Pinoy Stories

Apat na ordinaryong Pilipino. Apat na magkakaibang buhay. Isang aksidenteng magdadala sa kanila sa mundong matagal nang pinoprotektahan ng mahika, dugo, at tadhana. Si Kian, isang drag queen na sanay lumaban sa entablado at sa mapanghusgang mundo; si Ysabel, isang BS Criminology graduate na naniniwala sa batas at hustisya; si Nico, isang binatang lubog sa utang at takot mabigo ang pamilya; at si Mira, isang artist na ginagamit ang sining para takasan ang sakit ng nakaraan. Hindi nila kilala ang isa't isa. Ngunit matapos ang magkakasabay na aksidente, magigising sila sa isang kakaibang paraiso-tahimik, maganda, at tila walang naninirahan. Hindi nila alam na napunta sila sa Encantadia, isang mundong minsang pinrotektahan ng mga Sang'gre at ng apat na makapangyarihang brilyante. Sa simula, wala silang kapangyarihan. Wala silang gabay. Wala silang alam sa mundong pinasok nila. Hanggang sa madiskubre nila ang isang sinaunang relikya na magpapasabog sa apat na elemento-Apoy, Hangin, Tubig, at Lupa. Ngunit habang unti-unti nilang natutuklasan ang kapangyarihang dumadaloy sa kanila, maririnig nila ang tawanan ng apat na babaeng hindi nila nakikita. Mga tinig mula sa nakaraan. Mga tagapag-ingat na hindi na mortal, hindi na basta Sang'gre, kundi mga Bathalumang nagmamasid sa bagong henerasyon. Hindi sila pinili dahil perpekto sila. Pinili sila dahil alam nila ang pakiramdam ng mabasag. At sa muling paggising ng Encantadia, isang tanong ang susubok sa kanila: Sino ang tunay na bayani-ang ipinanganak na may kapangyarihan, o ang dayuhang piniling lumaban kahit walang kasiguraduhan?

At San Roque High, some things don't add up. Three students stumble onto a secret the school won't admit-and form a club to chase what doesn't make sense. They're not looking for trouble. But trouble knows where to find them.

The world ended in a single morning, but the real nightmare is just beginning. When a sudden, grotesque outbreak turns Pasig City into a slaughterhouse of the undead, survival isn't just about outrunning the horde-it's about keeping your pack together. Meet an unlikely trio fighting through the ruins: Odri, a 45-year-old zombie hybrid caught between his fading humanity and monster instincts; Benz, his fierce wife and a cancer survivor who refuses to let the apocalypse steal the life she fought so hard to keep; and Alice, their loyal six-year-old beagle whose sharp senses detect danger long before the humans do. As communication grids collapse and the river crossings become death traps, the family must brave a changing breed of smarter, faster predators to reach the rest of their family. But in a city where the dead are evolving, the ultimate burden might be the secrets hiding beneath their own skin. A high-octane Pinoy zombie apocalypse thriller told through multiple points of view-including the eyes of a very heroic beagle

[COMPLETED] Being lost in life is worse than being lost in an unfamiliar city. How can you find your way back when you can't even remember the important missing piece of your life? You're obviously out of your head. Zyonn Xyle Gonzales, a straight guy seemingly living his life to the fullest, experiences a change when Brix enters the picture. Everything about him is oddly challenging... having a narcissistic male best friend who makes his life more questionable than it already is, bringing chaos not just into his life, but into his very being. Something's off. Something else is probably missing along his path. But who would have thought that Brix would be the one to put back all the pieces that Zyonn never knew he needed?

A Century of Lament follows the harrowing journey of Parkinson, a British-American soldier whose soul is being slowly eroded by the suffocating anxiety and relentless depression of the trenches. While he faces the visceral reality of fire and steel on the front lines, his heart remains tied to Charlotte Spencer, a woman enduring a quieter, more toxic tragedy back home. As a "Canary Girl," Charlotte spends her days in the sulfuric haze of a munitions factory, her skin yellowing and her health failing as she breathes in the very poison meant for the battlefield. Their love is an aching, fragile anchor in a world defined by pain and historical upheaval, a desperate attempt to find warmth in a cold, industrial machine. It is a story of two people caught in a cycle of tragic sacrifice, where the only thing more dangerous than the war itself is the lingering lament of what they have both been forced to lose.

