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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

My day at the 30th manila book fair


Last week was the 30th Manila International Book Fair. Unlike last year there weren't much people. Compared to last year that I have bought php3000 worth of books, this year due to unfortunate events I didn't spend a single piso in the fair. However, my sister asuall bought a book from readers digest which could not be purchased in any book stores here but only at A-Z direct the official distributor of Reader's Digest her in the philippines. She bought a book about paranormal thing and since it was buy one take one... we took the wild life year book as the take one free. I don't know, i think i'm becoming to be fascinated in wildlife photography. Maybe because of someone i particularly know in Africa. Anyway, back to the book fair. It is sad that not much of book enthusiast doped by the book fair. Most of the participants and guests in the book fair are either from the educational sector (teachers and students) or owners of small time bookstores to get some contacts with book distributors. Sometimes its sad to know that because of the growing demand of the digital world people would prefer ebooks other books.

Now since i was already in Mall of Asia where the book fair was held, we side track to watch the fireworks display at the baywalk of MoA, hoping it will take away my thoughts because of what happened to my laptop. That's also one thing why i wasn't very excited over the book fair. Cos it was the same day that IBM called me and said i need php85000plus to have my laptop fixed. o.0 and where the hell am i going to find that kind of money. *sigh*

anyway.... i know its not related to this book blog of mine but i'm trying to raise some funds so that i can have my lappy fix or buy a brand new one. I am a freelance photography from the side line. So if your looking for a photographer for your event or photo shot i only charge php2000 if you want some photoshop enhancing just add php1000. You can refer to my online portfolio at http://paige.litratozguild.com

Thank you!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Serpent's Dance


Big sister, little sister. Little sister died in suicide, so says the police report. Big sister Bernadetter (Bernie to her friends) doesnt believe in it. So she was off to Arizona in finding out the truth of her sister's death. It lead her to OAR Research Company and to Wesley Edward's empire. The man whom her little sister had an affair with. Bernie slowly works her way closer to Wesley hoping to avenge or atleast know the truth about her sisters death.

This is the 3rd book i have read by larry brooks. First book was about bondage play, second was about a bunch of executives in a retreat house that are being hunted in able to feel the game of sharks in a corporate world. ROFL ain't that the truth. But yah... you know me, i'm a sucker when it comes to erotic novels specially if theres bondage concern. ;p

Again LB's style of writing is quite confusing. He introduces the main characters and inbetween chapters insert unknown characters that you would think is out of context, like they aren't even connected to the story nor the people involved in the novel. But as the pages slowly unfold, you tend to get back to those sensless chapters you think it was sensless because later on it was essential to unfolding the trueth of the story.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

UPDATES: 30th Manila International Book Fair

wow its finally just around the corner. Mark your calendars fellow book worm for next week on sept16-20 will be the 30th manila international book fair. and these are the schedule of activities as follows:

September 16-20, 2009 • 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Exhibit Halls 1-4, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippine
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SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL EVENTS
(As of August 25, 2009)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5
Net Generation Libraries Forum
Speaker: Mr. Johann Frederick Cabbab
Forum Fee: Member-P 100.00, Non-Member-P 200.00, Student-P 50.00
Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines (ASLP)

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Room 6
Focusing on our Health: Enhancing Wellness in the Workplace Forum
Forum Fee: Member- P 150.00, Non-Member- P 200.00
Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines (MAHLAP)

10:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Stage Area
Holy Eucharistic Mass and Opening Ceremonies Program

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Stage Area
Pasiklaban sa Paaralan Grade School Division
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Meeting Room 4
The Revised Penal Code: Toward a More Humane and Responsive Criminal
Justice System in the Philippines Forum
Speaker: Justice Caroline Aquino
Forum Fee: Member- P 100.00, Non-Member- P 150.00, Student- P 75.00
Philippine Group of Law Librarians (PGLL)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stage Area
A-Z English Proficiency Championship Round
A-Z Direct Marketing, Inc.


