50 Shades of National Bookstore

I feel so blessed to have National Bookstore as a sponsor, or should I say, benefactor?
That means I get invited to book signings, receive autographed copies of books, plus wonderful swag and gift checks that I can use to my heart’s content.
National Bookstore is my wasteland. I’m happy when I get to share the joy with friends and family once in a blue moon.
Today after buying new shoes at Payless and an early dinner at Pepper Lunch, my five-year-old son wanted to buy a Lego book. So off we were to National Bookstore with Ate Mariza and the nanny.
First, I found this really funny. With the elections coming up, I don’t know which politician would actually use these

Ate Mariza and Yaya Joan wanted to buy pocketbooks, which they share with everyone in the household, including the neighbors’ maids. I told them to choose 10 each.

I was kind of surprised to find these: 50 Shades of Grey in freaking Tagalog!

I should’ve opened it just to see how “butt plug” and “nipple clamps” would translate in Filipino.
And no, I didn’t show it to our maid. Here’s what they ended up getting:

Don’t know if this is a good idea…

Here’s what Christian got—he is a super hyper baby

And my loot: the latest Yes! magazine, Chanel book

Plus The Happiness Project book and journal

The latter is a gratitude journal, where today I will write: “Had a fun time at National Bookstore…”

http://www.facebook.com/aarendal Albert Rendal

just ♥ books….

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Rhoxguevarra

Love national bookstore.. Fondest memory was grade 6 after school walk ako sm north edsa and i read all fashion magazines na gusto ko.. Vogue, ym, seventeen.. National started my passion for fashion now i buy all my iphone case sa national

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Joana Noma

An excerpt of the Fifty Sahdes of Grey tagalog :p

All credits to phr.com.ph

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Joana Noma

hi.. I agree with you po. Every bookstore is a piece of heaven on earth ^_^ hihi.. And I love how generous you are to Ate Mariza and Ate Joan.. 10 pocketbooks each?! Heaven! haha.. I grew up reading PHR pocketbooks and they’re.. can’t put it in words.. :p And the fifty Shades book in tagalog, I read an excerpt of that book on PHR’s website and they’re a bit awkward.. hehe. I wish the excerpt showed what butt plug and nipple clamp are in tagalog..

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Riza Ponciano

wow… i like that happiness project journal… for how much miss? I’m anew follower. )

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CVS Reply:
March 9th, 2013 at 7:57 PM
i think around php 645

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http://www.topazhorizon.com Topaz Horizon

I’m glad you have the gratitude journal, Cecile. Thankfulness makes us happy =) May you be happy every single day!

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http://twitter.com/passdatmeth hew me

choking @ the filipino edition of 50 shades of grey

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http://nomorestarsrocks.blogspot.com/ Rich

Me too National bookstore is my wonderland…Everytime I’m there I want to buy everything…

Yey Longtime reader first time to comment

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CVS Reply:
March 7th, 2013 at 2:32 PM
yay!!

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http://twitter.com/SungEmpress Mayo

That Happiness Project book and journal seems like something I could definitely use. Tried keeping a happiness journal of my own from a simple notebook but I became too tamad. Maybe tama na one sentence lang talaga – short and sweet. Will get the set when I go home for Easter.

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deese7813

omg, parang nakakatakot yung 50 shades fil. version

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http://twitter.com/mcmorco Michael Morco

I love what Ate Mariza and Yaya Joan are wearing. So chic and dignified. Off-the-rack or made-to-order?

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CVS Reply:
March 7th, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Yaya Joan wears white. I order the uniforms from the company that makes Pepper Lunch uniforms

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http://profile.yahoo.com/RS5OVLKW5G7J2LVMVVVCPXPWRU Ice

I think PHR novels are malaswa enough coz I heard one of our yayas telling our other yaya that her bf wanted her to read more PHRs kasi daw bongga makapag-define ng love scenes–so our yaya will learn too, knowing she is probinsyana and all innocent. Hahaha crazy I know. Anyway, my point is, Grey series in Tagalog? LOLLLL that’s mega super duper porn to the highest level na!!!

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CVS Reply:
March 7th, 2013 at 2:01 AM
oops!!

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Joana Noma Reply:
March 9th, 2013 at 4:56 PM
not all PHR pocketbooks po ay malaswa.. And it depends po siguro sa tao kung magpapasulsol sya sa ibang tao to do things na hindi tama at hindi akma sa paniniwala nya. ^_^

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Emily Go

Bet ko yung journal! I’m going to grab one at B&N. LOL at ang aking pangloob na dyosa.

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http://twitter.com/jeffwar314 Jeffrey Guerra

I have the Happiness Project book as well… and read the first few pages and slept… kaya siguro di ako masyadong happy… tapos dun sa tagalog na Grey series (ang aking panloob na Dyosa??) .. love NBS in Lipa

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CVS Reply:
March 6th, 2013 at 11:20 PM
lol! perfect. i have insomnia. haha!!

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http://twitter.com/matromao Marielle Ong

Love National Bookstore. I grew up getting books there on an almost weekly basis. I sincerely hope the customer service has improved though. I have had experiences in different branches with “masungit” old saleswomen.

Fifty Shades in Filipino? I’m just as intrigued. How to translate all that spanking? Hahaha!

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http://eltorobumingo.blogspot.com/ el toro bumingo

Kaloka nga yung “Fifty Shades of Grey” in Filipino. Kakaintriga

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http://twitter.com/luvsblind22 Essie Atienza

Ang cute naman ni Christian!

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