Something else. I’ve been trying to find its English equivalent but failed. It’s close to flirting but without the sexual connotation. It shares shades of meaning with courting but is less formal and doesn’t mean that the person wants to go steady with the object of the iring-iring. My kumpare and colleague Myke Obenieta says… Continue reading Iring is Bisaya for cat, iring-iring is…
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The Chronicles of Narnia and the gift from Google
Marlen and I bought a boxed set of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia two weeks ago as a Christmas present for ourselves. It was the only copy left in SM City Cebu. We said we wouldn’t be opening it before Christmas. It’s Christmas and I’m reading the seventh book. Our resolve was good only… Continue reading The Chronicles of Narnia and the gift from Google
It’s time to re-read Eco
I love Umberto Eco‘s Foucault’s Pendulum. I’ve re-read it five times. I’ve been meaning to read it again and relive how Belbo, Causubon and Diotallevi spun a tale of global conspiracy to hide the Knights Templars’ closely guarded secret – a source of tremendous power. The urge to re-read the book came with the approach… Continue reading It’s time to re-read Eco