LALAKI

Set in the Philippines, Mindanao specifically in a fictionalized Davao City; the story revolves around-

Matthew Javierto, a confused content writer blogger, is overwhelmed by feelings of inferiority, sexual frustrations, and insecurity while also struggling to maintain his well-being; decides to see Dr. Jack Eulation, a world-renowned traveling circus clown and part-time psychologist who lives inside a small van with his dachshund dog that reads Friedrich Nietzsche; Javierto's life spirals from mundane to cathartic as he soon discovers the truth behind Dr. Jack Eulation's psychotherapy and the truth about himself and his problems-in this story about unresolved trauma, childhood experiences, self-realization, male insecurity, repressed desires, and penile erections.