Day 46 - 50

I'm half way through the challenge! After 10,000 years! ;-P

Day 46 - A picture that you edited

Photo editing is not one of my talents so please bear with this photo that i tweaked using Picasa.
Actually I was just looking for a way to tell you that I am already up to date with my One-Book-A-Month project! :) This was given by a dear friend last Monday as a belated birthday gift. I so love her! ^^,

Day 47 - A picture of your favorite animal

photo credit

The proximity of dogs and cats makes me shriek so the closest thing I got to having a favorite animal was when I was a little girl taking care of about 3 pet fish in a small aquarium. Pathetic.

Day 48 - A picture of you more than 10 years ago

Taken on one of the many Christmases when I was dressed like a doll ^^,

Day 49 - A picture of you and your best friend

Against the light but I still think we're pretty here ;-)

Day 50 - A picture of yourself

This photo was taken just 2 days ago and yeah I am showing off my new dress! I love it that our office here is more corporate in terms of attire so it gives me a chance to dress up :-)

Btw, I think this is the first time I have showed you our home -- or at least a corner of it! Haha! I'll post more pics soon, when it's much more cleaner and clutter-free.

Cheers,

Starting Half Way Through the Year

Do you still remember my too-early New Year's Resolution post? Finally, I am starting it! :D


Well technically, I've been doing the "reading" part since I started the highly-addictive Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy (I'm on the second book now! ^^,) but the "collecting of real books" part I have only started when my girlfriends gave me these for my birthday (thanks, girls!) ---

I've already read Tuesdays with Morrie but I plan on reading it again. The other three I have yet to indulge. Because I said "one book a month," this will suffice for January to April and I'm planning to get the FSG set on paperback within the week. That makes me up to date with my 2012 resolution! Yay!

This book collection thing is getting me really excited! I'm eyeing the Coelho 12-book set that I recently saw in a bookstore, more of Albom and Sparks and Brown and then some Sophie Kinsella chick lit and the Hunger Games trilogy! So many good books, so little time! ;-)

Any more suggestions on great reads? Let me know in the comments box! ^^,

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

As I've said here, I haven't been reading books for the longest time so these are oldies but goodies :) I had a hard time choosing which among them is my ultimate favorite so I just picked them both! They're of different themes anyway ;-)

An Early New Year's Resolution

Okay, I was supposed to write about Ocean Adventure but I just had to take note of this random thought. Please bear with me :)

My friend Jaq shared with me this beautifully-written post (do yourself a favor and click the link! ^_^) and it sparked a lengthy conversation about reading.

And then I realized... where has my love for reading gone? I used to be head over heels with books, and now I don't even open an e-book, let alone a real one.

I used to cry a river reading the works of Sparks (sadly I failed to see him when he visited the country last month), took note of the codes in Dan Brown's sci-fi, memorized lines from Albom and Coelho and stayed up to finish Harry Potter even if I have a 7AM class the next day. I can still recall Francis Kong's lessons on life in The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese. Even Bob Ong, demmet!

Then I remember when I have yet to land my first job, I was already computing where my soon-to-be salary would go. I told myself that every month I would set aside a part of it to buy paperbacks. I've been working for quite some time now and had I fulfilled my plan, I would have had 27 books in my (now dusty) bookshelf. Sigh.

Heeeeence... a light bulb moment!

Even if we're 2 months away from the new year, I am writing my resolution for 2012!!!

*drum roll please*

If I fail on the "Lose Weight" mantra year after year, then at least I should be able to keep up with this easier goal, right? :D

With a new-found longing for January 1,