Characteristic Of Philippines Novels & Stories

Maybe I'm the reason that Marcov might sense something happens between me and Kalvis. "By the way, how's the Philippines? How's the orphanage?” "Veronica, I guess you are the one to answer that. You seemed very familiar immediately with the orphanage and the place, right?" "Yes. Well, the Philippines is a wonderful place. The weather is good but what is best are the people and the food. Do you know, Marcov? I even dream of returning there with you. Going back, the orphanage is safe but I guess it's safer if we provide a budget to strengthen the fence. Not only that, I assume that we will give the children a chance to study in a formal school, Marcov."

Mara laughed; this kid is really smart. "Yes, sort of, Quil. But it’s Tagalog, a language from the Philippines. You know the Philippines, right?" Quil nodded. "Yes, mother superior said it’s a tropical group of islands near the Pacific Ocean, and I learned that the Philippines has three main parts: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. I wonder what the Philippines looks like," they added. "Don't worry, Quil, we will visit the Philippines soon," Mara said to them.

“Why did you choose to make tacos?” “We wanted to make something new for us as well. Digging deep into our history, the Philippines was a Spanish colony for 333 years, even longer than Mexico. Both countries were colonized and were part of the Spanish Empire. Many of our fruits and vegetables were brought from Mexico through the Galleon Trade. Such as camote which is sweet potato, singkamas which is Jicama, mani--peanuts, mais--corn and kamatis--tomato.” The Principal who was with the teachers kept nodding in approval. ‘This student really did her research.’

*pant pant* "RUN!" *vroom vroom* "ARGHH!!" It's total chaos that's happening in the dim streets as thugs are getting drag inside the vans one after another. With this kind of situation, people would surely run for their lives. They did not predict this would happen nor everyone would have given a thought about it. Not even Leo and Daniel are safe from these vans. The kidnapping is quite common in the Philippines given its title as one of the kidnapping capital of the world but kidnapping on a large has never happened before.

His tongue could still taste the sweetness of her delectable lips. Enough! Napaungol siya nang malakas. His arousal was getting out of control. "Stop acting like a bashful teenager, man!" bulyaw niya sa sarili, ngunit pabulong lang. "You can have any woman you want--and Samantha Cruz is not an exception!" Ever since he got back to his father's home country, he had been discovering that Filipina women were not so different with other countries'. Ultra-modern na rin. Sanay na sa mga live-in arrangements at sa mga one-night stands.

sagot niya agad. Hearing those words made Euphie grin viciously. She looked up to the guy and said, “I really don't get it. Why do Filipinos have to apologize for something that we didn't really do? Called Ignorant, Pathetic and Reckless by people like you for some small damn reason, when the only thing we do was to welcome and treat you foreigners right better than we supposed to deserve.”

Revin said, “Though I am not the eldest, my older sister put me through college. Now it is my turn to help our youngest and provide whatever he may need until he graduates.” This is the usual situation of middle to low-income families in the Philippines. They have a very close-knit family type of culture. Commonly, adult children do not live independently until they marry. Some even stay with their parents even after they have kids of their own. Moreover, hospice care for the elder is very unusual, if not taboo. The children take it upon themselves to care for their parents until they pass away as a gesture of appreciation for how the former were taken care of from birth.

Another reason is he just tired from walking. Simple lang yung bahay namin. Gaya ng tipikal na bahay ng mga pilipino. May halaman sa labas, maraming tsismosa at higit sa lahat marami batang nag lalaro kahit hinahabol na ng mga barangay tanod. I thank God because some of them are in the comfort of their home. So, no one sees him today. You know the toxic trait of filipinos once they saw you mingling with high profiled individual. It's either they will labeled you as a gold digger or a prostitute. The worst thing is they will not stop until you gave them a commission. That's how money controls the human mind. Most especially the desperate and ambitious.

We can have everything we want. Our house is large and very medieval themed. The glowing chandelier, the long big tables, hundreds of maids and bodyguards and wide hacienda. (“hacienda” in Philippines means ‘wide land’ mostly it has crops and other plants that can be harvested.) It means we’re rich. Throughout the meal, my auntie and Navia was the only one exchanging questions with each other. Surprisingly she didn’t say any indirect harsh or insults to me.

She asked one question after another, full of worries in her eyes. “I-I'm fine. And my head doesn't hurt." When he told her that he was okay, she calmed down. As Elroy looked at her, he couldn’t help but say to himself that: Indeed, he had found his way here. NOTE: (1) Bahay Kubo - or NIPA HUT in English is a type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines. It often serves as an icon of Philippine culture.