PinoyBlogoSphere.com - Book Sale
May 29, 2008
Titles and Author *sold
Map Of The World by Jane Hamilton – 40
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey – 70
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck – 150
Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui – 200
Primary Colors by Anonymous – 150
Elements of Etiquette by Craig Clairborne – 200
Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes – 40
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison – 70
White Oleander by Janet Fitch – 100
Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck – 100
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio – 140
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink – 200
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ENTERING & LEAVING MANACAÑANG SMILING
May 17, 2008
Secretary Ignacio Bunye shall be leaving the Palace. If there is a person who joined and left the Arroyo Administration silently, but helped served the Office of the Press Secretary behind the scene by professionally stirring public opinion to re-focus back to good governance and remained neutral and apolitical despite series of political turmoil, it’s non - other than this person, who despite the Manila Peninsula siege manages to help entertain Palace guests by watching the Carpenter with Claire performing before them. After entering and leaving the palace silently, he remained humble. He has always been behind the scene in the film and showbiz industry, award giving bodies in the film industry, and in the music industry, promoting recording artists with their newly released records. He shall be celebrating the 3rd year of his show WHO IS THIS MYSTERY PERSON? DOUBLE CLICK HERE AND LEARN MORE . . . SQUIRRELS IN PHIL. FOREST!
May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Amid the crisis, however, the CSC Forest represents bounty. Today, squirrels can be sighted in the forest including snakes and other wild animals. It represents an ideal environment beyond the four corners of a government edifice. It represents an environment of what our country should be.
We lost track of the trees we planted at the Department of Agriculture and NIA. It reminds us of the past, however, whenever we see flowers of rain trees blooms as rainy season approaches while we walk along the alley of the Office for Legal Affairs. We can only hope, however, that those trees are now as tall, as big and cared dearly, where squirrels can hide, live and play in peace, like in the Civil Service Commission’s Centennial Forest, presently under Acting Chair Cesar Buenaflor.
(Picture: Compliment of CSC Public Assistance and Information Office)
Legendary (A Literary Stint)
May 7, 2008
There’s a legend that is truly legendary. It’s a legend about the desire for peace and the aftermath of madness, about the persistence of conflicts and the summit and gorges of sanity. It’s a legend about the demands of the times.
For Philippine Twilight Fans: Would you attend a ‘Breaking Dawn’ launch event / release party in the Philippines?
May 4, 2008
You’ve probably already marked August 2, 2008 in your calendars and you just can’t wait for that all-important day when you can finally get your hands on the fourth book of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series. But how do you feel about lining up with other Twilight fans for your copy of “Breaking Dawn”, and maybe having a few gushing sessions about Edward Cullen, and a bit of Twilight fun and games after? Let us know if you’re game for a launch event for “Breaking Dawn” in the Philippines!
So far, neither Powerbooks nor Fully Booked has any launch event or release party planned for Breaking Dawn. But if enough of us are willing to have one, we at TwilightCovenPh can try and work it out with either of the two bookstores to set up an event for Philippine Twilight fans! So cast your votes now and let us know what you want!
Cast your vote and have your say here, or visit the Twilight Coven Philippines blog here.
Mary
April 24, 2008
Pure as white, soft as cotton
A light of pathway wherein there is safety.
A woman who will guide you,
Love you and show you what life is,
A woman called Mary.
My Mary was dull, fragile and castled.
The Mary that didn’t show her love,
nor her care for me.
Read the complete article at Makoy’s Literary Writings & More.
Makoy is 26 yr old IT guy who loves to write, thrilled with movies as much as his favorite American food, fascinated with politics, current events and money matters, an entrepreneur in the making, and a certified Ortigas blogger.
Bhob Wire: Urban Vampire
April 20, 2008
Collection of Poems & Essays
Hesperus
March 29, 2008
Seeing that National Bookstore is selling Hesperus Press editions of lesser known works of renowned classic authors with a 75% discount, and thus transforming a P339 price tag into P84.50, and fearing that I may never have another chance to get myself books of this quality and quantity, I spent a fourth of my share of our Finance class project’s profit on purchasing the books.
Having liked another book from Hesperus Press, namely Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Fatal Eggs and having received good reviews from my girlfriend Beryl who bought herself a copy of Jules Vernes’ A Fantasy of Dr. Ox, also from Hesperus Press, I was convinced to buy myself eight other titles from the same publishing house:
Innovative Ways of Telling Stories
March 27, 2008
Came across an interesting new Penguin project…
According to the Guardian, “The We Tell Stories project has been created by Penguin in partnership with alternate reality games company SixtoStart. Other participating writers include Toby Litt, who was named as a Granta best young British novelist, Naomi Alderman, winner of the 2006 Orange prize for new writing, and Mohsin Hamid, whose The Reluctant Fundamentalist was shortlisted for last year’s Man Booker prize.”
The Joy of Reading
March 27, 2008
Reading books, be it a novel, a classic work of fiction, a biography, a political or philosophical treatise, a historical account, or what have you, has always been one of the most enduring joys in my life. Our family’s Holy Week excursion in Mantalongon, Dalaguete gave me another occasion to prove this.
The Perfect Gift
March 16, 2008
I always found books to be the perfect gift for any occasion. Books, a National Book Development Board survey finding reveals, are considered to be good gifts by Filipinos.
Keeping up with this tradition, I gave my favorite younger sister a book for her birthday yesterday. Alya Simone is now fifteen. I handed her The Fifth Mountain, which I bought from Beryl, since she always professed love for the writings of Paulo Coelho – one the most popular writers today.
Two Films for Last Potter Book
March 14, 2008
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be made into two movies, announces Warner Brothers, with part one arriving in cinemas in November 2010 and part two following in May 2011. The Guardian newspaper writes, “Saying goodbye to Harry Potter has been hard - for fans… and even more so the publishers and booksellers for whom he’s been such a spectacular earner - but the Hollywood studio in charge of the film adaptations has found a way to postpone the last goodbye…â€Read the rest of this entry »A Book a Day…
March 13, 2008
Once again, I broke my moratorium on the buying of books and am officially revoking it because of my inability to implement it.
I just received my part of the profit for Binibining UP Pageant, our advertising class project, and bought myself The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov. The Hesperus Press edition with a foreword by Doris Lessing is sold with a 75% discount in National Bookstore. I bought the book for P84 only instead of the original price of P339!
I consider it a reward for having presented what Prof. Teresita Rodriguez described as the best plan for our advertising class. For the said paper, my group was assigned to make a campaign plan for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections. My group mates conducted surveys in a certain barangay. We explored the community and interviewed officials and residents not a few times. The efforts paid off in the end.
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March 12, 2008
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Happy World Book Day!
March 6, 2008
I never knew that such a commemoration ever existed at all in the first place. But yes, today, March 6, 2008, is World Book Day. It was started in the United Kingdom and Ireland two decades ago to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. I hope book lovers here in the Philippines would also begin organizing parallel activities here in the country in line with the celebration.
In the mean time, do check out the ten things you didn’t know about books from The Britannica blog. Just done reading Mikhail Lermontov’s only novel A Hero of Our Time and I must say that it is now in the list of my favorite books. Also, the first few parts of Beyond Good and Evil texts from Dailylit.com has finally arrived. Nietzsche riles against the futility of the philosopher’s search for truth and the pointlessness of the concept of the antitheses. Very convoluted writing, but the guy does have a knack for interesting soundbytes - and a fertile ground for varying interpretations.
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