Book meme...


I got this from Toni!

Number of books on the shelves:
Where I'm currently staying:
I only have a study table in my dormitory room, no shelf. I have around 15 books on the table. I have my other books in two balikbayan boxes; I have some books on the floor as well. :)

Back home:
My book shelf is full (I don't know how many books I have there) and then I have another box full. :)

Those that I own/bought:
Maybe around 300 or more (academic ones not included). :)

5 last books that I bought:
1. Lualhati Bautista's "Gapo"
2. L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of the Island"
3. Carol O'Connor's "Mallory's Oracle"
4. Rebecca Wells' "Little Altars Everywhere"
5. Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"

Book/s I’m reading now:
Paulo Coelho's "The Pilgrimage"

Last 5 books read:
1. J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
2. Rolando Tinio's "A Matter of Language: Where English Fails"
3. Murasaki Shikibu's "Genji Monogatari"
4. Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner's "About the Author"
5. Tsao Hsueh-chin's "The Dream of the Red Chamber"

Books I’ll cherish:
1. "The Holy Qur'an"
2. Abdu Dharr Macarambon's "Poetry in Prose: Fifteen Instaces" -- that's my dad. :)
3. Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"
4. Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist"
5. "Commanding a Dynamic Islamic Personality" -- i forgot the name of the singaporean muslim author. :(
6. A looot more!!! :)

I'm not going to tag anyone in particular. If you feel like answering this, then you're tagged! :)


Comments

cheryll said…
Dangs, nagabasa pod diay ka anang Anne series? I have Books 1-6, then book 8 (Rilla of Ingleside). I started collecting when my aunt gave me Anne of Green Gables (I think she bought me 5/7 hehe).

Natuwa ako sa pagsubaybay nung buhay nina Anne at Gilbert :)
8/09/2005 03:47:00 PM
BabyPink said…
mami!!!:)

obkors, mana baya ko sa imo, ha!:) paborito nako ang "anne of avonlea". mura'g isa to siya sa nakapagpa-realize sa ako nga gusto gyud ko mag-teacher! hehehe:)

katw-anan akong collection sa anne series kay lain-lain ug size. ok ra oi. basta complete and unabridged, payts na na!:)
8/09/2005 04:55:00 PM
Anonymous said…
i wish i have more time to read more books! it's now either just on plane rides and long road trips!
8/09/2005 10:02:00 PM
jewit said…
hmmm...one good blog to post...thanks for the idea..hehehe =)
8/10/2005 01:01:00 AM
BabyPink said…
paz, if that's the case, then you have to travel a lot. hehehe:)

jewit, no prbs. hehehe:) sige, i'll check your answers.:)
8/10/2005 09:56:00 AM
Anonymous said…
weird, in 30 mins, dalawang blog ang napuntahan ko na may ganitong survey. hehe either maliit na talaga ang cyberworld, or masyado na ako maraming blogger friends. :D

-- noringai
8/12/2005 05:11:00 PM
BabyPink said…
both siguro. hehehe:)

happy birthday in advance ulit, miss noringai!:)
8/12/2005 10:59:00 PM
Teacher Sol said…
HELLO BABYPINK!

We're one month old now! Thank you for helping us disseminate the information about our global pinoy teachers' network. Thank you for being one of us. We are professional Filipino Educators. We are going to inspire, be proactive, give hope, and go the extra mile.

MARAMING SALAMAT SA IYO!
8/14/2005 10:28:00 AM
Dilip Mutum said…
Hey you got great taste. good to get hold of some of those titles. Now mostly limit myself to acdemic books (I am preparing for a PhD).
8/14/2005 10:51:00 AM
Teacher Sol said…
Hello Babypink! Syempre di mawawala ang harry Potter Book 6 na palaging nasa listahan ng book meme ng mga bloggers na napupuntahan ko..at nasa listahan ko rin. Which reminds me, di ko pa naipa-publish sa blog ko yung TAG ni Zarah sakin na ganito, 2 weeks na yata yun, hehehe.
8/15/2005 08:46:00 AM
BabyPink said…
PTN, maraming salamat po! mabuhay tayong lahat!:)

adam, hey, thanks. i also have to do a lot of academic reading, being a masters student and all, but i make sure i read non-academic ones or else i'll go nuts! hehehe:)

teacher sol, actually napansin ko din 'yun eh.:) ang lakas talaga ng HP6. hehehe:) sige, i'll wait for your answers sa tag!:)
8/15/2005 09:51:00 AM
BabyPink said…
MJ!!!

ikaw pala 'yan?! hehehehe:) sige, i'll check your new site.

thanks!:)
8/17/2005 02:05:00 PM
BabyPink said…
ok. thanks for informing me it's you pala.:)
8/17/2005 06:29:00 PM
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