Who remembers Isko Moreno? Apparently the rest of the country does, and it amused me no end when I found out a while back that he's Manila's vice mayor and is planning to restore the Met Theater. Heehee. I remember the last time I was there was high school freshman year. I think. We watched a production of Ibong Adarna and there was another school watching it that day as well and they were a rowdy bunch. Or maybe it wasn't at the Met at all and wasn't even Ibong Adarna and I've forgotten everything. Wouldn't be a surprise.

Anyway, good on ya Isko, if you pull it off.

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Whoa. White Rabbit contains formaldehyde? There's a shocker. I've loved the stuff since I was a kid and have always been fascinated by the edible 'plastic' wrapper. I remember foolishly trying to peel it off until a classmate told me it's edible. It's quite good. Or maybe it was the delectable taste of formaldehyde affecting my brain all these years.

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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows comes out on Saturday! I already reserved my copy a couple of months ago and I absolutely cannot wait. There probably won't be a crush of people waiting to stampede into the nearest National Bookstore to nab their own copy, but I still have every intention of showing up early that day. Now if I can only get rid of the habit of waking up at 1:00 PM.

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Speaking of books and bookstores, there's been a lot of Powerbooks and Fully Booked branches popping up all over the metropolis lately. Bookstores are love, this I know very well, but somehow, I can't get excited over the new branches anymore. Once upon a time, I would have been thrilled to death, but these days, I am all about secondhand bookshops. They're hella cheap (Why do you keep saying 'hella', Cartman?) and you can find some real gems. But what I'd really love to see is a nice, well-stocked library. Mmm...library *drools*. This city just screams for one.