Ninesilos on MIBF 2015!

Hairu, guys! I just want you to know that I'll be coming to Manila this September 18-26, for MIBF - Manila International Book Fair! Kung sino man yung taga-Manila sa inyo sana maka-attend din kayo nun para makita ko kayo! Ahihihi!

To God be the glory!

By the way, bibigyan ko ng "souvenir items" ang mga readers ko na makikita ko sa MIBF! Sana isa kayo dun! See you!

--ninesilos

To know more about MIFB, please refer to this link: http://www.manilabookfair.com/

Beauty and the Beat

Hairu, mga mahal kong readers! Sorry medyo natagalan akong magpost dito sa blog ko. Masyado akong naging busy sa layp, eh, hanggang update muna ako sa stories ko sa Wattpad--hindi pa ako masyadong makakablog. Pero susubukan kong mag-update here hanggang sa makakaya ko haha!

Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, may bago akong story, entitled, "Beauty and the Beat." Prequel po ito ng My Atheist Boyfriend--which recently ended with good feedback from you, guys! Ang success ng MAB ay success din ninyo.

Story Synopsis:

A man who stopped believing in God and a woman who loves God. His life is shits and curses while she prays and never ceases. The beauty and the beat.

Chapters:

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Bakit Gusto Kong Magsulat Winner

Hairu mga neenja!!! So eto na, sorry if late na akong nagpost nito...medyo naging busy ang layp ni coach eh. But then again, kahit busy ako masyado hindi ko pa rin kayo matiis! Anywoot, di ba may pacontest ako sa Wattpad ko? Yep. Tingnan mo sa HANGOUT NG MGA NEENJA book ko sa Wattpad. Dun ko kinompile mga updates at tips ng pagsusulat.

Syempre dahil may pacontest ako, ibig sabihin meron talagang winner! At yan ay walang iba kundi si AMBERZELIN!

So eto pala ang entry ni AMBERZELIN. BAASAA~

Bakit Gusto Kong Magsulat?

Noon ang rason ko sa sarili ko kung bakit ako nagsusulat ay dahil wala lang, dahil gusto ko lang. To me, writing didn't have that much bearing, for me writing was just a way to pass through a boring day. Nagsusulat lang ako noon dahil wala akong magawa. It was my way of getting myself out of boredom. But that was before I went to college.

In college I have to live in a new environment, somewhat different from what I'm used to. And I got to meet new people who didn't have a clue of who I am. Andun ako sa process na pangangapa. Hindi ako yung loner kid nang first day sa college, isa ako dun sa grupong nambulabog ng katahimikan nong araw. Salamat sa Facebook, I got to befriend some blockmates before school started, so I wasn't exactly a loner. Magtataka ka siguro kung ano ang kinalaman ng college life ko sa paghahanap ng rason kung bakit ako nagsusulat, kung bakit gusto kong magsulat.

Well, here it is.

May isang taong biglang nagparealize sa akin na "I have trust issues". Actually I have too many issues. Mahirap mang aminin pero totoo. It may seem that I trust you pero may mga bagay na itatago ko sayo. Ganon akong tao, and I hate it when people are trying to break those barriers that I've built myself in. One time tinanong niya ako kung meron akong diary, nagtaka ako kung bakit and then he explained to me, "You're very secretive and I just wanted to know where you keep all those thoughts of yours."

And then it hit me. Wattpad.

So I started browsing through my stories, I started reading them and I realized something.

Kung papansinin yung stories ko, it's all about fictional creatures that may or may not be real, but plots. Now that's a different story. No I am not trying to plug any of my stories here, I'm just trying to explain something that I've tried so hard to realize. Isang bagay na mahirap aminin sa part ko, pero as a part of moving on from that stage, I want to share it.

My plots are about people getting socially rejected, I was writing about people not trusting others with what they know and how they felt. About people doubting their capabilities and about people trying so hard to put up a happy smile through everything they've been through. I was writing about people who were standing up for what they believe in, and people trying to be strong for the future.

