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COMPILATION OF JONAXX'S TOUCHING MESSAGES TO JSL

January 4, 2017

Happy New Year, Jsls! Sorry for being inactive here.

I guess right now, I just really want to say Thank You very much for another year with me. Hanggang ngayon ay nalulugod talaga ako sa suportang binibigay n'yo sa akin.

I know there are times when I want to leave so bad because of my "self-issues", thinking I can write without anyone reading my story. Pero sa huli, narealize ko na you are what's keeping me from doing that. I like hearing your comments. I like knowing that you can relate from my characters. And most especially, I like making you all happy when youre bored, stressed, or depressed. Kayo talaga ang dahilan.

And with that, I thank you all for being so patient, so happy with me. the past years have been great with all of you too.

Hindi man ako makapagreply sa lahat. Sana malaman ninyo na masaya ako rito.

Thank you very much!

Hello, 2017!

—  Jonah Riego, JSL FB group

August 4, 2017

Dear Jsls, thank you for the 4 years of friendship. May we all continue to grow with love. Alam ko na naging masalimuot ang apat na taon na iyon. Puno ng gulo, saya, excitement at iba pa... pero nandito parin tayo ngayon at magkasama. Maraming salamat sa pgpapasensya ninyo sa isa't-isa.

Gaya ng sinabi ko, magkaiba tayo ng paniniwala at opinion. Hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon magkakasundo but i hope in the end, may this group teach u all a basic skill in life and that is ACCEPTANCE. Acceptance of your differences, strengths, and weaknesses. For all those who stayed throughout the years, thank you for accepting each other's differences. You are all learning. I am proud of you.

Whatever will happen in the future, i will always treasure the friendship you've given me. Hindi ko man kayo laging nakakausap, pero alam ko na naibabahagi ko sa inyo ang lahat ng aking nararamdaman sa pamamagitan ng mga istorya ko. At sa mga nagbabahagi rin ng inyong mga nararamdaman sa akin, i deeply appreciate it.

Sa lahat ng nangyari sa akin sa community na ito, kayo po ang pinakamalaki at bonggang achievement ko. JSL is the best thing that's happened to me. You are the proof of my "trying" hard work. So i am celebrating today... I am celebrating the day when I found all of you.

Thank you for the friendship. Thank you for accepting one another. Thank you for standing strong and proud. And thank you for being JSL.

— Jonah Riego, JSL FB group

December 31, 2017

You are amazing.

I am saying that because I want to let you all know that I appreciate you.

For trying to understand one another kahit na nahihirapan na kayo. Lahat tayo ay magkaiba kaya malaking bagay sa akin na sinusubukan ninyong intindihin ang isa't-isa. Salamat sa pasensya na ibinigay ninyo sa isa't-isa. Kapit lang. Huwag n'yo sanang sukuan ang pagkakaiba ninyong lahat. JSL is a small world compared to the bigger world out there, if you can do it here, you sure can do it there! So for trying to live in harmony, you are amazing.

For trying to find joy in simple things as you go through life. Yes, you are amazing for that. Dahil hindi lahat ng tao ay may will na maging masaya kahit sa mga simpleng bagay tulad ng pagbabasa ng istorya o pagkakaroon ng bagong kaibigan. Hindi lahat ng tao pinipiling maging masaya. Ang iba'y kinakain ng galit. So for choosing to be happy, you are amazing.

And of course, for trying to understand me even without much interaction. Minsan, na aamaze na lang ako dahil kahit hindi ko sinasabi ang nasa isipan ko, may iilan na sa inyong alam iyon. May nakakaintindi na agad kahit na wala pa akong nasabi. Maybe it's because I have actually created a connection with all of you through my stories. Na kapag nabasa at naisapuso ninyo ang istorya ko'y para n'yo na rin akong nakilala. And for that I think I found a friend in all of you. So for being a friend to me, you are amazing.

Thank you very much. It was a good 2017 with you all. Even with all the issues and hatred, it was a good year. It was a good year because we made it to the next. That alone is a big thing. A reason to celebrate.

Hello 2018! Bring it on!

— Jonah Riego, JSL FB group

August 4, 2018

Happy 5th years of fun and learnings. Whenever i think about the support and love you gave me, i am always grateful and humbled. My life changed 5 years ago and it was all because of you.

On this journey of my self expression through writing, I found you all. You thank me for my stories, now, I thank you for being with me while I express myself through it.

You always say and believe that i inspire you but truth is it's the other way around. You are the one who inspires me, you help me push through on my dark days, you make me feel like I'm not alone, that someone out there shares my feelings, that someone out there understands, believes, hopes with me. I could only hope that I can truly do that to you too.

You always say that this group is still here, strong, because of me. Truth is... this group is strong because of you. Salamat sa pananatili at pagpili na umintindi at magkaisa. Salamat sa pag hingi ng tawad at pagpapatawad ninyo sa isa't-isa. Sa totoo lang, hindi ko inakalang aabot sa ganito ka tagal. I thought it will die down before I could even look back but now we're here. And it was you who made it possible.

Be each other's strength. Be each other's lesson. Be each other's friend. Especially When no one else in your life is. Malungkot ang mundong ito, sana mapasaya n'yo ang isa't-isa rito. I will now believe and count on that because I now know you can.

I still don't think I can thank you enough but thank you very much. See you soon! My love will never fade.

— Jonah Riego, JSL FB group

Message at the back of Tales from Alegria

For you

Hindi ko inakala na makakabuo ako ng mga storya sa lugar na gawa-gawa ko lang – at hindi ko rin inakala na madadala ko kayo sa lugar na ito.

When I was writing this series (Alegria Boys Series), my only wish was for these stories to inspire everyone who would read them to treasure their friendships. I also hope that these stories could inspire all of you to grow as better individuals.

Remember that life is a series of taking risks – like Baka Sakali. That it is a series of questions like Mapapansin Kaya? And that it is filled with love and forgiveness like End This War.

Alam kong matagal ko nang naisulat ang mga ito at halos manlabo na ang mga salita sa aking alaala. Pero pakiramdam ko parang kahapon ko lang ito nailathala dahil sa inyong suporta.

I hope I can repay your support through this series. Here's to remembering the stories that started it all – The Alegria Boys.

Maraming Salamat.

— jonaxx