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[Noreen]

Hi everyone! I'm Noreen. Bago lang ako sa good reads at wala pang kaibigan dito (huhu :P).

Ako po ay isang taong nasa tamang edad ngunit kung minsan ay wala sa tamang pag-iisip. Meron akong asawang mabait sapagkait hindi niya ipinagkakait ang pagbili ng mga libro na kung minsan ay hindi makatarungan ang presyo. Wala kaming anak pero pangarap kong bumili ng aso balang araw... pag nakapagpatayo na kami ng sarili naming bahay. Kaya, para magka-aso, kelangan munang gumastos ng mahigit kumulang malaking pera....

Anyway, I joined good reads because I really like reading (well, duh!). In fact, one of my dream jobs is to get paid reading books. I've been reading fiction ever since I bought my first "Sweet Dreams" book...nakalimutan ko na ang title... hay, those were the days, P50 lang ang isang book. I do wish I could trade books, though,para di sayang yung mga nabasa ko na. hehe.

Nice to meet y'all! :)

[Aislinn]

hey guys,.. thanks for all the welcome.. hmmm.. i guess i should try to tell more about myself.. im a 3rd year student in pup,,taking up bachelor of science in information technology.. im taking up this cruel subject Systems Analysis and Design(SAD, makes sense.. it's guaranteed to make you sad.. hehheh..) so were currently developing a system for our client Sophie Martin.. till summer where were gonna have this final defense..(so no summer vacations for me..! told you this subject's cruel)anyway its cutting my time reading books.. arrghhh(that's probably the most sad part^.^)ahhmm.. im in no particular genre in choosing what to read.. i loved the works of Nicholas Sparks but also liked Dan Brown's and some of the vampire/werewolves/witches/faeries books.

i also found the 5 people you meet in heaven by mitch albom very fascinating.. don't you think..??

though i don't have much patience in reading classics.. i tried Pride and Prejudice JAne Eyre Wuthering Heights and Tale of two cities so far i only finished the Pride and Prejudice..hahah.. i know.. i can be lazy sometimes..

Thanks again..:D

[K.D.]

Oo nga, Jzhunagev! Balang araw puwede na tayong maging party list sa Congress at ikaw ang gagawin naming party representative. So your greatness will soon shine!

Welcome, Ayen! Ako naman, pulos welcome sa mga bagong members (feeling moderator! har har har)

[jade]

Kuya Doni & jzhunagev: Thank you po sa pag-add.
And to everyone who welcomed us newbies, thanks as well. :)

Kuya Doni: It's good to know you liked Little Women. Kaso ako, hindi ko pa po natatapos ung movie. I couldnt get pass the proposal scene. Masakit sa puso ko. Haha! Si Jo March po ang pinortray ni Winona. :)
With HP I might be a little biased, so I wouldnt touch that subject, but I'd recommend reading The Book Thief if only for Markus Zusak's way with words.

[James]

Aislinn wrote: "hey guys,.. thanks for all the welcome.. hmmm.. i guess i should try to tell more about myself.. im a 3rd year student in pup,,taking up bachelor of science in information technology.. im taking up..."

hi! nice pun there. yeah it will really make you sad, thats awful. ive read 5 people you meet in heaven too. why n0t try For One More Day by the same author, it was m0re fascinating than the latter i think. its also a novella s0 it's easy to squeeze in your tight sked. i hate defense...

[Maryse]

wow, ang dami nang bagong members. Yay! :)

[Aislinn]

James wrote: "Aislinn wrote: "hey guys,.. thanks for all the welcome.. hmmm.. i guess i should try to tell more about myself.. im a 3rd year student in pup,,taking up bachelor of science in information technolog..."

oh.. I've read that one.. though i didn't actually come around finishing it.. hahah.. i'll try again though.. i've also read Tueday's with Morrie.. so far 5 people's.. the one i liked best.. got a little surprised,. Philippines was mentioned and a little Filipina girl being her fifth people..awwwww..

have you read his new one?? have a little faith..? hmmm.. still don't know whats it about..

