The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

I’ve read this almost a year ago, before my junior year began. Thanks to Elaine for lending the book to me. Best book I’ve read so far in my entire life. And before I start my actual review, I am sure as hell excited for the movie this year!

I’ve read the book twice (cause the book ain’t mine haha) but everything I read was stuck in my head. If I will be asked what book I want to carry along to a 365-day vacation, I would tell them The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. It’s the kind of book you’ll never get tired of reading. Well, at least for me.

I have this habit of looking up quotes, usually one-liners, on the internet and I will eventually end up to a song or book. I looked up ”Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.” , and it led me to the book. I searched for other quotes until I was convinced it is a good read. Since it was getting popular when I found out about the book I always ran out of stock, lame right? Until my friend got it and I just borrowed. I was so in to it I’ve read it for 2 days, I didn’t really read the book straight haha. I read it again after a day of finishing it. :)

Charlie was the narrator of the book. The whole book was Charlie’s perspective of everything. His life, school and the like. In the beginning of the book he explains how he’s such an awkward freshman. And then he became friends with Patrick and Sam, brother and sister, and both a senior and were about to leave at the end of the year. We learn about Charlie’s life on the process of reading the book. How he met his teacher, Bill and how he gained friends.

During the course of the book, Charlie experiments on drugs and relationships. And we encounter Charlie’s sister’s boyfriend being all abusive, Patrick’s identity crisis and how his feelings for Sam grew into something more.

There was this part when this conversation, not so sure if it was Patrick or another guy at the party they attended.

“He’s a wallflower.”
“You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.”

Yes, I completely memorize those lines. I even have a few more. It’s a very quotable book, guys! (Very quotable that I wrote my favorite lines on paper. Hahaha) Anyway, upon reading those line, it hit me why it was titled “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

I never met a Charlie in my life, ever. I’m still hoping I would meet someone like him. He’s the kind of guy who values people around him. He’s such an ideal lover and an ideal friend to have. You can feel his presence in every page of the book, I swear.

“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” - I remember quoting this and actually putting this in my description box on my blog last summer. Because I was totally feeling the same thing Charlie felt.

It’s kind of similar to The Catcher in the Rye, the book I’ve read after this one. Our class moderator lent it to me but I wasn’t able to finish it, sad. I may buy myself a copy of these 2 good reads as soon as possible. I miss Charlie’s presence and I want to read the book again before the movie starts showing.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

I wanted to have this version of the book, lol. The cover was everything! :)

“If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” - Miles “Pudge” Halter

That exact line was the line I looked up last summer. It was all over my dashboard, yeah my reblog blog haha. I find it interesting and deep so I wanted to know where it was from and what he/she meant. It brought me to Looking for Alaska.

I had no idea about the book and when I saw the actual book, it has this “before and after” at the back. I was like “before what? after what? why will nothing be the same after?” I got curious so I bought the book anyway. I didn’t read much about the book. I just checked some quotes from the book. Ended up reading this book for 3 times until now. Haha.

This time, it was Miles’s perspective. He had no social life in Florida and he decides to go to Culver Creek, a boarding school where his dad went. But having no social life and it was his dad’s school aren’t the reason why he wanted to transfer. He wanted to read lots of books and he was searching for the Great Perhaps. He was also fond of memorizing people’s last words.

He met Chip or the Colonel, his dorm mate. And he eventually introduced him to Alaska, who he finds really attractive. Then met Takumi. He had friends not like in Florida. His parents tried to warn him about everything. As much as he doesn’t want to get involved into such things, he did anyway because the weekday warriors thought the Colonel ratted Paul and Marya.

Pudge was the kind of guy who I find really interesting. Oh, wait. I find all of them interesting cause they do not-so-good things like smoke and drink but they still had good grades. Enough said. Hahaha. Well, everyone of them are different, like really different from each other but still got along well. That’s real friendship over there. They had their backs for each other.

I can’t possibly tell the whole story, I would be such a spoiler. So anyway, Alaska was kind of mysterious for me. She said things like she intended not to be understood. It was crazy reading the book for the first time but it kept me really excited for what would happen next.

“Sometimes I don’t get you”
“That’s the point, you never get me.” 

Like Pudge, I never got Alaska until the Barn Night. I was shocked but I understood why she hated home, she never even called it home. She brought Pudge to the Great Perhaps then POOF! She was gone.

