February 2011
January 2011
Philippine Folklore Creatures →
pinoytumblr:
MANANANGGAL. Literally means “one that removes”. This creature is usually an attractive woman by day. At night, especially when there is a full moon, her upper body detaches from her lower body; it utters a special demonic prayer and applies some kind of oil on all of its body parts before the ‘detachment’. Bat-like wings sprout out from its back, and it uses its long tongue...
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old...”
– J.R.R. Tolkien (via quote-book)
60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers →
diyeydi:
writingadvice:
Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work into print. Both writers still in college and those on their way to professional success will appreciate this list ...
What's Happening in Egypt Explained. (UPDATED) →
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai…
There are six places I dream of visiting:
jetaimealafolie:
HOGWARTS:
AND NARNIA:
AND NEVERLAND:
AND MIDDLE EARTH:
AND OZ:
AND WONDERLAND:
first 4!!
Party Like it's 1999
dappledthings21:
If you played with Barbies,
Polly Pockets,
Beanie Babies,
Tamagotchi,
Slip N’ Slide,
And Satan Furbies,
Listened to the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, NSync and the Spice Girls
On Hit Clips, a Boom Box, or a Walkman,
Collected and traded Pokemon cards,
Wrote with Gel Pens,
Wore butterfly clips,
And Snap Bracelets,
And remember watching...
Your little girl has grown up, daddy. She lies to...
xorenette:
(via zafarallababyy, xalyssarenae)
I love you, Papa!
“The Philippines is such a crazy place, and yet you meet the sanest people in the...”
– A traveler I met in Vietnam
My favorite quote about the Philippines. Will work this line into a film some day :) (via pepediokno)
You Should Date An Illiterate Girl by CHARLES... →
anaaakarinaaa:
Do those things, god damnit, because nothing sucks worse than a girl who reads. Do it, I say, because a life in purgatory is better than a life in hell. Do it, because a girl who reads possesses a vocabulary that can describe that amorphous discontent as a life unfulfilled—a vocabulary that parses the innate beauty of the world and makes it an accessible necessity instead of an...
