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while eating chocolate cake..
..and printing my homework, I decided to change my layout and blog. Super bilis lang talaga nito, wala pa atang 15 minutes. I fell in love with the lay the other day pa, ngayon ko lang na-change. SO how's my life so far?
- Everyone's in college application chaos these past weeks. Especially for UP. Since they're the school with the earliest deadline, everybody's rushing to get theirs submitted. I got my test permit already, I'm taking the UPCAT on August 5, 12:30 pm at the Institute of Chemistry. Waaaah! This is for real!
- I love SCT. Super nakakasunod ako sa mga moves. I can pass as a soldier pala. Well, almost. Haha.
- I just realized that almost all our teachers are oldies. Haha. Yung mga tipong expert na sa field nila. Kaya scary. Ang hihirap pa magpa-quiz, almost every meeting! But fun all the same, because di ba nakakatawa yung kacornihan ng jokes ng old teachers? Haha. For me, at least! =P
- I so hate the yearly Physical Fitness Test. I always end up in pain the following day!
- Mrs. Lee is so funny. Haha.
- So is Ms. Pepito (kanina, haha). And Ms. Pabelico. And yeah, okay, Mrs. Torres na rin. Haha!
- But nothing beats Ms. Toledo! YEAH! =)
- Takot ako sa Filipino teacher namin. Wahaaah.
- Swimming already on Friday!
- I'm falling more and more in love with PHYSICS! ♥
- I lost my elephant pencil case (with my G-Tecs in it!) HUHU! =(
- Journal writing for Accounting -- UGH. Exciting, but nakakapagod if you're doing it for three straight hours!!
- I'm enjoying Biochem because I'm getting it, haha.
- I'm broke! Pareho kami ni Nica, wala ng pera. And I refuse to use the money I saved. I'm determined to save lotsa money! =P
- We're going to go to UP Diliman and Ateneo on Saturday. My mom and dad's going to tour me.
- I hope I can get my DLSU and UST Application Forms this week, probably.
- I'm still LSS-ing on "Samson" by Regina Spektor.
- The Torch of the Fantastic Four is Hot with a capital H!
- BUT NATHAN'S STILL HOTTER!! ♥
- Our class retreat's on September na! Whee!
and last but most definitely not the least..
- Our graduation day's already set: March 16, 2008!! =) Waah, we cannot wait!
So far, Senior life is quite chaotic, because like what I said, everyone's arranging their application forms and inquiring about their courses. It really is different from all the other year levels. But I'm enjoying it right now, because even though our load is heavy, our schedule is so.. light. Haha, I mean, parang ang konti lang ng subjects namin. But that's because of the double periods though. Anyway, I hope everyone else is enjoying the school year so far. Can't wait to hear from you guys! =)
I hope my dad brings home a chocolate cake for me when he gets home later. Hehe. I'm craving for sweets!! Waaaah! =)
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one night and one more time.
