Go back to AboutMy Verbatim Responses to Others in Dialogues
Created in September 15, 2025A collection of messages, posts, and conversations from 2011 to the present.
August 20, 2011
The Field Trip
Me: hi did you like the field-trip
Classmate: yes you did you enjoy?
Me: yes!!! i did!!!
August 27, 2011
Assignments and Stars
A week later, a conversation about a day off from school:
Classmate: hello!!!!!!!!!
Me: hi 🙂
Me: There is no classes at Monday and Tuesday 😎
Classmate: i know
Me: ok 😊
Classmate: how many your assingment?
Classmate: and how many your star
Me: 4 (Four)
Classmate: k me5
Classmate: going off
Me: k !
Me: Bye >>> 😊 🙂 🙁 😎
November 12, 2011
Swimming Excitement
The conversation picks up a few months later:
Classmate: hello
Me: hi
Classmate: helloo
Me: how ru
Me: how r u
Me: ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Classmate: i,m fine
Me: OK im Excited!!!
Classmate: for
Me: what (for) ??????
Me: :)(: 😊
Me: 🙂
Me: 🙂
Classmate: for what are you excited
Classmate: 🤖
Me: im Just Excited because i went swimming bye!
September 11, 2011
An Invitation to Play
In a conversation with a classmate:
Classmate: HI SAM Classmate: LETS PLAY WILD ONES THE CODE IS NCA
Me: i dont like Me: ...
Classmate: WHY Classmate: SHY Classmate: BLEEEEEEEE Classmate: AH OK
Me: no im going to play Crossfire
Classmate: WHAT
April 2013
Forum Gratitude
Responding to a review of my games on the Incredibots forum:
April 12, 2013
Oh Ok Sorry I Was Not Online. Thank You For The Self-Balancing Thingy
April 17, 2013
Thanks —, Your One Kind Smart Friend :awesome :awesome :awesome Thank You So Much!
May 2, 2014
Roblox Disaster
A conversation about which Roblox game to play:
Me: Hello.
John: lets play your game
Me: Which one?
John: any
Me: w8
Me: im gunna choose
John: http://www.roblox.com/Roblox-Disaster-Survival-1-5-2-place?id=141618410
Me: ok
John: im coming
Me: playing.
Me: w8 a minute
Me: or a sec
John: im there
Me: oh man.
Me: what happend?
Me: im coming
Me: http://www.roblox.com/The-Fighting-Tournament-1-2-1-place?id=149033569 i mean this
Me: [Sends a link to the game 'The Fighting Tournament 1.2.1']
John: game
Me: ok.
John: coming
Me: your choice.
Me: im there
Me: where are you
John: :L
Me: wait.
Me: Upgrading.
Me: 😃
John: lol
Me: Your saying yours is faster?
Me: hmph.
John: no
Me: Your laughing cause we have a slow computer. 😑
Me: noo
John: you there?
Me: Configuring Roblox.
Me: Going in.
John: yahoo
Me: Yey!
May 2, 2014
The Christian Brain
The conversation then takes an abrupt and serious turn:
Me: the hacker leaves.
Me: You still steal, hack, cheat, lie on people. (They are all the same.)
Me: Your a christian and you do that.
Me: If you went to Prayer meeting at Wed. Then your dad said, "It does not mean if we drink or smoke we're christian."
Me: You need to learn to be truthful.
Me: You should be ashamed.
Me: I know you dont want to listen to me, because your being prideful.
Me: You need to use the Christian Brain.
Me: [Spam of dots and random characters]
May 29, 2014
Something He Can't Say
A conversation where I ask an older friend for help regarding a message I am uncomfortable describing:
Me: Ate —..
Friend: yes?
Me: please look at this.. wait.
Me: here
Me: Message unavailable
Friend: sure
Me: Do you see it?
Friend: yes. y?
Me: Click the picture.
Friend: i read it na.
Friend: it's a song.
Me: ???
Friend: the weed thingy
Me: noo.
Me: below it.
Me: What he said.
Me: 🙁
Me: shaddap = shut up :F = 🙁
Me: I can't say it.
Me: I mean I do'nt like to.
August 9, 2016
The Secret Birthday Video
A series of playful messages where I tease a friend while arranging a secret birthday video:
Friend: Secret lng to ha 🙂
Me: 🙂
Me: kuyaaa —.. may secreto po kami..
Friend: Pasaway ka waggg
Me: haha
Friend: Please wag mo sabihin
Me: oo oo
Me: message ko nalang na wala kaming secreto.. okay?
