I just got home from church when I decided to buy this book that I wanted to have for a long time now. I am really in to collecting books but I feel kind of reluctant to purchase them if the price is beyond 500 bucks. I really don't know why but it became a mentality since I was in high school.
So after I had dinner in the local mall, I finally made up my mind, I'm gonna buy the book that I ever wanted. As I entered the bookstore, I never hesitated to grab a copy of it but of course, canvassing for other interesting stuff wasn't an exception at that time so I took my time and looked around.
The book that I bought is called The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, I already have a DVD version of it but I thought that it wasn't enough. The book is worth 745php but what the heck, if I want it, I'll get it...
So there I was, browsing some books from shelf to shelf ranging from success (business) stuff to self-help and then I stumbled upon this very popular book: The Art of War by Sun Tzu.At first, I really wanted to buy this book but I was reluctant. I mean, who would want to buy a book about conflicts or waging war against someone? Well, I saw another version of that Sun Tzu book that happened to be cheaper and easier to understand due to its modern translation. It just popped in to my mind that I can use Tzu's technique in real life, pretty cool.
I grabbed my cellphone to compute the costs: Rhonda Byrne's work= 745php, The Art of War= 269php, a total of a whopping 1,014php! Woah, kinda big for a book that will be shelfed for a couple of weeks but I thought it would be worth it. I considered it as an investment rather than a liability because I know that i'll reap the benefits of it after I finish reading them.
So there I was, pulling my wallet and taking out some cash as I waited in line to purchase the books. As the cashier took my stuff to be computed, I placed my D's on the desk (1,100php). Then, the lady took my two five hundred bills and gave me back my 100. I couldn't believe what I saw in her computer screen, it only cost me more than 800 bucks!
I didn't know if it was a sale, a promo or the universe's generosity but one thing's for sure, it was a nice bargain! I went home with a smile on my face as I swaggered with a couple of hip hop tunes with my iPod. This is one of the best bargains I had so far and I can say that throwing a couple of D's for some cool books is indeed worth it.
