Day: August 26, 2010

the tales of beedle the bard

I have read all seven books of the Harry Potter series and makes it a point to watch every film installment (even though they mostly disappoint me). I enjoyed this series, and became a fan with close friends and my sister. (Alas, my brothers can’t be bothered to read anything.) However, when The Tales of Beedle the Bard came out I decided not to join the madness. It’s been years since I last read a Potter story, and I thought this new collection would bore me and would not contain a hint of that magic that attracted me to Hogwarts and all that jazz as a young reader.

But. I was wrong. The stories in this book are in fact well-written and engaging. I recommend it. :)

Also, Ms Rowling, you draw? Good for you.

videoke despedida

An office mate has left, and I’m sad because of the impending ADDITIONAL WORK LOAD! Haha! Jk, Cyril.

First, pizza and pasta and Coke. A.K.A. Stuff I shouldn’t be eating.

Then Platinum for videoke. I don’t like videoke. I don’t sing. But I sang in this session anyway (“sang”) kasi last day na naman niya. Chos. :D

Photos from Cyril. Good luck, ate! Kumanta ako ha, umayos ka sa lilipatan mo. :-p


soapbox

Not really. I’m too angry and sad to even say something coherent. I mourn the lives lost, the relatives left with their pain. If only we can go back to Monday night. The man just wanted his job back – if authorities gave in to his demands, he would have calmed down, he would have realized that he was doing a stupid, pointless thing, and no one would have died.

Ten things the Philippine bus siege police  got wrong – BBC

DILG chief admits problems in hostage handling – Inquirer

Angry messages flood Aquino’s Facebook – Inquirer