6/30/2023 0 Comments Abnkkbsnpl akoOne might even call them urban culture lore. Says University of the Philippines literary professor, Philippines Free Press literary editor, and award-winning poet Paolo Manalo about Bob Ong's work: "The materials he used in his books are those familiar to this generation of Filipinos. BRAINSTORM ò Watch any of the following movies ò Three Idiots ò ABNKKBSNPL ako the movie ò Tuhog ò Life of Pi ò ò Identify how the film is structured, and plot it using the story time line. The poplularity of "ABNKKBSNPLAko" in particular is attributed to an element of nostalgia. When the invitation to their high school alumni homecoming reaches Roberto Ong (Jericho Rosales), the thirty-something high school teacher is hesitant to go. The success of Bob Ong's book among Filipinos has been attributed to its conversational tone which uses humor to point out various absurdities inherent to Filipino culture. The title is meant to be read phonetically as "Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?!", which can be roughly translated as "Wow, I can really read now?!" The novel details what are supposedly childhood memories of the author, from his earliest days as a student until his first few years at work. The film stars (from upper left, clockwise) Meg Imperial, Vandolph Quizon, Andi Eigenmann, and Jericho Rosales in a laugh-out-loud and moving tale about growing up and friendship. "ABNKKBSNPLAko?!" is a 2001 novel by Filipino author Bob Ong - his first and most popular work. Bob Ong's best-selling book ABNKKBSNPLAko, a fictional memoir of Roberto Ong's days as a student, is now a movie directed by Mark Meily.
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