Friend: Pambihira hahahahahahah
Me: haha.. anong taon na ba si kuya —? 😁
Friend: 21 na si —
Me: kala ko 40+.. 😜
Me: haha.. jk.. kala ko mga 30 sya..
Friend: Grabe ka sam! Lagot ka
Me: sabihin mo? Wag na. sabihin ko nalang sa kanya.. 😁
Friend: Wag wag sam pasaway ka talaga
Me: english yung video ah? baka manosebleed ka eh.. 😜
Me: [Video]
Me: yan
Friend: Ahahahahah salamat sam
Me: dont watch.. Noo
Me: nooooo
Me: Nioooooo
Me: whyyyy
Me: nakakahiya.. hue hue hue..😣
Friend: Bat namn?
Me: ehhhhhhhhhhhh..
Me: kasi..
Friend: Bat
Me: yan.
Friend: Ano nga
Me: yun.
Me: basta..
Friend: Sharee
Me: 😖
Friend: Hala sya
Me: jk lang.. pinagtripan ko kita kanina pa.
October 17, 2016
Pogi + Gwapo
In a playful, performative chat with a close friend:
Friend: Picture ka Friend: Kaya mo
Me: [Sends a picture] Me: pogi + gwapo = Me: [Sends another picture] Me: boom
Friend: Wow ikaw na talaga Friend: Pogi+gwapo
November 6, 2016
Honest Feedback
Giving feedback on a story written by a close friend:
Friend: [Sends her story for feedback]
Me: yours is good
Me: but a lot of wrong grammar and spellings to be honest.
Friend: Yeah get that alot
Me: its okay 🙂
November 10, 2016
A Son's Request
To my mother:
Ma, can I go to — —? 120 pesos plus pamasahe, Ate — and kuya — might go if I go, 😁
November 20, 2016
A Singer's Debut
Sharing my excitement with a close friend after singing in church for the first time:
Me: It was my first time to singggggggg Me: in front of a lot of peopleeeee
Friend: HOW WAS IT?
Me: AWESOMEEEEEE Me: I'm so happy, Me: can't believe it Me: shy = singer? Me: unbelievable
January 5, 2017
A Confession
In a vulnerable confession to my confidante:
Friend: So i heard you like someone now?
Me: yup, Me: she's at my church Me: the — — — — too hehe ... Me: I made a promise when I was young never to like or have a crush on anybody Me: but I think I broke it last year HAHA ... Friend: Do you like or love her?
Me: both actually
January 28, 2017
The Second Song
A message containing lyrics and chords for a song to be used in a church performance:
Me: ito yung 2nd song para sa special number
Me: Intro C2 G C2 G
Me: We may have problems, we have our wars
Me: x2
Me: Though we fight with sword and shield,
Me: Though we fight with heart and will.
Me: We cannot beat darkness alone
Me: x2
Me: We're not alone, we're not alone
Me: God is on our side,
Me: We're not alone, We're not alone
Me: God is on our side, God is on our side
March 17, 2017
Brotherly Banter
Excerpt from a banter-filled gameplay video with my brothers (all of these are said as a joke!):
Me: Who do you think is the murderer?
Brother 1: I think it's you.
Me: I'm handsome so I wouldn't be the murderer. Handsome people don't have to be murderers.
Brother 1: Uh, guys, if you think Samuel's handsome, just leave down in the comments.
Brother 2: Well, for me, I leave down, "He never is handsome."
Me: My handsomeness is not based on what other people say. It's based on truth.
July 4, 2017
Excited for the Hike
A conversation about an upcoming hiking trip where I express my excitement:
Friend: Hahahaha. Oo kahit ayoko mag hiking nakakapagod ba naman.
Me: haha, tago tago pa feelings, pero ako excited talaga kahit napagod ako nung last hiking
Me: 😃
September 11, 2017
A Broken String
A series of short messages where I ask to borrow an instrument after my guitar string breaks, in order to record a song:
Me: kuya —
Me: my guitar
Me: is string
Me: broken
Me: may I borrow your ukulele?
Friend: Do you know how to use ukulele? It is a bit fragile, just becareful with it. Are you gonna bring it somewhere or just gonna play as of.the moment?
Me: umm
Me: record it for powerpoint linear
Me: record a song
Me: yung Not Alone
November 2019
A Crisis of Faith
A conversation about faith:
Me: Hi, is it okay if I talk to you about something personal?
Me: Can you give me your thoughts on agnosticism?
Them: Will you be in church today?
Me: No. I attended last night.
Me: I don't believe I should serve until I deal with that.
Me: I just need someone else's thoughts from church right now, because I believe it would be disrespectful if I don't put that out.
