BOOK REVIEW

LUMAYO KA NGA SA AKIN (Stay Away From Me)

Bob Ong

Grade: 4 out of 5

If you are looking for a trilogy book rolled into one, then this book is definitely for you. It is a three-part book which offers satirical comedy from beginning to end. Providing old antics mixed with new cranks, Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin tackles not only of personal issues but also political and social awareness. It's genre is a combination of action, romance, comedy, horror, suspense, thrill, animation, advertising, music videos and a lot more.

Bob Ong, known for his comic yet striking comedy, has written the book in a way that readers would have to make a double take to lengthen the comic experience. Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin promises not only to tickle your funny bones but also to instill real-life lessons and moral values.

Most of the time, Ong tries to remind Filipinos their traditional values they used to live up with. This was delivered in a way that a reader would laugh it out, but would pause for awhile and think if it does happen in reality.

Although, there were times when the jokes seemed like they were cutout from newspaper write-ups; however, Ong managed to pull it off by backing it up with a funny nonsense comedy.

Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin is an ideal comic illustration converted into scripts, with effects and other superficial elements. You wouldn't be ashamed of getting your own copy, and once read, shelving it beside your Shakespeare collections.

Words from The Pink Diary

It's been over a year since the last time I had opened this and made a post. God knows how much I missed this. Now, I'm starting from scratch (again). It's not that I felt reborn for that matter. It's only that things have changed a lot since I, well, left.

Now that I'm back, I wish to update my blog as much as possible (as often as possible, too!). With a promising new look, I will be adding images on my blogs, too - for much enjoyable viewing. For my avid readers, DO NOT FRET! You're favorite novels will be updated in time.

I really appreciate all of your time for visiting, reading, commenting, and, ahem, rating my blog.

Thank you for your support.

Always,

The Pink Diary

UnNoticed

I watched you from afar

and held my hand close to my heart

I knew you would not notice me

our distance kept us apart

The way you smile could brighten me

it always brings me sunshine

but it wouldn't matter at all

'cause i know i can't call you mine

When you walk right past me

I could hear my heart beats fast

I wish you would stay for awhile

to make this joyful moment last

The way I feel for you could mean so much

And it wouldn't be enough to give me just one touch

I wish, so soon, you would feel it too

Love me, sweet, the way I love you.

Love, No More

I was in love once

And all I thought were the happy things

The things we did together

And the moments where nothing else mattered

As we danced in the moonlight

I was as light as a feather

While his arm wrapped around my body

I was so close to him I could smell his scent

We had some wine

To warm our soul

We held each other

And never let go

We made love under the stars

I gave him a kiss, a passionate one

Distance between us was never afar

And the shivers we once felt was then gone

So I fell asleep in his arms

I was a baby next to him

I felt secured and felt warmth

The next thing, I was in his dream

But when I woke up in the morning

I suddenly felt strange

The man next to me, silently sleeping

Was a man I never though would change

I felt unusually alarmed

As I looked at him, fast asleep

I thought I might be harmed

So I got up, and off the bed, I leapt

I left him without guilt in my heart

I know it would be best that we part

Because it would hurt him to know, for sure

That I felt no love for him, no more

Day 1: What's your favorite color?



Color everywhere



Each of us has his own definition of colors, depending on our visualization of things. Colors represent a lot of things in life. Some simply describe the emotions and characteristics of a person. Other colors define the appearance of nature.

Green for dew

Most of the time, we use colors to differentiate one thing from the other (e.g. green leaves, blue sky, yellow ribbon, etc.) and some people would use colors to describe what they feel emotionally, on a daily basis. Say, when someone is sad, he'd say he feels blue or when someone is naughty, somebody would say that person is being green.

My favorite colors were not based purely on what I believed when I was a kid, like some people do. Little girls love pink because that's what little girls should like. Boys like blue because that's what little boys should like. It's not about that.

The colors I see as favorite reflect my personality, my emotions, my passion - my whole self. These are the colors that highlight me:



Green is all about nature, right?



Green - Green has been the color of nature for the longest time now. It signifies health, wisdom, wealth, growth and birth. It also represents new life and pristine. I started liking green when I was on high school. I found green to be very relaxing. Like blue, it doesn't strike heavy impacts to my vision. Whenever I am out of the house, green never fails to captivate me.



Pink tulips for love



 Pink - Pink symbolizes unconditional love, faithfulness, compassion, and friendship. It always brings the best of my emotional dimension. Always expect me to be very calm, emotional and extra sensitive whenever I wear pink.

Blue - Blue is one of the primary colors of the color wheel. Being one of the most popular and most favorite colors, blue has became a dimensional color. It has been used at different aspects. It signifies patience, loyalty, peace of mind, and spirituality. Like green, it relaxes my inner self and enhances my mentality.



Spirituality and peace of mind



Naming one color as a favorite may not be far from possible, but most of us choose to have more options.

What's your favorite color?



Choose your color



Infatuation

I wondered how it would feel...

     if ever you'd kiss me on my lips

     if ever you'd hold my hand

     if ever you'd take me to a dance

     if ever you'd lie beside me on the sand.

I wondered how it would feel...

     whenever you'd ask me to touch you

     whenever you'd ask me to kiss you

     whenever you'd ask me if I love you

     and I wouldn't know what I should do.

Although, I know how it feels...

     to stay right beside you

     as you tell me the things you want in life

     I know how it feels to hear those words, that I doubt if it's true

     and cuts me inside... just like a knife

I should know how it feels...

    when you tell me that you love me

    and no one else, but just me alone

    and you say those words, not as someone who's drunk

    but as someone who's afraid to let me go

I wish to know how it feels...

    when you tell me that you need me

    as someone that you love

    and hearing those words straight from you

    would mean so much to me, then it'll be enough