Life as a bookworm (wannabe)

So I've been to Bali with some of my best friends and we had a grrreaaattt time. We tried as much food and went to as much restaurants as we could, cause you know, you might not get tomorrow. Ha!

All of the guy friends went to experience some sports while us girls settled to a more relaxing activity: shopping. But we didn't do the normal shopping that the normal girls would do - at least we tried - and ended up going to Periplus, the book shop. I mean we were in BALI! We should've gone to the beach and got our hair braided, nail polished, plus temporary tattoo. But that's not the main point anyway.

The thing is - I think - we like love books! Good friends think alike and I think we're a little bit too similar. I got myself two books and all of my girl friends got at least one book on their hand. Amazing, isn't it? And not to mention, we all some of us - including me - have this habit of buying books without reading them. We don't do it intentionally, to the least.

I had a thought about it during my flight back to my hometown and continue to finish the book I read midway right before I went to Bali. I just finished it today and decided to check up on the books I haven't read yet and guess what? There are tons of them! I used to think I'm a bookworm! I mean I guess I kinda am. But what kind of a bookworm who doesn't read the books that they bought?? (the wannabe one it is)

I bought all of these books because they seem interesting and sometimes because I've seen the movie version and wanted to compare them to the book version. SO..

Here's the list of books that I've bought/given (only one book is given) this past three years:

- One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell

- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

- Deception Point by Dan Brown

- Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris

- The Way We Were by Elizabeth Noble

- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

- Folk Tales from Korea by In-seop Jeong

- The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling

- The Cuckoo's Calling by J. K. Rowling

- Emma by Jane Austen

- My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

- The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin

- The Nanny Returns by Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin

- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon

- The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

- The Shining by Stephen King

- Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of The Game by Tilly Bagshawe

- Life of Pi by Yann Martel

 

There are twenty books, with only two of them that I've done reading only recently. Where has my spirit of reading gone?? And I haven't even mentioned the books that my sisters bought. I can't not read them right? That'll be like violation against bookworm's code.

Thank God I have finished read the Bible or else I'd have to put them on top of the list because I'll feel guilty if I read other books first. So this year's resolutions will be to read what I bought, finish what I started. And if I don't have the power to continue to do so anymore, I can always gift them to people, like what my friend said. ;)

But before that, let's turn the imagination on, and read!

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Life as a bookworm (wannabe)

My time to blab

It's the last day of 2012! In less than 24 hour, it's gonna be 2013 and then I'll have bunch of new year's resolutions. I hope I'd be able to actually tick something off next year though...

Anyways, I've been thinking about this since two days ago, while I was browsing through iBook store and spotted Meg Cabot's books. I need to make a list. I have to make a list of my favorite fictional couple based on everything I've read and watched.

Ha! I know it's so random and unimportant but that's the point!

I'll post something more serious next year but now it's my time to just... Blab! Let's get on the list!

10. Sinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri (from Detective Conan)
They're the only couple from comic that can make it to the top ten list. I was thinking about Ichigo from Bleach but honestly no one knows who he's going to be end up with and please, who can beat the smart, young, romantic detective and his sweet, strong yet teary girlfriend? None.

9. Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy (from The Amazing Spiderman)
Chemistry, check. Hot nerd, check. Smart sassy girl, check. And she was played by Emma Stone! Even though the earlier Spiderman movie might have been more popular or even better than this one, I gotta say, I love these two together! I died a little when I found out that she's not his true love! At least she was the first.

8. James Bond and Vesper Lynd (from Casino Royale)
I have never liked James Bond movie the way I do with Casino Royale. And the reason is these two characters. This is Bond's one true lover!

7. Clark Kent and Lois Lane (from Smallville)
Even though I was on team Clana - Clark Lana - and Lollie - Lois Ollie - this show shifts my thinking in a blink of an eye. Clark and Lois are meant to be together, forever!

6. Barney Stinson and Robin Scherbatzsky (from How I Met Your Mother)
Ok, Barney's a pig and Robin's a badass. They're perfect for each other, nuff said.

5. Ross Geller and Rachel Greene (from Friends)
What can I say? Ross is Rachel's lobster!

4. Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin (from How I Met Your Mother)
The most loyal man in the world meets the tiny sweetest girl. You can't watch them together and not wanting to have what they have. Seriously.

3. Michael Moscovitz and Mia Thermopolis (from The Princess Diares series)
And I'm not talking about the movie version but Meg's original version. Truth be told, Michael is my perfect type in my own fantasy world. Hot nerd with romantic yet manly attitude. Gee I wish I can meet someone like him. The only reason why I didn't put them on number 1 was because they were too young!

2. Jacob Palmer and Hannah Weaver (from Crazy Stupid Love)
I love love love this couple and yes, Emma Stone practically made it twice on my list! Jacob is every girl's weakness. Who can say no to him? Exactly. Hannah's the girl. It's like the best version of badboy/player meets the sweet next-door girl.

1. Chandler Bing and Monica Geller (from Friends)
Tadaaa! My numero uno. The ultimate most favorited, adored and dreamed about! Chandler Bing and Monica Geller! He's not a badboy. He's not super handsome. He had issues and bad habit. But he's really really smart and funny and sweet and at times, innocent. And Monica! She's clean, neat, controlling, a great cook, sexy and pretty. Together they're the best team in fictional world. I'll always wonder when will I find my own Chandler Bing.

Ok. I'm done with my list. Do you agree? Well you might have to watch and read what I've watched and read to understand better but they're thooootally great for each other! Trust me! And no, Bella and Edward are not on the list.

Have a happy new year peeps!

God bless you all!

Hope each one of you can find your perfect partner! :)

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