At the end of the book, it is you who will agree to all the lessons the prince has learned. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly What is essential is invisible to the eye.” A fascinating tale of a young prince, who traveled the universe finding things and questioning its existence. The Little Prince (Antoine de-Saint Exupery) I love this book and has learned so much life lessons from Mr. Morrie, but it has also given me the reason to smile all throughout. “The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” The book left me crying in the most challenging part of Mr.

🙂 These are the 22 books I loved and has shaped me in the past years. So today, for the nth time, let’s talk about books. And I am proud to say, “I AM A CERTIFIED BOOK LOVER!” 🙂įive days to go and it will be my 22nd birthday! (candles haven’t blown yet). Books, true to say, have encouraged me to be better person today. Reading has been a very good habit we can all practice. I can readily agree with the said article. A recent article written by Jessica Cassity on Readers Digest August 2013 issue shows how spending time with a story can encourage positive thinking and fortify friendships. This isn't the first Bob Ong book I've read, but I'm still fascinated at his skill at storytelling which he does in modern-day conversational Filipino. Do get a copy of MacArthur, if you haven't gotten one yet.READING makes you happier. The surgery pushes through, his grandfather is saved, if only for the meantime, and all is well again until-well, you have to read the novel to find out. To pay for the transplant surgery, Cyrus steals two necklaces and attempts selling drugs. Mang Justo is rushed to the hospital and is eventually diagnosed to have end-stage renal disease.

Abandoned by his parents, Cyrus is raised by his grandfather, Mang Justo, who works as a part-time barber. Refusing to share the spoil with the corrupt officers, Cyrus swallows the necklace while he's on the run, manually retrieving it when he takes a dump.

In the first chapter policemen chase Cyrus after he snatches a fat lady's necklace worth thousands of pesos. The metaphor is based on historical data, for what did General Douglas MacArthur say again? 'I shall return.'Īll at once funny and tragic, Bob Ong tells the story of Cyrus and his friends. MacArthur is slang for human fecal material that refuses to get flushed, emerging and floating in the interface between the air and water in the toilet bowel. I read it early this morning and finished the rest of it after Sunday service. MACARTHUR by Filipino writer Bob Ong is a short, powerful novel about four boys raised in Manila's slums.

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