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[Lynai]

Hello newbies! :)

Welcome back, KD! :)

[K.D.]

Thank you, Lynai.

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

hi! Ingrid, Lynai, KD, Arbin, Tina, Louize...

[K.D.]

Hi Po.

[Lynai]

Po wrote: "hi! Ingrid, Lynai, KD, Arbin, Tina, Louize..."

Maligayang pagbabalik, Po!

[Nibra]

Hi Po.

Now i get the Po joke. Or maybe not. :/

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

Hi! Lynai, Arbin, KD,

[Ella]

Good morning everyone! Welcome back to me! hehe... medyo naging off the moon ang status ko sa goodreads.. hugs and kisses sa lahat

[K.D.]

*hugs* (to Ella)

[Biena]

I wish I have time for NaNoWriMo. :(

[Ranee]

K.D. wrote: "Hello Everyone!

I'm back! My role in the big systems implementation project in our company has been defined and it will not be that much. So I guess I will have time for TFG.

Hope you can welcome..."

Hi Kuya! Yehey, you're back!
To the newbies, welcome!

[K.D.]

Thank you, Ranee.

[Tina]

Biena: I'm finding that I don't have much time for it this year, too. :( Sigh. Still trying, though!

[Ivy Bernadette]

Hi there~! You could call me “Ai” or “Chibs”; I go by my online handle ‘Chibivy’ here in the Internet. It is pronounced as Chi-BAHY-vee and not the other way around, okay? :)

Reading has always been one of my intense passions even before I learned to read. Haha! Now, how was that? My relatives say that when I started to learn how to grip things and mutter incomprehensible babbles as a baby, I would play with my father’s collection of comic books. I would then hold the comics as if I could understand the illustrations and texts, and tell myself stories what I saw. My mother even had a big tin box filled with pocketbooks; and yes, I even play with those. Haha.

Because my mother is a private academic tutor back then, we have a lot of textbooks—most of them were old and tattered copies from her pupils—and I grew up reading those. And I mean ALL of them. Those were elementary, high school, and even college textbooks, and I could remember reading those since I learned reading when I was about three years old. Of course, as a child, I couldn’t comprehend some of the things I read—like a few of those high school and college textbooks—but I got at least the fundamental gist of those.

Reading has always been my passion, and I read practically everything—textbooks, dictionaries, reference books, encyclopedias, graphic novels, even maps and the back label of chips and other household products. I was an only child then, and I don’t go out often; I’m contented immersing myself in devouring those books. My mother was a reader too, though she was always busy with work so we weren’t able to bond about this hobby. My father, on the other hand, doesn’t like it when I read too much; he scolds me whenever he saw me reading and there even came a couple of instances when he would threw away the books. Haha.

So yeah, this interest was hardly cultivated by my environment. To top it all off, when I was a kid I don’t have too many friends who like reading. I was almost the only kid in the neighborhood (more or less) who likes to read. Even my elementary classmates weren’t readers. So honestly, I grew up thinking that there are really few people who like reading and adore books. Really.

Then I was introduced to the online world when I was in third year high school, thanks to our DSL connection at home. Little by little, I began to realize that there are people who actually like reading, people who really loves books.

And I felt that I am missing a big part of this reading sphere. We were not well-off (in short, ‘poor’, haha) so I can’t buy my own books; I could only sustain this hobby by staying at the library or by borrowing books from my cousins. So I was hardly exposed to fiction books and novels as a kid. Of course, names like Jane Austen, Ernest Hemingway, and J.K. Rowling ring a bell, but I did not have the opportunity to read their actual books. So it was really unfortunate. I felt… incomplete. Some sort of an “incompetent” reader for not being able to read much fiction during my formative years. *insert dramatic melody here XD*

That was before.

Yes, I still hardly have money nowadays. But I discovered people—friends—who are actually voracious readers; or some who does not read much, but have a couple of books sitting in their dusty bookshelves. I managed to borrow some from them, or hunt worthwhile books at BookSale. Sometimes, I read eBooks; but still, nothing beats the feeling of actually holding the spine of books and their papery leafs. And when I started earning my own money, I began filling my cabinet (I don’t have bookshelf, ;orz) with some of the titles that I like.

