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[Angus]

Hi Purply! Care to tell us who harassed you (I will harass them back)? Kidding!

[PurplyCookie]

Angus wrote: "Hi Purply! Care to tell us who harassed you (I will harass them back)? Kidding!"

Oh, I can't recall his name anymore. It's been ages.

It's very sweet of you to offer :) Thanks!

[Rigel]

I've been a lurker for quite some time now, but have never formally introduced myself. :P

Hi. I'm an indie author, epicist, and fledgling spoken word poet. My taste in books has changed a lot over the years. :) I started off with YA Fantasy as a kid and then built up to High Fantasy and some Romance and YA Science Fiction. I got into poetry a couple of years ago, and have become addicted to it. Favorites include Coleridge, Neruda, Cummings, Poe (though I disagree with some of his poetic principles); I also used to love Wordsworth. As for Beat and spoken word poets, I like Ginsberg, Sarah Kay, and Taylor Mali.

Outside reading and writing, I like to do musical theater and also bake a lot. :)

[Jester]

Hello everyone! I'm Jester :) bgo plang ako d2 and I'm hoping to make new friends. Most of my friends are foreigners who I never meet personally so why not try making new ones locally? I'm used to speaking in English when communicating, though.

[Michang]

Hi! Ako si Mich :) 18 taon gulang taga Laguna ako ngunit nanggaling sa Visayas. hehe. Hindi man ako makapag- bisaya pero naiintindihan ko rin naman kahit papano :]

Nahiya naman ako sa mga makakatang libro na hilig ng ibang nagkomento! Foreign books ang nakagawian ko nang basahin ngunit gusto ko din magbasa ng Pinoy made books :3 Astig kaya. he-he. Yun nga lang minsan lang ako kung magpunta sa bookstore (dahil wala nga dineng bookstore sad to say ;_; babyahe pa ng 40 min para lang makabili) so pa ebook ebook lang ako :P

Im glad my Pinoy bookworms dito na tumatangkilik sa mga Tagalaog lits ^_^ I need recommendations po! Salamat sa pag welcome! I hope I can keep up with the group's activities! :3

(currently fave book: Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta)

[MsLucyYC]

Hi to all! Welcome! :-)

[Rhys]

Hi!!!!

i KNOW I've MISSED a loT...I am no longer a newbie but I have been inactive for roughly three years.. :(

I hope I'm still welcome.. :)

where is jzhun, anyway? :)

[Rhys]

hi Lynai! hope you still remember me.. :)

[Louize]

Hi Rhys, welcome back!
It's been a while; same with Charles.

Welcome newbies!

[Lynai]

Rhys wrote: "hi Lynai! hope you still remember me.. :)"

Of course, I still remember you Rhys! Glad to know you're back. :) Jzhun's still here, he's just lurking (in the shadows) :D

JZHUN: Rhys is looking for you o. :)

[Stephen]

Hello everyone! I'm Stephen. Like almost everyone here I've been on Goodreads and on this group for a while but haven't been the most active of members.

I don't have a favorite genre and my taste is all over the place. I love Atlas Shrugged-- it changed my life (but not in a good way) and On The Road, Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch and Ender's Game, LOTR, Catcher in the Rye. A few faves I could I mention off the top of my head.

It used to be a goal for me to finish every book I've started reading as a matter of principle. (But mostly because sayang ang perang pinambili. hehe) I kinda got passed that. There just too many books to read that you can actually get into. And now I have ginormous amount of half-read books that would prolly stay like that.
I play football and a crazy fan of the sport. I ride longboards for the stoke!

Id love to join Book discussions (though I'm not sure how it works), meet kindred spirits and make new friends! :)

[Angus]

Hi Rigel, it's nice to have indie authors and poem lovers here.

Hi Jester, most people here speak in very good English, so I don't think you'll have trouble communicating.

Hi Michiko, pareho tayo na hindi masyadong mahilig sa Pinoy books. Pero darating din iyan.

Hi Sakura, welcome too!

Hi Rhys, Jzhun doesn't show himself much around here. He's more active in other groups, I think.

Hi Stephen, it's easy to join the book discussions. Just show up at the venue and everyone will welcome you.

:)

[Tina]

Hi Rigel -- haha I'm not used to calling you Rigel! :)) Hope to see you in one of the meet-ups, Judd. :P

Hi Jester - welcome to the group! Like what Angus said, people often speak in English (at least here in the threads, anyway), so we should be able to talk here just fine. :)

Michiko - I used to not read Filipino books, but I got into it. Mahirap lang talaga maghanap ng okay minsan. If you're into chicklit / romance, there's always our group favorite, Mina V. Esguerra. :D

Sakura - hello!

