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Greater Things
from Putobumbong 2022
by The Angelite
Puto Bumbong
Puto Bumbong is a holiday issue consisting of Christmas comic stories, poems, and arts of The Angelite, the official student publication of the Holy Angel University. For comments and suggestions you may see or contact us: The Angelite’s Office, Basement, Pedro G. Nepomuceno Bldg., Holy Angel University, Sto. Rosario., Angeles City, Pampanga. Email Address: theangelite1937@gmail.com theangelite.putobumbong@gmail.com Facebook: fb.com/angelite Twitter: twitter.com/theangelite1937 Instagram: instagram.com/theangelite1937 This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission of authors and artists except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews permitted by copyright law.
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Portions of this book are works of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblances to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Cover Design by Angela Manaloto Layout Design by Winston Adam Lejarde and John Maurice Cruz
Editor’s Note
Christmas is celebrated and perceived differently by people for countless reasons. And one of those reasons is that although we are in the same Christmas season, we are still in our own season of our lives.
For some, they are in the season of waiting and testing. There may be a sense of longing and impatience at this season but certainly there is hope. Meanwhile, there are people who are in their season of harvesting and winning which can be as blissful as it can be; yet all the rock bottoms and difficult roads cannot be denied.
In the 5th edition of Puto Bumbong, distinct Christmas stories and messages were conveyed along with our creative expressions. This year’s holiday issue mirrors the spirit of Christmas that can be seen not only in love, charity, and joy but also in forgiveness, acceptance, memories, boundaries and simplicity.
No matter what season you are in right now, we hope that Puto Bumbong will bring warmth to your hearts. This is a gift for everyone crafted by people who are in different seasons too that came together to bring out these stories.
On behalf of The Angelite family, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Princess Payumo
Editor-in-Chief, The Angelite
Table of Contents
Angge’s Midnight Feast.......................................................7
Liham Mula sa Kasama.....................................................11
December’s Cold Again....................................................21
To the Christmas that we all love......................................25
Acknowledgements..........................................................39
Greater Things
by Xia Xinjie
