#sprinkled with tagalog

[maareyas]

last post made remember that I didn't appreciate Tagalog dub anime enough until Hero TV died fhdjsjshha

tho tbf, I didn't watch anime on tv as much as I did on Youtube (in 3 parts and everything). Still, some dub voices are actually p good

#im using words #I like Naruto's tagalog dub voice over his ENG one fhdhhsh #i didn't watch naruto but i had a very brief phase bc it was one of the most common shows to be aired whenever I DID eatch tv #I also preferred the Tagalog voice for Tsuna when I watched Hitman Reborn ✨✨ #In terms of actual script writing #Tagalog dubs are in a weird place because 'natural' tagalog speakers sprinkle in english words alot #which doesnt sound as good in dub performance #idek #i like tagalog dubs. i began appreciating them way too late hfhdhs

[markatoto]

This may seem rude, but how fluent are you in Filipino?

just wanna quickly clarify: "filipino" usually refers to the people, as the 2 major languages that folks use back home in the Philippines is either Tagalog or Cebuano (that's on top of English and Spanish as well. Fun fact: Tagalog/Cebuano have a lot in common with Spanish more than anything, as there are some stuff that transfers over) as for me: my family speaks Tagalog and, while they did try to teach me as a kid, i remember being stressed out because i was already "learning" (more like forced lol) French and was having a lot of trouble with it in school. upon retrospect, i do wish they had stuck with it more, as i dont really speak it and have a lot of trouble understanding. i know some stuff, and certainly if i hear it i can get context, but i am by no means fluent. maybe one day i'll learn just to have that. another fun fact: i like implementing a lot of Tagalog within Mar Katoto lore! "Kaibi" (the alien species that i am) is derived from "Kaibigan", one of the Tagalog words for "friend". The "Kalawakan" (the name of the space-ship that crashed on Earth when i was young, as well as the name of my community Discord server) means "Space" in English, and even "Katoto" is derived from the word "friend" as well (closer to pal, chum, mate... it's a lil more casual). I love sprinkling all that stuff in, just because that's just a big part of who i am.... plus if my fellow Filipinos get it, then hey! bonus :)

#the questions #sorry i kinda went on a tangent on this one #i love talkin about my culture :)

[foldybikes]

really really enjoying the new cultural vibe that this campaign has. the tagalog and persian words sprinkled in, the names and descriptions of clothes, the diversity of lineages in npc's. it's so evocative and rich and uniquely different from the other campaigns. I looove wildemount but marquet is REALLY growing on me.

#tal'dorei has always felt kinda empty to me #less towns and more empty space #exu prime helped remedy that a bit exploring the southern region #man I hope they go to aeshanadoor this campaign #an erudite orc scholar society sounds so fucking dope #critical role #bells hells #cr3 #foldycr

[hannie-dul-set]

Hi I love your writing so so so much. You have such a beautiful way of making your stories immersive. When I’m reading them, I just get sucked into your writing.

I just saw your most recent post about the writing tips, and was wondering if you could share what your writing process is like? I love writing but rlly struggle going from an idea, to an outline(ish), and then to an actual fic. Love your writing (and your tips are so helpful and really interesting)!

ahh....i really don't think i have a helpful answer for this one but i will try my best 😭. all these steps come after the idea demon has already possessed my brain in the dead of night, in the shower, in the commute back home, etc. HAHHAHA anyway, let's go!

PLANNING -> this consists of just very very rough lines/notes about each scene that's gonna go down. most of the time, i don't have the entire fic planned from the get go HAHAHHA if i like an idea, i just start with it even though there's no clear ending (but when i do, i jot it down ofc and block out the scenes that will lead to it!)

OUTLINING -> i do my plans and outlines in the same document! these are purely bulletpoints that consist mostly of dialogue, but when i have a specific idea on how i'd like the narration to go, i insert those as well. same with planning, i don't necessarily finish the outline of the fic 100% before starting the actual writing. this part is not really strict. my outlines are a mix of english, hiligaynon, and tagalog, swear words and reactions everywhere, "HAHAHAHHA"s sprinkled around HAHAHHAHA but i think it's important to have the dialogue down pat before the actual writing because it makes things a lot more efficient!

WRITING -> wow okay here we go. the actual word vomit moment HAHAHHA. again, i don't usually finish planning and outlining before i finally start the fic, HOWEVER i do follow one golden rule: stop writing before you run out of bullet points in your outline. this is to prevent writers blocks because if you'd still have ready to go ideas for your next writing session! e.g. if i'm writing a fic and i see that i only have one scene left fully outlined but there's still a bunch of scenes left i have to plan out, i stop writing and start planning/outlining again.

