Edcel.net – mind games

The Little Prince, one of the first books I’ve read in one standing –> back when I was still working at a fast food joint, and I couldn’t afford buying a book, I stayed at the National Bookstore just so I could read during my spare time. I would stay there for hours and lounge around even when not permitted. I couldn’t say I was in heaven for being able to read a number of books, since I was partly torturing myself for always standing and trying my best to avoid dagger looks from the saleslady for being a regular visitor; and not a customer. Anyway, those were the days; I don’t think I can relive them as my time is preoccupied with blogging and such. Maybe when I become a bum again I will.

Got a treat at work, blueberry cheesecake and some other cakes from Starbucks. I got lucky. hehe. Over the course of eating our desserts, we talked about Rich Dad, Poor Dad, which is one of my favorite books because of how practical and true the words of Robert Kiyosaki were when it came to how to become rich, money-wise.

We all had the same notion that it’s really inspiring and how, upon finishing the book, it would change your perception when it comes to how you see money working for you and you NOT working for money. Although it can be too idealistic at times, the way it was being presented makes it more practical as the issues are just real. There are a number of self-help books that tell you what to do but are sometimes too fake for me to even work on. But this isn’t really much of a self-help book, it’s more of a self-realization based on a person’s testament on how he was being taught by his two fathers on what to do in life. The situations stated that he experienced especially in the working world gives one that strong desire to also set out on one’s own and start looking outside the box.

I love the book so much that I made a review out of it. Here’s the link:
Rich Dad, Poor Dad review

Anyway, it was nice to eat a sweet dessert while discussing topics like these. I can talk about Rich, Dad, Poor Dad even more but I believe it would overkill already. Because I just blogged this out because of being treated out. hehe.

We watched Twilight yesterday and I can still hear those girls (and boys) squealing inside my head. I missed out on a lot of things in the movie according to the people who’ve read the book. But I’m just happy that I had no expectations because I would have been very meticulous in finding out the scenes that weren’t faithfully done.

After we left the theater, one of my companions went ahead and bought the 3rd and 4th installment of this vampire-human love story. She wasn’t as happy when she found out that there were no stocks of book 1 and book 2 already. I could only imagine back the faces of those people after the last book was sold.

While we were on the topic of getting something to read, it made me realize how long it has been since I last read a book. I think the last one was still last year, Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad. This year, I’m just swamped with too many works and assignments and responsibilities that I have a hard time squeezing reading in. However, for any true book fan, I’m just looking for an excuse not to read.

Hence I want to participate in a join book club program. It would be great since you can find all the books of whatever category or genre and you can sort them out according to your liking.

I’m planning to register to listen to some audiobooks so I won’t have to strain myself because right now, I’m still studying and working and because I’m a bit lazy, it’s the next best thing on being able to get some information and be up-to-date. At least, I won’t have to be left-out whenever people would talk about the latest series as I’ll have something to share then.

I bought this book 3 years ago for 50 bucks (really good deal just to inform you). I like the story, maybe because it coincided with the stage I was in. The great thing about it is that I was able to use this book as my reference when I was applying for a job. I explained to the the human resource personnel how this book is somewhat similar to the classic cult “The Catcher in the Rye”; which made the topic even more interesting. Anyway, below is a review I made out of it.
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Ladies’ Man is a glimpse of a life of a yuppie named Kenny Becker who barely has an acceptable girlfriend and a wretched job as a salesman. The story is told in a week’s time; each chapter is separated by a day of the week, so there are seven chapters in all.

As of now, he lost his girlfriend and his job, too. He goes around cruising into different clubs and massage parlors while depressingly awaiting the next days of his life being alone and lonely; set on 1970s in New York. It vividly describes the scene of urban life in the eyes of a washboard abs-obsessed Joe in Manhattan.

The book has a distressing vibe to it, probably because of the situation of the lead character and his experiences in the suburbs after losing his career, his prospect wife and maybe his sanity too. He is searching for ways to straighten out his priorities, finding a spark in life and dreaming of fulfilling his ambitions; when everything seemed idealistic but far from being real.

This book reminds me of the classic, The Catcher in the Rye. The similarities I see with Ladies’ Man and The Catcher in the Rye is that they both have that gloomy tone all throughout since they felt that their lives are miserable. Both are struggling to survive the harsh realities of everyday existence. The only difference I see between the two is its audience; The Catcher in the Rye deals with a troubled boy’s teenage angst, while Ladies’ Man deals more on an anxious man’s unstoppable quarter-life crisis.

After I finished it I asked myself, “That’s it?” You’d wonder if that was the end of the book because it left me hanging in the air. But I guess that’s where its likability lies; as it leaves you grasping for more. For a guy, you’d enjoy the humor and the downright choice of words put in accuracy on living a life without reserve, as it also narrates scenarios of 70s pornography.

I bought this book 3 years ago for 50 bucks (really good deal just to inform you). I like the story, maybe because it coincided with the stage I was in. The great thing about it is that I was able to use this book as my reference when I was applying for a job. I explained to the the human resource personnel how this book is somewhat similar to the classic cult “The Catcher in the Rye”; which made the topic even more interesting. Anyway, below is a review I made out of it.
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Ladies’ Man is a glimpse of a life of a yuppie named Kenny Becker who barely has an acceptable girlfriend and a wretched job as a salesman. The story is told in a week’s time; each chapter is separated by a day of the week, so there are seven chapters in all.

As of now, he lost his girlfriend and his job, too. He goes around cruising into different clubs and massage parlors while depressingly awaiting the next days of his life being alone and lonely; set on 1970s in New York. It vividly describes the scene of urban life in the eyes of a washboard abs-obsessed Joe in Manhattan.

The book has a distressing vibe to it, probably because of the situation of the lead character and his experiences in the suburbs after losing his career, his prospect wife and maybe his sanity too. He is searching for ways to straighten out his priorities, finding a spark in life and dreaming of fulfilling his ambitions; when everything seemed idealistic but far from being real.

This book reminds me of the classic, The Catcher in the Rye. The similarities I see with Ladies’ Man and The Catcher in the Rye is that they both have that gloomy tone all throughout since they felt that their lives are miserable. Both are struggling to survive the harsh realities of everyday existence. The only difference I see between the two is its audience; The Catcher in the Rye deals with a troubled boy’s teenage angst, while Ladies’ Man deals more on an anxious man’s unstoppable quarter-life crisis.

After I finished it I asked myself, “That’s it?” You’d wonder if that was the end of the book because it left me hanging in the air. But I guess that’s where its likability lies; as it leaves you grasping for more. For a guy, you’d enjoy the humor and the downright choice of words put in accuracy on living a life without reserve, as it also narrates scenarios of 70s pornography.