Manananggal Novels & Stories

sabi ni Manong Jorgie. "Opo. Lalabas na po ako. Sandali lang po" sagot ko at bumangon sa pagkakahiga sa kama ko. Pagkarating ko sa kitchen ay nakahain na yong hapunan. Sinigang na baboy at adobong manok. Umupo ako at kumuha ng pinggan tapos sumandok ng kanin at ulam. "Kain na po tayo Manong Jorgie" anyaya ko kay Manong Jorgie.

tanong ko sa dalawa. "Look!" Tinuro ni Jeany ang mga handa sa lamesa at pumalakpak. "These are our foods! Niluto iyan ng mga mommy namin for us to share!" "Sinabi rin namin na may bago kaming friend kaya dinamihan na lang din namin," sabat pa ni Angela. Napanganga ako sa mga handa. May sinabawang shrimp, fish fillet, rice, fried chicken at kung anu-ano pa. Ang mga desserts na nakita ko ay mango float at isang box ng ice cream.

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Not in some fancy restaurants that taste too bland. Manang Inday cooks the best here, and I can attest to that, as someone who had lived here for a few years when I had nothing. Ajax carefully looked at the menu, trying hard to pronounce each food but failed. “I’ll just have what you are ordering. I know you have exquisite tastes.“ I nodded, “You won’t regret letting me order then.” I instantly ordered our main dish Menudo, which has beef and some carrots and potatoes, sisig, topped with my favorite soup sinigang which has a sour and salty taste, side dishes with eggplant salads, and desserts like halo-halo and coconut juice.

Then a third, bright orange, covered in tiny dancing tacos. "Wow," he said solemnly. "Okay. These are a choice." Gemma felt her face go hot. "They were gifts." "From who? A first grader?" "My brother." She grabbed for the tacos. "He gets me the dumbest pair he can find every Christmas. It's a tradition." "I respect that." He fished out one more, a Tasmanian Devil whirling across the ankle in a brown tornado, and studied it. "And this one?"

Umakting siya na parang nasusuka. "Baka naman sinasabi mo lang na natikaman mo na pero hindi pa pala para makaiwas." I pouted. He laughed. "Totoo. Promise." "Okay. Sabi mo eh." Hinila ko ulit siya, papunta naman sa nagtitinda ng calamares. "Ito? Nakatikim ka na?" "Ano yan?" "Calamares?" "Calamares is squid, right? So that's deep fried calamares with batter? Anong lasa niyan?"

Yeah right, totally forgot about that! I quickly held my sword, uh what’s a good melee weapon for this? After a few seconds, I shouted, “Hanguin sa sibat!” I said then it turned into a javelin. I pointed at the direction of the Manananggal and threw my javelin at it. Nice! The javelin hit the Manananggal in its head, bullseye! The Manananggal disappeared. I was about to show a sign of relief when Amansinaya spoke, “Now, here’s a whole pack.” Uh-oh.

Alfi explained having his cream soup. “That’s awful,” Pelesit said having his fried noodle. “They say that demons are cruel and evil beings, yet after knowing that some people do that, I think the human is worse than demons,” Alfi said having his Padang rice (an original meal from Padang. A curry rice served with some fresh spices) “I agree.” Pelesit who is having his Croc bread (a huge sweet bread that shapes like a crocodile. A mandatory meal for special occasions for the Betawis) agreed with Alfi.

There was also pansit guisado, bihon, a tuna's jaw, or what they call panga, adobong kangkong which is just a vegetable, basically a leaf cooked with soy sauce, and this vegetable pinakbet. But I have this one favorite thing. The sinigang na lapu-lapu. It is a fish soup which has a rich taste, sour like vinegar and also sweet. And as for the fruits, we have this unripe mango, sliced in little, mixed in a sauce that's something called, 'bagoong'. At first, it looked disgusting for me but as I tried it with the mango, it was awesome! The whole time I was tasting each dish, I couldn't choose where to start.

- Bobby I am still confused about what is happening why Papa is so tense half of our group are still sleeping and they were carried by those who don't "what is the update?"- Bobby "its hard to tell but that flying zombie was too fast its like a MANANANGAL in myth"- Phil -MANANAGAL= FROM A FILIPINO FOLKLORE THAT CAN SPLIT ITS BODY AND FLY USING ITS ENORMOUS WINGS. ITS FAVORITE FOOD IS HUMAN HEART- "haaa!?"- Dessa "just like what you heard theres a flying zombie in the rooftop"- Jimboy