Believe me or not, I was shocked to literally that come through the pages of my story.

Yes I was socially rejected (before my 2nd year in high school where I found my clique, Iisang school lang ang inatendan ko ever since preparatory school hanggang high school), I tried to fit in to people who probably didn't really want me. I've always doubted what I can do and never really had the guts to stand up for what I wanted. I was basically writing about what I felt, and what I wanted to be.

At ngayon siguro masasagot ko na yung tanong na "bakit gusto kong magsulat?"

I am Zelina, seventeen years old at isang BS Psychology student. Isang course na hindi ko kailan man naisip na papasukan ko. Pero it served me well. At nagsusulat ako dahil ito ang paraan ko paglabas ng totoong ako, dahil dito ko nasasabi ang gusto kong sabihin, dito ko nagagawa ang mga gusto kong sabihin, dito ko nagagawa ang mga gusto kong gawin. Dahil dito ako masaya.

Yay, na touched talaga ako nito. Anyway, dahil nanalo ka Zelina, eto ang premyong book mo! Ipapadala ko na sayo to eh.

Secretly Dating #SDRelateMuch Corner

Huehue, guys! At dahil love na love ko sina Aryen at David, at dahil love niyo rin ang kwelang story nila ay naisipan kong gumawa ng tribute for them. Miss ko na kasi sila, eh! huehue.

Miss niyo din ba sila?

If yes, i-huehue na yan!

Natutuwa ako kasi marami na ang naiinspire sa story nina Aryen at David--I really didn't expect na aabot ito ng more than 19k reads! Akala ko kasi walang nagbabasa ng Christian Romance slash Comedy. Pero akala ko lang pala! Asyumera din ako minsan, huehue!

Ano ba ang meron dito?

Guys, if natuwa ka rin sa story nina Aryen at David, i-huehue mo na yan! Di, joke lang. Ano ba talaga? Well, pasyensya na, gusto ko lang talaga marinig at mabasa ang FEEDBACK niyo about sa story. Gusto ko din mabasa if saan sa story KAYO NAKAKARELATE.

Yes po, hastag relateMuch tayo dito.

If isa ka sa readers na nakakarelate sa Secretly Dating!, sana ishare mo sa amin kung saang part ka nakakarelate, at kung ano ang natutunan mo sa story nila. May realizations ka ba? Insights? Suggestions? Violent reaction? I-huehue mo na yan sa comment section!Huehue.

If you feel #SDRelateMuch sa story nina Aryen at David, feel free to communicate with us below! Para na rin mabasa ng ibang readers kung ano ba ang natutunan mo sa SD. Okay lang na "anonymous" ka, wala namang pilitan kung ayaw mong sabihin ang buong name mo. Ang importante ay ma-share mo din sa ibang tao ang mga natutunan mo sa SD!

Eggsoyted much na ako sa #SDRelateMuch niyo! (credits to @Blemisheart16 sa eggsoyted niya! huehue)

Aabangan ko ang #SDRelateMuch corner niyo! I-comment niyo lang sa baba!

Huehue.

Kbye.

Godbless.

David and Aryen

Kuya Grey

Ate Clarice

I am a Wattpader!

Alam mo ba kung ano ang Wattpad? Siguro oo, siguro hindi. It's a famous reading/writing platform na patok na patok sa buong mundo, bata man o matanda. And yes, I'm a certified user of Wattpad.

At first, reader lang talaga ako dun hanggang sa naengganyo ako ng kaibigan ko na ipublish ang stories ko sa Wattpad. May mga stories na din akong nagawa noon pa man, pero hindi ko lang pinapabasa sa iba. Kaya naman ng maengganyo ako sa Wattpad, sinubukan ko na ring magpublish dun ng stories. And I become addicted to it.

"I am a Wattpader!"