[Beng]

Maryse wrote: "wow, ang dami nang bagong members. Yay! :)"

This but proves that Philippines is a country of readers! :D

(Ay, wrong thread yata.)

[Apokripos]

Aislinn wrote: "oh.. I've read that one.. though i didn't actually come around finishing it.. hahah.. i'll try again though.. i've also read Tueday's with Morrie.. so far 5 people's.. the one i liked best.. got a little surprised,. Philippines was mentioned and a little Filipina girl being her fifth people..awwwww..

have you read his new one?? have a little faith..? hmmm.. still don't know whats it about.. "

We're kindred souls Aislinn. I too like The Five People You Meet in Heaven more than Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson. I think what resonated me more with book is Albom's idea of heaven. For me, my kind of heaven would be a library stock-piled with all the greatest books there is. Ahhh.. A true heaven! And yeah mentioning the Philippines and having a Filipinon character there was like surreal. I even wondered how could have Mitch came across our country. Well, that's my 50 cents of opinion on it.

Creepy cheers! ^_^

[Apokripos]

Doni wrote: "Oo nga, Jzhunagev! Balang araw puwede na tayong maging party list sa Congress at ikaw ang gagawin naming party representative. So your greatness will soon shine!

Welcome, Ayen! Ako naman, pulos we..."

Sorry but I hadn't envisioned myself as a politico. if there's anything I hate it's our muddled politics.

I hadn't decided yet who to vote. Urrgghhh...

[Aaron Vincent]

Woah. 6 people in 2 days?! Waddup! We've been mobbed! We're getting BIGGER!! Welcome to all of you guys! I might as well mention all these wonderful people. Jay Aster, Aislinn, Jade, Stoicindie, Ayen and Noreen Welcome to these awesome awesome group.

@Jay Aster - yay! I'm glad there is another THG and CF enthusiast here. Cool.

@Aislinn - Hey, you have come to the right place! You can do something to your friends though. Help them find the inner bookworm inside them.

Happy Reading Guys! Cheers! :)

[Rhys]

Hi Noreen. Aislinn and Jade Welcome!!!!

@ Noreen: Hello fellow dog lover..! woof! woof! ( In Tagalog- Aw! Aw! )hahaha..Naway balang araw magka-aso ka na para may natotot-brushan ka na at nakakausap pag walang magawa..hehe... By the way, dahil sa pagkahilig ko sa aso, I have been purchasing books which includes dog stuffs and ka-chervahan..hahaha..

Mas mabuhay tayong mga dog lovers!! ( Our muse, Lynai, is also a dog lover )* wink*

[Lynai]

Muse talaga! Hahaha!

Welcome sa mga bagong myembro. Have fun here and have more fun reading. :)

[James]

Aislinn wrote: "James wrote: "Aislinn wrote: "hey guys,.. thanks for all the welcome.. hmmm.. i guess i should try to tell more about myself.. im a 3rd year student in pup,,taking up bachelor of science in informa..."

so n0w u can share your opppini0ns about the books you loved ah. yeah the filipina was the best part in that book. havent read his latest but im planning once i get a c0py. btw, philippines/filipinas are menti0ned in several books ive read including angel of darkness, stupidest angel etc. anyway, albom's latest book g0t a high rating in this site.

[K.D.]

@Aislinn - makakasundo kita sa mga tastes mo. Yong 3 Albom books, binasa ko yan. I liked the FOR ONE MORE DAY sa lahat kasi doon sa scene na may nakaukit sa puno. Hinintay hintay syang mabuo ng parents niya pero magpapakamatay lang pala. Pero aral muna iha. Huwag unahin ang libro dahil walang grade yan. I am an IT Manager so malay mo, maka-trabaho kita pag graduate mo. Kung di pa ako retired, har har har

@Jzhunagev - never say never. Pagtanda mo at mayaman ka na, baka sabihin mo gusto mo namang mag-payback sa tao (na tumangkilik sa yo - gaya namin). Har har har. Anyway, goodluck to whoever who are considering. Just remember to vote according to your conscience and betting is different from voting.



