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[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

yup ur ryt Faye.

[Angus]

Hindi ba separate entities ang book at ang film adaptation? But yes, I perfectly understand. I, too, was so mad with Romanek's Never Let Me Go. But on second viewing, I thought it was good. Try not to think of the book while watching the adaptation. I know it's hard, but the film will be appreciated more. :D

[Ingrid]

Renz David wrote: "@Ingrid,WHAAAAT? You don't know Rick Riordan? tsk. :|"

Sorry namaan. xD
Di ko lang siguro nakikita palagi yung name or di ko gusto yung genre or something. :))

[Maria]

apir tayo, faye! i liked IANF movie better than the book. mas enjoy sya.

suspenseful and brooding ung book eh, but i loved it, kaso nasilaw ako kay Alex Pettyfer at Teresa Palmer, kaya ayun mas like ko ung movie. hahaha!

[K.D.]

Ako, pareho. IANF movie at book.

Those two media should not be compared really. They are different. In reading you use your imagination. In viewing you just see what you see. So, if you're imagination is better than the director of the movie(probably like Renz) you will oftentimes find the book better than its movie adaptation.

The only movies that are equally as good (or even better in some aspects) as book for me are LOTR, Godfather and HP series. And of course Book 1 of Percy Jackson.

[[deleted user]]

Hi! :) ...just joined the group this week. I'm a librarian...oh please remove the stereotypical image of a librarian from your mind's eye :D...I work in a Grade School library at hindi ako masungit (nakasalamin nga lang at madalas naka-ponytail). I love working in a school library since I can read and buy all those juvenile lit that I like (hey! that's part of the job). Yes, I do love reading children's books but my love for reading doesn't end there...I just read whatever I fancy (fiction or non-fiction) at the moment and I sometimes read more than 1 book at a time.

Good day sa lahat!

[K.D.]

Hello Mia!
Sa lahat ng new members dito, ikaw ang pinaka-welcome.
Dyan ba sa library mo, may mga novels?
Like:
1) Looking for Alaska
2) Abundance of Katherines
3) Percy Jackson series?
Ha ha

[[deleted user]]

hahaha...thanks KD!

Marami kaming novels dito :D Since it's a school library almost half of our collection are story books and novels for grades 1 to 7. Definitely may Percy Jackson series. I'm not familiar with the first two but I'm definitely going to find out more about those books. (I am born curious :D)

[Maria]

hi mia! wow, a librarian on the house! what school, if you don't mind? :)

KD, mukhang dadayuhin mo ung school ni Mia ah, para sa Percy Jackson. lol

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Maria wrote: "hi mia! wow, a librarian on the house! what school, if you don't mind? :)

KD, mukhang dadayuhin mo ung school ni Mia ah, para sa Percy Jackson. lol"

Hi Maria! I work in Miriam College (sa Katipunan, QC) :D

[K.D.]

Andyan ang 2 kong pamangkin. Nieces ng wife ko actually. Mga 2 years ago valedictorian sa high school yong sister nila.

[[deleted user]]

K.D. wrote: "Andyan ang 2 kong pamangkin. Nieces ng wife ko actually. Mga 2 years ago valedictorian sa high school yong sister nila."

Sa grade school? E di may pwedeng manghiram ng book for you :D

[Veronica]

Welcome Mia! Great to have a librarian on board. :) Pag bakasyon ba, may pasok kayo?

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi Mia, welcome to GR-Filipinos! I really hate the college librarian that I used to be my enemy, haha, well, I think you are different from others.

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

Hi Mia........

[Dystopian]

Hi guys! I'm Miguel, 19, from Rizal. I'm currently an undergrad soon-to-be ex-Fine Arts, soon-to-be CSSP student sa UP Diliman. Currently, I'm working on summer in a small call center company in Ortigas.

Books I'm fond of reading are anything that involves robotics, cybernetics, biological experimentation/ warfare, near-future postapocalypse, metaphysical discourses, alternate realities, noir, near-future narratives, totalitarian governments and megacorps, interstellar treks, and time. I am deeply interested and immersed in works by Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Robert Heinlein, Arthur Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.

Some books on my shelf I will forever cherish: 1984 (Orwell), Replay (Grimwood), The Forever War ( Haldemann), 2001: A Space Odyssey (Clarke), Metamorphosis (Kafka), the Sprawl/Bridge Series(Gibson), and finally, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Dick). Addenda to follow once I get over my other books hehe. :))

I read novels of another genre every once in a while, most recently Norwegian Wood (Murakami), Pig Tales (Darriuseq), Tell-All (a Palahniuk, but it is a slight disappointment though)

Bookstores I frequent: Booksale, Powerbooks

Hello! :)

[Ingrid]

Welcome po kay Ma'am Mia at kay Kuya Miguel!
:D

[K.D.]

