This is one of the question I have been asking myself for almost a year now.
I thought I'd be able to settle down as time passes by.
But it seems like I am a working zombie.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Audiobooks
Amongst the things that keeps me sane and educated, reading is on the top of my list.
And now that I have seldom time to sit and read, I succumb to the fancy of listening to audio books. For them, I have my iPod Nano.. one that Hunny gave me two years ago.
I am still loving it. Even bought purple earphones... in replacement to the Sennheiser ones that Hunny gave that got busted.
I love hunny for it. :)
Aprilynne Pike - Laurel Series Audiobooks
Laurel Series - Book 1 (Wings)
Aprilynne Pike
Aprilynne Pike
Fifteen-year-old Laurel has led a sheltered, homeschooled life in a very small town, so when her parents decide to move and enroll her in high school, she has trouble getting used to her new life. A life, as it turns out, that’s not at all like those of peers.
One clear sign is a winglike blossom that blooms on her back. Oh, and her new best friend, the scientifically minded David, reveals under a microscope that her cells are more plant than animal. But it takes an encounter at her old home with the handsome but decidedly different Tamani to convince her that she is a faerie. She also learns it’s up to her to save her land from the evil influences that are trying to take it away from her and her family.
This first novel is clearly designed to attract the Twilight set, though there’s less edge (and blood). There is, however, a familiar triangle. Will Laurel choose solid, steady David, or will she be unable to resist Tamani’s lure? Stay tuned. Fine escapist fare, this neatly mixes the everyday with the otherworldly.
Laurel Series - Book 2 (Spells)
Aprilynne Pike
Aprilynne Pike
"I can't just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I can't ‘steal' you away. I just have to wait and hope that, someday, you'll ask," Tamani said.
"And if I don't?" Laurel said, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Then I guess I'll be waiting forever."
Although Laurel has come to accept her true identity as a faerie, she refuses to turn her back on her human life—and especially her boyfriend, David—to return to the faerie world.
But when she is summoned to Avalon, Laurel's feelings for the charismatic faerie sentry Tamani are undeniable. She is forced to make a choice—a choice that could break her heart.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
My latest addition to my audio book collection:
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
When Grace falls in love with Sam, a boy who must become a wolf each winter, they must decide how much they're willing to risk in order to be together.
Shiver
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl.
Read all about Shiver here.
Linger
This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one. Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies...
Shiver
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl.
Read all about Shiver here.
Linger
This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one. Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies...
Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli, Inc. (株式会社スタジオジブリ, Kabushiki-kaisha Sutajio Jiburi?) is a Japanese animation film studio. The company's logo features the character Totoro (a large forest spirit) from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro. It has its headquarters in Koganei, Tokyo.
Several anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, including: Castle in the Sky, in 1986; My Neighbor Totoro, in 1988; and Kiki's Delivery Service, in 1989. In 2002, Spirited Away won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and it remains the only foreign anime film (but not the only foreign film) to have done so.
Several anime features created by Studio Ghibli have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, including: Castle in the Sky, in 1986; My Neighbor Totoro, in 1988; and Kiki's Delivery Service, in 1989. In 2002, Spirited Away won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and it remains the only foreign anime film (but not the only foreign film) to have done so.
My favorite!Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro?) is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and based on Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name. Mamoru Hosoda, director of one season and two movies from the Digimon series, was originally selected to direct but abruptly left the project, leaving the then-retired Miyazaki to take up the director's role.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004 and was released in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2004. It went on to gross $231,710,455 worldwide, making it one of the most financially successful Japanese films in history. The film was subsequently dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. It received a limited release in the United States and Canada beginning June 10, 2005 and was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the UK the following September.
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2004 and was released in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2004. It went on to gross $231,710,455 worldwide, making it one of the most financially successful Japanese films in history. The film was subsequently dubbed into English by Pixar's Peter Docter and distributed in North America by Walt Disney Pictures. It received a limited release in the United States and Canada beginning June 10, 2005 and was released nationwide in Australia on September 22 and in the UK the following September.
Game Over?
Catching Fire is the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller The Hunger Games, it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the fictional, futuristic nation of Panem.
There are talks of a rebellion against the Capitol, one that Katniss and Peeta may have helped happen. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled a rebellion and what scares her more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
There are talks of a rebellion against the Capitol, one that Katniss and Peeta may have helped happen. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled a rebellion and what scares her more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
Mockingjay is the upcoming third installment of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. It is set for release on August 24, 2010 and will have an initial print run of 750,000 copies.
I am a bookworm
Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile is an individual who loves books. More commonly referred to as a bookworm, the individual loves books for their content, or otherwise loves reading.
I think this is one of the best words that describes me and my personality. I am NOT a silent individual. With my zodiac comes an opinionated and a open-book attitude. I usually speak out and tell what is going inside my head.
One of the few many times that one can catch me pensive is when I am alone (though I sometimes talk to myself when needed), when I am mad (as in really really angry) or when I am reading a book.
The third will just show on how much passion I have for books. I guess it was developed during my early stage of life. Back when the time we still use lamp as a source of light on our house. The butterfly sleeves of my dress got burned, including my skin (which left a scar) because I was too close to the lamp -- reading.
Back when I was in primary school, that time when we were introduced to book reports - i loved everything about it though I can say that my classmates were not feeling the same. From classics like Mark Twain, Don Quixite and Les Miserables.. to comics like Archie and Pugad Baboy.. to pocketbooks.. RL Stein, Sweet Valley and Christopher Pike.
I always find myself in a different kind of world when I am reading. More like, I am on it. A silent participant.. or maybe just an audience.. but I am inside it. I think Hunny was already resigned to the fact that I can even live inside a bookstore.
Though, with my love for books, I rarley buy them. Got tired of buying, reading, having someone to borrow it and not giving it back. So, I decided to collect ebooks.. and audiobooks.
I still buy paperback and hardbound titles, but only those which are worth collecting. Books that I would treasure and share to my kids someday.
I think this is one of the best words that describes me and my personality. I am NOT a silent individual. With my zodiac comes an opinionated and a open-book attitude. I usually speak out and tell what is going inside my head.
One of the few many times that one can catch me pensive is when I am alone (though I sometimes talk to myself when needed), when I am mad (as in really really angry) or when I am reading a book.
The third will just show on how much passion I have for books. I guess it was developed during my early stage of life. Back when the time we still use lamp as a source of light on our house. The butterfly sleeves of my dress got burned, including my skin (which left a scar) because I was too close to the lamp -- reading.
Back when I was in primary school, that time when we were introduced to book reports - i loved everything about it though I can say that my classmates were not feeling the same. From classics like Mark Twain, Don Quixite and Les Miserables.. to comics like Archie and Pugad Baboy.. to pocketbooks.. RL Stein, Sweet Valley and Christopher Pike.
I always find myself in a different kind of world when I am reading. More like, I am on it. A silent participant.. or maybe just an audience.. but I am inside it. I think Hunny was already resigned to the fact that I can even live inside a bookstore.
Though, with my love for books, I rarley buy them. Got tired of buying, reading, having someone to borrow it and not giving it back. So, I decided to collect ebooks.. and audiobooks.
I still buy paperback and hardbound titles, but only those which are worth collecting. Books that I would treasure and share to my kids someday.
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