Been Looking Into Filipino Mythology Again Cause I’m Working On Ocs And I Thought I’d Share Some

diyan masalanta, tagalog deity

diyan masalanta is the tagalog goddess of love, conception, and childbirth, and the protector of lovers. 

redrew my girls last year for this year’s maynananggal!

Philippine gods & goddesses.

Introducing you Philippine mythology! I didn't include them all though! Maybe I'll continue it in future blogs?

Bathala

— Bathala reigns supreme in the heavens, though his beginnings were not necessarily so set.

— The head honcho of the gods in the Tagalog myths.

— The god is known to have married a mortal woman, and from her sprang three of his powerful offspring: Apolaki (God of War and Guardian of the Sun), Mayari (Goddess of the Moon), and Tala (Goddess of the Stars).

Mayari and Apolaki

— Apolaki and Mayari both fought over the Earth’s dominion.

— The sun god wanted to be the sole ruler, but the goddess of the moon wanted an equal share.

— This resulted in a ferocious battle. Apolaki took one of his sister's eyes, but regretted it, and conceded.

— He then ruled the earth with Mayari, only they would rule at different times.

— In the day, it was Apolaki’s moment, and at night, Mayari shone in the sky (though her luminescence is dimmer, due to the loss of one eye).

Hanan

— According to some myths, Hanan is the daughter of Bathala. The goddess has Mayari and Tala as her sisters.

— Hanan is the goddess of morning, dawn, child birth, and new beginnings.

— It is said that she is the deity most important when people enter a new age or a new phase in their life.

Tala

— Daughter of Bathala.

— Ruler of the stars.

The Marias

— Maria Cacao, Maria Makiling, and Maria Sinukuan are mountain goddesses (or fairies) with their own separate jurisdictions.

— The most famous of the three, Maria Makiling, is the guardian of Mount Makiling, located in Laguna.

— Maria Cacao watches over Mount Lantoy in Cebu, and it is said that her domain houses the Cacao plants, a useful ingredient in most Filipino chocolate delicacies.

— Lastly, Maria Sinukuan holds dominion over Mount Arayat in Pampanga. There, she is said to bring forth bountiful harvests from the mountain’s fruit trees.

Dian Masalanta

— Diyan Masalanta is the tagalog goddess of love, conception, and childbirth, and the protector of lovers. 

First Moves (SakuAtsu)

Atsumu had always been the one to make the first move, may it be through messages or asking Kyoomi out for dates. Kiyoomi got so accustomed to it that he panics when Atsumu doesn't message him for an entire day. He goes back to their messages and rereads them.

Everything's fine. Atsumu used emojis, sent him some memes and even some selfies. So, he evaluates his responses to make sure he didn't sound uninterested or check if he could've said something that might've offended Atsumu or put him in a bad mood. But in the end, he found nothing out of the usual.

"Stop overthinking it. He tells you things he doesn't like, so there's no need to panic," Kiyoomi whispers to himself, but he still finds himself pressing the call button.

Kiyoomi hears the ringing, and his heart immediately starts beating erratically.

What if he's busy? What if he finds it annoying? What if everything's fine and I look like I'm too clingy? What if he gets mad?

All these questions keep running in Kiyoomi's head, making it difficult to make the first move. He sighs as his thoughts get the better of him, but before he could even turn off the call, Atsumu's voice pulls him out of his head.

"Hey, Omi-kun! What's up?" Atsumu asks on the other side. Kiyoomi gulps and straightens his back as he tries to keep his composure.

"Nothing," Kiyoomi answers, there's silence on the other side of the line, and this makes Kiyoomi panic once again.

"Oh, then why'd you call?" Atsumu asks. His tone's normal, and yet Kiyoomi still feels like something's off.

"I just missed you," Kiyoomi whispers, it was so small that Atsumu almost didn't catch it, "I'm sorry for bothering you so late at night,"

"What? No, don't apologize! I like it, actually," Atsumu says, "it makes my heart really soft hearing you say you miss me,"

Kiyoomi can imagine Atsumu smiling on the other end of the line, and this made him feel silly for panicking over Atsumu not messaging him.

