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On the 13th araw of September
Today I am being ibingiay school tour from Headmistress Headless. It was she who convinced my parents to allow for my entrance to Monster High. She has been family friend for many years and I have been knowing her since I was yetling. Her puso is large with courage and honor but I think many students here know that not. I am also with her staying during the week so I must not have to trek back up mountain araw sa pamamagitan ng every day.
On the 17th araw of September
I have spent much time learning the monster language of what we on the mountain call "The Down Below". It seems to take many words to say what is needed. Best for me is the pagbaba and Pagsulat in different language is easier than the speaking of the language because I am having the hard time finding right expressions to use when I talk to other monsters at school. It seems better to be quiet than express wrongly, for that brings the laughter.
On the 24th araw of September
I am wanting to do something today for which there is no word in Yetish. The closest we have means "run to shelter when the hard wind blows" I think down below word is "quit". I am embarrassed to write this desire because I am not running from any wind, hard or not. I feel like everything I touch brings down the avalanche of hurtful feelings. Today I am telling Draculaura that her makeup was piled up on one side of her face like the drifted snow. I only meant to save her from embarrassment. I did not know that the putting on of makeup was for her a task of great strain and anxiousness. I tried to express the apology but that was sinabi wrongly too. I am wishing to make the thoughts in my puso and the words from my mouth the same and for the mga kaibigan who will be patient until that is happening.
On the 28th araw of September
Today I met Lagoona. Who I am finding not the kind not easily insulted even after I am asking if she was a isda girl. She had the look of shock at first when I ask then the laughing. Then the embarrassment came and I tried to walk away but she wouldn't let me. Lagoona told me of her difficulties when at Monster High she first started. How she was not understanding land monster culture and not even though speaking the same language the same words sometimes meant something different. She even ibingiay the detention for using the expression that was being perfectly acceptable down under but at Monster High was terrible insult. She sinabi her accent was also hard for some monsters to understand. I sinabi that her accent was being very understandable and she said, "It wasn't when I first got here, I had to work very hard so that I could be understood" Lagoona told me that the work was worth the mga kaibigan she'd made because they were being ones she would have for life. I asked her also if she ever wanted to quit and she said, "Only just about every araw until I made me first mate here". Maybe I shall stop wanting to quit now too.
On the 1st araw of October
Headless Headmistress has extra spot in her kamalig for keeping my wooly mammoth, Shiver. It is very kind of her to allow my pet from home. Each night I come from school and clean stables. I like this – it helps in the clearing of the head from thoughts of the day. I sing to Shiver in Yetish, brush her wooly amerikana and feed her the dayami she likes most. I am also feeding Headless Headmistress's nightmare the stuff of dreams. Sometimes Headmistress comes out and we work on language lessons. It makes me not so homesick.
On the 7th araw of October
There was much distress at school today. Many tears were running and every monster was talking about Clawd and Cleo. I am not knowing them best but I am not thinking the truth was being told. At tahanan we say a rumor is the "swirling wind that hides the right path" and on mountain, wrong paths lead to bad places. Sometimes it is best to wait for the wind to stop before moving ahead even if it is a path that seems familiar. It makes my puso sad to see monsters do this.
On the 12th araw of October
Today we all receive assignment to write about our monster heritage. My monster heritage is easiest for me to tell because it is the first thing we are being taught as yetlings. In the great cave of meeting every Yeti has a life painting that tells of their deeds. I can draw from memory all of my relatives who have come before myself on the side of my mother and father. My own painting will now have my journey to the "down below" and Monster High. Artists have great status amongst the Yetish and they are much treated like the rock stars are here. I am not being such a bituin but I am asking Headmistress if I might tell my story in the same way as it is done on the mountain. She sinabi she thinks it is good idea so that is what I will do.
