Catanduanes Stories

The sands carry with them many memories and stories. However, the waves refuse them the luxury of sharing these. When Gavin's boss gives him a break and challenges him to be more extroverted after complaints from their customers, he expects that he'd just go to a party, or meet with strangers. However, what he didn't expect when he meets Ezekiel, a tourist, and everything he isn't - adventurous, fun, and extroverted is that he'd be going with him in his three-day adventure around the island of Catanduanes. As the days go by, Gavin does find himself growing to like people, new experiences, and Ezekiel. Unfortunately, he's not sure if he feels the same, or even if he's straight or not. Will Gavin be brave enough to confess his feelings to Ezekiel? Or will he just be another name in the sand?

I fear that I might forget my native tongue because of influences and other factors. And I will compile the words that is used in our family since my parents have ancestral roots in Virac and is currently living there/here. Because of different usage by others that is influenced also by other factors they might use the same word but a bit of different meaning or a different word. And those that we use are also somewhat influence, so yeah. I will put question marks to those meanings that I'm not sure or might have a different meaning to those other than the use it here in Virac. TAKE NOTE: The italicized letter "L" means that it is pronounced as like the slang L(like in the boundary of L and R pronunciation when it comes to the tongue movement or position). Translations are both in English and Filipino (the boundaries between those two are divided by "|") but some are only in English for it is a bit hard to find the equivalent sometimes and usually a lost in translation if there's something similar of a word to its meaning.

This story is an ongoing YA novel writing project based on Philippine mythology. Nico Zamora, the main protagonist, discovers that his father is a member of a secret organization that protects mythological creatures in the world known as "cryptids" from an unknown force that corrupts them. The story will offer a new perspective in Philippine mythology that doesn't just stop on the popular horror tales and will give spotlight more on the magnificent beasts that live across the archipelago.