SACADA

sacada

alan navarra

a catalog of commodities from a period of glorious tumult

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WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

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hello sacada: a catalog of commodities from a period of glorious tumult is about making the most of how little one has the title comes from the word “sakada”, a word i picked up living in negros occidental, philippines, which refers to the contract workers that “hacienderos” (sugar plantation owners) hire to do hard labor for their lands it draws on the feeling of selling out which is why the book is designed the way it is anyway here are the first few pages to give you a sneak peek enjoy!

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item in the form of a phrase, verse, sentence, or visual item code. note necessarily dictates the order of how to read the book. it is not recommended that this book not be read in one sitting, but we all know that’s never going to happen price of said item, based on cost of production/ creation and value to the creator. additional charges may apply depending on size, dimension, medium, quantity, and use. icons page number

icons icons indicate how items were made or what they can do in order to elevate the reading experience someone said this in real life and now it’s in here so there

item was created when copious amounts of marijuana were smoked

inspired by a twisted office-related incident best forgotten but yeah

divinely inspired

people involved in the creation of item were irresponsibly drunk

item is based on event mired in anger and self-destruction

inspired by a family-related incident best buried under layers of regret

a penis was involved in the creation of item

item stems from demons in the head and should be used with care

dedicated to a person in real life. could be you and it’s all your fault

based on a life-changing experience and will probably be applicable to readers

looks great on apparel and merchandise so when it’s available you should buy

inspired by the saddest shit know to its creators and must be handled with care

this is a trident comb which means item can be weaponized or used to make you look & sound cool or all of the above

previously featured in amazing collections of words and images so you should totally check those out Php 650

the sacada godservant the three-horned, mouthless skull is a weapon of silence forged out of the blood of those who rebuilt worlds from the wounded head of their creator, it is a symbol of war and death, a warning and a mark of pride. mark of beast and builder, watcher and destroyer DIE0001 Php 30000

codex we stand against our own beliefs whores, militants, renegades, emperors, saints, slayers, slaves. we are the branded the silent screamers standard-bearers in the shadows we are the winged and fallen we are the dreams of icarus the god-killers the broken knees the endangered the roaches the prison of man we are sacada we are statistic bleached, unpopular misguided and hollow-pointed hammered and nailed we are coin and purse we are where the real stories are we are the reason the popular thrive we are smoke, mirror, and lightning we are sacada world-builders, blade cutters glass ceiling breakers, babel destroyers we are sacada and this world is ours DIE0002 Php 8150

DIE0003 Php 350

“Dear Lord, I pray that her parents never find about about us going to my place almost everyday. This is the only thing we have. Please also guide us na hindi siya mabuntis.

I wouldn’t know what to do. Sana po dumating na period niya ngayon.

Salamat. I promise na that will be the last time na talaga.”

DIE0004 Php 350 “Dear God. Bakit ang daming tanga sa mundo? Please help me na hindi ako ma-associate sa kanila. Tulungan niyo po akong maging matalino at masayahin at magkapera at magiging happy at sana ito rin ang gusto mo para sa akin. Also, sana di ako tumaba.”

DIE0005 Php 1250

true love knows that losing is half the battle

this world wants to simplify itself but isn’t willing to pay

when everything seems to be within reach, nothing stays within your grasp

DIE0006 Php 850

DIE0007 Php 850

DIE0008 Php 1250

DIE0009 Php 1150

DIE0010 Php 1850

you look like a dried frog’s vagina

you are the rich kids you hate +++ you are the only family you’ll break

DIE0012 Php 850

DIE0013 Php 850

DIE0011 Php 2500

the 27 until i die collection a.

through dashboard nirvana and slithering confessionals, through tumbles unplugged and torrential pains. when words become weapons and music is messiah this is the hunt for flesh and soul. this is where we find who and how we love

DIE0014 Php 400

DIE0015 Php 850

A MAN wakes up burning in the flames of fear AND anxiety, and hopING FOR a new day “Dear God. Please give me the strength to be positive today. Ang hirap kasi na nakikita ko siya araw-araw na nakangiti na parang wala lang nangyari. Tangina sana maka-get over na ko. 2 years na kasi. Also, I pray na hindi ako pangit.�

what’s right is what breaks hearts and leaves the night long, empty, and cold DIE0016 Php 850

the night levels the playground of desire DIE0017 Php 850

i keep wishing that it builds up to something but it never does: all this living. all this waking up. all this pushing. all this trying. all this running. laughing. crying. eating. waiting. smiling. holding. hugging. fucking. falling. dancing. drinking. partying. screaming. singing. talking. kissing. writing. typing. cooking. fighting. listening. playing. sailing. telling. wishing. changing. living.