PROOFREADING -> just the usual reading through the whole thing again to fix errors, reformat some paragraphs to see what reads better etc. etc.

this is usually my process when writing full length fics by the way!! (10k+) for shorter ones, i usually just go with the flow and don't keep a separate doc for my outline and actual fic. not sure just how helpful this is tho bcs this process is barely a process 😭😭😭

#writing tips

[julietasgf]

do you think district 2 had any other languages besides English or whatever Panem's national language was? in some fics, writers headcanon that sejanus and his family can speak spanish or some variant of it since a good chunk of d2 seems to be located in what's the southwestern usa. it would be cool to have sejanus and other district citizens be multilingual, but idk if the capitol would allow multiple languages in panem for fear of rebels being able to plot a rebellion in a language most capitol citizens can't understand. the capitol seems like the type of gov to suppress other languages and have only one national language being taught and spoken.

I do think, and I LOVE when authors include D2 speaking spanish, not only because it's cool but because it also adds a lot to the story of what the hell happened to D2 between the 10th games and the 74th games for their mindset change so much.

from what we see in tbosas, the districts have a very much different culture fom the capitol, and different culture from each other because of how isolated they seemed from each other. we can see it in the big details (the xenophobia the plinths faced, for example, and the fact that coriolanus didn't know why sejanus was sprinkling bread over dead bodies) and we can see in small details (in thg, peeta talks about the different breads; and if you take the tbosas movie in account, I think the costume designs are GREAT to see the differences between each district and see a bit of their cultures in their clothing). we know a lot of panem comes from what survived from old usa (even some songs survived, like keep it on the sunny side), and I can totally see that before the rebellion, the districts were so isolated that the capitol didn't care enough about their culture to even know that they spoke another language (I can perfectly see D2, D5 and D10 speaking spanish, specifically).

but now comes the rebellion. and of course that the rebels would use that to their advantage.

after the rebellion, I think the gov started to suppress the districts' cultures to make them weaker and get them easier to control, specially the districts closer to the capitol geographically (D1, D2, D5, D9; I think they did it to the others too, but it took more time bc they weren't priority). language is culture. one of the first things colonizers do when oppressing native populations is to force them to adapt to their language and speak it. getting rid of the multilingual aspect of these districts not only serves as safety (rebels can no longer trick them like that), but serves as a way to oppress and control, to get these districts stripped from their indentity. I think it was a long work that took a long time, and a lot of propaganda, and for sure a lot of snow's work, but it seemed effective. I can see some older people from these districts still knowing to speak spanish, or tagalog, or french, but they're almost dead languages at that point with how violently the capitol suppressed the idea of them being multilingual.

tldr (because I speak too much, sorry): in tbosas, for sure people from the districts are still multilingual, and I can see alliances forming in the early games because of this (allies from D2 discussing their strategies in spanish, until the gamemakers make it explicitly forbidden, for example). in thg, I think coriolanus unfortunately was able to get rid of this almost completely :(

#tbosas #tbosas movie #coriolanus snow #president snow #analysis #headcanons #hcs #ask #anon ask

[patorucho]

I don't have any specific questions outside of do you now have any soda head cannons you're cooking up?

YES ABSOLUTELY:

he drinks from little plastic baggies with straws that stores in soda sometimes

he'd be the type to talk in Taglish (Tagalog-English) once or twice, but mostly in English so people would understand although he would sprinkle in a couple of slang

he has definitely called emizel "pre" before (pre is like saying bro)

for any fizzfangs enjoyers, "mahal" either means love or expensive. you could have soda just look at emizel and go mahal and emizel look at him to ask what it means and soda fumbling to say it means expensive and emi looking it up later. idk just a silly thought :3

his most used slang terms are "uy/huy!" (oi/hey! [interchangable]), "pre" (bro/dude), "bobo/gago" (idiot/stupid), and 'tangina/putangina (motherfucker)

Examples of on how to use it:

"Uyyyyy Emizel!" (Heyyyy Emizel!)

"Huy!" (Oi!)

"Emizel, pre." (Emizel, bro.)

"Gago ka ba?!" (Are you an idiot?!)

