Forever grateful for my @centralbooksph @publishondemand family for giving me the chance to become a published author. Dito po ako nagsimula. ❤️
I am a PWD author! Please buy my books and help support my medication. Buy them here: https://s.shopee.ph/9KPEAwYZfu ✨ #authorlife #speakbloglive #speakwritelive
Transit Dialog has published my article here: https://www.facebook.com/share/CXJXqej1WV4ugiQN/?mibextid=WC7FNe
Hello! It’s me again with my books! Buy them here: https://s.shopee.ph/6phsTCujOV 🇵🇭 My goal is to inspire more people to read books. When more people read, more people will be moved to write. ✍🏼 My books can teach you how to write YOUR story in your own terms, and at your own pace. If I can do it, then I know that you can also become an author someday 💪 @publishondemand @centralbooksph #speakbloglive #speakwritelive #authorlife
I am incredibly proud of my two books under my Filipino publisher, @centralbooksph @publishondemand! I am grateful for all the people who have helped me build my writing career. ✍🏼
BUY MY BOOKS HERE: https://s.shopee.ph/30V8Kt4J5w 🇵🇭 #authorlife #speakwritelive #speakbloglive
My @nbdbphilippines registration certificate as a Filipino author (and a working one at that!) is the best part of my @manilabookfair haul ✨
@transitdialogonline has published my essay on my crochet advocacy. Read it here. #authorlife #speakhooksam
My story is part of this book! Buy our book here: https://shope.ee/7Uu8FIQNY6 🙏🏼
May is the Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Read about her unfailing intercession in “Mama Mary and Her Children: Book 8” 🙏📿💙
Fr. James B. Reuter, SJ started the book series in 2008. The 8th installment features a foreword by Fr. Victor Y. Apacible and 41 true stories from Marian devotees, including Mary Grace Dimacali of Mary Grace Cafe. 📚❤️
Order online on our official stores on Lazada (bit.ly/AnvilLazada) and Shopee (bit.ly/AnvilShopee). It’s also available on www.nationalbookstore.com and in select National Book Store branches nationwide. 🛒
#iReadAnvil #MamaMaryAndHerChildren #BlessedVirginMary #MotherMary #MamaMary #catholic #book #booksph #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #addtocart #shoponline @rowiejuanmatti @anvilpublishing
My books are on Shopee! Know that with every purchase, you are helping me buy medicines as a PWD author. My books can be purchased here: https://shope.ee/2LBqvkz0B8 ✍🏼 #pwd #authorlife #speakbloglive #speakwritelive #shopeesambassador @publishondemand @centralbooksph
My books are now available at the @bookfestph! My books are also available on Shopee: https://shope.ee/2LBqvkz0B8 📕 PLEASE BUY MY BOOKS! Every purchase helps me buy medicines as a PWD author. Please support!🙏🏼 #authorlife #speakwritelive #speakbloglive @centralbooksph @publishondemand
I love Cubao so much that I was interviewed on an article about it. Read it here.
I wrote my fifteenth book, Worthy and Worth It, after hearing about impostor syndrome. I have experienced this first-hand, and I realized that we need more books on overcoming limiting beliefs. It is affordable and timeless. Please buy a copy on Google Books and here: https://www.ukiyotophilippines.com/product-page/worthy-and-worth-it 📖 #authorlife #worthyandworthit
Please help me win an award by voting for my book FINALLY LOVING FORWARD here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/UVenL78iHQoBgztS/?mibextid=WC7FNe 📕 THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!💞 #authorlife
Transit Dialog has published my essay, Commuting as a PWD is Hard. Read it here: https://www.facebook.com/share/UtteJ59zbqc4Hoax/?mibextid=WC7FNe 🚊
"𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦... 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦."
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗪𝗗 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱
𝘉𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘎𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘴
I am a PWD. My disability is not apparent, so I may look and seem like I am well. However, I am far from it.
Each day is a struggle, and one of my biggest challenges is commuting. Public transportation in our country is already difficult to navigate, more so for the disabled like me. Thus, it is up to me to survive my trips, and to make sure that I reach point B without overexerting myself.
My biggest struggle is the discrimination that I face from drivers and operators. Whenever I ask for a discount, they give me a head to toe look. It is embarrassing, and there are times when showing them my PWD ID is still not enough. Most of the time, they laugh at me and tell me that I am not entitled to the discount.
