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Pacific Rims 26 Aug 2012 | 02:23 pm
I recently finished (re)reading Rafe Bartholomew’s “Pacific Rims” in time for the August 2012 book discussion of Flips Flipping Pages. Before I get into details about that, let me explain a few things...
Football, through the eyes of various cultures. 25 Feb 2012 | 01:42 pm
When you have a book entitled, “How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization,” the expectations arising from the title are quite high. A nerd like me will most probably expect a ...
For the bibliophile wanderlust. 3 Feb 2012 | 04:39 am
Flavorwire’s 20 most beautiful bookstores in the world. And some of these sure are magnificent architectural wonders.
Of Love Affairs and Lifelong Football Supporters 29 Nov 2011 | 03:10 am
The last two books I’ve read had something to do with football as the religion of two men, supporting two different clubs and undergoing through two different journeys: Nick Hornby’s “Fever Pitch: A F...
An underwhelming bookish update. 18 Sep 2011 | 11:17 pm
It’s been a while since I posted here, and yes, I have been reading. I finished Superfreakonomics a couple of weeks back, and I haven’t really bothered writing about it, largely because I was underwhe...
Appreciating the Tiger Mother 7 Aug 2011 | 12:38 am
I was intrigued by Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” because of a review posted on the website of a leading daily in the U.S., wherein there was much outrage in the tone of the reviewer, pe...
El Niño, mi ex-novio (jejejeje) 2 Aug 2011 | 11:11 pm
I picked up a copy of Fernando Torres’ “El Niño: My Story” at Kinokuniya in Suria KLCC a couple of weeks ago. Quite a fortunate sighting, as only two copies were left. As I clutched a copy of the boo...
Soccernomics (and football in the Philippines) 24 Jul 2011 | 11:20 pm
On the plane ride to Kuala Lumpur, I was finally able to finish “Soccernomics”, written by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski. In a nutshell, the book is similar to “Freakonomics”, written by Steven Lev...
Pottermore: The Magic Lives On (I think) 24 Jun 2011 | 09:22 pm
I’m a Potterhead. I’ve read and immensely enjoyed the first three Harry Potter books back in high school (circa 1999-2000), years prior to when the mania fully exploded when the books were brought to...
Red Men: Liverpool Football Club — The Biography 21 Jun 2011 | 02:28 am
John Williams’ “Red Men: Liverpool Football Club — The Biography” was the first purchase I made off Amazon for my Kindle, and I would have to say that was $11 well-spent. In “Red Men”, Williams’ prov...
