Here’s another reading challenge to tide me over this year: Award Winning Books Reading Challenge hosted by Gathering Books! This is very timely as early this month, I [dorkly much] printed a list of Pulitzer and Man Booker awardees and manually checked which ones I own. Now, I can do the next step after marking … Continue reading »
Look who’s back joining reading challenges! In line with my pledge to read 100 books this year, I spiced up my reading plans by participating in online challenges. Note that I’m still on a book-buying ban and joining challenges like this would help me get over my TBR pile. You may want to know I … Continue reading »
I was able to read 60 books in 2011! That’s a big leap from my previous totals and I couldn’t be happier. I even think I could have done more had it not been for other activities (hint *football* hint) that took my time but I shrugged it away. I was happy when I did … Continue reading »
Early this year, I posted a two-part entry devoted to TV shows (98% US TV) I regularly watch. Almost 12 months later, many of them were in the backburner but totally not forgotten; a few still remained; and a few were added to my list of favorites. Suffice to say, I still watch [H]ouse even … Continue reading »
We are going to ring in a new year in less than 3 hours. 2011 has been full of adventures, fun, and different kinds of emotions. Not everything’s good but it’s just the way you look at it, right? We’re still alive so that’s wonderful. This year tested my strength and patience in many different … Continue reading »
I capped my “running” year when I crossed the 10K finish line of the Corregidor International Half-Marathon last December 10. As I mentioned last month, this was my last run for 2011 and I could not be more satisfied. The 10K race was only a side event to the half-marathon. It was both challenging and … Continue reading »
Lately, the very idea of looking at the calendar, the last month of 2011 to be exact, gives me intense sadness. Nothing can stop time from going on and on. What hurts is when you know you did everything you had to do (not ‘what you CAN DO’ because at some point you have to … Continue reading »
I successfully completed this year’s Runrio / Run United Trilogy. I have put off regular running participations but made sure I bookend this particular event. I finished it in under 2 hours – barely so, I think I clocked in 1 hour and 58 minutes – and I have to admit, it’s mostly walking, not … Continue reading »
As you can tell, I have not gotten back my urge to blog. I have too many ideas in my head and my rusty writing badly needs a platform to polish it again but here I am, still struggling to write coherently. Help.
I haven’t had time to sit down and seriously blog as I planned months ago. Work, school, sports (avid watcher, yes), the return of Fall TV shows, and actual social activities took most of my time. If there’s one thing I really regret, it’s not having enough time to read! I really feel bummed. This … Continue reading »
Like many people in metropolitan Manila, I braved typhoon Pedring (Nesat) yesterday. I’m happy to be safe and dry at home but the entire day was crazy! This is what I remembered from yesterday <time stamps are my closest approximations!>: 5:30 a.m. – I logged on to Twitter and Facebook for real-time updates. I was … Continue reading »
The 32nd Manila International Book Fair is over! I’m happy to have hauled interesting items from the 5-day event. I was there on opening day after the 1st Filipino Reader Conference but I was tired and battling a headache after a long day so I didn’t move around much, but I did see great books … Continue reading »