Rhys - Hi! I don't know if nagkaabutan tayo dito sa TFG, but hello. :)

Hi Stephen - Ender's Game! I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but I really liked Ender's Game. :) Oh, I still have that thing about finishing all books I read, but it only depends on how good my friends' reviews are for the book. I often just put them on hold when I don't feel like finishing it yet. And yes, drop by any book discussion. Newbies are always welcome. We're discussing The Book Thief this month, and the face to face discussion will be on the 23rd. Hope you can join us :)

[Michang]

Tina wrote: "Hi Rigel -- haha I'm not used to calling you Rigel! :)) Hope to see you in one of the meet-ups, Judd. :P

Hi Jester - welcome to the group! Like what Angus said, people often speak in English (at l..."

oohhh! thanks :) wow. devcom MS nya hihi. go devcom! ;) ang first Pinoy book na nabasa ko nga ay chic lit haha! :>

[Nahnah]

Hannah Jhon wrote: "Hello sa inyo...ako nga pala si Hannah...bago pa po ako dito, sana magustohan kayu sa akin.. :)). Mahilig po ako sa mga anime at manga :D"

[Michang]

Hannah Jhon wrote: "Hannah Jhon wrote: "Hello sa inyo...ako nga pala si Hannah...bago pa po ako dito, sana magustohan kayu sa akin.. :)). Mahilig po ako sa mga anime at manga :D""

hi hannah! ako din i love anime and manga.. pero ang pinapalabas ngayon kasi na anime sa TV mejo di ko na type :<<< kaya pa-manga manga na lang ako. anong fave mong genre? I read shoujos hihi. tapos mahilig akong manood ng shounen :)

[Veronica]

Hi everyone! I've been in Goodreads for years, I don't know why I joined this group just now! So anyway, I'm now here and my name is Veronica Cosio, everyone calls me Nica. I'm a stay at home Mom to two sweet little girls (Summer, 18 months old and Emma, 3 months old). I just recently resigned from my job so I can be a fulltime housewife. So books, aside from my kids, are my daily companions.

I'd really love to meet new book lover friends and maybe even join meetups!

[Tina]

Hi, Nica! :-) Welcome to the group! Familiar face! haha. It's so nice to see you here too.

We have discussions once a month, usually at the 3rd or 4th weekend. This month we'll be having it on March 23, and we're talking about The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. :) Hope you can join us then. :)

[Louize]

Hi Veronica! Nice to finally have you here.

[Veronica]

Yay, a tocaya! Hello Nica, nice to meet you. :)

Just call me Ronnie. It seems strange to call you by our name - like talking to myself. Haha :)

[Amee]

Hi everyone my name is Amee., this is my first club i ever joined sa tanda ko na ito hahahahaha., i hope you can help me if i have a querry., thanks

[Stephen]

Angus and Tina, thanks for the welcome. The community looks awesome!

Tina, I finished that book in one sitting- on a computer. That's how I hooked I was to the thing. A movie is coming out later this year, i think and I am freaking out!
I have a copy of The Book Thief in here somewhere. I'll try to finish it before then. :)

[Nibra]

Stephen: I was never able to finish Atlas Shrugged. I find it harder to read compared to The Fountainhead, which, by the way, I found extremely fascinating. There's something about Ayn Rand's unearthly characters that give me the chills. Anyway, I read The Fountainhead for the notorious rape scene. HAHAHA. Objectivism, far second.

[Stephen]

Nibra - No way. Atlas Shrugged was a breeze for me. It took me a while to finish The Fountainhead though, maybe because I was still digesting Atlas Shrugged. I read the two in quick succession in college. And almost everything by Ayn Rand in the succeding months.

I was a mess after that. I bit into her philosophy hook, line and sinker. I was misreading everything and was an objectivist zombie for years. I turned into a mean and narcissistic asshole with a misplaced superiority complex. My present me wouldn't even want to be friends with that past version of me. haha Ah to be young and stupid. Good times. :))

[Nibra]

Stephen- That is why one is required to read Ayn Rand as a filter, not a sponge. Her philosophy is just too much, at least for me it was. Too masturbatory. What I enjoyed about Fountainhead however, is the depiction of three different characters: one who ignores the society, one who mocks it, and one who wants to pin it under his thumb. Of course there are others, but these three was Fountainhead in a capsule. More importantly, it isn't corny! Thank God it isn't! The reading experience was exhausting. A corny romantic element would have sent me to the edge.

Lol, you read the signs wrong. :)

[Questian]

Hello everyone!!!!!!

Nag babalik ang anime adik ng group n ito....


wahahahhha


after being in the province for 5 short days.... i feel like i want to stay there for good....

but then again, i will miss the technology...

wahahahahahahaa

[Nibra]

Questian, where's your province?

