform ang nagkalat sa mall. For sure ay manonood sila ng Twilight.
2) May ilan ilan o kahit isang babae ang humiyaw nang pumasok na si Edward Cullen sa scene ng pelikula.
3) Natatawa lang kami at pati ibang mid 20s na nanonood dahil parang antatanda na namin para sa mga cheesy na eksena habang napapa “aaaawwww” ang youth audience.
4) Kung die hard fan ka ay wag kang magsama ng boyfriend dahil maaaring chick flick movie lang ang tingin nya dito at paselosan pa ang hot na vampy.
5) Matapos ang palabas, paniguradong may mga nagpipicturan sa malaking poster tulad nito:

Ahihihi. We’re not picking on them. Ang kyut nga nila tignan knowing that I was also a fan girl way back on my early years – nang mga kapanahunang patay na patay ako kay Tuxedo Mask. Hahaha!

At ang pinakahuli, napasin ko na halos isa lang ang reactions ng mga fan girls after manood ng Twilight…

…nag hyperventilate daw sila.

Tissue please.

Dear Sosyalera,

Uso na ang mga english songs na tinagalog sa Pilipinas ngayon.Tulad na lang ng Umbrella ni Rihanna na ginawan ng tagalog version ni Miss Ganda.
Meron ka bang opinion or comments tungkol dito? Parang nababaduyan kasi ako ngayon sa mga tagalized songs na yan.Wala ng sense of originality ang Philippine Music Industry kung puro tinagalog na lang yung mga sumisikat na kanta.

Best regards,
MC

Dear MC,

Regarding sa iyong tanong, aktuli ay wala naman tayong magagawa sa konsepto ng pagtatagalog ng mga sikat na kanta. I don’t like it but not totally against the trend. Deadma lang. I just find it comedy at nakakagago ang pagcoconvert sa tagalog…

Ako’y napatid, natisod, natapilok… di maingat sa pagmamahal. – from tagalog version of Clumsy.

Ngek. Ang kengkoy. Bukod sa nawawalang sense of originality ng Philippine Music Industry, lumalabas ang pagiging mababaw ng mga Pinoy (kaya sa aking palagay ay dapat ihanay ang mga kantang ‘to sa mga Novelty songs ni Willie Revillame). Pero magsasawa din ang mga producers sa pagtatagalog ng mga sikat na R&B. Nagkataon lang na hit sila ngayon kaya sinasamantala nila ang craze. Tulad dati, nauso ang mga kantang may double meaning at sa kalaunan ay nalaos na rin.

Paniguradong ginawa rin ang mga kantang ‘to para sa masang Pilipino. I’ve checked that you’re residing in UK pero kung nagkataon lang na nandito ka sa Pinas, mapapansin mo na hindi pinapatugtog ang mga Tagalized Songs sa mga Radio Stations na pang Class A-C ang target market. Malay mo, minsan na ring nagreklamo ang mga nakaka-appreciate ng tagalized songs dahil hindi nila nagustuhan ang mga kanta ng Coldplay o Radiohead.

Chill ka lang kung allergic ka sa mga tinagalog na kanta, pagligpas ng ilang buwan ay malamang ibang baduy na music trend nanaman ang mauuso at magtatanong ka ulit sakin. Hehe.

Love Lots,

Leyn

One time I was about to go home and decided to walk through the short way. 3 Construction workers were there by standing while people walk in and out of the shortcut. When it was my turn to enter the eskinita, the 3 men were shouting “sexy!” and “PWEDE!”.

So did I feel like, “Oh my Gahd, I feel so pretty.”?

NOT!

I am not telling the whole world now that everyday in my life I encounter boys turning their heads when I pass by – at streets, public places… even at work. My point is, my face could launch a thousand ships and a thousand ships equal to Smelly Construction Workers, Loud Delivery Truck Boys, Feeling Gwapo Tricycle Drivers and Dirty Old Men.  I don’t feel flattered at all, and I bet a lot of my kolehiyala readers have already encountered such situations – yung tipong sinusutsutan ka like a dog or being called with bastos names while innocently walking on the streets.

