Monthly Archives: December 2011

Junot Diaz giveaway winner!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Ronald

Because I am honestly an old man, I absolutely forgot that I had a giveaway going on whose winner I should have announced WEEKS ago. Anyway, let me rectify that situation while right now. While I’m still awake and not … Continue reading →

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Baby, you light my Fire

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Ronald

  Sorry about the scarcity of posts lately, my readers numbering in the single digits. Not only has my work life been a wee bit hectic, but the holidays have, quite frankly, only inspired me to be incredibly lazy. And … Continue reading →

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OH MY SWEET GHERKINS!

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Ronald

Since National Book Store is made up of rainbows and unicorns and cotton candy, they didn’t just give me one Christmas present, but three. And they’re not just your ordinary books either.

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Book review: Maggie Stiefvater’s “The Scorpio Races”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Ronald

Way back in 2009, Maggie Stiefvater came out with “Shiver”, a young adult supernatural romance that came with an interesting take on the werewolf mythos. Not only did it land on the New York Times Bestseller List, its momentum also … Continue reading →

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Your week in books#30

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Ronald

When I was a lot younger, I was really into the film “Snow Falling On Cedars”, so much so that I had to cut back on my obsessive buying of buttered corn (Don’t ask.) just so I could save up … Continue reading →

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Chapter by Chapter Review: Tyra Banks’ “Modelland” Chapter 11

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Ronald

So here’s a funny thing that happened last week. I was just sitting in front of my computer, bashing the keyboard since that’s the only way I manage to put out something halfway readable, and I noticed something weird about … Continue reading →

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Chapter by Chapter Review: Tyra Banks’ “Modelland” Chapter 10

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Ronald

It’s gay pride day here in the Philippines, and I had planned to be at the pride parade and maybe even at the parties afterwards, but things just didn’t go my way today. I had a really early appointment this … Continue reading →

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Your week in books#29

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Ronald

Here’s another trailer for Disney’s “John Carter”, an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s “A Princess of Mars”. This one doesn’t look as impressive as the one released months ago, but I am always willing to shell out money for shirtless … Continue reading →

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