#Sapphire Sandalo

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Whoa, spooky

[hinaypod]

We got a very short promo featured on the fantastic Stories with Sapphire! Around the 26:55 mark.

I also did an interview back in 2022 post-election, if you all wanna hear me rant about the dictator's son for a while.

Enjoy the horror!

[letsgethaunted]

Filipino Folklore feat. Sapphire Sandalo

This week, spooky queen Sapphire Sandalo joins us as we celebrate the last episode of Spooky Szn and the end of Filipino Heritage Month with some seriously scary Filipino Folklore!

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A looooong overdue TBT to this BANGER of a show! Avoid the fomo and get tix to our next show in #LA & on #Zoom NEXT SAT 3/25 

Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/picture-this-la-live-livestreaming-tickets-576797606167 📸: @johnmichaelsmistakes

[haichengtual]

tentatively watching new watcher stuff now that i have forgotten how i felt about their fuck up

[letsgethaunted]

I hope Nat sees this lol

Binibining Philippines 2022 National Costume Contest-Oriental Mindoro

This Tikbalang national costume is fashioned with intertwined branches of the Balete tree that forms the horse head and butterfly sleeves, and hugs the body down to its hooves to conceal the creature’s looming presence. Sheets of translucent, ghostly-white fabric are decoratively draped as its beguiling mane and tail that dance with the wind as it lurks in the shadows. The body is adorned in lace, with white pearls and rhinestones flickering like diamonds that will captivate anyone who may glimpse at this elusive mythical creature.

She had to walk on hoof-stilts and the horse eyes glow red.

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What movie should I watch-?

The body snatcher with boris karloff and Bela lugosi.

Oh my God, that's two people that should ALWAYS be together in movies.

Sudden fear! With Joan Crawford, amazing actress, pretty too.

When a stranger calls. Which I know you've seen before hailey but watch it again.

Parents, serial mom, mothers Day, or American Gothic if you're looking for more comedic psycho/Robert bloch type stuff

Donnie darko is still an amazing movie no matter how many times you watch it.

Since I know you like analog horror I'd like to present 'something scary' by sapphire sandalo. I have seen it yet but it's been on my watch list for a while and it looks horrifying.

Shivers also looks good.

Mother, may I? Is a very relationship turned oedipus movie, as it seems...very norman-esque...

I've heard AMAZING stuff about the taking of Deborah Logan.

And I present to you...'the raven' with Vincent price, amazing film.

[motziedapul]

I'm finally caught up with Hi Nay and I love it soooo much, but now I need mooore 😭Do you have any recommendations for other BIPOC horror podcasts?

Thank you so much!

Our new episode is coming this Sunday, so hope you enjoy that, but in the meantime...

I unfortunately don't get much time to listen to other podcasts much at all, but some wonderful audio drama fans have been kind enough to suggest BIPOC led titles on this post!

Though not an audio drama, I must shout out my favourite Filipina short horror story teller, Sapphire Sandalo (Stories With Sapphire), who was once part of the Snarled Youtube channel before doing her own work in the Youtube animation and audio space.

Anyone who could suggest titles with a similar vibe to Hi Nay also led by or with prominent BIPOC creators or characters, please do!

[poppy5991]

Me when I find out Sapphire Sandalo is childfree:

[letsgethaunted]

The poem translate -

The babayng way bilbil is like a kimba way. It's like there's no way to bend down, there's no way to fall. In a whisper, find out why the ocean is dirty, Why are the stones in the sink so rough? A woman's way of thinking is like a way of bamboo. It seems that there is no way to cut, and there is no way to move. There is a mystery in the bilbil that is similar to the mystery in the forest: Fairy in the navel at the waterfall, minu in the heart on the bank. The wayward woman is like a curvy road, It's like a hill without a climb, a church without a bell. The bilbilon woman is like a fairy tale full of metaphors: In the endless whisper, my prayers will be filled

∘₊✧{Ang Babayng Way Bilbil} - Adonis Durado∘₊✧ and the Perfectionism of a Woman's Imperfections

"Ang babayng way bilbil kay morag baybay nga way kimba.

Morag sigay nga way bukobuko, tabugok nga way ata.

Sa bilbil mahibaw-an nganong bawron ang kadagatan,

Nganong gansang-gansangon ang mga batu sa hunasan.

Ang babayng way bilbil kay morag kawayang way buku.

Morag dapaw nga way katul, langub nga way tangu.

