ruth_mostrales
History
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- 37 weeks 17 hours
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- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- 09/05/1981
- Location - Country
- Philippines
- Location - Town/City
- Quezon City
- Hometown
- Baguio City
- Favorite Writers
- Franz Kafka, Kerima Polotan Tuvera, Jose Garcia Villa, Michael Ondaatje, Fannie Flagg, Ken Kesey, Nick Joaquin, Ruel de Vera, Francis Macansantos (my teacher in College), Vickie Costina (teacher again), Og Mandino, Tracy Chevalier, Alice Walker, Saki, Shel Silverstein, Stephen Vincent Benet, Victor Hugo, Anton Chekov, Jessica Zafra, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Kate DiCamillo, John Grisham, Rick Warren, E.B. White, John Steinbeck, L.M. Montgomery, Mark Twain, Jose Rizal, Frances Hodgson Burnet and many more
- Favorite Literary Works
- <p>Metamorphosis (Kafka), The Fence (Villa), The English Patient (Ondaatje), Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Flagg), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Kesey), The Virgin (Kerima Polotan Tuvera), The House on Zapote Street (Joaquin /Quijano de Manila), Isla del Fuego (de Vera), The Choice, etc. (Mandino), The Virgin Blue (Chevalier), The Color Purple (Walker), Tobermory (Saki), The Devil and Daniel Webster (Stephen Vincent Benet), God Sees the Truth but Waits (Hugo), The Darling (Chekov), Portents (Zafra), The Little Prince/Orrin Wanga (De Saint-Exupery), Because of Winn Dixie (DiCamillo), The Streetlawyer, etc. (Grisham), The Purpose Driven Life (Warren), Stuart Little (E.B. White), Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck), Anne of Green Gables (Montgomery), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain/Clemens), Noli Me Tangere, To The Filipino Youth (Rizal), The Secret Garden (Burnett)...</p>
- Interests
- <p>Books, music, feature articles, and teaching kids. Advocacy, litigation, cross-examinations. Bones, Prison Break, Naruto, Tonde Buurin. Kimpap and Kimchi. :D</p>
- About
Ruth was happy to have been mentored by these "teachers" who inculcated in her the desire to write. Some inspired her to love literature. Others gave kind words, and recognition:
Mrs. Sanirose Comeda - Saw the "writer" in me
Mrs. Vicky Rico-Costina - Read my work in class
Ms. Florangel Hernandez - Challenged me to choose the right word every time
Mrs. Leticia Tolentino - Encouraged me to philosophize
Mrs. Elizabeth Espinosa - Made me write skits every day
Ms. Lourdes Velasco - Encouraged me to write nicely
Prof. Emmet Brown Asuncion - Instilled the love for philosophy
Dr. Francis Macansantos - told me, "Read it again, Ruth, read it again..."
Mrs. Barrientos - Thought it would be nice if I joined a workshop
Tanya T. Lara - Thought I deserved 3rd Place, and gave that to me
