may pang walu nang aklat si master bob...
sa nobyembre na daw ilalabas, magandang pa-bertdey itu.:-)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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tatak Bob Ong
Friday, August 28, 2009
Master BOB
Bob Ong as National Artist
MINI CRITIQUE By Isagani Cruz (The Philippine Star) Updated August 27, 2009 12:00 AM
Last Aug. 18 at De La Salle University, I delivered (in Filipino) the inaugural lecture of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Lecture Series. I entitled my lecture “Ang Kabobohan ni Bob Ong, o Dapat Bang Hiranging Pambansang Alagad ng Sining si Bob Ong” (“The Idiocy of Bob Ong, or Should Bob Ong be Declared a National Artist”). Of course, kabobohan is a play on the penname Bob Ong, which is in turn a play on the words Bobong Pinoy, the title of the website that started the anonymous author on the road to what has become the bestselling publishing phenomenon of our time.
I divided my lecture into four parts: The Benchmark for National Artists, The Writing Principles Violated by Bob Ong, The Writing Principles Advocated by Bob Ong, and What Makes a National Artist.
My epigraph for the lecture was this text from the children’s book Alamat ng Gubat by Bob Ong: “Nag-umpisa ang massacre ng mga hayop na mas karumaldumal at mas kagimbal-gimbal pa sa mga pelikula ni Carlo J. Caparas noong dekada 90.” (“The massacre of the animals started. It was more gross and more disturbing than the films of Carlos J. Caparas during the 1990s.”)
I used as my benchmark or touchstone for National Artistry the great Caparas, who is so good an artist that he outshines Fernando Amorsolo, Ang Kiukok, Bencab, Victorio Edades, Botong Francisco, Jose Joya, Cesar Legaspi, Arturo Luz, Vicente Manansala, J. Elizalde Navarro, and Hernando Ocampo (who could only manage to excel in one category – Visual Arts), and Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Gerardo de Leon, and Eddie Romero (who could only manage to excel in one category – Film). Unlike these artists, Caparas has been hailed as a National Artist in two categories – Visual Arts and Film – and not just in one.
I listed the masterpieces of Caparas in the 1990s, such as The Myrna Diones Story (1993), The Cecilia Masagca Story (1993), The Vizconde Massacre Story (1993), The Vizconde Massacre 2 (1994), The Lipa Arandia Massacre (1994), The Maggie de la Riva Story (1994), Victim No. 1: Delia Maga (1995), The Marita Gonzaga Rape-Slay (1995), The Anabelle Huggins Story (1995), and The Lilian Velez Story (1995). For lack of time, I did not list all the other masterpieces that he produced before and after the 1990s. In any case, as all film scholars know, the 1990s can be called the Golden Age of Carlo Caparas.
I then talked about the books of Bob Ong, namely, ABNKKBSNPLAko: Mga Kuwentong Chalk (2001), Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? (2002), Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas (2003), Alamat ng Gubat (2004), Stainless Longganisa (2005), Mac Arthur (2007), and Kapitan Sino (2009). From sheer number of titles and from sales receipts (his books reportedly sell at least a thousand copies every week), no author can compare with Bob Ong.
I took some writing principles found in the two standard reference books on creative writing, Gusto Kong Maging Writer 1 and Gusto Kong Maging Writer 2, by Renato M. Custodio Jr. I quoted some passages from Bob Ong’s books that blatantly violate these principles.
On the other hand, I showed that, by violating standard writing principles, Bob Ong has introduced into Philippine literature several sophisticated techniques currently fashionable in the most advanced writing capitals of the world, such as Deconstruction, Defamiliarization, Transformative Learning, Decolonization, the Romantic Mode, and the Motif of Mistaken Identity.
Since he is undoubtedly loved by the masses of Philippine readers and since he has shown mastery in applying the latest trends in fiction and creative nonfiction, I argued that Bob Ong satisfied the five criteria for becoming a National Artist, namely: (1) “Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of their death” (he is alive); (2) “Artists who through the content and form of their works have contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood” (we have all acquired the same taste for books because of him); (3) “Artists who have pioneered in a mode of creative expression or style, thus earning distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations of artists” (there are now writers trying to write like him); (4) “Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of works and/or consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form, thus enriching artistic expression or style” (he has consistently written in his distinctive style); and (5) “Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international recognition, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and NCCA Alab ng Haraya; critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works; respect and esteem from peers” (those that refuse to praise him are just plain envious).
I ended with the immortal words of Bob Ong himself: “Wala pa ring malinaw na lunas para sa sakiting bansa. Walang pumapansin sa nag-aapoy nitong lagnat, at walang gustong magbigay ng gamot.” (“There is no clear cure for the disease that afflicts our nation. Nobody pays any attention to our nation’s high fever nor is there anyone that wants to prescribe medicine.”)
I got the standard ovulation, I mean a standing ovation.
View previous articles of this column.
Magiging Sir Bob Ong na si Idol! Yehey!
Medun kayang on-line poll para ditu?
sa panulat ni Aurora National Science High School Batch12 at Friday, August 28, 2009 1 sabi nila
tatak Bob Ong
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Pagkatapos ng Heneral, sunod si Kapitan!
E-mail mula kay BO.
<.-.> Para sa kapakanan ng mga mambabasa mong naghintay sa bagong libro, pwede mo bang sabihin sa amin kung tungkol saan ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas?
<.-.> Ah, oo, Kapitan Sino pala. Hehe. Ang ganda-ganda kasi ng Paboritong Libro ni Hudas. Yon ang paborito ko sa mga libro mo e. Hindi dahil sa nandoon ako, pero marami talagang nagsasabi na maganda yung Paboritong--
<.-.> Ang haba ng pangalan! Para sakin mas gusto ko pa rin yung mga isinulat mong tauhan na five characters lang ang pangalan, yung simple lang, yung parang puro punctuation mark lang....
