Tula Tungkol Sa Mga Pilipino Mga Nobela at Kwento

tanong ko bago naupo nang maayos. “Hindi naman . . .” She sighed. “You know. Arts are very underrated here in the Philippines. It’s a matter of your love for something or having a career that will make your future stable. Mas may pera kasi sa gano’n kaysa dito . . . sa totoo lang.”

Sino bang pinag-uusapan nila? "I know. I know. Calm down okay. Gusto lang mag-aral ng bata dito sa Pilipinas." Si Papa. "Bakit pa! The educational system in the states is way better than here! For sure, she wanted to find her parents like before that's why she wanted to come home! And looked at what happened? You know what happened Laurel. I don't want that to happen again." "Shh.. calm down. I'm here. It will not happened again. I assure you. She's just coming home to study okay?"

Noong bata pa lang si Euphie ay madalas ikwento sakaniya ng kaniyang ama na ang Maynila raw ay isa sa pinakamagandang syudad sa buong mundo. Tinawag siyang “The Pearl of the Orient” o Perlas ng Silangan dahil sa unti unting pag-usbong nito. Bukod pa roon, Pagkatapos ihabilin ng mga espanyol ang Pilipinas sa Amerika ay nasanay na rin ang mga pilipino na makisalamuha sa mga banyaga at tanggapin na rin ang kultura nila.

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.

"Tonight, the Lion of Europe and the Wolf of Manila will hunt together." ​Ang huling pagsasagupa ay hindi na lang tungkol sa negosyo o obsesyon. Ito ay tungkol sa hustisya para sa nakaraang pilit na ibinaon sa limot.

Gumagaralgal na sagot niya. Ang ibang tao ay nagsialisan na, samantalang ang iba naman ay naroon pa rin titig na titig kay Thana at animo'y kakainin ito ng buhay. Halatang napaniwala ni Tiffany ang lahat maliban sa'kin na sa simula pa lang ay alam ko na kung ano nga ba ang totoo niyang nakaraan.

*** FOOTNOTES (1) Tonta: A colloquial Filipino term that translates to “fool” or “idiot” in English, often used derogatorily to described someone perceived as lacking intelligence or making foolish decisions. The term can vary in tone from playful among friends to more serious depending on context.

The power went out and it opened. "I'll go first." I said. I went out first and looked around. Lots of people pass by here. There were also many lined up at the bank opposite our school. There are also people who look at me and murmur. "Let's go. It's safe." I said. They went out one by one. They were immediately amazed around. Especially prince Neo who immediately approached the person who’s selling taho (Taho is a Philippine snak food made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal and sago pearl. This staple comfort food is a signature and taho peddlers can be found all over the country)

pinilit ni Tala ang casual na pagsagot. “Actually, pwede naman silang ikasal anytime. Wala namang bisa sa batas ng Pilipinas ang kasal ninyo, sa tribo lang naman natin 'yon official.” “Pag ginawa ni Lim…kuya Limuel 'yon, pwede na akong kunin ni Papa pabalik sa tribo Eskaya at ipakasal sa iba,” malungkot na sabi ni Tala habang kinakagat naman nito ang biniling shawarma.