Conrado de Quiros, Shrek and My Book

On VISIONS AND REVISIONS appearing in There’s the rub by the great Conrado de Quiros, I’ve sent a feedback to INQ7 (which I don’t know if INQ7 published). I’ve reprinted it below just the same:

The words of Conrado de Quiros have always been either spot on or prophetic. His lines are exquisite – using such precise descriptive words to an utter ugliness that it just comes out beautiful. I suggest Imelda to use the wordings on the particular column as an epitaph.

The Arroyo comparison also made me thinking. Revision being the key word, the fake president could learn from the movie Shrek. They made such a nice job to portray a lovable ogre. I reckon it would be easier if they do it on a dwarf.

That makes the dream of an enchanted kingdom not really so “Far, Far Away.”

On a different note but equally important, I’ve got a response recently for my MESSIAH666 book (from a publisher) which goes:

Dear Mr. Rasheed,

We regret to inform you that we cannot facilitate to print and publish your book due to conflicts and issues that might arise because of the illustrations and wordings in your book.

We are hoping for your understanding regarding this matter. We are just protecting our company to possible controversy that might happen if we pursue accepting your book.

Thank You.

Sincerely yours,

(The Publisher)

Another stumbling block on the road to greatness…

Or must I remain a voice in the wilderness?

It’s another way of saying that my book coming out is also “Far, Far Away.”

The Rex Mundi Chronicles

The Rex Mundi Chronicles:

The ASWANG

The HOLY GRAIL

The MESSIAH 666

Messiah 666: The Book Mythos

The Aswang is not quite what you thought it to be. Our ancestors have never been so wrong. But perhaps, that is how things were really intended to be.

Get the book now and get to know "him" better!

How the world ends

See Messiah 666.

Tikbalang Lifetime Achievement Award 2: Pacquiao

A man in his prime, supremely confident of his power. Fast, accurate and Destructive - A true Tikbalang's trait.

The Filipinos' modern National Hero, he (the pac-monster) is the object of their affection.

A vermin in the truest sense, GMArroyo to the Filipinos is a real monster.  She is the object of their affliction.

What has this 2 tikbalang achievers have in common?

DIVINE INTERVENTION

“Unmoved by the great suffering that stares us all in the face, she once felt immune to the rampant onslaught which more than once was reinforced by her own incompetence. But in the end, Fate proved itself to be the cruellest – not one would be spared, even those that shared its most feared attribute. What a docile monster Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has become. What has happened to my flock?” The reverend typed on his journal before finally deciding to have it deleted. Never mind the separation of the church and state, he felt the entry now to be somehow most inappropriate. Besides, there is a matter more important than anything else to which he should be pre-occupied.

Still, the world-wide-web is home to the most appealing of distractions and a water hole for the necessary diversion. Two mails from the inbox caught his attention.

“Ah, how long has it been?” He said to himself. “The boy is coming back after such a short time. So, the event is drawing near after all.”

He decided not to dwell on it. Things would unfold the way it wanted to, he’ll just cross the bridge when he comes to it. Besides, his life is strange and arduous enough without the worry of such things.

An attempt at animation

Messiah 666: Johnny Chaste

Messiah 666: The Cross

Messiah 666: Gods Awakening

Unleash the godspark and awaken the god within.

Messiah 666 Preview: Horus Rising

Now, lifetimes pass one after the other. I was Jesus, Caesar and Alexander! I have no mother and no father. And what I say are the only things that matter.

Standing at the nexus of time and space, the question of Hermes echoed through the ages and is directed at me: Know ye not that ye are gods?”

Messiah 666 Preview

The shape of things to come!

Messiah 666 (Excerpt) : A Graphic Novel

The world is not what you think it to be.

God may not be what you imagined him to be.

The Devil might be beyond good and evil.

Welcome to a world of hurt!

Leda and The Swan

Here's my own version of Leonardo's Leda and the Swan.
Glad you like it!

EMANCIPATION

Man must evolve or die. Eventually, the old gods shall be slain; and, its vanguard Religion, which has restricted man’s growth and limited his potential, extirpated. He must rise above his myths and let a new church rise.

UberMan

Rather than proving to us what we have been led to believe, Religion teaches us to believe in what we cannot prove.

There is one truth I know - You are made in the image of God. That being so, God is YOU. And it all depends on how far you are willing to go.

The EYE of DESTINY

In the Kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is "GOD".

The Prophecy Fulfilled

“You’ll come to terms with it soon enough. For now, a lost king is found – one reason for us to celebrate. We have our own Roi Perdu. But before we pat our backs, know well that doomsday looms ahead. It doesn’t help to know that as prophesied there would be 666 messiahs out there awakened. All of them would be vying for the prize - which would also include Andrews head now.” The priest doesn’t know when to stop.

“What do you proposed we do, Father?” My dame asked.

“Don’t ask me. I’m not the ‘God-wannabe’ here. He is.” Reverend Paul answered pointing to me. “But since you asked, I suggest we have an orgy.”

I couldn’t help thinking whether the god who made Father Paul really intended the “angel-priest” to be this way or whether it’s just free will or evolution gone awry. If my luck holds, I’ll know all the answers soon enough.

Milestone

I felt the urge to have it written. And now it is complete.

At least, it appears to be so.

I have been given a gift. it is high time I return the favor.

The book will be publish soon. Beware the weak of hearts!

"BANGSAMORO"

The dickheads measure GMA: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharshin!

Pogito Says:

August 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm

The current agitation regarding the “bangsamoro” is by no means related to the quest for Utopia. On the contrary, it’s merely GMA’s ploy to test the waters and to sow the seeds of discord. It is a trojan horse designed to divert the people from their current predicament and dangles a madness which is GMA staying in power long after 2010.
Utopia is an ideal state a government should aspire for. But that is never part of the plan nor the grand scheme GMA is hatching in her demented fragile little excuse of a mind.