<.-.> Sino naman yun?
<.-.> Pati si Tesla?
<.-.> Hindi ba si Tessa ang nagpatagal ng ika-pitong libro?
<.-.> Kaya ba isang buong araw kang nakinig ng mga senti?
<.-.> Totoo bang lumang superhero si Kapitan Sino?
<.-.> 80's? Ibinalik mo ba ang oras sa Dekada Otsenta?
<.-.> Hmmm... mukhang interesante itong ika-walong libro.
<.-.> May Mayor? Matatapatan ba nito ang dami ng celebrity sa Paboritong Libro ni Hudas?
<.-.> Pero hindi mo maitatangging ako ang pinakasikat mong celebrity dahil lumabas ako sa dalawang libro!
<.-.> Huh?! Hindi mo ko pinasasaya sa mga sagot mo, Bob Ong! At bakit ako magkaka-interes kay Kapitan Sino kung nung 80's pa ang adventure nya?
<.-.> Saan ba ko kukuha ng kopya?
<.-.> Magkano ba?
<.-.> Matagal-tagal bago nasundan ang Macarthur.
<.-.> Sanay na ko. Alam ko kailangan mo ng celebrity endorser para sa Kapitan Sino. Idagdag mo na lang sa talent fee ko yung t-shirt ng officialuse. net.
<.-.> Aba, talagang double-purpose ang patalastas ah! May Swine Flu ka pa sa lagay na yan.
<.-.> Sa susunod mong libro wag kang gagawa ng announcement pag may sipon ka, kasi lalong kumo-corny.
sa panulat ni Aurora National Science High School Batch12 at Thursday, May 14, 2009 2 sabi nila
tatak Bob Ong
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Boys Don't Cry
De ku gawa iyan ha, galing iyan sa youtube account ni jenth15. Peru siguru, kung ikukulung ku ang sarili ku sa luub ng isang buwan at de lalabas ng bahay, na ang kapiling lang ay mga libru ni Master Bob, malamang makakagawa din aku ng ganyan. Ay ngayun, dahil sa may nakaisip na na gumawa ng ganyan, korny na kung gagayahin ku pa. Para maiba naman, Rebulto na lang niya ang aking gagawin, ganitu ang yari:

(larawan mula sa diumanoy friendster account ni Bob Ong)
Kung kayu naman ay ordinaryong BO Fanatic lamang, sumali na lang kayu sa Yahoo Groups ng Bobong Pinoy, makakatanggap kayu ng sangkatutak na e-mail araw araw, tungkul sa mga kung anu anung isyu, kagaya nung kay Nicole, "Cheap" Tsao, Ebola Virus sa Bulacan, Bakit nanalu ang Baler the Movie sa MMFF 2008, tama baga na Air Force ang pinili ni Karl Winston Cacanindin, pagkapanalu ni Barack Obama at ang Baler nga baga ang Surfing Capital ng Pilipinas? Mga ganyang topic. Around 250 emails ang marerecieve mu araw-araw. Matyaga ka na kung makabasa ka ng sampu. Pwede ring umorder at bumili na lang ng Limited Edition T-shirt ni BO, oo, limited, as in limited edition talaga, 200 shirts lang per design, 200 shirts din per size sa bawat isang design, dalawa lang ang t-shirt design, 7 ang available sizes sa bawat design, gets? Para umorder at maintindihan ang sinabi ku, click nyu lang itu. Itu ngayun ang ang bagung raket ni BO, saka pala itu:
Yes Man! Ang ika-pitong aklat mula kay Master Bob. At sa ika-pitong pagkakataun, wala na namang Book Launching at Autograph Signing na mangyayari., wala ding interview sa radyo o TV. Bigla na lang lalabas sa mga bookstores ang mga aklat niya, mauubusan ng stock tapus magkakaruun ulit, tapus de mu lang namamalayan, may pang walung aklat na. Kahit naman anung gawin mu o kahit anung gawin ku, de na siguru lalabas sa pinagtataguang lungga niya si BO. Anu kaya kung gawan natin siya ng tsismis anu? Halimbawa, gawa ka ng article sa isang tabloid, gagawin mung headline, ganitu ang pamagat: "Bob Ong, dahilan nga ba ng hiwalayang Dingdong at Marianne?" o ganitu: "Bob Ong, at Chip Tsao, magpinsan" tapus may sub title na: "BO at CT, close friends". Lalabas kaya siya para magpaliwanag sa SNN o The Buzz o sa TV Patrol? After 3 years at wala pa ding reaction na nanggagaling sa kanya mas maganda siguru kung siraan na lang natin siya. Ikalat mu thru text messages na bakla siya, na supporter siya ni GMA, na de naman talaga tutuung pogi siya, or magpa press conference ka at sabihin mung ni-rape at nabuntis ka ni BO saka ka niya inutangan at de nagbayad. At pag de pa rin siya lumabas, isama na lang natin siya sa Most Wanted List ng PNP, i-reproduce ang picture niya at idikit sa lahat ng Bus Terminal, Airports, Ro-Ro ports, sa mga malls, sa lahat LRT station, sa mga sinehan, pasugalan, beerhouse, eswelahan, sa kalawakan , sa marianas trench , gawan ng malaking billboard at i-display sa EDSA at patungan ang ulu niya ng PhP1,000,000,000,000.00. Ang problema, kung saan tayu kukuha ng picture niya...
5.1.2009, Kapitan Sino. Ang pinakabagong superhero noon....
sa panulat ni Aurora National Science High School Batch12 at Saturday, April 25, 2009 0 sabi nila
tatak Bob Ong, para sa lahat