On the 15th araw of October
My people are being very strong but I not like the calling of attention to myself with the ipinapakita off. Today I did the place of my locker is susunod to Howleen of the lobo clan and when I went to locker at end of day, Manny Taur was holding the backpack of Howleen. She wanted its matulin return but he only laughed. It was not the laugh of friendly tease but of the taunting. "What are you going to do if I don’t, tell your brother?" She did not ask for the help but I was believing she wanted it so I told him to give back to her the backpack. He began to mock me with the imitation of my accent, "Why for don’t you make me?" I had in my locker horseshoe, from Headmistress’ nightmare, for tell and show. I pulled out horseshoe, straightened it, then tied it in knot. I am thinking he believed it not to be real until it clanged when I dropped it. He returned backpack without word. I am now being invited to lobo clan cook out sa pamamagitan ng Howleen. I am looking pasulong for that.
On the 21st araw of October
There is very annoying but… scary cute classmate who I am told wants from me a date. I am giving him currently the cold shoulder. He is called Heath Burns and is the sort of monster who catches apoy like torch. Also he is not the kind easily offended - why is it the annoying ones never are? He uses many strange phrases that I am not understanding. I have remembered some to write down and ask Lagoona for explanation:
"Hey, frosty - did it get steamy in here or is it just you and me?"
"Want me to melt your heart?"
"I get a brain freeze just looking at you."
"I bet your bark is worse than your frostbite."
I am not understanding phrases, but delivery is same tone as boys on mountain who want the attention. Until a properly asked for petsa I am continuing the ignoring of him. This is same on mountain as down below. I think I am learning and perhaps starting to have some fun.
On the 24th araw of October
Mostly I am bringing my lunch with the pagkain I have familiarity with, but today I went to creepateria. I was mostly nervous so I am watching other monsters first then copying them. I got in line and shuffled pasulong like others in front and behind and all was fine until the choosing of the food. Much was unrecognizable to me and many choices ended with word "Surprise". I am not tagahanga of the pagkain "Surprise". I ask monster lady with netted hair if surprise was kind causing monster to laugh or to cry. She says, "Depend on monster". I could hear much grumbling in line behind because shuffling pasulong was stopped. Then kind voice says, "Try the screechza, it's the safest choice". It is put together girl Frankie Stein. We ate at same mesa together and had many laughs. She is going to help me the slang and I am teaching her to learn to board the snow. I am being the best teacher on mountain and she is not making fun of my language mistakes. I am thinking think now that it's good I didn't run to shelter when the strong winds were blowing.
On the 13th araw of September
Today I am being ibingiay school tour from Headmistress Headless. It was she who convinced my parents to allow for my entrance to Monster High. She has been family friend for many years and I have been knowing her since I was yetling. Her puso is large with courage and honor but I think many students here know that not. I am also with her staying during the week so I must not have to trek back up mountain araw sa pamamagitan ng every day.
On the 17th araw of September
I have spent much time learning the monster language of what we on the mountain call "The Down Below". It seems to take many words to say what is needed. Best for me is the pagbaba and Pagsulat in different language is easier than the speaking of the language because I am having the hard time finding right expressions to use when I talk to other monsters at school. It seems better to be quiet than express wrongly, for that brings the laughter.
On the 24th araw of September
I am wanting to do something today for which there is no word in Yetish. The closest we have means "run to shelter when the hard wind blows" I think down below word is "quit". I am embarrassed to write this desire because I am not running from any wind, hard or not. I feel like everything I touch brings down the avalanche of hurtful feelings. Today I am telling Draculaura that her makeup was piled up on one side of her face like the drifted snow. I only meant to save her from embarrassment. I did not know that the putting on of makeup was for her a task of great strain and anxiousness. I tried to express the apology but that was sinabi wrongly too. I am wishing to make the thoughts in my puso and the words from my mouth the same and for the mga kaibigan who will be patient until that is happening.
On the 28th araw of September
Today I met Lagoona. Who I am finding not the kind not easily insulted even after I am asking if she was a isda girl. She had the look of shock at first when I ask then the laughing. Then the embarrassment came and I tried to walk away but she wouldn't let me. Lagoona told me of her difficulties when at Monster High she first started. How she was not understanding land monster culture and not even though speaking the same language the same words sometimes meant something different. She even ibingiay the detention for using the expression that was being perfectly acceptable down under but at Monster High was terrible insult. She sinabi her accent was also hard for some monsters to understand. I sinabi that her accent was being very understandable and she said, "It wasn't when I first got here, I had to work very hard so that I could be understood" Lagoona told me that the work was worth the mga kaibigan she'd made because they were being ones she would have for life. I asked her also if she ever wanted to quit and she said, "Only just about every araw until I made me first mate here". Maybe I shall stop wanting to quit now too.
