I’m Reading For A Change

Okay, okay, I won’t bore you with what happened to the impeachment trial. I am sure you have read and watched what happened on the Senate floor yesterday afternoon. Suffice to say, I am making a list of all the twenty-three senators since by Monday or Tuesday at the latest, they would release the verdict [...]

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To Smell The Pages Of A New Book ….Is Heaven!

A month ago, a friend from my Multiply days exchanged comments about the books we have bought and read and I even blogged about it here. Then a few days later she sent me a personal note and asked for my mailing address because she wanted to send a book.  She said it was a [...]

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The Joys Of Living

If you’re following my blog you would definitely ask, “what, food again?” I am wondering myself why lately, my blogs are focused on food.  Summer definitely brings that hungry feel, because every time I open our fridge, I often wonder what to prepare for the next meal. So I’m done with the tortilla  but I [...]

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From One Bookworm To Another Bookworm

Alam mong adik ka na talaga sa libro when you want to enter every Booksale you pass by and hope to find that one particular book which you’ve been looking for for so long. Alam mong adik ka na talaga sa libro when you want to justify an expensive purchase at National Bookstore saying to [...]

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My Lenten Reads

It’s the second day of our Lenten journey. I am setting aside Preston & Child, Rosamunde Pilcher, Robin Cook , Barbara Taylor Bradford and other books in my stash to give way to some spiritual readings which I promised myself to do every year. So aside from the Bible and My Bible Diary 2012,  I [...]

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Learning To Know What You Really Mean

When you say: Can’t you do that for once? you might actually mean: – I am tired of your irresponsibility – I resent telling you things – I don’t like myself for having to remind you. When you say: You don’t really care that much, do you? you might actually mean: – it hurts that [...]

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Can You Imagine Life Without Books?

I CAN’T!   And that’s written in big bold letters. This ongoing love affair knows no bounds, an insatiable thirst for more, loving the feel and smell of new pages, waiting to discover something that would either make you cry, laugh, think and smile. I need more space for more books. If my brother could [...]

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The Cabinet of Curiosities And Other Book Stories

And here I thought Michael Crichton was the best when it comes to science-based thrillers. And Robin Cook comes next for those heart-stopping medical thrillers.  I heard of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child from some friends at Shelfari where I have my virtual library but it didn’t make me curious to find any of their [...]

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I Miss Reading Rod McKuen

The stars are out tonight sending sinews of hope for a better tomorrow.  Just looking at the pictures of the victims of typhoon Sendong and listening to the news  of  how more than a thousand died  and many more missing makes me feel depressed somehow.  As I have always said before, you can never really [...]

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More Books….And It’s Still Raining

It’s been raining since last night, no, make that, it’s been raining for the last two or three days and it makes me feel so lazy.  I was able to  go out for a while though in the nearby shopping  mall and was able to complete my Christmas purchases for the family and some close [...]

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