Kismet cookies. I’m telling you already! Don’t worry, I’m not giving away any spoilers. Kismet cookies is how you find your true love, according to the cute holiday romance novel “The First Love Cookie Club.” “On Christmas Eve, if you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Good Reads’ category
Duck and Goose: How are you feeling?
Duck & Goose’s How are you feeling? is one of my favorite books for the toddler. Duck, Goose and their friends demonstrate a variety of emotions in adorable ways. Each illustration tells a whole story, such as the scared story: Patience is cute too. Here’s me being patient with the little boy who likes sneaking […] Read more…
Book reco: The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
Riveting. The Solitude of Prime Numbers was absolutely riveting. There’s a romantic quote somewhere that goes you know you’re meant to be with someone if you’re comfortable in each other’s silence. But for how long? Can a prime number, one seemed to be destined alone, ever find happiness in the silence of another? Giordano takes […] Read more…
Book review blog carnival – July 3, 2011
Hi guys! Welcome to the July 3, 2011 edition of book review blog carnival. Thanks so much to Clark for helping me host this and being patient with me as we ironed out some hiccups! Without further ado, here are 23 (wow, 23!) wonderful entries for this edition of the book review blog carnival. Have […] Read more…
A is for Adobo, B is for Bagoong…
Are you: (a) looking for a children’s present? (b) a foodie? (c) teaching any children about the alphabet? (d) looking for ways to introduce Filipino food to children (or adults, come to think of it)? (e) looking for ways to introduce the Filipino language to children (or adults again, come to think of it)? If […] Read more…
Olive oil dreaming
What does olive oil with chilis taste like? How about olive oil with lemon? Mmmmm. Wait, what about olive oil with thyme? Or mandarin oranges? It’s 2 am and for the past hour (and give or take a few weeks), I’ve been going back and forth to the Nudo website. I’ve got olive oil on […] Read more…
Ibong Adarna, now an interactive e-book
Ibong Adarna was one of the books I enjoyed reading for school. Brothers Don Juan, Don Pedro and Don Diego searched for the mystical adarna whose song can heal their sick father King Fernando. I wish I had kept that book from Filipino class, with its frayed edges, dog-eared pages and all. If I want […] Read more…