Feb
05
2011
If you love quotations, nuggets of wisdom and beautiful life stories, you should have this book in your library. The Gem Collection is a small book with just over a hundred pages. But what’s inside is worth a lifetime of lessons and advice. The man behind The Gem Collection is Joseph Bismark who is currently …
May
11
2009
I found this book while killing time at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street (PhP599). It was the last copy in that branch but I saw another copy at the Promenade Greenhills one. It’s tiny, just about 4 x 4 inches in size and an inch and a half thick. But when I flipped through its pages, I …
Apr
03
2009
We almost missed this book launch. M1 was eager to go to this one because his teacher, Vincent Simbulan, was launching an anthology of dragon stories written by a pool of authors including himself. But when we went to Shangri-la Plaza Mall last March 26, there was no such event! Thanks to a heads-up by …
Jul
21
2007
Yes, unlike my 2 diehard mommy blogger friends (Noemi and Dine) who, together with their daughters, lined up at 7AM in the morning to get their Harry Potter 7 books, I did not make HP history. Instead, I was still in bed trying to catch more winks after having slept past midnight. The kids also …
Jul
20
2007
As I write this, it is merely hours before Book 7 of the Harry Potter series hits Manila with the force of a signal 3 storm. The bookstore branch where we had reserved our copy months ago just sent an email that they will open their doors as early as 7AM to accommodate the …
May
12
2007
If ever there is a book that will save many a marriage or relationship (and make you laugh while reading it), THIS IS IT — “Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Read Maps”. My feet were killing me at a mall while I waited for hubby to pick me up, so I dodged into …
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