The Ena J. Person Map
Hullo! I'm ENA J. from the Philippines. She/her, Year of the Wood Pig. History professor and dispenser of lukewarm book takes and poetry recommendations. Massive oversharer. This is no ordinary map you hold in your hands.
( About )
Things I like
My hometown of Cagayan de Oro, in the Philippines
Ham-and-cheese-and-pineapple pizza
The four-year journey towards my degree in AB History, Minor in French
Younger cousins reading the books I recommend
A time capsule in Manila that's set to be opened in February 2045
Xiao long bao with just the right amount of soup that explodes in my mouth
The feeling of utter disbelief that makes me put down a terrific book in the middle of reading
Cary Grant movies (or just about any black-and-white movie)
KitKat and Three Musketeers bars
My decades-old collections of postage stamps, foreign money, and dangly earrings
Causes I Support
#MarcosNotAHero #MarcosHindiBayani #StandWithTheLumad #DefendAncestralLands #FreeMylesAlbasin #FreeMabinay6 #FreeAllPoliticalPrisonersPH #ClimateActionNow
( Books )
📖 I've been reading since I was two years old, and by now I've read from nearly every major genre that exists. I know my way around Greek, Roman, and Arthurian myths. Classics aren't exactly my strongest suit, but I've read my fair share of them and I'm familiar with who wrote what. The NA genre is my one guilty pleasure in literature. I enjoy the occasional relatively contemporary poem, usually something by Anne Carson or Ada Limón. And here are the books I've loved over the years:
Series
Lumatere Chronicles
The Edge Chronicles
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Inheritance Cycle
Graceling Realm Series
Septimus Heap
Broken Earth Trilogy
Arc of a Scythe
The Poppy War
Ember Quartet
Temeraire
Sevenwaters
The Kyoshi Novels
The Founders Trilogy
An Ember in the Ashes Series
Six of Crows Duology
Winternight Trilogy
The Lost Queen Trilogy
Trese Komiks
The Sandman
Y: The Last Man
Millennium Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Standalones
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Uprooted
Circe
Pachinko
The Ghost Bride
The Wolf in the Whale
Once Upon A River
Hench
Stardust
Beach Read
The Flat Share
Love from A to Z
Seeing Miss Heartstone
The Love Hypothesis
( Shows )
📺 I mostly watch on Netflix, and I like looking at non-English shows every once in a while. I have a love-hate relationship with subtitles.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Legend of Korra
The Last Kingdom
The Good Place
Outlander
Hilda
Derry Girls
Sherlock (Bbc)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Kim's Convenience Store
Carmen Sandiego
Stranger Things
Black Mirror
Spinning Out
The Crown
Sex Education
Normal People
Community
Lovesick / Scrotal Recall
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Crash Landing on You
GLOW
Dark
The Witcher
The Queen's Gambit
The Baby-Sitters Club
Lupin dans l’ombre d’Arsène
( Projects )
♦️ SUNNYBOOK FARM is a Discord server for fellow 18+ bookworms from the Philippines, hosted by me. Join our community of lovely people here.
The SUNNYBOOK FARM READING CHALLENGE is this year's main community event, and you don't need to be a server member to participate. Prompts and other mechanics are available here.
♦️ FLY(ER) ON THE WALL is the blog I've been running since 2016, and it is my pride and joy. Here is the link to the blog, and these are the things I usually post there:
— Notes on books, films, TV series, music, podcasts, games, and other media I've tried
— Resources for historians, researchers, and educators
— Commentaries on Philippine politics
— Essays about history and other nuances of the human experience
♦️ Someday — not anytime soon but God, someday, when I amass more wealth than I genuinely need, I'd like to pour that wealth into putting up at least one of these establishments in Cagayan de Oro:
REVIVAL HOUSE where young'uns can watch scheduled re-runs of classic movies; there would also be a game room, a mini-library, and a large hall for history lectures
PUBLIC PARK where folks can freely come in to stroll, ride bikes, enjoy the scenery, and spend unpolluted, quality time with one another
HALFWAY HOUSE or HOMELESS SHELTER where disadvantaged people can come in to clean up, temporarily rest, and get access to resources that could help them get a foothold in society
If you'd like to support my projects, every little bit counts!
If you'd like to simply buy me a coffee because you think I'm such a coolbean, that's also possible with the options below. Many, many, many thanks! ♥️
