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world ebook fair

I’m currently reading The Adventure of Sherlock Homes (free ebook) through my mobile. I wanted to download other titles from the Apps Store but there’s a cost involved. Why spend when you can get it for free? So I’m a happy soul when I learned about the 4th Annual eBook Fair. Since July 4, free access to 2 million titles of ebooks was made possible. This is one of the things that consumed my weekend.

Not everyone is a fan of ebooks. Of course, it’s still better to have the real book. But in case you are or anyone you know is interested, free download is still available until August 4.

I’m going gaga I don’t know which one to get first. Lol. Shop (read: download) till you drop!

(h/t: princessM)

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orange and white

It is a world of impulse. It is a world of sincerity. It is a world in which every word spoken speaks just to that moment, every glance given has only one meaning, each touch has no past or no future, each kiss is a kiss of immediacy. – Einstein’s Dreams

Einstein’s Dreams is one of my all-time favorite books. This novel is a collection of fictional dreams that Einstein had when he was working on the Theory of Relativity.

This is my entry to Oodles of Goodles’ Birthday Giveaway.

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Quoran_Ramadan 2008
(Taken in September 2008 during Ramadan in Al Wahda Mall)

I’m a Catholic but I’ve started reading selected sections of Quoran when a colleague volunteered a copy from her brother who is an Imam. It’s not forsaking but respecting one’s faith and/or religion. Since I’ve been living in UAE for over a year now, it’s important to know where they (the locals) are coming from.

Quoran

This is my entry for this week’s Photo Hunt.

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Chilli Dark

I love chocolates as early as I can remember. Surprisingly, my teeth grew favorably. Almost similar to sorting the book titles and covers while in a bookstore, doing a chocolate run never fails to cheer me. Early on, I have manifested fondness of doing this run. When I was much younger, my late grandmother asked me to look after her sari sari store. And after an hour, the goyas and Cloud 9 (for retail) were all sold out – to my mouth. Also, whenever we would pass by to a certain area in Cainta , I would boldly sniff the aroma coming from Serg’s factory. “I’m going to be a factory worker there someday”, I wished.

My version of chocolate run these days is going to the chocolate section of the supermarket, primarily to check what’s new. But most of the time is consumed in comparing the labels, ingredients, and occasional sniffing. Just like what I do whenever I’d come to Lindt subsection. Few weeks ago, I bought several Madagascar and Chilli Darks. I personally prefer dark chocolate because it has more cacao and less sugar. The darker, the better. Although Meiji’s black choco is my ultimate favorite, I instantly liked Chilli Dark for its soothing spice as it melts.

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Twilight2

Imported books used to be non-taxable in the Philippines. Until it was reported that for two months virtually no imported books entered the country. The booksellers were told by the Customs officials that imported educational and non-educational books will now be taxable by 1% and 5%, respectively. Allegedly, one of the contributing factors for this change is the success of Twilight (book) authored by Stephenie Meyer.

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