WATTY UN: jaydamnj *On Reading*

What do you like most about reading? Sa totoo lang, reading turned out to be a hobby of mine though its really unusual of me. Hindi kasi talaga ako yung tipong mahilig magbasa and all. Id rather see things in motion rather than having my imagination work. Promise, I used to read once in a blue moon kasi I find it very estranged to me. Lol. I dont even read textbooks unless required. I like reading a lot now kasi yun ang parang time-out/escape ko sa reality. Its such a stress-reliever/anti-depressant. When did you start reading? 1st year college 2nd sem (October 2011). I told you so. I never was the bookish type. Huehue. How often do you read? I used to allot 14 hours or so to read in wattpad per day. Seryoso yun. Well, I read when I wake up, at school, at home and before I sleep. Sorry, walang parallelism. Hahaha! Pero ngayon, siguro 2 hours a day na lang. Been really busy na e and its hard to look for new stories/books to read. What do you like best to read: English or Filipino stories and why? Not being that patriotic, I like reading Filipino stories best. Its the mother tongue and mas ramdam ko ang binabasa ko kapag tagalog ang language used. It feels more real kasi. Although I find it real hard writing in tagalog. //wrist. Are you more of an online reader or more into hard-bound books? So-so. I read either. I read online, I read hard-bound. Though I really like buying books! Kaya nga I kinda restrain myself from entering bookstores. I tend to be unstoppable kasi. Huhu. What are you looking for in a story? What I look for in a story? Simple lang naman ang hinahanap ko sa story e. As long as maganda yung structure tapos unique, relatable, entertaining and not-that-clich/predictable, go ako. Pero Im really taking into consideration the spelling/grammar/spacing/capitalization and all. Sorry po, medyo grammar nazi. </3 Do you have some quirks when reading? What are they? I tend to procrastinate in reading, honestly! May times na kahit almost at the end na ako ng story, I stop. Yung tipong kahit na 3 chapters na lang to epilogue, I stop. Idk. Its just me. Kapag kasi naramdaman kong nawawala na yung nagustuhan ko sa story, I leave it and never return to it.

WATTY UN: jaydamnj *On Stories* What story/stories have you read that you enjoyed the most? (online or books) Kung online, I have always loved pilosopostasyas AFGITMOLFM as well as shirlengtearjerkys If I Fall. Iba kasi ang dating sakin ng dalawang stories na to? Alam nyo ba yung feeling pag nabasa mo ang isang story for the first time? Ganun yung nararamdaman ko kapag binabasa ko sila. They never grow old. It always feels like the first time and its a magical thing! What genre of story do you enjoy reading? Eherm. Hopeless romantic here! Lol. So obviously, I enjoy reading stories of the genres Romance and Humor pero hindi naman talaga ako ganoong mapili sa babasahin. Ive tried venturing on books of different genres such that on mystery, sci-fi, action and etc. I read anything as long as it catches my attention. What story do you think has the biggest impact in your life and why? Anong story ang may pinaka-malaking impact sa buhay ko? Siguro, its If I Fall by Ate Leng. I see myself inside that story. Feeling ko, character ako sa ibat ibang POV. Its so realistic that I feel so involved with the story. As in! Wattpad story that you love the most? Still AFGITMOLFM and IIF. They have special places in my heart. Hindi ko kasi kayang kalimutan ang dalawang story na to. Theyve been a part of me and Im not exaggerating. May lugar talaga sila sa puso at pagkatao ko. If you were given a chance to be in a story... which story would you want to be in and why? I want to be in Karmic Hearts! Not being biased ha, Ate Jhing. Pero my gosh, if given a chance, Id love to ba a character in KH and replace Mina. Lol. Kidding aside, gusto ko kasing maranasan yung nararanasan nya. Ano nga bang pakiramdam ng ganoon diba? Ako kasi yung tipo ng taong reklamo nang reklamo kasi ang fail lagi ng love life ko pero I want to see the world in her point of view, with Cupid by her side. Maybe Ill understand the way of love and life more. What book can you not put down once you start reading it? Anything by pilosopotasya and shirlengtearjerky. Nuff said. Obvious naman, diba? Nakaka-hook kasi, every single time. Which story can you relate to the most? Still ate Lengs If I Fall. Sabi ko nga, I see myself in every POV. Ako si Barbs, Janine, Rocky, Vivien at Tatin. Lahat kasi ng napagdaanan nila, napagdaanan ko din. Well, not all. I just see the different sides of me in them. List the things that you love about the stories youve read.

WATTY UN: jaydamnj Mahirap i-lista e so Ill just speak/type generally. What I love about the stories Ive read is that they inspire me too damn much that they keep me sane. Oo, they keep me sane. Sabi ko nga, reading somehow is my scapegoat from reality. From all the mishaps I have in life, I dont think I would have been able to survive them all if reading/books/stories didnt exist. And hindi ako nage-exaggerate. Things that you hate seeing or reading on a story/book? I hate over-clich stories. Clich isnt bad pero wag naming i-overdo, diba? I actually find clich entertaining pero wag namang to the point na napaka-predictable, mahuhulaan mo na ang ending kahit na nasa first 5 chapters ka pa lang. Oh, please. Buzzkill much.

