HEAR ME OUT - I am a POC, a Filipino who realized a bit too late about how cool my country is.
I'm so sick of just sitting back and seeing my pre-colonial culture fade into obscurity like this.
I've been thinking of making literally any media-related thing for Bikol / Bicol mythology to maybe help it become more known cause I really think it's super decent and was highly impressed when I first learned bits about it on the internet years ago.
This is why I made that post about Bulan a few months/years back cause i'm just... so passionate abt this alright?
Every time I remember that Bikol myths could be mainstream if only the right pieces of media was published by now, i just.... feel so bad
I just want to produce something memorable and will make the internet go nuts over it.
I just want to make our culture, like, mainstream.
No more Philippines as just an outsourcing country that's used for manpower and left to fade into obscurity.
It doesn't even have to be me, but if you want something done, sometimes you yourself have to work on it.
If any of you folks want to help bring an idea to life, I'll be all ears.
We could do a book, a webcomic, a game, an album, literally anything. I'm technically still just a young adult with no money and no job but I want to work on something I can be proud of, even if there's no pay.
And while exactly zero people will probably respond, just let this be my promise to myself, and also a message to hold accountability. I'm putting this out on the internet (granted, the deeper parts, but still) so I convince myself better to do this.
As a side note, someone has actually written a book Percy Jackson-style about this, I've read it and while there's a lot to criticise about it and stuff to improve upon, it was still a step in the right direction!
The book is entitled The Seventh Moon by Jeremiah Cordial. Check it out and support the author if you can.
I wanna create a piece of media regarding Bicolano mythology as a passion project, so if you have a similar drive, don't hesitate to hit me up and we could work on one! Or don't lmao, either way i'm doing smth!