"Putangina!" (Motherfucker!)

he's the type to also say/type/pronounce english words differently due to our accent and use of slang

Shit would be pronounced as "shet", fuck would be "pak", etc. (Based on my personal experience)

This is all I have so far but teehees

#vindixasks #sex ⚡️ #soda jrwi

[spotconln]

uk conlon siblings

because @daveysjackie and i both love pinoy spot (clarice we miss you), naturally we had to expand on her life and gave her siblings. a lot of my other thoughts about her comes from here! 

they are marisol, tala, and sean col-long at birth

ages in canon are 17, 13, and 9 respectively 

marisol: sunflower in tagalog; before moving up to new york from the south, their mother’s favorite flowers were the narrowleaf sunflower. a beautiful plant that’s able to thrive in difficult conditions, a sentiment she hopes is passed onto her firstborn

tala: bright star in tagalog; like many others, the stars were an important guide that got their ancestors to america, strong and bright, grounding. the second-born, rounding out their little family and becoming a new star in the col-long constellation 

sean: ‘god is gracious’ in irish; while not filipino in origin, their parents’ faith in god is a large part of their lives, so it seemed fitting to honor their third and final child after the faith that’s kept them together and strong as a family (also it’d be a crime to not keep sean conlon in the mix somehow)

when they move to new york, their last name becomes anglicized to conlon to assimilate a little better  

tala and sean are part of the select few to call marisol ‘mari’, but it’s only used when they want something or feel mischievous 

before moving, they’d speak in tagalog practically all the time. but after, they started speaking in english more for practice. they do still often communicate in tagalog, mostly to gossip in front of folks or discuss private things

because of her namesake, tala developed an appreciation for the stars, her favorite being the lyra constellation because it reminds her of the music shared in her community 

mari loves both her siblings (despite their behavior at times) and prioritizes them over everything. tala gets along with mari more than she does sean. she’s the ‘anti-mari’, refusing to obey her sister sometimes, but she does not like sean for most of their childhood. she teases him for being the shortest and smallest of the three, often calling him mini, dot, half-off, semi-conlon, bite-sized, smidge, etc. sean’s biggest role model is mari, and took to trailing after her a lot when he was quite young

as newsies, they become spot, dash, and mini

spot: named after her deadly aim with a slingshot

dash: based on her mad running skills that spot is both proud of and hates – it’s easier for her to run off into a crowd whenever she does something stupid

mini: both because dash won’t stop calling him this and he aspires to be like spot one day, so people took to calling him a ‘mini spot’ (it was nearly freckles because he does have them and it adds to his charm in front of the ladies)

the three of them used to sleep in a single bunk (due to the fear of losing each other after their parents died) but when they got bigger, spot took the top bunk while dash and mini took the bottom. the three do try to squeeze together on occasion, to various degrees of success

spot taught them how to use a slingshot when they were each old enough and gave them their own personalized one. dash’s has the lyra constellation carved in, while mini’s has two circles – one large and small

dash, lucky, and stray make up the ‘troublemaking younger sister/cousin’ trio. they drive spot, belle (daveysjackie’s oc for lucky’s older sister), and specs (stray’s older cousin – ty bailey siblings) insane sometimes 

sprinkling in the sprace; mini looks up to race as a brotherly figure. whenever he makes the trek over to brooklyn, at night he and dash and mini would sit on the fire escape and he would tell them stories until they fall asleep. spot watches from the window and takes her siblings back inside so race can sneak off undetected 

mini becomes fiercely loyal to race. one time some of the brooklyn newsies were in manhattan, and he saw jack and race argue over something. immediately ran over to them and started hitting jack’s legs to defend race. race was highly appreciative. jack was confused but played along, over-exaggerating his defeat

now every time jack sees mini he starts off by dramatically hiding from him in his “are you following me” style. it boosts the kid’s ego so much

mini and les become fast friends, being the same age. mini absolutely teaches les how to use a slingshot. davey is concerned, spot just hopes no one’s eye is taken out

while dash thinks of mini as the ‘annoying younger brother’ for a long time, she’s still very protective over him. sees him get beat up by the delanceys once and “knocks morris’ teeth out with his own brass knuckles”. mini feels loved. spot is proud

mini punches dash’s arm hard enough to bruise once – she was teasing him for his small stature again – and she is immensely proud and has a newfound respect for him. of course, she hits him back and they tussle it out for a bit until spot breaks it up

as spot and race’s relationship continues on, and once the elders aren’t newsies anymore, race takes on more responsibilities taking care of dash and mini. they start to see him take on a fatherly role in their lives 

mini calls him dad once and race cries 

spot struggles a lot with balancing being young and fun with them as an older sister while also being stern and caring like a mother. she doesn’t want to replace their mother in their eyes, but there are moments where she acts as she would and it makes her emotional

she often worries that she didn’t do a well enough job of taking care of them throughout their adolescence. but then she sees them grow up to be the most wonderful, strong, caring and smart people and is relieved to have done an alright job (race argues she did an amazing job)

to dash and mini, the line between spot the sister and spot the mother figure gets blurrier as they grow older. while they do miss their mother – or the idea of a mother – spot has her own special place in their hearts that they wouldn’t give up for anything

i’m SO normal about them, can you tell 

#newsies #newsies uk #uksies #west endsies #spot conlon #sprace #guys please talk to me about them i literally love them sm

