lord_rochester Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Mark30 Posted on Nov 17 2003, 11:02 PM Any one reads ancient literature here? I read the Iliad and Odyssey every year, I usually start in September and end just before Christmas. how ancient would you like it??? iliad and the odyssey... i'll read it probably for a couple of days... no sleeping.. no interruptions... just coffee and smokes... man we better set up an EB!!!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 bods1000 Posted on Nov 17 2003, 06:56 PM QUOTE (lord_rochester @ Nov 16 2003, 12:25 AM) over spirits would be ok rin... kaso di ba booklovers tayo.. and coffee goes best with books.. i recently bought a copy of alice in wonderland... leatherette pa yung cover... sobrang luma na.. bought it sa garage sale for P15... i love old books. nice find ha!....ako nakabili din ng hardbound books sa Powerbooks for only P99, may sale sila ngayon dun.... pretty nice find nga eh.. really lang ha... hardbound books? authors? i bought let me see vc andrews sa powerbooks for P25 lang... mga a couple of months ago.. let me see i also got a chaucer the canterbury tales for P20 and john steinbeck's grapes for P20 also... really nice garage sale... it's over na nga lang ngayon... well, di ko pansin yung iba basta I'm always looking for travel lit....so nakita ko dun yung Bill Bryson IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY, about his sojourn in the land Down Under....just about a year ago I saw the same book selling for P500 plus pero dun P99 na lang......sayang dude yung garage sale na sinasabi mo, sana napuntahan yun Quote Link to comment
lord_rochester Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 bod1000 sayang talaga yung garage sale... nakaka inis nga..it's in QC... napadaan lang ako... at that time i only had around P150 with me... i was with a friend kasi going home na...they had robert ludlum din...other classics... victor hugo... jane austen...alexander dumas and btw i'm not a dude... girl po ako. oh and regarding powerbooks...they seem to be moving sa greenbelt area... from pasay road to greenbelt.. do you know anything about this? or what powerbooks branch are you referring to? the one in megamall? makati area kasi me eh. now here's a real kicker... i know this old lady in pasig... she actually owns an original NOLI ME TANGERE... one of the first 2000 copies that Rizal brought from Berlin to the Philippines... hope that old lady auctions off that book...i would pay anything for that book.although that book doesn't have the elias and salome chapter... but still it's one of the first 2000 copies... how cool is that... Quote Link to comment
lord_rochester Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 and i'm totally showing everybody how nerdy i am... i just love books!!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 bod1000 sayang talaga yung garage sale... nakaka inis nga..it's in QC... napadaan lang ako... at that time i only had around P150 with me... i was with a friend kasi going home na...they had robert ludlum din...other classics... victor hugo... jane austen...alexander dumas and btw i'm not a dude... girl po ako. oh and regarding powerbooks...they seem to be moving sa greenbelt area... from pasay road to greenbelt.. do you know anything about this? or what powerbooks branch are you referring to? the one in megamall? makati area kasi me eh. now here's a real kicker... i know this old lady in pasig... she actually owns an original NOLI ME TANGERE... one of the first 2000 copies that Rizal brought from Berlin to the Philippines... hope that old lady auctions off that book...i would pay anything for that book.although that book doesn't have the elias and salome chapter... but still it's one of the first 2000 copies... how cool is that... oh really sorry there...'lord' kasi is your handle... It's Powerbooks in Mega....that transfer to Greenbelt should be welcome news...ang hirap pumunta kung minsan sa Pasay Road- kung minsan wala pang parking...I'll keep you posted ok? madalas ako sa area na yun... about garage sales, it would be a good idea if everybody here can tip-off everyone else about such things...ok di ba? Who's the old lady you say? Laki ako sa Pasig and I know a lot of people there, lalo na yung mga taal na mga taga Pasig Quote Link to comment
