personal
The Saturday night currently
At this point, I think this blog isn't sure what's its going to be about. I was about to post a review of the excellent novel The Circle by Dave Eggers, a dystopian novel of a hi-tech social …
travel
Hong Kong in 3 days
Last June 1-4, I went out of the country for the first time! I went to Hong Kong for three days and two nights. My grand-aunt was planning to go, so I just went along. It was exciting, but after thre…
work
Endings again
The sky was heavy with solid grey clouds and made the sunset shine so bright as if the sky was on fire. Yesterday, my contract for my current job ended. I was absent from work for my last day be…
sunday currently
The Sunday Currently | 05
This has been the busiest summer yet. Along with my library job, I'm also taking two subjects for my Masters degree: Group Dynamics and Reference. There's only two of us enrolled and we'…
Libraries
What I love about being a Cataloger - Librarian
As this month ends, my contract at the CPU Henry Luce III Library also ends. Due to the moratorium of no hiring for regular employees (due to K-12, and college enrollments are expected to lessen), …
Libraries
Library Summer Booksale @ Henry Luce III Library
Last May 16-19, 2017, the Henry Luce III Library of Central Philippine University (where I work) held a book sale, with books you can buy from 30 pesos to 1 peso. The books sold were old, obsolete …
social media
Why is deactivating Facebook a big deal, anyway?
When I say that I deactivated my Facebook account and that I'm only using Messenger, I'm always amused by the shocked expressions of others. As if I had a huge drama or made an enemy in Fa…
Libraries
Library Summer Booksale @ HLL: what book lovers said
Note: these are reposts of articles written for Centralian Link [May 19, 2017] , the newsletter of Central Philippine University. My experiences in being part of the library booksale, I'll post l…
work
How to renew your PRC Professional Identification card online
Instead of hours of waiting, we can now renew online through PRC Online . This July, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will start. This means that there will be required units of professi…
studying tips
6 ways to improve your focus for the board exams
The date of your upcoming professional board exam is nearing. Whether it is next year or the next months or weeks, most of us have trouble focusing on our studies. Outside pressure from your famil…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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