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Romblon Chronicles, Romblon (2026)

19/05/2024

ALIMPÚYO
| ‪n. Hair whorl or cowlick; the part that looks like a whirlpool in one’s hair. It is a patch/es or section/s in the hair that skirts a focal point, thus, it seems to dictate the direction of its growth and flow.

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

17/03/2024

The Conceptual Mood Boards that started the chronicles! 🪨🍃💦🔥

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

12/11/2023

HANDOM [hán-dom]

[var.]
“Hanrom”
|Asi
*as sourced from https://www.webonary.org/asi/browse/browse-vernacular-english/

“Handom”
|Ini - Romblon
*as suggested by Lucy Rodeo |

“Handom”
|Ini - Sibuyan
*as checked by Arra Mendoza

“Handom”
|Onhan
*as confirmed by Dan Mandia |

‪[def.]‬
n. A dream; a desire or simply something that one remembers or thinks about to a point of longing for it.

[myth]
Oddly, some of our deepest desires sometimes manifest in our dreams while we are asleep. Depends on how the mysterious wandering of our subconscious mind goes, that we’d wish to remember what happened or not. But almost absolutely each time, we have no control over the occurrence of a recollection, once we rise awake. However, it does not even count as one of the worst experiences of having dreams, most elders would say. Because, unless, you wake up no longer lucid and even blind, for particularly ‘sleeping with wet hair’, one would definitely prefer not remembering anything from just a dream at all.

‪[chronicle]‬
‪A place called “Mugtaw” where contrary to its meaning ‘to wake up’ is covered in thick v***r that makes curious seekers with impossible desires fall deeply asleep, due to what seems a constant dissipation of water and air from what many theorize is from a vast waterfall that lies at the center of this misty place. Figures of women with long hair carrying a ring with intertwined strings atop their heads are often spotted vanishing in the thick fog by whoever tries to explore the inner side of this enchanted site.‬

‪But in fact, none of those who were able to get out ever reached its core. For the next thing they could only recall from when they last closed their eyes is waking up outside the surround of “Mugtaw” where any cold draft is no more. And any weird recollections they would speak of were only believed to be just plain dreams and so each one is later branded demented for they’d insist for things they remember to be true and nothing else. And that’s all they’d ever speak of for the rest of their lives.‬

‪“Tun-og” are “Casters of Mist’, blind maidens of “Munra”, the ‘Dew Sylph of Dreams’. They are those who, through their “Tus-ung”, some sort of ring above their heads with some of their long damp hair intertwined beautifully to it, collect the dew of people’s deepest desire that manifest atop them when they’re dreaming of it whilst in the premise of “Mugtaw” and rarely, when exposed in a cold draft under an open night sky; each dew of dream is carefully reflected on by “Munra”, depending on its purity that she may fulfill ‘em.‬

‪But magic always comes with a price. Those with pure dreams are granted with their desires to materialize but they can no longer leave the place and will then be transformed into her new blind maidens no matter their original orientation, to serve her for all eternity. While those who have nothing but dark and dirty impulse, are rejected and made to wake up outside the premise, with their previous physical state intact, but their mental stability lost.‬

‪| “Tun-og”‬

‪[chronicle]‬
‪“Pucao” has never experienced sleep all her life. On top of that she was born blind! Despite, she has the peculiar ability to see anybody else’s dreams through a way she picked up from when she was little, thanks to her being very perceptive, which now leads to her quest to finding a way so she can finally fall into a deep slumber and just experience what it’s like to dream her very own dreams, which ultimately would become her deepest and purest desire.‬

| “Pucao”

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

11/09/2023

‪[chronicle]‬

| “Ka’pre”

‪‪At the very peak of each of what is now known as “Maghali Islands”, resides this particular type of entity, who would descend from the mountain as the sun sets to maximize the warmth of the day, as they need to secure & maintain a certain level of body temperature to try to exist comfortably. And through the night, their silhouettes would impose as massive creatures with flaming eyes, who seem to smoke. But what witnesses didn’t know, is that they are just trying to keep the flames that are housed within their lungs, alive at a constant rate, and so they would consume anything except trees, just to keep it burning steadily. But do not be mistaken, this kind of life wasn’t their choosing. They used to be something else, until they were cursed. And with it comes a condition they must endure for all eternity, for if the flames burn less, they get burned more. And when they do, they’d normally be heard uttering: “kahapre” in excruciating and dreadful cries for the unbearable ‘burning sensation’ they’d suffer from, enough reason that they were later called as “Ka’pre”.‬‬

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

10/09/2023

‪[excerpt from the chronicle]
…
And as the wide “ukaw” died down to nothing, and as Upos erased all the magical Sibukaw, the names of those that were turned to ‘Creatures of Eternal Steam’, were attached to “Sib” paying homage to the cooling tree, and were named to the respective island they belong to, which most probably explains why the names of the three left islands are so, i.e., “Sibale”, “Simara” (formerly, “Sibara”) & “Banton” (formerly, “Sibanton”). Eventually, the cursed creatures’ names, who keep on crying “Kahapre!” were later reduced to “Ka’pre”!‬
…

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

06/09/2023

“Upos”, a ‘Deity’s Amulet’, or what is now known as “Amulit” in modern times!

