Epics make good entertainment
Are any of you familiar with Filipino epics?

They are actually quite entertaining in their own silly way. These epics were made by our pre-colonial ancestors as a way of.. I don't really know. BASTA. Within these epics are their ideals- what they hold to be the highest form of good.

ANYWAY. They're actually really funny. I do not mean to ridicule our ancestors. By funny, I simply mean entertaining.

Lam Ang, once pulled out of his mother's womb, (apparently he could speak then), he told his mommah that his name should be Lam Ang. Wow.

Then there's this guy, once born, immediately looked for his marriage clothes or apparel (something like that). Wore it. Saw a pretty girl. Married her. Got tired of the girl, wears the clothes AGAIN. Sees a new girl. Marries her. And so the cycle continues. AMAZUNG.

This leads us to one of my favorites. Tuwaang attends a wedding. Summarized, the story would go something like this. Tuwaang receives a message from the wind that he should go to this wedding. He does. At the wedding were many heroes, included the groom-to-be. They have a big brawl. Tuwaang kills everyone and marries the bride. NICE.

Of course, these epics are not just shallow stories all about blood, violence, and sex. These stories have underlying meanings. Like territorial expansion, the competition for power and the like. But sometimes, it's just fun reading the epics in their shallow form.

NAKAKATAWA EH.
NICE! =P