Introduction
Well, it's becoming more and more difficult nowadays to get inspiration to write happy stories especially if you are being surrounded by things that are often negative (i.e. politics, economics, and statistics). That's why I decided to create a new blog-novela based on current events which, more often than not, affect our way of living. I call this blog-novela "SABI NILA" or they say when translated in english. Of course majority of the news and information that we receive everyday are from other people or from different forms of media (e.g. internet, tv, radio, newspaper, etc.) which are writen or told by other people too. Also, Pinoys often times love to engage in a conversation involving other people's lives. It is more commonly known in tagalog as "tsismis" or hearsay. There is something in "tsismis" that makes us quite interested. Maybe it's the title of the story or the person(s) involved or the emotions involved (i.e., love, fear, excitement, anger, and joy) which are carefully phrased and mostly exaggerated in the story. But whatever it is, we still dig it. Not surprisingly, people from other cultures also do the same. I already met a lot of people from different race and colors that also share the same enthusiasm for "tsismis." It happens more commonly in offices, schools, bars and restaurants or fast-food chains. As long as the person involved is not around, the conversation will last forever. Tsismisan, chikahan, daldalan, usi, and bungangaan, are just some of the terms we use to describe this form of communication.
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