Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
In the Introduction, Murakami likens the writing of short stories to planting gardens and writing novels to planting forests. In this book, he planted a lush, colorful collection of stories written...
View ArticleA Pale View of Hills
Another Japanese authored book. There are two more posts on the way. Our book club, Flips Flipping Pages, discussed Japanese literature last March. And we had the liberty to choose any title for as...
View ArticleBeppo's Barber Shop: Barbelicious!
One of the best things about being a missus is accompanying the mister to the barber shop. Barber shops are usually no-nonsense places, awash with brash white lights, devoid of exotic eastern decor....
View ArticleThe Diving Pool
Japanese litfest continues. 3 novellas comprise Yoko Ogawa's The Diving Pool. The first novella, with the same title as the book, is narrated by Aya. She is the daughter of a couple running an...
View ArticleNorwegian Wood
So I have decided to be a Murakami fan. And this book made me do it. Not because it's the best one I've read of his thus far, even though it is. But because Murakami's voice is becoming a familiar one,...
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My Reading Nook
It's still work in progress. Still have a few more books to shelve. And the rest of the room is still a mess. But I'm loving my reading nook. I pretty much read everywhere else, but this is where I...
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The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth!
LinkSIKAT na ang mga Flippers! Mabuhay ang Book Addiction!
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Rainmaker
A failed business has scared me to entrepreneurial paralysis for years, but now I tell myself, it's business or bust. I've been racking my brain for the best business I can start. Business ideas...
View ArticlePara Kay B
Another book that would have lingered listlessly in Mt. TBR had it not been chosen as a book club book of the month. But no regrets. I was way overdue on reading a Filipino novel. And I’m a little glad...
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Grrrrrrrr! Greed Breeds Stupidity
Check out this article: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/manila/1dispatch6.html An excerpt:Few countries can compete with the Philippines when it comes to corruption—it's always near the top of the list...
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The NineThings I Learned about Life by Spelunking in Sagada
14 fun, fearless, clueless souls, most of them book geeks from my book club took advantage of the Labor Day weekend and grabbed the chance to tick off a bucket list item: Spelunking at Sagada. I was...
View ArticleThe Sagada Saga...
...will end very abruptly due to camera trouble. Long story. Anyway, a group of Flippers, my hubbalicious, and Beppo and family left Manila on the evening of April 30 for a Baguio-Sagada-Bontoc-Baguio...
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Hairdone
The BEFORE pic (after 20 minutes of blowdrying, which I hated. I'm a wash and wear kind of gal.)The AFTER pics: (after relaxing and cellophane coloring) now, wash and wear woohoo -- These were taken...
View ArticleRed Kimono Better Than Buffet?
The Bait: All the Japanese food you can eat The Line: "Get the best of both worlds -- buffet quantity and a la carte quality." The Hook: Value for money, or rather, volume for money The Sinker: Carb...
View ArticleOutliers, The Story of Success
"Meritocracy" is one of those much bandied terms of the 90s. Pretty much the way "servant leadership" is today's buzzword, a favorite among cliche-loving speechsters. I didn't understand meritocracy...
View ArticleAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Mario. Vargas. Llosa. For some strange reason that name conjured a vision of an extremely serious writer typing somber, tedious sagas spanning generations, replete with tumultuous political events and...
View ArticleFood Tour, A Culinary Journey
If you caught Anthony Bourdain's Philippine stopover episode, then you have seen Claude Tayag. He entertained Tony at his restaurant/home/art gallery, Bale Dutung, in Pampanga, presenting a very posh,...
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The Absurdity of Posterity
A record of sorts. Beating my personal bests.No. of hours in pajamas - 25 (maybe barring the times I've been in my sickbed)No. of kilometers traveled in pajamas - app. 394Bontoc. I put on my pajamas...
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FLUmmoxed
It was a bit surreal. To be standing alone in the school corridor because everyone has left.One foreign student confirmed to have AH1N1. The school will be closed for 10 days. Some might think that's...
View ArticleDo Hard Things
Islandhopper recommends did some hard things. Read about it here: http://tinyurl.com/mqywzf
View ArticleBale Dutung -- Gluttony for good food, gracious entertaining, and art
July 26, 2009 -- We used Eric's arrival from Sydney as the perfect excuse to troop to Angeles, Pampanga for this 5-way lechon feast we've been hearing, reading, dreaming, salivating about. We knew...
View Articlesigh, 2009.
obviously, i'm in a blogging vacation. next year, i'll be a better blogger.
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