Hi Miguel a.k.a. Dystopian: I loved 1984 too!

[Renz]

Hi Mia and Miguel. Welcome. :)

[K.D.]

Hi Mia: Welcome to our Filipinos group! Enjoy your stay :)

Good morning, Renz. How's the Percy Jackson series going on?

[Renz]

KD. Good morning. I just the started the 3rd book. I didn't read yesterday eh. Marami kaming exams today, nagaral ako. Studious eh. haha. Joke. I just glimpsed on the 1st chapter. I'll read it pag wala na akong gingawa. Ayaw kong mabitin. Hahaha. :))

[K.D.]

Yes, study first. Kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan!

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi MIguel welcome to GR-Filipinos!

[Faye]

Maria wrote: "apir tayo, faye! i liked IANF movie better than the book. mas enjoy sya.

suspenseful and brooding ung book eh, but i loved it, kaso nasilaw ako kay Alex Pettyfer at Teresa Palmer, kaya ayun mas ..."

sorry for the late reply, I liked what K.D said. I find the movie better kasi I think na I should give credits when it's due and this time, nagawa ng productions na mabigyan ng magandang portrayal yung book into a movie and not everyone can do that.

Hi to Mia and Miguel. :)

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

hi miguel...

[K.D.]

FAYE: Yes!

[Ranee]

hi dystopian! aba, makakasama ka na sa mother college ko! anong course ka na?

[Jem]

Hi! Hi! Hi!
hahaahhahaha wala lang hahah Hi, Ranee. :D

[Veneficus]

Welcome po!

[[deleted user]]

Veronica wrote: "Welcome Mia! Great to have a librarian on board. :) Pag bakasyon ba, may pasok kayo?"

Thanks for the welcome Veronica. Yup, may pasok kami kahit bakasyon o may bagyo man...:)

[[deleted user]]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Hi Mia, welcome to GR-Filipinos! I really hate the college librarian that I used to be my enemy, haha, well, I think you are different from others."

Hey Kwesi! Thanks for the welcome. I actually understand your sentiment :) The stereotypical librarian image did not create itself on its own but, hopefully, new librarians are trying to change that (and I hope they succeed) :D

[[deleted user]]

Hello! Thanks for all the warm welcome :D Have a nice day pips...will drop by again later when I have time.

[Veronica]

@Mia: I loved the first librarian I ever met. I was Grade 2 and had to wait for my sister to finish her classes before I could go home so I hung out at the library. She was this stern old lady who was constantly shushing the slightest giggle from the students. Ultimo yung maingay na pag turn ng page, nakakunot na yun noo niya. She took a liking to me, maybe because I was there everyday and was quiet (sa totoo lang takot kasi ako sa kanya). She introduced me to a lot of books that got me started on my love for reading. She never smiled at me but I loved her anyway. I named my Kindle after her. :)
Long live librarians!

[Maria]

welcome Miguel!

RENZ: tapusin na ang Percy Jackson series! sagabal tlg ang studies sa pagbabasa. tsk tsk. hehe joke lang :)

[[deleted user]]

Veronica wrote: "@Mia: I loved the first librarian I ever met. I was Grade 2 and had to wait for my sister to finish her classes before I could go home so I hung out at the library. She was this stern old lady who ..."

@Veronica - awww, that's so nice to hear :) We do get misunderstood sometimes. I have to admit that there are times I have to be stern to some kids but I try to balance it with being friendly and by approaching students and asking them if they need help in finding library materials. I'm glad she was able to impart love for reading to you which should be the ultimate goal of all school librarians :) Saka na yung research, dapat pag nag-uumpisa pa lang magbasa, making reading enjoyable should be the focus :)

[Angus]

Hi Mia! I love librarians! Back in high school, I used to volunteer at our library during lunch breaks. Parang wala lang. Hindi pa nga ako reader noon eh. The library just had an irresistible force on me. Then some of my classmates followed my volunteerism. The next year, we organized The Junior Librarians' Club. I was the treasurer (and I wanted so badly to be the president, haha). Then I started reading as well for entertainment. I think the club and the library ignited my passion for books (plus my book report on To Kill A Mockingbird).

Then I bumped into our librarian after a decade. She recognized me! I so love her! She's young and fresh and not the typical librarian na stern at naninigaw kapag maingay. Siguro early 20's siya noong high school ako. So yes, when I met our librarian, we had a quick chat then she showed me her first-born's baby pics. Sweet.

