#panitikan

[mgahinugotnadila]

Many of our compatriots in the Mainland believe that the huaqiao [note below] are all capitalists. Even the relatives in our hometown [Tangshan] look upon the fanke [the Hokkien term denoting lamnang, "our people," who had left China to make a living in a foreign land; literally, visitors or guests in a foreign land] as landlords and feel that going abroad is the path to prosperity. They do not understand the truth about the huaqiao. Of course there are huaqiao capitalists, but they are few in number. Eighty to ninety percent of the huaqiao are laborers, and a majority of them are small-time vendors, storekeeprs, workers, and peasants. They scrimp on food and other necessities in order to save money and return home and support their families.

[Lagalag sa Nanyang (Nanyang Piaoliuji) ni Bai Ren, salin ni Joaquin Sy. Galing sa yugtong Introduksiyon ni Caroline Hau.]

Lagalag sa Nanyang (Nanyang Piaoliuji) by Bai Ren, translated by Joaquin Sy. Excerpt from the Introduction by Carioline Hau.

Note: Huaqiao for the most part of its hundred-year history connoted enforced migration or exile, with additional meanings of official protection extended to Chinese abroad as well as self-conscious patriotism among the Chinese abroad, expressed as "cultureal" commitment to remaining "Chinese" or restoring one's "Chineseness". [...] It has also been applied to settlers who are foreign subjects.

I found this interesting. It corresponds with the stories our yaya told us of her father, who was born in 1900s Southern China (which province, she doesn't know) and migrated to the Philippines around the first quarter of the 20th century, leaving behind a family. He was very poor and sold siomai and other dimsum, I believe. He couldn't marry my yaya's mother because there were laws prohibiting the marriage of Chinese people and Filipinos.

According to Caroline Hau's introduction, author Bai Ren (real name Wang Jisheng, also a poet, novelist and dramatist) was born in Fujian in 1918. He migrated to the Philippines in 1933, traveling through Visayas then Manila in Luzon. He returned to China in 1937.

#akin #sipi #tsina #panitikan #chinese diaspora #tsinoy #i forgot my fucking tags...

[tugmataludtodtalata]

100 TULA PARA SA KANYA

Sequel

#025 Saluysoy Hindi ko alam ang mararamdaman, Namalayan ko na lang katapat na kita sa upuan. Nang mamataán ka namin, sigurado na akong pauupuin ka nila sa lamesa namin Pero kahit alam ko na, kinabahan pa rin ako. Humanga ako sa sarili ko, Ang galíng kong magmukhang wala lang. Ang galíng kong magpanggap na tumatawa at masayá sa harap n'yo. Ang galíng kong sumubo, ngumuya, at lumunok na parang walang tinik sa harap ko. Na parang wala ka sa harap ko. Na parang kumportable akong makita ka. Na parang hindi ako takot na magkatamaan táyo ng mata. Na parang ayos lang sa akin ang kinalalagyan nating dalawa. Siguro nga may pagpipilian naman ako, Puwede naman akong umalis, Káya ko namang lumayô, Pero ayokong magmukhang talo at naiinis. Sa lugar na maraming putaheng matutukoy, Sa lugar na pagdating ng mga tao'y tuloy-tuloy, Sa lugar na kalapit lang ng mga lumalangoy, Sa lugar na kung tawagin nila'y saluysoy.

#100tulaparasakaniya #100tulaparasakanya #100tula #100tulaparakaystella #art #filipino #tagalog #aesthetic #books & libraries #feelings #writing #poetry #poem #thoughts #panitikan #literature #lit #literary

[makatang-igorota]

Bahaghari

Isang malalim na buntong-hininga Kasabay ng pagmulat ng mga mata Tanong sa sarili'y "Kaya mo pa ba? Tsaka ngingisi at sa taas ay titingala

Ngunit ano nga ba ang 'yong hinahanap Isang milagrong pilit hinahagilap May lihim kayang ikinukubli ang mga ulap May hiwaga ba sa asul na alapaap?

Maya't-maya'y mga mata'y kikislap Marahang ngingiti at hahagakhak Isang makulay na bahaghari'y naging sapat Upang mapawi ang lumbay ng aliping tapat

Bahagharing pahiwatig ay pag-asa Para sa mga lingkod na hapung-hapo na S'yang may malakas na pananampalataya Aani ng hindi mabilang na biyaya

~ M.K. Sueño (04/2021)

#tula #tagalog poetry #tagalog #maikling tula #tulatulaan #makata #manunulat #manunula #filipino writers #tagalog writings #tagalog tumblr #tagalog writing #tagalog thoughts #tagalog quote #tagalog quotes #filipino #sulat #filipino poetry #panitikan #pinoy poem #filipino poem #tagalog poem #hugot #spilled words #pinoy quotes #pinoy banat #tagalog words #spilled ink #spilled poetry #spilled thoughts

[mondeeznuts]

Knock, knock

Ibong Adarna brothers but in different decades (50s, 70s, and 80s respectively)

...

