Just My Two Cents

What was the major or most constant cause of your unhappiness in 2007?
(a) I loathe myself with a passion and wish I were someone else.
(b) I hate my job/I am not at all satisfied with the way my career is going.
(c) Money is always a problem.
(d) I worry about my health and have stress-related health issues.
(e) I don’t like the way I look, and when I run into old classmates my first instinct is to hide.
(f) I know there is something else I should be doing, but I’m afraid to take the risk.
(g) I know I’m meant for other things, but I don’t know exactly what they are.
(h) I can’t sleep and I am constantly anxious.
(i) I think the cosmos is out to get me.
(j) None of the above: Write your answer here.

I’ve long suspected that books cost more at Fully Booked than in Powerbooks, and just the other day I got empirical evidence.

The Loser by Thomas Bernhard:  Php549 at Fully Booked
Same edition of Bernhard book:   Php469 at Powerbooks

The Book of Other People, edited by Zadie Smith: Php599 at Fully Booked
Same edition of The Book of Other People: Php519 at Powerbooks

Price difference: 80 pesos. (With bookstore discount cards, 72 pesos.)

The big El Bulli book that costs Php15,000 at Fully Booked costs Php11,000 at A Different Bookstore.

I like hanging out at some bookstores, but best to do comparison-shopping.