Actually, pwede akong mag-ingay sa library noon. Me and my friends would have reading sessions after class, lalo na kapag kami na lang ang mga students sa library. At mahilig siyang manlibre ng banana cue. Tsaka feeling ko favorite ako ng librarian namin, kasi kapag kasama ko ang friends ko hindi siya nanlilibre, haha.

I hope you have such clubs from where you work. :)

[Faye]

@Angus: I used to be a member of Book Club in our school and nakarelate ako dun sa 'feeling' of irresistable force, yung parang pag pumasok ka sa library ang gaan ng feeling at nakakabrighten ng day. haha. Tapos yung amoy ng lumang books parang may tinatagong knowledge na nakaka-attract. haha.

And, mabait din sa kin ung librarian namin pero hindi nya ko nililibre. haha. :)

[Angus]

@Faye: Haha, sorry naman, kasi ako eksena ako eh. Mag-aarrange ako ng chairs, tapos ibabalik pa sa shelves yung mga returned books, mag-iissue ng bagong library cards. Bordering on epal na nga eh, haha. Minsan McDo pa ang nililibre. Wala pang 50 yata ang Cheeseburger Meal noon. Mga libreng pagkain pala ang motibo eh, haha.

[Faye]

@Angus, haha. Ang pinakanatatandaan ko lang na ginawa ko e yung magbalot ng books w/c nasasayahan tlga ko gawin. Siguro tuwang tuwa ung librarian nyo pag dadating ka na, kasi makakapahinga siya. haha.

[Angus]

@Faye: Korak! Pati yung mga college student aides friends ko na rin sila. May time na silang magreview habang ako yung nagfifill-out ng library cards ng mga nanghihiram ng books. Dapat binigyan na nila ako ng scholarship, haha.

[Faye]

@Angus, eh dapat lang pala talaga na ilibre ka. Haha. More than worth it naman pala ang tulong mo sa kanila e.

[Angus]

@Faye: Sabagay, but I enjoyed it so much. Yung classroom kasi namin noon yung kabila library agad. At saka kapag maraming tao yung mga student aides nagtetake over na.

[K.D.]

Ako, I don't have memories about librarians. Kasi may elementary and high schools did not have libraries. So, walang librarians! ha ha

Sa college naman, mga part-time students ang librarians. Pabilisan ng bigay ng ID at library card at tawag na "Miss, miss!" para i-release sa yo ang book for overnight read na hawak-hawak mo. Pag naiinis na ang iba at medyo matanda na ang librarian, sinasadyang gawing "missed, missed!"

Umiirap ang librarian.

[[deleted user]]

K.D. wrote: "Ako, I don't have memories about librarians. Kasi may elementary and high schools did not have libraries. So, walang librarians! ha ha

Sa college naman, mga part-time students ang librarians. Pabi..."

hahaha...nakakatawa yung "missed, missed!"

[[deleted user]]

Po wrote: "Hi Mia........"

Hi Po :)

[[deleted user]]

Angus wrote: "Hi Mia! I love librarians! Back in high school, I used to volunteer at our library during lunch breaks. Parang wala lang. Hindi pa nga ako reader noon eh. The library just had an irresistible force..."

Hi Angus! Yup, I used to handle Jr. Librarians' but I have to give it up nung nag-iba ang posisyon ko since mas marami na akong responsibility na handle. Masaya talaga makipag-interact with students. Pareho tayo, nung bata ako palagi din ako sa library at nakikigulo sa mga librarians. Nung HS, panay ang donate ko ng books sa library namin kaya hanggang ngayon kilala pa din ako nung librarian :) Pag may problema naman ako, pumupunta ako sa book sale at inaayos ko yung mga libro nila sa shelf according to series or publisher...hehehe...

[K.D.]

MIA: :)

[Ranee]

Mia wrote: "Angus wrote: "Hi Mia! I love librarians! Back in high school, I used to volunteer at our library during lunch breaks. Parang wala lang. Hindi pa nga ako reader noon eh. The library just had an irre..."

Mia, gusto mong ayusin yung book shelf ko? kalat-kalat eh. The erratic thing about me, I sometimes don't care if I don't get the same edition in a series so may hardbound at may softbound, may big prints and may regular size. so ngayon, hirap ayusin ang bookshelf ko.

[Monique]

Hi Mia, you're also welcome to arrange my shelves. Especially if it's for free. :D

[[deleted user]]

@Monique and @Ranee - hehehe...madali lang mag-ayos ng shelf...next time na may problema ako at kailangang mag-isip e hahanapin ko kayo :)
But really, there's something therapeutic about it, parang habang inaayos ko yung libro e inaayos ko din yung thoughts ko :D