[bestiarium]

The Aswang [Filipino mythology]

The Philippines has a particularly rich folklore, filled with all kinds of horrible monsters ranging from hidden villages of one-legged pygmies to witches that can detach their head and let it fly around. Possibly the most well-known monster from Filipino mythology is the Aswang, a creature which is usually described by outsiders as a vampire-like monster. However, this is not entirely correct. The word ‘Aswang’ is a general term for supernatural creatures and roughly translates to ‘monster’. While the name can refer to any supernatural monster, when native people talk about an ‘Aswang’ they usually refer to one of five creatures from local mythology.

The first one is a human being – or rather, used to be one – who contracted some sort of curse and transformed into a blood-sucking creature. The western Visayan people call these monsters ‘Amalanhig’ and outsiders usually call them vampires. They are usually female, and often particularly attractive girls. Unlike traditional European vampires, they do not pierce a victim’s neck with sharp fangs but rather have a long, proboscis-like tongue to suck blood with. This organ has a sharp tip and is used to puncture the victim’s jugular vein. Some Aswang marry a man and then suck a little bit of blood each night until he dies from anaemia. Others don’t harm their husband, but use his house as a base of operations: since these creatures are capable of flight, they can leave their home at night and fly long distances in search for new victims. In still other stories, Aswang don’t marry but instead prefer the solitude of deep forests, far away from human civilization. They only leave their woods in search of prey.

The second monster is a shapeshifter, someone who appears human during the day but turns into a large, monstrous dog at night. This is where the term ‘Aswang’ comes from, as ‘Aso’ means dog. Whereas the aforementioned vampires are usually women, the ‘weredog’ creatures are mostly men. Tradition has it that many of these Aswang are peddlers who travel between cities and settlements. In dog form, they attack and eat humans but are particularly fond of pregnant women. To protect themselves against the monsters, childbearing women are advised to have long hair since this works as a charm to ward off weredog Aswang.

The third form of Aswang was also once human. This is the monster that the Tagalog people call ‘Manananggal’. During the day, these creatures resemble regular human women, albeit somewhat pale. But at night, they sprout wings and disconnect their upper body from their lower half. The winged upper body then flies around at night, searching for pregnant women. When they find a suitable target, the Aswang distends its tongue which is a long, thin tube, much like the vampire I mentioned earlier. The creature then sucks the fluids out of the unborn baby. Unborn children are a delicacy for these monsters, but they attack other people, eating their organs instead. They do not need to enter the house of the victim, but instead perch on the roof and search for a tiny gap through which they stick their long tongue. Their weakness is their lower body, which they leave behind at night. Should you find it and sprinkle salt (or vinegar, that also works) on it, the Aswang cannot reconnect with its lower half and it will die when the sun comes up. In addition, they also fear stingray tails.

Several countries have a variant of this monster in their respective folklores, actually: there is the Malaysian Peenanggalan, the Indonesian Leyak and the Thai Krasue, all of which are similar.

The fourth monster is an undead creature, which the Tagbanua people call ‘Balbal’. They resemble decomposing corpses with long, sharp, monstrous claws and dangerous fangs. These Aswang are known to dig up graves in order to steal the corpses, which they take back to their lair and devour. These monsters are very stealthy, as they have the ability to turn invisible at will.

They possess an exceptionally powerful sense of hearing, and can hear the moans of dying people from very far away, not unlike how sharks can smell blood from long distances to locate prey. Talented climbers by nature, these Aswang usually hide in tall trees during the day, preferably ones near graveyards. Sometimes these monsters attack living humans as well, but you can defend yourself against these monsters with fire and loud noises. In addition, Aswang hate spicy food. Although the image of undead monsters digging up graves might make them look like mindless zombies, some Aswang are fiercely intelligent. In some cases, they can craft a substitute body that looks exactly like the deceased and place it in the coffin before it is buried. The stolen body is brought to the creature’s lair to devour, but sometimes they make meals from the rotting flesh and offer it to humans. Those who eat it will turn into a new Aswang. Presumably, this is how the species procreates, though this concept is also found in the Filipino myth of the Berbalang: winged creatures who also offer dishes to unsuspecting people. When they eat it, they find that they’ve been eating human flesh and will turn into a new Berbalang.