Thursday, September 17, 2009
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Room 4
Creative Techniques in Teaching Library and Information Science Forum
Speaker: Dr. Allan de Guzman
Forum Fee: Member & Student- P 150.00, Non-Member- P 200.00
Philippine Association of Teachers of Library Science (PATLS)

8:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Meeting Rooms 5 & 6
Digital Debate on Archives, Museum and Libraries Lecture/Forum
Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL)

10:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Stage Area
Pasiklaban sa Paaralan High School Division
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meeting Room 5
Book Care 101: Introduction to the Care and Repair of Books
University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meeting Room 6
Reed Exhibitions Seminar - Join Book Expo America and The London Book Fair
Reed Exhibitions Ltd

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Meeting Room 6
Anjala Book Presentation
Stora Enso Southeast Asia

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Stage Area
Isang Pagtatanghal ng Balagtasan nina Teo T. Antonio, Michael M. Coroza at Vim Nadera
Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP)

Friday, September 18, 2009
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Rooms 5 & 6
Talks by Valerie Cruz-Tapalla on Professional Etiquette for Librarians and Andrew Matthews on Being Happy
Forum Fee: Member-P 100.00, Non-Member-P 150.00, Student-P 75.00
Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI)

10:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Stage Area
Chess Demo Game
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Meeting Room 4
Book Launching of Ang Batang Nangarap ng Kapayapaan
Katha Publishing Co., Inc. (Goodwill Trading Co.)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Meeting Room 4
Book Launch of Diksyunaryong Tagalog: Makabago at Pinagaan
Katha Publishing Co., Inc. (Goodwill Trading Co.)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Stage Area
Book Launch
Philippine Christian Literature, Inc.

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Meeting Room 6
SRA, Science iLabs and Asya: Kasaysayan at Kabihasnan Product Launch
Abiva Publishing House, Inc.

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stage Area
Talks by Andrew Matthews on Being Happy
National Book Store

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Meeting Rooms 2 & 3
ICT in Basic Education Seminar Series
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meeting Room 4
Book Launching “The Word of the Lord”, The Subsidized Popular Edition of the Christian Community Bible
Asian Catholic Communications, Inc. (ACCI)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Meeting Room 6
Product Launch
Paulines Publishing House

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Stage Area
Book Launch
Vibal Publishing House, Inc.

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5
Book Launch
St Pauls

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Stage Area
CSM New Titles Book Launching
Church Strengthening Ministry

Saturday, September 19, 2009
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Meeting Room 5
Book Selling 101: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask Series Year 2
Publishers' Representatives Organization of the Philippines (PROP)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Room 5
Model Drawing, Speaker: Mr. Ling Yuen
Edcrisch International Inc.

10:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Stage Area
Tribute to Teachers Live Broadcast
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.

12:00 NN - 7:00 PM
Meeting Rooms 4, 5 & 6
Rex Bookstore International Reader's Theater Fluency Award Grand Finals and Awards Night
Rex Bookstore, Inc.

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stage Area
Storytelling
Precious Pages Corp. and Alitaptap Storytellers

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Meeting Rooms 7, 8 & 9
Central Books Multiple Book Launching
Central Book Supply, Inc.

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Stage Area
Festival of Love Mini Concert
Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc.

Sunday, September 20, 2009
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meeting Rooms 8 & 9
Customer Service: Learning Techniques and Projecting Good Image of the Library or Office Forum
Forum Fee: Member-P 150.00, Non-Member-P 200.00, Student-100.00
Ortigas Center Library Consortium (OCLC) Inc.

11:00 AM - 12:00 NN
Stage Area
SRA Science iLabs Hands-On Experiments
Performed by: Mad Science Scientists
Abiva Publishing House, Inc.

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Stage Area
Storytelling
Precious Pages Corp. and Alitaptap Storytellers

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Stage Area
Holy Eucharistic Mass

SEE YOU THERE.. coz Book Wench will surely be there ^_^