Bob Ong Fans to Put up Their Own Book

People from Bobongpinoy Yahoo Group are planning to create their own book. Sort of a compilation of articles made by members.

Personally, I would want to write my own article to be published in that book. But the 500-800 word limit is like a Mount Everest for me. That might be as long as all the posts I’ve written in this blog put altogether. Also, talent would be my frostbite and the deadline is like an avalanche. Articles must be submitted until July 1.

Another burden would be the topics. Humor, love, sex, youth, family, politics, and education are the topics to choose from. Sex is removed from my choices – I’m still young to talk about that. And also politics because old people talk about that. I can’t think of anything to write about the youth because everything about the youth is just having fun. I’m not deep enough to write about family. Love? What am I going to write about love without being corny and cheesy? Writing humor would be hard because it comes out naturally – without the word count requirement and such. I want to write about education but it would surely end up being a badly written personal rant about why I hate my previous school. So, there’s no choice.

These people from the BP Yahoo Group are continuing to amaze and amuse me. They now have their book cover. Amazing people, indeed.

The only thing I’m worried is that the trend these days is that new artists or bands compile their own versions of the songs popularized by a specific group/artist into a revival album. Most of the time, the group they choose to revive songs from are uber great groups that are now defunct. I would say that Bob Ong is a great writer. Now, don’t tell me he is already defunct. =)

Most likely, I will just wait until their book is published and then grab a copy. I’m trying to refrain from doing one of my styles – If you can’t join them, mock them.

I will also lower my standards quite a bit. I know it would be hard for me to have my article published in that compilation. I would try for somewhere easier, say PDI’s Youngblood. HAHA!

That’s a bad joke.