Used BooksPosted on: 9th of August 2009
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Books are generally quite pricey, but being the bookworm that I am, they are the things that I simply cannot live without. I find pleasure in flipping through pages and pages of the different experiences the characters encounter in the stories: may it be sickness in the family, romantic love affairs, adventure rv camping or excessive shopping sprees. Getting hooked and anticipating every turn of the page is something that I enjoy, even if it means getting a little less sleep.
In order to be able to regularly indulge myself with the luxury of buying books, I often go into used bookstores to check out titles that may tickle my fancy.
Over the weekend, I spent some time in Books for Less in Mall of Asia and managed to take home these two books:
Rebecca Wells’ Divine Secrets of the Yaya-Sisterhood, and Ya-Yas in Bloom.
The former was P98 (around $2.95SGD), while the latter was only P75 (around $2.26SGD). Such a steal considering they are both in perfect condition! The second book even looks brand new!
Now I have these to keep me busy for the next couple of days. I just love used bookstores! :)
posted by anna @ 10:42 pm
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Books, Books, BooksPosted on: 6th of March 2009
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One of my goals for 2009 is to be able to read more. I’m targeting to read about 50 books by the end of the year. Although the amount seems quite far fetched, I am still hopeful that I will really accomplish it.
Two months into the year and I’ve already read 8 books:
(Not in the order I read them)
- “The Devil and Ms. Prym” by Paulo Coelho
- “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
- “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
- “It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be” by Paul Arden
- “Whatever You Think Think The Opposite” by Paul Arden
- “After the Quake” by Haruki Murakami
- “High Fidelity” by Nick Hornby
- “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
Not a bad start, I must say.
I also have these books waiting to be read:
- “‘Tis” by Frank McCourt
- “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “And Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas” by Bob Ong
- “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell
- “The Joyluck Club” by Amy Tan
Once I finish these, I’ll need to do some more book-shopping to be able to reach my 50-book goal. Searching through Amazon books has been a great help too. If only I had all the money (and time) in the world, I’d gladly buy and read all the books that I can! =P
If you want to see my book-reading progress, you may check out my netvibes. I actively tick out everything I read in my page there. =)
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The Red Cups Are HerePosted on: 5th of November 2008
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My all-time favorite drink at Starbucks is Toffee Nut Latte, and I find that it’s such a bummer that it’s only available during the Christmas season. The rest of the year, I always order a cup of caramel machiatto and ask for hazelnut syrup instead of the usual vanilla. I learned it from a nice barrista who shared the tip with me several years ago. It almost tastes like Toffee Nut Latte, and I love it.
Either way, I am still one of those who perk up when I know that the Red Cup Season is near. Yesterday officially started the season, so I rushed out to finally have my favorite fix. Seeing the red menu board and the barristas in their red polo shirts was as much of a treat than having coffee itself.
Toffee Nut Latte, I missed you! I enjoyed an hour in my comfy seat reading my book, munching on my Floss from Bread Talk and sipping my cup of goodness. <3
Unfortunately, Singapore doesn’t have the Starbucks Planner gimmick like in Manila, so I guess I’ll have to break my yearly tradition of collecting stickers to get one or two (I collected three back in 2006!) planners. But I’m not too concerned about it, because from the photos Venice shared in her blog, it’s not as inviting as I hoped. I’ll probably just get another Moleskine planner for 2009.
On other news, my brother and his partner are going country hopping (no Outer Banks rentals though) for two and a half weeks, and they’re flying into Singapore tomorrow for three days. =) I’m excited to see them, and excited to get my goodies too! Haha! I’ll share what I made him bring me in my next post. =)
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Free Time to ReadPosted on: 13th of July 2008
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I’ve had quite a lot of free time lately. Free time to rest. Free time to wander around the city. Free time to make some art. And free time to be able to sit down and read.
In a span of two and a half weeks, I’ve managed to read two books, and even started on a third:
For One More Day by Mitch Albom: Read.
Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon: Read.
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk: Currently reading.
I’m planning to buy Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert once I’m done with my third book. =)
What book are you reading?
posted by anna @ 3:16 pm
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