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[Sapphire]

Hiya Kayzee!

You used to read Nancy Drew books too? Cool!

Unlike the others, I don't remember reading "How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife" in my school books x_x

[Kezia]

thanks for the welcome guys!
@sapphire: I remember the Leon story clearly because we discussed it again in college - in even more detail! :p it appears it goes unsaid that Maria is pregnant and Baldo is in love with her - or something like that.. Read the story and let me know if you figured that out at your first reading. I never did.

[Vince]

Hi Violeta! Really? I'm glad you liked it. Thanks! :D

[Violeta]

of course, i like it. sulat ka pa ha. im promoting your writings. may bago na akong advocacy. popularization of bisaya writings.

[Violeta]

of course, i like it. sulat ka pa ha. im promoting your writings. may bago na akong advocacy. popularization of bisaya writings.

[Danielle Alonzo]

Hey everyone!Super new here in Goodreads. Anyway, I am Danielle, a first year B.S. Psy student at the Ateneo de Manila University, yet unlike many Ateneo students, I am simple person who likes simple stuff (see my profile if you want to know those stuff). I joined this site because one day, I was searching for Haruki Murakami quotes, and then google led to this fantastic site. So you can say that I uber uber love Haruki Murakami's books. I am a Haruki Murakami book hoarder. I love how he can write fiction based from seemingly simple things, such as a cat disappearing. Super unreal nang ibang works niya yet real at the same time. I also love and uber uber love Neil Gaiman. I especially like his Neverwhere novel. It inspired me to think beyond the surface of our world. Sobrang galing talaga. Murakami and Neil Gaiman, for me, are the ultimate literary gods! I also grew up with Harry Potter, LOTR, classics and stuff. Right now, I'm interested in reading Japanese crime fiction and Chinese fiction. Or anything that floats my boat.
Btw, just a fun fact, I loved the movie Sweeney Todd and I've watched for like 9 times already.Haha.
Another fun fact, I took up psych to understand myself.

I hope to get to know more of you guys! And goodreads seems like a promising site. :)

[Danielle Alonzo]

oh and how can I forget?!I love anime and Japanese dramas. These two help keep me sane from the pressures of college life.

[Danielle Alonzo]

Marco wrote: "Welcome Danielle :) Hope you enjoy GoodReads and this community!"

thanks marco for the welcome!

[Vince]

Hi Danielle! Welcome! You know what, I also found out about goodreads.com through google (google rules!) and I was also searching for Haruki Murakami quotes at that time. Seems like Murakami leads people to goodreads.. hehe...

Have a good time here in goodreads!

[Danielle Alonzo]

To Vince: wow it's so weird that we found out about goodreads in the exact same way!hehe:)

To Charles: I googled "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" and it sounds interesting. Will try to read it when i have the time. Thanks for the recommendation.
Btw, what can i recommend?So far, I've just read Murakami books, this book by Akimitsu Takagi called "The Tattoo Murder Case", "Tales of the Otori" trilogy by Lian Hearn, and "The Concubines Tattoo" by Laura Joh Rowland. If you haven't read Murakami,start with Murakami(he's the best!) and start with "After Dark".:)

[Apokripos]

Welcome to the crazy tribe Danielle.... ^_^

[Lynai]

hi Danielle, I hope you would have a wonderful time here at Goodreads. Welcome! :)

[Violeta]

Welcome Murakami!
Aw, mistsubishi, yamaha, toyota, harakiri. ..
Is anaconda a Japanese snake?

[anntok]

Danielle wrote: "Hey everyone!Super new here in Goodreads.

uy! pareho tayo love Neil Gaiman as well! welcome to GoodReads!

[Danielle Alonzo]

thanks jzhunagev,lynai,violeta and ann!:)

[Maryse]

Danielle wrote: "If you haven't read Murakami,start with Murakami(he's the best!) and start with "After Dark".:) "

Welcome to the group, Danielle :)
Haven't read Murakami myself but I've always had "The Wind Up Bird chronicle" (?) in my to-buy list. I'll probably switch it to "After Dark" nalang. Thanks for the tip :)

[Danielle Alonzo]

Thanks Maryse!Try "Kafka on the Shore" na rin for a start since yun yung first na binasa ko at super nahook ako.hehe.

[Rafael]

I'm just wondering how you people can post replies right away. Does this conversation happen real time? Sorry, I'm not a techie. Hehe.