May misteryo ang bilbil nga susama sa misteryo sa lasang:

Engkanto sa pusod sa busay, minu sa pus-on sa pangpang.

Ang babayng way bilbil kay morag dan nga way kurbada,

Morag bungtod nga way subida, simbahan nga way kampana.

Ang babayng bilbilon morag sugilanong puno sa pasumbingay:

Sa gaawas-awas nga bilbil, magbunok ang akong pauraray."

. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .. ⋅ ˚̣- : ✧ : – ⭒ ⊹ ⭒ – : ✧ : -˚̣⋅ .

BEAUTY STANDARDS ARE LOW STANDARDS

Most Filipinos admire the following characteristics:

Fair skin - kids are told at a very young age to stay away from the sun because they will get dark and look “ugly.” Hence the rapid incline of bleaching products and whitening supplements.

Long, straight black hair - which may either be natural or rebonded

Tall nose - People like a nose with defined and proper eurocentric features.

Eyes, preferably slanted - the crescent shape eyes or the type of eyes that disappear when you smile is much coveted. That’s what most Filipinos love about Chinitas / tos

Lastly, a slim body type.

In other words, a rather un-Filipino appearance. Some claim that Filipinos never really recovered from their colonial mentality. Others argue that having dark complexion is too frequent in this area or that it is synonymous with poverty. The stereotypical beauty standards of Filipinos is highly unfair and demands too much for natural beauty itself.

A lot of Filipino women get pressured by these beauty standards and they try to appeal to them, disregarding their natural beauty. One of these imperfections are body flabs, or bilbil. The stereotype of a "beautiful" Filipino woman is having a slimmer body. Everyone is born different and with a different body, so why should there be a specific standard of beauty when everyone is so diverse in appearance?

ABOUT THE POEM

Ang Babayng Way Bilbil is a three stanza poem with four lines each. It is a free verse poem with a reflective atmosphere. Its imagery is thick and uses a lot of compare and contrast, or parallelisms.

The first lines in every stanza has the phrase "ang babayng way bilbil" followed by a comparison of another material. These materials have important aspects that display their purpose. He uses these metaphors and similes to deliver the main point of the poem.

EXAMPLES:

baybay nga way kimba

sigay nga way bukobuko

kawayang way buko

dan nga way kurbada

Durado compares a woman without flabs to materials without their aspects, such as a church without a bell or a bamboo without a sturdy stem. On the last two lines of each stanza, he proceeds to tell the significance of these imperfections to our identities.

A REFLECTION

Upon firstly reading the poem, I found it difficult to understand because of the deep Bisaya. I had to reread it a few times to get the general idea, and ask my parents to decipher the words to pick out the smaller meanings of each line and word.

The poem is a literary piece much needed to be read by those insecure of themselves. It encourages people to embrace their flaws as it is what makes them ultimately unique. People are imperfectly perfect.

Women shouldn't follow what other people say about what makes a woman "beautiful". They shouldn't feel insecure about the strict and toxic beauty standards upheld by society. What they think are "flaws" are exactly what makes them their own person; their own selves. Everyone has their own unique features, and each one is just as beautiful as those societal beauty norms.

This poem captures the importance of validating one's self and accepting and acknowledging the physical flaws of people. It is a poem that must be recognized more, especially this era where the youth is highly concerned with their physical appearance, and just pieces similar to this poem can bring reassurance that their flaws can be beautiful too.

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Sapphire Sandalo | How to Have a Supernatural Experience

Summary: In this presentation, Sapphire Sandalo will give examples of supernatural experiences she's had, using he own cultural beliefs as a back drop. She'll also describe what these experiences mean, why the occur, and how you can possibly have an experience yourself

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Meet Cree, Anais's cousin, and Belinda, Cree's girlfriend/college roommate

Designs inspired by Sapphire Sandalo and Markeia McCarty

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A Hi Nay Podcast Year - 2023

At the beginning of 2023, I got a planner that said it'll be a "Great" Year. I had to cover it up - because the last time I had a planner claiming the year would be great... it was 2020. So I covered it with one of our stickers, making it read "It'll Be A Hi Nay Podcast Year". And it was!

Here were some Highlights for what was an absolutely jam-packed HI NAY YEAR!

The Hi Nay Fundraiser

Though we didn't get to our full goal, we did get to our initial goal to keep the show going! We also got absolutely unbelievable support that we still don't know if we deserve, but we're grateful for nonetheless. Because of this fundraiser, we were able to provide honoraria to our performers and editors, as well as get to work on Act 3 of Hi Nay, which has grown much bigger than anticipated. Special thanks to Jesse Goodsell and Malaya, our top donors!

