100 - 1 Book List

Copied this of a facebook friend, Chandra.

INSTRUCTIONS: Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Copy this into your NOTES. Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or read an excerpt.

And just like her, I don’t know what happened to number #3. Shame, that.

1. Pride and Prejudice -Jane Austen

2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

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4. Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling

5. To Kill a Mockingbird  -Harper Lee

6. The Bible

7. Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte

8. 1984 - George Orwell

9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

11. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

12. Tess D'Ubervilles - Thomas Hardy

13. Catch 22- Joseph Harper

14. Complete Works of Shakespeare

15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

 16. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

17. Bridsong - Sebastian Faulks

18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger

19. The Time Traveller's Wife - Aundrey Niffenegger

20. Middlemarch - George Eliot

21. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell

22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens

 24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy

25. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh

 27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Caroll

30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame

31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy

32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

 33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis

34. Emma - Jane Aunsten

35. Persuasion - Jane Austen

36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis

37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

38. Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere

39. Memoires of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne

41. Animal Farm - George Orwell

 42.The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

44. A Prayer of Owen Meaney - John Irving

45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

47. Far From the Maddening Crowd - Thomas Hardy

48. The Handmaid's Tale - Maragret Atwood

49. Lord of the Flies - William Goldin

50. Atonement - Ian McEwan

51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel

52. Dune - Frank Herbert

53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons

54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth

56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafron

57. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon

60. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov

63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt

64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

66. On the Road - Jack Kerouak

67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy

68. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding

69. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie

 70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville

71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

72. Dracula - Bram Stoker

73. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson

74. Notes From a Small Island - Bill Bryson

 75. Ulysses - James Joyce

76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome

78. Germinal - Emile Zola

79. Vanity Fair - Willaim Makepeace Thackeray

80. Possession - AS Byatt

81. A Chrstmas Carol - Charles Dickens

82. Cloud Atlas - Davis Mitchell

83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker

 84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert

86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry

87. Charlotte's Web - EB White

88. The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton

91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

92. The Little Prince - Antione De Saint-Exupery

93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks

94. Watership Down - Richard Adams

95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute

97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

98. Hamlet - Willaim Shakespear

99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl

100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Wow, it’s sad to see I don’t read a lot of books after all. Or rather, a wide range of books. -amused- I’m always comfortable in my favorite genre and with new authors (their language style appeals to me then much older English – classic sometime feels like its from a different age – can’t really connect to it) that sometimes moving beyond that, beyond what I’m comfortable reading, makes me squeamish. Nevertheless, I guess I shouldn’t close my mind like this. These listed books are classics for a reason. -admits reluctantly- and probably have to offer me something. -grins-

I shall take up the challenge of reading all the listed books then. ‘cept for the Bible.

:D A goal! At last! A book a week? Yes…hmm…yes, I can find this working for me. Anddddd –whines- I need to start with my extra language study soon. I’m wasting to much valuable time on reading and writing fanfiction. And get back in shape! @_@ I feel like I’m 30. Annnd -grumbles- Studying on my Vocabulary and Grammar. Hard as it for me to admit, my tenses are screwed. It all comes naturally to me and I can’t tell you why the bloody hell it is in past tense, I just know. It’s not going to be an ideal condition for me if I were to pursue in my line of profession.  I’ll draw up a timetable now to get more organized. –nods vigorously-

Random burst of insanity, anyone?

Have you ever felt like you want to suddenly burst into random fits of dancing in the middle of a crowded room? Or just...just..go to a random person and yell "TAG! YOU'RE IT!" and run away manically. Or... maybe...-thinks hard- sing your favorite song of key very very loudly in a quiet place, crossing the street without looking both ways or simply running around with a pair of scissors in your hands! OH! GO UP TO A CLOWN AND SCREAM "IN YOUR FACE, EMO PANDA!"

Oh the temptation. The sweet sweet temptation. Endless possibilities. 

If it weren't for sanity and law enforments...

-sighs dramatically-

Oh, well. :P

Learning to be beautiful in my mistakes

Today in the average life of me, is father's day!!!~ WOW! Happy Father's day to every single one of you beautiful fathers who had never cease in making your child feel like they are more then a million dollars to you!! Hope you guys have a beautiful day. -grins-

Up, down and all around facebook, I encountered beautiful stories of how their beautiful father's have given so much to them. I love all these beautiful stories and hope you guys never stop loving your dads! T o those that didn't get a chance to say Happy Father's day to you dads, papas, fathers, don't worry! I'm sure your dads appreciate the simple thought of you guys continuing to love and pray for him in heaven. Never ever stop loving those you cherish the most!