And finally, the term ‘Aswang’ is also commonly used to refer to witches. These people – usually women, but not always – live in secluded homes outside of human settlements. Tagalog people refer to these spellcasters as ‘Mangkukulam’. As with other Aswang monsters, the tail of a stingray is an effective weapon to defend against these creatures. Through some form of projection, these witches can magically enter a victim’s body and possess them. Stabbing the patient with a stingray tail will force the witch to leave, although it is not exactly pleasant for the victim. Witches do not like being offended, and they will gladly curse people with illness if they are impolite to them. Finally, it is said that Aswang witches have some degree of control over insects.

Sources: Ramos, M., 1969, The Aswang Syncrasy in Philippine Folklore, Western Folklore, Vol. 28(4), pp. 238-248. Gould, R. T., 1929, Oddities: a book of unexplained facts. (Image source 1: razanesia.blogspot.com) (image source 2: Julia Wytrazek)

#Filipino mythology #vampires #undead #witches #monsters #mythical creatures #mythology #myths

[tickledpink31]

Does Minako sometimes speak Filipino to the boys?

She does actually. Minako speaks Tagolog fluently with some Cebuano and Ilocano dialects sprinkled in due to her many cousins being scattered across the Philippines.

When you’re bilingual, your second language slips in to your conversations quite a lot. (Minako is actually almost trilingual as she is slowly improving her japanese.) Tagalog mostly comes out whenever she’s angry, frustrated, or annoyed. And boy does Minako have a potty mouth.

When she’s not expressing such colourful language, she’s probably using honorifics that she uses to refer to her relatives (ate, kuya, tita, tito, etc.) or impersonating the way her Filipino relatives and friends act.

#ask #twisted wonderland x harry potter #twisted wonderland #harry potter #epics of ink & light #epics of ink and light

[tokyo-revengers-writings]

Random Izana Kurokawa Headcanons

A/n: Yes, some of these traits come from my experiences, but that's the beauty of headcanons. They give the reader a chance to interpret a character that they had no part in making. Overall, let m have fun with my silly 4:00 AM rants.

He hides his emotions from everyone around him

minus the ones he trusts

Trust issues up the wazoo

Fiercely loyal to those he loves

“Punch first, ask questions later” type

Yells random Tagalog curse words at any minor inconvenience

His favorates are “Puntik na buhay naman ito,” “Lintik ka. Tamaan ka saa ng kidlat!” “Hudas ka,” and “Nakaka-buwisit ka talaga.”

I studied Tagalog briefly, I can provide translations if wanted

Probably not completely fluent

He seems like the type of person to randomly start learning a new language and give up within ten minutes

me too, dude

Very organized

Probably has a clean room

I don’t care what anyone says, Izana has at least 10 stuffed animals

Sleeps with 5-7 pillows in his bed

man likes to be comfy

Has written a Wattpad fanfiction before

More than a little fruity (Demiromantic/sexual)

His hair is naturally curly; he straightens it every morning

bro is gonna fry his hair

Has a fear of losing loved ones

And spiders

He hates spiders with a burning passion

Sleeps in silky pajamas

Eats ice cream out of the tub

Probably eats strawberry sherbert (With sprinkles and chocolate sauce.)

