There were no books in reach as I was growing up. I did not come from a family of readers. However, this reality did not hinder my complex journey with reading. Through the years, I was able to finally identify the various activities and content that bring me comfort. Stories, Cartoons, and Films As a … Continue reading My Escape, My Comfort
Tagalog comics, English novels, Japanese manga, TV series subtitles, advertisements, newspaper reports, online article bits, and more: there are a lot of text that we read every day. They can be mundane, profound, inspiring, heartbreaking, or whatever the reader incorporates to them. However, there are times that reading is usually related to the opportunity of … Continue reading How do you read?
Nakakalungkot na bagay na ang panitikan ay di gaya ng ibang aralin na nasusukat ang bisa sa tulong ng mga pagsubok at pagsusulit. Ang ating mga pagsubok at pagsusulit ay sumusukat lamang sa pagkakatanda sa mga kaalamang gaya nito: Sino ang may-akda ng ganoon? Ano ang pangalan ng pangunahing tauhan? Ilan ang anak ni Ganoo't … Continue reading Mga Napulot sa Pagbabasa 20170426
...from my decade-old reading assignments and book collection. Whenever I try to remember the stories and books that truly got me into my current fascination with the written works, I can't help but smile and think of the numerous reading assignments I had to complete throughout my high school and university years. There were times … Continue reading It’s difficult to let go and move on…
I needed a three-inch wedge just to sit comfortably Reading some random lines from a story Learning, re-reading, laughing in my head A quick escape, a longing escapade
Maybe it's because of the coffee or not. Probably the weather or the noisy street. Just my random self being happy, excited, hungry, sad, and tired all in the perfect rhythm of a 10-second to a minute flow. Survived the surprising traffic jam. Got home. Hungry. Tired. Done with dinner then I saw this http://youtu.be/QJBBk-A6Xm8 … Continue reading My kind of weekend
Will be working on a collection of my poems. I have accumulated quite a handful, but will work on polishing them. 😉 I'll be posting it in my account soon! For now, here's what I have in mind for the cover: ------------------------------> Here's also a part of the introduction. Limbo (n) --- a state of uncertainty Other … Continue reading A Collection of Poems
Books weren't really my personal companion growing up. I did enjoy some colorful illustrations from my fairy tale books or school readings. Pictures spoke more to me than words did. Maybe because I was still learning my letters, but still this was me until that "magical" moment came. A time that made my twice a … Continue reading Bookworm Experience: From Comics to Novels
Personally, there is a different feeling whenever I flip through pages of books. The new and the old ones, I tend to be more attracted to the latter. The smell of old, thrift shop books are intoxicating, and yes it's strange but I sniff through some of the pages. It's just me 😉 Every reader … Continue reading Books for an Old Soul
Just got back from my online book hunt. I got these secondhand books again from ChapterIXbooksandmore 🙂 I have to return reading some good books. I have finished re-reading some from my own collection. Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Grimms Brother, Edgar Allan Poe, and other favorites comforted me. Here is for another great summer ahead. … Continue reading My Summer Reading