Whew. As luck would have it, our computer is malfunctioning (again) so I am here once again in the beloved neighborhood computer shop with all the gaming boys beside me, shooting guns like crazy. Which really annoy me. Anyway. How's my first week so far? SUPER BUSY, I tell you. I even got sick last Friday due to stress! Nagka-flu agad ako. The nurse sent me home Friday morning after the mass. I had high fever, colds and cough. My dad brought me to Medical City for a check-up, and our doctor advised me to stay home for the rest of the weekend. So basically, stressed out na ko, first week pa lang. O_o I could imagine how the rest of the year will be. *uuugh* But not to worry, Bombastarr is up and alive again, I'm okay. Tuesday is Specialization day for us. I know it doesn't sound too tiring when you say "Three hours of specialization a week" but I think people forget to mention that those are three straight hours in a DAY, so that means we had three hours of Accounting a while ago. And GAWD. Our noses almost literally bled. Haha. All the terms were enough to make you confused. Debits, credits, values received, values parted with, assets, liabilities, capitals.. AAACK. But it's very interesting. We started recording transactions in journal sheets already. It's confusing, and yes, you need patience and good analysis to be able to complete the accounts, but it's kind of fun. At least at the end of the period I can say I can use this in the future because this is real stuff. Unlike Chem. (HAHA BITTER TALAGA) For English we have to memorize a Shakespearean sonnet, and since Shakespeare wrote more than a hundred, no one is allowed to have the same sonnet. Syempre, ako, I wanted to have the best out there. But thanks to our PC, I didn't have the luxury to surf and "analyze" the sonnets. So a while ago, while everyone else was busy writing down their sonnet numbers on our list, I just wrote Sonnet 23 beside my name just to be sure. I had no idea what Sonnet 23 was about, but at least I have something na, di ba? I just read this sonnet a few minutes ago. And it was about not being able to express your love for someone because that feeling is so overwhelming. The writer wanted to tell his lover how he felt but he can't because words weren't enough. So he wished she could see through his actions and looks, how they speak silently, how they foretell of the love buried within. And all I can say is.. WHOA. Talk about fate. =) Makes me love 23 even more. I'm in love with this one word always used in our Advanced Algeb class. PARABOLA. I don't know but from the moment our teacher mentioned the word this year, I fell in love with it. Haha. Parabola. Ang cuuuuute. =) LOL, I'm crazy. Or maybe this is just my geekness. Last night, I woke up from this really bad nightmare that I couldn't really remember. All I knew was that I was pushed down the stairs and I had huge bruises all over my body. Tapos I woke up crying. So I opened the TV to make me forget about it. Aba, to my surprise, Heroes was on Crime/Suspense. Grabe, nakaka-adik! I so love Claire. I wish I had her superpowers. If only my wounds could automatically heal.. life would be so much better. Hmm. Anyway, after that, I was about to go back to sleep when I had this feeling that I just had to check out ETC muna. And aba, to my surprise AGAIN, it was ONE TREE HILL! The Honey Grove episode!! Grabe. I so fell in love all over again for Nathan Scott. The best. So my point is, always check the TV when you get awakened by nightmares because you never know what shows are on. And that, as always, ONE TREE HILL MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. No doubt about that. Sarap na ng tulog ko after. =) Sorry medyo mahaba. Just taking the opportunity kasi I don't know when my dad's gonna get our PC fixed. So yun. I have to go memorize Sonnet 23 na. And dumadami na tao dito, umiingay na. Grr. Later, y'all. P.S. Thanks to all the commentors!! Promise I'll bloghop next time. Love you all!! MWAH! =* "You are my sweetest downfall I loved you first, I loved you first Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads But they're just old light, they're just old light Your hair was long when we first met." -- Samson by Regina Spektor (this song is LOVE. Current LSS ko toh)
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senior na si karla!
- I am officially a senior!
- I belong to IV - St. Jane with Miss Pepito as our adviser.
- Mrs. Torres is our Level Coordinator.
- I'm still in the pull-out fast.
- Miss Toledo is our Physics AND Research teacher. Yaay! =)
- I am so happy to be in Mrs. Lee's English class! She is THE best!
- Biochemistry in the afternoon. UUUUGH.
- But at least it's with Sir Baggay =)
- Our assignment in Eco? Super tambak!
- I'm glad I chose Accounting as my specialization..
- ..because I'm going to ask help from mom. Haha.
- Our Filipino teacher is strict.
- I'm the secretary during Filipino class. Whee, at least dream job pa rin diba?
- Mrs. Pabelico taught us a song in CLE. Super effective!
- Our PE sched is every Friday, last two periods. Oh yeah!
- I'm just glad the Puddings are together, even for just one subject. =)
The Puddings! =) Karla, Nica, Trixie, Mikka and Tin. Nagpalit-palit ng sapatos. So now, can you guess whose feet are these?!
