Maria Clara at Ibarra: Isang Obra
You’ve done it again, GMA. KUDOS. Lemme just say this. I am one full-blooded Kapamilya. But when I was younger, I remember watching and being obsessed with Mulawin, Majika, and especially the original 2006 Encantadia. Feeling ko forte talaga ng GMA ang “Telefantasya” genre. And now, another timely gem has been created. Isang napakagandang proyekto, GMA. Ngayon na lamang muli napakapanood ng serye na likha ninyo, and I’m really glad I did. 🫶🏻
Why I LOVE this teleserye??! Ang paksa ng drama ay napapanahon at edukasyonal para sa ating lahat. Liban sa kilig at mga nakakatuwang hirit, parang isang pagbabalik-tanaw at pagpapaalala sa mga nakalipas na panahon. Also, casting was SPOT ON!!! Barbie was perfect for the role, Klay (sobrang kaaliw! #feminism #notooppression besh). The perfect representation of what a Pinoy youth should be now. Crisostomo Ibarra giving me extra oppa vibez. Sa pagkakatanda ko super crush ko na before si Dennis Trillo sa Majika pero omg, tinatangi ko po kayo ginoo (ipagpatawad mo, Ate Jen hihi). The super talented Julie Ann as Maria Clara was surprising for me. ‘Twas actually unbeknownst to me that she can act like this. I’m amazed! I know she sings, she dances, and she can act too? (sige ipinapaubaya ko na talaga si Rayver ahahaha). Sa totoo lang, nahihirapan na ko pag nakikita ko silang umiiyak ni Barbie. I’m like, unli luha lang mga amiga? 🙌🏼 Also, I am now understanding why David Licauco has everyone in his clutches. (yung kaibigan ko, pipilahan ka talaga eh. see you soon kapag makakapaglamierda kami jan sa maynila hahaha). Fidel, isa kang tunay at tapat na amigo. Talk about character development, right? 🥲
Padre Salvi, Padre Damaso, pinakulo niyo po ang aking dugo, pinabilis ninyo ang tibok ng aking puso sa inis at galit. It’s my first time seeing Juancho Triviño as an actor. I know I knew him from somewhere, so ayun hubby nga pala siya ni Joyce Pring. He fits the role of PS to a tee! The amount of hate and disgust for the character just showed his effective acting. Of course, you would expect greatness with the likes of Mr. Tirso Cruz III, but I must say these younger actors leveled up too.
Andrea Torres as Sisa?! Speechless. 👏🏻 Dasurv ng award at recognition sa binigay niya dito. And, it is always a delight to see Rocco Nacino. The perfect Elias. Mahilig talaga ako sa chinito maputi ganyan pero for some reason, I crush you po.🫶🏻 (pasintabi rin kay mareng Mel wew?).
All in all, sobrang naaliw at napasaya ako ng kwentong ito. Sana ay makalikha pa po kayo ng mga proyektong katulad nito. Dinggin niyo kami! ✊🏼😉 Viva Las Filipinas!! 🇵🇭 Sana nga ay tuluyan na tayong makalaya. 🙏🏼
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Time for another rambling post about my OCs, I'll be focusing on names and name origins this time.
Let's start with Trace, since his full name (Trace Reshira Emerald) has three separate name origins, and also his name is probably the one I've put the most thought into.
Trace is a gardevoir, so I decided that his first name would just be the ability he has (it helps that Trace is also an actual name in real life, while Synchronize and Telepathy aren't, though I probably could've shortened them to Synchro or Telly).
Trace's last name (Emerald) actually comes from a scrapped idea for a Fire Emblem romhack I had (which I scrapped once I realized that I'm not that interested in Fire Emblem) which included a gardevoir named Emerald (I was going to have a theme where all recruitable units are named after minerals).
Trace's middle name (Reshira) comes from the legendary pokémon Reshiram, just without the last letter.
The world that Trace came from largely follows the events of the main-line Pokémon games, specifically following White and White 2 for gen V which means Reshiram was caught by King N of Team Plasma.
Why Trace's middle name is based on the legendary white dragon's name is because of part of Trace's backstory, which I'm not ready to reveal yet.
As for how Trace got those names in-universe, the main difference is who gave them to him.
Trace's first and last names were given by his in-universe master, just at different times.
Trace decided on his middle name himself as a way to remember what happened in the past.
The in-universe origin for Trace's last name is basically just his hair color, by the way.
Lets talk about a different character now, actually two characters (Rose and Elion).
