Books, books, books…

…republished from my dormant Wordpress blog

I started reading at a very young age, the first “books” I’ve ever read is probably the free fairytale pamphlets you get when you buy a can of milk (yung sa Nestle Nido noon, manipis lang siya). Once I learned my ABC’s, after dinner, my Dad would tell me to read it to him and he would simply correct me if I get some words wrong. Most of the time, I did’nt have a clue what they were about, English kasi, eh grade one palang yata ako noon.

I believe what really got me into reading is the Archie’s Comic Digests. I’d read them during summer vacations from grade school, usually before I go to bed. That’s what probably triggered my habit of reading books before bedtime.

Then came the heavier children’s books my sisters bought me, the first one was “The Lion King”, then came “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, tapos “A Bug’s Life” (puro Disney ah?), hanggang sa a few years later, eh mapunta na sa young-adult na Hardy Boys, meron akong Omnibus ng first 3 books nun. Kasabay ng hardy Boys na-introduce sakin ang Harry Potter, mga year 2000-2001 ng mabasa ko yung book 1, hanggang sa natapos ko ang book seven a month ago within 3 days. Oh ha!

Sumunod-sunod ko na ring nabasa ang ilang classics such “The Secret Garden”, “Dracula”, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, at ang “Around the World in 80 Days” and “2000 Leagues Under the Sea” na hindi ko natapos. Haha.

And that’s when I really got hooked. I don’t know. There’s something very different about reading books which feel sort of “more personal” than watching a movie or tv show. Parang, dama mo rin lahat ng hirap nung author sa pagsulat niya nung kuwento. Immersed ka sa lahat ng mga pangyayari sa istorya. I like the feeling of being in a different place and time everytime I read a new book. Or even an old one, there’s nothing wrong with revisiting the places you’ve been in naman diba?

Plus, I began the habit of reading in public transportations na rin. Si Nitta Sayuri ng ”Memoirs of a Geisha” ang kasama ko nung nag-aapply ako ng passport. Dalawang “tuesdays people” ng “Tuesdays With Morrie” ang kakuwentuhan ko tuwing bumabyahe ako papunta sa part-time job ko last-year. Nakilala ko rin sina Lestat at Louis, si James Patterson, si Elie Wiesel, sina Charlie at Algernon,  at marami pang interesting personalities in my readings.

Right now, I’m reading “Stiff”, a book about the interesting “life” that human cadavers go through, kakatapos ko rin lang ng “The Perks of Being a Wallflower, at “Night” na first part ng “Night Trilogy” ni Elie Wiesel.

I wish I could share to you some of my insights about these books, but the drive to do so is not enough for me to actually do it right now. I guess I’ll be keeping them to myself for a while, only until sipagin akong mag-sulat at mag-bigay ng opinion. Hehe.

For now, I hope you can go through some of the books I mentioned and read one or some of them and then, perhaps, you might like to share your own views and opinions based on what you’ve read.

Enjoy Reading
 

Oh well… YouTube.

Bakasyon, or should I say kain, tulog, tv, dvd mode sa bahay. Hehe. Nov. 5 pasukan.

Anyways, I was supposed to change my blog's banner, me nagawa na ako sa adobe photoshop kaya lang parang me problema sa file type. Although naka jpeg na siya eh ayaw parin ma-upload, ayaw din ma-view nung pic dito sa cafe. Oh well.

Not sure if I can embedd youtube videos here… will try though

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Apparently, ayaw. hehe. Here's the link nalang:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rfQZ-C-aZM - this is no doubt the best locally produced rnb song for me so far. Ganda pa ng video, hindi mukhang cheap. Hehe. It's Amber's "Back Into You".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeL6GgedQR4 - sa wakas, there's proof to the rumors going around sa internet. Haha. Excited. Watch and see for yourself

I guess that's all for now. Ciao!

Anatomy of a manananggal

Tapos na rin ang final exams… hay.

Buti nalang at alam ko na ang ni-me-measure ng pregnancy test kit ay ang human chorionic gonadotropin, salamat sa nagreview sakin nun, at alam ko na ang heart ay nasa mediastinum, alam ko na ang oxygenated blood galing sa lungs ay unang pumupunta sa left atrium, alam ko na ang blood type na negative sa lahat ng antisera ay type O rh-, at alam ko na ang hati na nangyayari sa baywang ng Manananggal ay transverse section.

…5 points din yun ha!

Time to unwind muna for a while. RF Online, here I come!

School stuff

 Added a new album sa gallery, mga pics ng microscope slides and board illustrations sa Anatomy lab. To my classmates sa 2MT02, just click on the "Photos" link sa taas to see the pics. Or else click here.

Finals na kasi next week, hay. Goodluck sa ating lahat

Animals Galore

Hehehe. Mga kahayupan na naganap this week:

Pic 1 and 2 are cat fetuses. Cute noh? Nakuha namin yan sa buntis na pusang ni-dissect namin sa Anatomy lab.

Pic 3 ay yung dagang sumalubong sakin sa bahay kagabi sa kusina. Natrap sa effective na fly paper, pinicture-an ko. Cute din eh. Mga ka-weirdohan ko talaga.

Pic 4 is yung pusa sa karinderia sa St. Lukes. Hehe. Hingi ng hingi ng pagkain yan eh, binigyan ko at nasasalo nya ng kamay nya yung pagkaing hinuhulog ko. Pramis!