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while eating chocolate cake..
..and printing my homework, I decided to change my layout and blog. Super bilis lang talaga nito, wala pa atang 15 minutes. I fell in love with the lay the other day pa, ngayon ko lang na-change. SO how's my life so far?
- Everyone's in college application chaos these past weeks. Especially for UP. Since they're the school with the earliest deadline, everybody's rushing to get theirs submitted. I got my test permit already, I'm taking the UPCAT on August 5, 12:30 pm at the Institute of Chemistry. Waaaah! This is for real!
- I love SCT. Super nakakasunod ako sa mga moves. I can pass as a soldier pala. Well, almost. Haha.
- I just realized that almost all our teachers are oldies. Haha. Yung mga tipong expert na sa field nila. Kaya scary. Ang hihirap pa magpa-quiz, almost every meeting! But fun all the same, because di ba nakakatawa yung kacornihan ng jokes ng old teachers? Haha. For me, at least! =P
- I so hate the yearly Physical Fitness Test. I always end up in pain the following day!
- Mrs. Lee is so funny. Haha.
- So is Ms. Pepito (kanina, haha). And Ms. Pabelico. And yeah, okay, Mrs. Torres na rin. Haha!
- But nothing beats Ms. Toledo! YEAH! =)
- Takot ako sa Filipino teacher namin. Wahaaah.
- Swimming already on Friday!
- I'm falling more and more in love with PHYSICS! ♥
- I lost my elephant pencil case (with my G-Tecs in it!) HUHU! =(
- Journal writing for Accounting -- UGH. Exciting, but nakakapagod if you're doing it for three straight hours!!
- I'm enjoying Biochem because I'm getting it, haha.
- I'm broke! Pareho kami ni Nica, wala ng pera. And I refuse to use the money I saved. I'm determined to save lotsa money! =P
- We're going to go to UP Diliman and Ateneo on Saturday. My mom and dad's going to tour me.
- I hope I can get my DLSU and UST Application Forms this week, probably.
- I'm still LSS-ing on "Samson" by Regina Spektor.
- The Torch of the Fantastic Four is Hot with a capital H!
- BUT NATHAN'S STILL HOTTER!! ♥
- Our class retreat's on September na! Whee!
and last but most definitely not the least..
- Our graduation day's already set: March 16, 2008!! =) Waah, we cannot wait!
So far, Senior life is quite chaotic, because like what I said, everyone's arranging their application forms and inquiring about their courses. It really is different from all the other year levels. But I'm enjoying it right now, because even though our load is heavy, our schedule is so.. light. Haha, I mean, parang ang konti lang ng subjects namin. But that's because of the double periods though. Anyway, I hope everyone else is enjoying the school year so far. Can't wait to hear from you guys! =)
I hope my dad brings home a chocolate cake for me when he gets home later. Hehe. I'm craving for sweets!! Waaaah! =)
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one night and one more time.