Only watches sad movies

He thinks romance movies are gross

Just a typical dude living his life

~~~

Masterlist

#kurokawa izana #tokyorev izana #tokyo revngers #tokyo revengers #tokyorev headcanons #tokrev headcanons #izana kurokawa #izana headcanons

[greenleafconfetti]

The Tagalog-like proper nouns in Critical Role Campaign 3 sound so soothing and homey to my Filipino ears:

Ginang Lumas

Marwa Endalia

Preio Madali

Kamala

Barinak

Manad

Sahayadon

Gorginei

Koron

Qoreo

Hablon River

Denalia

Sabanis

Lirios

Heck, even Bassuras!

And weirdly enough, Annaline is a popular Weatern name here

I don't know the exact inspiration. Must be the Indo-Malay culture. A bit of Chinese. A sprinkling of Western or Hispanic? I dunno.

I'm no expert here but i like what I hear.

#critical role #dungeons & dragons #bells hells #matthew mercer #exandria #critical role exandria

[cullenakingirog]

i contemplated asking the cockroach question or the better question. you know who i am. or do you? anyway, how do you incorporate the Filipino culture in your DA worldstates?

Gago you should've gone for the cockroach question haha may readymade sagot na ko dun lmao

But also boi

*cracks knuckles*

So there are various aspects of Filipino culture I used here and among them are Pre-Colonial and Spanish Colonial era fashions and customs and traditions. But not just that, I sprinkled in some of the modern-day traditions and customs here too.

But that's my generic explanation cause this is gonna be a novel

Also quick disclaimer but I do tend to make a lot of commentary on my country’s current state from disinformation to specific problems so forgive me for that. I’ve been dealing with this sm growing up that it bothers me.

I made an entire Filipino-coded country I named Azarinas post-Antivan colonisation to use because if canon will overlook the southeast esp the Philippines, I'll bring that to the forefront with my own canon-disrespecting ways.

And with that, comes in my own commentary of rabidly devout Catholicism in Filipino society. I translated that by having them persecute mages (cause of their part in Andraste's death and all that) and also they quote the Chant of Light to refute a lot of things. That, in turn, is a nod to Filipinos' obsession to quoting Bible verses to refute any suggestions of moving forward as a society.

But that's not the only group of people I added! The Azarinos are actually more of Spanish colonial Filipinos but I have made my "Dalish" clans called the Last Noble Houses who follow the old ways for them.

NOTE: They don't call themselves Dalish cause they've always been in Azarinas pre-colonisation. So this means they've never been to the Dales.

The members of the Last Noble Houses all have tattoos, but only some of them have tattoos on their face or their back since those are reserved for warriors of great renown. (a reference to how tattoos were treated in pre-colonial times)

NOTE: I did make it so that it would be customary for the common folk to have basic tattoos in front of their bodies for the sake of having protective spells imbued in their tattoos.

Pre-colonial Azarinas had the same caste system as Pre-colonial Philippines but after the fall of Iesera (Azarinas’ pre-colonial name) most of the caste levels dropped and only hints of it show through the leaders. (Namely, the ruling families are still descended from the Maginoo caste or are adopted into the ruling house to make it so that they’re in a way descended)

Soulmate dreams. That’s a thing haha

Azarinos have this obsession with foreign blood mixed into native Azarino blood. The more foreign you look, the more favoured you are. Colourism and racism directed at one another is common. Not to mention crab mentality being another flaw of the people.

But there are instances of beauty there and among them is that I incorporated the Bayanihan spirit in some moments. 

The Lakan during the pre-colonial era of Azarinas is a slight reference to epic heroes in his skill and power. TBH a lot of the characters like Mahalina and different leaders follow the checklist of Filipino epic heroes.

The Azarino language is legit Tagalog (which isn't the only language but in this instance it's the only one I learned cause I wasn't taught Pangasinense no matter how much I wanna learn) but there's a difference. The version of Tagalog used by the Azarino people vs. the Last Noble Houses is different. For the Azarinos, it is Tagalog with Spanish loan words. For the Last Noble Houses, it's deeper Tagalog with as little Spanish loan words as I could remember. (Deeper Tagalog, man it makes you sound regal but it melts the brain)

All seventeen clans (if u kno u kno 10+7 ballot) I've made followed the Pre-Colonial culture with a variety of the clans' leaders being named Datu, Rajah, Hara, or Dayang and their best leader being called Lakan as decided by the other leaders.

I made references to the legend of Princess Urduja of Pangasinan (My province) in one of the clans I made

I also made a reference to the Battle of San Rafael and made a Thedosian version of the revolutionary, Matanglawin.

The way they refer to the different members of the clan is also a thing from pre-colonial addresses. Paratabgaw = teacher (hahren in common Dalish), Atubang = Advisor, Kapunuan = Kinda like my lord/your majesty??, Tambalan = healer. I dare not touch the sacred titles of Babaylan/Katalonan/Alabay though. 

Honestly Philippine history is sprinkled in everywhere in Azarinas.

The houses of the elves in the Last Noble Houses are either based off of the bahay kubo or the torogan for the ruling families.

Various sayings like “malayo sa bituka” (it’s far from the intestines) or Filipino proverbs like “ano mang gagawin pitong beses iisipin” or “bato bato sa langit ang matamaan wag magalit” are used

