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noel m now owns Collected Poems.
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noel m now owns Our Lady of the Flowers.
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hi, the Flips Flipping Pages is following the story of a murderer. Conclusions, observations, and insights will be shared at the book discussion on Saturday. Please join us. No joining fee, no hassle, no pressure--just walk in, and help us understand this man:"In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. His story will be told here. His name was Jean-Baptiste Grenouille"Book: Perfume by Patrick SuskindModerator: SumthinblueDiscussion proper: September 26, 2009, 2 pmVenue: New Bombay Restaurant, The Columns, Buendia cor. Ayala ave.-----------------------You may also join the pre-discussion activity.Pre-discussion Activity (10 am)Perfume Making Seminar at Grasse Fragrance CompanyGround Floor Saville Building8728 Paseo de Roxas Ave. corner Gil Puyat Ave.Makati CityP300, inclusive of materials for two scents*bring book for swappingBookAvailable at National Book Store and Fully Booked, approx. P545Also available at Bookay-Ukay (definitely not P545)Once in awhile makes an appearance in Book Salemore details here ---] http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/138269/September-Book-Discussion-Perfume-by-Patrick-Suskind#unread
hi, please join fellow bookworms at the next Flips Flipping Pages book discussion. August Book Discussion: Can A Book Make You Healthy?It’s time to talk about books that changed our perception on health, sense of well-being and our relationship with our bodies. This encompasses a large number of subjects including popular diets, women’s and men’s health, sports conditioning, aromatherapy, workout slash fitness plans, natural/herbal cures, vitamins, stress management, disease prevention and New Age/Eastern exercise (yoga, tai chi, etc).When: Saturday August 22Where: Fuzion Smoothie Café or Amici Italian Restaurant (TBA)Program:11:00am -12:30pm: Pre-discussion activity - FREE YOGA SESSION WITH AL GALANG OF SUNDAR YOGA12:30nn – 2:00pm: Lunch2:00pm -5:00pm – Discussion proper INCLUDING A TETE-A-TETE WITH ESKI RIPOLL OF SPARC5:00pm onwards – bookstore raid in Greenhills ☺Details and Updates at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/125921/August-Book-Discussion-Can-A-Book-Make-You-Healthy-.See you around, in the talk boards or at the face-to-face discussions!
Hi. The Flips Flipping Pages has another book discussion coming up. Hope you can attend. thanks!Finoy Foodies - June Book DiscussionBecause we love food second to books (order of importance may change depending on time of day), the Flippers will tackle a culinary theme this June. To narrow down the countless choices of books, we zoom in on Filipino food.See you allon June 20, 2009. Saturday. 2PMat Katre Mediterranean Restaurant, 103 Dr. Lascano St. Brgy. Laging Handa, Quezon CityMore details at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/124654/Finoy-Foodies---June-Book-Discussion#unread.
FIRST QUARTER STORM: FLIPS FLIPPING PAGES & BOOKMOOCHERS PILIPINASJanuary 31 - The Best and the Worst, FFP Planning Sessions, Book Swap (2-7pm)Venue: Cafe Xocolat on B.Gonzales, Quezon CityDetails: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/95194/January-s-Show-and-Tell-SessionJanuary 30-31 - BOOKMOOCH Booth in Ateneo High School Fair (8am-12MN)Venue: Loyola Heights, Quezon CityDetails: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/23735/discussions/93772/BOOKMOOCH-STAND-February 14 - History of the Book, Love Story Discussion, Book Swap (to be confirmed with Professor May)Proposed Venue: TBAMarch 13 or 27: March book discussion, book swapProposed Venue: Island Hopper's farm in Batangas (negotiable)All dates except for January 31 (due to short notice) are still negotiable.We guarantee, all bookworm gatherings degenerate into a WHOLE LOT OF FUN! See you!
