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man, it is so freakin' hot outside.
 I cannot believe it. One whole week of no blogging, no internet, no computer. That was my sacrifice. And I was able to do it. Whee! =) Note: sabog post ahead.Well I want to say I'm back, but it's not for good since I'll be leaving on Tuesday for the Leadership Training and then the week after that is our Bangkok trip (yeaaahhhh!) so I'm still not back permanently. But anyway, I'm glad that finally my fingers are really typing on a real keyboard and I'm actually blogging. I've watched episodes 11 - 17 of OTH. And all I can say is: OH MY GOD. It's is soooooo good. Everything is starting to heat up and the story just keeps on getting better. At some point, I felt like crying because everyting seemed so real. The intensity of the last few episodes were unbelievable. And I'm not exaggerating here. Season 3 is really the best season so far. I'm not gonna spill any beans so you just have to watch and find out for yourselves. =) As much as I want to put this thought at the back of my head, I can't because it seems like everywhere I go, wherever I turn, something seems to remind me of the freakin' date. I know, I know, it's just the 16th. But soon, it's going to be May 1st, then the next thing you know, it's June. And it seems so fast, really. Tapos on Thursday (I think?!) will be our enrollment. Then soon, it'll be the distribution of books. And a few weeks later, it'll be the start of classes. Ahh! NO! Well, as much as I want to stop time and have a summer vacation all year long, I can't. So I guess I'll just have to make the most out of the remaining weeks left. Because when I do, I'll have nice memories of the summer before junior year that I can share to my friends. Haha. Well, I hope you do too. May is still after all, 30 days full of fun and sun, so might as well enjoy! =) Coupling tonight! Whoopee! Sheesh, it is so damn HOOOOOOT. I don't know about you guys but I hate the heat, especially if it's like this. Call me killjoy, but it just makes me feel so uncomfortable that I don't feel like doing anything. So right now, I'm useless. Argh. I hope it rains. [EDIT]The other day, my lola was clearing the so-called junk in her closet and who knew those junk would be treasures?! They were old bags my mom and titas used to own, and since wala naman ng gagamit, I snagged a few! They're bee-yoo-tee-ful. So vintage. =) No need to buy myself a new school bag. Hooray! Anyway, the rest, binenta namin sa ukay ukay. Haha. I'll show you the pics soon. [/EDIT]By the way, to all the people who tagged and commented: much love goes out to all of you. And to those who were asking me to change their links or exhange links with them, I'll try to update asap. I may not be able to do it now, but I'll try to do so before I leave on Tuesday. I hope you guys understand. Okay, quite a long post. Anyway, Happy Easter! I hope that this year, we all realize how important Jesus' resurrection is, and I hope that it would not be just another event but something that will encourage us to renew ourselves and change for the better. Love to all! =) "I read your letter The one you left when you broke into my house I'm retracing every step you made And you said you meant it And there's a piece of me in every single second of every single day But if it's true then tell me how it got this way?" -- The Mixed Tape by Jack's Mannequin
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man, it is so freakin' hot outside.
 I cannot believe it. One whole week of no blogging, no internet, no computer. That was my sacrifice. And I was able to do it. Whee! =) Note: sabog post ahead.Well I want to say I'm back, but it's not for good since I'll be leaving on Tuesday for the Leadership Training and then the week after that is our Bangkok trip (yeaaahhhh!) so I'm still not back permanently. But anyway, I'm glad that finally my fingers are really typing on a real keyboard and I'm actually blogging. I've watched episodes 11 - 17 of OTH. And all I can say is: OH MY GOD. It's is soooooo good. Everything is starting to heat up and the story just keeps on getting better. At some point, I felt like crying because everyting seemed so real. The intensity of the last few episodes were unbelievable. And I'm not exaggerating here. Season 3 is really the best season so far. I'm not gonna spill any beans so you just have to watch and find out for yourselves. =) As much as I want to put this thought at the back of my head, I can't because it seems like everywhere I go, wherever I turn, something seems to remind me of the freakin' date. I know, I know, it's just the 16th. But soon, it's going to be May 1st, then the next thing you know, it's June. And it seems so fast, really. Tapos on Thursday (I think?!) will be our enrollment. Then soon, it'll be the distribution of books. And a few weeks later, it'll be the start of classes. Ahh! NO! Well, as much as I want to stop time and have a summer vacation all year long, I can't. So I guess I'll just have to make the most out of the remaining weeks left. Because when I do, I'll have nice memories of the summer before junior year that I can share to my friends. Haha. Well, I hope you do too. May is still after all, 30 days full of fun and sun, so might as well enjoy! =) Coupling tonight! Whoopee! Sheesh, it is so damn HOOOOOOT. I don't know about you guys but I hate the heat, especially if it's like this. Call me killjoy, but it just makes me feel so uncomfortable that I don't feel like doing anything. So right now, I'm useless. Argh. I hope it rains. [EDIT]The other day, my lola was clearing the so-called junk in her closet and who knew those junk would be treasures?! They were old bags my mom and titas used to own, and since wala naman ng gagamit, I snagged a few! They're bee-yoo-tee-ful. So vintage. =) No need to buy myself a new school bag. Hooray! Anyway, the rest, binenta namin sa ukay ukay. Haha. I'll show you the pics soon. [/EDIT]By the way, to all the people who tagged and commented: much love goes out to all of you. And to those who were asking me to change their links or exhange links with them, I'll try to update asap. I may not be able to do it now, but I'll try to do so before I leave on Tuesday. I hope you guys understand. Okay, quite a long post. Anyway, Happy Easter! I hope that this year, we all realize how important Jesus' resurrection is, and I hope that it would not be just another event but something that will encourage us to renew ourselves and change for the better. Love to all! =) "I read your letter The one you left when you broke into my house I'm retracing every step you made And you said you meant it And there's a piece of me in every single second of every single day But if it's true then tell me how it got this way?" -- The Mixed Tape by Jack's Mannequin
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She's a modern lover; it's an exploration, she's made of outer space

Hello, I'm Karla Bernardo. If you Google my name, you will find the Wikipedia entry of a Canadian serial-killer (and trust me, you do not want
to read about that - but I'm sure you will because now you're curious), which is why I suggest you type Bombastarr instead so you can stalk me better.