"So, what now?" Kiyoomi asks as he lays on his bed with a calmer heart and a smile on his face.

"I don't know, tell me about your day. I just slept the entire day, so I don't have much," Atsumu answers.

Kiyoomi smiles, "okay,"

Kiyoomi then proceeds to tell Atsumu about his day, and they ended up talking until past nine. Once Atsumu notices, he says, "Omi, we have to go to sleep. We still have Saturday training,"

"Oh," Kiyoomi says and turns to the clock, "I guess this is good night then,"

"Yeah," Atsumu says, "but before you hang up,"

"What is it?"

"I just wanted you to know that it made me really happy that you called," Atsumu says, making Kiyoomi grin wide, "Then I'll call you more often,"

Kiyoomi doesn't hear a response, but he does hear a muffled scream which makes him chuckle, "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow morning,"

"Okay, Omi-kun, good night. I love you," Atsumu says, making Kiyoomi's heart run wild.

"Good night, I love you too, Atsumu," Kiyoomi says and hangs up before turning on his side and sleeping with a smile on his face now that he knows that making the first move won't annoy Atsumu.

Guess who’s back, back again! Under the cut you’ll find a list of Filipino names with their gender, origin and meanings. If you have any you’d like to add, just go ahead and reblog the post with your own additions, and I’ll be sure to update them on the original post when I see them! Please like/reblog if this is helpful.

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Different Ways of Walking

hello, hello! good morning, i woke up early today... for reasons i'm not to crazy about. but i decided to do a post, for ya'll.

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walk: move on one's feet. We walked to town.

limp: walk unevenly because one leg is hurt. That man is hurt, he's limping.

hobble: walk with difficulty. The old man hobbled along the street with the aid of his stick.

stagger: walk unsteadily as if about to fall. He was so drunk that he staggered all the way home.

stumble: stagger. She stumbled upstairs and into bed.

lurch: stagger. The drunken man was lurching along the street.

tiptoe: walk on the tips of one's toes. She tiptoed to the bed so as not to wake the baby.

stroll: walk for pleasure. They strolled around the park.

amble: walk at a slow, leisurely pace. They ambled along for miles.

saunter: stroll. They sauntered around the park.

wander: move without a fixed purpose or destination. They enjoy wandering through the countryside.

roam: wander. They roamed through the streets for hours.

ramble: walk for pleasure with no particular destination. He likes rambling around in the country.

mooch: wander, walk slowly without any purpose. John mooched about the shops.

meander: walk in a slow, relaxed way instead of taking the most direct way possible. (Rivers also meander). As I was sitting in the park, I watched as couples seemed to meander around happily.

stride: walk with long steps. She strode across the fields.

strut: walk in a proud way, with the chest out and trying to look important. He strutted past us, ignoring our greeting.

swagger: walk proudly, strut. After winning the first prize, the player swaggered about proudly.

stalk: walk in a proud or angry way, with long steps. The teacher turned and stalked out of the classroom.

sashay: walk in a confident way, moving the body from side to side, especially so that people look at you. The models sashayed down the aisle showing their clothes.

trudge: walk slowly and with effort because one is tired. We were very tired after trudging through the deep snow for two hours.

shuffle: walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting one's feet off the ground. His legs were aching so much that he shuffled to bed.

stump: walk heavily and stiffly. They stumped up the hill.

plod: walk with heavy steps or with difficulty. Labourers plodded home through the muddy fields.

pace: walk with regular steps. He paced up and down the platform, waiting for the train.

march: walk with regular steps of equal length. Demonstrators marched through the streets of the city.

parade: walk or march together to celebrate or protest. Demonstrators paraded through the streets of the city.

crawl: move slowly with the body close to the ground or on hands and knees. A baby crawls before he can walk.

toddle: walk with short unsteady steps. Her two-year-old son toddled into the room.

edge: move gradually with small movements. Paul decided to edge away from the crowd.

creep: move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground. The cat crept silently towards the bird.

