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UPDATE July 3, 2011: HELLO EVERYONE! I am back on BookCrossing, and will be posting out books. Please PM me if any book rings/rays are headed my way! Posted my new school address on RABCK.com, too!


My February reads: 8 books (2 are ebooks) - kinda meh, but I kept my two-books-a-week promise. :)

My wishlist shelf isn't updated (I apologize for being such a slacker),
but you can find a list of wishlisted books here.

Birthday wishlist:
- Any of the award-winning books
- Any of the books on the 1001 list (I'm reading through all three editions: 2006, 2008, 2010)
- Books by Augusten Burroughs - I collect different editions of his books
- The Canongate Myths series
- any books on writing that you may have or know about (recommendations)
- old The New Yorker subscriptions - please don't throw them away!
- BookCrossing bookplates or labels, stickers, bookmarks and postcards
- Books you want me to release in the Philippines
- a blank journal / planner / diary / notebook
- postcards/letters from you :D
- CHOCOLATE!

Hi, I'm Pau. There's really not much to say about me, other than the fact that I'm a voracious reader. I'm currently a senior Journalism student, and reading is pretty much the only distraction from school that's neither unhealthy nor expensive. Well, unless I go on for a long time skipping meals because of a really good read, or hoard books when I come across book sales. I'm 20 and amusingly curly (hair or brain - goes both ways, really)I'm not big on paragraphs - I'm more into lists, so here's a get-to-know-me-in-bullets:

* I hate fish. It's pretty much the only kind of meat I'm icky with (worst still is liver - blech). I think it's because I'm Pisces (my birthday's on March 8).
* My mother named me after a character she read in a book. When I asked her about it for an assignment on where our names came from in 2nd grade, she couldn't recall the book's title or author - all she could remember was that the Pauline character in the book was a detective. It's been a mystery to me ever since. Close call: James Patterson's The Beach House, which unfortunately was written years after I was born.
* I'm the eldest of six (4 girls, 2 boys) and I reckon half of us sibs are big readers. I think.
* I have a folder on my desktop called Attempts at Immortality. It's filled with drafts and ideas for novels, short stories, and skits. Nope, nobody's read them besides me. Yet.
* I have a book blog called The Wannabe Literati.
* This year, I'll be reading through the 1001 lists as well as award-winning books. Yes, such is my attempt in exposing myself to the great reads of the world. Hopefully I can keep it up, though.
* My favorite author is Augusten Burroughs, mainly because I find him so brave for sharing his entire life for the world to read.

I'm also on Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Shelfari, as well as Twitter and Tumblr.

This 2011 I will be:

1. reading through the 1001 list. I made a spreadsheet combining all three editions (2006, 2008, 2010) - it's a bit crude, but functional in the least. I'm looking for copies of these books, so if you happen to host/be part of a book ring/ray of a 1001 book, or have a copy you're willing to RABCK or trade, don't hesitate to PM me!
2. starting my Book Awards Project, which basically involves award-winning books. Currently I am reading though the following book awards lists:

Man Booker / Pulitzer / NBA / NBCC / LA Times Book Prize/ Ambassador Book Prize / PEN-Hemingway Award / PEN-Faulkner Award / Orange Prize / NBA's 5 Under 35 Literary Selections / Man Asian Literary Award / Not the Booker

I am also on the look out for these titles, so if you happen to have a copy you're willing to pass on, please do let me know! Here's a spreadsheet I use to keep track of which ones I own and have read.

I only mark books as PC when I'm waiting for family members to read them or when they're in hardcover. I don't keep books that I've gotten through BookCrossing - I will either RABCK them or donate them to virtual BC libraries, such as the 1001 library in the case of those books in the 1001 list. If I really, really love a BC-received book and am feeling a bit selfish about letting it go, I share it through book rings. I'm also a bit partial to controlled releases, mostly as RABCKs - I am happier giving away a book to someone who is actually looking for it and wants to read it. :)

Oh, and one very important note: most of my books have highlights, though majority are in really good to brand new conditions - I just have this itch to highlight passages that strike me as interesting when reading. So if you don't mind highlights, I'm open to trades/RABCKs and other whatnots - so please don't hesitate to contact me!

In case you think your PMs aren't reaching me, you may email me directly: akosikulot(at)gmail(dot)com I usually check my email twice a day, so I'll most likely be able to reply promptly!

PS. I am on RABCK! While I am from the Philippines, I also have a US address (my aunt's at San Francisco - please PM me if you need it). In the case that RABCK.com has problems or PM's aren't getting through, here's my address:

ONE BIG THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE!
For the RABCKs (books or otherwise), for passing on or starting rings/raysI've joined, and for generally making my BookCrossing experience a great one!

Kelly C (unknown username) * ardachy * Simson-Shilitoe * ghir * Ossiefry * davemurray101 * manolo-pacifico * HerbertLooby * Vasha * oppem * flambard * iiwi * Ametisti * Asianwaterfall * MissMarkey * Phoenix-Flight * Colombina * LittleSuz * bookstogive * Vekiki * ApoloniaX * lamelemon * souram * ciloma * Annimanni * Sherlockfan * mihi * perryfran * imawinn2 * pauojeda54 * vedranaster * Dove-i-Libri * kinedi * tsjara * frutz * UnwrittenLibra * marsala * Uni07 * lovegoodluna * JenAG * abbyaguas * madpocky * moonblue * D-face * Moriquen * AngelFrouk * Icila * abigaelann * izzy5000 * saskiasosmile * chamonix44 * debnance * GronnLivsstil * iliotropio * lils74 * ETMadrid

Book rings/rays I've participated in:
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Not Before Sundown (aka Troll: A Love Story) by Johanna Sinisalo [part of The Favorite Book Roundabout]
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Naked books: Naked Came the Stranger, Naked Came the Manatee, and Naked Came the Farmer
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
The Wrong Boy by Wiley Russell
I Digress 1 and 2
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
The Godfather by Mario Puzo [part of The Favorite Book Roundabout]
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg

Book rings/rays I've started:
The Beaufort Diaries by T Cooper [ongoing]
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow [ongoing]
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (a Canongate Myth) [travelling]
Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith (a Canongate Myth) [travelling]
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (1001 book) [travelling]