A Coffee Table Book and Schindler's List

I made a mental note halfway through the week. I will try to be productive and battle my propensity to hibernate during the holidays.

My first worthwhile activity this week was to watch Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" for the first time. I was only thirteen when it was first shown in the theaters - way to young to understand the realities of war.

I have deep respect for Spielberg, but this is one film that I just forgot to see. I'm glad that somebody was kind enough to lend me an HD copy of the film. I saw it twice in less than a week, even talked somebody into watching it with me. It was a gripping story, horrifying, and to me, life-changing.

                   The real Itzhak Stern and Oskar Schindler, central figures
                                           in the film Schindler's List
                                        


My second goal this week was to read a book. To my surprise, I finished an entire coffee table book in two days. It was actually a good read. It's called, "The House That Fried Chicken Built." Replete with snapshots and engaging narratives about a family's passion to serve the best home-cooked fried chicken. Authors Sonia Ner and Robert Basilio talked about how this tradition was passed on to the second and third generations, and how it captured the hearts of thousands and even millions of Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad.

                       The House That Fried Chicken Built Coffee Table Book


Grab a copy of the book at Max's Restaurant in Scout Tuason, Quezon City for only
PhP 2,500. Part of the proceeds will go to education program of the Edgardo Trota Foundation.