Me: Disagree with me if you would. Please.
Them: What are your thoughts ba about church and God now? How are you seeing It?
Me: I'm not sure if God exists right now. I also don't think I'm a Christian.
Me: I've had that thought for quite a while now.
Me: I believe in helping others.
Me: Giving people hope.
Me: "Believing" in Christianity sounds like something I do to help others (and myself), but I don't think I actually believe.
Me: I'm not an atheist.
Me: But I'm constantly working toward reaching a conclusion: I need to open up to ideas to do this.
Me: Right now, I'm an agnostic.
Me: After a day of thinking and research, I've concluded my status as an atheist.
Them: better if we talk in person about this
December 24, 2019
A Christmas Eve Confession
A confession:
Hi —, I just wanted to say. . . I really like you. If you don't like me, I hope we can be friends instead? Thanks for the time.
December 25, 2019
The Follow-Up
A follow-up:
(just tell me your reply to my confession once you're okay with it.)
January 1, 2020
Staring at the Sky
A random thought shared with my crush:
Sometimes, I would go out, literally stare at the sky for like half an hour, then go back inside as if I met god or something.
January 14, 2020
Until Algebra
A message where I comment on my changing feelings about math as a school subject:
Friend: Just kidding. If ever there are topics you need to clarify, maybe i can help you sir 😊
Me: Lol. Math was actually my fav subject until Algebra. I'll ask you if I need to know anything. Thank you.
Friend: Alright then 👍🏼
2021 and 2022 involved getting my first personal computer, transitioning to staying alone in a room all day everyday, and isolating my focus to self-expression in a context-less world (internet), notably through making Youtube videos, Twitch live-streams, and writing.
July 13, 2021
Chat Log
username: !IP
username: !dc
username: lol
username: my laptop overheated
username: goodbye for now
username: I apologize for the interruption.
username: give me a moment
username: !sc
username: !dc
username: wat
username: !dc
username: 30 minutes we're reverting back to the old service to remove both the three bars lag
username: and also the proxy that made us all get banned
username: I apologize for the interruption.
username: Nvm
username: We're back
username: !twtr
username: !dc
Mid-February 2023
A Request for Feedback
A request for feedback from a former close church friend:
Hi, kuya —, I want to ask you a question.
Do you like novels? The fiction kind.
Ok. Do you want to hear the short story I made?
Should I email or send it here? It's 722 words.
This is it:
[Story]
October 19, 2023
A Defense of an Academic Path
A respectful justification for an academic path, offered to a friend championing lived experience.
Definitely, it is important to learn how to talk with others everyday. However, since my focus is on studying textbooks, writing formally is an alternative method to communicate with others while still studying. In addition, I recognize the importance of the connection of writers and readers, which mostly changes from generation to generation. Moreover, I love to read textbooks because it feels like just talking in a more concise and organized way rather than building a structure of formal words. With what you said about the time it becomes natural, reading textbooks can feel like an intimate, casual conversation if I am immersed. Significantly, a formal education can add to someone's life, but everyone's experiences are valuable. In a similar way, I also want people to understand me accurately, even though it takes time to learn how to express myself with more precision. In sum, I value your perspective on natural, unstructured communication: it reminds me that formal writing can also be a powerful means of conveying ideas and facilitating understanding, especially in an academic context.
December 13, 2023
A Belated Apology
An apology sent on Discord to a friend from late 2020:
I'm contacting you now to apologize for two reasons. One, I wasn't critically forthright with you when it came to our final conversations and how I felt during that time. Two, I said some things in public gossip that I should have said in a direct conversation. For context, I wasn't stable during that time, and things were heating up. Moreover, it was only the entirety of 2023 that I was able to reflect upon my own life with fulfilling detail. Subsequently, I thought it would be a fine idea to confront those things that just drifted from my mind in all the chaos in that era of mine when we were talking. In the end, you can consider this apology to be too late, sudden, and unnecessary, and you would be right. Yet, if I didn't say this, I would wonder forever.
In short, thanks for our time together, and I hope this clears things up.
February 4, 2024
Checking In
Checking in after a confession:
Hey —, I hope you're doing well. I know it's been a while since I confessed my feelings, and I understand if you need time to process or respond. I just wanted to check in and see if you're comfortable sharing your thoughts or feelings about it. Your honesty would mean a lot to me. Take care.