Some drivers even tell me that I can walk or I can see. I never took no for an answer, and I always insist on getting that discount that I am entitled to. So far, being firm works for me.
Another challenge is riding the priority car in our trains. The senior citizens there always tell me to give up my seat for them. Sometimes, they even give snide remarks, which insinuate that I am not really disabled.
I give up my seat for those who really need them, especially those who are crippled, pregnant, blind, and the elderly. But those who are rude to me do not deserve my seat. Sometimes, I even insist that I need that seat, too. I am disabled and I deserve a seat as well. We do not need to be rude just to occupy some space in the priority seating area.
Dealing with the daily grind of commuting in the Philippines is taxing. As a PWD, it has become my responsibility to keep myself safe and sane during my commute. I opt to listen to music or read a book to pass the time. Blocking out the external noise helps me focus on my surroundings instead of hearing unnecessary comments from people who do not think I am disabled enough.
I also practice the art of 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢 or ignoring comments that do not pertain to me. I always think that they reflect the character of these people, and if they have the nerve to be unkind to the disabled, then I would not want to engage with them.
I hope that as commuters, we choose to be kind to others. If we see someone who is in the priority area, just assume that he or she deserves to be there. People do not need our unnecessary judgment. Sometimes, we just need to mind our own business.
We also need to be mindful of how our words can affect others. For some people who are sick or undergoing medical treatment, it is already overwhelming to commute and be in public spaces. Unwarranted comments only show lack of sensitivity to those who are different from us.
I hope that drivers and operators of public transportation can also have sensitivity training on disabilities. They also need to be aware of the discount we PWDs are entitled to. Yes, they already have challenges on franchising and the threat of being phased out, but PWDs are paying passengers, too. We also deserve to be given the treatment that we deserve.
Remember, not all disabilities are visible. Please be kind to PWDs. I am a PWD, and I hope that this essay will remind you that disabled people need to be treated better. We deserve kindness, especially when taking public transport.
We are just trying to survive, and we hope that we can be respected for the people that we are.
#authorlife
I talked about my AB Humanities journey at UA&P’s Career Fair and how it has shaped me to become the published author that I am today. I emphasized how my Humanities background has helped me reinvent myself when I got sick and became a PWD. Having a Humanities background has propelled me to explore my skills in writing and conceptualizing my books so that I can fully focus on my health. 📚 Please support me and buy my books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lazada and Shopee 🤍 It was also an honor to share the stage with my BFF @mitzie2014 🫰🏼And as always, seeing familiar faces in my alma mater reminds me of where I have started. @uapasia @uapoaa I will always be here to share how my UA&P life has empowered me through the years. I really meant what I said in my speech, that my college era was the happiest time of my life. 🐉
My book, Happily Dining Alone, has been translated into Spanish! Buy Cenar Felizmente Solo here 📖 NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!🖤 #cenarfelizmentesolo #happilydiningalone #authorlife @ukiyotopublishinghouse @scribblory
My story is featured in this book! Buy Mama Mary and Her Children Book 8 here 📖 #shopeesambassador #authorlife @nationalbookstore @anvilpublishing @rowiejuanmatti
I paid the @centralbooksph @publishondemand HQ a visit yesterday! It was lovely to see everyone, and I also got to align with Rachel about my participation in their book fairs and signings this 2024. They published my first two books, and if you also want to learn how to write your own book, buy my work Speak Write Live here 📖 Thank you for your continued support!🩵 #authorlife #speakwritelive #shopeesambassador #shopaholicsam
It was an honor to grace @ukiyotopublishinghouse’s first in-person event for 2024 in collaboration with @scribblory! I did a book reading of my work, Date Yourself First, which you can purchase here ✍🏼 It is also the beginning of my partnership with Scribblory, Ukiyoto’s Filipino corporate partner for learning opportunities, events, distribution, and marketing. I am excited to work with them on getting my books out there!🤍 Thank you for your continued support! I look forward to more author events and book fairs this 2024. 🩵 #authorlife #dateyourselffirst
Feel the Christmas spirit with our book, Mama Mary and Her Children Book 8! My story is featured here. Please buy a copy here 📖🩵 #shopeesambassador #shopaholicsam #authorlife @anvilpublishing @rowiejuanmatti @nationalbookstore