*On Characters* Which character and what from story can you relate to the most? Nakaka-relate ako kay Barbs. Ive been in her place. Lagi akong takot ipakita ang totoong ako although I love my barkada and all. Naging bully din ako, lol. Nagpapaiyak nga ako ng guy classmates ko nung gradeschool e. Lol. Bad me. Tapos ako din yung tipo ng kaibigang sobrang mapagmahal. Basta I see myself in Barbs. I can relate to her, really. I just cant explain everything. Do you have a fictional character crush? Who is he/she and why do you crush on him/her? Fictional character crush? Hihihi. Si Rozen Elizalde! This is up to date. Hahaha! Well, lahat naman ng characters ni Ate jonaxx, minamahal ko lalo na yung guys characters! Sina Jacob. Huhuhu. Mygosh! RIP ovaries. Anyway, si Rozen Elizalde talaga. I like guys like him. Wagas magmahal kahit na may pagka-badboy and all. That sexy beast! <3 If you could be any fictional character, who would you be and why? I want to be Mina of Karmic Hearts. I just want to be her. Well, I alse see myself in her but I wanna be her. Huhu. Ang kulit ko. I really want to be a matchmaker kahit na alam kong maraming obstacles na dapat pagdaanan. I want to live her life. I just want to. Have you hated any fictional character? Who is he/she and why? Right now, I really want to strangle ELLE of Heartless by Ate Jonah. Mygosh, that biatch. Sorry for the language, Rated SPG. Nakakainis sya! Honestly, hindi naman kasi ako pala-comment na reader but ang haba ng comments ko dahil sa kanya. Geez. I hate people like her. Pa-sweet sa una pero hypocrite pala. Goodness, hindi masamang magmahal pero grabe ha? Maka-judge ka naman, Leonore Batungbaka. Batuhin kita dyan ng bakal e!

Sorry na, ang brutal ko.

WATTY UN: jaydamnj

Fictional character that you wish was real? ROZEN ELIZALDE. I want to meet that sexy beast in person then have him chase me. Then kami ang magkakatuluyan. Hihi. Nakakakilig. :>

*On Authors* Favorite Author/s on books? Hard-bound/Published books: Marcelo Santos III, Bebang Siy, Eros Atalia, Mina V. Esguerra, Mitch Albom, Nicholas Sparks. Favorite Author/s online? pilosopotasya, shirlengtearjerky, jonaxx, JhingBautista, BlackLily, beeyotch, SGWannaB, seeyara, girlinlove. Which author do you want to meet and why? I truly, madly, deeply want to meet pilosopotasya and shirlengtearjerky. Gusto ko, silang dalawa. Sorry na, demanding. Pakiramdam ko kasi, it will be a whole load of fun pag sila ang kasama kaya gusto ko talaga silang ma-meet. <3 If you could tell that author something, what would it be? 1. Dear Pilosopotasya Hi, Ate Rayne! Lol, maka-ate! Sana ma-meet kita! :) Uhh, sa TTLS, paki-pasagasaan po sa 10-wheeler truck is Erich ostrich. Masyado kasi yang malandi. I love you po. <3 2. Dear Shirlengtearjerky Hi, Ate Leng! Haha, FC po ako, sorry. Sana ma-meet din po kita. :> Lagi ko pong inaabangan ang UD ng TMEUAS and confused pa din ako sa BAYRUS at SETHRANG! Huhu. Basta kung san sasaya si Barbs. <3

*On Writing* Have you ventured into writing? When, how and why? I write quite a lot since Grade School pa. I actually started nung 4th grade when I joined the school paper then consistent na until I graduated from High School. Then now, Im planning to join Phoenix. How I ventured? Well, I just wrote anything I had in mind. Masarap din naman kasi magsulat, nakakagaan ng loob. If you have, how did being a reader affect your way of writing?

WATTY UN: jaydamnj Syempre, mas cautious ako sa mga sinusulat ko kasi as a reader, Im the type whos demanding and all kaya naman I tend to be a perfectionist. If you havent written anything, would you want to or are you happy just reading? Im happy writing and reading. If you could change one thing about a certain story... what would it be and why? Wala e. Kontento ako sa lahat ng story na nabasa ko. If you are also a writer, what do you enjoy most: writing or reading? READING! Are you an effective writer? I think so. Nuff said.

*Message* Message to all the readers out there? Hi, co-readers! Alam kong binabasa nyo to kasi wala lang, youre bored, perhaps? Lol. Anyway, sorry kasi ang lame ng answers ko. Im lame and boring like that. Hahaha! Well, I want to say that lets just keep reading and enriching our imaginations. Kung magbabasa kayo, make sure gusto mo talaga yung story o book kasi kung hindi, pinapahirapan mo lang ang sarili mo. Read based on your likeness and reading will be a better hobby. Pero okay din namang mag-try ng new genres. Haha. Sorry na, ang gulo ko. Saka ko na po i-explain! Labyu! :*