We also wanna thank our amazing P atreon supporters, who ensure we keep this show going until its planned ending!

Interviews

We were able to chat with so many amazing people this year! Here's some of the shows that had Motzie on to chat about Hi Nay, horror, Filipino stories, and podcasting.

Radio Drama Revival

IndieAF Special: International Women’s Day

Ep. 387 - Motzie Dapul — Spooked!

The Skull Sessions - Hi Nay (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Conventions!

Because of the wonderful people over at the Canadian Podcast Awards, we were able to briefly table at TORONTO COMICON and FAN EXPO, and were able to have our very first live show at Fan Expo, all without paying a dime! Huge shoutout to the Canadian Podcast Awards for giving us indies the opportunity to do something so amazing!

The Podcast Awards!

We got nominated in two categories: Fiction and Best Asian Hosted, and it was amazing! Fiction was tough since there were so many amazing titles, but in Best Asian Hosted we were just happy to lose to one of our favourite people in the audio/video medium - Sapphire Sandalo.

How is this list not done yet OH RIGHT

The Rusty Quill Network!

It was truly life-changing to join RQ, given that the Magnus Archives is the reason Hi Nay exists, though we like to think our story has formed its own unique identity beyond our inspiration. Still, we're genuinely grateful and excited to do more with RQ and the other absolutely amazing shows in the network in 2024! Even before this, Motzie got to interview the Rusty Quill folks for Storytelling Podcast Week and befriended the wonderful Helen Gould. And most recently, the fantastic Alasdair Stuart agreed to voice one of our most beloved new characters - Detective Dooley - for our Pride Episode. Alasdair is a gem, and we're happy and grateful to have him on.

There's so much more to cover and we can't put it all in one post, but we'd like to reiterate:

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT! We truly want Hi Nay to grow as a podcast without losing what makes it special, and it's all thanks to you listeners that we're able to do that.

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Before we go, we'd like to mention the following:

CareForGaza is a non-profit charity in aid of helping the needy families of Palestine. If you're able to help them and their cause, it would make a huge difference! Gaza eSims is a campaign to help people in Gaza to get connected to family as well as facilitate important communication for medical aid, etc. Since Tumblr hides posts with l inks, you can google them and find more information.

And as always - thank you, we love you, and Manigong Bagong Taon. Happy 2024 everyone.

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Episode 50: Filipino Folklore feat. Sapphire Sandalo Photodump

Image 01: A Dwende, as drawn in “Duendecitos” by Francisco Goya, 1799. Dwende (or Duende) are thought to be supernatural beings resembling a pixie or a goblin. They live in anthills and termite mounds. People who step on these mounds are believed to be cursed by the angered dwende within. Image 02: Photo of a Balete tree in the Philippines, where Palesekan spirits and other spirits are thought to live Image 03: Another photo of a Balete tree, where Palesekan spirits are thought to live Image 04: Engkanto are mythical environmental spirits that are said to have the ability to appear in human form, normally resembling a European man or woman, and are capable of seducing humans and stealing souls. Image 05: Illustration of a Manananggal by Gian Bernal Image 06: Illustration of a Manananggal by ThanjoArts on DeviantArt Image 07: Sapphire Sandalo! Check out any and all of her spooky projects!

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It's the LAST live animated comedy show of 2022! One night only pairings of famous comedians and in-demand artists & animators! Come see your favorite comedians and their jokes DRAWN LIVE.

Comedy by:

Frankie Quiñones (Hulu, iHeart Radio)

Jessy Morner-Ritt (Joy's Bed and Breakfast)

Anna Valenzuela (High Plains Comedy Festival)

Jon Gabrus (TruTV, Comedy Bang Bang)

Mandal (The Mothaf*cking Podcast)

Animation by:

Mike Mayfield (Adult Swim, FOX)

Mike Hollingsworth (Golden Girls 3033, Netflix)

Luke McGarry (National Cartoonist Society)

Sapphire Sandalo (Stories with Sapphire)

Charlotte Vevers

Ashlyn Anstee

Hosted by:

Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady, Comedy Central)

SUNDAY 12/11

6:30pm Doors

7pm PT show

*Lineup subject to change without notice

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21+

Outdoors (dress warm!)

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🎨 Flier art by Luke McGarry

[haichengtual]

i love filipino folklore