Here’s another book I got for free care of @OMFLit in its blogger event I attended. It’s addressed mostly to students and the younger generation. It’s written in Filipino-English and with words relatable to the children of today.
Add Mo ‘Ko As Friend is a handy guide to being a good friend, online and offline.
Since almost every student is now on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, this book offers reminders on the usage of these sites. For example, “don’t give too much information about yourself.”
How about some advice on how to be a good friend in real life? Yes, this book touches on friendship don’t’s, being a friend to unlikely people (who are they?), and being God’s friend (He really wants to befriend us, you know?).
It’s a light read and I would recommend this to parents with teens who are into Facebook. They would also know about introverts and extroverts.
with Ms. Marlene Legaspi-Munar, author of Add Mo ‘Ko As Friend
Speaking of friendships, I was having dinner with my 5-year-old Elle at a restaurant one evening. While waiting for our food to arrive, I glanced at a table near us and noticed a girl crying to her friends. They, in turn, were comforting her. I suddenly missed my high school friends and a short poem formed in my head, which I wrote on a tissue paper.
Friends,
Missing our meals at McDo
How we reviewed for exam week
How we debated over lessons
With voices strong and weak
For volleyball intrams we practised
Almost every afternoon
We seemed with much dedication
Playing ’til out came the moon
Missing times we’d talk
About anything at all
We’d laugh and snort
At things big and small
Even though I don’t see my friends as often as I would like, I am glad I have one true Friend whom I could turn to anytime, and that’s Jesus!
The book looks interesting, especially for me who has two teen girls! Thanks for sharing
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Hi Cym! Thanks for making a brief review of Add Mo ‘Ko as Friend. Hi also to all who posted their comments here. I hope you’ll all get a copy of the book. Please visit also its Facebook page to get more updates. You’ll find it at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Add-Mo-Ko-as-Friend-Your-Link-to-Real-Relationships/254900201229662.
Hi Ms. Marlene! Thanks for dropping by my site!
thanks for sharing cym. i might look for that book for my daughter too.
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I was just talking about friendships today, too. And I posted on the blog. 🙂 Friends are the coolest, actually!
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This book is great help to parents kasi di ba during teenage years dun nagkakaconflict parents and kids. Anyway, I love your poem. I suddenly missed my friends. I remember we sued to make tambay sa harap ng Admin building namin then we just eat there and chat until the sun down.
Mommy Maye2
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I think i’d love this book! I don’t see most of my friends because I work out of the country. I only communicate with them through Facebook.
Lady Anne recently posted..Overnight Stay in Bayview Park Hotel Manila
cool book and might be interesting too.. will check this online.. 🙂
zym recently posted..Misty Wistful Sentiments
Everyone’s into the net nowadays. This book is a good read for youngsters and not-so-youngsters hihihi! Pde ba ito sa kindle, sis?
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Hi! I think it is available in Amazon, so I presume pwede sa Kindle. 🙂
ahh, your poem is so sweet…
that book is a good read
Gaaah, I have a lot of OMF Lit Christian books! Bakit ba wala masyadong blogger events dito? Huhu. Anyway, that book really looks interesting. Ma-check nga! 😀
Maan recently posted..OC Davao Mommy
lovely poem… it reminded me of days long gone… to be young and carefree in the company of teen girlfriends… *sigh*
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It looks interesting. 🙂 And by the way, this touched me the most when I read your post. “I am glad I have one true Friend whom I could turn to anytime, and that’s Jesus!”. So true! Thanks for sharing this and your poem too. 🙂
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is there online version of this book? I want to read this one too.
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Hi! You can visit OMF Literature’s website to see the list of available e-books. 🙂
That seems like a really interesting and useful book. It must be really cool to attend a blogger event.
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This looks like a good book to give to my teenage nephew. Taking note of this when I visit OMF lit 🙂
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