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Genre: Historical Fiction
About ghostlightningLocation: Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Age:32 Website: http://ghostlightning.wordpress.com Favorite novels: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Plague, The Brothers Karamazov, Focault's Pendulum, Ana Karenina Favorite writers: Milan Kundera, Leo Tolstoy, Albert Camus, J.R.R. Tolkien, Umberto Eco, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert Favorite music: Kanno Yoko anime OSTs Non-noveling interests: Anime and Manga, Tennis |
Joined: Octubre 28, 2009 This Year: Official Participant NaNoWriMo History: NaNoWriMo posts: 1 NaNoWriMo buddies: 8
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Brief Author Bio: What I did with an AB in Literature: Lectured in university. Wrote published poems (yuck). Gofer for public literary readings production. Wrote copy for advertising, and broadcast radio. Wrote news for broadcast radio. Wrote, produced, directed, and anchored radio programs. Reported news live from the field. Production gofer for television commercial filming. Real estate broker (0 sales). Security alarm salesman (0 sales). HMO marketer and salesman (a few sales). Training and Development professional. Management consultant. Political party document control manager. Political Party budget field officer. Legislative writer for Congress (yeah I learned to write house bills). Organization Development Manager. Business Development Manager. Internal Auditor. What I didn't do with an AB in Literature: Write fiction. |
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Synopsis: PILIPINAS 2000
The cusp of three decades of Philippine history unfolding, in the eyes of a man who faced them rather cowardly and rather lazily.
1989 He faces a new decade and the beginning of high school.
2009 He faces fatherhood.
1999 He faces hopelessness and death, amidst the hopes for the new millenium... the claims of success made by former President Fidel V. Ramos, fulfilling the program and vision called PILIPINAS 2000.
Excerpt: PILIPINAS 2000
Dandelo smiled to himself, saw the 4th-grader Sherylin Tan look fearfully at him, then smiled at her too. Dandelo thought Fat Sheryl should have the funnest patintero game of her life. He saw Roy looking askance at him, Dandelo smiled at him too. Uh-oh, Dandelo thought. Roy's figured it out. I shouldn't be extra worried. Roy wouldn't single poor Sheryl out. Dandelo watched Roy huddle his teammates, and could still overhear him give out the defensive assingments.
"Your voice is too loud Roy, I can hear you."
"Like it would matter." Roy retorted.
Roy's team were all smiles. His defensive disposition was very straightforward. The tallest and most athletic were closer to the starting line, with a token harasser at the farthest section in case someone fatigued. A dozen sections is around 100 meters, and kids can sprint themselves out if they aren't careful.
"Game patotot?" Dandelo called.
"Game!" Roy responded.
"IN!" Rickson shouted as he stepped on the starting line of the first section. The rules stated that the attackers may not be attacked if they shout "IN" while stepping on the starting line itself. A half dozen shouts of "IN" followed. The game was on.
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