Merging this blog to my main blog

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I have merged this blog to my main blog.

This is the address: aprovincialgirl.blogspot.com

Feast of the Santo Nino - Cebu City

Yesterday was the first day for the novena of the Feast of the Santo Nino.  The Mass started at 5:30 am.  It rained then.  There were no breaks between the Masses, it was continuous from start to finish.

I believe that the schedule for the Masses will be the same until the culmination of the Novena on January 14 where there will be the fluval procession.

Today is the second day of the Novena.  It's a Friday so there are lots of people.  Osmena Boulevard near Santo Nino is blocked.  No jeepneys can pass.

Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio

(1863-1897)

The Great Plebeian

Founder of the Katipunan

Commonly seen with Apolinario Mabini on the 10 Peso coin

*Images from the web*

New character in The Vampire Diaries

I was checking on some news about The Vampire Diaries since it's Thursday.  I came upon an article by wetpaint.com (The Vampire Diaries Brings Paul Newman's Grandson to Mystic Falls) about actor Daniel Newman who will be joining the cast in next year's episode, "Our Town".

Based on his IMDB profile, I found out that he is an actor, a model, and a singer.  His band is called The Vanderbilts.


His previous work includes Heroes as Jimmy Keppler, the suspect who was interrogated by Matt Parkman with the help of Sylar.  I mentioned this since I will be rewatching Heroes Season 4 just to get a feel of his acting. ;)


Anyway, back to the topic.  Below the article I was reading was a link to another article about The Vampire Diaries and it read:

Vampire Diaries Spoilers! Will We Meet Another Original Sibling Soon?

I couldn't help but relate the two articles to each other.  What if Daniel Newman will play another Original Sibling? What if? ;)

Klaus and Elena in The Vampire Diaries

Tonight (USA date: November 10, 2011) will be the mid-season finale for The Vampire Diaries.  Meanwhile, it will be shown here, in the Philippines, next week (next Tuesday to be exact).

I am anticipating the unavoidable showdown between Klaus and Mikael aka "Papa Original".

But I have a feeling that Klaus will be the Homecoming King in tonight's episode.  He gets to dance with Elena just to spite Damon, Stefan, and Elena.  That's what I think will happen before the inevitable showdown and/or family feud (Klaus vs. Rebekah, Klaus vs. Mikael, Klaus vs. Rebekah and Mikael).

I think this would be the cause of Elena's dreadful expression in this scene.

hahaha...

Anyway, I'm looking forward to watching The Vampire Diaries 3x09 "Homecoming".

My Binondo Girl

After 2 weeks of watching this show on ABS-CBN... It's now Andy and Jade's time in My Binondo Girl.  I saw this on youtube:

I'm going to watch MBG tonight.  Jade Dimaguiba and Andy Wu are my OTP.

Book Review: hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

"Suspenseful and quite a page-turner.  I couldn't read put down the book.  I wanted to know more about Patch."

Grrr...I had to stop reading [to get some sleep] since my eyes were so tired from reading nonstop.

At first, I thought it would be light reading which would help me doze off but by the end of chapter 1, I was hooked.  Patch is...Patch is so attractive, while Nora is vulnerable and relatable.

This story sometimes jumps around in their relationship, but I guess it's kind of hard to describe the progression of their understanding of each other.

I got the impression that their attraction to each other is a 'sexual' feeling.  I would have liked to know that their attraction was not just from hormones,[etc] but it was somehow foreshadowed in the book.  The first chapter introduces us to the main characters (Nora Grey, Patch, and Vee Sky) in a Biology class, specifically Human Reproduction. 

Throughout the story, there is a sense of foreboding.  There were a couple of times when I got caught up in the story.  If someone heard me while I was reading the book, they might have thought that I was losing my mind since I kept on saying "Watch out, Nora!" and "Patch is THERE!"

My most favorite element in the story is Patch.  I was intrigued by him.  Just as Nora was interested in Patch, I also wanted to know more about him.

All in all, I enjoyed reading Hush Hush.  Although, I have to admit that I will be reading it again just to see if I missed something due to my exuberance with the story.

I'm excited to read the second book, Crescendo.

This is how I spent my Halloween

Countdown to Halloween Reading List...Fanfic #2

I would have liked for Katara to end up with Zuko.  Katara is a waterbender while Zuko is a firebender.  (Water + Fire)

She is mad at the Fire Nation, and consequently Zuko, since they attacked her home and killed her mother.

Based on some episodes of The Last Airbender, I was hoping that Zuko and Katara would eventually have a reconciliation and might even develop a relationship.

Zuko and Katara's story

Katara has lost her mother's necklace and Zuko uses it to track them down.  The tracker even goes on to ask if the necklace is his girlfriend's.

In the Battle in Ba Sing Se, Zuko opens up to Katara about losing his mother which moves Katara to offer to heal his scar.

Unfortunately, Zuko makes the wrong choice and sides with Azula.  Leaving Aang to channel the Avatar state to defeat the two firebenders (Azula and Zuko).

Later on when Zuko has a change of heart and decides to join Aang and the gang, Katara is the last one to accept that he has changed.  Katara feels betrayed by Zuko.  She even goes so far as to state that the only way she would be able to forgive Zuko is if he could bring her mother back.

Zuko later reveals that he might have some information on who killed Katara's mother and he accompanies Katara on her revenge mission.  Although Katara bloodbends the one who killed her mother, in the end she does not kill him.  On the way back to Aang and the others, Zuko praises Katara for her courage in not taking a life.  They eventually reconcile and Katara hugs Zuko.

Sadly, the last season/book disproved my hope.  Zuko ended up with Mai while Katara ended up with Aang.

In line with my wish that Katara ended up with Zuko, I've read Changes by daydreamer11691  .  It's a short fanfic about the evolution of the relationship between Katara and Zuko after Zuko joins Aang and the gang.

Photos from the web.

Countdown to Halloween...A Fanfic a Day keeps Jack O'Lantern Away

I've read Magic Of the Heart by lattlelady6  to start my Countdown to Halloween.


This fanfic is about the 1986 movie -> Labyrinth which starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.  I started with this fic because I'm interested in JarethXSarah stories.


Magic Of the Heart is about the consequences of Sarah's choice at the end of the Labyrinth movie. It offers a view to fey love and the ties that bind them to each other.