- i love books...i'm in LOVE with books.. they are my splurge..and i get so weak when i see a stash! hehe! i started reading when i was in grade 2.. sweet valley books were a fad then.. too bad i lost my first and second book..the second was a babysitter's club book. i can still remember that it is colored yellow and it's some kinda sort of about a mystery/tooth/dentist (think so..hehe!). my first sweet valley kids book was about jessica and elizabeth's horseback riding adventure. it's colored pink..hehe! but i started reading frequently when i was in high school going to college, up until now. one reason why i can't read more frequently besides from having no time is that i prefer that i have my own copy of the book that i'm going to read..hehe!
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- last january 17, a day after the darn mailman incident, my book stash has arrived. it calmed me down.. books can be therapeutic, you know..i bought 5 pre owned books and 1 brand new book from rovingbookstore.multiply.com.. so i got 6 in total..hehe! i know..u might have read my twilight post..i'm weak.. i can't resist them! i saw most of the titles that i'm looking for in his site so i grabbed the opportunity. i was supposed to buy 8 but my id and superego was clashing..hehe! if i buy a few, the shipping fee would be sayang and if i buy too many, my gcash money would be cut down to more than a half..hehe! so i ended up with 6. and i'm happy!
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- i got them for a total of 1260 pesos. the lovely bones (140) suzanne's diary for nicholas (180), veronika decides to die-brand new (235), at first sight (220), confessions of a shopaholic (180), a walk to remember (130) +165 for shipping..hehe! most of them are good as new!
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- here are my new babies!!!
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- this is a picture of the "untouchable" drawer in my room.. this is the only thing that you'll find organized in my jungle nook.. these are my books since grade school (except for my first two books which were lost). this is not my complete collection..hehe! i still have 2 books on my top shelf in my room, 2 on the shelf in the living room, 1 was borrowed my Marian and another one beneath all of them (Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus) since it can't fit in the drawer..
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- funny how i can track all of them but frequently neglect other important papers and things..hehehe! oh, well..i guess i may be excused..they are my babies!! i can be really meticulous with my books. i cover them neatly with plastic cover. (the twilight saga took me 1 hour to cover. i have to wipe off the dust and paper fiber since it is visible on the black cover.). i HATE lines on the spine of my books! i can only justify such if the book is pre owned (such as The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold)...i don't like creases or dents. it is my pet peeve to see people folding the top corner of the page where they left off..use a book mark!! these, and a little bit more..hehe!
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- and to those kind hearted earthlings with fat pockets out there.. i still want more books! hehe! i'm looking for I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb and The Shack by William Young.. I can only think of these titles for now..
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- this is a super late post...
- i've posted this on my multiply account..dated october 2, 2008
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- i'm so thrilled to recieved it yesterday!! can't wait to read eclipse since i already finished the first two on ebooks..
- i got it from a seller sa ebay..she's really kind enough to stop the bid and sell the books to me even if i don't have an ebay account..
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- she got the books for 1400 originally..i got them for 1480 including shipping here to iloilo..not bad! the books are brand new with a few cover creases..although i can't stand to see creases, tears, folds and lines on the spine of my books, i guess i could just close my eyes and make an exception for this one..hehe! luckily, air 21's office is just one block away form our house, do the package arrived the next day even if it is a holiday..yippee!!
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- the bad thing is, all of my earnings from this little online shop of mine since i started a month ago was gone..hehe! this is how weak i am when it comes to books..impulsive buying! tsk tsk!i can't stand not to have a copy of the books i've read and liked..anyway, i'm still happy to see my new babies at their nook in my room..haha! i just can't wait for stocks to arrive..i have to grab it now..hehe..
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- currently, i will be starting on eclipse..i finished twilight and new moon in ebooks..i have to have the books one way or another..i also downloaded the audio books but it sounds like a bedtime story to put me to sleep..hehe! can't wait for the movie!!