[Questian]

@Nibra: my husband is fron San jose city, Nueva Ecija

[Rhys]

hi!!!
Lynai: Really glad to know that you still remember me. I'm now living here in Manila, so, I am hoping to finally meet you guys :) ( meet agad agad? ) hehehe...

Tina, i'm not pretty sure kung nagkaabutan tau,hehe..but stil, hello,too.. :)

I am now teaching Literature and would likely succumb myself in reading English-American Literature.. I hope Jason is around because we tackle, the 20th century authors and he's good at this..J.D Salinger ( tama ba?) Bach, Hemingway and alike.. hahanapin ko sya.. haha..

hi to all!!

[Louize]

Hi Rhys, where in Las Pinas do you live? I'm in BFRV.

Sana sina Maryse, Violeta and Joyzi magparamdam din ulit.

[Ranee]

Hi newbies!
Hi Purplycookie! We've met 2 yrs ago, I think in Podium. humabol lang ako. Hope you become more active this time, we gladly appreciate your inputs and insights on the different book discussions that we have.
Hi Rhys!
Hi to all!

[Tina]

Rhys wrote: "hi!!!
Lynai: Really glad to know that you still remember me. I'm now living here in Manila, so, I am hoping to finally meet you guys :) ( meet agad agad? ) hehehe...

Tina, i'm not pretty sure kun..."


Rhys - sakto, we have a book discussion on March 23! Hope you can join us? :)

[Nahnah]

Tina wrote: "Rhys wrote: "hi!!!
Lynai: Really glad to know that you still remember me. I'm now living here in Manila, so, I am hoping to finally meet you guys :) ( meet agad agad? ) hehehe...

Tina, i'm not pre..."

anong club ito o grupo?

[Theresa]

Hi Theresa here! So I'm new. Well, I'm 20 y/o, a student and currently residing in Taguig City. I'm kinda flexible for I often read whatever book I grab or had known about. My favorite book is Tell Me Your Dreams. Feels great to find a community where you could share your interests. I've often found myself reading until the sun came up in the morning. :)) Nice to be here!

[Tina]

Hi Hannah! It's this group! We conduct face to face book discussions every month. You can check out this month's discussion in this thread :)

Hi Theresa! Welcome to TFG :) Oh I think you'll find people who read until the sun comes up, too! I used to be able to do that, but I fall asleep easily, so sometimes a book hits me on the face whenever that happens. :D

[Rhys]

Louize :Verdant Subd... I'm delighted to know na taga LP k din..:)

[Rhys]

Tina : O

[Rhys]

TINA : 23? Sunday? I will see...

[Tina]

Rhys wrote: "TINA : 23? Sunday? I will see..."

It's a Saturday :) We'll have the other details posted soon.

We have several activities for April din -- outreach and Louize's F2F, which will be done in the South daw. :)

[Tin]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. Name's Christine Bernadette but call me CB. 21 and currently working her ass off in the office while typing this. lol
I don't know what to say more. But maybe I love books and I love to read will do. xx

[Louize]

Rhys wrote: "Louize :Verdant Subd... I'm delighted to know na taga LP k din..:)"

Yay, we used to live there. Sobrang lapit mo lang sa amin. Let's invite those who live in the area and have a mini meet up. :)

[Theresa]

@Tina. thank you for the warm welcome. :) I guess I'm not the only one.

[Mary Abigail]

abbie here.
i'm really glad that someone can relate to the Filipino books i've read or will be reading.
looking forward to the rest of the time together.

[Tina]

Hi CB and Abbie! Welcome to TFG :)

[Questian]

@theresa... welcome!!!

same goes with the reading till the sun comes up...
sumtimes reading is a good way to diet for me, i would forget to eat once i grab a good book....

CB and Abbie welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jasmin]

Hey guys. Jasmin here. :) I'm 18 btw. Call me watever you like, but Ja will really do. I'm really enjoying reading whenever possible, and i also do love to write. :)

[Ivy Bernadette]

Hi Jasmin! I'm just older by a year than you! Welcome to TFG! And cute DP! :'D


P.S.
I've been not posting here for quite long, so yeah, for those who doesn't remember me, I'm Chibivy. :)

[Jasmin]

Hey Chibivy! Nice to catch you here. Good to talk to someone just near my age :) Thanks for the welcome. And i do love your bangs. They're so cute.

[Ivy Bernadette]

Oh no, my bangs aren't cute. It was because of the effect of the picture (plus I just finished having shower that time) so my bangs looked okay. In person, my hair is far from being "cute". :))

Yep, I turned 19 just three months ago. When are you turning 19? :)

[Tricia]

Rhys! I am from Las Pinas village! Isa tumbling lang verdant na! Haha!