Monday, August 27, 2007

long weekend at paradise

a fellow wanderer once said that he loved travelling because he always came back as a changed person. ditto.

yep, i'm that lousy at writing now, i don't even have words to describe how gorgeous bohol and cebu are, and how the whole world misses out on what we have. all i can say is that i'm so glad my family got to do this, and i can't wait to go back again.

balik sa bohol, balik...



check out more pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ishgagno/CebuBohol0807

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

scavenging bookworm

I finally found some time to check out this quaint used books store at the UP Shopping Center, and Lord, I was so happy -- I've hit the jackpot! It's dreadful to be cliche, especially about a bookstore, but I felt like a brat set loose in a candy shop.

Left and right, classics and modern takes. Anne Rices. Grishams. Kurderas. Gaimans. Ayn Rands. All for around 50-200 bucks. Whee! It was the first bookstore I've been to that has a copy of Erich Segal's Acts of Faith -- it was that heavenly. For my first haul (definitely to be followed by more), I whisked away a George Orwell, an Og Mandino and a Douglas Adams.

I love devouring books -- they give me a view of the world I would not get to see otherwise. It's uncanny, but I get hit by the right dose of wake-up calls I just need during each time, be it new insight or good advice I've already forgotten. It's like travelling -- after each book, I come back as a new person. Or an awakened old me. Or even both. :)