the plan...

...ehem..
"Hann, kahit di ka mukhang approachable, kelangan mong mag mukhang approachable..mei PLANS ka pa..."
--trying to encourage myself to smile and be approachable.
Starting to make a move....

[Afternoon, A.T.U.]
. . .while walking towards my destination, I can view my target...[hehehe]
. . .smiling. . .

hannah: "Excuse me, naa si Carlo?"
eric: "hala, bag-o lng bya nilakaw."
hannah: "ayy...unsaon man ni uy...?"
eric: "hmm..ngano diay?unsa imong kinahanglan?"
hannah: "aw, nagsabot man gud mi na magkita mi dari kay magpasabay ko..."
eric: "aw, tama diay. ikaw si hannah?kay nagingon bitaw to sya sakua na mulakaw sa daw sya kadali human pag naa daw muabot kay pahulaton human ientertain sa daw naq...hehe"
hannah: "aw, nagingon diay xa?hehe..sige, maghulat nlng q saiya."
eric: "kadali lng man pud daw to sya, ingon niya."
hannah: "aw, sige...

----silent---

hannah: "unsa gani imu name?"[kunwari walang alam]
eric: "eric diay q..ikaw?"
hannah: "ah...hannah.."
eric: "tga asa diay ka?"
hannah: "green meadows po..ikaw?"
eric: "green meadows ka? ulas lng baya q.."
hannah: "ngeehh..duol2 ra sad diay..hehe"
eric: "aw, mao..unsa diay imu nimu si carlo?"
hannah: "uhmm..barkada po.."

---a moment of silent---

hannah: "aw, crip qa po??"{crip--blue scarfed gang}
eric: "dleh, black sheep ko..."{black sheep-black scarfed gang}
hannah: "ah...abi nako..."

. . . after the short conversation, Carlo arrived. . .

hannah: "ah, naa na c carlo..."
eric: "aw, o tura.."
hannah: "sige, pasi sa mi.."
eric: "aw, pasi na mo?dalia pu due..hehe...ay, tama diay, pwede pangayuon imong number?" [sabay abot sa fone] pki save nlng..."
hannah: "aw, ambi..."

. . .typed the number and saved it. . .

hannah: "nara o.."
eric: "aw, salamat"
hannah: "sigeh, text lng saq, human paila-ila lng na ikaw.."
eric: "sige, lamat..."
hannah: "aw, pasi sa mi.."
eric: "sige, amping mo"

. . .that night he texted me and exchanged some messages. . .

. . .and up to now, we still text each other. . .

. . .and we're getting to know each other. . .

. . . . . . .. . . .i thought it's hard to get to know someone whose kinda aloof, but when i did try those strategies that i planned..it did work=)