perks of being a wallflower
i finished reading the perks of being a wallflower, and it made me miss my elem and high school friends so badly. =(
i remember that transition from elementary to high school. how i only knew a few (5 to be exact, maloiks m, kate dc, kathleen s, rachelle r, and noel c) people in their first year too. but i have a childhood friend who was senior that year, and she's the president of the Athletics Club. I attended their meetings, and by my sophomore year, i was an active member in that club.
although the book tackled just the freshman year of Charlie, i wanted to narrate my own stories of my entire high school life. the friends i gained, friends i lost, friends i regained, and lost again. experiences and little mundane things that stick to my mind. i don't ever want to forget.
i wasn't exactly what you would call a wallflower. i wasn't always on the sidelines, observing. more often than i wanted to, i find myself in the middle of action back in my high school days. but the memories that are so clear to me, were when i was not in the middle of action.
the book used a letter type of writing, it's like reading someone else's journal. it reminded me of erlyn's journals (i am a keeper of a volume, one that i've read so many times). it makes it feel more personal.
i seriously want to write about my friends, and compile them. i want to be as honest as possible, so i have to write it thinking that nobody else will read it. because if i write it and i anticipate someone will read it in the future, i will have the tendency to sugar-coat things, to leave out really bad experiences and raw emotions. i want to remember it all, even the not-so-good ones.
i'll put this on my bucket list. but i want to do it soon, while i can still remember. as i've said, i don't ever want to forget. and with alfredo's memory as sharp as a dollar-store-quality plastic bread knife, i have to do it on my own. =P
where do i begin? a lot of people touched my life in those formative years. i'm afraid i'd miss somebody, and their stories will remain untold.
what is it with high school that makes it so darn special? =)
i remember that transition from elementary to high school. how i only knew a few (5 to be exact, maloiks m, kate dc, kathleen s, rachelle r, and noel c) people in their first year too. but i have a childhood friend who was senior that year, and she's the president of the Athletics Club. I attended their meetings, and by my sophomore year, i was an active member in that club.
although the book tackled just the freshman year of Charlie, i wanted to narrate my own stories of my entire high school life. the friends i gained, friends i lost, friends i regained, and lost again. experiences and little mundane things that stick to my mind. i don't ever want to forget.
i wasn't exactly what you would call a wallflower. i wasn't always on the sidelines, observing. more often than i wanted to, i find myself in the middle of action back in my high school days. but the memories that are so clear to me, were when i was not in the middle of action.
the book used a letter type of writing, it's like reading someone else's journal. it reminded me of erlyn's journals (i am a keeper of a volume, one that i've read so many times). it makes it feel more personal.
i seriously want to write about my friends, and compile them. i want to be as honest as possible, so i have to write it thinking that nobody else will read it. because if i write it and i anticipate someone will read it in the future, i will have the tendency to sugar-coat things, to leave out really bad experiences and raw emotions. i want to remember it all, even the not-so-good ones.
i'll put this on my bucket list. but i want to do it soon, while i can still remember. as i've said, i don't ever want to forget. and with alfredo's memory as sharp as a dollar-store-quality plastic bread knife, i have to do it on my own. =P
where do i begin? a lot of people touched my life in those formative years. i'm afraid i'd miss somebody, and their stories will remain untold.
what is it with high school that makes it so darn special? =)
posted by beng at
1:50 PM
3 Comments:
haha baket di mo tinuloy? i thought you were going to write it in this entry.
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erlyn, at 12:43 AM
no, a separate "book", i won't publish it here. hehe!
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beng, at 10:23 AM
ay daya hehehe
i got a pdf na of the perks of being a wallflower. ill probably start it by january or february, i need to clear out my currently-reading list.
did u post an entry na regarding pistoy's bday party?
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erlyn, at 8:52 PM
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