Am I learning baybayin calligraphy to test a book theory for 1 historically accurate throwaway detail in SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW? 🫣 Maybe?
And maybe I just spent 3 hours collecting banana leaves from a condemned apartment building, finding Tagalog Tanaga poems that fit thematically with my novel, SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW translating the tagalog into baybayin symbols then testing writing implements and copying out 4 different sheets to be stored in different environments to test the long term legibility of said poems 🤣 that's also possible!
But in my defense nowhere on the internet was willing to tell me more than the Wikipedia single paragraph of yes South East Asia and the Philippines used banana leaves as a writing surface pre-colonization. So really this was for science. I will likely be writing up a full blog post detailing my recent adventure into historical recreation and banana leaves, once I've finished using all my extra banana leaves to make suman 😋
Happy Filipino American History month 🇵🇭
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(via Suzy | Yoga Tutorials (@bringmeyoga)-under a banana tree! . the joy of finding the perfect backdrop for your insta-y… – Hana.Fit || Curated with love by yogadaily)
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Sun Qifeng (Chinese, 1920–2023), "Two Birds in the Shadow of a Banana"
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first time cooking with banana leaves and i gotta roast/char them first
they're gonna wrap that pork shoulder in the marinade waiting for a slow roast
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Missouri Botanical Garden 3/4/24 by Sharon Mollerus
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