What I've Learned from reading Da Vinci Code
(October 21, 2005 / 4:30pm)

kaninang madaling araw, at exactly 1:25am, i've finally finished reading Dan Brown's famouse book, the Da Vinci Code. the story revolves about a symbologist (Robert Langdon) and a young cryptologist (Sophie Neveu) discovering the secret of the Bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene <it tells us that Jesus is just a mere human who had an intimate relationship with Mary Magdalene>. The author (Brown) made it clear in the start of the story that the artifacts, secret documents, the secret society (Priory of Sion) are real. <talk about a total conspracy?>

anyways, the book basically focus on the forgotten role of females in society (from the start of it)... it was good approach... seeing it that females then were are as discriminate before, though they are more powerful than men.

i think it gave me a thought... are men so tricky and afriad to admit that the powerful sex is indeed female? scientifically speaking, we came from XX chromosomes at the begining of ones life, thus i think, yon palang, proves that women dominates na.

suddenly it reminded me the research-approach taught by my pseudo-good professor garces-bacsal... to be more of a femenist in approaching ones research.

to be honest, i am a femenist... i respect women to certain levels that men cannot be <though men think they can... even i admit to that>.

anyways, i know this quite late... but i recommend to the public to read this book... it's fast-paced... and it gives the reader a "whoa!" every chapter. an i also suggest that read this before the movie comes out next year... but for your info (but i think this is also old news to most) Langdon is played by Tom Hanks, which at first i was doubting he can, but after reading the book i can see him doing a great Langdon. and Sir Ian McKellen (aka Magneto) will be playing Bishop Aringarosa, i guess seeing him as the master of magnetism down to a very stong bishop has its benefit... <when i was reading the book, i imagine that the bishop was wearing magneto's helmet, making him some weird dominating priest who wants something beneficial>...

oh well, i guess who can tell... but im guessing that the movie can be something to watch. i'll watch it once it open to theaters... sana nga lang walng cuts. :P

anyways, natanggal ko na rin yung plastic cover ng Angels & Demons, it is the prequel to Da Vinci Code... i hope i cud finish this before classes starts or during the x'mas break (the most).

o cya... yon na muna...

laterz... c",)


(i scanned this one to show that i have an illustrated version of the book... how narcissistic am i?)