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data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"566\"\u003eIf you’re looking for patterns or “how-to,” this isn’t it. What you get instead is something more honest. A Filipino American trying to reconnect with Batok and realizing the real work isn’t technical, it’s personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"690\"\u003eThis is about distance. About coming back. About what it actually means to take part in something that almost disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"732\"\u003eShort, direct, and meant to be sat with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"835\"\u003eIf you’ve ever felt that pull toward your roots but didn’t know where to start, this is a good place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eAbout the Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"866\"\u003eKristian Kabuay is a Batok practitioner and researcher focused on pre-colonial Filipino scripts and cultural practices. 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