random thoughts
Games and Magnificence
These two stories are written during the contemporary time unlike withthe past stories.
Magnificence...
I really liked this story. It's different with the other stories that usually talk about love, family, or relationship. These story also reflected those things but in a different manner.
In the story, Estrella Aflon used a different situation wherein the magnificence of a mother is tested. Her own child is sexually harassed and she handled the situation. Unlike the typical mother that will experience the same situation, that will just get hysterical and all, she handled it very calmly.
And I really admired her for that. It's really hard to control anger, plus the fact na ganon ang nangyari sa anak mo.
I can really say being a mother is really hard to do. Imagine baby pa lang tayo, nagsacrifice na sya ng nine months na nasa loob tayo ng tyan nya. And everyone knows that being pregnant is really not an easy thing. Another is they used to be our "takbuhan" halos sa lahat ng bagay. Part of being a mother is to take good care of her children. Sabi nga nila na "kayamanan nila ang mga anak nila". I think that's why they are really protective with their children.
Games...
Self insecurities can lead to any kind of problem. Noelle De Jesus was able to show the effect of being insecure in a relationship. In the story, Mia is used to changing her voice and even her personality every time she calls Joseph. Because of her insecurities she loves to pretend someone that she liked to be.
In reality, probably meron mga "Mia" out there. You can't blame them. Because I believe that media and technology has something to do with it. Because, everywhere you can see print ads or commercials that are suggesting that if you're white, you're beautiful. Or if you're slim, you're beautiful. These ads are suggesting that you could be someone that you're not. Oh diba, pano ba naman di maiinsecure ang babae nyan. Hahaha.
But I do believe na meron pa din hindi "Mia" out there. :)
These two stories are written during the contemporary time unlike withthe past stories.
Magnificence...
I really liked this story. It's different with the other stories that usually talk about love, family, or relationship. These story also reflected those things but in a different manner.
In the story, Estrella Aflon used a different situation wherein the magnificence of a mother is tested. Her own child is sexually harassed and she handled the situation. Unlike the typical mother that will experience the same situation, that will just get hysterical and all, she handled it very calmly.
And I really admired her for that. It's really hard to control anger, plus the fact na ganon ang nangyari sa anak mo.
I can really say being a mother is really hard to do. Imagine baby pa lang tayo, nagsacrifice na sya ng nine months na nasa loob tayo ng tyan nya. And everyone knows that being pregnant is really not an easy thing. Another is they used to be our "takbuhan" halos sa lahat ng bagay. Part of being a mother is to take good care of her children. Sabi nga nila na "kayamanan nila ang mga anak nila". I think that's why they are really protective with their children.
Games...
Self insecurities can lead to any kind of problem. Noelle De Jesus was able to show the effect of being insecure in a relationship. In the story, Mia is used to changing her voice and even her personality every time she calls Joseph. Because of her insecurities she loves to pretend someone that she liked to be.
In reality, probably meron mga "Mia" out there. You can't blame them. Because I believe that media and technology has something to do with it. Because, everywhere you can see print ads or commercials that are suggesting that if you're white, you're beautiful. Or if you're slim, you're beautiful. These ads are suggesting that you could be someone that you're not. Oh diba, pano ba naman di maiinsecure ang babae nyan. Hahaha.
But I do believe na meron pa din hindi "Mia" out there. :)
Labels: aflon, de jesus, litfili week 5