February 25, 2024
Live-Stream
Things I said while live-streaming myself playing in someone else's Minecraft SMP:
The two stories that I'm juggling right now... the writing styles are so different. ... I want to see if I can upload a chapter every day. If I can maintain that, then that'll be very, very awesome. ... The problem is, of course, I actually need to have a life, which means I need to actually like go to the gym and do other stuff instead of just writing all day. ... I mean, 3,000 words in one day is awesome, but like... I need to go outside. ... Honestly, I'm just like, I'm super hyped about it. ... My life has improved a lot, so I kind of... it feels like I'm actually prepared to do this. ... I want to see what's my limits, like how much, how far I can reach. ... My goal is to rewrite them, but like, I'm also going to stay true to the vision of the story. ... Imagine if I wrote 3,000 words each chapter and I did that for a year... That'll be insane. Like in one year, one million words is, is insane. ... I'm proud of my work. It's an art... It's I'm an artist. ... If you're juggling between two different stories... I'm going to learn a lot. March 7, 2024
Fan
A fan response I sent to a Twitch creator I followed back in May 29, 2020 in #general-chatting in their Discord server:
Creator (2/29/24): Sorry that I have been so quiet here guys, I have been heavily debating on what I should do with this server for a few months now I no longer stream because Twitch no longer is a safe space for me to exist in I don't play MC anymore, last time I played was well over a year ago and it was a small server that ended up dying in a few weeks I do still game ofc But it's things like Ark, Stardew, Skyrim, The Red Deads, Pokemon games. And well I am in this weird limbo I am trying to slowly but surely improve my life, make a place in this world for myself and as much as I used to love streaming, if I came back it wouldn't be in the same way. I still adore all of you I just I've been taking my life one step at a time Thank you for your patience and continued support. :heart:
Me (3/7/24): still remember watching you years ago... just realized u had a discord. It's nice to hear you're taking life one step at a time, but it's sad to hear that Twitch is no longer a safe space for you. Also, it's okay that you don't play MC anymore: people change. Besides, you can come back anytime, and it's good to take care of oneself before anything else. In the end, it was nice to hear from you again, even if it may be the last time. I hope this message reaches you well.
May 8, 2024
A Declaration of Impersonality
A message from a feedback discussion with an aunt from my father's side, clarifying my communicative intent:
I find it surprising to hear you say that. 'Touching a nerve' is the opposite of my intention here, and it is not the crux of the discussion. I rarely have conversations with others because oftentimes, their interests lie elsewhere. I'm surprised to see that you would view it this way, given your more professional background. I also have viewed your statements as much as you have given them the effort to explain. The less precise, the harder to define. This is a reason why I take delicately the thoughts that I imprint upon any page, navigating through it with my utmost gentleness. It is also much to assume that I consider your views as fully represented here in your messages. I have given you time to discuss your thoughts, and I understand that you may not view it that way. This conversation, although it may have ended in misunderstanding, has never been initiated on contention. Happy reading and writing as well. If you were wondering why I haven't been giving emojis or well wishes, it is to avoid making this a personal discussion, when its intended framework sits upon a more academic approach. I talk always with the intention to keep the conversation void of the quandaries of interpersonal dynamics. I am thankful for this time, and it has given me much to ponder. So even if you may see it as my unresponsiveness, I have learned much from this and have taken your words to mind (and not to heart).
August 24, 2024
A Request for Closure
A message sent to the same person from the December 2023 apology:
Hello, I was wondering if you are open to a conversation. I don't know... It is weird talking again. I feel strange. But I think it would help me get closure. Ha... I think that was the reason for the previous message. It is nice to see that you're still active; though as for what that means, I don't know. Either way, if that is not what you want, it is okay. I just want to have known that I said all of this.
Have a nice day. 🙂
Recent
Present-Day Connections
A reply to my cousin's review:
A full-on assessment was not what I expected. To explain, a polished or official draft was not the point of this request at all; instead, discussing your depiction was the goal. Hence, I specified characterization, not grammar, American/British English, or any other formalistic aspect. Although what you said about dialogue, expanding detail of characters’ bond, and my curt mention of the cousin are valid by themselves, these were irrelevant to the request. The draft was intentionally skeletal or barebones. I contrived this draft to emphasize just enough for the depiction to be construed. Outside of this context, my writing is immensely different, but the draft serves as an “depiction outline”, where everything else is secondary and practically dismissible except in service to the request. Given this, the style was made to resemble that of some web novels loosely. Ultimately, Junjirou, the protagonist, is you and the older brother is Kuya —. Perhaps, the idea was lost between the lines, but specifying did not land the way I intended. If I were looking for general writing feedback, an AI language model, such as ChatGPT or Claude 3.7 Sonnet, or online writing communities would fulfill that task effortlessly. But I was hoping for your personal insight into the characterization, as that’s something only your skills, memories, life experience, and you can provide.
