• Daddy: Nako, Hazel. Malapit na pala ang pasukan. Magcocollege ka na. Pano ba yan? Sa UP ka pa naman. Baka mamaya mahiyain ka ha. Bawal ang mahiyain. Saka dapat maalam ka na na mag-isa. Wag mo pababayaan pag-aaral mo ha. Mabait ka namang bata.
• Ako: Hindi, Daddy. Gabi ako lagi uuwi sa dorm tapos lagi ako maglalasing. Magyoyosi na din. Tapos paguwi ko dito, may boyfriend na ako. Tapos hihinigi ako sa inyo ng maraming pera. Tapos papabayaan ko na pag-aaral ko.
• Daddy: (tawa ng tawa) Tapos ang kapatid mo daw naging Architect. Lalapit ka sakanya, hihingi ng pera pambili ng gatas.
• Ako: Gatas? May anak na ako?
• Daddy: Nagasawa ka daw ng maaga e.
• Ako: HAHAHA. Nako. Nakakatakot na ang mga nagaganap.
• Daddy: Di naman mangyayari yun sayo kahit kelan, alam ko.

I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t. There was something about doing something I’ve done before but didn’t end up too well that makes me feel foolish. Once is enough, they say. Twice is stupidity.

Guy: May tumawag lang. 

Me: Gf mo?

Guy: Wala akong gf. Nagbreak na kami.

Me: True love waits. Haha. Pero pwede pa din naman magdate di ba?

Guy: What do you mean?

Me: Date? Di mo alam ang date?

Guy: Ano? Magddate tayo? Ang gulat ko naman sa’yo.

Me: Grabe. Wala ako sinabe. Hinde a.

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It has happened before. The flirt and the goody-goody. The badass and the “angel”. (Chokes my own words)

That guy’s way too assuming for his own good. I wished I never dropped the hint I thought he was good-looking. 

And now I’m doing the same process. The process of flirting seemingly with no “strings” attached yet…and then when the conversation becomes:

Guy: May bf ka ba?

Me: Wala.

Guy: Pwede mag-apply?

Me: Hindi e.

Guy: Bakit hindi?

Me: Hindi ako nagpapaloko e.

Guy: Mukha ba akong manloloko? Hindi ako ganun.

Me: Sorry if I judged you. Can we be friends?

There’s the so-called “friendzone”. I honestly think people misinterpret it for a totally different thing. Girls do that not because they don’t like you guys. They do it because they want to get to know you better without the constant pressure of knowing you’re into her. 

(If I were a guy and a girl “friendzoned” me, I’d totally take advantage of it and spend every freakin minute of the day with her and go all, “Friends hang around all the time so don’t complain.” And then wait for her to fall for me.)

Anyway, I don’t want to do this anymore. 

But he’s cute. And it’s hard to resist.

:|

• Him: Dude.
• Me: Hey.
• Him: Para akong...tae kanina.
• Me: Baket?
• Him: Kinakausap mo ako wala naman ako sinabe.
• Me: Ah. Haha. Ayus lang. Ganun ka naman sadya e.
• Him: Aw. :(( Nasagot mo na ba yung pm?
• Me: Oo. Sabi ko hindi dahil andun lang naman ako sa movie booth.
• Him: Pwede dito ko na lang sabihin?
• Me: Sure.
• Him: Pwede sumakay tayo sa ferris wheel sa fair? Para naman makabawi ako sayo.
• Me: Sure! :)
• Him: Talaga, payag ka?
• Me: Uh...yeah?
• Him: Libre ko.
• Me: GAME!
• *highschool oh highschool*

• Daddy: May barya ka ba?
• Me: Wala akong pera.
• Daddy: *hands me money* Yan. May pera ka na.
• Me: o.O (wtf face)

• Kapatid ko: Sa school mo din ako mag-cocollege.
• Ako: WAG!
• Kapatid ko: Baket naman hindi?
• Ako: Ayoko nga may kapatid. Baka magsumbong ka.
• Kapatid ko: Baket? Anu pag gagawin mo dun na kasumbong-sumbong? Paninigarilyo?
• Ako: Ew. Hinde. Pano kung gusto ko maglasing ha? OH!
• Kapatid ko: SO? E di maglalasing din ako. Walang basagan ng trip!
• Ako: Sige! Bahala ka!
• Kapatid ko: Oh sure!

