travel
When in Boracay 2017
My family had a rare vacation in Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines. Boracay is the ultimate beach getaway, and the atmosphere is relaxed and laid-back, with everyone going here to forget the stre…
YA
Book review: Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka, a Star Wars novel
Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka, Glendale, California: Disney-Lucasfilm Press ©2017 I wrote about the movie Rogue One in my last post and how much I loved it. When I spotted this …
star wars
Rogue One: a Star Wars Story, movie reaction + book review
The latest movie in the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi , started showing here last December 13. I watched it the first day so the Internet can't spoil the movie for me. I actually watched it…
work
Book Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, New York: Simon & Schuster. ©1936 Dale Carnegie, Revised edition ©1981 Donna Dale Carnegie & Dorothy Carnegie This book is a class…
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Book review: Yup, I Am That Girl by Maine Mendoza
Yup, I am that Girl by Maine Mendoza, ©2017 Summit Books Let's get things clear first: I am a fan of Maine Mendoza. The KalyeSerye/AlDub explosion of 2015 was an unexpected moment in Philippin…
PLAI
Elvira Lapuz: newest member of the CPD Council, Board for Librarians
Photo source: CPD Council Facebook post Ms. Elvira Lapuz is the newest member of the CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Council of the Board for Librarians. She replaced Ms. Eimee Lagrama …
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movies
Murder on the Orient Express [movie reaction]
"The scales of justice cannot be evenly weighed." -Hercule Poirot Murder on the Orient Express (2017) is a movie adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1934 novel of the same name. Christi…
travel
PLAI Congress 2017: Libraries Take Action
Last November 21-24, 2017, the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) held its National Congress at SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City with the theme Libraries take Action: Providing Acce…
movies
CineKasimanwa 5: Western Visayas Film Festival 2017
This December 1-15, 2017 will be the 5th CineKasimanwa, the Western Visayas Film Festival, the longest-running regional film festival. There will be eight films (four full-length and four short fil…
travel
When in Manila 2017
Before October ended, me, my mother, and my sister went to Manila for three days to visit my brother studying there. I admit that we did shopping a lot since there are things you can only find in Man…
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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