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Promdi @ Manila

A short story by Genevieve L. Asenjo


Antique

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Background of the
Author
• Dr. Genevieve L. Asenjo is associate professor of
literature and creative writing at the Dept.
of Literature.
• She writes in three major Philippine languages as
a poet, fictionist, and novelist and author of six
books.
• She was an Honorary Writing Fellow in the
International Writing Program of the University of
Iowa in 2012 and Overseas Writing Fellow in
Seoul, South Korea in 2009.
• She has received awards from the Don Carlos
Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, National
Commission for Culture and the Arts, and
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino
• She founded Balay Sugidanun and a founding-
member of a writerʼs group, Taftique, Inc.
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Characters

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Julia Sebastian (Jul)

• Main character

• A very arrogant person that is set in life

• An Assistant Creative Director ng Harrison Communication

• Her father is a activist and a vice mayor

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Teray
• Manicurist from Jul’s old barangay

• She lived in poverty in all of her life

- She worked in Manila as a maid but quit because her owner is too strict

- Has a lovely family with 3 children

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SETTING: SIMBAHAN NG
BACLARAN

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plot

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INTRODUCTION
Si Julia Sebastian ay isang 25 years old na assitant creative
director Sa harrison communication, meron siyang kapatid na
babae na nagngangalang Jane Sebastian, Si teray na kapitbahay
nila sa antique, Ang manikurista nila noong HighSchool at ang
karpinterong asawa neto na si Fred. Si julia ay nangangarap na
makapunta at makapag aral sa manila dahil naiingit siya sa
maputing kutis ng mga tao, Magagandang damit at marami
itong mga pera. Nag aral si Julia sa UP at naging manunulat ng
tatlong taon bago maging Assistant Creative Director.
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Rising Action
Nang makita ni Julia ang pelikula na
sinusubaybayan sa sinehan ay sinasabi sa sarili na
hindi niya ito dapat palagpasin. Nag text bigla si
Teray Kay Julia upang makipag kita at
makipagusap ngunit hindi makatanggi si Julia dahil
nag-aalala siya at baka may mangyaring masama kay
Teray pero iniisip niya din na kung sasamahan niya
si Teray ay baka hindi na niya mapanood ang
pelikula na kanyang nais na panoorin. 9
Climax
Pag katapos mag-text ni Teray ay sinubukan ni Julia
tawagan ang mga kakilala upang ipasundo si julia dahil
nagaalala ito sa kapakanan ni teray ngunit ni isa sa
kanyang kakilala ay walang sumasagot. Dahil dito ay
plano ni Julia na sabayan na lang si Teray haggang
monumento at pasakayin ng jeep nang sa ganon ay
makapanood siya ng kanyang pelikula at ganyan ang
kaunting trabaho.
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Falling Action
Nang sila ay magkita sa Simbahan ng Baclaran ay
agad nitong nagtungo sa jollibee at kumain ng
hapunan. Habang kumakain ng hapunan ay
tinanong ni julia kung ano ang nangyari kay teray at
nalaman na si Teray ay tumakas dahil sa pag
mamalupit ng amo nito. Nalaman din niya na
maraming pinagkakautangan si teray kaya't ito ay
awang awa kay teray. Nakita din ni Julia ang
listahan ng mga tutuluyan bago umuwi sa antique. 11
Ending

Sinabi ni Teray ang listahan ng kanyang mga balak


bilhin para sa kanyang pamilya sa antique. Dahil
dito ay napapunta si Julia sa restroom dahil
napaiyak si Julia at napaisip na mas mahal pa pala
ang dermaclinic o David Salon. Kinapa at kinuha
niya ang ATM o HSBC sa kanyang shoulder bag at
sumakay ng taxi patunong SM Manila.
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THEME OF THE STORY
• The theme of the story is a girl that is very pretentious
goes to her hometown and meets up with her friend
learns to care about others and the people in her life
with the help of her friend’s situation in life
POINT OF VIEW CONFLICT
• FIRST PERSON POV • MAN VS HERSELF

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Lesson of the Story

Life is not about being rich,


being popular, being highly
educated or being perfect.
It is about being real, being
humble and being kind 15

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