Today while I was on my way to spend the 100 Dirhams my husband left for me, I met a very interesting guy. After exchanging pleasantries, I discovered he made me discover he was a writer. For a writer, this guy surely loves to talk.
Guy: So you write? What’s your genre?
Me: I actually studied scriptwriting for theatre but I haven’t been practicing…
Guy: Oh, I wrote a script once for a CCP show.
Me: Really? That’s cool. I write online.
Guy: You blog?
I smile and nodded.
Guy: I hope you’re not one of those on-line diaries. I don’t read those stuffs. People who post pictures of themselves, talk about themselves, why do they think people care about their lives…
In my head I was clicking UNSUBSCRIBE.
Guy: You know, when I write, I make it a point to write something important, something that people would learn from. You get my point?
Oh, he’s still here.
Me: So what do you write about?
Guy: I’ve been working on a project since last year. It’s about (blah blah blah). I was planning to submit it to the Palanca Awards. You know, the highest literary awards in the Philippines? You know?
Me: Yeah.
He continued on talking until finally his ride came. I let out a huge (I’ll say it again) HUGE sigh of relief like a vacuum cleaner was just unplugged and taken far away from me.
Yes, wise guy, I am an online blogger who posts pictures of herself and talks about herself. I’d rather do that online than torture strangers on the streets.
Oh and I forgot to mention, I already won my PALANCA.
With my cool mentor, Mr. Glenn Mas
So who do you choose, the self-centered blogger or the self-righteous person you can’t click away?
VIOLETOLOGY 
Vi, you’re so benta talaga! :)) I love youuu.
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CHA LAKI! Hahahah! I love your name 🙂 love love love MISS YOU!
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Ahlabyu bayu. ❤
Deserving ka talaga diyan sa Palanca na 'yan. Hope I get one in this lifetime. 🙂
At Violetology reader din ako.
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yehey! score for violetology! haha.
jev, sulat ka na kasi. I believe in my heart na kaya mo yan. pareho tyo ng mentors e 🙂 go!
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its my first time to read your blogs ate. .and i actually like it. .^_^. .i’ll visit ur blog again. .
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Welcome to violetology Juvy Mae! Oh sure 🙂 come back, come back! thanks for dropping a comment 🙂
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I had no idea you won a Palanca, Violet! Wow, you’re so awesome! Whoever the hell that obnoxious, self-righteous “writer” is, I obviously would rather read your “online crap” haha
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Yep 🙂 Year 2009 graduation year 🙂 Tsk, tsk, you read online crap, you should go read something you could learn from. Haha. high five!
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Hey, I am a Violetology junkie, so what does that make me? LOL. You have been dinging on my phone notification constantly in the past weeks! Like everyday! So I read— the only entertainment I have while twiddling my thumbs at work.
So thanks to your self center-ish- ness, I am able to get my 2 minute fix on days like these! 🙂 I read your blogs more than I write mine hahaha is that sad?
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now this is the top comment of the week 🙂 Haha. I think I need to give you a prize, but you’re anonymous. haha.
write yours! write yours! so that we self-centred blogs dominate!
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I wasn’t logged in when I posted that comment haha Now, you can even take a mugshot 🙂
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haha! now what prize do i give.. hmmmm…
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I read ’em both for different reasons.
Hey, you read Savage Chickens, too!
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yes ate! actually ngayon lng ulit. I was reading them nung college pa and then I stopped. Funny diba?
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burn! (sizzle.sizzle)
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what are you cooking?
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“Palanca award? Ah, so that’s the Palanca–that’s what they gave me for the play I wrote.”
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hahaha. I wasn’t in bitchy mode e 😦 my dad once told me there is more wisdom in the silent. haha.
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