Tagpi


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For 24 years that I have been here in this world, marami na akong napagdaanan. Marami na rin akong aral na nakuha mula sa karanasan na ‘yun. Hindi ko naman sinabi na lahat ng karanasan ko ay may makukuha kang aral. Maaaring yung iba, pero hindi lahat. I have bipolar disorder, a lifetime psychological illness. Pero I never treated it like an illness, I treated it like my friend. I even use it to my advantage. Yung tipo na kapag alam ko na manic ako, I use it to write books or be productive ngunit hindi pa rin maiiwasan ang pagkakaroon ng downsides. I will not dig in any further. Tulad ng isang damit na butas-butas, pwede pa ‘yan maayos sa pamamagitan ng tagpi. Minsan kahit mukha ng gula-gulanit, magiging maganda pa ‘yan. Parang tayo, kahit broken and damaged, may mga tagpi tayo na pwede gamitin bilang aral para maging maayos ang takbo ng buhay natin. Ang libro na ‘to ay tungkol sa mga bagay na maaaring makatulong sa iyo, naglalaman ito ng kwento tungkol sa buhay, sex, emotion, religion, and marami pang shit. Hindi ko sukat akalain na makakapag sulat ako ng libro, dahil na nga rin siguro sa Bipolar ko, lahat ng tumatakbo sa isip ko ay inilalagay ko sa papel. Hanggang sa unti-unti na akong nakakabuo ng mga pahina. I’ve never even imagined na makakagawa ako ng isang self-help book kung mismong sarili ko nga ay hindi ko matulungan, pero malay mo lahat ng sinabi ko rito eh may sense sa’yo. Tangina, sa libro na ‘to horror na lang kulang. May love, may drama, may inis, may galit, at may excitement. Sana ma-enjoy n’yo, kasi ako na-enjoy ko habang sinusulat ko ‘to. ‘Pag hindi, edi ‘wag.




Cebuano Outline Guide


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News of the Shaman


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News of the Shaman collects four novellas of the dark fantastic from Filipino horror scribe Karl R. De Mesa, author of the cult hit Damaged People: Tales of the Gothic-Punk.These interlaced stories take us deep into the lightless labyrinth, from the feet of a vampire queen presiding over her court of eternal night, a band possessed and haunted by the music of their friend, to a city ruled by a shaman turned eco-terrorist.Biblio-ghouls, you won't want to miss this one.




Lamentations


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The book of Lamentations cannot be truly appreciated without knowing suffering and the agony that follows tragic experiences. In this commentary Dr. Federico Villanueva relates the experience of his fellow country men and women in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda to the experience of the Jewish people after the destruction of Judah and the city of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. By drawing these parallels the author hopes that together we will read Lamentations in collective solidarity with a suffering people.




Mga Apo ni Rustica Trilogy Book 2: The Girl In His Arms (Is The Witch In His Heart)


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“Is there a spell of love that cannot be broken?” Upang sa kanya maipamana ni Lola Rustica ang kapangyarihan, nagtungo sa Siquijor si Amaris. Sa isang simbahan daw doon nakatago ang pusod niya at ng dalawa pang kapatid niya. But she was too late. May nakakuha na ng mga pusod nila. Naunahan siya ni Terrence. Ipinakulam ito ng ex-girlfriend nito, at sa kasamaang-palad, mabangis ang mambabarang. At ayaw isauli ni Terrence ang mga pusod nila. Gamutin daw muna niya ito. To protect him, Amaris had to put him under her spell. A love spell. Pumayag naman ang lalaki na ma-in love ito sa kanya. Agad-agad. Kahit daw forever.







New Tourists’ Favorite Destination


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Why This Book Is Unique This book reveals the paradise-like splendor found in the 7,107 islands of the Philippines and the character, nature, values, and customs of Filipinos. This book also outlines an uncomplicated but in-depth exploration of Filipino grammar to make it easier and simpler for the learner to form word and sentence constructions. The lexicon section of this book contains synonyms, correlations, similarities, and antonyms, making it more comprehensive and multifaceted than the other Filipino dictionaries in the market today. Also added in it are motivational topics and cautionary alerts. Previously and currently, most of the explanations and illustrations presented in this book have hardly been covered in other Filipino dictionaries written by other authors. The highlighting of the Spanish and English words in this dictionary can help increase proficiency or, at the least, familiarity with four languages, Tagalog, Ilocano, Spanish, and English, not to mention Bicolano, Cebuano, Ybanag, and Gaddang vocabularies that are added into this book. This book is an essential language reference book for all the libraries in the world. It also serves as a handy translation aid for foreigners doing business in the Philippines and for the foreign embassies that are based in the Philippines, as well as religious and medical missionaries, charitable institutions, language translators, tourists, foreign students enrolled in the Philippines, expatriates that settle in the Philippines, and anyone interested in learning about the Philippines and Filipino languages.