The Nottebohm Library is a “hidden library” in Antwerp, Belgium. It allows visitors to enter only once or twice a year. (photos by Niko Caignie)
Bakit kaya hindi sa mga Pilipino ipagkatiwala ang paghahawak ng mga dokumentong ito? Tapos wala pang gloves.
Okay, ako na ang wala sa mood dahil sa issue ng Spratly islands, Tsina, Amerika, Pilipinas. etc. etc. I’m not against foreigners handling that national treasure because they have the technology, whatsoever, pero alam mo ‘yun, KAHIT NA.
For all their technology and knowledge on how to best preserve and restore artifacts, I am indeed very much disappointed that they’re not wearing gloves. National Museum, where are you? :| You should be spearheading this project. REALLY.
My Personal Library
A few titles that I am certain I own but aren’t included since I can’t track my copies are Umberto Eco’s The Island of the Day Before, George Orwell’s 1984, Tomoko Hayakawa’s The Wallflower Vol. 1, Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH as well as Quidditch Through the Ages, among others.
Unfortunately, I haven’t read all of these wonderful books. But I am quite fortunate that, should I follow the 50 books per year challenge, I have enough to last almost 3 years- not counting my ebook collection. :))
Do you have anything to recommend for me to add to this collection? Do you also have a copy of some of my books?
by PhotoLokal
While my heart goes out to such a vast number of books, I’d also be itching to organize them in such a way that’d I’d know what they’re about in a glance. ^^; OC tendencies at work.
Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.
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| — | Khalil Gibran (The Prophet) |
Hindi mo ginusto ‘to. Pero sa sarili ay may nangyayaring gulo. Walang nakakaalam, walang nakakarinig. Ayaw mong humingi ng tulong dahil alam mong wala ring makakatulong sa ‘yo. Isa ito sa mga mapaklang katotohanan sa buhay. Maaaring ngayon lang ito nangyari, pero alam mong maaari itong mangyari ulit, kahit kailan, kahit saan, kahit kanino.
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| — | ABNKKBSNPLAko?! Mga Kwentong Chalk ni Bob Ong |
Web 0.2 (by modern_classic)
So I want my shelves to be as full as this bookstore I’m only guessing that it’s a bookstore, okay? And yeah. Me for three days now- going hard at organizing and encoding my books at LibraryThing.com, and maybe later, I’ll also make an inventory of my music CDs and movie VCDs and DVDs. I’m getting inspired by Unclutterer.com to be more organized and have a clutter-free room.
I’ve read this back when I was in 3rd year HS and I’ve been meaning to find myself a copy. Truth be told, I don’t have much chic lit at the ready whenever I want to do some light reading. How sad is that? D’:
Do you have any recommendations for my yet-to-exist chic lit collection?
My childhood right there. I truly regret allowing my friend to borrow my copy of this edition. :( Why didn’t you return it, b*tch?!