Whew. As luck would have it, our computer is malfunctioning (again) so I am here once again in the beloved neighborhood computer shop with all the gaming boys beside me, shooting guns like crazy. Which really annoy me. Anyway. How's my first week so far? SUPER BUSY, I tell you. I even got sick last Friday due to stress! Nagka-flu agad ako. The nurse sent me home Friday morning after the mass. I had high fever, colds and cough. My dad brought me to Medical City for a check-up, and our doctor advised me to stay home for the rest of the weekend. So basically, stressed out na ko, first week pa lang. O_o I could imagine how the rest of the year will be. *uuugh* But not to worry, Bombastarr is up and alive again, I'm okay. Tuesday is Specialization day for us. I know it doesn't sound too tiring when you say "Three hours of specialization a week" but I think people forget to mention that those are three straight hours in a DAY, so that means we had three hours of Accounting a while ago. And GAWD. Our noses almost literally bled. Haha. All the terms were enough to make you confused. Debits, credits, values received, values parted with, assets, liabilities, capitals.. AAACK. But it's very interesting. We started recording transactions in journal sheets already. It's confusing, and yes, you need patience and good analysis to be able to complete the accounts, but it's kind of fun. At least at the end of the period I can say I can use this in the future because this is real stuff. Unlike Chem. (HAHA BITTER TALAGA) For English we have to memorize a Shakespearean sonnet, and since Shakespeare wrote more than a hundred, no one is allowed to have the same sonnet. Syempre, ako, I wanted to have the best out there. But thanks to our PC, I didn't have the luxury to surf and "analyze" the sonnets. So a while ago, while everyone else was busy writing down their sonnet numbers on our list, I just wrote Sonnet 23 beside my name just to be sure. I had no idea what Sonnet 23 was about, but at least I have something na, di ba? I just read this sonnet a few minutes ago. And it was about not being able to express your love for someone because that feeling is so overwhelming. The writer wanted to tell his lover how he felt but he can't because words weren't enough. So he wished she could see through his actions and looks, how they speak silently, how they foretell of the love buried within. And all I can say is.. WHOA. Talk about fate. =) Makes me love 23 even more. I'm in love with this one word always used in our Advanced Algeb class. PARABOLA. I don't know but from the moment our teacher mentioned the word this year, I fell in love with it. Haha. Parabola. Ang cuuuuute. =) LOL, I'm crazy. Or maybe this is just my geekness. Last night, I woke up from this really bad nightmare that I couldn't really remember. All I knew was that I was pushed down the stairs and I had huge bruises all over my body. Tapos I woke up crying. So I opened the TV to make me forget about it. Aba, to my surprise, Heroes was on Crime/Suspense. Grabe, nakaka-adik! I so love Claire. I wish I had her superpowers. If only my wounds could automatically heal.. life would be so much better. Hmm. Anyway, after that, I was about to go back to sleep when I had this feeling that I just had to check out ETC muna. And aba, to my surprise AGAIN, it was ONE TREE HILL! The Honey Grove episode!! Grabe. I so fell in love all over again for Nathan Scott. The best. So my point is, always check the TV when you get awakened by nightmares because you never know what shows are on. And that, as always, ONE TREE HILL MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. No doubt about that. Sarap na ng tulog ko after. =) Sorry medyo mahaba. Just taking the opportunity kasi I don't know when my dad's gonna get our PC fixed. So yun. I have to go memorize Sonnet 23 na. And dumadami na tao dito, umiingay na. Grr. Later, y'all. P.S. Thanks to all the commentors!! Promise I'll bloghop next time. Love you all!! MWAH! =* "You are my sweetest downfall I loved you first, I loved you first Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads But they're just old light, they're just old light Your hair was long when we first met." -- Samson by Regina Spektor (this song is LOVE. Current LSS ko toh)
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senior na si karla!
- I am officially a senior!
- I belong to IV - St. Jane with Miss Pepito as our adviser.
- Mrs. Torres is our Level Coordinator.
- I'm still in the pull-out fast.
- Miss Toledo is our Physics AND Research teacher. Yaay! =)
- I am so happy to be in Mrs. Lee's English class! She is THE best!
- Biochemistry in the afternoon. UUUUGH.
- But at least it's with Sir Baggay =)
- Our assignment in Eco? Super tambak!
- I'm glad I chose Accounting as my specialization..
- ..because I'm going to ask help from mom. Haha.
- Our Filipino teacher is strict.
- I'm the secretary during Filipino class. Whee, at least dream job pa rin diba?
- Mrs. Pabelico taught us a song in CLE. Super effective!
- Our PE sched is every Friday, last two periods. Oh yeah!
- I'm just glad the Puddings are together, even for just one subject. =)
The Puddings! =) Karla, Nica, Trixie, Mikka and Tin. Nagpalit-palit ng sapatos. So now, can you guess whose feet are these?!
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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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