Reading List
So I was not able to attend iblog3 today. I hope I can be there tomorrow (it’s a two-day event). And here I am, stuck in our house.
I was bloghopping this morning, but there were only a few blogs that interested me so I decided to read some of the articles published in the PDI under the column Youngblood that I’ve been able to bookmark but wasn’t able to read until now because I was very busy at school. I really enjoy reading these articles. Last March, finally, I was able to finish the second Youngblood book (Youngblood 2.0), it’s an anthology of essays lifted from the column counterpart.
Now, I’m looking for the prequel of it, The Best of Youngblood. It looks like it’s not available in the market anymore. I’ve been looking for it in bookshelves, stands, and in our library. But I was not successful looking for it. My cousin reckons she have seen a copy of it in a branch of NBS somewhere in Metro Manila. Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of it? Or if you have one, could I buy it? My cousin confirmed to me that she has seen one. And I won’t tell you where. Haha. Okay, ask me in your comments if you want to know. Lol. Youngblood is driving me insane! 
Lately, I’ve been supporting Philippine Literature. Aside from the two Youngblood books that I’ve bought, I also bought Luis Katigak’s The King of Nothing to do. It’s yet another book of essays. I’ve read two or three of his essays and it looks like it’s a great book.
Okay, enough of Youngblood. I have this book called The Prestige by Christopher Priest. It was adapted into a movie last year. But I wasn’t able to catch the movie. It’s not magic that caught my attention1. It was the amazing trailer. I love the special effects! Currently, there are less than 70 pages left that I have to read and I’m really enjoying it. I bet I would just go downtown and look for a pirated copy of the movie. The DVD of it is pricey and sorry, I’m currently broke.
Moving on, I’m targeting to finish rereading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (and if I can, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix too) before the end of summer because — I think you already know it — this coming July, the fifth Harry Potter movie (Order of the Phoenix) and the last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released. This is surely one great July to remember! Cool isn’t it? And oh, I don’t like the cover art of the last book. How I wish Mary GrandPré, the illustrator of the US edition books has used monochromic color scheme like what she did with the last two books that were released.
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Off-topic
Even though I’ve read an article regarding the criticisms against Ajax, I’ve still implemented it in my comments. Yeah, I’ve installed another plugin. No, not the one that posts your comment without reloading the page, the plugin that I’ve installed lets you edit your comments for a limited time without reloading the page.
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How was your day? If you haven’t noticed, it’s the Friday the thirteenth today. As I don’t believe in such crap, nothing bad happened to me today! 
- Oh, it’s not the same kind of magic that you see in Harry Potter. It’s more of a stage illusion. [↩]
April 13, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
I like Youngblood too, my brother bought me the 3rd book. it’s really good. and it’s only 150 right? ang daming essays pero it’s not expensive.
oh shoot, maybe i should go and read all the HP books again. I think I’ll cry when the last book is released. wala na akong hihintayin na libro..
minsan lang makahanap ng libro na uulit ulitin at susubaybayan talaga. 
April 13, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
I saw the third Youngblood book here in NBS in Festival Mall, Alabang. But I guess Alabang’s too far from where you are.
Anyway, watch, WATCH the movie! The Prestige would knock you off your feet and would leave you breathless for the next scenes. Enjoy thre movie!
April 13, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
Oh wow it is Friday the 13th! I totally forgot. I’m not really superstitious I think this day is more of a good luck day then anything, really.
I cannot wait for the last HP book, I’m a fan.. but not an open fan, haha. I’m not really a big fan of the movies that have been made for HP because I don’t really think they reflect the book in a lot of ways and I cannot believe some of the things they took out and kept in. Tsk Tsk.
Or maybe its just because I rather read then watch a movie. Good luck finding your book!
April 13, 2007 @ 9:49 pm
iblog3 prang ang dming bloggers nagpaparticipate sa mga ganyan.. what exactly does it do ba? hehe
April 13, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
havent the read the book or seen the movie “the prestige”… sounds like somethng worth watching/reading…
try ko hanap youngblood dito. hehe
April 13, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
i dunno if na overprice or what pero may 2 gig memory sia and free games pag bili mo pili ka ng gs2 mong games and i-add na nila automatic sa psp mo
April 14, 2007 @ 11:06 am
Uhmmmm nice commment plugin.. i sholud try to add plugins too in my comment box. hahaha!
April 14, 2007 @ 11:59 am
I dont have much time to bloghop.. kasi mabagal ang dial up ko.. card lang eh.. pero pinagtyatyagaan ko basahin ang mga interesting na sulat… tulad na lang ng blog moh
April 14, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Try reading Jessica Zafra’s Twisted books. Maaliw ka rin sigurado
Won’t be going to iBlog3 na. Tinatamad akong lumabas ng bahay kasi hehe
Happy weekend, Christian!
April 14, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
Isley: There is this PHP 300.00 version of that book. The paper they used for that version is thicker. But then, they have the same content. Why go for the more expensive one when there is a cheaper one?
Tea: Lol. I badly need to watch it. And uh, I’m looking for the first one.
Aisha: If I were you, I would visit its site here. XD
Tina: Yeah, it’s really worth reading/watching (though I still haven’t seen the movie yet and haven’t finished the book.
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jeniffer: Well, I’m still on dial-up. I suppose, you have to change your ISP. May palpak kasing ISP. Or if you want, you can disable the functionality of your browser that loads images automatically. Very helpful, mas mabilis magload ang mga pages.
Sasha: I’ve read two of her Twisted books, kaso, grabe hindi ko magets yung iba. Iniisip ko nga bobo ako kapag di ko nagegets. Haha.