And then I discovered Goodreads!

Actually, there are some unfortunate events that compelled me to be on a somewhat “reading hiatus” since the middle of last year. I could/should hardly read, and I almost lose my interest in it. It was a good thing I decided to still pursue this passion. Actually, I started to be involved in social cataloguing books at Shelfari. I discovered Goodreads only this year. I could have engaged in a more extensive Reading Challenge. #sayang

So yes, I am on this mission to broaden my reading realm and read more books. I could read anything and I really like the feeling of owning a new book. And joining this group, I’m hoping to be more motivated in this lifelong ‘mission’.

Masyado yata akong naaliw sa pagpapakilala sa aking sarili at napahaba ang aking kauna-unahang post. x) Muli, ako si Chibivy, at kinagagalak ko kayong makilala~! Sana’y makabuo ako ng magandang samahan at pagkakaibigan sa grupo na ito. :D

[Frannie]

Newbie here. kaway!

[Louize]

Welcome Chibs and Frannie!

[Lynai]

Welcome newbies Chibivy and Frannie! Feel free to join in on the online discussions! :)

[Frannie]

Salamat

[Frannie]

Hi Chibs! nice intro. I just discovered goodreads through a blog site eh. Me naman I like reading. I buy 1 to 2 books every payday even kahit madale ang budget. Pero that's how passion is eh. I was surprised ng nag join ako sa group na to kasi andami rin pala mahilig magbasa kagaya ko. Kaya ayos to. :)

[Biena]

Tina wrote: "Biena: I'm finding that I don't have much time for it this year, too. :( Sigh. Still trying, though!"

With my crazy sched, it would be hard just to even try. :(

[Ivy Bernadette]

Thanks Miss Louize and Miss Lynai~!

Hi to fellow newbie, Mr. Frannie~ Welcome sa'tin! :D
I make it to a point to visit the bookstore at least once or twice a month. Although when I go to mall, I don’t forget to go to National Bookstore and Book Sale or other bookstores. Haha. I let my eyes feast with all those mouthwatering books (kahit usually di nakakabili). XD

It’s a good thing I’m blessed with wonderful friends who likes to read as well. Lage ako nakakadekwat ng libro sa kanila. :))

[Euriz]

Hi there! newbie am I. hehe :P add me up guys.

[Frannie]

haha.. yun lang.. most of my friends aren't readers eh. So, I'm alone. Anyways, nice to meet all yous.

[Ivy Bernadette]

Hi there Miss Euriz~ Welcome, fellow newbie. :D

Mr. Frannie, you could add me. ;) *wiggles eyebrows*

[Euriz]

hello Miss Chibivy .. added you up girl. :)

[[deleted user]]

hi to all filipino readers new here actually been a member for months already kaso nahiya naman ako to join the group haha lolz... hope i learn and gain new friends ang get free ebooks hahaha lolz ^_^ thanks just dropping by :)

[Ivy Bernadette]

Hi Miss Roxanne~
Welcome sa'tin (kahit mejo mas matagal ka na sa'kin. Hee. :>)

As much as possible I don't read eBooks. Masakit sa mata eh pag lage nakatutok sa computer. Pero pag hindi na makapagbasa at hindi ko mabasa yung gusto kong libro (at wala akong mahagilap na pisikal na libro) naglalagay ako ng copy sa phone ko. Haha.

Miss Euriz
Erm, wala pang notification sa'ken eh...?

[Veneficus]

Hello sa mga bagong salta! Maligayang pagdating at paglahok sa pangkat! Hehe.

@Roxanne, haha, ebook din ako madalas kapag walang copy. Pansin ko lang, mas mabilis ako magbasa ng ebook lalo na 'pag patulog na. Haha. 'la lang.

Anyway, enjoy lang po sa kayo rito sa samahan. Happy reading!

[Frannie]

Miss Euriz added you up po! Salamat.. Pa-add narin po sa iba..