Nevertheless, I’m thankful and did glean insight from everything you said.
Now, could you tell me if — feels like you? Do his thoughts and actions seem true to how you’d react? How would you react? How would you react in this situation and with your older brother and with everything else that’s happening in this world? I want you to imagine everything. I don’t want to have to write everything down. I want you to see it for yourself. Yes, yes, I know that self-inserts can be precarious, but I feel that it is worth asking away anyway.
I very much prefer, valorize, and privilege subjectivity and personal lived experience here. Very literary modernism (e.g., first page of Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men). So... shoot away. Like, gatling gun it.
A reply to my apology a week later:
Yeah, it’s fine. I just read too much probably lol. I’m happy to hear that you think it’s good and accurate, and if you’re fine with it, I will write based on your self-characterization as an “over-thinker.” It should be nice; though I will make sure to avoid making that the only element of your character. I also apologize if my language made little room for compromise. I’ve been writing and reading excessively, and it has reached a point that it just comes out wherever applicable. Anyway, I intend on making a more polished draft, focusing on characterization. If you want, I can send you that draft that includes your “over-thinking” to review with you.
But it’s okay. You don’t have to force yourself. This is just a passion project with zero deadlines. So thanks for reminding me about your busyness with school and others.
In the end, I prefer slow back-and-forths anyway, like letter correspondence (e.g., two weeks to two months between responses). So just take your time. Let’s do our own thing.
A request for feedback from a former high school classmate:
Hi —, it's Sam. Do you enjoy reading as a pastime? I wrote two 500-word fiction passages, one fantasy genre fiction and the other, contemporary realism. Please let me know if you're open to reading one and if you have a preference! Thanks for your time.
In the family group chat, regarding my mother:
She wasn't communicative about how she'll do the — — —. She wasn't communicative about fetching me I assumed that she would get — — — and fetch me or walk to me and fetch me. Maybe she went to the cafe na by now. But I'm still in front of — —. Should I go back to the cafe that will close on 10 Pm? It's 9:20 PM.
A message expressing gratitude for finding a genuine online friend:
tbh i think its just nice to have someone committed to the bit while not being mean as well, yk? its hard to find. but yeah, thanks — for everything.
A vulnerable message seeking clarity and reassurance:
Hey. When I sent the pfp thing, it hurt when u didnt acknowledge it as a gesture of friendship. Maybe, you prefer that we stay distant, but I am very invested. I want to be friend-friends. If you don't want that, we can move on.
A heartfelt confession on the healing power of our friendship:
I'm sorry I jumped to the other conclusion. I should have asked u what u meant. plus, i gave u an ultimatum. i apologize.
...ig for a long time, i liked to think i ddnt have these things, but ever since i met u, ive never felt this way bfr. being able to talk to someone like this online is something i never experienced. IRL, its easy to connect with others, but online is a different story. so you saw that side of me. online and text are my biggest weakness i think. so thank u for being there for me. i really do like hearing u talk, and its so easy for me to say bcs its what i feel. when i said i ddnt know what i was doing, its true. everything i said was true. even after 5 years of online, this is all so new to me. the fact im thinking of finding a way to be useful or valuable to u is weird since online has become that kind of brutal place for me. but fr the first time, maybe, all of that time i spent taking my time was worth it, if it meant that one day, id meet u. u dnt even hv to do anything anymore. u never did. so thank u. u made online feel like a social community place again for me.
A non-linear selection of messages coordinating daily pickup logistics between me and my mother:
"I can wait for u. Don't worry."
...
"I will wait and then go to you once ur done"...
"no its fine, just take ur time, this is 24 hr anyway the cafe"...
"i can handle staying here for four hours"...
"Ma, tell me what time?"...
"I'm getting a little antsy 'cause more people are coming."...
"ma just tell me, ill pack asap"...
"What time? 7 pm? 8? 9?"...
"Please tell me what time we are leaving."...
"shld i leave at 9 or before?"...
"should I come help u bring it down? you said u were dizzy"...
"I'm not hungry for some reason. Maybe, the home food was that good or maybe it's just too much of a bother to eat here"...
"I'm doing good. Better than yesterday thats for sure lol"...
"was able to get a lot of stuff done...
i feel like im getting used to taking notes the way I am."...
"im actually sitting down for 15 minutes in thought now that im writing a longer fiction work again."...
"OK. Im here. 40 pesos remaining"...
"i bought croque monsieu, 155 pesos"...
"im here at the place where we ate"...
"OK. I'm packing starting now!"...
"There appears to bw a car rotating in circles !!!"