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By Konstantin von Weberg • @nokbew
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The complete edition contains book 1 and book 2 and has 705 pages! Only available as ebook.
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- Amazon ASIN: B0CC266CS2
- Language: English
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- Table of Contents: With links to the corresponding chapters.
- Sticky Notes: Mit Kindle Scribe
- Pages: 705
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The characters, terms and locations of the novel “Journey into Disaster”
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Thomas Heger is the main character of the novel “Journey into Disaster” and a German engineer who has been spending his holidays in the Philippines for years and was arrested there. He helps poor families and their children with education. His age is in his late 40s. In Germany, he has a life partner and is permanently employed by a company. His family is very close to him. He has many friends in Germany and the Philippines. Joy de Vitré and generosity characterize him.
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1. Boy
Romolo Taslig Jr., nicknamed Aboy, is 10 years old, the son of Romolo Taslig Sn., one of the five boys in the youth home, and an alleged victim of Heger.
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2. Boy
Samuel Restito (nicknamed Sam) is 12 years old and the son of Rica and Ernesto Restito. He is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger.
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3. Boy
Dan, 10 years old, is the son of Lydia and Matthew Barcella. He is the younger brother of Jan, one of the five boys in the youth home, and an alleged victim of Heger.
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4. Boy
Jan, 12 years old, is the son of Lydia and Matthew Barcella. He is the older brother of Dan, one of the five boys in the youth home, and an alleged victim of Heger.
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5. Boy
Philipp Kabaltos (Phil), 12 years old, is the son of Vicente and Michael (Mik) Kabaltos. He is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger.
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Sabine is the younger sister of Thomas Heger. She lives close to her parents and does everything she can to ensure that Heger is released quickly.
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Marie is Thomas Heger’s life partner. She lives in Germany, is mentally unstable, and has a steady job. She is convinced of Heger’s innocence.
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Police Superintendent Ma’am Papillio is one of the main character in the novel. She leads the investigation against Thomas Heger, is around 35 years old, very attractive, has hardly any private life, a little daughter, and her chic Rolex is broken.
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Ma’am Tolisan is around 40 years old and a detective (a female police investigator). She is Ma’am Papillo’s right-hand man and admires her boss.
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CIDG policeman Villanova is Heger’s arresting officer.
“CIDG” means “Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.” A division of the Philippine National Police.
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Officer Sarang is a friendly police officer at police station number one in Tugalm City. He does not believe that Heger is guilty and facilitates Heger’s stay at the police station.
John is Officer Sarang’s young son and enjoys playing the computer game Counter Strike.
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Officer Pangutana is a police officer at the police station in Tugalm City. He does not believe that Heger is guilty and facilitates Heger’s stay at the police station.
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Ma’am Solano is almost 60 years old, and a social worker in the BSWD. She is Heger’s fiercest opponent and tries to capitalize as much as possible on Heger’s story.
“BSWD” means the Bureau of Social Welfare and Development. A government organization. The BSWD in the novel is fictional.
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Ma’am Burque is a young social worker in the BSWD. She has a good hand with children.
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Juan B. Sala, almost 60 years old, is the Head of the Bureau of Social Welfare and Development (BSWD). Tugalm City and Ma’am Solano’s boss.
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Ronald Pagut, almost 55 years old, is the head of the Bureau of Social Welfare and Development (BSWD). Sendong City, and a cousin of Ernesto Restito.
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Franco Taslig, a teenager, is Heger’s foster son. His father, Adon is already deceased. He is himself in his studies. Unfortunately, Franco is not always completely honest.
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Adon is Franco’s father, a brother of Marie-Ann, Romolo, Wilfredo, and Richard Taslig, and an uncle of Aboy, Silas, Mikel-Loy, and Marielou. He is already dead.
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Richard Taslig is the brother of Wilfredo, Marie-Ann, Adun, Romolo Taslig Senior.
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Marielou is a pretty, sweet teenager. She is supported by Heger in her studies. She also lives in the small village, which is located directly by the sea. Her father is a fisherman. Marielou fights for Thomas Heger and does everything to ensure that he is quickly released from jail.
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Janeth and Wilfredo Taslig are Marielou’s parents. They live in the remote village and survive by fishing in the ocean.
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Wilfredo is the father of Marielou, husband of Janeth and uncle of Aboy, Silas, and Franco. A brother of Adon, Marie-Ann, Romolo, and Richard Taslig. He is a fisherman.
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Morris is a 10-year-old boy who lives with his stepmother in the remote village. He wants to be friends with Thomas Heger, since Heger gave him a t-shirt and Flip-flops.
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Lydia Barcella (her nickname is Lang) is the wife of Matthew and the mother of Jan and Dan. She is around 35 years old, like her husband. The two sons are supposed victims of Heger and are in the youth home.
