Monthly Archive: September 2022
When National Book Store trended on Twitter a couple of days ago, it was for rather unflattering reasons. Those reasons are apparent to anyone who’s ever been to National Book Store in the last...
Are all review centers for college entrance tests the same? Not necessarily. Aside from the rates, review centers differ by the quality of coaches, reputation and track record, and effectiveness of review materials. I’ve...
Enrolling in a review center offers many benefits for college aspirants hoping to ace their college entrance tests, and for that matter, senior high school placement exams. Once you’ve decided to study for college...
Whether you’re preparing for a science high school admission test, a college entrance test, or the board examination, you’re bound to be confronted with a major dilemma: do you self-study or enroll in a...
With the Shopee 9.9 sale and the Lazada 9.9 sale upon us, I thought I’d recommend book boxed sets that are worth your hard-earned money. Book box sets make good economic sense because you...
College application season in the Philippines is off to a roaring start, with three of the so-called Big Four universities bringing back the college entrance tests for the 2023-24 freshmen intake. The University of...
If you’ve ever spent long hours hunched over a book that’s lying open on your desk, then you must be familiar with the pain in your neck, shoulders, or back that comes with the...
When my son was reading “The Alchemist” last summer, it struck me how much of the book I’d forgotten despite its being one of my all-time favorites. I wanted to discuss important plot points...
The first of the ‘ber months has arrived, and so have free tickets to the 2022 Manila International Book Fair (MIBF). The biggest and longest running book fair in the Philippines returns on-site, as...