No, I will not explain myself.

#is this fandom even alive #tis i — the dude who drew those rendered el noli fanart last year #this was inspired by sb19 - wyat haha #ibong adarna #panitikan #panitikandom #filipino literature #philippine literature #mon makes #art #fanart #digital art #wip

[feelingepiphany]

SUMILIP AKO

Sumilip ako sa kadiliman,

Bakit liwanag ang nagpakita?

Sumilip ako sa liwanag,

Bakit kadiliman ang naramdaman?

Sa bawat pagsang-ayon sa puso

Libo-libong tinig ang nagtutunggali

Sa bawat pagsang-ayon sa isip

Ikaw at ako lang ang nag-wagi

Kalmado ako kapag magulo,

Magulo ako kapag kalmado

Tama ako sa mali,

Mali ako sa tama

Sumilip ako muli sa liwanag,

Walang nagpakita

Sumilip ako muli sa kadiliman

Sarili ang nakita.

7.28.22

Unang liham...

#tula #malayang tula #tagalog #tagalog tula #panitikan #literature #poemsbyme #poetic #poems and poetry #writers and poets #writing #sulat #manunulat

[achlyx]

Luna

Isasayaw kita sa ilalim ng buwan

Kasabay ng mga bituin

Na nagniningning sa kalangitan

Ngingiti at tititigan ka ng matagal

Na para bang naabot ko na ang kalawakan

Idadaan sa tawa

sa tuwing maaapakan mo ang aking paa

Gagabayan ka

hanggang sa magtugma

ang ritmo nating dalawa

Hindi magsasawang ika'y titigan

Tunay na ikaw ay mas maganda pa sa buwan

aking Luna, aking sinta,

Isasayaw ka kahit pa sakupin ng liwanag

ang kadiliman.

#poetry #writing #spilled thoughts #spilled ink #feelings #spilled words #emotions #confess #tula #sayaw #luna #moon #love #tagalog poem #panitikan

[thebaronmunchausen]

walang aswang sa Baliwag

Steno Padilla

#pdf #panitikan

[pagdalumat]

Litrato noong 9/11

ni Wislawa Szymborska salin sa Ingles ni Clare Cavanagh salin sa Filipino ni J. Daryl Alcantara

Tumalon sila mula sa mga nasusunog na palapag— isa, dalawa, unti-unti, pataas, pababa,

Pinatitila sila ng litrato sa buhay, at pinapanatili sila ngayon sa ibabaw ng lupa patungong lupa

Buo pa ang bawat isa. may mukhang natatangi at dugong naitago nang maigi

May nalalabi pang panahon para mabuhaghag ang buhok, para lumusot mula sa bulsa ang mga susi’t barya

Naririto pa rin sila’t abot-tanaw nakalagi sa mga lugar na kabubukas pa lamang.

Dalawa lang ang maaari kong gawin para sa kanila— ang ilarawan ang pagtalon at itigil ang pagtaludtod.

#pagsasalin #Wislawa Szymborska #tula #panitikan

[shanices-lair]

Migrasyon. Ano nga ba ang Migrasyon? Ang Migrasyon ay ang proseso ng pag-alis o paglipat mula sa isang lugar o teritoryong politikal patungo sa iba pa maging ito man ay pansamantala o permanente. May mga iba't ibang uring ng Migrasyon, ito ang Migrasyong Panloob na ang ibig sabihin ay paglipat sa ibang bahagi lamang ng bansa. Samantalang ang Migrasyong Panlabas, ang ay paglipat o pag punta ng isang pamilya sa labas ng bansa. Narito ang aking interview sa aking kaibigan na lumipat ng tirahan mula Pilipinas papuntang Hong Kong.

Ang aking kaibigan na si Peach Havana ay umalis ng bansa papuntang Hong Kong upang mag-aral. Sa kasamaang palad, siya ay mag isa ngayon sa Hong Kong dahil ang kanyang mga magulang ay nandito pa rin sa Pinas. Kinuha niya lamang ang oportunidad na makapag-aral upang mabusog ang kanyang kaalaman. Narito naman ang aming pag-uusap sa kanyang buhay sa Hong Kong.

