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This is the first time na may nag-abang na famous author/writer sa mema kong review kaya hindi ko siya pwedeng i-fail. Kapag hindi to naging maayos, parang dinisappoint ko ang buong panulaan. Pero biro lang kasi sino at ano ba naman itong mga salita ko para abangan, hindi ito 1 week run ng slumdunk tapos tatawid pa ng next week na maraming nais na subayabayan. Gusto ko lang maging emosyonal, I mean, I am happy and you know I clap my hands to the mema reviewer I was before and by then. Punta na tayo sa review kasi ang moment na ito ay hindi akin.
There's no need na siguro what "langi" is kay trending ito ngayon. Makare-relate ang mga pre-adulting, on-going ang adulting, at mga gusto lang kauyabon who would read this zine. Just like Cheri's first solo/personal zine, hangad, maka-trigger ng curiosity. When it first came out publicly, it drew my attention and wanted to buy a copy at Philippine Book Festival 2023 last August 18-20, 2023.
Short trivia lang: I purchased both of her zines at book festivals held in Davao this year, pero the second zine is a digital copy kasi sold-out agad at first day. Congratulations.
Back to the review, this work is very timely for young adults, young professionals, and the likes. I can mention several friends who always langi and this work is a good read. I watched some of the pieces read or performed by Cheri at Barangay Glamang Literary Open Mic Night last August 26, 2023, before I run through them with my copy. The zine broadens my idea of what is "langi" is that helped me understood what my friends are getting through, poor little creatures who needs warmth on the coldest of nights, a light that guides their way along the dark roads to romance, and mending for the broken future they once built with someone. Wala po akong pinapatamaan...
Let's talk about pieces inside but this will be a general impression. These pieces are different from her first zine but It takes me back to the feeling when I first read Cheri though it's a turn around of that piece (that is also present in this zine, famous written and performed piece of the author). Contradicting themes but shots same cut of tequila on the throat na may cough with phlegm. Hindi mo alam kung gagamutin o mas magkaka-infection ka, hindi ko masabi kasi I was once done "maglangi" and if was still at that moment is gusto ko ba gumaling o namnamin ko yong kirot, sakit, at kati kasi naga-enjoy ako. Cheri's pieces are always been ngilngig and at the same time calming. Kung nasa "langi" stage ka, this zine is a strike of reality but also a comfort kasi feeling mo hindi ka mag-isa.
Additional pieces, hindi na lang ako mag-say kasi bet ko kayo na mag-discover sa voice ni Ms. KC Bago and mag-convert na agad kayo as fan of her empire.
This zine is available on prints and digital, send a direct message to Ms. Kyle Cherifaith Bago on her social medias to inquire and know where and how to have a copy.
--Banuy
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