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Jessica Zafra
Some say that Filipino generation X writer, Jessica Zafra is a little twisted for trading on her youthful angst. But that doesn't seem to curb her popularity. In addition to her three-times-a-week news-paper column, Twisted, she has published two bestsellers, and hosts Twisted on Sunday, her own weekend radio program, plus Twisted on Friday, a weekly...more
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Jessica Zafra
Some say that Filipino generation X writer, Jessica Zafra is a little twisted for trading on her youthful angst. But that doesn't seem to curb her popularity. In addition to her three-times-a-week news-paper column, Twisted, she has published two bestsellers, and hosts Twisted on Sunday, her own weekend radio program, plus Twisted on Friday, a weekly...more
Hardcover, 159 pages
Published
1997
by Cacho Publishing House, Inc.
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A Jessica Zafra wasn't exactly what I had in my mind to open the new year, but I guess it's not bad to start 2012 armed with irony.... right? Wrong. No, I'm kidding, this book was a treat. Zafra is one of my earlier writing "idols" and I love how her twisted-ness never seems to... straighten. In the book, she spills her darkest thoughts about people, the L-word, and well, life, in general in the snappiest ways possible - as expected - you'll never get bored. You'll even wish there were more page...more
Some say that Filipino Generation X writer, Zafra, is a little twisted for treading on her youthful angst. But that doesn't seem to curb her popularity. In addition to her three-times-a-week newspaper column, Twisted, she has published two bestsellers, and hosts Twisted Twisted On Sunday, her own weekend radio progam.
finally, i found this and bought this today :)
Witty, True, ironic, real :) like it! :)
Agreed to some of her opinions. :)
Witty, True, ironic, real :) like it! :)
Agreed to some of her opinions. :)
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Jessica Zafra is my favorite author, along with Lois Lowry and J.D. Salinger. idol ko siya.
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twisted! :)
it's a copy for The Angelite's staff... i love the quote " revenge is best served cold"
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Jessica Zafra (born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher and former television and radio show host. She is known for her sharp and witty writing style. Her most popular books are the Twisted series, a collection of her essays as a columnist for newspaper Today (now Manila Standard Today), as well as from her time as editor and publisher of the magazine Flip. She currently writes...more
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“You can not make someone love you. You can not be thin enough or white enough or famous enough. The choice is entirely the other person's. Then again, you might try hypnosis.”
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“Greasy food might not be good for your body, but it does wonders for the soul. A healthy diet may prolong your life, but what would you have to live for? What is the point of living to a hundred if you have to subsist on bland food? One may as well die of boredom.”
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