Author: Bhon Glory Jayn Cabilete

The school year is over. It was my first time traveling alone with 2GO Travel, and the first time experiencing a seven-hour delay before arriving at my destination. The vessel had some “technical issues,” so the supposedly night trip went to a day trip instead. I was rereading Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo during the waiting hours—just to kill the time—and I was between Chapters 1 to 2 which talks about the bapor tabo. In my experience aboard the Masagana, I noticed an invisible division between passengers inside the hotel-like interior of the vessel and those outside on the upper deck. The delay had caused this division, with passengers inside enjoying amenities while those outside were uncovered to the scorching heat of the sun, the banging sound of machines, and black smoke from the funnel.

Sa atubangan sa USC, atong makita ang Ferlic Tan’s Crispy Chicken, usa ka pungko-pungko nga namaligya ug mga piniritong pagkaon sama sa manok. Naa sad silay baligya piniritong hotdog, ngohiong, ug lumpiya. Lami ug makabusog ang ilang mga paninda, sama kalami pud ang iyang presyo nga barato para sa tanan. Apan gawas nga kini lugar nga sentro sa pagkaon, usa usab kini ka lugar diin ang usa ka istorya nagsugod nga gitipigan.

Big Bad Wolf (BBW) howled early access last September 14, 2023, Thursday, at Lower Ground Level, Cube Wing, Seaside SM City Cebu. Pulong sa mga Alagad sa Obra (PALABRA) of Bachelors of Arts in Literary and Cultural Students with Creative Writing from University of San Carlos hunted the wolf at his very own lair! Awo~