#throwback post: when I was reading Twilight in 2009

Nadumduman ko, may nabasahan ako kato anay nga quote (nalipatan ko kun diin) that says, never write something you would regret to be read in your own funeral... or something like that. Amo man dya guro nga daw haluson ako maka post sa una ko nga blog hay basi ikahuya ko akon mga sinulatan nga kuris-kuris. Pay tulad... ah, indi mo pagbasahon kun waay kaw nanami-an eh.

A leaf from my journal

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

"Just because we've been… dealt a certain hand… it doesn't mean that we can't choose to rise above — to conquer the boundaries of a destiny that none of us wanted." - Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (2005)

It's another rainy Tuesday morning… it doesn't make any difference to me though. I'm staying indoors again today. The number of my winged friends that come to die in my bed is significantly reduced. Thanks to the weather, I guess.

I had a wonderful time yesterday cracking my brains for writing again. It took the whole day to accomplish such. It's like I'm working again. I'm down on my last 100 pages of Twilight. It's interesting, indeed. Very easy to read. The love between Bella and Edward is overwhelmingly cheesy. Falling in love with your own food… what could be more tragic than that? Or creepier? Yes, we are discouraged from playing with our food, but we are never told not to obsessed over them. I shudder to think about special diets. But at least the love story of Bella and Edward has a happy-forever-after ending… I skimmed through the later books, hehehe.

I can somehow understand why this particular vampire story is appealing to readers. Edward Cullen is the best "noble savage"… a monster with a heart. His effort in fighting his very nature, because he doesn't want to be the monster that he is, for me reflects that choice "to rise above" and go the extra mile. More than that actually, he chose a different path. Sure, it took him more than his superpowers would allow him to accomplish this task. He did it anyway. Perhaps out of love… or out of his family's belief in goodness. It is also the price he has to pay for being a vampire with a conscience.

And Bella Swan is the perfect martyr. What could be more beautiful than giving up everything just to be with your love? She is literally worshiping the ground he walked on… who could blame her, he is a perfect predator. He is naturally attractive to his prey. Such unconditional love is what most people long for from a lover.

A lot could be learn from their restraint.

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... ay ay ay, abi ko journal entry dya, insa daw pang grade 6 nga reaction paper ang nasulat ko haw? 🤣🤣🤣