Situations like these are not even compliments and the hell with their ugly faces acting presko like that. So I did a ‘lil experiment to prove if ‘is it just me or these people lack good manners?’.

#1 Covering the face
Admit it, perverts are everywhere! You can’t avoid them. I tried covering almost ¾ of my face with a hanky when some manyak looking people were on my way. Bobo I was because I didn’t think of using a blanket to cover my body. Of course, they still have the means to check if your figure is VaVaVoom or not. So there, I still got the same reactions.
Conclusion: Manyak guys still dig for the body even though they don’t have an idea if you’re hideous or what.

#2  Wear baggy clothes
When I have to run some errands or it’s a lazy day, I’m always in my jogging pants and boy t-shirt so I won’t look femme at all. Did it work? Medyo. But if you’re unfortunate to be seated in a bus next to a pervert, he can look at you closely and start rubbing his elbow on your waist.
Conclusion: If your young face is still exposed even if you’re already IN a sack, you’re a possible target.

#3 Be accompanied by a guy friend
If he’s gay, force him to act masculine.
Conclusion: It works for me. Unless you encounter drunken street manyaks then both of you get perverted.

#4 Avoid the Sexy look
Duh. Do I need to cut my beloved hair short, eat lots to make myself look fat and cut my legs to lessen my height? No. I won’t sacrifice my fashion statement.
Conclusion: Even boyish haired, chubby and petite girls get manyak-ed. But if there’s a look targeted first in line, it’s the tall-longhaired-slim aura – the appearance that perverts usually see on their cheap Beer Calendars and Tabloids.

#5 And lastly, IGNORE
This is so far the best thing a girl could do. Nothing. Pretend as if you didn’t hear anything. You didn’t see those ugly faces staring at you like sex maniacs. Or think that someone bumping your boob at busy public places is normal. Eh?
Conclusion: It’s a never ending acceptance that as long as you have breasts and vagina, you’re a pervert’s sexual desire whether you’re ganda or panget, seksi or siksik. You’ll get pissed off over and over… and over.

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I’m friends with a lot of horny guys out there, but at least they dig for the hot ones and express it in “a guy’s normal way”.  As they explain it to me, being horny is way far from being a pervert. Phulleeez, for my boy-friends out there, if you love your moms, sisters and wives, avoid acting like street manyaks and compliment women in ethical ways. If you’re almost like the Class E perverts, then you’re cheap, good-for-nothing and sooo uneducated to masturbate in public. Eck.

By the way, my worst manyak experience was when I saw a manong squeezing his thing while in a jeepney…

…and the nastiest part, because I was just in my 5th grade then, I was staring at manong’s ding dong while asking myself, “what’s that?”.

*insertnameofbloggerhere*: leyn
*insertnameofbloggerhere*: hinihintay kong okrayin mo yung Twilight
Leyn: hahaha!
Leyn: naisip ko na yan.
*insertnameofbloggerhere*: iblog ko sana kaso marami akong kaibigan na nagbabasa nun.
*insertnameofbloggerhere*: ikaw nalang ang tanging pag-asa.

Mahaba pa ang naging usapan namin. Ang thought? Ang mga Twilight Book Review posts sa Multiply. I have nothing against the book itself, but with SOME readers who have been exaggerating their fanaticism to fit in.

Nagkalat na kasi ang mga walang ka kwenta kwentang Book Reviews ng Twilight sa Multiply na isinulat ng mga nakikigaya lang. Ang mga konklusyon tulad ng good read, beautiful at heart warming ay mga pang grade 1 adjectives.

A sensible review is written to be complete, rational and intelligent. And not for the sake of telling the whole world, Yes, I also read Twilight so I’m IN.

Nuff said.

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Just listened to Good Times hosted by DJ Mo and Mojo Jojo in 89.9. They were talking about Twilight and there’s actually a fan group called, the TwiHard? Uh… Poor Robert Pattinson, got a lot of negative feedback from crazy fangirls for portraying Edward Cullen.

Ikaw? How far will you go?