DIE0019 Php 850 pain is the last and most persistent of all teachers

DIE0022 Php 5250

broken dishes don’t need to be washed DIE0018 Php 650 if you had a secret, where would you fuck it?

DIE0020 Php 275 you get to decide which bullshit to deal with and this isn’t it DIE0021 Php 650

don’t be the guy who got on the dumb bus and never got off

DIE0023 Php 850

DIE0024 Php 400

DIE0026 Php 400

DIE0025 Php 4100

DIE0027 Php 400

DIE0028 Php 2500

you and i will have to draw the line for ourselves DIE0029 Php 850

walang pag-ibig na nabubuo sa liwanag

how much is it worth to feel truly alive again?

DIE0030 Php 3000

DIE0031 Php 735

only the dead can talk about the unobtainable nature of real peace DIE0032 Php 2500

advice is best given by those who need it most

don’t fall for your own dreams before they are built

advocacy is dead and I am here to bury it

DIE0033 Php 250

DIE0034 Php 860

DIE0035 Php 650

you remind me of the things that I should forget DIE0036 Php 150

don’t wait for the good life to kill you DIE0037 Php 250

patience. even the dead have to wait in line

feel free to fuck things up at your own time, pace, and on your own

all your babes are belong to us

DIE0038 Php 950

DIE0039 Php 850

DIE0040 Php 450

the value of a truth rests heavily on the price of the lie you are about to sell it with DIE0041 Php 25

fear doesn’t care about the cost/ it only cares about itself DIE0042 Php 350 your name sounds better with mine DIE0044 Php 250

i am the fallacy your poems warned you about DIE0043 Php 350 our love is a golden calf molded in the image of its own demise DIE0045 Php 975

i fought the love and the love won DIE0046 Php 225

maybe I can make it right this time

DIE0047 Php 725

DIE0047 Php 250

you cannot put your trust in the things that you want puta time always

forever is never around when you think you’re ready for it

how can you contain what you cannot understand

DIE0048 Php 110

DIE0049 Php 250

DIE0050 Php 675

the summer brings the best of spring, what winter lost you’ll find within

DIE0051 Php 110

desire is the itch that wishes only to scratch itself DIE0052 Php 25

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a. caring is the first thing you need to give up when you need to get shit done fast and right

b. i am a caustic sap, causing injury to the touch, leaving only a silent apology to the self

c. i am an alice in chains song hummed by a single mom at the feet of her drunk lover, waiting for the sun to come up so she can cry on her way to the laundromat

a. there is always more to who we are than what we claim to be. but money blinds us to that fact. power inhibits the truth we deserve. and desire shuts down the calmness we require to breathe in our own magic

c. man and woman use the law against each other for the sake of their own beliefs so much that in the end everyone loses and only the rules can win

b. who defines the funk, who draws the line and splits it into two? who brings the clap back and who mixes the brew. only i, our bullshit, and you

a. there is prejudice and hate in our blood, we must accept that and deal with it or else we lose the chance to better ourselves to save our families at the point of conflict

b. they asked me what my name was, which tribe i came from, where i lived, who my parents were. but those things don’t matter because i really wished they asked me how i wanted to die

angunggoy at ang contessa

ang creep ng taguig

mvp ng mga pangit

DIE0053 Php 3500

DIE0054 Php 31500

DIE0055 Php 115000

sana hipster na lang ako DIE0056 Php 12500

the roberts of this world DIE0057 Php 8500

testofax

seroks

brood

DIE0059 Php 72500

DIE0060 Php 10500

DIE0058 Php 22000

how can it be so easy for some people to live dumb, comfortable lives and still manage to come out winning while you’re stuck there trying to right wrongs in the pathetic comforts of your own suckspace DIE0061 Php 900

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christ, just don’t already. i mean, no DIE0062 Php 25

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you get around to doing one good thing out of six hundred attempts and it’s still shit compared to the dumb, successful shit entitled people do for attention

save yourself from the vague and silent desperation of the dying academe

DIE0063 Php 950

DIE0064 Php 25

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fuck your art, fuck poetry, fuck your films

do you really think you’re the only fucker i can fall in love with

only in death can there be perfection

DIE0065 Php 950

DIE0066 Php 1100

DIE0067 Php 25 033

interested in the full, printed version? sacada will soon be carried by select bookstores nationwide but you can order one now on lazada.com.ph via this link: http://bit.ly/29sSvxn thank you! alan navarra issuu.com/arnavarra facebook.com/arnavarra.ph instagram.com/arnavarra wearesacada.tumblr.com

sacada: a catalog of commodities from a period of glorious tumult philippine copyright Š 2016 by alan navarra