The Books, Stories That Touched and Inspired My Awakening Life
Noli Me Tangere/ El Filibusterismo – This two classical Filipino novel of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal is my all time favorites. It showed how the Spaniard treated us for almost three hundred years of invasions. From the churches up to their government, “meztizo” to “indiyo”, Juan Crisostomo Ibarra turn Simon.
Gapo – I know this book almost 11 years ago but I didn’t try to read it that time. Only two novels of Lualhati Bautista which are “Bata, Bata Paano Ka Ginawa?” and “Dekada 70” I read that time as part of our school report. When I read “Gapo” its help me to understand what is the life of our people in Olangapo when the American using Subic Bay as their military base. Now I know when the Filipina start their mentality to married an American.
Luha ng Buwaya – When I’m 15 years old I read this book of Amado Hernandez. It’s help and motivates me to write poetry and inspired me a lot. The humiliation of land owner to the poor farmers, and how the farmers fight to this battle of above and under.
Tuesday’s with Morrie – In one day I finished reading this book, first It’s took my curiosity not because this is one of the best seller book in the world. Only I know this is one of my college professor’s favorite. I read it and I amazed to this real life story, an old man whose fighting to death and until to his last breath want to inspired people.
Girl With A Pearl Earring – The innocent Griet painted by his master Velmeer using Pearl earring of her Madame. It’s amazed me I like the combinations of mysterious story with the mix of art.
A Brother’s Journey (Surviving a Childhood of Abused) – Again the real life story always touch readers, I can’t believe that how a little boy hide the truth that they are brutally abused by his mentally sick mother.
The Purpose Driven Life – I don’t have any idea about this book, during my vacation in Philippines my best friends handed this to me as a gift. Chapter by chapter every day it’s teaching me what is my purpose and for what I’m living.
The Dalai Lama’s Book Of Love & Compassions – Like the Purpose Driven Life the Dalai Lama’s Book of Love and Compassion is almost same they teach how to do clean living.
Jane Eyre – The strong will of Jane inspired me, her artistic hand and how she survived from a childhood abused and to become a governess and follow her step toward her true love.
Filipino Short Stories
Isandaang Damit – A poor child, who became alienated by her classmates, found out a way to cover her true condition by drawing a dress of a hundred kinds.
Lalapindangowa - I – A fable of a grasshopper married to a shrimp and to an egg. I love the story.
Gilingang Bato – I can’t remember the writer but I like the narrative how a lady using her “gilingang bato” to make a native rice cake to provide her family needs.
Tata Selo – Again a poor farmer against the greedy land lord and how this people used their power to abused the innocent.
