Babaylan Knowledge: A Complete Tutorial About Herbal Medicine In The Philippines

Ok so a lil something different than Pokemons. I wanted to draw Philippine Deities in a somewhat surrealistic eldritch forms. Here are 5 of the most well know gods in Philippine mythology. Planning to do more as well.

OKAY BUT I JUST GOOGLE TRESE AND IT LOOKS SO COOL??? AND IT'S ON NETFLIX?? HOLY FUCK

-silently adds to my ever growing watch later list-

ALLOW ME TO SHOW U SOMETHING EVEN COOLER:

on the boards: "SIYUDAD NAMIN ITO," "LAYAS"

translation: "THIS IS OUR CITY, "GO AWAY"

these are REAL billboards in the philippines, and they weren't...........vandalized before

.......they're afraid of her.

You ever think about the fact that Annie never saw any value in life and never took any interest in anything, only her fighting which kept her grounded and then BAM along came Eren who took interest in her fighting style and saw the value not only in it, but also in Annie herself (and her life)?

Dude no joke I was about to make a post about this and your ask couldn’t have come at a right time lol

One of the biggest things to come out of chapter 125 is how we finally got to see Annie’s pov and how she perceived herself, as well as the world around her.

She couldn’t grasp the concept of human lives and just lived her life doing what she was told, and didn’t care one bit who lived or who died. The only thing that brought her any semblance of affection was through her father and her training And through her father did she grasp a concept of what love actually was, and how much she cared to keep that love alive.

What;s really important is how this puts Eren and Annie’s meeting into a whole different context. When we first see her she obviously looks to have no interest in anything else other than completing her mission.

But that changed when she saw Eren use one of her martial art moves on Jean, and how she offered to train him during their cadet day. 

This is kind of a big deal because Eren reminded Annie of the warmth that she had when she was spending time with her father.  The only source of affection came from someone who she considered to be the only one who would ever care for her, and the only one she could rely on in their cruel, unforgiving world. Then here comes this boy who not only praises her combat skills, but reminds her of how much she actually did enjoy fighting and learning martial arts from her father.

I also need to point out that Eren was the only person who could see past Annies cold exterior and realize that she wasn’t being honest with herself when she said she hated learning how to fight. He saw how alive she was whenever she got to show off her hand to hand combat skills.

To me this only reinforces how strong both Eren and Annies bond was, and how much thy meant to each other especially their time training together. 

beside you is the safest place 😴

a mananangGAL

In Philippine Mythology, Mayari is the one-eyed moon goddess of war, beauty, strength, and revolution. By @porkironandwine on twitter

mythology family ♥︎ hanan for @gisabarrovv​

in tagalog mythology, hanan is the goddess of morning, dawn, child birth and new beginnings. she is one of the three demigod daughters of bathalang, the creator of the universe. hanan is the sister of mayari (goddess of the moon), and tala (goddess of the stars).

redrew my girls last year for this year’s maynananggal!

"Don't put numbers into your stories." Jeezus.

Guide: Keeping Numbers & Number-Related Details Straight in Your Story

I was midway through my answer when I realized this would be a good opportunity for a quick guide.

About That Post...

Honestly, I think the OP was probably a bit of a tongue-in-cheek, hyperbolic rant from a writer who had a frustrating review or critique. The problem is, a lot of people seem to be taking it as genuine/good advice, and that really concerns me.

Obviously, it's fine to be vague about dates, ages, distances, or anything else if that's what you want to do. But don't leave numbers out because you're not willing to do the work to keep your story's details straight. Doing the work to figure that stuff out and keep it straight is part of your job as a serious writer.

Hey, Buddy! Let's Do Some Research!

Look, I get it... when you're excited about a story idea, you just want to go wild and start writing. But if your story uses real world people, events, locations, items, or other elements--or heavily relies on them as inspiration--you need to sit down and do some research.

This doesn't mean you have to choose exact dates for your story if you don't want to. But if your story is loosely set in the 1880s (or inspired by an 1880s setting,) you'd better have a good idea of what did and did not exist in the 1880s so you can be sure you're not using a 1914 fashion trend or 1700s slang.

And, doing research doesn't mean you have to research every single element of your story before you start writing. You can stop and research as you go. In the middle of my writing session tonight, I spent 15 minutes researching what kind of pine tree would grow near the coast in my WIP's inspiration setting. And even though that location will never be named in my story, I care about my writing enough to take the time to make sure my details are accurate.

WQA’s Guide to Internet Research Researching an Historical Topic Writing About Difficult to Research Topics

Timelines: A Writer's Best Friend

Whether or not you choose to be specific about dates in your story, I strongly advocate the use of a story timeline, even if you're not usually a "planner." Having a detailed story timeline (that includes important back story events) helps ensure that you don't mix up dates, lose track of how much time has passed between events, or create overlapping events.

There are loads of different ways you can create a timeline, and no way is better than any other. You can jot important dates and events down on post-its, use an app, draw out a timeline on a piece of paper, create something in Word... whatever you want to do is great! Here are some different timeline styles I've used. Some of these are timelines from actual WIPs.

Standard Line Timeline

Calendar Timeline (You can print these out at Time and Date...)

Basic Scene List & Timeline

Complex Scene List & Timeline (This one is based on Save the Cat!)

Color-Coded Timeline

And, if you're like me and you have trouble keeping character ages straight throughout important back story events, I give you...

The Color-Coded Character Age Chart

And, honestly, that's how you keep numbers and number-related details straight in your story. Research and timelines. It's just that simple!

So, don't be afraid to include numbers or number-related details in your story if you want them there. :)

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