• Classmate 1: Uy ang taba mo Hazel.
• Me: -.-
• Classmate 2: (may sinabi)
• Classmate 1: Oh. Pakinig mo? Yaan na daw na mataba. May nagmamahal pa din naman daw sayo.
• Me: Sino? Wala naman e.
• Classmate 1 & 2: *looks at each other and laughs*
• Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. KDOT.

• Me: hey. There's the fertility tree. Let's go there.
• Johan: Isn't that the place where couples make out?
• Me: Let's see.
• *walks over and sees a couple*
• Me: On second thought.
• Johan: Let's go somewhere else.
• Me: HAHAHAHAHAHA.

• Guy: Nagkaboyfriend ka na ba?
• Me: Hindi pa. Ikaw, nakailang gf ka na?
• Guy: Isa pa lang. Yung dati mong nakita na kasama ko.
• Me: Eh, talaga? Di ako naniniwala.
• Guy: Tong itsura kong ito, mahirap paniwalaan?
• Me: You didn't seem like that kind of guy kasi.
• Guy: Ano tingin mo saken, chickboy? Hahaha.
• Me: Sa totoo lang, oo e. E bakit wala kang ibang niligawan?
• Guy: Ganyan naman lagi first impression saken. Wala pa ako ibang nagugustuhan e.
• Me: Eh yung mga kaibigan mo chickboy.
• Guy: Hindi. May mga true love din ang mga yun.
• Me: True love? HAHAHAHA.
• Guy: Ako nga di ko pa nahahanap ang true love ko.
• Me: Naniniwala ka don?
• Guy: Bakit hindi.
• Me: OK. Wala lang. Natatawa ako sayo.

• Guy: Gusto kita.
• Me: Haha. You barely know me.
• Guy: E ano naman. Gusto lang naman ah.
• Me: OH? Ganun yun? E di ang dami ko na pala nagustuhan. Gusto din pala kita. Wow. Hahaha.
• Guy: Gusto mo ko? Ang assuming ko masyado.
• Me: Sure. Basta yung definition mo ng "gusto" ang susundin.
• Guy: Hindi ko gets.
• Me: HAHAHA. Good night.
• Guy: OK. I like you. Good night.

• Cousin: I can't imagine ending up with an ugly guy.
• Me: Why not? Cause you're pretty?
• Cousin: Yeah. And then everyone will keep whispering about it and all that crap about the cruel twist of fate.
• Me: You know, there's only one reason an ugly guy can be accepted for you.
• Cousin: What?
• Me: If he's got this really awesome personality and everyone you knew knows him very well. They would never judge him for how he looks.
• Cousin: So let me get this straight, it's either a good-looking guy or an ugly guy with an awesome personality?
• Me: Those are my options too. =)))))))

• Me: Tinatanong nga ako kung nagagwapuhan daw ako sayo.
• Guy: Oh, ano sabi mo.
• Me: Sabi ko "Matangkad."
• Guy: Aww yun lang.
• Me: Yun lang.
• Guy: OK.
• Me: Yiee. Alam mo naman na gwapo ka.
• Guy: Oo nga. Hahaha.

• *A girl's POV*
• Me: Roma, I think Fatima is getting prettier.
• Roma: (looks) You're right. She is beautiful.
• *A guy's POV*
• Me: Chris, didn't you notice that Fatima is getting beautiful?
• Chris: (looks) WTF happened to your eyes Hazel *laughs mockingly*
• Me: Nothing's wrong with my eyes. It's you and your prejudice.

• Rico: (looking at the girls' feet) They all looks so unstable.
• Me: Pam's got 3 inches of heels.
• Rico: I wonder if they'll fall if I push them.
• *pushes Pam. Pam stumbles*
• Me: HAHAHAHAHA.
• Pam: >:| (WTF??????)

• Me: So I read this story about a girl who fell head over heels in love with this guy. But the guy had to leave the town. They couldn't be together. She was broken-hearted for a long time. She never stopped hoping. But then, ten years later, she meets this other guy. And they were so madly in love.
• Kim: And then?
• Me: The guy from her past suddenly pops out of nowhere and forces her to make a decision.
• Kim: Who did she choose?
• Me: The unexpected romance.
• Kim: ...
• Me: You know...maybe that's just how love is like. Sometimes ten years or any other amount of time doesn't matter. As long as you love that person. You'll be willing to forget and just be happy.
• Kim: ANG DRAMA MO HAZEL!!!!

• Jenn: He takes relationships seriously. When he's in one, his goal is a long term one.
• Me: Did he have a girlfriend?
• Jenn: Yes. They were together for four years.
• Me: Were? What happened?
• Jenn: The girl changed.