Bumibida

Though I heard few off-putting comments on Bob Ong’s sixth (and latest) labor, I still bought it. One thing, I wanted to know what made it so second-rate (for some, let me say) and second and most of all, I’m just a fan.

I read it, while I was waiting for my dad to finish taking a bath and freshening up. Now you have an idea how long it takes for him to be prepared. But the book's really short anyway.

Some readers weren’t perhaps expecting that kind of tone from Bob Ong – weighty, in a serious manner. But what can I say, he remains one of my favorites. And it’s good that he can shift from one approach to another, and his style stays put – still showing facts of life. I’m just blown by his unique kind of wit, which you would still find in this new book. (Translation: Kahit seryoso, balahura pa rin si Bob Ong dito sa bago nyang libro. Hehe)

Kaya bili na. 100Php lang.

Another book I’m reading now, and I’m almost done with, is, “Memories of My Melancholy Whores.” I saw this book in Powerbooks months and months ago, but I didn’t have the money to buy it because they were selling them in hardbound costing almost 1K. So when I saw one softbound in Nat’l Bookstore, I chose to buy it over a piece of whatever.

Like what I said, I haven’t reached the end, but I do love it. Too much creative juices were secreted from Gabriel Marquez’s system while he was writing this one, I reckon. I adore him.