Terms of Engagement

Talampasan - Pertaining to the qualities of a plateau, Talampas. Subjectively sensible. In the context of this blog, "Leveling"

Tampalasan - Villainous, felonious, walang hiya. A superstitious and cowardly lot.

Puñales! - "Daggers!" Used as an expletive by various characters in Jose Rizal's novels.

¡Caiigat Cayo! - "Be slippery as an eel." Subversive pamphlet purportedly published by Jose Rizal in response to ¡Caingat Cayo!

¡Caingat Cayo! - "Beware." a pamphlet published by Fr. Jose Rodriguez denouncing the novel El Filibusterismo as mortally sinful.

The little text under the title - "Of malicious books and writings"

The author - Anthony Cruz. Young, raging liberal, Filipino, Chinese, all of the above, brave as a lion, tender as a lamb. This isn't the name I commonly use. I share that name with too many people and far be it from me to sully it with my iniquities.