I understood now why it was never the same and I guess I’ll leave it to you guys to find out. It’s just that, I kind of related to Alaska. She was suffering and she wanted to to get out of that labyrinth of suffering, straight and fast.

It’s a book that dealt with life and death. Not exactly like it but it was telling how different it was to be with someone for a while and then poof! she’s gone. It tells how people act and change after a loss. How they deal with their lives after one’s death. It’s showed what will happen to us when someone we love just disappears. Nothing will ever be the same.

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| top: trifted | shorts: benetton |watch: swatch | bracelets: the bead shop |

| fedora hat: metro dept store | sneakers: converse slim |

Wild Ones

Elaine and I had our Wednesdate yesterday, it's been 3 weeks since we last bonded, it felt like forever though. So we planned to go to GH ourselves, like commute all the way from Pasig to GH. It was such an adventure for me cause it was my first time to ride a jeep going there. And we were so damn lucky!!! Nah, nat rily. The tiangge was closed. We eventually went there for nothing but Army Navy. Shared lots of kwento to this bitch cause we don't really talk thru internet about lots of stuff. :)

classic burger, milkshake and fries for lunch. got soooooo full haha

Went around shopsville instead and I bought accessories, a tank top and a bikini.

2nd attempt and ate was still there hahahaha

1st attempt, hi ate hahaha

Out of nowhere we decided to head to The Fort to chill. I convinced her to ride a cab to be time wise and it's hassle free. Well, because I have knowledge about the way, we asked the driver to use the route where we'll pass C5 instead of EDSA shit that I don't really know how the hell is that even possible. Hahaha. We actually made it to the Fort after 15 minutes and we actually spent less for the pamasahe.

a bee and a blind gurl lol

epic picture is epic hahahahaha

Elaine just went thru stores and shop clothes at the tiangge in Market Market. Our legs got really sore after a while though. I bought a fedora hat too in the department store. :)

We finally had time to chill at High Street, didn't order at Happy Lemon cause I'm not really craving for it but I took some sips from Elaine's. Hahaha. 

Finally got to go to Terra 28th! If your don't know what that is, it's the park near High Street. And hello vanity to the highest level!! It was pretty tiring though.

swinging like a little kid hahahaha love it

waddup guise hahaha

it's obviously elaine's shampoo commercial hahahahaha hi elaine =))))

(c) Elaine Seranno

-- Danielle xx

Tagaytay Bound III

Only stayed in Tagaytay until 12 but we left the rest houst around 8:30am to attend mass at Little Souls. We were 1 hour early tho.

Haven't met my shoes yet, right? Well here's my new pair that I got from Footzyrolls. It's very comfortable and really chick! There are lots of designs to choose from. I pair this with everything now. You might see these flats more often than my cheetah printed one now. Heh~

And this is my "goodbye tagaytay" look hahaha. Lame outfit because I didn't really bring decent clothes. Shirt with a cover-up to look kinda formal, nye nye.

-- Danielle xx

Tagaytay Bound II

Started the day with an early breakfast then we got to chill outside and enjoy the cold wind then we decided to head to Royale Tagaytay to swim and pig out. I love this life, man! :)

I actually got darker, mehhhh

Lunch buffet is just heaven!!! :> I can't refuse to food this summer and I'm gaining a lot of weight. Ugh! Not even good. :( But it's sooooo worth it. 

It was hard saying goodbye to this place. Lol, it was heaven there, okay? :))

And this is me getting really bored during the traffic. Stuck in there for about 1 hour or so, I even fell asleep.

We went to Summit Ridge again to kill time. This time we stayed until 6 only and ate dinner to our place.

Someone actually told me I look ~jeje~ here hahaha but whatever I like the wind effect lolzzz

Sunset! :)

-- Danielle xx

Tagaytay Bound I

Last Friday, along with my cousin, tito and tita, ampon for a week ako e lol, we went to Tagaytay! It's been months since we last went up there. It was amazing tho we were not complete, my ninang and cousins planned to go but they cancelled, sad.

the sky was clear throughout the day

Played cards while under the shade to kill time! I was in the middle, I lose then I win.

So we decided to head Summit Ridge Promenade for dinner and chill until 9pm. Damn it was cold! But there were lots of cute and hot guys. Hahaha. :P

It's funny how we ate halo-halo in that cold damn weather. I didn't even finish mine. I wanted to just cause it's soooo yummy but I'm too cold already. Sad lyf, man.

Pretty night lights. Heheh~

-- Danielle xx