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I have been in this place twice before, but Pinto Art Museum doesn't fail to amaze me during my every visit. Located in an exclusive subdivision in Antipolo City, this museum is the home of Philippine contemporary art that offers both feast in the eyes and haven for nature lovers. The masterpieces made by magnificent Filipino artists are housed in a cluster of structures that give a mix of Spanish and Mediterranean vibe, allowing the entire place to become one of the must-visit destinations in the east. I already have an entry about the museum a couple of years ago, and I admit that at the time, I went there to take pictures decent enough to adorn this blog. This time, though I had some fun time with my friends taking Instagrammable shots, we also took the time to understand, appreciate, and discuss some of the pieces we find more interesting than the others. How to get there With everything digitalized these days, people with cars can easily get there via Waze, Google maps, etc. B...

Every year I challenge myself to read at least 20 books - and each year, I've failed. Last year I only read 12, but I decided not to be hard on myself because I read Insurrecto for six weeks (or maybe more!) and anyone who has read it would understand where I'm coming from. Plus, 2019 was a tiring year that I didn't have the all the energy in the world to pick up a book, read through the work nights and write a review (yes, I try to write a review of the books I've read and post it here - it means a lot to the author, I promise). This year, I'm not supposed to have goals, but now it feels like I am kidding myself because I perfectly know I am a goal digger to begin with. So once again, I challenged myself to read twenty books. And this time, with a twist. Fully Booked's 2020 reading challenge Fully Booked has created a reading challenge for 2020 , and this is much more sophisticated than me just finding the time to finish reading twenty books of any genre. Now ...

  Naniwala si Natalie na first love ang naramdaman niya the moment na makilala niya si Lawrence nung college. Pero hindi natuloy ang unspoken but obvious na mutual feelings nila sa isa’t isa nang bigla na lang siyang iwasan nito. Maraming mga naging tanong si Natalie, mga tanong na sa paglipas ng mga taon ay nakalimutan na niya. Several years later, Natalie and Lawrence meet again. At sa pagbabalik ni Lawrence sa buhay niya, bumalik din ang mga tanong ni Natalie. Pero instead na masagot, lalo pang nadagdagan ang mga tanong. Matutoloy na ba this time ang naudlot nilang love story? O forever na lang na mabubuhay sa mga tanong si Natalie? Cover design: Gilbert Allan Galit Publisher: Lifebooks Get your copy: IN PRINT Available in all National Book Stores nationwide.

One thing I want to do this year is to read all the unread books in my shelf. I got this from NBS's Book Binge Bazaar back in 2018, and I read it just now because I allowed myself to be distracted by other books and things that I thought were more interesting and worth my time. But to be fair, Not That Kind of Girl got me entertained. What is it about?  Natalie is Ms. Perfect - both in the academics and, basically life in general. She's never made a bad choice, and she always did the right decisions. She's not like the other girls in her school, those teenagers who wore slutty clothes and threw themselves to boys. Until one day before she knew it, everything came crumbling down in front of her. What I think about it At one point in my life, I was Natalie. I was your average jeans and t-shirt girl, and nothing else mattered except being on the top. Talk about being an overachiever. I criticised girls who had polygamous relationships, and thought myself better than those who ...

Children's curious thoughts oftentimes teach a lot of things that adults may find extremely useful when discerning on one's life purpose. Raymie Nightingale is a children's book, and I picked it up because it was from the same author who wrote The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, the book that Do Min Joon read all the time in My Love From the Star. No, I haven't read that book yet as I am looking for the hardbound copy and I can't find one so if you want to give me something for my birthday, it's on my wishlist. Raymie Nightingale is set in 1975 in sunny Florida. The story revolves around three young girls who unintentionally became friends - Beverly Tapinski, the girl whose father is in New York City working as a police officer; Louisiana Elefante, an orphan who lives with her grandmother and appears to be always on the run;and Raymie Clarke, whose father left her and her mom for a dental hygienist. They met at a baton twirling class, hoping to win the...