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Magnificence. At first, I didn’t get the story. So I had to read it twice. A friend of mine messaged me that she doesn’t want to go to class tomorrow and discuss with our classmates this text. She said that it was disturbing. I got her point because I know her story. So after reading the text I agreed that yea, it was really disturbing, especially for her.

The story Magnificence showed that the mom was so poised. Even though she was very mad she still managed to show the man that she is a woman with dignity. No one can step on her, especially when it comes to her children, to her daughter. Whoever you are, when you mess with her family, you’ll get your ass kicked. Haha.

Estrella Alfon made her readers feel and imagine how the story happened and how the characters felt all the way. She showed that the mother is compassionate, sympathetic and yet she is a strong woman. She can defend her family anytime.

The text GAMES is more of the modern women. How liberated and playful they can be. It talks about how a woman can play and be played at the same time. It showed that women change sooo much. They can now do what men really do. Play games with the opposite sex. Now, women are in guard. They won’t allow anyone to hurt them.

So, don’t mess with us : )

strong women

Women before were considered as subordinates of men. They were treated as servants. Like they should serve their husbands the way their husbands would ask them to. Women before are very dependent of their husbands. I think this is because they were accustomed to this habit that when they marry they will be housewives. This is so wrong of course. Because they did not know that women can do the things that men ca. they can find a good job and live on their own, they can feed themselves, defend and take good care of themselves.

The literary texts that we discussed for this week focused on women. How women of today changed. We were very much respected and treated as how we want men to treat and respect us. Every woman now has her right to do whatever she feels like doing. We demand respect; we don’t want men to belittle us. We are strong women that can do whatever men can. Women today are independent. They earn money, they have their own house and some women are career women. They don’t want to marry until they think that they are rich enough to sustain a family.

So, the story LOVE IN THE CORNHUSKS talks about how Tinang found out that Amado never abandoned her and that he still loves her. It is a sad story, knowing that it is not a happy ending one, just like fairy tales. Tinang found out through a letter that her lover, Amado is still in love with her, and is asking if she still feels the same way. Sad to say that Tinang married a bagobo, just so she can live a good life, for her to be able to bring up a child.

In the story THE CORRAL, Pilar felt that time is running out. She thinks that she has to marry someone who can give her the life that she deserves. So when a guy showed her money, even without the looks or the attitude that she likes or even the love or the spark that every girl wants to have before entering a relationship is nowhere to be seen, she just gave in to him. Accepted what he is offering and thinks that in time, she’ll learn to like/love him.

So basically this week, the texts focused on women. How women now differ from women before. And I guess that as time flies, women evolved. They became stronger and wiser. No more miss nice girls : )

magpakatotoo ka. (royal tru orange) haha! :p

The bread of salt.

A person who really likes someone, often times do unusual things for that other person to notice him/her.

The bread of salt is like a teleserye love story. They are two separate hearts that live in 2 different worlds. HahaJ ) there is this boy who really likes a girl named aida. This aida is the niece of a super rich Spaniard while this boy only lives with his grandma. He loves to buy pan de sal everyday. He grew up to have the responsibility to buy pan de sal every morning for his family.

Then this boy has always wanted to tell aida how much he likes him but he never told aida the truth. He always thought of doing some cheezy things to aida just to get noticed. As in he'll do anything just to get aida's attention. But it went overboard. He joined a band just to be able to step in to aida's house. But the love story never happened. He dreamt of things that he really long for. Dreams that has always “aida” in them. When his band played for aida’s family, the oh-so-underground-courtship that he was doing to aida ended. He got busted for hiding those egg-yolk things that were served in aida’s party. Aida caught him though it was not directly stated in the story. He then realized that his life is in love with simple things. That he does not have to build himself up just to impress a person. He went home realizing that he does not have to be liked by aida as well, and to taste those egg-yolk things. A pan de sal is good enough for him. Just like the saying, “the simpler, the better.”

The summer solstice

This story is also the movie “tatarin.” At first, I actually didn’t get the story, maybe because I haven’t watched the movie itself and I have no idea what it was all about. But thanks to Gers (ehem. Haha), for narrating the story so it was clearer to me by morning when the reporters were explaining all about it. I finally understood that it was about a tradition during St. John’s Day.

I actually live in San Juan, so every July 24 (feast day of St. John the Baptist), it starts at 7am and lasts until 12noon, parishioners in my place (as in everyone) gets wet or splashes water on someone (everyone). You’ll only get spared if you stay at home and you will not go out ‘til it’s over. Basta, once you pass by the streets of San Juan, for sure, you’ll get wet. At 12noon, there will be a parade of the life of St. John the Baptist. It is men, women and children re-enacting his life. Each baranggay is obliged to participate in this.

Now, back to the story, Dona Lupeng wanted her husband to admire her. She wanted to be adored. She was so sick being forbidden by her husband to act the way she really wants. She’s always uptight, formal and poised. Of course every girl wants to express what she really feels by acting her true self.

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So I guess the theme of the two short stories is BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF. You can show off all you want when you know that you are acting your true you. There will be no hindrances. No judging. No acting. No forcing. Just your PLAIN YOU. And for sure, whoever you meet they’ll like you just the way you are.