Rose and Elion are both named after flowers (roses and dandelions, which were coincidentally the first two flowers added to Minecraft), this name origin holds up both in-universe, and out-of-universe, with the only difference being who gave them the names.
Elion's crossdressing name (Ciel) was chosen because I was a fan of Town of Salem at the time and Ciel sounds kinda like CL (abbreviation for Coven Leader) and I wanted another of my OCs (also a ToS fan) to mishear the name as CL.
The reason I knew about the name Ciel was because one of the characters in Super Mario Bros. Crossover is named Cecil (I think from one of the Final Fantasy games), and it had been a while since I'd played SMBC so I didn't remember Cecil's name correctly.
Rose and Elion are sisters, so they (at least used to) share the same last name.
Their last name was Majika, based on the English word "magic", because they're both mages, but I eventually decided against using it.
I knew more about the characters' backstories at this point, so I knew that Rose and Elion would have different last names from each other.
Elion's last name is Arcana, basically the same as her old last name but based on the word "arcane" instead of "magic".
Rose's last name is Purpura, which is the Latin word for purple, and was canonically taken from Rose's girlfriend, who's a succubus named Promiscuity.
Since Promiscuity has such a long name, she also has a nickname of Misca, which comes from the second syllable of her first name.
Misca's last name comes from the fact that her hair color and most of her clothing is purple (also her favorite color is purple).
As for how Rose and Misca met and how a succubus is able to have a romantic relationship, that would fit better in a backstory/worldbuilding post.
And now it's speedrunning time, because most of my OCs don't have that much thought put into their names.
Melody is named after the protagonist of Melody's Escape, because I thought the name sounded nice (and because Melody and Medusa both start with M), and not because the two characters have anything to do with one another.
Whitney was named after Gym Leader Whitney from Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal, and her last name (Rubia) comes from the same flower that Gym Leader Whitney's Japanese name (Akane) comes from.
Iris also shares the name of a Pokémon Gym Leader, but this time it's a coincidence as my OC Iris was named after part of an eye.
My OC Iris's last name (Visrete) is a combination of the English word "vision" and the Latin word "rete" (which means "net", I honestly forget why I picked it, it's been a while).
Malaise was named after a negative feeling that I know about because a Terraria yoyo was also named after it, and her last name (Apoca) is a shortened version of the word Apocalypse from the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (specifically Death, as Malaise is a reaper).
Azalea is named after a type of plant that I know of from Minecraft, but it's specifically a plant not native to her home for lore reasons.
Natsu, Haru, Fuyu, and Aki are all named after Japanese words for seasons, and they were canonically named after the seasons they were born in (apart from Fuyu who was born in the summertime).
Annabelle and Clair are names that I don't have specific reasons for giving my OCs other than thinking the names sound nice.
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Boy cam by
Boy came buy yesterday
Checking on a smoke alarm
Knocked on up
Questions at door
And you need still in
With your entree
In to a home
No gas
No fire no water leaking out
An alarm from a smoke
I didn’t hear it calling off
When you unlocked a door
No nearby
Yeah bitch not there
But showed in yesterday
Giving a reason
Alarm sound
You heard door open
Heard again nothing
Escape fording punk ass dude
I’m hearing some music while writing this
You heard door open
Heard again nothing
Not to be sued
Forsakes just sue
Prong those dudes
Eat them for lunch
Let sucka’s fall
You heard door open
Here for calling of alarm
My gained entry my new interest
I never looked in your windows
Looked profound and stoopid
Trace your death to cold case
That’s what you gave her
Before she walk away
I turned cheek
I captured videos
Before talking again
Enter my room
I heard you outside
That apartment you entertained
Had no sounds!
I remember, play, try again
Not there for fire, no gas in building anyways, no water leaking from door, open door no sounds, a play by, those pesky
Giving reasons
And a homie rolls in
MaJiKa
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Bud & Bass
Golf cart pull up
Golf cart pull up
Golf cart pull up
I smoke in car
Prunt
Boy cum bye
Boy cum bye
Not even there, living strong
Not even there, escaping masquerading long
I heard a smoke alarm!
I was told?!
I I I I I
Emergency
Boy came by yesterday
Boy postered
Yesterday
Boy
Knocked on door
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Just a quick poll: how does everyone pronounce magica?
Soft g like in the English word 'magic'
Or hard g like in the pronunciation of words in Latin, as well as in マギカ which is the katakana spelling of Magica.
ギ is pronounced "gi", not "ji" but I've heard a lot of English Madoka fans pronounce it as Madoka Majika, not Magika.
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