Russell
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Pitmalu (핕 마 루) by russell45
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Mula sa manunulat na namirata ng mga gawa ni Rizal para votes at reads, inhahatid sa inyo ni russell45 ang isang kuwentong aantig sa inyong mga puso. Joke. Puro gaguhan lang talaga to. Sa isang napakalayong paaralan, nakatuon ang ating kuwento sa tatlong magkakaibigang guro sa GS Academy. Meet Nicole, isang babaeng kahit kailan ay di nauubusan ng hugot sa buhay. Hugot dito, hugot doon, hugot kahit saan. Lesson plan, grades ng estudyante, weekly evaluation reports - aba, pati yung matartar na gilagid ng estudyante nya nagawan nya ng hugot! Ibang klaseng hayop ang babaeng to! Palibhasa, bitter pa rin sa ex nya kahit matagal na sila ng bago nya. Wala daw kasing naging closure. Eto naman si Karr, isang gurong bihasa sa English. Wala eh. Mula elementary hanggang college daw hayok na hayok daw sa English. Walang makapagsabi kung anong droga ang tinitira nya kaya ang lakas ng tama nya, pero kapag siya na nagtanong tungkol sa English, pati head teacher di makasagot. Akalain mo ba namang one time tinanong nya kung alin sa "s" at "c" ang silent letter sa salitang "scent"?! Lastly, kilalanin natin si Shiela, ang sweet pero boplaks at flat-chested na miyembro ng grupo. Wala eh. Ganun talaga. Biruin mong lagyan nya ng malamig na tubig yung isang malaking basong naglalaman ng cup noodles?! Mabi-beastmode ka talaga sa katangahan ng boplaks na to. Sundan ang kanilang mga adventures sa paglupig sa mga masasamang kampon ni Andy Kim, ang may-ari ng school, at subaybayan ang kanilang pakikibaka upang maibalik ang kapayapaan sa boung kalawakan. Time space warp, ngayundin!
Persona Non Grata by russell45
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After the events of Dr. Jose Rizal's second novel "El Filibusterismo", the story follows the tale of the former students Basilio and Isagani in the aftermath of the failed assassination plot against the most powerful governing political figures in the Delos Santos residence. Now a licensed doctor and a tenured businessman, Basilio and Isagani returns to the Philippines after their 10-year venture in Spain and in the United States to spearhead a large-scale project for the Spanish crown. For the first time in the history of the country, the Spanish government has allowed Indios to pioneer major public works, and the Filipinos, seeing this as major milestone of their race, welcomed it cheering and with open arms. It was also during that same year when the new Captain-General was appointed to the Philippines following the scandal involving the outgoing Captain-General, who sent an entire battalion of Indio conscripts to be deliberately slaughtered by a gang of tulisanes led by a man going by the name 'Matanglawin' (Falcon-eye). Leonardo Montes, the incoming Captain-General, was both feared and loved by his subjects. A close friend of the king and reputed for upholding honor, discipline and goodwill among his subjects, he won the confidence of the Cortes and of the Filipino people when political unrest arose during the tenure of his predecessor when he represented the Philippines in the high courts and won the case. However, Montes, now at the early days of his tenure, is faced with a huge and pressing problem: the widespread opium trade in the Philippines. Chinese immigration to the Philippines has increased at an exponential rate since his predecessor came to power and so is the circulation of the substance within the country. And to make matters worse, strange cases of killings and abductions began to terrorize the country, with the motives of the culprit unknown...
El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) by russell45
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From the renowned Filipino reformist and national hero Dr. Jose Rizal comes a classic piece of literature portraying the grim reality of the backward state of the Philippines during the Spanish era. After the events of the first novel "Noli Me Tangere", El Filibusterismo follows the story of Simoun, a mysterious jeweller from America on a business venture in the Philippines. Widely known by the name "Black Cardinal", he earned his infamous reputation as a trader for his dark but unusually persuasive countenance, crooked morals, and unorthodox methods in doing business. To the regular folk, he is just another entrepreneur with a twisted sense of morality, but unknown to everybody, he is much more than just a mere opportunist he seemed to be. For beneath his dark glasses and silvery white hair, there lies beyond them a much deeper and darker persona...waiting for the right time to strike!
Noli Me Tangere (The Social Cancer) by russell45
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From the renowned Filipino reformist and national hero Dr. Jose Rizal comes a classic piece of literature that served as the spark for the nation's revolution and the eye-opener regarding the disease that has been festering within the Philippine society during the Spanish era. After seven years of studying in Europe, a wealthy young gentleman by the name of Juan Crisostomo Ibarra returns to the Philippines, filled with hope and inspired by dreams for the betterment of the country. Armed with sheer determination and a firm and positive outlook on things, he commits himself to continuing his father's philanthropical work, pioneering projects aiming at the development of the people's welfare by providing means to education and livelihood. While there are people who are avid supporters of the young man's cause, there exists in the shadows an entity as dark and malicious as the abyss it came from, shrouded deeply by lies and deceit and the hypocrisy that spawned it, hell-bent on destroying everything that stood in its path...
SideQuest! by russell45
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This story follows Julia, a Class D Swordsman player going by the username xXx_dicks4lyf_xXx in an online VR RPG "Heroes of the Ensemble", a 2066 Game Awards winner for its massive open-world and immersive AI. A fairly moderate-ranking player in the game, she one day realized that she is going nowhere in the game and in order to bring her character to the next level she decides to join a guild so she can have the perks...and the bragging rights! She applied to many guilds, but none of the guilds wanted to accept her because of her level and rank. But then, one day, one of the guilds she applied membership for - the Antonites - responded to her message. The guildmaster said she can join their guild, but on condition that she complete the quest "Unrequited", one of the longest and perhaps the hardest quests in the game, with a total average completion playtime of almost 80 hours. Seeing this one in a million opportunity, she sets out to a village called Argos to find an NPC named "Josen Toshiro" and sets out on their journey on the longest quest that she will embark on her life.