BHE (53): Book Finds in the Philippines
Before I left for the Philippines, I told myself that I won’t indulge in any book-buying spree. A couple of days before my flight, one of my dearest high school friends left a message in the group chat that I created, saying that they would take me to this thrift store called Bookayukay. I knew […]
Poetry Friday: Janet Wong Double Feature
The 31st election to the Senate of the Philippines just recently ended. It was held last Monday, April 13th, the same day I was scheduled to fly back to San Diego. Considered a holiday, I made it to the airport in about half an hour. For that, I was grateful! I never got a chance […]
Photo Journal: 안녕하세요, 한국! (Hello, Korea!)
Guess who’s back at Gathering Books? =) I just got back in San Diego on Monday, April 13th, from my two-week stay in the Philippines. It was too short for a vacation but too long to be away from my desktop and writing for Gathering Books. But now I’m back! Yay! For my comeback post, […]
BHE (50): Delicious Book Finds Featuring Margaret Atwood, Mo Willems, and Dave McKean Among Others
Still under stress, I decided to splurge not on food this time but on books! (Probably the smarter thing to do, eh?) I went out with a couple of friends two nights ago. We stopped by Book Off before having dinner. We only had about half an hour to browse books (too short!!!!) so I […]