[[deleted user]]

add me up din po mga fellow readers ^_^

actually yung totoo never read ebooks pa mas more on real books ako talaga mas relax ako dun hehe... i just said ebooks kasi mas makakuha ka ng free copy nun diba... ahhaha

[Louize]

Welcome Euriz and Roxanne!

Veneficus, miss ka na namin!

[Veneficus]

@Rox, aw, ganu'n ba? Sorry naman. Hehe. Yep, tama ka, iba pa rin kapag actual books, may aroma ang mga pahina, mas nakaeengganyong magbasa. Haha.

@Louize, Hi po! Thanks, miss ko na rin po ang TFG lalo na si haha. Kidding.

[twstrfries]

Welcome to all newbies! Wow. Daming nurse. :)

[Ingrid]

Hello and welcome sa mga newbies!
:D

[Ivy Bernadette]

Hello sa inyo Miss Alona and Miss Ingrid~

Pati sa'yo (Sir/Miss?) Veneficus! :>
At parang Latin ang pangalan nyo. Hehe. :))

[Euriz]

thanks for a warm welcome. haha. :)

[Maria]

Welcome sa mga newbies! enjoy the group!

[[deleted user]]

Hi. Newbie here.
I'm Isabelle, but my friends call me Izzy :). It's pronounced as e-zzy though, not i-zzy.

I'm currently a senior in high school. So I'm expecting to graduate on March. My plan for college is to take up Creative Writing. I want to write a novel someday. I made this decision all because I love reading books :D
I'm hoping I can make a lot of new friends here :)

[Reev]

Isabelle wrote: "Hi. Newbie here.
I'm Isabelle, but my friends call me Izzy :). It's pronounced as e-zzy though, not i-zzy. I'm currently a senior in high school. So I'm expecting to graduate on March. My plan for..."

4 months to go. Congrats in advance! Creative writing...go! :)

[K]

Hi..
I'm K..I'm new here in goodreads..
I just join this group yesterday.
I hope to find new friends here.

[Ivy Bernadette]

Welcome dito sa group, Miss Isabelle, Sir Berto, and Miss K~

Let's enjoy~! :D

Reev wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "Hi. Newbie here.
I'm Isabelle, but my friends call me Izzy :). It's pronounced as e-zzy though, not i-zzy. I'm currently a senior in high school. So I'm expecting to graduate on Ma..."

4 months to go. Congrats in advance! Creative writing...go! :)

Good luck sa nalalabing four months. :D

[Thea]

Hi, I'm Thea. I just saw this group two days ago .
I'm hoping to gain new friends here as well as book recommendations, of course.

God bless!

[Ivy Bernadette]

Robertson wrote: "SALAMAT NG MARAMI!! "


You're welcome Sir Berto. I'm a newbie too; I just joined a couple of days ago. ^____^


And hi there Miss Thea~ Welcome to the group! :D

[Thea]

Chibivy wrote: "And hi there Miss Thea~ Welcome to the group! :D"


Thanks Chibivy! :)

[Epi]

Hello everyone! I'm Epi. 26. Teacher/Writer from Alabang. I'm a big fan of romance literature, bildungsroman, and science fiction. I also write my own stories and poetry. Working on a romance novel now.

I hope to meet a lot of good people here and make establish meaningful, personal friendships with them!

[Klaire]

Hi, Newbie here. :D a few weeks old here at Good Reads..
and I'm Klaire from QC ..:)

[Toffe]

Hello. I'm toffe. 17. 2nd year college student. I'm from Antipolo city. :))

[Alvin]

Welcome Klaire, Toffe, Epi and to all members on TOP of me!
Might as well introduce myself, I'm Alvin two months old on Goodreads
and My first post here as a member of the
group.

Hoping to find more Fantasy book recommendations and friends here!

[Majuchan]

Hello, and welcome sa mga new members. ^_^

[Marie]

Hello everyone..
You may call me Shelly.
I am an accountant and it's becoming a challenge to read as many books as I can nowadays..

Still I'm lookin' forward to sharing opinions with you guys..
:)