“Upos” is an amulet of the deity of first fire - Raiav. Its kind is popularly known as “Amulit” in modern times. They are believed to be lurking in the shadows, ready to cause harm when disturbed.

Upos was sent above ground, supposedly to make up for the desolation caused by Raiav prior his self imposed confinement, as currently he was trying to learn how to manage his power better inside a submerged volcano known as “Ma’haling nak Puyon”.

Upos was supposed to represent the fire god’s cool composure and part of his task was to relieve the effects of the oozing hot steam that his master was causing out of the surface of the volcano, to regain back the habitability of some eight islands.

He was able to accomplish that but he did not remain composed and cool-headed, when the humans themselves ruin the islands for selfish reasons. He ended up cursing some of them.

[excerpts]
…‪Little did the people then know that it was actually through Raiav’s effort to make up for the destruction his power has caused that he was able to give birth to what is referred to as a ‘Deity’s Amulet’, typically in the form of a fairy-like creature, who grew back the greens in the vicinity. Its kind was later known to all folks as “Amulit”…

…‪With this, the supposedly only prickly in appearance, like a Sibukaw tree, an Amulit named, “Upos”, who exists to represent Raiav’s cool composure, got emotionally pricked and gravely pi**ed off (“naupos”), that his body constricted in pure anger, like how a native cigar (“upos”) is tightly twisted, releasing the same steam as how it used to be, hot and burning, and in the process, casting his rage to all the islanders who have ever cut and destroyed the trees, killing all of them in the most painful way - burning them alive with just his steam…

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

17/08/2023

KAHAPRE [ka-ha-pré]

[var.]
“Kahapre”
|Asi
* as recalled by the author

“Kahapdi / Kahilas”
|Ini - Romblon
* as recalled by the author

“Mahilas”
|Ini - Sibuyan
*as verified by Arra Mendoza |

“Hapdi / Kahapdi”
|Onhan
*as supplemented by Dan Mandia |

‪[def.]‬

‪adj. Refers to any prickling or scalding sensation naturally experienced from burns, open wounds, exposed underlying body tissue and even from the shallowest of scratches on skin. ‬

[chronicle]
‪But when everything grew back and bloomed to a denser rainforest for each of the islands, almost erasing any trace of past desolation, the people then abused these gifts, and began cutting and tearing the trees down so heavily for selfish reasons, turning each paradise into ruins thus, again. ‬

‪With this, the supposedly only prickly in appearance, like a Sibukaw tree, an Amulit named, “Upos”, who exists to represent Raiav’s cool composure, got emotionally pricked and gravely pi**ed off (“naupos”), that his body constricted in pure anger, like how a native cigar (“upos”) is tightly twisted, releasing the same steam as how it used to be, hot and burning, and in the process, casting his rage to all the islanders who have ever cut and destroyed the trees, killing all of them in the most painful way - burning them alive with just his steam. ‬

‪The islands were then filled with simultaneous loud cries almost shouting (“ukaw”) the same words over and over again in unexplainable agony that with most certainty, not one being would have missed hearing them, “Kahapre! Kahapre! Kahapre!”.‬

‪Upos then made sure that in each island, at least one will be left cursed for life as a reminder of their people’s insolence & ungratefulness, those ones that led the re-destruction of the islands, experiencing the same agony in all eternity, uttering the same cries non-stop, each equally absorbing the steam of the volcano to still allow those innocent ones to continue their lives with habitable atmospheric conditions.‬

‪And as the wide “ukaw” died down to nothing, and as Upos erased all the magical Sibukaw, the names of those that were turned to ‘Creatures of Eternal Steam’, were attached to “Sib” paying homage to the cooling tree, and were named to the respective island they belong to, which most probably explains why the names of the three left islands are so, i.e., “Sibale”, “Simara” (formerly, “Sibara”) & “Banton” (formerly, “Sibanton”). Eventually, the cursed creatures’ names, who keep on crying “Kahapre!” were later reduced to “Ka’pre”!‬

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

03/08/2023

Raiav, Deity of the First Fire, the greatest ever ignited, the hottest ever kindled, the fiercest ever enflamed.

