Teka, Wait...Pasilip Muna!

By J Corcinto

Excited ka na ba? Here's the first look at a few chapters of J. Corcinto's much-awaited first novel, "Teka Wait...Di Ako Prepared!" If you'd like to know what it's all about, read on... and thank you for your support!

• Language: Tagalog
• Publisher: Arcenciel Publishing
• Release date: Nov 20, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310500138

J Corcinto

J. Corcinto is the second in a brood of four boys. He has a doppelganger named Julian, loves to cook and tend to his garden. He enjoys being a bimbo ninety percent of the time. As a kid, he enjoyed winning prizes for writing and communicating with people, but never really thought of doing anything about it. He meandered through life for more than a decade after school, working as a domestic flight steward and eventually handling Learning & Development for BPOs in the Philippines. But somewhere along the way, J. Corcinto started dreaming again. And he has written the debut novel for Arcenciel Publishing, an independent publishing company aimed at publishing stories of diversity.

Book preview

About The Book

Phillip Valdez aims to acquire majority stocks of one of the Philippines’ leading television networks. He agrees to an interview from the country’s leading lifestyle and features magazine in the hopes of drumming up some good PR, but is shocked to be interviewed by the intimidating Grace Potenciano, who seems to stop at nothing in order to dig deep into the sordid details of his past.

The story takes its readers through the life of a young boy called Pip, whose life in the lower middle class suburbs of Third World Philippines is encumbered by the repressive treatment he endures in his own household. Burdened by his growing realization of his own sexuality, he escapes through school until his world is shaken senseless with the arrival of Lemuel Rodriguez.

Through Lemuel, Pip is taken down a path of self-discovery, heartbreak and drugs, until it seems nothing in his life is left worth redeeming. He begins to weave his way through an assorted group of characters, finding friendship and acceptance.

But will he find what he’s looking for?

Pasasalamat

Wow. I’m writing this. I kept myself from writing this part of the book because, frankly, I didn’t think it would ever come to this point. I should have slapped myself silly whenever