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Matthew Barcella is the husband of Lang and the father of Jan and Dan. He is around 35 years old, like his wife. The two sons, who are supposed victims of Heger are in the youth home. Matthew is a carpenter.
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Family Taslig: Grandpa and Grandma, Taslig. Sons of them are Wilfredo, Romolo, Adon (deceased), and Richard. Daughter is Marie-Ann. Marie-Ann is the mother of Vicente. Wilfredo the father of Marielou. Adon the father of Franco, and Romolo the father of Aboy.
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Romolo Taslig Senior is the father of Romolo Taslig Jr. (Aboy), one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger. Romolo has a lot of physical suffering. Like all parents, it stands by Heger. He is also called Romo and is a fisherman.
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Silas is the older brother of Romolo Taslig Jr. (Aboy). The teenager is convinced of Heger’s innocence and was supported by Heger at school.
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Vicente Kabaltos, who is around 30 years old, is married to Michael Kabaltos (Mik). Her son is Philipp Kabaltos (Phil). He is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger. Like all parents, she stands by Heger.
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Michael Kabaltos, whose nickname is Mik, is around 35 years old and married to Vicente Kabaltos. His son is Philipp Kabaltos (Phil). He is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger. Like all parents, he stands by Heger.
During Heger’s stay at the police station, Mik becomes one of Heger’s best friends and also Heger’s errand boy. He likes gambling and is a chain smoker. He doesn’t have a steady job.
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Max is the youngest son of Michael and Vicente Kabaltos. A toddler.
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Marie-Ann Tanio is the mother of Vicente Tanio Kabaltos, a sister of Romolo, Adon, Wilfredo, and Richard. The grandmother of Philipp Kabaltos.
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Commander Tanio was the father of Vicente Tanio Kabaltos and was suspected of having been a commander of the NPA. He was shot dead during a police operation. Vicente was only four years old at the time.
“NPA” means the New People’s Army (communist rebels in the Philippines).
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Rica Restito, who is around 55 years old, is the mother of Samuel Restito (Sam). Her husband is Ernesto Restito. Sam is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger.
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Ernesto Restito, who is around 55 years old, is the father of Samuel Restito (Sam). His wife is Rica Restito. Sam is one of the five boys in the youth home and an alleged victim of Heger. Ernesto is a fisherman and crew leader.
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Alvin is the older brother of Samuel (Sam) Restito.
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Jonathan is the older brother of Sam Restito. The teenager is convinced of Heger’s innocence and was supported by Heger at school.
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Silvia is the older sister of Samuel (Sam) Restito. She lives with her family in Tugalm City.
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Kokoy. A neighbor in the remote village and father of two girls.
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Kagawad Jacub Castro is around 45 years old. Kagawad means village leader or district mayor. He is a person of respect, as his title, Kagawad, indicates. Heger and he have been best friends for a long time. He, too, stands by Heger and is convinced of his innocence. He owns a fruit stand in the market of Sendong City and is married, like all Filipinos.
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Attorney Pizarro is an attorney. He spoke first to Thomas Heger. Heger misunderstood him and didn’t hire him.
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Attorney De Baron is around 45 years old. He is a lazy attorney. He was Heger’s first attorney, but he did not work correctly and cost Heger a lot of money. Heger dismissed him. Heger’s first wrong decision in his misadventure! De Baron is located in Tugalm City.
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Attorney Tensung has Japanese roots and is Heger’s second attorney. He is about 50 years old and lives in the city of Sendong.
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Attorney Paternesto is an elderly attorney from Sendong City and a cousin of Ernesto Restito. His offer to take over the case was too high for Thomas Heger.
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Sir Escandor is the chief prosecutor in Tugalm City.
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Mr. Dumampos is a press reporter who tries to get information about the Heger case under false pretenses.
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Wolfgang Schmidt, a German, is around 55 years old, married with a philippine woman, and the managing director of an electrical goods store in Sendong City. He helps Heger and manages his money, which Heger’s German family transfers to the Philippines.
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Frank Matschulat, a German, is about 48 years old, which is a bit strange. He owns the house in the village, which is idyllically situated on an estuary by the sea. Heger rents this house every year for about four weeks to spend his holidays there.
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Suzette (Suzi) Zambrano, a beautiful and sexy TV reporter at the local ABC-PTV broadcasting company in Tugalm City
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Sir Steiner, half German and half Filipino, is managing director of the local ABC-PTV broadcasting company in Tugalm City.
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Ning is the best friend of Marielou and was her classmate in high school. She makes her money by scamming men on the internet.
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Mc Bride is the chairman of an NGO operating in the Philippines that claims to help abused women and children.
