The Frankster: At A Glance- Bob Ong

Random thoughts with Marlon Guanzon.

Bob Ong, WHO ARE YOU?!

I have always been a fan of Bob Ong. You know why? He's a successful writer, he's famous...and he's freakin' unknown! Who wouldn't want to read books from an unknown writer [LOL]!

Anyways, his books are full of humor. Books like, "ABNKKBSNPLAKO", "Kapitan Sino", "Stainless Longganisa" and MORE! I don't know if his way on making people want to read his books is his "unknownability" or if it's just really for fun. But of course, if you were a famous person, why wouldn't you want your name to be known?!

Once again, this is just a random thought...so MIND THE RANDOMNESS.

Bob Ong, who ever you are let me know.

The Frankster: Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan

Random thoughts with Marlon Guanzon.

Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan (Mama Susan's Friends) by Bob Ong

Ang Mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan is a horror/suspense novel written by Bob Ong (a famous anonymous writer in the Philippines). It is a book worth buying...that is, if you understand Tagalog. (Of course, if you were an average Filipino, why will you buy something like a German book?)

The story focuses on a young man named, Gilberto P. Manansala (also called Galo), a college student from a university in Manila, and his journal. He writes this journal for his college teacher since his teacher misplaced his first journal. His entries include: his everyday life, his heartbreak, his own raps, guitar chords..and his nightmares and mysterious encounters with horror.

Galo then received messages telling him to go back to the province to visit his ill grandmother, named Susan. after some doubts of not going, he then made up his mind and just went. **THIS IS THE PART WHERE ONE MYSTERY AFTER ANOTHER SEEMS TO UNVEIL**...which is why I'm gonna cut the story in this part!

Reasons why i stopped at this part:
-Because this is the part that really makes you go "WEW"
-This is the "GOOD PART"
-And, yeah, I stopped because I'm lazy to tell you the whole story
-but of course, let's not forget that this is just a blog...and a blog doesn't tell the story of a book...it makes you want to try that certain thing!

Anyways...you can buy it on bookstores, particularly in the Philippines, because like what i said, "Why will there a Filipino Book in a German Bookstore?"

"Now, can you feel the tight hug of a friend?"
-Last words from the book (translated poorly into English).

Cognition: Harder things than reading THIS book [or blog].

Mervine Aquino's mind, through the backdoor.

NOBODY wants to do hard things. Face it, we all want it fast, we want it now.

Just add water and voila! You have yourself three meals!

We want to do things our way. Our potentials are retarded by public opinion and our low performance as teens is tolerated by low expectations. Still, we want it easy. We don't care. We slack off and waste our teen years.

Not for Alex and Brett Harris. These guys are crazy.

These guys like it the hard way. They want to go against the cultural norm. They want to go out of their comfort zones. They want to do much more than what an average "adolescent" would do. They were teens in the time of the book. They have done a whole awful lot than most middle-aged men. They actually Do Hard Things.

Do Hard Things is a book by teens, written for teens. The book is mainly aimed to be a wake up call for teens to rise up and make the most of their teen years. A Rebelution, as it is called. Rebelling against low expectations of today's youth.

What is nice about the book is that it is short and well-divided into 3 easy-to-understand motivating parts. Many terms and examples are repeated and make you say, "Didn't they say this already?" But I think that is what made the book so effective and catchy. The examples are so practical and down-to-earth that I, as a reader, was really urged to do more than what I'm comfortable doing. (Chuck Norris' foreword was also very insightful. Actually the first time I knew he was a Christian.)

It's also the book that gave me the motivation to expand this blog and open it to other writers. This blog in itself is a product of doing hard things. And to tell you the truth, very little people are willing to do things out of their comfort zones. I've personally seen it when I was trying to expand the blog asking help from others.

It's tested. What these guys are saying are true. Very true.

The dudes.

If you're a teen, and you know and feel that you are capable of doing more, challenge yourself and do hard things. Start by picking up this book. And it's guaranteed, if you're really determined, after reading this, the notion sticks: Do Hard Things. Do Hard Things.

This book is definitely a must read for EVERYONE. Renew your mind.

And not for the last time, DO HARD THINGS.

Join the Rebelution at http://therebelution.com/

Amalgamation

Diversity. Makes this world less boring.

Like I say to most of my friends, I don't stick to one thing, as long as I can do it and i have the time and opportunity to do so, BRING IT ON.

"Jack of all trades, master of none."

Movies, comics, books, games, music, eye candy, gadgets, food, and everything else on your mind, go for it. Whatever you want to do, go for it. Whatever you want to have, go for it. Don't let ANYTHING stop you. Not social status, finance, opinion, worry, [in]capabilities...

"If you want something go get it. Period."

Welcome to Amalgam Nation.