#Kaibigan #Migrasyon #Panitikan

[mgahinugotnadila]

-The term "Bikol" could have been derived from "biko", the name of a river which drains into San Miguel Bay. Possible origins also include the Bikul or bikal bamboo tree which line rivulets, and the ancient native word biko meaning "twisted" or "bent". The region, administratively known as Region V, is located on the southeastern end of Luzon; it is surrounded by the Visayan Sea in the south, the Pacific ocean in the eat, Lamon Bay in the north and Sibuyan Sea and Quezon province in the west. [...] The Bikol region was known as Ibalon, variously interpreted to derive from ibalio, "to bring to the other side"; ibalong, "people from the other side" or "people who are hospitable ad give visitors gifts to bring home"; or as a corruption of Gibal-ong, a sitio of Magallanes, Sorsogon where the Spaniards first landed in 1567. The Bikol River was first mentioned in Spanish documents in 1572. The region was called "Los Camarines" after the huts found by the Spaniards in Camalig, Albay.

Maria Lilia F. Realubit, Bikol Literary History (1999).

#akin #bik.txt #panitikan #bikol #sipi #sangguian

[xxinstinktualxx]

Book number 18 for 2022 📖 Pagkakita ko pa lang nung "Atbpng Hindi Ma-chika sa Personal" sa title, alam ko nang kukunin ko ito nung makita ko sa Solidaridad bookshop sa unang beses ever(!) kong pagpunta. Paborito ko talaga yung mga ganitong personal essays na ang gaan basahin pero alam mong may lalim. Sa loob ng halos isang buwan siguro, dala-dala ko lang 'to lagi at binasa sa kung saan-saang parte ng bahay, sa opisina pag breaktime, at sa mga coffee shop na perfect background noise ang subtle music at chikahan ng mga tao sa paligid. Na-enjoy ko at napag-isip isip din ako ng lahat ng mga panahon at pagkakataon na yun. Kaya salamat sir @aljolumen sa pagsulat nito. 〰️ #panitikan #books #bookstagram #igreads #nevernotreading https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce7oB-rpBKr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#panitikan #books #bookstagram #igreads #nevernotreading

[makatang-igorota]

Pagpawi ng Lipas

O, liwanag ng buwan sa gabing mapanglaw Dinggin mo ang pagtangis ng damdaming ligaw Himnong sa linisa'y dapat pamatid-uhaw Handog ay laksang hapis sa hirap bumitaw O, araw na ang ningas sa dilim pumawi Gawin mong abo ang tanikalang gumapi Sa nag-aalab na balor ng panahong lipas Nang sa kahangalan ay makawalang wagas O, bituing maningning, nawa'y 'wag ipagkait Sa pagal na busabos ang ngiting marikit S'yang lulubag sa diwang kusang linigalig Ng nilalang ganid na sa hibo'y umibig O, ulap na tila ang pasan ay kaybigat Lunurin mo ang dusa ng 'yong luhang maalat Saklaw ang ala-alang alay ay hinagpis Tubusin sa sakim na ang akit ay labis O, mayuming diwata ng hanging banayad Hipan tungo sa hapo ang payapang hangad Dalhin sa paraiso kung sa'n ang nagdaan Ay walang alinlangang pinawi't linisan

~M.K. Sueño (08/2022)

#tula #tagalog poetry #tagalog #maikling tula #tulatulaan #makata #manunulat #manunula #filipino writers #tagalog writings #tagalog tumblr #tagalog writing #tagalog thoughts #tagalog quote #tagalog quotes #filipino #sulat #filipino poetry #panitikan #pinoy poem #filipino poem #tagalog poem #hugot #spilled words #pinoy quotes #pinoy banat #tagalog words #spilled ink #spilled poetry #spilled thoughts

[dndspellgifs]

youtube just recommended me a random D&D video about how RPG Writers shouldn't insert their own politics into their writing and like,

the people who don't believe "everything is political" are often the ones who bear a lot of privilege in the status quo, and if you have nothing politically interesting to say about the world around you, that probably means your politics doesn't challenge society and its injustices

#off topic #discourse #saan mo pa ba ilalagay ang mga politikal mo na pananaw kung hindi sa sining at panitikan #bhe dyan sya nakatira #she lives there

[forsakenn]

My 2023 in Books :)

January

“The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger (5⭐️)

- I first started this book during quarantine but I found the protagonist annoying so I dropped it lol. Started it again this year and I actually enjoyed it. I still think that the protagonist is annoying but I get it now. It’s because he’s a teenage boy and I think that the writing is accurate for a teenager. There are some lines that really resonated with me and there are times when I related to Holden. The book itself didn’t hit me that hard but when I read the analyses, damn. I’m much more similar to Holden than I thought and that scared me.

“Bata, Bata… Pano Ka Ginawa?” ni Lualhati Bautista (5⭐️)

- It’s truly a progressive book and I wish more books like this were being read in school in the Philippines. As the Philippines is still very conservative, it opens your mind to see the nontraditional ways of living in the PH and will make you question societal constructs. The way that this was written through the perspective of a mother raising her two kids really solidifies the idea that almost everything is a societal construct and how a conservative society affects children raised progressively. I’ll never forget the look on my classmates’ faces when they saw the title of this, a real life example of why conservatism needs to be killed in the PH.

