Clary Diary

My kids are just as fond of books as I am. They grew up choosing books over toys, choosing National Bookstore or Booksale over Toy Kingdom. My eldest even saves his daily baon to be able to buy his favorite book or kids’ magazines because I also teach them to be responsible when it comes to spending and saving money. As early as one year old, I encourage my kids to read because as a reader myself, I want them to spend more time reading a book than watching TV while inside the house because I learned that being too addicted to the television increases hyperactivity for kids. There are times when I see ourselves sitting in every corner of the house holding books. I have my own collections of different fiction and non-fiction books. The kids have their own collections of books, too and one of them is the Geronimo Stilton series of adventures. Php285.00 each at National Bookstore

I am a certified bookworm since I was a kid. I remember reading the newspaper when I was only 6. I am an early reader and a fast learner (Ehem! these are sweet praises from my loving mom). I’ve got a Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley University collection back in high school but I lost them one by one until none of them left because we moved from one house to another several times before. I remember how hard it was from packing and unpacking your things to arranging them all over again. I have lost a lot of my personal belongings. When I got married, quit my job and finally settled as a plain housewife, I started collecting books again. My thoughtful husband used to give me books as presents. He gave me the The Hunger Games trilogy even before they brought the movie here in the Philippines. I got so intrigued and fascinated with this book because I find it interesting in the first couple of pages, it has an unusual story that you could play with your imagination. It is the ty...

The fourth installment of Twilight Saga “Breaking Dawn” is all over the theaters nationwide. It has been the talk of the town since it began to hit the cinemas last Friday. In fact, there had never been a day without the word “Breaking Dawn” on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites this weekend. This movie is adapted from the novel of Stephenie Meyer from Arizona who graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature. She is the one responsible for the success of the TWILIGHT SAGA:  Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and finally…Breaking Dawn.

“All great love stories have to end in tragedy , because if there’s no great love in the first place, you don’t feel anything. There is no tragedy. ”  --Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks is the author of the #1 New York Times  bestsellers THE RESCUE and NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, AT FIRST SIGHT, SAFE HAVEN, as well as THE NOTEBOOK, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER, A BEND IN THE ROAD, THE GUARDIAN, THE WEDDING, and his moving memoir, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER, written with his brother, Micah. All his books were   New York Times   and international bestsellers translated into more than thirty languages, and MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER, and THE NOTEBOOK were adapted into major motion pictures.