Monthly Archives: January 2012

Book review: Stieg Larsson’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

As much of a “trendsetter” I am when it comes to such questionable masterpieces such as “Modelland” and “A Shore Thing“, I am always, always woefully late  when it comes to what is actually popular on most readers’ shelves. For … Continue reading

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Book review: Cassandra Clare’s “Clockwork Prince”

Cassandra Clare has certainly made a name for herself ever since gaining popularity – and a certain level of infamy – as a writer of Harry Potter fanfiction. Not only did she start a bestselling series with her “The Mortal … Continue reading

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Kung Hei Fat Choi!

It’s the Chinese New Year this Monday, and if you guys are lucky, you can find a bag like this one at your nearby National Book Store. It’s National Book Store’s Ang Pao Bag, available at selected National Book Store … Continue reading

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Chapter by Chapter Review: Tyra Banks’ “Modelland” Chapter 13

To tell you quite frankly guys, the past few chapters have been less than satisfactory. I mean, even less satisfactory than the other chapters that have come before them. For one thing, Tyra hasn’t given me a lot to work … Continue reading

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Book review: Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler’s “The Future of Us”

There is no doubt that Facebook has become one of the, if not the most, ubiquitous aspects of modern life. Since it was created in 2004, Facebook has grown rapidly and ingratiated itself into all aspects of our online and offline lives. … Continue reading

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Chapter by Chapter Review: Tyra Banks’ “Modelland” Chapter 12

I will forever believe that Ty-Ty stole the idea of Modelland from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Would you guys believe that it’s been a whole month since I did one of these things? Work just kind of piled up on me … Continue reading

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Book review: Junot Diaz’ “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

I think it was Jessica Zafra who once noted that the Philippines, while very firmly located in Asia, often has more similarities with Latin American countries than its own Asian neighbors. We were under Spanish rule for more than 300 … Continue reading

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Book Blockade defeated!

Or at least, that’s what MLQ III says in his latest Tumblr post. In any case, I would suggest that all my friends who buy books online or get them from Book Mooch to print out a copy of that Department … Continue reading

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Read ALL the books!

I don’t know about you guys, but I found 2011 to just be a very bleurgh year, to say the least. It seemed like there was just a general malaise that seemed to infect the world the past year — earthquakes, tsunamis, … Continue reading

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