@Jade - tama ka, Winona Ryder si Jo March (youngest of the 4). Ang tagal ko nang balak basahin yang THE BOOK THIEF, di matuloy-tuloy! Namatay kasi si J. D. Salinger so FRANNY AND ZOOEY muna. Tapos biglang nanalo ang BRIDGET JONES (na nominee ko) so, hintay muna ulit yang THE BOOK THIEF na yan.

[Aislinn]

@kuya Doni..(could i call i Kuya Doni?? heheh..) oh.. so yun pala yung mangyayari sa ending.. di ko kasi matapo-tapos yung for one more day.. hahah.. hmmm.. i will definitely finish reading it this time..!! waw really your an i.t manager..?? sana nga pag-graduate ko.. hahah.. baka bigtime ka na nun.. Bill Gates of the Philippines.. hahah..

@jzhunagev hmmm.. that could also be my kind of heaven.. hahah.. oh joy..!!^.^

[JJ]

Yung name mo ba galing sa Greek philosophy na Stoicism? Ala lang it just ring a bell kasi that's why I asked

Not exactly. I don't know why I alias myself StoicIndie. Perhaps because of my indifference? I don't know. Btw, my nickname is JJ.

Thanks for welcoming us here. Awkward

[K.D.]

Aislinn, iha. hindi yan ang ending. nasa first 50 pages yan ng story. at di yan ang climax. ayaw ni jhzunagev ang spoilers so maingat ako dyan. ayokong makagalitan ng moderator.

[Beng]

Stoicindie wrote: "Not exactly. I don't know why I alias myself StoicIndie. Perhaps because of my indifference? I don't know. Btw, my nickname is JJ. "

Probably, because you're not inclined to be violent. You have a severe self-control.
Naku, it won't be long, mahahawa ka sa amin because puro kami addict dito sa books.

[James]

Doni wrote: "@Aislinn - makakasundo kita sa mga tastes mo. Yong 3 Albom books, binasa ko yan. I liked the FOR ONE MORE DAY sa lahat kasi doon sa scene na may nakaukit sa puno. Hinintay hintay syang mabuo ng par..."

read th0se alb0m's too. i like for 1 mord day the best, next is tuesdays n 5 people...

[zhen^^]

♥♥uhm! hi I'm ZHEN!!!
from PAMPANGA! ahe, I really love to read books..!
actually I'm just started reading books last year..
I mean, novels etc. And I'm looking forward to continue this hobby!!!! I'm 16, and in my first year college..! I'm really happy to be part of this group!!! yeah...Proud to be FilipinoS!!!! uhrrggg!
I love to read novel, and I'm really amazed to people who love to read books!!!

[Apokripos]

Wow! A new addition to our ever-growing group! Welcome to you ♥zhen♥!

Feel free to join various discussion in this group.

And just feel at home ka lang dito!

We've got lots to talk about.(Ahem! If you're gettin' my drift... (`^^`)

[Rhys]

♥zhen♥ wrote: "♥♥uhm! hi I'm ZHEN!!!
from PAMPANGA! ahe, I really love to read books..!
actually I'm just started reading books last year..
I mean, novels etc. And I'm looking forward to continue this hobby!!..."

Hi zhen!!! Welcome!!!

Happy reading...

[JJ]

Beng wrote: Probably, because you're not inclined to be violent. You have a severe self-control.

severe self-control? wish i have that.

[jade]

@Rhys: thanks for the welcome :)

@kuya Doni: Si Jo March/Winona po ung tomboyish na sister. Si Kirsten Dunst po ung youngest sister, si Amy, nung bata pa. Yung adult version nya ang hindi ko kilala. :)
I hope you'll enjoy The Book Thief when you get to read it na.

[Lynai]

Loved The Book Thief. Terribly. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi! I just joined this group, yesterday, as I was trying to do something else while in goodreads. Anyhow, I feel the thrill of introducing myself to my fellow bookworms. So here I go..

I'm Anna, not so young, and I dont want to grow old.I'm a marketing-advertising personnel in a manufacturing company in Makati, and is a part-time graphic designer.