[Ria]

Try "Kafka on the Shore" na rin for a start since yun yung first na binasa ko at super nahook ako.hehe.


welcome to goodreads danielle! i have kafka on the shore and the wind-up bird chronicle but i haven't read them yet. it's been sitting on my bedside table for a few weeks now; haven't had the time to tear out the plastic, let alone read it. but i will, very soon, start with kafka on the shore. thanks for the tip.=)

[Danielle Alonzo]

you're welcome ria!happy reading!:)

[Moana]

Magandang araw sa lahat! sisikapin ko pong mag-Filipino..sang-ayon ako sa mga sinabi nila, mabagal basahin ang filipino at minsan ay mas madali kung english ang gamitin. subalit, datapwat, ngunit, pero ako'y humahanga sa mga taong malalim ang alam sa linguaheng filipino.

ako po ay si moana, yan ang aking pangalan sa cyberspace =) tulad ng iba, mas gusto kong basahin ang mga panulat ng mga dayuhan kasi nga nababagalan ako sa wikang filipino. ni hindi ko po nagustuhan (appreciate) ang noli at el fili ni gat jose rizal, binasa ko lang mga yon kasi "required" sa paaralan =)

katulad ako ni jzhunagev na mahilig bumili ng murang libro. pag my book sale sa NBS masaya ako hehehe. bumibili rin ako sa booksale, pati ang 168 d ko pinalampas. kaya kung sino man ang magbibinta jan ng libro ay pwede akong pagbintahan basta ba mura! ;-)

[Moana]

ay oo..mali ho ako..churi churi =) that's what i had in mind when i wrote that..*wink

[Apokripos]

Kelan pa nagkaron ng bilihan ng libro sa 168? di ko alam yun ha!!! abung stall dun? Naiintriga ako sa sinabi mung iyan Moana... isang jeep lang kasi ako sa 168...

[Jeff]

I'm a newbie here. ^^

My (Internet) name is Darth. My real (Earth) name is Jeff. ^^

I'm a frustrated (failed?) artist/writer.
80-90% of my book collections are mostly comic books/graphic novels. My favorite genre/category is Science Fiction.

Memory Lapse. I'll update later. '
Anyway, it's nice to be part of this site! ^^

[Lynai]

Welcome to you Darth. I too have memory lapses, which seems to happen all the time, the reason why I did not introduce myself in this thread. :)

But anyway, I hope you will have great fun here.

[Jeff]

Thanks Lynai ^^

Yes, I'm sure I'll be having a great fun here.

[Jeff]

Lol! Thanks Marco ^^

What's a monthly reads? I'll participate if it looks interesting.

Oh yes, I definitely want to be part of this group. ^^

[Apokripos]

All welcome to you Jeff...
I sayeth unti thee: spreadeth the funeth... ^_^

[Lynai]

Jeff, do join our monthly reads and discussions. These are the only ways that could make you really feel a "part" of the group. :))

[Apokripos]

Pleaseth doth so, Jeff/Darth...
join the discussion about Noli me Tangere. That one I bet you had read...

[Lynai]

Jzhunagev, what's with the New Testament language?
Jzhunagev, Jzhunagev,Where art thou, oh
Jzhunagev? hahaha

[Moana]

jzhunagev wrote: "Kelan pa nagkaron ng bilihan ng libro sa 168? di ko alam yun ha!!! abung stall dun? Naiintriga ako sa sinabi mung iyan Moana... isang jeep lang kasi ako sa 168..."

sa 2nd floor, malapit sa ATMs. nasa gitna sya, makikita mo bookshelves walang stall =)

[Jeff]

@Marco I think that sounds great! ^^

@jzhunagev, Lynai Ok. I'll join the monthly reads/discussions.

Thanks again for the warm welcome. ^^

[Apokripos]

Nothingeth in particular... I just chuse this for I'm in a archaic mood...

[Apokripos]

Mabuhay sa iyo Artixcel...!!!! ^_^
Isa rin ako sa mga kakaunting fan ni Manix Abrera... laging ko binabasa sa PDI ang kiko machine cmoic strip niya... tulad mo ala rin akong pambili ng mga comic books nya... gusto ko lang ang atake ng humor niya... naaalala ko kasi ang mga college escapes ko sa mga comics niya...

[Armilie Mae]

hi! I'm armie... =D novice pa ko d2 eh... wala pa cgurong 1 week akong member d2... jajaj... i read all sorts... pero mas naeenjoy ko mga classics... =D am currently reading 'the robe' by lloyd douglas; great book!

im 19, college student, incoming 3rd year taking up BS Accountancy... (jejej is this necessary npka-formal... =D)

goodreads is a great site.... really love it! aside from seein a lot of fascinating reads, im looking forward to hooking up with all of you as well!

^_^

[Armilie Mae]

really kewl site.. =D

[Violeta]

welcome!!!

[Armilie Mae]

thankx marco, violeta.. =D

[Apokripos]

It's kewl, kewl,.... ^_^

[Lynai]

Join na kayo armilie mae and artixel sa group reads and discussions. Welcome!

[Genesis]

Hi sa lahat!

I've been reading some of your posts and I think I'm in good company here. :)

My name is Genesis, 20-something, psychology graduate from the Philippines. My family and I are currently living in Singapore but I'm a true-blue Pinoy at heart (as I will always be). Anyway, I'm an insane bibliophile, and it's good to know some Filipino booklovers as well!

Eclectic ang taste ko sa mga libro, pero nangunguna ang mystery at romance. For mystery I worship Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes, of course!), Dorothy Sayers, M.C. Beaton. Mostly British cozy mysteries. Sa romance naman, Judith McNaught, Sandra Brown (yung romance novels lang), Julie Garwood, Mary Balogh, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Jayne Ann Krentz.. still discovering new ones. Historical romance novels.

