Jill and the Books Talk

 The last days of Marie Antoinette's life. Poignant. Heartbreaking. Bloody! I never thought people could be so barbaric. I found myself holding my breath most of the time. Moving enough to make tears trickle down my cheeks a couple of times. 

Written on April 9, 2013 Last night I had perhaps the greatest realization about my life after talking to one of my best friends.  Gazel: “Che ikaw nalang! I’m sure your mom will pressure you about getting married.” My mind went blank. I couldn’t comprehend what Gazel meant. Then after a few seconds I got her point. I’m the only one among our friends who is SINGLE. 2 of us are happily married with kids and 2 recently got engaged. I was surprised at how I reacted because I was so clueless that i’m the only one left without a man beside me. I didn’t even feel it all these years until my dear friend pointed it out.  My friends... We’re like mirrors. We can’t lie to each to each other. I love them so much! I thought... What happened to the Cheshire who was capable of loving so intensely that it broke her heart to a gazillion pieces a couple of times? Why am I single and why didn’t I realize I was single all these years? 10 years ago, I was so brok...

My love for books started once upon a time. My best friends were Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Match Girl, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and oh I had so many imaginary friends from far, far away. I was three. One of my earliest memories was opening a huge pink tote bag full of fairy tale books from my dad.  As far as I can remember, I prefer going to the 3-storey building of National Bookstore to shopping at SM Department Store or Rustan's in Cubao. I was a bookworm even before I became a shopaholic! As the years passed and with the seasons of my life constantly changing, naturally my interest went from little princess stories to teenage books, science-fiction, mystery and historical romance novels, more mature books, autobiographies, self-help books, leadership books, inspirational books and oh my maturity level is now starting to show. I'm Thirty-three. Times have changed and techno...