Addicted to GG

I've wanted to post an entry since last week but since I was busy with some stuff and it's busy in the room (meaning, I don't have the privacy I need to write in here).

Again, I am into my role as a tourist guide/yaya to my cousin who is here in Manila to obtain a Canadian visa. Do not take this negatively as I actually enjoy times like these. It's just that by Sunday, my feet were killing me! Starting Thursday, I was walking non-stop- from the streets of Makati to the ugly tiling of Robinsons Place Ermita to the unjustifiably huge Mall of Asia. I don't know if my feet ached from all the walking I did or my legs are already complaining and couldn't take my weight anymore. Maybe both...

Back to Saturday afternoon... Ycel, Juno and I were supposed to have a lunch date at RP. But just as I suspected, Juno didn't make it, leaving only Ycel and me to spend the afternoon together. We started by eating lunch. Ycel treated me to chicken teriyaki and beef something at Teriyaki Boy. It took me a gazillion years to finish up my lunch but this was due to the fact that I was pacing my meal. It was Kosh's birthday and she brought some pansit for the class ergo the almost full stomach. After lunch, we did a lot of strolling. Checked out Powerbooks and looked for the Gossip Girl book series and found it. I bought the first book of the series and I now have started a new collection.

1. Gossip Girl
2. You Know You Love Me Thanks Crissa!
   
3. All I Want Is Everything
4. Because I'm Worth It
5. I Like It Like That
6. You're the One That I Want
7. Nobody Does It Better
8. Nothing Can Keep Us Together
9. Only In Your Dreams
10. Would I Lie to You?
11. Don't You Forget About Me
12. It Had To Be You Thanks Ycel!
    

Speaking of Gossip Girl, I am still hooked to the series but week by week, I am kind of finding the most recent episodes lacking. There aren't much nice clothes to look at. Nevertheless, that didn't stop me from looking forward to the series and wishing that everyday were Thursday.

As compared to the book, the TV series is more tame. In the book, marijuana, alcohol and PMS appeared more frequently than on the tv series. Even if I have read only the first few chapters, I have noticed that there were a lot of differences.

In the book, Dan is described as a chain-smoking, poetry-loving, somber boy. Whereas in the tv series, he doesn't smoke and wasn't really portrayed as sullen.

In the book, Jenny has 34D boobs whereas in the series, she is sooo tiny and I didn't even notice that she has boobs.

In the book, Blair was more likable than Serena. She was just a sensitive girl who is so in love with her gorgeous boyfriend. In the series, she is more hateful and scheming. She has every right to get mad at Serena and stay mad at Serena, both in the book and in the series, but Serena was portrayed as a nice girl sorry for the things she has done. In the book, Serena came back to NY without a hint of being sorry for what she has done to Blair. When she came back, she continued to get close to Nate. Malandi baga. But on tv, she was seen as distancing herself away from Nate (and Chuck).

And Chuck.. in the book, it didn't seem that he was very close to Nate. And Nate was portrayed as a flirt, to Serena and some girl she sees in the pizzeria.

Vanessa was bald in the book and she also goes to Constance Billard whereas on tv, she has headful of hair and she isn't attending the said school.

But I love the fact that there were discrepancies. That means that the series isn't faithful to the book version which means that Dan might not be questioning his sexuality during the latter part of the series. I crush Dan and I am fervently hoping that he will not harbor any same-sex tendencies. Please. And I get my money's worth since the story is a little different from what I have already watched.