Carljoe Javier's Blog, page 9

And now in digital formats!!!

the digital cover for And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

Just uploaded to the Amazon and Apple servers and should be available for download in a few hours is the digital version of my first book And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth!And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth was originally published by Milflores Publishing and I'll be forever grateful to the late, great Tony Hidalgo, rest his soul, for trusting me and my writing enough, and believing in it enough to print me. If there's anything t...

In the Final Stages of Production with UP Press!!!

Geek Tragedies by Carljoe Javier

My first short story collection, Geek Tragedies, is coming out soon. It'll be published by UP Press. With amazing art and design from Josel Nicolas and Adam David. Here's the cover. A lot of the other art in the book also homages classic marvel covers.

Am I a traitor to my nation (culturally)?

To which the simple answer is: YES. This simple answer coming of course from certain frameworks quick to brand people nationalistic or not. But I feel that asking this question is important, and it brings up a number of very interesting issues. There are more than a few quick indictments that can be made. My preferred language of communication is English, so there you go, if you belong to a particular school of thought then the discussion's over. I don't watch local TV. Though I try to watch ...

At the Gawad Urian

I fondly remember the first time I attended the Gawad Urian awards nights. This was when I was a freshman covering the lifestyle/entertainment beat. My editor sent me to write about the winners, give my thoughts, the angle being that I was somebody young who knew nothing of these awards. That night I wondered if I would one day be honored with an invitation to attend.

More than a decade since that night, I did receive my invitation. Since that trip as a freshman, I haven't attended the Urian. ...

The Hundreds! 100 word love stories Deadline Extended!

There's always room for a little more love in the world. In the last few months we've been collecting stories of a hundred words, or stories told in strokes, pixels, panels, and any other way you can express this four-letter phenomenon on the printed page. We're giving love to people who just heard about this project or who are still finishing their submissions. Send us back that love in story form.

Submit works as RTFs or JPGs both in Filipino or in English to 100loves100@gmail.com, subject h...

Telcos Angst

Been frustrated with my ultra-wonky sun broadband connection. it'll connect then drop to 0, and seriously sun cellular, i've done my part as a consumer, paying my bill, you should deliver or give me a discount or something when you can't deliver. You charge for a month of unlimited service and then you don't give it, and it's this terribly low and measly bandwidth, nowhere near your published rates (which of course have those little disclaimers about inconsistent service so that I can't...

Lost in the Magic Kingdom

When you're young I think that Disney media plays a big part in cultural development. It's really a go-to, though the company went through a lull in content which has thankfully recovered with recent offerings like Tangled, the brand maintains strong and recognizable. And as a kid, one can't help but be enchanted with the idea of going to Disneyland, of riding the rides (Matterhorn! Pirates of the Caribbean! Even that Pinocchio ride that freaked me out! and that Star Wars ride that used the f...

Motivating People

I know that this new concern with motivations is sort of unusual and has the possibility of sounding a bit cheesy. But it is starting to become a big thing in my mind. Now working within in office setting (though I do spend a lot of time out) I am becoming more aware of how important it is to have good morale and trying to find out ways to develop that. I took my own hit in morale recently when I was made aware of how our company has been perceived. There's been a revamp and the majority of p...

Launching Lourd de Veyra's Insectissimo

Hey all, Lourd will be launching his book on May 7 at Cubao X. Hope you guys can drop by, hang out, and pick up a copy of his book. If you'd like to see a sample of the work, please check out UST Publishing House's feed on Scribd.com. And look forward to his novel Superpanalo Sounds! coming soon too

Doing Holy Week Solo

There's a church nearby, just a couple blocks off from the apartment and I can still hear its bells. When I was younger we used to live just a few doors away from the church. On that street there were supposedly a lot of kids who died, hit by cars rushing to and from the church. And on that same street I'd have to walk by wakes regularly because it was that side of the church where those were held.

Our church gets pretty popular this time of year. Bisita Iglesia (did I spell that right?) and o...