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[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

welcome jim , mia, ceee

[K.D.]

JIM: No need to apologize. I'll be hunting for your book. Promise. Any of those names does not ring a bell too. But maybe it's me and the fact that I am not really into reading Filipino poems.

[K.D.]

ROLLIE: I just noticed your avatar! Finally, inilabas mo na ang mukha mo sa buong GR ha ha! Good decision. You sure will have more female fans here.

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi Mia, welcome to GR-Filipinos and Jim, thanks for the info!

[Rollie]

K.D. wrote: "ROLLIE: I just noticed your avatar! Finally, inilabas mo na ang mukha mo sa buong GR ha ha! Good decision. You sure will have more female fans here."

Toinks. 6 years ago pa yan so ngayon kulubot na mukha ko. hehe. Basta deceiving kasi ang picture na yan. Yung totoong hitsura ko yung isa na todo smile. haha

[K.D.]

Onga, hindi ka pa mukhang engineer dyan ha ha.

[Maydayeve]

Hi everyone! Im Chloe, from Cebu. I've been a member of GR since Dec 2010 but i haven't explored this site much. My reading taste is very varied, i go for: legal thrillers, gothic mysteries, time travel, art mysteries, inspirational, urban fantasy, historical/contemporary romances, philosophy, law, urban planning books, etc.
Im looking forward to engaging in a discussion here and gain new reading buddies, as well.
Louize, thanks for inviting me here! hugs!

[Veneficus]

Isang mainit na pagtanggap ng samahan sa iyo, Maydayeve!

[Cee]

Thanks for the welcome Ken and Po.
Love your avi, Po!
Hi to my fellow newbies. (waves hand)

[K.D.]

MAY: Welcome to our group! :)

Happy Independence Day everyone!

[Maydayeve]

K.D. wrote: "MAY: Welcome to our group! :)

Happy Independence Day everyone!"

@ K.D., Veneficus, Ken and Cee~ Thanks for the welcome greeting! I will pop in and join the discussions later.

[Cee]

Happy Independence Day!

Anong happening sa Pinas for this occasion?

[Cate (The Professional Fangirl)]

Welcome sa lahat!

Happy Independence Day!

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

tnx Cee Lakambini! like my avi, I'm also cuddling and huggable!...HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! meet-up na yan!

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi Mayday, welcome to GR-Filipinos!

[Francesca]

Hi there! Bago lang ako rito. :) I discovered this site when I was googling "Must-read classics." :D

Anyway, I became a fan of books ever since my aunt gave me Harry Potter book 1 back in elementary. Then that's where it all began. I started to read books on fantasy but then in college I met my asian lit professor and she just made me fall in love with asian lit.

I usually like to read books on magic realism, japanese sci-fi, asian lit, european classics and compilation of essays (most esp Umberto Eco's). :)

It's nice to meet all of you and hope that you could recommend places where I could buy cheap books, like Booksale or that stall at the Shopping Center and AS walk in UP. :D

[kwesi 章英狮]

Hi Francesca, welcome to GR-Filipinos! I also enjoyed reading books when I read Harry Potter but before that I already read books but not as a prior hobby. Hehe. Anyway, have you read Haruki Murakami's books? Talking about Umberto, I have some of his books but I want to know where to start reading his works.

[Cee]

Po, mahilig ka rin ng siomai? :)
Hi, Francesca.

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

Yup! Cee fave ko ang SIOMAI!...

[Francesca]

Hello everyone! :)
@Kwesi : yup, I read 5 books of Murakami's. :) About Eco, if you like reading essays, Five Moral Pieces is an excellent choice. :) Still finding time to read his other collection of essays so I can't say yet where to begin. I'm reading In The Name of the Rose right now and I find it a tough read. O.O hehe Anung books ba yung meron ka?

@Dana: Ano-anong genres ang hilig mo? :)

[Francesca]

Hello everyone! :)
@Kwesi : yup, I read 5 books of Murakami's. :) About Eco, if you like reading essays, Five Moral Pieces is an excellent choice. :) Still finding time to read his other collection of essays so I can't say yet where to begin. I'm reading In The Name of the Rose right now and I find it a tough read. O.O hehe Anung books ba yung meron ka?

@Dana: Ano-anong genres ang hilig mo? :)

[Rollie]

K.D. wrote: "Onga, hindi ka pa mukhang engineer dyan ha ha."

Natawa ako dito ah. :DDDD

Chloe and Francesca, welcome to the group. :))

[Cee]

Po, Dana, Chowking lang ang napupuntahan ko for siomao. Meron pa ba sila ng ginger-something sauce?

Francesca, I really liked The Name of the Rose. I've been putting off reading Foucault's Pendulum which I've listed as my next Umberto Eco read. Just because mahirap magbasa ng makapal na libro sa ereader. Same with Pillars of the Earth. Have you read History of Beauty? It's been recommended to me again and again.

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

yup! chowking ako madalas kumain SIOMAI!