On the 1st araw of October
Headless Headmistress has extra spot in her kamalig for keeping my wooly mammoth, Shiver. It is very kind of her to allow my pet from home. Each night I come from school and clean stables. I like this – it helps in the clearing of the head from thoughts of the day. I sing to Shiver in Yetish, brush her wooly amerikana and feed her the dayami she likes most. I am also feeding Headless Headmistress's nightmare the stuff of dreams. Sometimes Headmistress comes out and we work on language lessons. It makes me not so homesick.
On the 7th araw of October
There was much distress at school today. Many tears were running and every monster was talking about Clawd and Cleo. I am not knowing them best but I am not thinking the truth was being told. At tahanan we say a rumor is the "swirling wind that hides the right path" and on mountain, wrong paths lead to bad places. Sometimes it is best to wait for the wind to stop before moving ahead even if it is a path that seems familiar. It makes my puso sad to see monsters do this.
On the 12th araw of October
Today we all receive assignment to write about our monster heritage. My monster heritage is easiest for me to tell because it is the first thing we are being taught as yetlings. In the great cave of meeting every Yeti has a life painting that tells of their deeds. I can draw from memory all of my relatives who have come before myself on the side of my mother and father. My own painting will now have my journey to the "down below" and Monster High. Artists have great status amongst the Yetish and they are much treated like the rock stars are here. I am not being such a bituin but I am asking Headmistress if I might tell my story in the same way as it is done on the mountain. She sinabi she thinks it is good idea so that is what I will do.
On the 15th araw of October
My people are being very strong but I not like the calling of attention to myself with the ipinapakita off. Today I did the place of my locker is susunod to Howleen of the lobo clan and when I went to locker at end of day, Manny Taur was holding the backpack of Howleen. She wanted its matulin return but he only laughed. It was not the laugh of friendly tease but of the taunting. "What are you going to do if I don’t, tell your brother?" She did not ask for the help but I was believing she wanted it so I told him to give back to her the backpack. He began to mock me with the imitation of my accent, "Why for don’t you make me?" I had in my locker horseshoe, from Headmistress’ nightmare, for tell and show. I pulled out horseshoe, straightened it, then tied it in knot. I am thinking he believed it not to be real until it clanged when I dropped it. He returned backpack without word. I am now being invited to lobo clan cook out sa pamamagitan ng Howleen. I am looking pasulong for that.
On the 21st araw of October
There is very annoying but… scary cute classmate who I am told wants from me a date. I am giving him currently the cold shoulder. He is called Heath Burns and is the sort of monster who catches apoy like torch. Also he is not the kind easily offended - why is it the annoying ones never are? He uses many strange phrases that I am not understanding. I have remembered some to write down and ask Lagoona for explanation:
"Hey, frosty - did it get steamy in here or is it just you and me?"
"Want me to melt your heart?"
"I get a brain freeze just looking at you."
"I bet your bark is worse than your frostbite."
I am not understanding phrases, but delivery is same tone as boys on mountain who want the attention. Until a properly asked for petsa I am continuing the ignoring of him. This is same on mountain as down below. I think I am learning and perhaps starting to have some fun.
On the 24th araw of October
Mostly I am bringing my lunch with the pagkain I have familiarity with, but today I went to creepateria. I was mostly nervous so I am watching other monsters first then copying them. I got in line and shuffled pasulong like others in front and behind and all was fine until the choosing of the food. Much was unrecognizable to me and many choices ended with word "Surprise". I am not tagahanga of the pagkain "Surprise". I ask monster lady with netted hair if surprise was kind causing monster to laugh or to cry. She says, "Depend on monster". I could hear much grumbling in line behind because shuffling pasulong was stopped. Then kind voice says, "Try the screechza, it's the safest choice". It is put together girl Frankie Stein. We ate at same mesa together and had many laughs. She is going to help me the slang and I am teaching her to learn to board the snow. I am being the best teacher on mountain and she is not making fun of my language mistakes. I am thinking think now that it's good I didn't run to shelter when the strong winds were blowing.