I made sure there’s the different Filipino cuisines too from post to pre-colonial dishes. Mahalina is a brave mfer for loving Dinuguan but that’s no shock. Kakanin is also part of those dishes.

Carabao-like animals are one of the favoured animals of my elven clans. Those big zen looking animals are their halla in a way 

Among the favoured pets of the elves are the mayas, they’re simple and small but to them they make beautiful songs. (also they’re cute and round so-)

I made it so that the elven clans developed a specific type of floating balls of light meant to guide their people home. Common Azarinos see it and see it as an ill omen when it’s meant to help you. That’s a reference to Tala, goddess of the stars, and her helping people back then find their way home with her guiding balls of light and how the Spaniards demonised her aid by calling them the Santelmo that would lead you to your death.

The elves have long hair as a point of pride and beauty and will not cut it unless it’s in punishment, grief or before they go on a long journey.

They follow animism more than the thought of deifying any of their leaders. (they never had to deal with the Evanuris hence the difference in tattoo meanings) Another people they would deify are their ancestors. I’m not inserting the actual pantheons because I don’t want to disrespect them.

Alcoholic drinks like basi, lambanog and whatnot are the alcoholic drinks of Azarinas. Pandan tea and other flavours are also used.

Banana leaf wrappings. Every. Fucking. Where. Also rice. It’s considered weird if a meal is without rice. 

Traditional Filipino dances from pre to post colonial like Lawin-Lawin or Tinikling or Itik-Itik or Pandanggo sa Ilaw are used.

Songs I hc being commonly sung growing up: Ili-Ili, a Thedosian version of Dandansoy, Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, Pen Pen De Sarapen. Some pop songs could be sung here too like Kumpas, Ikaw at Ako, Rosas, Mapa.

Traditional musical instruments were also used along with the concept of harana. 

Pre and Post-colonial courting traditions are also used. (yes this means Dorian will get harana and Cullen gets to ask for Dalisay’s hairpin)

Same for wedding traditions like the sponsors for the non-Dalish and pre-colonial wedding traditions for the Dalish.

The usage of the gesture “mano po” which is pressing one’s forehead against the back of their elders’ hands. Along with the use of po and opo is used. 

Andrastian marriages can’t be divorced but annulment is allowed if the Grand Chantry gives its permission. A very expensive thing to try and get. Dalish marriages could end with divorce if both parties wish it really and both sides get equal shares when they split from each other. (though the dowry paid stays with the respective person it was given to.)

Sampaguitas are worn in the hair of the Dalish people sometimes as embellishments to make themselves look more beautiful. Outside, sampaguita garlands are sold to be hung on graves or on holy statues of Andraste and her followers (barring Shartan)

These are all the influences I could think of off the top of my head but there are more than this that I’ll be writing into stories I’m planning. God this was so much fun writing tho 

#ask #azarinas #anon

[junietuesday]

The whole “Michael flirting with Jeremy in tagalog” in a lot of those fics is… weird to me because it feels almost fetishistic especially when written by a white person

GENUINELY. this is exactly why it made me uncomfortable. like this is the language of my whole family and culture and these people are just making it fodder for their ship, and not even in a fun dramatic irony way, its not like im against characters speaking multiple languages, but its abt how they didnt even integrate it smoothly into the story/narration, they didnt make any effort to be accurate to the language Or culture, it was just a shittily-used plot device. like filipino heritage isnt just a toy you can play with to sprinkle atop boyf riends, filipinos are real people

#@mx. super rad sunglasses #LOL IM GETTING FIRED UP ABT THIS AGAIN. THE REPRESENTATION COULD HAVE BEEN SO NICE BUT IT GOT THE POINT I /AVOIDED/ FICS TAGGED W FILIPINO #MICHAEL UNLESS THE SUMMARY/TAGS/ETC MADE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT THE AUTHOR KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING #asks #june speaks

[witchern]

fanfic writer 20 questions.

i was tagged by @tuometarr, thank u bb!

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

40. the way i had to look it up alksjdfh

2. What’s your total ao3 word count?

224,796

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

6 fandoms – supernatural, teen wolf, bbc merlin, the walking dead, dead poets society, i am number four (don't ask lmao).

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

that'll be the day (teen wolf), if i die young (dps), i saw daddy shooting santa claus (spn/twd), with a whimper (spn) and come on get higher loosen my lips (spn).

5. Do you respond to comments? why or why not?

i do as often as i can! sometimes i genuinely get struck speechless from how kind some of them are and i eventually forget to reply, and then too much time passes where i feel dumb replying to it months later. i really do try to reply to all of them though lol.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

originally i was gonna say tripwire but then i remembered of tar and rust so i think that one takes the cake. both are midam.

7. Do you write crossovers?

i just have the one, and that was for some sort of secret santa gift exchange, otherwise i don't normally write them.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

nope!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

only occasionally – usually if there is smut, it's sprinkled in with a longer fic that has an actual plot. i only have three pwp fics from waaaay back in the day and i'm honestly afraid to look back and see how bad they are in hindsight lmao.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