I love to read, but lately I dont have much time for that, due to work related schedules. I grew up with Sweet Valley pocketbooks and gradually stepped into more mature novels. I am not a big fan of love stories, though I know most books discuss love in it. I read love stories, but I dont read it because it is a love story, I read it because something else is in there.I love tragic, inspiring and somewhat dark topics. Chick lits? not too fond of it too. Anyway, I guess, all my rules gets bended as long as it is a book, I will read it, definitely!

[jade]

@Lynai: Me, too! It left a beautiful albeit sad ache somewhere inside me. I was reading the discussion thread about it here in our group, and that alone sent shivers all over me. And I am still speechless with Zusak's way with words. :)

[Apokripos]

Annarose wrote: "Hi! I just joined this group, yesterday, as I was trying to do something else while in goodreads. Anyhow, I feel the thrill of introducing myself to my fellow bookworms. So here I go..

I'm Anna,..."

Hi Annarose! Welcome to the group!

I just saw your simply bitchy blog, and I love it! ♥♥♥

I'm quite fond of bitchy gurls... Hehehe!

Just teasing you babe... ^_^

[Rhys]

Annarose wrote: "Hi! I just joined this group, yesterday, as I was trying to do something else while in goodreads. Anyhow, I feel the thrill of introducing myself to my fellow bookworms. So here I go..

I'm Anna,..."

Hi Annarose! You are very much welcome here...

Anyway, we are sharing the same tight spot. Lately, I don't have precious time to read, too..Blame the uncontrollably requirements in school. Well, this is the reward for being a student...( huhuhu )

You will enjoy here... =)

[Lynai]

jade wrote: "@Lynai: Me, too! It left a beautiful albeit sad ache somewhere inside me. I was reading the discussion thread about it here in our group, and that alone sent shivers all over me. And I am still spe..."

His I Am the Messengeris also wonderful. Zusak is one wonderful writer, not so much with the plot, but with the way plays with words. :)

[[deleted user]]

@jzhunagev - oh, so you saw already my blogsite.. =) thanks for dropping by, and for liking bitchy girls hehehe..but dont worry, I am tamed bitch, so you're assured of a well-moderated annarose here in the group.

@Rhys - hi! yeah, its kind of hard to find solitude time in reading, sometimes I have to content myself reading on lunchbreaks or in FX...


thanks for the welcome.

[K.D.]

Hi Annarose,
I oftentimes see you on line in the afternoon. I normally rest after an hour in FF responding here in Goodreads and when I click People Online, I see you. Do you do this while working? har har har
Welcome to the Goodreads! I hope you can be as active as Jzhunagev so that we will have more comments and book review to read!
Regards,
Doni

[[deleted user]]

hi doni, wow, I never thought there is a "people online" feature here..he he he... yeah, at times I do this while working, pasaway eh..

I think I'll enjoy it here. Looking forward for more online times here.. :)

[K.D.]

There are so many nice features here in Goodreads. Ang sentimiento ko lang ay walang Philippines doon sa Best Reviewer, Best Librarian, etc. Samantalang mayroon nang Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, etc. I actually wrote an email to them (Goodreads) and they responded that there is no one qualified yet. For example a review must have at least 50 characters to count. Also, if you look at the profiles of the Top Reviewers they are adding what 50-300 reviews per week. Ano ba sila, librarian talaga? How can they read that fast?

[[deleted user]]

300 a week? wow! pang-guiness yun.. i'll try to check out some features nga, I dont get to browse much eh, online lang madalas but idle naman. thanks for the info. must check that out.

[Beng]

Doni wrote: "if you look at the profiles of the Top Reviewers they are adding what 50-300 reviews per week. Ano ba sila, librarian talaga? How can they read that fast?"

In this site, you don't necessarily have to read and finish a book to make a review or rating. Simply make a comment about a book and they'll count it in. If you'll take time to browse through their reviews you'll notice most books were marked to-be-read.

