Bob's 3 books

I am the guy whom you'll see reading books in the bookstore but ain't buying. I love books. They were my source of joy before I discovered the infamous World Wide Web. For me, books are just like people. They have their own stories to tell. They are judged by their cover. They are not fully understood once not read. Every book is unique; so are people.

One day, my cousin gave me 2 books made by a man hiding in the pen name of Roberto Ong, aka "Bob Ong". Many people say that Bob Ong is just his pseudonym. Well, no one is sure except the publishers of his book, maybe. He has made 7 books. 3 story books and 4 essay-like books. He is that kind of guy who knows what is happening to his country and to himself. He is so good that he made them into books. He even made his own website, but he shut it down because he couldn't manage it anymore. I like him because of the way he writes his books. His books tells about everything that is happening to our country and its people. He is making us realize it by writing mostly the negative traits of our way so we can learn from it.

So here are my 3 favorite books:

First, Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas. This book tells us the superstitious and unusual ways the Filipinos live. He even included a dead person (which symbolizes us) and God. The man doesn't believe in God at first because he doesn't believe in gods after all. Then on that long conversation, God finally explained to that man everything he should know about Him and himself. After the man understood, God gave him a second chance to live. This conversation tells us that God ALWAYS gives second chances and He knows more about everything than about everything that we know. Aside from that, this book has unusual articles that describes the traits ofthe Filipinos which cannot be classified as "good" or "bad".

Second, Kapitan Sino. This book tells a story about a repairman named Rogelio Manglicmot. He is a 25-year-old man who almost spent his working life inside his shop, which is filled with the things that he should repair. One day, his friend Bok-Bok gave him the idea that he has "special powers" when he saw the lightbulb hanging above Rogelio's head lit, when the electric power were off. He first sprung into action as a "ninja" because he covered his face with his t-shirt. Then, Bok-Bok and Tessa, his blind friend, made clothes for him. He is now ready to fight evil and save his barrio. Later on the story, a dreadful disease spread, where blood would come out of people's body. The doctor's found out that only Rogelio's blood can cure the disease. They extracted so much blood from him that he had lost all his power, as a human and hero, which led to his death. His friend Bok-Bok would later on continue Rogelio's deed as long as he can do it.

Last, and my most favorite, Bakit Baligtad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino? This book tells about EVERYTHING we Filipinos do. The way we live, our government, and our cultures and traditions. He emphasized there the positive and negative traits of Filipinos. He also stated there about his own understanding of a Filipino. He also told there about how the Filipinos live from sunrise to sunset. He wrote there about funny things about Filipinos. He stated that it was funny because Filipinos have good thoughts but they are having a hard time expressing them, which lead into funny results. From the middle until the end of the book, he wrote articles from his site, which is known as bobongpinoy.com. From that part of the book, it was kind of interesting. It was there where he stated about his feelings and perspectives about him being a Filipino. That part had a very srong impact me because most of them are EXACTLY what a Filipino truly is, although we don't realize.

Mr. Roberto Ong, for me, has the most inspiring books. His books can give much emphasis on how we act, how we think, and how we live. He taught me through his books about how I look and think about myself as a Filipino, as a hero, and as a person.