Yan ang slogan namin sa signature tshirt namin para sa aming Wattpad Meetup dito sa Dakbayan ng Dabaw. Opo. Hindi lang ako nagsusulat sa Wattpad, sumasali na rin ako ng mga meetups sa aming Dakbayan. Huehue. Sa katunayan, may balak kami ng kaibigan ko pumunta sa Manila this coming September, may MIBF kasi -- Manila International Book Fair. 


Yesness, ganyan na ako kainlab sa Wattpad. Huehue. Marami kasi akong naging kaibigan at nabasang stories na may napupulutang aral. At naiinspire din ako kasi yung mga readers ko ay naiinspire din sa mga nagawa kong stories, especially when it comes to Christian Romance/Comedy.

Ngayong May 9, 2015 ay gaganapin ang Davao Wattpad Meetup sa Villa Margarita Hotel, JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada Davao City. Isa ako sa mga admins ng organizer, si Eunice, ang napakakwelang mommie ko. Sana sa susunod na meetup ay kasali na din kayo! I especially want to meet my readers din! Huehue.

Blugre Coffee Shop, SM Lanang

Blugre Coffee Shop, SM Lanang

One thing I love about coffee shops is the ambiance. Elegant, relaxing, cozy and quiet. That's why even though it costs me some money and time, it wouldn't matter, I'm not just paying for the coffee anyway, but the place. One of my favorite coffee shops here in Davao is the Blugre Coffee Shop.

There are several Blugre's in Davao. There is one in Landco Corporate Building located at Bajada, and you can find one in SM Davao Ecoland Drive, one in Matina Town Square and one in SM Lanang. But among these locations, my favorite spot is the Blugre at SM Lanang located at the top floor. The reason is that the location is more relaxing, and just outside the shop you can feel the fresh air from above, and there are fountains too right outside the place.

Me, reading the coffee menu from afar.

Blugre Durian Coffee

My best choice at Blugre is their Durian Coffee. I love it so much that I couldn't forget the taste. It tastes more of durian, but the coffeeness is still there. The only thing I dislike about it is that as you drink half way, you could finally feel that it's so sweet, too sweet for my salty tongue. If you have a sweet tooth, this might be the best choice of coffee you could ever get. As for me, I like sweet foods but, I can't endure too much of it.

If you're a coffee hunter, you might as well enjoy the coffees at Blugre, and I recommend you drop a visit at SM Lanang's Blugre. From time to time I go there, too, just exploring alone the places because that's my sort of entertainment you know. But sometimes, when my sister is not busy with her studies, I bring her with me.

A Coffee Lover's Perspective

Sometimes other people don't get why coffee lovers really love going to coffee shops, when you can just actually buy a commercialized coffee from any stores, which is actually cheaper and simpler to make. Well, it's different if you go to coffee shops, different in a lot of ways. For me it's not all about coffee, but it's also about the place and the soothing feeling you get whenever you look at the delicious cakes presented on each divider. It's not about money, it's not about luxury and show-offs, it's about the feeling I get whenever I see lots of people going in and out to coffee shops wearing such different faces, it's the joy I get whenever I sip my coffee and tastes that its good, and think to myself that "This is good coffee. And I'm not the only person who enjoys this coffee. The owner must be happy."

If I'm the owner of a coffee shop, and I see that my customer is happy, I will be happy too.

Health tips: By the way, if you drink coffee, be sure to drink a lot of water afterwards or any time later. You see, like sodas, coffee is not a substitute for water.

300 Rise of an Empire: Seriously Not Recommended for Kids

I recently watched the movie "300 Rise of an Empire" with my cousin and Uncle at home. It was the follow-up to the 2007 film "300" taking place before, during, and after the events of the latter film. Honestly, I was itching to watch this film because I was fond of 3oo before, and simply because I liked the actor behind King Leonidas. Here came we watched it, and there was too much blood that my eyes couldn't take.

