If you're the type who likes to walk in to a bookstore with no particular genre or author in mind, Kinokuniya Bookstore is a treasure hunting paradise for you. There's not a time that I stepped out of the place without a new good read, without being introduced to a new author. I've only been to the shop a few times because of its distance to where I live and those few times that I've been there, I'm almost always time constrained and tired. So, this was the first time I got to fully explore the shop. Ratio of books to stationery items and space-wise, this is the biggest bookstore I've been to here. They have a huge collection of different genres, international and local authors - both award winning and budding writers, and even printed formats. You'll find one book in different paperbacks and hardbound covers. In other bookstores, you'll be lucky enough to find both its paperback and hardbound editions available.
My latest finds😊
I have fallen in love with asian authors' works in recent years, and this place is packed with piles of asian talent.
Its new stall location is quite smaller than the old one, but looks more reasonable for business and more leg muscle-friendly to metro commuters like me.
As I was writing this, articles about a new Dubai metro line – Blue line have come out at the same time I heard about a plan for an elevated expressway along the historic Pasig river back home and how it is being debated in The Howie Severino Podcast . Named PAREX for Pasig River Expressway it is supposed to solve traffic congestion in the metro by linking Laguna de Bay and Manila Bay therefore giving alternative routes to the business districts(futurearc.com, March 2023). Coincidentally, I have just recently tried the Dubai Ferry, also run by RTA , which has been operating for quite a long time already with routes going to Dubai Marina, Bluewater Marine Transport Station, Al Ghuabaiba , etc. and two round trip timings a day at Dubai Marina station (see routes/timings here ). I grew up taking public transportation to school and work. To understand better what my life as a commuter in the Philippines was, I shall recount my commuting escapades: Going to school, I n...
Bilang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika, ako’y magsusulat sa wikang Filipino. Naisipan kong magbahagi ng isa sa aking natutunan sa aking pag aaral sa mababang paaralan. Sa mga nakapag aral sa pampublikong paaralan, ‘di lingid sa inyong kaalaman na, bagama’t libre, ay hiram lamang at kailangan ibalik ang mga aklat sa pagtatapos ng taon para magamit ng mga susunod na mag-aaral. Noong ako’y nag aaral pa ay hindi sapat ang bilang ng mga aklat sa bilang ng mga mag-aaral kaya isa sa mga paraan ng aming mga guro ay pag tabihin ang mga mag-aaral na may magkaibang aklat upang kami ay mag hiraman. Kadalasan, ang mga ito ay luma at naninilaw na ang mga pahina. Kung mayroong darating na mga bagong isyu ng aklat, pinapagamit naman ngunit ‘di muna ito ipinapauwi sa mga mag aaral upang maiwasang maluma agad. Sa loob ng anim na taon, sa ikalimang baitang lamang ako nakatanggap ng limang aklat (sa kadahilanang ang aming guro noon ay kilalang istrikto👩🏫). Dahil dito, natutunan kong pangalagaan ...
Kodak UltraMax400, Minolta X300. Book Hero It is its other branch, that small space that made my tired soul happy while working for nine gruelling months at Dubai Outlet Mall where I have come to know this little gem. What’s unique about this second-hand bookstore is that apart from the one in Umm Suqeim, all their other branch runs on honesty policy. They put up book shelves on their spaces in a mall and a payment box where buyers drop their money. Prices range from 10 to 20 dirhams per book depending on the color of the sticker in the book. It’s where I got my copies of Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares (now a Netflix series), Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, Working with Bitches by Meredith Fuller and Good Omens by Neil Gaiman. If you follow them on their social, they post their latest stocks from their branches. And if you’re someone who still prefer human interaction, the Umm Suqeim bookstore cafe does not disappoint. They sometimes hold an open mic for poetry reading and musi...
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