Category: Book Reviews

Book Review: What Would You Do? If This Was Your Last Day on Earth

Janis January 5, 2018 2 Comments
A couple of months ago, I was invited to review "What would you do? If this was your last day on earth?" a book by Robertson Sy Tan. There are many self-help-slash-autobiographical books out there, and not many have captured my interest as much as this one did. What the Book Is About What started as a farewell email to colleagues turned out to be the beginning of an idea for a book for...

Book Review: 7 Reasons Why Filipinos Will Change the World

Janis March 23, 2017 0 Comments
If you're Filipino, chances are you've been inundated by exasperating news about the current state of affairs in the country in the past year. In October, I was so frustrated that I resolved to write about what aspects of being Filipino I still take pride in. I have to admit that I found the exercise too difficult. Yet, I know that if I want to spend the rest of my life in the...

Book Review: Break Free by Don Soriano

Janis March 14, 2017 2 Comments
Like many of you who read my blog, I enjoy traveling and exploring new places. I want to experience and learn about different cultures and traditions and hopefully, understand the world better. However, traveling can be costly: it requires time, effort, and a serious amount of money. Since traveling long-term is one of the goals I want to achieve within the decade, I have decided to be...