Ivanna

Janelle Revaille's Note

So yeah, itutuloy ko 'to. Although the updates are slower kasi focus ako sa Henrietta's Self-Saving.

My constant fear is that dahil pagsasabayin ko ang dalawang kwento, natatakot ako na baka gumana na naman ang nag-iisang bagay na consistent sakin, and pagiging inconsistent 😆 So natatakot ako na baka maging pareho lang ang personality ni Henrietta and Ivanna. I free write everything. Wala akong notes and stuff about sa mga kwento ko, which I know na kailangan kong baguhin. So I'll do my best to make sure the two novel won't overlap.

Disclaimer!

Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself. Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two.

Ang mga pangyayari at mga tauhan, sa kwentong ito ay hindi nakabase sa totoong buhay. Kung may kapareho man, ito'y hindi sinasadya at nagkataon lamang. Ang kwentong ito ay pawang kathang-isip. The setting is set on Northern Samar on the year 1944. May mga events na hindi talaga nangyari sa aming lugar at gawa-gawa ko lamang. Mayroon 'ding mga nangyari talaga sa lugar, but most of them ay nakasulat kung paano ko ito inintindi. Mayroon ring mga historical figure like General McArthur but they're not really important in this story because it will focus on the fictional characters.

May mga inadd akong events dito na hindi talaga nangyari during the japanese regime, pero inadd ko pa rin to justify the theme of the story. Kapag nagsusulat ako ng story, minsan natrigger ako ng isang issue. The story adresses the issue about prostitution, which is still rampant today. And about the sex slaves during the japanese occupation (ito ang pinakanakatrigger sakin 😡😤). I am not just writing a story about star-crossed lovers, I am also raising awareness about these issues. Gusto kong imulat ang kabataan na hindi lang ang mga trend ang sabayan. We need to be aware of the issues that surrounds us and the issues from the past that is still in debate today.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

As future rulers of our country, we cannot make the same mistakes that the past generations made. Sabi pa ni Gat Jose Rizal, "Ang kabataan ay ang pag-asa ng bayan." Patunayan nating totoo ang sinabi ni Rizal. Let's make this world a better place. Let's make change. Hindi nakasalalay kay Duterte ang pagbabago, kundi sa atin.