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« Previous Entries3 Books That Made Me Feel Better
Sunday, October 18th, 2009Like any other normal girl, one of the ways to turn a crappy day around is to go for a little shopping therapy. What can I say? There’s something about spending money to get something I want that makes the worries go away, even for a while.
Normally, I would buy myself a pair of shoes [...]
Rodanthe, Sandition, and Alexander The Great
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Travel back in time and imagine horse-drawn carriages and muddy roads. Get a glimpse of a miracle unfold in an otherwise ordinary life. Experience the magical encounter with someone great. Spend your nights in Rodanthe. Traipse around Sandition. Immerse yourself in the life of Alexander The Great.
There are days when I don’t feel like reading [...]
House-sitting and the Twilight Saga
Thursday, April 9th, 2009There are times when I’m the one packed, headed off to some distant land but there are also times when I need to stay put. And stay put, I did. I’m currently house-sitting a house that’s as old as I am.
As much as I don’t mind being alone, since I can think of many [...]
There’s Treasure Everywhere
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009“I’M SIGNIFICANT! … Screamed the dust speck.” — Calvin
Life can be utterly and taxing-ly overwhelming. I’m barely halfway through the entire length of it yet I’m already tired, aren’t you? It’s all the falling, the detours, and the countless disheartening wrong turns. Lost and just about ready to throw in the towel. Yes, quit — [...]
Notes, Doodles, Scrapping and Stories
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008A perennial note-taker, an avid journal writer, a lover of the arts, and having a general fondness for literature. How else can I describe the stuff I busy my hands with outside the usual tapping on the keyboard and fiddling with the camera? I guess I’ve most of them covered.
Notes
Writing is my friend. I can’t [...]
The Virgin Suicides
Monday, November 10th, 2008There’s nothing more exciting than a new book in my hands. I don’t know. I just love books. And the past year or so, I’ve been exploring titles and writing genres that’s outside my usual preferences. And today, I ease into a tender, wickedly funny tale of love and terror, sex and suicide, memory and [...]
Notes on the New Society of the Philippines
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Photo© 2008 Sasha Manuel
I wonder how many of us remember the significance of September 21 in Philippine history. Personally, I haven’t really given it much thought until last month when I found this old book among old things while I was organising bookshelves in the den PLUS everyone commemorated Ninoy Aquino who was assassinated during [...]
Today I Am Thankful, Week 3
Sunday, July 20th, 2008How quickly a week passes. This makes me realise how we often dismiss the fact that time is indeed fleeting. You can only feel it during the moment when you’re thinking about it. You can only look back and try to remember what we have done and think of what we will be doing. Personally, [...]
New Books: Jane Austen and Dante Alighieri
Thursday, January 17th, 2008I’m hoping to get more time to read this year. It’s shameful how I’ve managed to stock up on books that I still have to read, some I’ve even started reading but have yet to finish. Dear me. There are just too many things I want to do but there’s too little time. But, no. [...]
Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen and a Nut in the Making
Thursday, August 9th, 2007If there’s one book I can name as a favourite then it would be Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. I’ve already read the book and seen the film (which stars Keira Knightly) over five times and that can still be an understatement.
It’s quite funny, actually, cuz I remember when I went to Australia without my [...]