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Yellow, I know it’s been sooooooo long (almost 4 months) I have been very busy with school works, especially this week and the next (both are hell week) and I would just like to drop by and say, I have a facebook page so you can be updated on what’s happening on me, in case you were wondering why I wasn’t able to post any reviews the past few days, months,… hours 😀

Rayne Sumner is my facebook page, this site and Randomism (my personal blog site) is connected there, you could also check out my instagram posts (need to fix that one too) to see the happenings. I don’t do facebook live though I’m camera shy (but I have YouTube account hahaha [Rayne Sumner-Channel name])

you can also see this interesting photos of me as a Model(?)

That’s it for now, I gotta dash. Ciao

-Rayne

Fun filled day

Yesterday, October 24th, me and my best friend went to the mall for some ice skating adventure. It was a curious idea that my best friend suggested us going to the ice skating rink. Why is that?

Last year, we went rollerblading at the basketball court just outside their house and she was curious as to what would it feel like to do the same as rollerblades but on ice. Once we’ve changed to our skates (rented) we dashed to the ice. We experienced our first fall together, laughed our butt off and skated away. Being amazed to those who do some skating drifts just like what hockey players does. Ogle people who does figure skating-well they were practising on a public rink, hard not to when you want to do maneuvers like they’re doing.

We spent a lot of time trying to skate backwards, well I know I did spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to. My guide to skate backwards was the movie “Ice Princess” I remember the part where she had her new skates and she was bending her knees in front of the wall. That was my only guide to be able to do it. After trying for what seems like an eternity I had managed to do it even if my knees was bent too low or my skates aren’t standing upright.

My best friend stared at me amazed when I managed to skate backwards away from her for a few meters, she tried doing it herself and struggled. I did as well but my determination helped me how to figure out what to do.

When the zamboni came out for the first time we were already out of the ice. The second time it went out we were having fun trying our best to skate backwards. When we were allowed to enter the rink again, we skated on a smooth ice and yours truly, finally skated backwards with a little less effort than when I was still struggling to do it.

I was very much exhilarated when I managed to skate backwards around the whole skating rink (with my best friend to stop me when I am going to collide with someone. Especially kids.) I helped her skate backwards and coached her on how to do it.

I was tempted, honestly speaking, to poke one of the skaters and ask how to do a backwards skate or how to do that drifting where ice sprays when you stop. But my best friend just laughed it off when I told her about poking a stranger.

Our time together inside the skating rink was filled with laughter, frustration and pain. Oh, also wet clothing. Laughter because we were frustrated because either we can’t skate properly or because we always stumble, and fall on ice. That’s where pain comes in and wet clothing. We laugh when we fall but we stand up again and again and try again to do it until we are satisfied with the outcome.

My first time on ice was when I was nine years old, I think that was because I was influenced by the Ice Princess movie that I “ordered” my mom to take me to the rink. I slipped, fell over and stood back up and did it again. I didn’t need to clutch the rails my first time on ice, I wasn’t afraid to fall. My second time was when I was eleven years old, this time I was finally able to make a turn. I also experienced a very nasty fall, I fell on my back but when I stopped skidding I was already on my front. That was a fall I am never going to forget.

And yesterday was my third time on ice, at nineteen and for a few hours I was able to do a backwards skate. Battle scars aside (aka bruises and body pains), I had fun. Not only were we celebrating my best friend’s birthday (a day late celebration) it was a bonding for us. We rarely leave my house or her house when one of us decided to visit the other and we were thinking of doing it again on December.

If we decided to do it again then I need a part time job really bad. 420 Philippine Peso is a big thing. Add another fifty for the lockers, its like you spent half a thousand peso for it. Food and transportation expenses aren’t included. My mom would kill me for spending that big money.

I’d love to have a date with my special someone on ice one day. Even if he doesn’t know how to, I will drag him to the rink and teach him if I have to. Skating is definitely a big yes for dating grounds for me right next to amusement park.

