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message 1: by K.D. (last edited Jul 10, 2012 07:45AM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments July 2012

Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:30-11:00 p.m.
Venue: Uncle Cheffy Oven Baked
Address: 2nd Floor Wynsum Building, Ruby Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Attire: Semi-Formal/Formal (British look preferably)

Face-to-Face (F2F) Book Discussion of

Kazuo Ishiguro's
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day
Theme: Award-Winning Books

Moderator: Angus (member since January 2011)
Angus is one of the four GR-TFG moderators.

DUE TO LIMITED SEATS, THIS F2F IS BY INVITATION ONLY!!! -- For first-time attendees, send me a PM and we'll see what we can do.

The following authors have accepted our invitation:
Manix Abrera
Manix Abrera author of "The Golden Ratio" (Book 8 of the Kikomachine Komix)
Kikomachine Komix Blg. 8 Golden Ratio by Manix Abrera

... and let's all welcome back our very own:
Mina V. Esguerra
Mina V. Esguerra author of "That Kind of Guy"
That Kind of Guy by Mina V. Esguerra

You will have the opportunity to talk to them, have your books signed and your pictures taken with them. Please buy and read their books prior to the event so we can have meaningful group discussions. Don't forget to bring them for book signing.

Schedule of Activities:
5:30 - Socials
6:00 - Welcome and Invocation (Tina)
6:15 - Dinner
6:45 - Meet Manix Abrera: Intro by a group member (Cary); Q&A, book signing and group photo
7:15 - Meet Mina V. Esguerra: Introduction by a group member (tbd); Q&A, book signing, group photo
7:45 - Break
8:00 - F2F7: "The Remains of the Day" (Angus)
10:00 - Poll of the F2F Eleven (Monique). We will allow anyone for 2-min campaign speech per book.
10:30 - Announcements re F2F8 "Noli Me Tangere" (Ayban)
10:45 - Thank You Message (K.D.)
Happy Birthday also to Joyzi and Milo
11:00 - End

Emcees: Jzhun and Ella

Any question regarding this event, please click here.
If you want to participate on the on-line discussion of the book, click here.

Nominated books for F2F Eleven in November 2012:

Theme: Horror

1) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2) Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
3) The Shining by Stephen King

Moderator: Atty. Monique (member since January 2010)


message 2: by K.D. (last edited Jun 24, 2012 07:28PM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments Agosto 2012

Sabado, ika-18 ng Agosto, 2012 (titiyakin pa)

Harapang Pagtalakay sa obrang ng ating dakilang bayani

Dr. Jose Rizal's
Noli Me Tangere by José Rizal
Noli Me Tangere
Para sa Temang: Lokal na Aklat

Moderator: Ayban Gabriyel (Kasapi mula pa noong Hulyo 2011)
Venue: Intramuros (titiyakin pa)

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!

Pagkatapos ng F2F, pipiliin ng mga nagsidalo ang aklat para sa Disyembre 2012. Tema: Pambata (Children's)

Ang Mga Nominadong Aklat:
1) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ni Roald Dahl
2) The Giving Tree ni Shel Silverstein
3) The Graveyard Book ni Neil Gaiman

Moderator: Kwesi (member since June 2010)
Si Kwesi ay ang isa sa pinakabatang kasapi ng ating pangkat. Siya ay 18 taong gulang pa lamang.


message 3: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments September 2012

Saturday, September 22, 2012 (to be confirmed)

Face-to-Face Discussion of

Truman Capote's
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
IN COLD BLOOD
Theme: Non-Fiction (Biography/Memoirs)

Moderator: Ella (Member since February 2012)
Venue: to be announced

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!

After the F2F, we will choose the January 2013 Book. Theme: Sci-Fi

Nominated Books are:
1) Unwind by Neal Shustermann
2) Dune by Frank Herbert
3) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Moderator: Rollie (member since April 2009)


message 4: by K.D. (last edited Jun 24, 2012 07:57PM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments October 2012

Saturday, October 20, 2012 (to be confirmed)

Face-to-Face Discussion of

Jane Austen's most famous novel:
Pride and Prejudice (movie tie-in) by Jane Austen
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Note: Subject to confirmation by all members in a poll that will be opened soon!

Theme: Women

Moderator: D.C. (Member since February 2011)
Venue: to be announced

OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!

After the F2F, we will choose the April 2013 Book. Theme: Fantasy

Nominated Books are:
1) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2) Dracula by Bram Stoker
3) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
CONFIRMED BY CHARLES (6/25)

Moderator: Charles Tan, Online Marketing Specialist of FlipReads, Inc.


message 5: by K.D. (last edited Jun 24, 2012 05:34PM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments February 2013
Theme: Filipino Novels in English
Moderator: Veronica

Nominated Books:

1) Smaller And Smaller Circles: A Novel by F. H. Batacan
2) Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
3) Naermyth by Karen Francisco


message 6: by K.D. (last edited Jun 24, 2012 05:37PM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments March 2013
Theme: YA
Moderator: Beejay (member since January 2012)

Nominated Books

1) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
2) The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak
3) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness


message 7: by K.D. (last edited Jun 24, 2012 07:58PM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments April 2013
Theme: Fantasy
Moderator: Charles Tan, Online Marketing Specialist of Flipreads, Inc.

Nominated Books

1) Dracula by Bram Stoker
2) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman


message 8: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments May 2013
Theme: Banned Books
Moderator: Kristel

Nominated Books

1) Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
2) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


message 9: by K.D. (last edited Jul 21, 2012 01:51AM) (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments June 2013
Theme: Guy Lit
Moderator: Tricia

Nominated Books:

1. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
2. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
3. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris


message 10: by K.D. (new)

K.D. Absolutely (oldkd) | 6065 comments July 2013
Theme: Combo (Buy 1 Take 1)
We will read two short books by the same author!
Moderator: Po

1st Pair:
ABNKKBSNPLAKo?! and MACARTHUR ni Bob Ong

2nd Pair:
The Notebook and A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

3rd Pair:
A Little Princess and Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett


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