As of this writing, this hasn’t been released in the market but since I happened to pass by Bookware today, I already have a copy. Yes, if you want, you may visit the office to buy first thing Monday morning. Well, as soon as the office opens.
Kiddos, for those who read Ikaw Pala ang Minahal, and wondered if that guy who got jilted has his own story, this is it. Here’s Nick and his lady love, Cielo.
Nick & Leloi
Tomboy raw siya. At girlfriend niya ang magandang babaeng palagi niyang kasa-kasama. Iyon ang alam niyang tsismis na kumakalat sa maliit na subdivision nila. At sa totoo lang, walang pakialam si Cielo roon.
Not until mapadpad sa lugar nila ang guwapong mama na si Nick Ancheta. Biglang bigla, hindi na siya kuntento sa hitsura niya. She wanted to be all woman for him.
Hindi siya sigurado, pero crush na yata niya ang bagong dayo sa lugar nila…
Just some trivia on the story:
* The cover pegs are Tom Hardy and Leloi Arcete. Leloi is my successor as PETA’s Public Relations Supervisor but this isn’t her story, take note. Some things about Cielo are, however, actually based on Leloi’s persona. 🙂
* Nick was supposed to die in Diego’s book. Thanks to Elise Estrella, he has his own story instead. Let me recall our conversation…
EJ : papatayin ko si Nick para walang komplikasyon sa life nila Diego.
EE : wag! sayang! kung ayaw mo sa kaniya, akin na lang. ‘wag mo patayin.
(parang masasamang tao lang talaga kami, ‘no?)
EJ : hmm… sabagay, predictable kasi kung mamamatay siya. at saka oo nga, para may sarili siyang…. (kumunot ang noo, nanulis ang nguso)
EE : (big big smile followed by guffaws of laughter)
* For everyone’s info, this is how we bully each other into creating new plots.
* I posted an excerpt of the book in a previous post. Click here to read.
* There is a quote from the Prologue, a statement which I borrowed from a very dear friend. Here, read:
We should live life without regrets. That’s not so much a statement about our past, as it is about our future. It’s not about not being sorry or not regretting the things we’ve done. We are human and make mistakes. For those, we should be sorry. It’s about carefully considering our choices, taking into account those around us, so we don’t hurt them, or lay to waste what makes our life beautiful. ~ NC
You know who you are. Thank you for lending your words to me. 🙂
Friends, if and when you do get a copy, I hope you enjoy. And feel free to let me know what you think. 🙂
Lam mo Miss Jette, nong binabasa ko si Diego akala ko mamatay si Nick para magkaroon ng justice ang love story nong dalawa. Kasi po kahit moderno na ang pinoy minsan hindi pa rin acceptable ang third party involvement sa relationship. Akala ko it goes with stereotype novels na “sugarcoating” para lang maganda ang flow. Kaso sa novel mo po kay Diego, narealized ko na “ganito ang bagong revolution na pino-portray ng MSV writers in terms of fiction writing. Wala na yong katulad sa mga drama sa telibisyon na “DRAMA” talaga.” Sana lang mabasa ko na rin si NIKOLAI.
unang una, salamat sa pagbabasa kay Diego. and yes, una kong naisip ay patayin si Nick. kaso i didn’t want the story to be that predictable. so i had to think of something to justify the love Tammy and Diego had for each other.
ayokong maging stereotype na klase ng author. gusto ko ng iba. masyado na kasing maraming drama na napapanood sa TV, masyado na din maraming drama involved with the work of many authors. i’d rather explore. and yun nga, ipagdadasal ko na lang na magustuhan ng readers. kahit ilan lang, masaya na ako. 🙂
sana nga mabasa mo na si Nick. and sana din magustuhan mo siya. 🙂
Noong una, i judged your book upon its cover. Parang gusto ko siyang basahin na hindi kasi hindi ko type ang cover picture. Pero gusto kong makita kung paano ang magiging buhay ni NICK. Gusto kong malaman kung paano siya maka-recover mula sa pagiging broken-hearted. Nabasa ko rin ang teasers from msv website. Tapos, iniisip ko kung bakit ganoon ang uri ng heroine ni Ms. Edith. Nad-dadalawang isip ako noon kung bibili ba ako o hindi. Salamat at nakumbinse ko ang sarili ko na bumili kasi nga i’m dying to know kung paano ba namuhay si Nick.(Kasi he is so noble enough to let his love go and chose to live on pain.)
i could say, i am dreaming and hoping kasi na ang maging heroine niya ay yong opposite ni Tamara o kaya mas extreme kay Tamara. And i visualized, na maaring ka-line ng work din niya ang magiging partner niya. Hindi ko expected na complete extreme nga ni Tamara ang maging Love of his life. I don’t have nothing against Leloi, she offered a sweet and innocent love. The way na isinabuhay mo po siya, masasabi ko na you give justice to every person na nakakarelate sa pagkatao niya. In reality kasi, openly mis-judged ang mga babaeng kumilos ng haragan. Mga babaeng kilos lalaki. Hindi rin ako makapaniwala na ma-fall in love si nick sa kaniya.
So, masasabi ko na ok siya. Sabi ko nga po, nawala na ang makalumang uri ng fairy tale. In any level, i know the way you write po maraming makakarelate. Thank you at pasensiya sa mahabang comment ko.
ayan, nabiktima ka ng classic case ng don’t judge a book by its cover. unless ito ang unang pagkakataon mo na makabasa ng gawa ko, i think it’s rather unfair na pagbasehan mo ang itsura ng artwork sa takbo ng kwento. buti kung ‘di mo pa ako kilala. at saka kung ‘di mo type basahin, okay lang naman ‘yun. alam ko namang hindi lahat ng maisusulat ko ay swak sa lahat ng mambabasa. ‘wag lang sanang husgahan dahil sa cover.
medyo naguluhan ako sa sinabi mo na ine-expect mo na opposite ni Tamara ang maging heroine pero nagulat ka to find out about Leloi. kasi ang opposite ay opposite. i don’t believe that there’s just ‘slight’ opposite at mayroong ‘extreme’ opposite. to me, opposite necessarily means magkabilang dulo ng spectrum. pwede kung ‘slightly different’ lang. maintindihan ko ‘yung mayroong extremely different. is that what you mean?
tungkol sa paghusga, darling, maraming tiburcia na mas feminine pa sa feminine kumilos pero tagos sa buto ang pagiging tiburcia. i’ve been around so many of them to know that you can’t really make conclusions based on their physical attributes at mannerisms. the real Leloi was one of these girls. hindi siya magaslaw. kahit ‘yung GF niya, sobrang hinhin sa kilos at pananamit at pananalita. pero naghiwalay sila at ngayon, si Leloi ay tatlong taon nang masaya kasama ng boyfriend niya. and they’re going strong, ha.
again, salamat sa vote of confidence. salamat din sa mahabang comment. walang problema ‘yan. mas gusto ko magbasa ng ganiyan. 🙂
Wasabi, Ms. EJ!!!extremely different nga po ang ibig kung sabihin. Galing ng iyong observation. Sabagay nga po hindi lang naman sa mga girls ang may ganitong problema. Minsan may nga boys din napagkakamalang bading dahil sila ay malamya kung kumilos…
Haist!!!Ang mata kasi mapanghusga (Hehehe. Sinisi ang mata)