Two J’s and a bunch of laughter

I am talking about Jessica and Julie. Their books are perfect breathers since my mind is already saturated because of Garisson’s Managerial Accounting.
Jessica should rule the universe
A month ago, Mark (a schoolmate) invited me to become one of the minions of Jessica Zafra through Facebook. I felt that Jessica and I have some personal [...]

Best Lines from ‘Kafka’

Here are some of the best lines I picked from Haruki Murakami’s “Kafka on the Shore.” Some came from famous writers, philosophers and leaders. Others were from the brilliant mind of the author:
- In traveling, a companion; in life, compassion.
- Even chance meetings are the result of karma.
- It’s not a good idea to make [...]

Seven Hours

What happens in Tokyo from 11:55 at night up to 6:55 at daybreak? Haruki Murakami tells it all in his captivating novel entitled “After Dark.”

Night life in Tokyo is portrayed in a vivid manner through Murakami’s narration in “After Dark.” The story revolves mainly around a girl named Mari and her 7-hour experience around [...]

Books with Pinoy Touch

A lunchbreak stroll at WalterMart gave me the opportunity of coming across a store selling second-hand books. While looking for a good title, a small black paperback caught my attention. It was Joseph Gangemi’s INAMORATA. It is a story set in the 1920’s and the characters were historical and familiar (which included the name of [...]

Greater Scheme of Things

This is not just a ‘How-to’ book or a ‘Dr. Phil guide on self-improvement.’
Scanning through the contents of Paulo Coelho’s The Pilgrimage will make you think that this book is for the psychologically-stressed, over-sentimental readers who are in need of another tear-jerker from the author of The Alchemist. This is half-true. Paulo’s travel to Santiago [...]

An Epic Ends

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
At 12:20pm of July 22, I finished reading the last installment of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. I never thought the book would gain so much popularity when I first bought a paperback ‘The Sorcerer’s Stone’ when I was in high school. A few hours after the [...]

Codes

Dan Brown has levitated me to heights of excitement.
Right after closing the book “Angels and Demons,” I saw myself sitting alongside volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica. I was taking down notes… on Michaelangelo, Raphael, Bernini… immersing myself into Art. I observed that my taste for fiction has shifted from imaginary, funny and unbelievable stories to real, [...]

O.W.L.

O.W.L. – Overwhelming and Worse Long Exams.
That’s it!
At last, the four tough days of our Preliminary Exams ended. Now, it’s time for me to leave academic books (for a while) and grab my brother’s copy of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
I expected too much, I believe. Well, as everyone knows (even those [...]

From Love at 1st Sight to GTO

(We must) resist the “love at first sight” feeling for a while, by learning to have platonic relationships with members of the opposite sex.
Who would’ve thought of that? I just finished reading James Redfield’s book – The Celestine Prophecy – and I was in a state of euphoria. I almost can’t get my hands [...]