December 17, 2008

it's the day of the UP Centennial Lantern Parade. Marami bang mangyayari? I don't know. Though for a change, I would like to watch Ms. Eng'g this year. Which would mean me missing out on the final performances of the parade participants at Quezon Hall.

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I just got my copies of Iwa's MondoManila and Responde yesterday. But before that, i finally saw and got to set foot on the Bookay bookstore. I've been to the Tomato Kick area many times di ko man lang siya napansin. And then now, i finally own copies of them. Glorious. Also paid for my copy of Gerilya. Sana ma-print na siya. i'm one of the first 100 who paid for a printed copy so i get to have my name printed on it. That book was what actually got me started on Iwa's books. he's got an alternative style of writing fiction, at least, that's what i gleaned from Responde and Gerilya. and he writes in Filipino, too. oh yeah, i started reading Responde just this morning. i don't know why but the urge was just stronger for me to open Responde than MondoManila, which was what won him the 2002 Don Carlos Palanca Grand Prize for novels.

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speaking of reading, i have plenty still on my reading lists, many of which i have started already, or have to re-read before returning the respective materials to their owners. there's one that i'm obliged to read, being that it's about the Vision Philippines project of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). i took on the task of writing an article about it for the soon-to-be-launched brand new PFF website. and since last Saturday was the Sikad Christmas Party and New Members' Induction, the whole Sunday was spent lazing around (eating, watching movies, lying down, talking, sleeping) in Bon's room (one hell of a complete room - kaya nang mabuhay dun, internet na lang kulang) at the 3rd floor of their house, monday and tuesday were devoted to thesis lab work and then Sonic duty, i have gone home late and tired and unable to finish reading the material. so ayan, may deadline na ako. Friday. sorry talaga avie.

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so what else is on the list?
- the watchmen
- tales from earthsea trilogy: a wizard of earthsea, the farthest shore, tombs of atuan
- two to go
- calvin & hobbes: the revenge of the babysat
- the shining
- go for the goal
- great expectations
- foucault's pendulum
- anna karenina
- the historian
- skeleton crew
- diez cuentos hispanosamericanos
- the once and future king
- tales of the jazz age

balak ko pang basahin uli ang harry potter and the deathly hallows na hawak ko naman sana iyong libro. and the rest of the books from 1 to 4. reading them makes me want to buy the whole series. nakyu-curious din ako sa twilight. ayaw ko namang magbasa ng ebook. sana makahiram ako. kahit di ko na panoorin iyong movie. i don't really trust movies adapted from novels.

tapos... may reprint ng fruitcake book ng eraserheads, kanina ko lang nalaman nung nagpunta ako sa pambansang aklat-pamilihan natin. pula at berde na ang kulay ng cover, ang layo sa dating off-white with black & silver prints niya dati. gusto ko rin nung the flip reader, koleksyon ng akda tungkol sa mga Pilipino at sa Pilipinas ng iba't-ibang katauhan, kabilang na si direk Peque Gallaga. inedit siya ni jessica zafra. which brings me to twisted 8. bongga! ang dami na niyang libro. pero kung bibili ka rin lang ng twisted travels at twisted flicks, mas ok nang bilhin mo na lang lahat nung walo dahil nauulit lang ung ibang mga pina-publish sa dalawang librong iyon.

gusto ko rin ng night train to lisbon. tsaka iyong bartimaeus trilogy.

kung wishlist naman ang pag-uusapan, ang naiisip ko pa lang ngayon ay isang hardcover journal of my own, with unlined paper. parang moleskin pero hindi naman kailangan singmahal. tapos iyong buong Sandman series, Calvin & Hobbes series tsaka The Far Side collection ni Gary Larson. at saka MacBook.

pag pahahabain ko pa to, ang dami mo pang babasahing wala namang kabuluhan sa iyo kaya ititigil ko na. sana lang magawa ko iyong mga dapat at kahit ilan sa mga gustong gawin sa dalawang linggong break mula sa acads.

PAHABOL:
last night got to watch two bands at college of eng'g's maskipaps this year. first was menaya. first time to hear and watch them. love their sound, love their voice. astig. missed playing the guitar. regrets on not focusing on music. but then again, i've been involved in too many things so that mastering one is quite out of the question. oh well.