Well, you guys are probably wondering where's my happy greeting for my dad? Instead of choosing to be a hypocrite, I just simply going to choose not to send any special wishes to said man. I can't be bothered. I know in my heart, he's not my dad. Don't get me wrong, he is my dad but I know my single parent mother is the real dad in my life. I understand it's not fair to feel this way...towards my dad but he chose to stop being my...our superhero...even though he never stop loving us but he still stop being there... and for that, for the unwished birthdays, uncongralutad achievements, the part that is still agonizing suffering aching bruising weakening hurting inside me, still won't forgive him. 

I mean, who walks out of a child's life? That is probably the cruelest thing someone could do to a child but I'm not blaming you dad, you must have had your reasons. Nevertheless, in my friend's words “there are things that can never be forgiven...it's not like we don't want to forgive, it's just that those things are not meant to be forgiven." 

  

I'm going to make something extra special for my mother today, the real father in my life, to honour her for never leaving my side through the bad, ugly, worse, freakish and hellish moment in my life! I’ve learned to wake up, stand up and not take anything at face value. I have learned to be beautiful through my mistakes and for that....

Cheers mom! Happpyyyyyy Father's day to you! :D

So What?

No no no no no! It's not emo, honest! -cross fingers- Hahaha~

It's just P!ink! and it's brilliant. Pswaaaahhh!

It's one of her songs in her album Funhouse. Otay, otay, I'll admit it...it's emo...but it's supper damn upbeat and very catchy. I spent all the battery on my phone this morning just listening to it and then some. My phone is now lying on my mom’s table heaving a sigh of relief right now. XD It is not used to such strenuous work of playing songs over and over again for such a long time...for I must admit; I don’t like to listen to songs for a long time. It makes me lose my focus. Yes, you read that correctly. My neurological capabilities are impaired when I listen to songs, even on volume level 1.

  

What the hell am I talking about? Well, first of, I know that the right door of those damn glass double doors to my mom’s office is lock. Countless times I had gone through this said malevolence piece of- -coughs- door and I know that it is lock. Yes. Nevertheless, what possess me to push this door hard and eventually hitting my forehead on said doors, I may never know. On a lighter note, I provide good entertainment for people waiting for the elevator in front of said door. -grins-

Another reason why I can’t brain well when I listen to music today is when I was heating water. Naw, I didn’t get injured with scalding hot water or anything (it’s not that terrible). It’s just… when I placed the electrical kettle on its plug, I didn’t notice that it caught the plastic that was sitting right next to it in between its plug.

So, I was happily enjoying my music, waiting for my water to heat up and playing a game of FreeCell when my mother walked in and said she smells something…peculiar. Now, I may not be a dog with good sensitized sense of smell, but I can be given the credit of sensing if something is amidst. Or maybe not… I didn’t smell anything and just glared slightly at my mom thinking ‘your paranoia is reaching a new worrisome level, mother’. I then decided to ease my mother’s worry and check this source of mysterious peculiar smell mother is adamant she can smell alongside her. I took out my earphones to listen to my mother ramblings better when it hit me like a brick wall. A horrible burnt smell had decided to attack my senses. I immediately look at the kettle and sure enough, the little piece of plastic that got caught was slightly melted.

Hahaha! I believe my mother deserves an apology? -sheepish look-  I didn’t know my sense of smell  was also messed up due to upbeat songs. Perhaps I focus far too much on the lyrics and rhythm that it simply must requires all my other sense to momentarily hibernate so it can use this energy to help my ears and brains to process this far too captivating tune? Mehhhhhh.

I have to agree with all the other reviewers when they say her song introduction is so strong and straightforward. Really like it. She immediately told everyone her problem and what she’s going to do about it instead of like playing it around with words. Kindda like give a new outlook on breakups from the usual slow sad songs.

I guess I just lost my boyfriend
I don't know where he went
So I'm gonna spend my money
I'm not gonna pay his rent

But what I really loved is the chorus.

