Sino Ba Talaga si Bob Ong

Hello again guys! It's been quite a while since I last scribbled an entry on this blog, so I wanna make up for lost time (ows?). I recently finished reading two of Bob Ong's books, ABNKKBSNPLAko?! and Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino (It's obvious I love reading Philippine literature). These are the first two books in which Bob Ong showed his talent and outrageous humor as a writer. An average Filipino can really relate to his brand of humor and his style of writing. But more than his wacky sense of humor, Bob Ong shares to us another thing in his books. He gives us a glimpse at the harsh reality that is in our country today. In his first book, ABNKKBSNPLAko?!, he takes his readers on a journey, back to his schoolboy days. What's fun about it is that if you're a true-blue Filipino and was fortunate (yeah right!) enough to study here in the country in your elementary and high school days, you'd easily relate to what he talks about in the story. But don't think that those who weren't able to study here can't relate to what he's talking about, because the stories that are in the book reflect the things that are happening in our educational system, and basically those who weren't able to experience first hand how it is to be a student in one of the schools here in the country would really learn much about how our educational (idiot-cational) system works. In his second book, Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino, Bob Ong takes his storytelling a notch higher. In this book, he talks about, in a conscious manner, what most writers would only the talk about sub-consciously. He talks about the Philippine economy, governance, and society as a whole in a way that is blunt yet highly entertaining. Though some parts of the book were taken from his website (it's non-operational now) Bobongpinoy.com, you can easily understand the central point of the book because he easily weaves these ideas and opinions together to form a sort of eye opener for anyone who ever reads the book. I wish everyone can have a chance to read it, because it's really a good book to read for all of us who point with our lips, eat with our bare hands, has a "tabo" in our bathrooms, says "boose" for bus, eat underdeveloped duck eggs (commonly called balut), and call ourselves Filipino. So what are you guys waiting for? Grab a copy of these books at a bookstore near you! Hehe!

XOXO =)