Blog Memes

[Monday Reading] Award-Winning Picture Books from the Philippines: Tight Times and Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu!

It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance and Tara from A Teaching Life have inspired us to join this vibrant meme. Last Week’s Review and Miscellany Posts Here are a few of the reviews we have done […]

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, […]

[Photo Journal/ A-Z Photo Story] T is for Trees

T is for Tuesday! Time for Frizztext’s A-Z Photo Story Challenge. Letter this week is T and I am sharing gorgeous tree photographs from the West Coast Park here in Singapore. I feel blessed that I am living in a country surrounded by greens and I have an entire year of summer to enjoy and […]