I need to sleep my body pains off until next time 🙂

-Rain

Book Madness: The 36th Manila International Book Fair

Last September 16-20 was the 36th  Manila International Book Fair held in SMX Convention Center along with Best of Anime 2015. The book fair, was five days long with all the book stores that can be found nationwide.

I went to visit the Book Fair last Saturday (September 19, 2015) because of the book signing with Christine Brae, Tarryn Fisher, and Colleen Hoover. I am very much lost when I went there, I don’t know what to do, I don’t know who to talk to. Basically, going to a war with no weapons. I was unprepared.

Until the book signing time came, I saw her, I saw Tarryn Fisher and Colleen Hoover, the people behind Never Never. I bought Colleen Hoover’s book but the slots were all taken. I feel sad, but seeing her smile and interact with a lot of readers, I am quite happy.

An opportunity opens up in my direction when one of the people who managed to snag a signing slot only has one book to get signed. I asked him if it was okay to get my book signed along with his. He said it was okay and he has a gift to give to Colleen Hoover and it was a beautiful drawing of her holding a November 9 ARC.

I have never saw myself as an opportunist but that’s what I did. From being alone coming in that event to see/have a glimpse of the person whose books I become to love, to coming home with new friends, and having an encounter I never thought happening.

That day also, I came across Joe Inoue, a Japanese Idol that’s known for his input in the Japanese anime songs. It was a day of unexpected moments and I love every minute of it.

Sunday, September 20, 2015. It was the last day of the event. I came to the venue with my best friend because of the Cocktail party of Precious Pages Corp., Preciously Precious. Where we get to meet the person who wrote those romance novels that we love to buy and read.

The place was packed we got a lot of freebies while we were inside the venue. A free makeover, free lunch, free snacks, we get to interact with a lot of writers, we get to enjoy games that the Emcees prepared. All in all it was a great experience.

There are only some things I have missed when I was there in the venue. One, meeting Kiera Cass the author of The Selection Series. Two, meeting my wattpad buddies on the mezzanine floor of the Convention Center. And Lastly, buying one book that could’ve completed the book series that I have been completing since I started collecting pocketbooks.

Last year was the start when I attended this book fair event, and now it will definitely be a yearly occurence like a birthday.

I hope to see everyone I saw this year in the next year’s Manila International Book Fair. I wouldn’t mind seeing new faces either. I’d be thrilled. 🙂

-Rain

Food Review: Giligan’s (Il Centro Mall)

So my first time experience with this establishment, I am disappointed with their service.

Last July 11th of 2015, I was invited by my mother’s colleague to eat in this bar and restaurant, they’ve ordered food and we waited for it to arrive. After maybe, five minutes, our drinks arrived, four iced teas and a glass of water, my mother’s colleagues told the staff that they also ordered Mirinda and Mug the staff acknowledged and left our table.

Maybe thirty minutes later, our food arrived, the rice was served, the vayands, and my mom’s colleague reminded the staff about the missing beverages and followed-up the other vayand order which was Bulalo soup.

My mom arrived at the establishment and that colleague of hers asked for another plate, the staff gave us a plate but no spoon or fork. The rest of us, even before my mom arrived the establishment were served only with spoons no forks. My mom being the dragon that she is, asked  the waiters for spoon and forks for all of us in her very authoritative voice. Asked for the missing beverages and missing order.

The food came, the missing Mirinda popped up but the other missing Mug rootbeer didn’t. When we were finished eating and the bill came up, we told the waiter that they didn’t serve the Mug so why was it included in the bill? In the end, they just gave us the soda and we went to our merry way.

Seriously, we were waiting for a long time and the other tables around us  was being serviced faster than us and have their complete orders. What kind of service do they give to customers? As a hospitality management student, This is not acceptable on any terms. We were there first but those customers who came in after us was served first than us? That’s just not acceptable.

2 star rating for this establishment.

Won’t be eating here or taking my friends nor my family in this establishment for a long time. Unless they prove themselves otherwise.

-Rayne