HomeWelcome to "Other Stories" -- REdeLeon's primary home on the web.Aug 20, 2004
RE de Leon is a Filipino Novelist and Businessman based in Agoo, La Union in the Philippines. He recently resigned as a professor at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

To learn more about RE de Leon, visit his friendster account

To learn more about the Ma-Yi Novel Trilogy project, please await new updates at the new Ma-Yi blog page


This site is under heavy construction.

Please visit it again for more updates, coming soon.



Why "Other Stories"?


The theme of "other stories" has followed me around since my gradeschool days. (Hence "alternativity" which has been my email avatar since college.)

The basic idea is that there are certain stories that have not really found their way into the our society's conversation.

These stories (or approaches to stories) rarely find their way into the headlines, dont get discussed in polite conversation, and are only breezed through in university lectures.

They are, among others,

- the story of a sixth-grade pupil whose intellectual exploration the teacher dismisses as hubris.

- the story of an educator who finds he has more questions than answers.

- the story of a development advocate who isn't quite convinced he's advocating the right approach to development.

- the story of a storyteller in a land where stories are considered distractions from the necessary tasks of daily drudgery.

If the list seem's self centered, I'm afraid that's because a writer is limited by his formative experiences.

On the other hand, that's the point, isn't it?

The entire philosophy of focusing on "Other Stories" is summed up in the act of saying "Hey, look! My story is important too!"

Not because I have unusually important stories to tell, but because we all do.

In the end, the philosophy of "Other Stories" is about empowerment.

My story is important. Your story is important. These other stories that routinely get ignored? They matter.

They say the pen has a power that is far greater than the sword.

Here's to spreading that power a bit.

Here's to...

... the other stories.
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ronniekaua wrote on May 12
hi kuya rem ;)
san ka po sa la union?
ngfield trip kmi dun.
pallas wrote on May 10
i tag you. read my blog :-)
loveslabyrinth wrote on May 7
ok naman po...senior lead trainer namin dito sa expedia...friend ko kase sya sa friendster, nakita ko lang profile nya hehe
loveslabyrinth wrote on May 7
kuya rem, d'you know dia ayate? maria saudia ayate full name
meguielle wrote on May 2
kuya rem!!
hehe.. pahingi pics nung tribute.
salamat!!
kuratong19 wrote on Apr 23
Ma-Yi?
we could make an indie film out of it!!!
basta count me in!!!
kuratong19 wrote on Apr 23
I am king Miraz....I hate trufflehunter



-how random
diwanggising wrote on Apr 21
Ilia: Yup. Voted Diablo Cody high...hehe. The Coen brothers... I have not had enough exposure to be able to rate them.

Leslee: Gud... morning I think. hahahaha
sanyata wrote on Apr 20
And Diablo Cody too, and the Coen Brothers.
sanyata wrote on Apr 20
Natalie Portman is also one of the choices =D hehe so fun!
lesleenatividad wrote on Apr 20
Morning Rem. :)
chasecross wrote on Apr 20
Sir, we'll be shipping the shirts to some of the buyers in a few days time. We only have white shirts in large sizes, though. How many designs will you be getting?
tiptoed wrote on Apr 20
hi rem, thanks for adding me as your friend.
lesleenatividad wrote on Apr 17
Meron din ako... kanina pang 4 PM... grabi...
lesleenatividad wrote on Apr 17
Hi rem... wala lang... ahahahaha...
alexblastique wrote on Apr 17
Sir Rem, Kamusta na? Thanks for the approval..God bless.
loversdontcry wrote on Apr 11
kuya rem! =) yung prince caspian ah. hehe.

musta? :)
lenzkydai wrote on Apr 10
oo nga no? hahaha, sige, ilalagay ko na po! :p
lenzkydai wrote on Apr 10
kuya rem, nadaanan mo na ba ang group ng navkids? hehehe
diwanggising wrote on Apr 4
:-D
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