I spent eight-and-a-half years of my life in the University of the Philippines, where I graduated with degrees in Creative Writing and Juris Doctor. It is also where I learned how to speak a bit of Italian, got a taste of the best tapsilog, and took striptease for PE.
I love telling stories, as much as I enjoy finding them.
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Featured Works
Stargirl ( Cover story for Nadine Lustre, Scout, January-February 2017)
Surreal / So Real (at Scout)
Ode to a Great Love's 17-year-old Self ( Love.Life, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Postcard from Diliman
( Youngblood, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Writer for Philippine Law Register
A Call to Arms (January 2017)
Expecting the Expected (March 2016)
Former Writer for Stache Magazine
The Hero's Journey (June 2013)
The 8 People You Become In Your Youth (June 2013)
The Best Bad Idea That Is Argo (April 2013)
Mike Ross Remembers Everything You Don't (August 2012)
Style Between the Riffs (August 2012)
Book Lovers Never Sleep Alone (June 2012)
A Spectrum of Change (December 2011)
Digital Art (October 2011)
Elements of Style (June 2011)
In Her White Dress (All-Art April 2011 issue)
Morning After Pill ( Fervore: Literary Folio 2013, UP Portia Sorority)
How To Make a Blueberry Cheesecake ( Kalas: Kalasag Literary Folio 2011, UP College of Arts and Letters)
January 14th ( 100: The Hundreds Project, UP Writer's Club)
An Ode to The
Pillow Book (at New-Slang)
Introductions (at TeenInk)
One by One (at TeenInk)
Ask, and you shall be answered
Got a comment, question, violent reaction, love letter, or random piece of information you want to share with me? Just fire away. I don't bite.
(I changed my form and went back to Freedback because Ask.fm's being a bitch, requiring people to sign up for accounts before asking questions. Because I love you guys, I tweaked my ask box a bit, so that the questions will now go directly to my e-mail, but I'll be posting the answers still on my Ask.fm for convenience. TL;DR - I'll still be getting your questions so no worries. You're still free to harass me / send me your love.)
Answers
Most Frequently Asked QuestionAre you a pornstar?No, I am not a pornstar, stripper, or your friendly neighborhood call girl. It's just a fancy pseudonym with a long history, and two R's. Rawr.
Bombastarr.com
Bombastarr is my personal blog and my little corner in the Internet since 2005. Yes, I started writing here when I was 13 years old (aka when I was very angsty, hormonal, and always gushing at the littlest things) -- ergo, you'd have to forgive me if you come across an old post that reeks of immaturity and slightly unpolished grammar. I did a lot of growing up here, and from the looks of it, there's still a lot of growing up to do, so I don't think I'll be leaving this place any time soon.
The domain, Bombastarr.com, was purchased on June 2014 and
launched on July 2014, on the blog's ninth year (and fifth month, to be exact).
It's crazy to think that this blog is now thirteen years old, because (1) that seems like an eternity in internet years, and (2) that means if my blog were a kid, it's a teenager! That's insane.
Here's to more tales, explosive and otherwise.
So, why Bombastarr?
If you've been living under a rock and think I'm a threat to world peace or an object of covetousness, sorry to disappoint you, folks: it's just a fancy pseudonym.
As in most things, it started in high school. It began as a joke between me and a couple of friends during our freshman year. We were practicing for a field demonstration dance which involved the use of shawls, and being the crazy-always-trying-to-be-funny person that I was (or I always attempted to be) I started doing poses with the garment. Someone started taking my picture using my phone, and one shot looked like I was posing for those B-list movies (or should it be R-list, as in R-rated?) of the vegetable-nomenclature variety. #IKYWIM. Hence, the word, "Bombastarr." Yes, very cheeky, I know, but for a 13-year-old, it was quirky enough to figure as a username. That was 2005, right around the time I trying to decide on a URL for a new blog. It's been a lot of years since, and what started as a joke became something I've eventually embraced as an identity.
Despite the many other chances I've gotten to permanently move (to Multiply, Livejournal, Tumblr, Wordpress; to a bigger platform where I can earn or use the blog as a venue for commerce), I've come to realize that Bombastarr is something I can never truly leave behind. It is a place I've grown to appreciate and love because it is a place I can call my own. It's a venue for my rants, my views, my writing. It is home, and it is who I am.
Bombastarr is a glimpse of my life: the thoughts, ideas, and stories that shape it into what it is, and what it will still become. This journal has been with me for all my crazy, often embarrassing adventures, but I'm sure there will be more anecdotes and feelings and people to write about. Which is something I'm really looking forward to. After all, you know what they say about the greatest stories - sometimes, there's still a lot that's left unwritten.
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