Able of burning anything, he is, if he wishes. And although, already so strong and saturated in power, he is capable of reaching an even higher peak of vehemence both when the sun is at its highest and at its lowest. He is able to draw any unused fire, flares, embers and even warmth towards himself. He can be extremely calm too, but only under very rare circumstances. Only, it has yet to be deciphered by human beings.

He once trapped himself inside a submerged volcano to gain better control of the power he possesses, as it got to a point where he lost his dominion over it and accidentally casted an unimaginable, grave holocaust that burned all kinds of beings and lives it engulfed.

Together with him, he took all sorts of fire above ground and into confinement that no fire could ever be ignited nor made on land.

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

02/08/2023

MAHALING [ma-ha-ling]

[var.]
“Mahaling / Mapaapot”
|Asi
*as checked from https://www.webonary.org/asi/browse/browse-vernacular-english/ - as recalled by the author

“Mapaapot / Madabok”
|Ini - Romblon
* as recalled by the author

“Mapaapot”
|Ini - Sibuyan
*as verified by Arra Mendoza |

“Madabok”
|Onhan
*as rationalized by Dan Mandia |

‪[def.]‬
‪v. About to make, arrange or build a fire, typically with the use of any mound or pile of firewood, random twigs or charcoal in a hearth or in a charcoal stove.‬

In Asi, it could mean, to ask or get a fire from a nearby source.

‪[myth]‬

[chronicle]
‪In what is now called the ‘Tres Islas’ a.k.a. the ‘Maghali Islands’ as they are known to be related in terms of their spoken language or perhaps, that is only simply how it evolved to. But what actually there used to be, were eight (8) islets forming like a ‘hearth’ and they were formerly known as “Ma’haling nak Puyon”, which in “Asi” translates to as, ‘A gathering about to ignite a fire’, only the first & last words were mistaken over time for “Maghali” as in ‘relatives’ and “Puyo” as in ‘islet/s’, respectively.‬

‪But those islets weren’t just there as random landscapes coincidentally circling a body of water. What they are, are tips of a submerged crater of a volcano lying beneath the surrounded sea, the actual bearer of the islands’ collective name. The volcano, however, would only ever be seen during the hottest point of the dry season - ‘kwaresma’, where the lowest of tides only occur. But, do not be mistaken, as “Ma’haling nak Puyon” used to be the most active and vicious volcano ever recorded in history. And that has something to do with what was inside it.‬

‪In the past, it was believed that a ‘Deity of Great Flames’ known as “Raiav” (connoting the “Asi” term “Rayab”, which means ‘flame’) sealed itself inside the volcano to limit its destructive power as he has yet to master it. And at the onset of the confinement of the said being, the crater began to release hot, burning steams above the surface of the water and even on each inner side of the islands that eventually killed every flora & all the faunas that were not able to escape, due to the unbearable heat that they were exposed to. And this account could still be traced until today, especially in one of the islands that is known now as ‘Banton’, where places like “Mainit” & “Nasunogan”, both located at the inner side of the island, remain indicative of how it used to be.‬

‪Amazingly though, while the other half of each island were still perfectly thriving, a magical tree, almost similar to what is now known as “Sibukaw” (Sappanwood or Indian Redwood), began to fill the burnt side of the islands. This kind of tree was able to release a cool atmosphere to its surrounding that countered the burning steam and regained the total habitability for each island, thus allowed for the floras & faunas to thrive back. Little did the people then know that it was actually through Raiav’s effort to make up for the destruction his power has caused that he was able to give birth to what is referred to as a ‘Deity’s Amulet’, typically in the form of a fairy-like creature, who grew back the greens in the vicinity. Its kind was later known to all folks as “Amulit”…

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[disclaimer]
This is just a personal project. It is not recommended to use this material/s for scholarly purposes. Half of the contents are straight out of the author’s faculty of imagination.

27/07/2023

Adding this little “fun fact” segment here, simply, to give contrast to what is factual from what is fictional from all of the contents on this platform.

If you know any interesting facts about our dear Province of Romblon, be it macro or micro in scope, please do not hesitate to reach out and share them.

As how some of our Romblomanons would put it:
“Sa makatuuran lang kita!”[Ini] or what is currently and widely spoken in our country right now, “Sa true lang!”[Tag-lish], which simply translates to ‘Let’s stick to the facts!’.

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This is just a personal project. It is not recommended for anyone to use this material/s for scholarly purposes without actually verifying it, yourself. Half of the contents are straight out of the creator’s faculty of imagination.

11/07/2023

Alimpuyo will return shortly!

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