lord_rochester Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 lord rochester po kasi is an english writer... anyways.. good idea nga if we know these garage sales... sobra... people are so stupid most of the time... they don't know that a book is always a good investment... they just throw it away because it's old... they don't really stop and look kung yung book na itatapon may be worth something do you know bahay na tiza??? the owner of that house owns the noli book... masungit nga lang... pero the trick is to always tell her that she has a lovely house... and constantly have that amazed look in your face na parang pinakamagandang bahay na napuntahan mo yung house niya. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 lord rochester po kasi is an english writer... anyways.. good idea nga if we know these garage sales... sobra... people are so stupid most of the time... they don't know that a book is always a good investment... they just throw it away because it's old... they don't really stop and look kung yung book na itatapon may be worth something do you know bahay na tiza??? the owner of that house owns the noli book... masungit nga lang... pero the trick is to always tell her that she has a lovely house... and constantly have that amazed look in your face na parang pinakamagandang bahay na napuntahan mo yung house niya. so you've been there...yeah I remember that bahay na tiza, I just couln't recall who lives there.... well let's be grateful, if not for these clueless people who throw away books, we wouldn't be getting them at such rock-bottom values Quote Link to comment
shrike Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 Any one reads ancient literature here? I read the Iliad and Odyssey every year, I usually start in September and end just before Christmas. ancient ? i used to read greek text literature back in college and write constructive criticism on ancient authors. sad to say i've lost touch in reading worthy books these past few years. i've still got plenty of autographed first edition copy of local authors unread.a cup of coffee and a smart girl could lead me back in the literary fold. Quote Link to comment
lord_rochester Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 shrike Posted on Nov 18 2003, 06:03 PM (Mark30 @ Nov 17 2003, 11:02 PM) Any one reads ancient literature here? I read the Iliad and Odyssey every year, I usually start in September and end just before Christmas. ancient ? i used to read greek text literature back in college and write constructive criticism on ancient authors. sad to say i've lost touch in reading worthy books these past few years. i've still got plenty of autographed first edition copy of local authors unread.a cup of coffee and a smart girl could lead me back in the literary fold. greek text lit?? woh... wish i could do that... hope people here would want to have an EB... i was suggesting one nga eh.. over a cup of coffee of course... oh sheesh.. forgot to take coffee..just had one cup.. i still need 7 more cups.. Quote Link to comment
shrike Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 greek ? not easy at first but it's worth the effort.the closest way to get the frame of mind of the author is to interpret the work in its historical context and on its own language. sometimes interpretations can not capture the original intention of the author thus the need to deconstruct the work by its native tonque. the best thing you can get in joining literary workshops is that you can swim into the author's mind and really be immersed in the world his/her work creates. a good literary piece stands the test of time and context but knowing the original intent of the writer is the key in understanding the piece. :mtc: Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 shrike, you are one awesome intellectual, man! greek text literature kamo? frustration ko yon. e ako, hanggang Edith Hamilton lang! idol! Quote Link to comment
lord_rochester Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 powerbooks in pasay road moved to greenbelt 4 na... just checked out the place kanina... maingay na siya. i don't like it. and instead of the plain powerbooks lang... they made it powerbooks live. the place is bigger of course... it's just that the former venue was more appealing to me. sayang. and the seats aren't as comfy as those in pasay road... they changed it na... kainis. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 powerbooks in pasay road moved to greenbelt 4 na... just checked out the place kanina... maingay na siya. i don't like it. and instead of the plain powerbooks lang... they made it powerbooks live. the place is bigger of course... it's just that the former venue was more appealing to me. sayang. and the seats aren't as comfy as those in pasay road... they changed it na... kainis. ohhh well then I stick with Books For Less and Booktopia na lang hehehe...thanks for the tip... Quote Link to comment
drEVILmba Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 question to those who like science fiction books. do you think that robert jordan got a bit greedy that's why the world of time series whcih started out great fizzled out as he extended it? Quote Link to comment
shrike Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 shrike, you are one awesome intellectual, man! greek text literature kamo? frustration ko yon. e ako, hanggang Edith Hamilton lang! idol! lolz. bro AUTISTIC ako at may sayad.spent my time reading books/ listening to classics at Tomas Jefferson Lib at Buendia or if i'm in a freaky mood reading the old books in national lib in rizal park. i'm into technical IT books now. need more input to stay competitive in my field. :mtc: Quote Link to comment
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