sneak: go quietly and secretly in order to avoid being seen or heard. The boy sneaked in without paying.

pad: walk softly and quietly. The child padded barefoot down the stairs.

prowl: walk slowly and quietly because you are involved in a criminal activity or because you are looking for something. Street gangs usually prowl this alley.

slide: move smoothly over a surface. I was sliding on the ice.

slip: slide accidentally. She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.

dash: move quickly and suddenly, rush. I must dash or I'll miss the train.

dart: move quickly and suddenly in the specified direction. She darted away when I came in.

scamper: run quickly and playfully. The children were scampering up the steps.

sprint: run very quickly for a short distance. The kids sprinted down the stairs.

jog: run slowly and steadily, as a way of exercising. She goes jogging everyday.

trip over: catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall. He tripped over the step and fell.

scuttle: move quickly with short steps, because you are afraid or do not want to be noticed. The mouse scuttled off when we entered the room.

scurry: move quickly with short steps, because you are in a hurry. He was late so he had to scurry off to work.

skip: move forward with quick steps and jumps. The child skipped with joy towards his father.

lope: run with long steps. The man loped off after the ball.

lollop: run with long awkward steps. The dog came lolloping down the path.

tear: run or move quickly in a dangerous or careless way. When the storm started, they tore back into the house.

rush: hurry, move quickly because you need to get somewhere soon. She was late so she decided to rush off down the hall.

hop: move by jumping on one foot. The man hopped down the road after hurting his foot.

trip: walk with short quick steps, usually as young girls do. The little girl tripped happily up the road.

lunge: make a sudden movement towards somebody or something. The boxer lunged forward and grabbed his opponent by the arm.

scramble: climb up or down, or over something quickly and with difficulty. They had to scramble up to the top of the hill to see the view.

hike: take a long walk in the mountains or countryside, as an adventure. The group hiked up to the top of the hill.

trek: hike; make a long, difficult journey on foot. For ten days she trekked across the mountains of China.

paddle (UK), wade (US): walk for pleasure without shoes or socks in water that is not very deep. The children were paddling in the lake.

waddle: walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to another, used especially to talk about birds or people with fat bodies. The fat man waddled off to the restaurant for lunch.

prance: walk with high steps or large movements, in a confident way. She pranced around her room, pretending to be an actress.

frogmarch: force somebody to walk by holding his arms tightly by his side, usually because of bad behaviour. The prefect frogmarched the boy to the detention room.

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Gen was scared but not anymore

I looked back at all scenes with Gen in Tsukasa Empire and I noticed interesting thing. Gen would never stay on Tsukasa’s side because he NEVER felt comfortable there. He looked actually scared and always with his guard up. He never smiled in genuine way. He kept his distance. He wasn’t fine with Tsukasa’s plan. I actually think Gen wore bags with fake blood not since he found Ishigami Village but since he noticed how messed up Tsukasa is. He wore that to protect himself in Tsukasa Empire and it just happened to be more useful against Magma. I really feel bad for Gen. He looked miserable around Tsukasa only looking for chance to escape.

But then he joined Senku’s group in permanent way and his whole attitude changed. He started to smile in genuine way. He felt comfortable and that let him enjoy spending time with people. He started to mess around without fear of getting hurt by some meathead who wouldn’t understand the joke. Gen himself even said that Senku’s side is the safest place on the world. He is really happy now.

“Let’s pretend that the giant sky serpent who roamed the ancient sky regurgitates the six moons it has consumed one by one ; that the first man and woman refused to devour the forbidden. That we existed before we were two boys banished from paradise, before humanity defied the gods, before mythology was passed by tongue in front of the dying embers of firelight, before creation and chaos, before sin, before I met the boy with eyes that retold the same old story of men who succumbed to the desire for tragedy; foreshadowing our fates, before I loved him. And there was nothing but light in the vastness of existence. Tonight, I will devour him in the dark; not for sin nor for defiance, but like the legend of the bakunawa: to devour the last moon in infinite cycles for millennia to come, to quench the hunger and yearning for the light that resides in him.”

— “Bakunawa ” (via floralbruisesx)