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pls do visit her ebay account for some good finds:
- http://myworld.ebay.ph/melaipolloso/
- http://search.ebay.ph/_W0QQsassZmelaipolloso
- after i became one of them, or shall i say, another unemployed nurse, the world has left me nothing to do but sulk in the wonder that is INTERNET!
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- the internet continues to amaze me. i have been an internet user for over 5-6 years now. Quite a little number, but i can tell that it has just got blew me away!
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- a couple of months ago, i've started to unravel the world of online shopping via Multiply, a supposed social networking site which for me, is a haven of online goodies! From,tops, dresses, bottoms, to books and accessories to even cupcakes! too bad they can't ship those yummylicious cupcakes to iloilo. I have yet to try them. but recently, i came upon a site where choco crispies in different flavors are sold and they also ship anywhere! thinking of it for christmas gifts.. hehe!if, that leaves me enough money on my Gcash account. haha!
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- After a couple of months looking around temptation, i decided to open an online shop myself. it is for the purpose of getting extra cash since my allowance was cut off since ages ago, and what was left in my wallet was not very well cooperating. so, i became another one of them, internet sellers! yippee!
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- online shopping became even more fun by then. having my own gcash account made it even more easier to pay and be paid. no cash on hand, just digits on a globe SIM.
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- online selling paid me 1420 on the first month. and at the same time, i splurged on 1480 worth of books on ebay, the twilight saga series by stephenie meyer. How's that for bankruptcy!
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- as for the 60 pesos balance, lucky me a buyer will be cashing in the next day. so what i did was deposit 1000 for the books so that i can assure the seller that the books will be for me, and only me!hehe..and also to assure myself that those books are not going anywhere. so the next day, i closed the payment with an additional 480 pesos. the items were shipped right away and came in the next day even if it's a holiday. after a long day of iv therapy training, those books lit me up as well as my firends' since we will be practicing some demos at my house when i opened the package.
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- before having the tangible books, i came upon the e-book. i never ever thought that i can read books in the internet knowing my preference of a tangible book with neat covers, no dents, no yellow pages and especially no lines on the books spine! but through twilight, i discovered something new. i came upon the e-book and audio book, although the audio book can definitely put you to slumberland. i read the first 2 books through e-book.
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- now i can really conclude that you can live with internet alone plus a bathroom and a shelter. the internet can dress you up in any occasion, can feed you and can give you limitless recreation. wow.
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- another internet splurge is the downloadables! i downloaded many movies and almost every episode of one tree hill and gossip girl. i just stopped now with my series downloads since it's crowding my computer space. i just watch it on you tube or surfthechannel.com every tuesdays. what's fun is that you can download hard to find movies; movies that i grew up to as a child that i cannot see now in any channel and definitely nowhere in video shops.
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- i may sound off and queer but this is so much fum for me, especially when you've got nothing to do, when all your friends are reviewing for the board exam or some international exams, or taking up another course. the internet makes me sane now. it keeps me company as i decide on what to take on now.
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- plus, it doesn't hurt when a staff from GMA-7's mel and joey orders from you (it was later cancelled though) to be used for an episode and an inquirer reporter emails you for an interview! (though i got to answer it a week later since i haven't checked the email address of my YM account. grr). oh well, what's a close shot to fame than nothing at all?!
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these are the list of trusted sellers on multiply (i purchased from most of them):
- http://theafrodiety.multiply.com --- where i made my first purchase
- http://sugarsprinkles.multiply.com --- tops and dresses
- http://pasawayandcompany.multiply.com -- tops and dresses
- http://graffities.multiply.com -- unique accessories
- http://viabella.multiply.com -- personalized accessories
- http://oneliners.multiply.com --shirts
- http://sarisaribookstore.multiply.com -- books
- http://getdizlook.multiply.com --tops, bottoms, shoes
- http://vettievet.multiply.com -- my highschool classmate, nikki's sisters's site, clay accessories
- http://comfyandcute.multiply.com -- my cousin's site
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