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Grandma and grandpa Kandayo. Neighbors in the remote village.
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Jack is the pastor of a born-again church in Tugalm City, where Franco Taslig is also a member. Jack is a nickname. No one can remember his Chinese name, let alone pronounce it. The daily struggle for survival, alcohol, and cigarettes have left their mark on him. He tries to get Heger’s money through fraud.
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Mickey is the black dog of Heger’s parents.
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Edin is a neighbor in the remote village and she owns a Jeepney.
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Mikel-Loy is a teenager and a cousin of Silas, Aboy, Aboy, Marielou and Franco. The teenager is convinced of Heger’s innocence and was supported by Heger at school.
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Dodung is the leader of the three street boys. He is also called “Rugbyboy.” Rugby is the brand of glue they sniff.
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Bernie is one of the three street boys. He is also called “Rugbyboy.” Rugby is the brand of glue they sniff.
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Neko is one of the three street boys. He is also called “Rugbyboy.” Rugby is the brand of glue they sniff.
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Albert and Kyle. Two brothers in the youth home come from a broken family.
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Hannes is Hegers Boss in the German company and a good friend.
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Filipino (Filipino: Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups, all typically speaking either Filipino, English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history.
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Tanduay Rhum Distillers, Inc. (Tagalog pronunciation: [tanˈduʔaɪ, -ˈdwaɪ]) is a Philippine alcoholic beverage company. It is a subsidiary of LT Group, a conglomerate owned by Filipino business magnate Lucio Tan. As of 2019, it is the world’s largest rum brand.
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The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They were accompanied by varying session musicians and some relatively consistent session players such as guitarist Ian Bairnson, arranger Andrew Powell, bassist and vocalist David Paton, drummer Stuart Elliott, and vocalists Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow. Parsons and Woolfson shared writing credits on almost all of the Project’s songs, with Parsons producing or co-producing all of the band’s recordings.
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Faithless are an English band that formed in 1995, with its core members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Their first album Reverence was released in 1996 and their most recent, All Blessed in 2020. They have sold millions of physical records, and after their catalogue was uploaded to streaming sites in 2018, they average over 400,000 streams a day. Faithless‘ records have charted at number 1 in numerous countries and they were voted 4th greatest dance band of all time by Mixmag.
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Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor (in addition to fencing and mountaineering)—experiences that he uses in his novels. He studied literature at the University of Copenhagen under Peter Brask, a Danish literary scholar, composer and author. After a personal crisis, he spent a year working as a sailor on wealthy people’s yachts,[2] before returning to graduate with a Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984.
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Gaisano Malls in the Philippines.
In the 1970s, Modesta Singson-Gaisano established White Gold Department Store in Cebu City. After her death in 1981, her five sons – David, Stephen, Henry, Victor and John, pursued their respective retail operations.
Her son, David S. Gaisano, took over the operations of White Gold. In addition, he established DSG Sons Group, Inc. which opened shopping malls in Mindanao under the Gaisano Mall and GMall brands in Davao City (including Toril), Digos, General Santos, Tagum, and Cebu City. GMall’s Mindanao branches are some of the biggest shopping malls in the island.
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Tugalm City is the city where Heger was arrested and spent 16 days in the police station. This city, like most places in the novel, is fictional.
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Sendong City is a district town, located in a rural area on a southern island in the Philippines. Heger and the five boys came from this city. The remote village is part of this city. This city, like most places in the novel, is fictional.
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General de Santos City is a district town, located in a rural area on a southern island in the Philippines. This city, like most places in the novel, is fictional.
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Laog is a part of the remote village where Heger spends his holiday every year. This location, like most places in the novel, is fictional.
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Tahag is a part of the remote village where Heger spends his holiday every year. This location, like most places in the novel, is fictional.
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“Carne norte,” also known as corned beef, comes in cans. It’s typically basic and cheap Philippine food.
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Blurb
Journey into Disaster – Book 1 and Book 2
Sixteen days — as a prisoner — in a godforsaken, hot and run-down Asian Police Station. The German engineer Thomas Heger is arrested during his vacation in the Philippines. What is he accused of and how do five little Filipino boys and their parents fit into the story? Are the accusations against the German justified? Where does the truth end and where does the fantasy begin? Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator? And who are the outrageous people who immediately start making money with Heger? What very special Filipino mentality does the German have to painfully learn and accept? Where do Western and Asian philosophies of life as well as customs and traditions collide? What is his experience with the police and what about accommodation at the police station? How do his family, friends and work colleagues in Germany react to the terrible story? What about his Filipino friends from the coastal village? What happens to the alleged child victims? Is Heger able to pull his head out of the noose? Embark on a Journey into Disaster and discover a very special Asian world.
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