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#I SWEAR #IMMA RUN AROUND THIS CORUPTION RIDDEN COUNTRY GIVING THIS PHRASE TO EVERYONE UNTIL I FOUND ONE

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Some advice for when you’re writing and find yourself stuck in the middle of a scene:

kill someone

ask this question: “What could go wrong?” and write exactly how it goes wrong

switch the POV from your current character to another - a minor character, the antagonist, anyone

stop writing whatever scene you’re struggling with and skip to the next one you want to write

write the ending

write a sex scene

use a scene prompt

use sentence starters

read someone else’s writing

Never delete. Never read what you’ve already written. Pass Go, collect your $200, and keep going.

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“I’d much rather have one great person to talk to every night than have several pointless conversations with temporary people.”

— Unknown

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Halloween Special! (part 2)

One, two: Freddy’s coming for you; Three, four: better lock your door; Five, six: grab your crucifix; Seven, eight: stay up late; Nine, ten: never sleep again!

Happy Halloween, Psychmates! We hope you have some plans to celebrate the spooky night!

Another quick fun fact: did you know that the origin of Halloween can be traced back to the belief of the Celtics that the ‘ghosts of the dead’ return to the Earth? The Celtic priests thought that it would be easier for them to predict the future. They built massive sacred bonfires to celebrate the festival, where people came to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic gods. The Celts dressed up in animal heads and skins and attempted to tell each other's fortunes during the festival, and so, Halloween was born.

Yesterday, we posted a few known Philippine mythological creatures known as aswang. For this night, we present you a few known mythological creatures under the category of halimaw!

Have you encountered any of these creatures? Feel free to comment or share your experience/s with us!

PRIMARY SOURCES

Beebe, R. (2021). The Filipino Folklore & Culture highlighted in Tan and Baldisimo’s ’ Trese.’ CNN Philippines Life. Retrieved from The Filipino folklore and culture highlighted in Tan and Baldisimo’s 'Trese’ | by Reed Beebe | MEANWHILE | Medium

Estrella, F. (2018). Where does an urban legend come from? Meanwhile. Retrieved from Where does an urban legend come from? (cnnphilippines.com)

Eugenio, D. L. (2001). Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths. Quezon City: The University of The Philippines Press.

Gaverza, J. K. (2014). The Myths of the Philippines. 5.

History.com Editors. (2021, October 25). Halloween 2021. Retrieved from History: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

Medina, B. J. (n.d.). Philippine Mythical Creatures. Retrieved from Myth Museum: https://l.messenger.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmythmuseum.weebly.com%2Flist-of-philippine-mythical-creatures.html&h=AT3jiFFOsMbUTD0Dbj8mjd7glymBL2jq-o2Sj-nzVnNoIyqcGH0acKekbUHMji5C13Vrw6KRmy0g3w2L0qXt7LS0jeZeUzi_FmA7W8gWE3Wgcbx2XZMk7egzT048BYyedm0cZQ

The Philippine Urban Legends Creatures. (2021). Retrieved from Thinking Pilipinas: https://thinkingpilipinas.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/the-philippine-urban-legends-creatures/

SECONDARY SOURCES

FilipiKnow. (2019, June 23). An Ultimate Guide To Philippine Mythology’s Legendary Deities. Retrieved from FilipiKnow: https://filipiknow.net/philippine-mythology-gods-and-goddesses/

Minokawa. (2021, March 15). Retrieved from A Book of Creatures: https://abookofcreatures.com/2021/03/15/minokawa/

Samar, E. (2015). 101 Kagila-gilalas na Nilalang. Adarna House Inc.

Tevans, Z. (2017, April 25). The Tikbalang in Philippine Folklore: A Shapeshifting Trickster. Retrieved from Ztevevans: https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/the-tikbalang-in-philippine-folklore-a-shape-shifting-trickster/

#art

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but if i wear who i was will you promise not to strip me off it.

earlier this year i was surprised by the result of my ustet. i passed. i passed without having to review so i believed i am just lucky. i believed this is for me. but two months now in the university of santo tomas, i feel like the biggest fraud. it feels like i have manifested this part of me that does not actually defines who i am. i am trying to be like them. and i know i am not, but i want to belong. belong and make connections and meet people. how can i do that when i am not a beautiful people? not a white teeth teen. everyone is so fancy and i cant stand it. i cant tell if they too are just pretending or if its really who they are. told myself i need to be different from who i was, i have deviced my on destruction by being my own judgement. i really do not like that.

#makatakataka #thoughts #filipino #university of santo thomas #grabe na sa frassati #bigla akong napapaisip ng kung ano ano sa library

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“Not everyone who is single is lonely; not everyone who is taken is in love.”

— Unknown

#fave

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“I am not the whiskey you want, I am the water you need.”

— Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

#quote #fave

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People decides to be angry because it's easier than to unpack all the underlying emotion they carry. We are afraid of the pain it will cause us so we give it to others. We choose to wound others in the hopes of them sympathizing with our own suffering when instead, we can heal ourselves and ask those significant others to help us. But we don't. As to why i'm not sure. Are we embarrassed or something? Of what, being human?

-yenyen

#makatakataka #quotes #mine #poetry #spilled ink #im back and wooting #writing #filipino #filipino writer #thoughts #reading

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Ma: nak, anong gusto mong almusal, sopas o spaghetti?

Ako: sige

Ma:

#Ayawqnaaaaa #Ksjdjasjfjd #Masarap naman

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GMA's Maria Clara at Ibarra is so gay, Maria literally said she has two fathers and later on be sad as fuck because her girl Klay will not be living with her anymore. Girl is lonely in her room and doesn't want to eat. She's emo dude

#el filibusterismo #Noli me tangere #gma network #gma #crisostomo ibarra #maria clara #jose rizal #philippines

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— Natalie Diaz, Manhattan Is a Lenape Word

#fave

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#bleach

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Nasa parte nako ng buhay ko kung saan gusto ko nalang yumakap ng yumakap ng mga tao, mashado konang ramdam ang sakit ng reyalidad

#makatakataka #hugot

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Nothing beats the convo between kuta taho vendor and ateng nasa 2nd floor:

Kuya: Tahoo! Tahooo!

Ate: Taho!!

Kuya: Taho?

Ate: Tahoo!!!

Kuya: TAHO!!!!

Ate: TAHOOOOOOOOO

It's more fun in the Philippines 🤩

#philippines #taho #local

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the problem with visual platforms like instagram and tiktok (or ones that limit the amount of words you can use like twitter) is that they are inhospitable to complex discussions of themes and narrative. which is why booktok/booktwt are both so stupid. they incentivise u to aestheticise reading to the point where even your personal annotations are more for the benefit of an unseen audience than for yourself. fuck understanding or interrogating the book that youre reading. what u need is likes and retweets. don't buy a book that will make your bookshelf ugly. don't crack the spine, read it once, or read the ebook and keep the physical copy purely for display purposes. only read about hot people, young people, middle class english speaking westerners. only read about people who are exactly like you. you must never be pretentious you must never be overly serious you must never be ugly. etc. its all very miserable

#fave #important #books #reading