[COMPLETED] ･:*.ೃ࿔⋆❀° epistolary °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

Minsan, ang pinakamasakit na uri ng pag-ibig ay ang pagmamahal sa taong hindi ka kailanman pinili. Si Christian Jade Lee ay napilitang pakasalan ang kanyang kababatang si Bryan Matthew Garcia dahil sa isang pangakong ginawa ng kanilang mga magulang noon. Ngunit para kay Matthew, ang kasal nila ay isa lamang pagkakamaling ipinilit sa kanya. Habang araw-araw na sinusubukang mahalin ni Jade ang kanyang asawa, araw-araw din siyang sinasaktan nito sa iba't ibang paraan hanggang sa unti-unti niyang mapagtanto na hindi sapat ang pagmamahal upang manatili. Kaya nang dumating ang tamang panahon, pinili niyang umalis. Tahimik. Walang paalam. At walang balak na bumalik. Ngunit paano kung sa oras na tuluyan na siyang mawala, saka lamang mapagtanto ni Matthew na ang taong buong buhay niyang itinaboy ay siya palang taong hindi niya kayang mawala? Kapag huli na ang lahat... May pag-asa pa bang maibalik ang isang pusong matagal nang napagod magmahal?

PROLOGUE Taong 1990. Panahong wala pang ingay ng social media. Wala pang "seen." Wala pang instant na sagot sa mga tanong ng puso. Kung gusto mong marinig ang boses ng isang tao... kailangan mong tumawag. Maghintay. At umasa na siya ang sasagot. Kung may gusto kang sabihin.. isusulat mo. Ilalagay sa sobre. At ipagkakatiwala sa panahon kung kailan ito makakarating. Doon nagsimula ang lahat. Sa panahong mabagal ang mundo... pero mas totoo ang paghihintay. Mas ramdam ang pananabik. At mas masakit ang katahimikan. May mga kwento na hindi nagsisimula sa "noon." Kundi sa... "Paano kung?" Paano kung hindi ka umalis? Paano kung nagsabi ka? Paano kung pinili mong manatili? Ito ang kwento nina Daniel at Carmela. Hindi ito perpektong pagmamahalan. Nagkamali sila. Nasaktan nila ang isa't isa. Pinili nilang lumayo... kahit hindi nila kayang tuluyang bumitaw. At sa pagitan ng kanilang paghihiwalay... may mga taon na dumaan. May mga gabing nagtanong sila sa sarili nila. May mga umagang pinilit nilang magsimula ulit... nang wala ang isa't isa. Pero may mga kwento talagang... hindi natatapos sa unang wakas. Minsan... kailangan lang nitong dumaan sa panahon. Masaktan. Mawala. At muling matagpuan ang daan pabalik. Dahil may mga pag-ibig- na hindi lang para sa isang pagkakataon. Kundi para sa pangalawa. At kung papalarin- para sa habang-buhay.

Akala ni Marc Lei Rosales na ang pinakamahirap na haharapin niya sa college ay ang Accountancy. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Ivan Ken Montessori-ang sikat na Department President na walang ginawa kundi gawing miserable ang buhay niya. Habang pilit na nilalayo ni Marc ang sarili niya sa gulo, unti-unti namang nahuhulog si Ivan sa taong minsan niyang hinamak. Ngunit hindi lang siya ang may gusto kay Marc. Dahil maging ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan na si Josh Brian Durshner ay lihim ding umiibig sa kanya. Sa gitna ng pagkakaibigan, selos, at mga pusong masasaktan, sino ang pipiliin ni Marc? Ang lalaking unang sumira sa kanya? O ang lalaking tahimik na nagmahal sa kanya? Because sometimes, the heart doesn't fall for the right guy. It falls for the wrong one. 🥀❤️✨

