![]() ![]() Stainless Longganisa Stainless Longganisa is a 2005 semi-autobiography by Bob Ong, and his fifth published work. One might even call them urban culture lore. ![]() ![]() Says University of the Philippines literary professor, Philippines Free Press literary editor, and award-winning poet Paolo Manalo about Bob Ong's work: "The materials he used in his books are those familiar to this generation of Filipinos. The popularity ofABNKKBSNPLAko in particular is attributed to an element of nostalgia. success of Bob Ong's book among Filipinos has been attributed to its conversational tone which uses humor to point out various absurdities inherent to Filipino culture. The title is meant to be read phonetically as "Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?!", which can be roughly translated as "Wow, I can read now?!" The novel details what are supposedly childhood memories of the author, from his earliest days as a student until his first few years at work. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! ABNKKBSNPLAko?! is a 2001 novel by Filipino author Bob Ong - his first and most popular work. ![]()
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