Hi,
book nerds and fangirls!
Fandomly
Bookish is quite back after entering
a hiatus throughout the month of March. I’m writing this blog post to share to
you what I’ve been up to for the past month and what were the things that led
me into having a blogging hiatus. Nothing to worry, though, for I didn’t get
sick or anything. So yeah, let’s get down to it.
#NoWIFI
Yes, we
don’t have WIFI connection right now in our house because we’ve decided to have
it cut off due to weeks and weeks of crappy connection. I don’t know when we’ll
have a replacement for it. And you know what? I’m actually kind of okay with
that. Recently, I’ve also felt like I need some time to step away from being so
active in my social media accounts and focus more on my life outside of it. I
know it will take a toll on my blogging duties but on the flipside I’ll be able
to take a break and just chill aka read more books. Speaking of books, I’ve
read quite a number last month and I ended up not being able to write book
reviews because, phew the pile and my fervor for reading pushed me to read the
next book right after the one that I’ve finished. I hope I’ll be able to have
time soon to go through those books again and write mini book reviews for it. I
updated my Goodreads account and in there you’ll be able to see the ratings for
those books. I hope those ratings can still help you in choosing your next
reads.
#ConfessReleasePH
The
whole month of February and for the most part of March, I’ve been constantly
answering emails, communicating to a bunch of people, coordinating with the
entire Colleen Hoover Philippines team to organize a release party and the first
ever Filipino CoHorts gathering. This event definitely kept me busy every
single day because our team is constantly tweaking the flow of the event (adding and removing activities), I’m
always checking on my email account and constructing replies. I even felt the
need of gluing my eyes and hands to my laptop and phone. Tiring but it was very
fulfilling when you have an end result of a very successful event. The release
party was definitely a huge success and I can say that everybody in attendance
had a great time. The vibe of the event was very chill and friendly. There were
games, great performances and everybody had a great laugh. I’m planning to
write a blog post about this event together with another one which constituted
for me to have the “best weekend ever”.
#OTRATMNL and nursing my PCD
After
years of waiting, I finally had the chance to watch and hear One Direction
perform live last March 21st and it was so surreal. I still can’t
believe it but when I scroll through my phone’s voice notes and listen to the
ones I’ve recorded during the concert, it proves to me that that particular
night really happened. It was real. I really had the pleasure of hearing them
sing and talk live in front of me. I’ve been a fan of this band from the very
beginning and for me to able to witness them performing was very fulfilling.
Their voices were really beautiful and if you’re very keen into distinguishing
the similarities/awesome differences between the studio version and their live
performance, you’ll just be doing two thumbs up. They were perfect and they
really deserve everything that they have achieved all through the years. I’m very
proud to be a One Direction fan!
It’s
more than a week since the concert but I’m still here, still hung up over them.
And then talk about the timing of the concert. It’s very difficult to nurse a
PCD at the same time facing One Direction’s recent announcement and changes. I
think I’m going crazy because I’m constantly bouncing back and forth from being
a ball of happiness and then in a snap of finger to feeling so distraught and
heartbroken. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s feeling this way.
#1D – Zayn = Harry, Liam, Louis and Niall
Looking
back now, the signs were all there. The signs that could’ve been some serious
warnings to us, fans, from the impending nightmare slipped through me because 1)
I was so focused being excited and preparing for One Direction’s concert here
in the Philippines and 2) I (or should I
say, everybody) didn’t expect for a drastic change to happen as early as
now.
I
respect Zayn’s decision in leaving the band but you still can’t take away the
fact that it was a heart wrenching and painful move coming from him. Like
seriously? One Direction only lasted four full years (almost five years) to stick together? I’ve been imagining them to
reach several years of staying as a band and making music together or AT LEAST
finish the contract that they are currently signed on. I can’t stomach it. It’s
very hard to take in. It’s just hard to accept that Zayn won’t be part of this
band that I truly adore. I’m going to miss him and his high notes big time. No
more breath-taking Zayn and Harry (or any
other member) voice blending in songs. I’ll miss him in the music videos,
promo photos, live performances or any other One Direction material. Now, there
will always be a missing piece to this band.
But
that won’t stop me from supporting the music and everything that these four
remaining members will be releasing and sharing to us. During this particular
moment, my love, appreciation and gratitude towards One Direction – Harry,
Liam, Louis and Niall grew more than ever! I’m thankful that they are still
there for us fans, trying to lift our spirits up and being strong for our
fandom. As for Zayn, I wish him well and good luck to whatever career move
he’ll be doing next. I’m also praying that in the future he’ll have the courage
to talk about what really went down and eventually led him into leaving the
band. As a fan, that’s like a million dollar question that really matters and
needs to be answered.
See? Me
and my feels were pretty active and busy last month. Now that I can squeeze in
some blogging time, I can assure you that not having WIFI connection won’t be
keeping me away from getting my blog up and running. I’m planning to schedule blog
posts from time to time. Hopefully I can really see through that, be able to
write stuff and for blog posts to appear on my blog. I’ll do everything I can
to keep this blog alive.
If you
want to contact and talk to me about books, ask for recommendations or anything
please feel free to send in an email at amandabanzuela@gmail.com
or a private message on my Facebook account: Amanda Nicolette Gregorio
Banzuela. I’ll be happy to respond to your messages! Thank you. :) x
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