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Losing

A Work of Fiction

N. Madera Aguilar

Copyright 2011 By N. Madera Aguilar Published by N. Madera Aguilar (Through DIY-POD Self-publishing Option) All Rights Reserved By the Author

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IT was a foggy morning when Philippine Airways Flight 831 touched down at Cabatuan Airport in Panay Island. The chill that Bob Madrid felt in spite of the brown Corsican jacket which he wore all through the flight from Manila, lasting about an hour, was due to the foreboding storm approaching the direction of Borongan, Samar Island that morning, three islands away from Panay. He hailed a taxicab upon exit from the arrival zone and half an hour later, he was already approaching the downtown area of the city of Iloilo. After they had negotiated the lengthy Aquino Boulevard, the driver remarked to Bob that they were already in the heart of the city and that he was free to choose which of the hotels would be his temporary abode in the meantime that he was whiling away his days in this part of the country. He thought of checking in at the City Manor but in an instant he altered his preference. Take me to Molo, he ordered the driver. Aquino Boulevard traversed the district of Mandurriao and wound up in Molo. The taxi veered to the right upon reaching General Luna Highway and revved toward the south, the citys remote district where the Riverside Inn stood as an imposing structure. Fifteen minutes later, he paid the driver the agreed amount as fare--from the airport taxis did not usually utilize their taximeters as the fare was subject to negotiation. At the counter, he told the hotel receptionist that he wanted a single room at the north annex. In a few minutes, the uniformed accommodation assistant was
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already accompanying him toward his room while carrying his luggage. He tipped him handsomely when they reached there. Bob Madrid had been to Iloilo countless times in the past. Almost every year, he graced the occasion wildly celebrated during the last weekend of the month of January. There was revelry in the celebration of the cultural and religious feast during such season and guests from various countries would come to join the fun while for returning expatriates, it was a chance for reunion. During the last four years, however, Bob missed the occasion and for the same period too he had not been able to come to the Philippines. There were quite a number of twists and reversals in his otherwise placid life in Los Angeles and he had to undo the entanglements which affected his trenchant ways. The only marriage he had entered into in America, with a Texan insurance executive, suffered from rough sailing, as it was rocky from the start, and ended up in divorce. This had shaken Bob and it took him a long time to gain recovery, although at some moments he felt he was still reeling from its effects. Bob found he needed this trip to nurse his wounded feeling and to search for a panacea to wipe out his emotional setback. Bob Madrid was not a native of Iloilo City but he preferred to stay there whenever opportunity would have him back to the country. He was born and raised in the city of Bacolod, situated in another island, Negros, which required an hours travel by boat from Panay. But he liked more staying in the latter island. Yet, every time he came back to the country, his
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itinerary included a visit to Bacolod after the festivities in Iloilo. In his latest tour, however, no such visit was planned. His favorite in Iloilo was the Downtown Terraces not only because it was ideally situated but due to some other reasons. He had become a familiar face to its employees and service was more prompt and amiable. And the menus were precisely according to his taste. But traffic most often got snarled in the streets leading to it and the irritation which ultimately grew in him destroyed his mood and rendered meaningless what could have been a rewarding stay in the city.

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AUTHORS WORKS Works by the author now ready for purchase either as printed book or as e-book include the work of fiction The Last Traces of Hope, a novel about the Mideast turmoil and how it affected the lives of those who were trapped in the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. A ship manned by Filipino crew members was docked in the international port of Kuwait on August 2, 1990 when the incursion transpired. This book tells what happened when the vessel was about to sail and after it did. It is available in print www.createspace.com/3621484 Available as an E-book at www.smashwords.com Also available in Kindle version at https://kdp.amazon.com Initial chapters available for browsing at www.scribd.com http://nrcsbookshop.webs.com Harvest of Sand tells us of a turmoil in the Middle East and how foreign lives were affected. It is an account of events which transpired in the Middle East in 1990 spawned by Iraqs incursion into Kuwait. On August 2, 1990 in Kuwait City, it was getting late but Brian Rios, a deputy employment and welfare attach assigned at the Philippine Embassy there, knew he was facing a sleepless night. More people would be arriving and would be joining the
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multitude of those who were already jostled in the embassy premises. The succeeding scenes were unnerving. The story is included in the authors collection of his other works of fiction, Fiction Assemblage, made up of a novella and four short stories which are available either in print or in e-book format. The collection may be procured online through https://www.createspace.com/3598890. Inspirational: -- Finding Pathways through the Community - Available in print and as an e-book: www.createspace.com/3747127 Other Books by the Author: Fiction * A Man and A Girl - Available at: www.smashwords.com * An Awakening and Losing

- Available at: www.createspace.com/3565490 * Menace on the Face of the Red Moon

- Available at: www.createspace.com/3571177

Non-fiction o Proof, Admissions and Presumptions - Available at: www.createspace.com/3542950 o Things You Encounter on the Way to Court - Available at: www.createspace.com/3560703 o Crime, Retribution and Exoneration - Available at: www.createspace.com/3697327

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author, 62 years of age, resides in the Philippines, where he is a member of the Sumakwelan, an organization of vernacular writers
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from the Western Visayan region and portions of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. His works include several titles in non-fiction and some in fiction and poetry. He has been engaged in vernacular writing in his country since he was a teenager. He is currently working on the translation of his literary works into the English language. He assures his readers, however, of his earnest efforts in seeing to it that nothing is missed in the course of the translation. The author has taught Remedial Law at Aklan College, Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines and has been engaged in the advocacy of law in the Philippines. He may be reached at this e-mail address nrcsbookshop@ymail.com. His availability may be had also through: *www.twitter.com/narmabooks *www.scribd.com/narmabooks He may be visited at the following Web sites: *http://narmabooks.webs.com *http://nrcsinspirational.wordpress.com *http://books2narma.wordpress.com

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