[Mario]

Beng wrote: "In this site, you don't necessarily have to read and finish a book to make a review or rating. Simply make a comment about a book and they'll count it in. If you'll take time to browse through their reviews you'll notice most books were marked to-be-read. "

that's a bummer, could you please post the link so i could take a look for myself, if they haven't read the book how do they know what they're talking about?!

[Apokripos]

Guys, guys, guys... thanks for the concern, Doni. I've already encountered that problem in my sixth month of using Goodreads. And what's my reaction? What the hell do I care who's the best reviewer, best librarian or the best of anything?! I'm just sticking here in Goodreads just for the sheer fun of it. And of course the awesome people you meet and will meet, just like you guys. I'm in no competition with everyone if he's read, reviewed, added the most books. I'm just here because I like reading and like sharing the lessons learned from reading. Reading is always a meaningful and worthwhile experience I immerse myself in. And as a consequence it's a shared experience, thus the fact that this group exists. I just don't care, really.

In the end it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality; how much of the book got through me; it's impact in my life and how it made it richer. I say let them have the most. But in the end only those who've come to appreciate and enjoy good literature will have all the confidence to say that they have been deeply rewarded.

That's my take on it. I hope eveyone of you appreciated it.

Mabuhay pa rin ang Filipino! ^_^

[Apokripos]

And, as a note, I'm also a Goodreads certified librarian. ~^^~

[zhen^^]

♥♥uhm, thank's for welcoming me here! I'm glad to be part of this group! hahaha Go Pilipino!

[zhen^^]

"jzhunagev" and "Rhys"
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THANK'S!!!!! uhm,
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XD:
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>_<
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[Beng]

jzhunagev wrote: "What the hell do I care who's the best reviewer, best librarian or the best of anything?! I'm just sticking here in Goodreads just for the sheer fun of it."

I'm with you there. We're here because we have such fun reading books and we want to share the feeling. It doesn't matter if we make the most and best review. Besides, isn't it tedious writing reviews all the time? And, come to think of it, it's not humanly possible to read more than a thousand books a week. Much so, to write that much reviews. :D

But if Mario really wants to check it out, here's the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/user/top_rev...?

[Apokripos]

Sa tingin ko nga they're just copy/pasting reviews...
Hahaha! Hindi naman kasi binabasa yan eh..
yung rating lang mahalaga sa kanila...
Nyehehehe! :D

[Beng]

jzhunagev wrote: "Sa tingin ko nga they're just copy/pasting reviews...
Hahaha! Hindi naman kasi binabasa yan eh..
yung rating lang mahalaga sa kanila...
Nyehehehe! :D"

True!

[Mario]

Beng wrote: "If you'll take time to browse through their reviews you'll notice most books were marked to-be-read"

Ei Beng, took the time to browse through their reviews, turns out they actually read the books, thanks anyway.

[K.D.]

I fully agree with you, Jzhunagev. Magbasa na lang tayo nag magbasa!

Yeah, zhen (hirap ilagay ang hearts na yan ha).

[Rhys]

Doni wrote: "I fully agree with you, Jzhunagev. Magbasa na lang tayo nag magbasa!

Yeah, zhen (hirap ilagay ang hearts na yan ha)."

@ kUYA dONI: I know how to make hearts.. ♥♥♥ see? hehe..wala lang...( turo ng mabuti kong kaibigan):)

[K.D.]

Rhys wrote: "Doni wrote: "I fully agree with you, Jzhunagev. Magbasa na lang tayo nag magbasa!

Yeah, zhen (hirap ilagay ang hearts na yan ha)."

@ kUYA dONI: I know how to make hearts.. ♥♥♥ see? hehe..wala lan..."

Ang galing naman ni Jzhunagev! Talo mo pa ang I.T.!

[Aaron Vincent]

Doni wrote: "Rhys wrote: "Doni wrote: "I fully agree with you, Jzhunagev. Magbasa na lang tayo nag magbasa!

Yeah, zhen (hirap ilagay ang hearts na yan ha)."

@ kUYA dONI: I know how to make hearts.. ♥♥♥ se..."


hala Doni., si Rhys kaya yan., lagot. lol