Bidli

By Mark Jude Tenedero

Felix Arthur Tan has been laughed at all his life. It's not because of his tomboy haircut or his impulse to follow rules but simply because he's morbidly obese. Yup, he's fat. Uhmm . . . let me type that again FAT, which is also his initials by the way.

He has heard all the fat jokes and he's now fed up but he has a plan to make it all go away. Will he choose to climb the corporate ladder or jump to his demise?

Follow Felix to the roof-deck as he completes his bucket list to get him that one good day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781543484045

Mark Jude Tenedero

Mark Jude Tenedero has been a theatre enthusiast all his life. He has performed several shows in local and international productions such as the longest-running Cebuano original Siddhartha, the Musical and the iconic Youve been Facebooked, the Musical. He is currently a Sales Trainer and is now connected with Fo Guang Shan Institute for the Arts in Cebu City, Philippines. Hes now venturing into writing, directing and producing values-oriented theatre shows with his production group, The Cebu Theater.

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Copyright © 2018 by Mark Jude Tenedero.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2018901673

ISBN:                 Hardcover                               978-1-5434-8406-9

                          Softcover                                 978-1-5434-8405-2

                          eBook                                       978-1-5434-8404-5

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Rev. date: 02/09/2018

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Contents

Characters

Part I

Office

Part II

Roof Deck

Part III

Conclusion

To my Family,

Thank you for teaching me to always do what’s right.

To my Fo Guang Shan Family,

Thank you for teaching us the 3 Acts of Goodness.

To my Theater Family,

Thank you for NOT making me feel like a weido when I suddenly burst into song.

Always be there for someone,

And I will always be there for you.

✓ Do Good Deeds

✓ Speak Good Words

✓ Think Good Thoughts

—3 Acts of Goodness | Fo Guang Shan

Characters

Felix – early 20’s, overweight call center agent

Marilou – Human Resource Manager

Vera – very hyper, social climber call center agent

Army – Vera’s straight-looking gay best friend

Agent 1 – tenured call center agent who has superiority complex

Agent 2 – Agent 1’s best friend, also a tenured agent

Time and Place

TGU Tower, the tallest building in Cebu Business Park at about 12AM. The story takes place in several areas starting at the elevator, HR office, office desk and rooftop.

PART I

OFFICE

(Felix is standing off center waiting for the elevator. He’s bringing his usual small shoulder bag which is disproportional to his body size)

FELIX

Hi! My name is Felix Arthur Tan. It’s been a good day so far, not like the usual. Nakalingkod ko sa front seat sa jeep ganiha unya P7 ra jud akong napliti. Usahay doble man ilang pangayo kung sa luyo ko musakay kay