as far as i know, nope.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes! someone once asked to translate one of my midam fics into russian :)

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

back when i was in middle school, yes! i co-wrote my chemical romance rpf with a friend on a proboards forum where we'd take turns with each chapter (words that truly show my age).

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

midam. obviously. lmao.

14. What’s a wip that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

honestly none because i 100% intend to finish all the wips currently on my ao3 account! yes especially what will follow!

15. What are your writing strengths?

i think my dialogue is really solid! unrealistic dialogue is a massive pet peeve of mine in both original works and fanfic, so i'm more careful with the dialogue in my own stuff.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

i'm not really good at keeping track of things like how much time has passed in a fic, or where people physically are in relation to each other, so i guess paying attention to those little details is a weakness altogether.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?

i don't mind reading it! i probably wouldn't write it though, unless it was something i had passing/personal knowledge of, like hebrew or tagalog.

18. What was the first fandom you ever wrote for?

like i said earlier, my chemical romance rpf my beloved.

19. What’s your favorite fic you’ve ever written?

i never would've expected that adjust to the light would become my favorite fic i've ever written, but damn. it is. i'll be honest: sometimes i don't think i'll ever be able to top that one.

20. Who do you tag?

idk man! who's got stuff they wanna talk about?? no pressure though: @mycenaae @fandom-space-princess @midamdotlivejournaldotcom

#*t #about me #my fanfic

[ddwcaph-game]

Can I have more info on how the twin language works? Do we get to choose what means what or does the game choose for us? What will we be able to say in it and can we choose how often we speak in it or it only comes up in certain moments?

There isn't really any canon info about how it works, it's all headcanon. There'll be a few moments in the story where the twins will brainstorm and try to come up with new words (there's currently a choice in Chapter 3 where this comes up), but for the most part I don't really talk about how it works.

If you choose to have the twin language, you'll unlock a section in the diary (in the stats screen) where you can write a "translation" for common words/expressions such as 'yes', 'no', 'hello', and 'I love you'. If you give a translation, then the game uses that when relevant. I may add a few more later, but anything more complex than that (or if you don't provide a translation) and it will just show up as "I say in [Language Name]".

The translation isn't really necessary since I know how hard it is to conlang. It's just there for people who want to dabble in it.

As for how often it's spoken, at the start it will only come up occasionally if the twins are alone, but later on you can teach some of your friends some basic expressions if you choose.

But no, the twins won't speak the language all the time. It's more like the occasional Tagalog you see sprinkled in.

I hope this answers your questions!

#dear diary asks #twin language #headcanons #interactive fiction

[travelswithagourmet]

Back in London after a week in Provence. Although I loved the gastronomic meals we had, I was ready for a taste of home, so it was straight to chef @budgie_montoya new @sarap_london I was intrigued to taste how he would recreate Filipino classics. • Sarap London is in pedestrian Heddon street. The space is cozy with the bar and open kitchen on one side and several booths and tables on the other. The menu is concise with a few small plates, several starters, four larger plates, some sides and two desserts. • I ordered the calamansi daiquiri as a mocktail with the fried chicken skin while I waited for my son to arrive. These large pieces of fried chicken skin flavored with sinigang salt came with a side of sweet and sour dip - hot, salty, sweet and sour - an umami crunch in every bite. • We shared the bistek tartar which was hand chopped aged rump cap flavored with yeasted onion and leek emulsion which tasted like a creamier raw version of bistek. • Next was the ensaladang talong - grilled aubergine, mixed with heritage tomatoes and sprinkled with salted duck egg. This was the dish that was closest to a classic Filipino version of a lukewarm aubergine salad. • Next were two dishes which were slightly larger. The crispy pata (pork trotter) stuffed with adobo rice - the star of the night and one I would go back for again (and again), plus the brill sinigang - steamed to perfection and mixed with sea vegetables, clams and sour tomato covered in a sinigang broth. We enjoyed this with Jasmine rice and a side of kale laing - spicy braised kale in coconut milk with chili, garlic and ginger. • There were only two desserts on the menu so we had both: a burnt cassava cheesecake with macapuno (young coconut) cream and the delicious suman (steamed glutinous rice cake) with @donpaparum coconut caramel and latik (coconut curds). • The food was fantastic. I am so glad to have been able to experience #BudgieMontoya cooking and proud to say that he’s bringing #FilipinoFoodForward with his unique take on Filipino treats cuisine. This restaurant is definitely super “sarap” (delicious in Tagalog) • #TravelswithaGourmet #TWAGLondon #foodstagram #foodie #filipinofood (at Sarap Filipino Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdO8LpcqvYx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#budgiemontoya #filipinofoodforward #travelswithagourmet #twaglondon #foodstagram #foodie #filipinofood