Halloween Alert 1! Ghost stories on Nov 8. FFP makes like a Midnight Society... in the afternoon (3pm)! Read a true Pinoy ghost story or Bring your own scary tale. Venue is 17 P. Gomez St. Pasig City. Details at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/76202/November-Book-Reading-Nov-8. Halloween Alert 2! The BookMoochers are planning to crash Libreria's house for some feasting on October 31 (Friday). Bona fide moochers are welcome to crash with us. But please give notice at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/23735/discussions/71727/1st-TRUE-BLUE-BOOKMOOCHERS-PILIPINAS-GET-TOGETHER-ON-NOVEMBER-15. Have food or drink and you're set to go.
hi, we're dealing with THE Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder on Oct 11. venue is Starbucks, Valero cor Herrera/Rufino (back of PBCom bldg). details at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/68300/October-Reading-Group---October-11---Pinkadink-moderates-discuss. see you there!
I think Dr. Hidalgo and Dr. Garcia are still teaching, I haven't had the pleasure of studying under them yet. I am not sure about Ma'am Llanot, however.
the philippines has a lot to offer.......not only beaches but mountains,rice terraces,the people, their smiles inspite of the hardship they have to face everyday...France is rich ( Guadeloupe is part of France, it's one of their regions or depatments, as they call it) but people are complaining all the time and they hardly smile anymore.......! We have rich culture and the positive side of colonialisation enriched this rich culture further.......also people travel to discover places.....why would I come here? Definitely not for their beaches either!
Hello! What degree did you pursue at Peyups, if I may ask? P.S. Impressive bookshelf.
The last time I was in the Philippines was over ten years ago. And that's not because I chose to. getting out of here is so expensive!!!!!!! Yah it could be fun but when you live here, sun, surf and sand get relegated to some week-ends......work...work...work...it's very expensive here. Guadeloupe, though, is one of the most beautiful archipelagoes in the Caribbean. Like a giant assymetrical butterfly, Guadeloupe is perched on the arc of the lesser Antilles. I have friends here who fly all the way to South East Asia,some to the Philippines and come back with great stories.........when you're on vacation,anywhere on earth is paradise!
Well, my husband's from here...in 1991 sick and tired of the water shortages,electrical black outs,garbage piling up everywhere and the coup d'états we decided to try living here in the Caribbean....that's how I ended up here. When I got here back in '91, I was the only Pinay...then there were three more and then they left ( I didn't really know them very well..) and I'm back being la seule Philippine qui habite ici maintenant...voila....l'histoire de ma vie...enfin, une petite partie!
Where are you from Noel? Are you Filipino? And where are you living ? Yah les bandes dessinés sont des objets de collections ici et en France Métropolitain. You should try getting them. Reading iis one of the best ways to learn a language. have a dictionary at hand for some really hard words, otherwise just follow the sense of the phrase.........
hi noel m ,We're discussing "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf cafe - Mall of Asia on Sept 13 (Sat) at around 5pm, when everyone has (let's hope) finished browsing at the Manila International Book Fair.... kwentuhan lang naman. details at http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/65122/(unofficial)-book-discussion-in-September.hope to see you there!
Théodore Géricault was born in the late 18th century and was an artist of the romantic school....Mais, tu n'est pas pretentieux...you just don't know french comic books ( bande dessiné ) ...you should check them out....Corto maltèse is great, Asterix...the magic of Goscinny and Uderzo...the drawings are works of art in their simplicity an precision and the stories are witty...then there's Les Bidochon which is a very funny commentary on the life of a very ordinary couple and of society in general....Le Chat is another one....lots of play of words.
that's right! but mind you, Asterix isn't lowbrow...one must have a wide culture and knowledge of European history to be able to enjoy Asterix completely....there's for example that scene in Asterix and Cléopatra where the pirates had a shipwreck and they all ended up in a raft with the boat's mast and torn sail in the middle..and the chief pirate said: Nous sommes Médusées...which refers to a very famous painting by Géricault...Le Radeau de méduse....Even in english it's quite witty....Panoramix the druid is called Getafix in english...;
I learned french because I had to. When I arrived here in Guadeloupe in 1991, I didn't speak a word of the language. I used my ears,imitated, read books and comic books like Asterix that I have already read in English and petit à petit i learned french.....english books are also very hard to come by here so reading in rench is obligatoire ou presque!
Hello Noel M. Congratulations! You're now a Flipper. That means you are part of the Flips Flipping Pages community. We're looking forward to getting to know you. See you in the talk boards. Introduce yourself in the new Member Intro thread: http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/discussions/54783/New-Member-Intro#463417