February

“Canal dela Reina” ni Liwayway A. Arceo (5⭐️)

- Another Filipino book! I’ve been wanting to read more Filipino literature to be more connected to my roots lol. My sister recommended me this as it was similar to Parasite (2019). This is actually the second time I read it since when I first read it I feel like I didn’t understand the whole message. This kinda hits home since the premise is something similar to what my family has experienced before. I really like the build-up of this book and how it tackles so many things like class disparity, monopolization, environmentalism, and materialism but it wasn’t overwhelming at all.

“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee (5⭐️)

- This is also a reread. I was raised in the legal field as well so I related to Scout a bit. Reading the court scene was An Experience. It’s one of those things that I wish I could forget about to experience it again for the first time.

March

“Circles of Hell” by Dante

- I honestly just read this book because I watched a Wendigoon video and wanted to see it for myself lmao.

June

“Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom (3.5⭐️)

- I’m indifferent to this book. It just didn’t make an impact on me I don’t know. It’s alright and offers valuable lessons I guess. One line that struck me was “like all youngest children, he was pampered, adored, and inwardly tortured.”

July-August

“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt (4⭐️)

- This was an impulse buy. I was waiting for my friend at a bookstore and saw it and was curious about all the hype Donna Tartt’s books have online. It was alright? Crime books aren’t really for me but I can see why people like this. I really liked how Tartt wrote grief and how easy it was to empathize with the protag when his mother just died especially when he hadn’t known yet that his mother died and the audience just have to sit with that uncomfortable knowledge and read about this kid waiting for his mother that will never come back. The build-up to the climax was so long though and that’s why it also took me a long time to finish it. I got bored in some parts of it.

September-November

“1984” by George Orwell (4⭐️)

- I have been wanting to read this for a long time! The thing is that this book is so absurdly dystopian and yet I can see how it reflects our current society. It’s so scary to read this and see how current systems can lead to this dystopia, some aspects of this book are even true…

December

“Dekada ‘70” ni Lualhati Bautista (5⭐️)

- Another great book from our queen, Lualhati Bautista. This has been in my to-read list for such a long time. It’s about the PH’s martial law era during the dictatorship of Marcos Sr. This was the fastest book I read this whole year. I finished it in like less than 10 days. It just hooked me in like that. Unfortunately, since a Marcos is president again, I feel like it’s my duty as a young Filipino to educate myself on the horrors of martial law since I wasn’t there to experience it myself. This book made me empathize with my mother so much and yet I can’t tell her that. It also fueled my hate for the patriarchy lmao. This is like a retelling of the Martial Law Era combined with the ideologies of the Barbie movie since it’s told through the perspective of a mother.

Short Stories I read

“Apokalipsis” ni Alvin Yapan

- This rewired my brain like actually. Me and my friends read this at the same time. The whole thing is crazy itself but there was just that one scene that hits you and everyone else will see the Look on your face and just nod in understanding. We had to have a whole debriefing of it to process what we just read. Lunch was… eventful that day.

“No is Yes” by Paul Jennings

“The Lorenzo Project Questionnaire”

- DUDE. THIS. I read this because of a literature club halloween meeting AND OH MY GOD. It restructured how I looked at horror stories. It’s just so unique and horrifying, but it’s not like other horror stories where the monster is on your face all the time. It’s like you have to dig under implications to understand the story. I recommend this every time someone asks me about horror.

#mine #literature #jd salinger #dante #donna tartt #the goldfinch #1984 #george orwell #classic literature #academia #dark academia #filipino literature #panitikan ng pilipinas #harper lee #to kill a mockingbird

[thebaronmunchausen]

#PRPB #para sa panitikan

[karagatantalabuwan]

isusulat kita bilang isang tula laman nito ang salitang “mahal kita” pati na rin ang mga kahalintulad na metapora ipini-pinta ng bawat piyesang malilikha ang himala, biyaya, at liwanag mong dala isusulat kita bilang isang kwento ikaw at ako ang nasa simula nito at alam ko na tayo bilang iisa ang nasa dulo hawak ko ang ‘yong mga kamay; hawak mo ang aking pagmamahal susulat ako – isusulat kita sa palad, sa papel, o sa mga ulap ilalarawan ka sa bawat salita at pangungusap iku-k’wento ka sa mga bituin at mga tala sa karagatan ng iba’t-ibang wika at salita ikaw ang kahulugan ng panitikan ng dahan-dahan at tunay na pagmamahalan

#karagatantalabuwan #poetryph