In the first part of the movie, I was enjoying it. But there  was blood here and there, and then later on the fighting events became more gross, more evil and heartless. I tried so hard to endure the bloodiness. I even screamed at one point when a Persian soldier sliced the Greek soldier's head into two, and it was so clear, so vivid, and so detailed. Blood gushing out directly from head, cut arms and legs, brutal piercing of sword and sliced intestines.

Immediately upon seeing those brutal war, I remembered my younger brother, Egay, aged thirteen. Just some days ago, I remembered he bought a DVD of 3oo Rise of an Empire, and I was suddenly distraught. I said to myself, "Oh no! Egay shouldn't watch this! No, no, no. Kids mustn't watch this kind of movie! It's too brutal to be true!"

And then I grabbed my phone and sent this message to my Mom:

"Did Egay watch the movie 300 already? If not, please, please, please tell him not to watch it. Tell him Ate Neen doesn't recommend that movie to him. It's too brutal and gross, totally not good for kids. Thanks Mom."

Then Mom said, "Not yet. I'll confiscate it from him then."

I WAS TOTALLY RELIEVED when Mom said that he hadn't watch it yet. Because you see, the movie was good, the story was good, the production was good--but it was not good for kids to watch such brutality! It can traumatize the kids mentality, you know.

Yes, most kids do understand the war concepts, and it's really a good thing if you make them understand the fighting stuff. In fact, parents should watch with their kids together, and make then understand the complicated parts of the movie. However, 300 Rise of an Empire was too much of brutality, too much war, too much blood and really, really gross.

So, as an older sister of four siblings, I don't highly recommend this movie to kids like them. I don't know about you. But I hope you understand my point.

You don't like your kid watching a brain gushing out from a human's skull, do you?

Finally, a Blogger on Blogger.

Hello everyone, I'm Me, Jenine Silos at your humble service. I created this blogger account in behalf of my writing career, and well, I want to dominate Blogger as I have dominated Wordpress. You can say that I want to build connections through here, too, isn't that  a normal thing? Hoho.

Anyway, you might be wondering who I am, especially for the first timers who randomly came across to this site. By now you know my name right, but you don't know who I am. Let's start with basic introduction. 

I'm an Information Technologist, my homeland is General Santos City but I currently stay at Davao and mind you, I am in love with this brilliant city. Well, I'm not saying General Santos is not brilliant okay, it's just that I am more in love with Davao. That's how good it is here, and very safe, too. You wanna come here now? Or planning to? Just leave a comment, or send me a message, and I will tour you around. Woho, I sound like I'm advertising this city.

My main source of income is being a web developer, and now I'm targeting to be a graphics designer. I'm good with PHP and sometimes I'm in love with it. The framework I specialized in is Wordpress, so honestly, if you find my website here quite plain looking, don't blame me okay? I don't specialized in Blogger platform. I'm a Wordpress geek. But I want to be flexible to almost anything, so I tried Blogger, that's why here I am. You will see me more often now, haha.

Aside from making websites, I also manage my client's social media. That makes me a Social Media Manager and a Web Developer. In fact, I have a favorite client for two years, and his name is Gary Micheloni, a coach from America. He is very kind you know, and supports me in almost a lot of things, especially regarding my field of work and even in my writing career. You can say that I am too blessed to have known him, not just a client but also as a friend and a mentor. In point of fact, I give him a high respect.

So, what's this blog all about? Well, as I said, this will be my extension of my writing path. I write articles that I'll publish here, may it be self-help or how to's. However, my contents here would be more on the lifestyle here in Davao, or in GenSan, and wherever my feet lead me to. I will serve as your Virtual Tourist Guide and will give you tips and maps around the city I live at, in case you plan to visit the safest city in the Philippines. 

Well, I won't take too much of your time so, I'll end it here for the moment. If you are reading by this far, I shall congratulate you, and I beg of you, please add me to your circles and connect with me. I shall love to interact. 

With all the best,

Jenine Silos, Founder of MediaSilos