Some fiction books that I love are Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote, Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon, Murakami's The Elephant Vanishes, Odyssey by Homer and Watchmen by Alan Moore and David Gibbons. Gusto ko ang mga classics kahit mahirap sila basahin.

The Merchant of Venice ang favorite kong Shakespeare play. Naadik rin ako minsan sa Harry Potter. For non-fiction I mostly read psychology books, like Oliver Sacks. At syempre, Philippine literature. Noli & El Fili, Bob Ong books, short stories by Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin. Recently lang ako na-adik sa Twilight Saga (hindi pala ako nag-iisa).

Pag umuuwi ako ng Pilipinas, lagi ako sa Booksale bumibili ng libro; at sa may AS Walk(nung college). Sana mas magkaroon pa ng funding for public libraries sa atin, para mas maging accessible ang mga libro at pagbabasa sa masa, lalo na sa mga estudyante.

Looking forward to discuss books with you guys!

Kudos to the moderators. Keep it up!

[Apokripos]

Welcome to the group Genesis!!! If you love mystery and romance I would like to recommend to you The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón; it have a good mix of both genres you love...
You should also read the Seven Habits by Stephen Covey... one of the greates self-help/psychology I had ever read...

Anyway have fun in this group and please join our book club discussion...

[Genesis]

thanks jzhunagev!

ok, will read that (shadow of the wind) book. thanks for the suggestion. :)

i will try to get a copy of life of pi para makajoin ako sa discussion. yung isa di ko sure, baka sa pilipinas lang meron nun. hanap pa rin ako dito.

[Apokripos]

I had just downloaded the book, still need to print it though... my eyes ache from reading the computer monitor...

[Maryse]

Genesis wrote: "Sa romance naman, Judith McNaught, Sandra Brown (yung romance novels lang), Julie Garwood, Mary Balogh, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Jayne Ann Krentz.. still discovering new ones. Historical romance novels..."

Mary Balogh -- my cousin adores her books. Ehehehe. As for meself, I'm not much of a romance reader.

jzhunagev, I've actually started reading "The Shadow of the Wind" a long time ago(for some reason, the book is popular with college students. I borrowed it from my brother's shelf who borrowed it from his college friend). I like how it starts, but it's just too thick I doubt I'll finish it anytime soon.

[Genesis]

@Marys: sigurado ko magkakasundo kami ng pinsan mo. hehehe. gano kahaba yung shadow of the wind/ilang pages?
kung maganda yung story ok lang naman siguro yung length ng book.

[Apokripos]

I guarantee all of you the book's length is worth it when you read it--but a story's usually subjective, so I'm speaking for myself... Hindi naman sa nagmamayabang (pero nagmamayabang na rin) wala lang nman sa akin ang kapal ng 400 pages. i read The Shadow for just a week, and i have a 8 hour work, to boot... Compare that to the experience to slogging through the 800+ pages of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell which I read for about 2 months... but I managed to finish reading it... it's a crime for me to leave a book half-read no matter how boring it maybe... it all boils down discipline... the lesson here: it takes a good story to keep a reader reading through...

[Genesis]

Yup, I agree with you jzhunagev. What's more, you don't even mind the length of the book if the story is really (I mean REALLY) good. Hindi rin ako makamove-on sa next book if I don't finish the book I'm currently reading. Kaya nga minsan I really choose what I read, because I can't help but think a bad book is time wasted - the sad part is you already stuck it out until the very end. haha :D

[Catherine]

eowwwww!!

Mabuti nalang natagpuan ko itong Goodreads (kamakailan lang din naman)!

Cathy ang aking pangalan, (huh...karaniwang pangalan, kaya tawagin nyo na lamang ako sa pangalang Catherine, mas sanay kasi akong binabasa ang kumpletong pangalan ko. ^_^)

Mahilig akong magbasa ng kung anu-anung babasahin, mapatagalog o english man...isa sa mga paborito kong pilipinong may-akda ay si Lualhati Bautista (at wala pa akong kopya ng kanyang librong Desaparecidos), gusto ko rin ang mga libro ni Pol na Pugad Baboy...mahilig akong mangolekta ng mga libro pati nga yung hiniram ko ei naisasama na sa koleksyon ko.yay!...
Kapag english author i like Jean Auel, Sidney Sheldon, huh ang dami at John Grisham...pero hindi lahat ng libro nila ay nabasa ko na..hindi kasi kaya ng powers to buy ko ang lahat ng kanilang libro hayyy naku...kaya karamihan sa aking koleksyon ay second hand nalang whahuhuh (second hand huh, binibili ko padin kahit luma na lalo na kapag yung librong hinahanap ko ei makita ko na...huh! kahit anong mangyari dapat magkaroon ako ng kopya, hala sige bili ako kahit luma!!!


(^_^)

kudos to the group!