[Cee]

Siomao, buchi and halo-halo. YUM!

[Francesca]

@Cee: hindi ko pa nababasa but it's on my to-read list hehe. Ang hirap talaga basahin ni Eco, he has too many references to other materials hehe

[kwesi 章英狮]

Francesca, I'm glad you enjoyed Murakami's works. I only have 3 of his works so far, 2 non-fiction and 1 fiction that I'm planning to give it away.

1. On Literature
2. Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism
3. The Island of the Day Before

[Rollie]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Francesca, I'm glad you enjoyed Murakami's works. I only have 3 of his works so far, 2 non-fiction and 1 fiction that I'm planning to give it away.

1. On Literature
2. [book:Turning B..."
give away?

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, nope, I just want to share it.

[Rollie]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Rollie, nope, I just want to share it."

Can I borrow the fiction one?

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, The Island something? Have you forgot, I still owe you a book. I found it while lifting my old books just a while ago.

[Rollie]

Haha. I'm just borrowing it--means I'm going still to return it back to you. segi wag nalang. haha

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, Arte ha! Don't worry, you can have the book if you want to. I don't need trash! Haha. Kidding, where did I heard that line?

[Faye]

Hi guys, magandang gabi sa inyo.. Anong balita? haven't joined this discussion for a while.. Sinong excited pumasok? (May naeexcite pa ba? hehe) :)

[Rollie]

so obviously you didn't like the book. Would it be okay to change the book I'm going to borrow if only it means I can avoid reading a trash one? haha.

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, Haha, I never tried to read that book because of its condition. That's the reason why I'm giving it away because I know somebody will took care of that book. Hehe. So do you like the book or not?

Faye, Me! I'm bored this summer, I was locked alone in a chamber full of books! I was hoping to meet new friends this year!

[Rollie]

I changed my mind. I'm going to borrow a different book from you. Would it be okay? Kapalan na ng mukha to. haha

[Maydayeve]

Francesca wrote: "Hello everyone! :)
@Kwesi : yup, I read 5 books of Murakami's. :) About Eco, if you like reading essays, Five Moral Pieces is an excellent choice. :) Still finding time to read his other collectio..."

Francesca, i've also read Baudolino by Eco, it has a glimpse of his humor there with outrageous imagination. Yes, Eco is a tough read. I prefer The Name of the Rose, so far.

[Francesca]

@Dana: I'm kind of new to the sci-fi genre, but so far I'm enjoying jap sci-fi, those Haikasoru books esp. :3 I'll also try to find a copy of The Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

@Kwesi: haha yep. The first novel I read of Murakami's was Kafka on the Shore and it was a complete mind****. haha So I loved him right away.
I enjoyed Turning Back the Clock, not exactly sure on the Italian gov't parts, but his thoughts on some other stuff were interesting. :)

@Maydayeve: Haven't read Baudolino yet. I'm trying to collect his essays first hehe

[Francesca]

@kwesi: are you serious in giving those Eco books away? :P *interested much*

[Rollie]

@Francesca: If you're looking for a good sci-fi, I suggest you to read Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow.

[Faye]

@Kwesi: chamber full of books? Sounds like fun. haha. Ako excited naman for my last year in school. haha. Tsaka to see my friends din. Bored na din ako sa bahay e. :)

[Francesca]

@rollie: thank you for the suggestion :) i'll check it out :)

[Rollie]

Francesca wrote: "@rollie: thank you for the suggestion :) i'll check it out :)"

you really must since you can just see it in BS branches being just neglected by some buyers. haha

[Francesca]

@Rollie: which branches? SM North? :)

[Rollie]

@Francesca: I've seen one in MOA. Though I'm not sure if it's not yet bought. :)

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, Grabe, this is my first time that somebody force me to borrow some of my books. Haha. Anyway, you can browse my online library if you want to borrow some of my books. Make sure I already read them. Niyahaha!

Francesca, Niyahaha, I forgot to mention that I only giving away the last book on the list. But I'm not sure if you will like the book's condition. My first Murakami was Sputnik, it was a good book although I find it weird. Haha.

Faye, Anyway, how's your summer?

[Rollie]

Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Rollie, Grabe, this is my first time that somebody force me to borrow some of my books. Haha. Anyway, you can browse my online library if you want to borrow some of my books. Make sure I already re..."

I like to borrow DIVERGENT! Kaya mo? Bwahaha

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, go to hell! Haha. You have to suffer before touching my Divergent book! Anyway, I saw a copy of Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty in hardbound and bought it for P40, mint condition and I ordered a copy online too. I will be glad if you're willing to own my never-touched copy than borrowing my blessed Divergent?

[Faye]

@Kwesi: I think I spent too much time reading books (that sometimes I forgot to eat, and lost sleep. lol) and also too much internet. haha. I've reduced my TBR list but then again I want to read so many books. haha. My family and I went to the beach last April ata, masaya naman. haha. Then I had reunions with my high school and some other college friends. How about you?