So, so what, I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves and I don't need you
And guess what, I'm havin' more fun
And now that we're done I'm gonna show you tonight

She's saying despite all that, despite him leaving, she's still who she is. He can't change that or change her. Hehhhe~ :) Love this brilliant women!

So what? ;D

Story Time

Geez. I know I have time. Time is all I have but damn it! If I feel like writing, then something awful probably happened. Like when you see an ambulance pass by with their big siren blaring WEEE WOOO WEE WOO WEE WOO! then the first thing you’ll think is that someone is dying somewhere. I guess I associated angst or sadness with writing or probably. I don’t want you think everything coming out of my mouth is related to emo. :D

I am capable of being happy. –coughseventhoughitsoundforcecough- Still happy. Perhaps my bouts of emo are due to having prunes for breakfast today. What? Hei, prunes are horrid. Especially for breakfast! And it doesn’t help that I’m already grumpy being drag to a place where I don’t want to go again, kay? Or the fact that I am now worried for my university applications. Going to make sure I send it in tonight. -sigh- All this though –waves hand gracefully like a noblemen at the crap I had already written- Still doesn’t change the fact, I’ve gone lazy to write. Besides, I don’t wish to taint this new bloggie by my emo. Sooooo, I won’t! You can’t make me!!! Mwhahahahaha! -chuckles-

Thus, an update on my average life. Ready? Now, close your eyes and scroll down. This may be too much for delicate eyes.

Ready?

Wait for it....

Just a sec.........

I FUCKING GOT MY

HARRY POTTER SCARF!!

FUCKKKKK YEAHHH!

Now, that was probably not that bad...right? Other than that, here’s a picture update as to get a grip of what has happened. 

See my new Ravenclaw scarf? Isn’t she preetttyyy? Probably the only thing I own I am bound to bloody love. Seriously, haven’t wore it outside yet but I have whore myself out infront of the mirror with it but seriously, it’s a harry potter scarf!!! –doesacrazydance- Yes, you have the right to be realllllllll  jealous that I'm wayyyy better prepared to finish HP finale with a bang. 

Sorry, my, insanity for Harry Potter has reached a new level. -grins sheepishly- About the scarf though, it came from China and has a very smooth material. Bought it for RM 45.17 –winces- Probably not my money’s worth for a small piece of clothing but hei~ HP~ heh. Moving on. The two kids in pink, they are my favourite little cousins. Spoilt brats but I love them. The picture of food is of something I ate...last week? Fish curry!  One of my favourite foods and hadn't had it in awhile. –grins-

The rest of the picture? I’ll just let them tell their own story.

Oh this? This is a black spinel, finally polished to be a fine jewellery. I wrote a poem bout it. 

Cold nights, lay forgotten, shall I wait.

No lights, left rotten, I remain.

Untill...

What I hear and what I see, are nothing but dreams to me.

What I fear and what I pained, are nothing but yours to gain.

~Black Gemstone

RAVENCLAW HP SCARF

OMG! It's finallly heeeeerreeeee! The dang scarf I ordered from EBAY is HERE!

-runs around dancing-

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAA!

"What are you so excited about? it's just a letter notifying an attempt delivery but no one was home to received the package!" My brother said amusedly.

:O:O:O:O:O:O

WTF!

-dropsdead-

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

I had to wait until we go back home TODAY from mom's work to get my scarf!

T___T

Wait for me Mr. Scarf! I'll come and save you from the post office. -grins-

-bounces of the walls-

WEEEEE~

After a long break, a big surprise!

Hei, I got engaged on the 4th of June. Yay? 

After quite a long break, I come back with such a big news. Who would have thought? Engaged. Sounds unbelievable even to me. And I haven't even got my first job yet~ Well, yes, of course, yay for me! Something I really look forward to, getting a closer step to my precious Mr. K. -smiles- The whole process getting there though? -grimace- Not so good. Well, my family is...difficult and...complicated. -shrug- But who cares about that now! I'm ENGAGED. Be jealous. Be real jealous people. ;D 

Now for a picture. Only a picture. O_o 

dun dun dun dunnnnnnnn! Taadaaa~ 

Our rings! And a picture of me. Yes, I do look like I'm about to throw up because..I was. Almost did but my food decided to stay in my stomach, thank heavens. -does a little dance- So, when will you guys be getting engaged? :)

And when will I be getting my first job!? :O The search continues.