In a world fractured by ancient wars and fragile peace, five races rule the lands above while the forgotten ashes of a sixth still linger beneath history. Giants hide behind pacifism. Sky Elves reign from the heavens through pride and power. Wood Elves protect a kingdom slowly rotting from within. Dwarves forge weapons beneath volcanic mountains while humanity struggles to survive in a world that despises them. Far from politics and war, a young farmer named Caelan lives a quiet life with his family-until memories of a forgotten past begin haunting him. Memories of battles he never fought. Of power he should not possess. As unrest spreads across the kingdoms and dark forces stir beneath the forests, Caelan finds himself hunted by truths buried since the beginning of time. And if the sky falls again... the world may not survive another War.

a world that in a brink of colapsing a desperate move summoning heroes from another world will they be enough to win and restore this world or maybe it was their grave.(Philippines national heroes vs the evil mythical creatures)

Experience - Reasons - Opinions - Sublimation

Table Seven was supposed to be just another table in a small cafe-a seat reserved for strangers, brief conversations, and unfinished cups of coffee. But for Arie and Klert, it became the place where they shared stolen glances, late-night talks, and pieces of themselves they never told anyone else. At Table Seven, they learned that some people enter your life unexpectedly and leave just as quietly, yet somehow change you forever. Because sometimes, a single table can hold an entire love sory.

This is a collection of reviews of BL-series and movies from Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Myanmar, Singapore, Japan, Cambodia, and Vietnam, some of which I have already published on mydramalist.com. The series I am reviewing here are not necessarily the most popular ones. Series like "1000 Stars", "I told Sunset About You" etc have been reviewed again and again by many people, so I don't want to write the 100th review about them. These are some of my favourite series (and a few of my least favourite ones), with some of my favourite actors, and of course my selection as well as my reviews are in no way objective.

The West Sea is an Aqua-punk Adventure Story that is set in an alternate universe where most of the land mass of the planet is deep underwater. We follow the story of Arman Bruno, a recent recruit for the Aseatic Defense Division, where he survives a devastating attack aboard the West Sea Citadel known as the Buhawi. Bleeding in his arms is the Fleet Admiral Amihan, the hero of the West Sea War, who reveals to him that someone inside the government was working against the New Republic. With the help of his fellow recruits Marcus and Dara, they go back to the mainland to find the city in chaos; The Crimson Legion was running rampant in the Metro. It is now up to them and their Amanium-powered submersibles to devise a plan to save the city, reveal the traitor, and hopefully change the course of history in one of the most contested waters in the planet: The West Sea.

#Yatiz is a story focusing on the lives of young people in a small seaside municipality called Carmen in the southern part of the Philippines. The name is based on a cuss word here, "Yati/Yatis" that has no English equivalent but is closest to WTF. It will be focusing on themes of slut-shaming, sexuality, family pressure, grades, identity, colorism, cyber-bullying, toxic masculinity, peer pressure and many more issues prevalent among the youth of the Philippines.

Every school has a tale to be told, and this tale remains untold for certain important reasons. This is an easy to read, perceptive story about a real teacher struggling to get things done at a toddler's classroom. Get inside her mind and discover stories about the pressures, privileges, and humor of her own little world.

Aki dreams of his brother disappearing in a blaze, and being sucked into the heart of a mysterious, burning tree. But is this simply a dream, or a memory?

The Feast Day of San Galileo brings a motley group of revelers to Kota Maynilad. During the fiesta, sheltered mage-in-training Otts meets Ynés, a feisty machinist's apprentice. As they while away the day together, they encounter the port city's bustling youth culture: punk rock minstrels; carefree kit-bashers who remix spells into mash-ups; sidewalk herbalists with their mind-expanding home-brewed potions; and "glamplayers" who use cantrips to take on the appearance of their favorite folk heroes. Along the way, this mismatched pair discover invaluable lessons about magick, science, 'adulting', and each other. A coming-of-age novelette set in a world of enchanted tech and Philippine alternative history. Recommended If You Like: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist transplanted to manapunk Southeast Asia