WWW Wednesdays - 21/7/2010

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the 3 questions...

* What are you currently reading?

 Happiness in Hard Times by Andrew Matthews

* What did you recently finish reading?

 Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

* What do you think you’ll read next?

 Going Solo by Roald Dahl or Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham

p/s: Getting tougher to read books and blog these days.....

Popular Book Fair

Start Date :
13th July 2010
End Date :
25tt August 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
Concourse Area, Ikano Power Centre.
Mutiara Damansara, PJ.
Additional Note:
Good bargain. There are also Hot Items. ;) Special discounts for members. Enough cashiers for buyers. Nice songs being played all the time. =)
Pictures:

Book Blogger Hop : 16/7/2010 - 18/7/2010

Finally Friday! I've been waiting to hop!

Click here to find out more about Book Blogger Hop; created by Crazy For Books. Sign and start hopping! In brief, all you have to do is connect to another Book Blogger. This is simply an awesome idea to get to know other bookworms in the blogosphere!

Booking Through Thursday - 15/7/2010

Well, folks, I don’t know about where you are, but right here, it’s HOT.

So … when you think about “hot reading,” what does that make you think of? Beach reading? Steamy romances? Books that take place in hot climates? Or cold ones?

My answer:
To start with, it is not exactly hot here. It rains every evening. *If only I could be in bed with a book instead of in the office swivel chair.* Then again, there isn't any distinctive season where I am. ;)


Hot Reading. I have to say it gets me to steamy romance novels. The ones which could totally sweep me off my feet and sometimes out of the real world. =p Can't say that is all I think of. Other books which triggers anger and frustration is definitely a HOT one for me too. =p There you go, two sides of Hot-ness.

Roald Dahl Bookathon : George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

Title
George's Marvellous Medicine
Author
Roald Dahl
Publisher
Puffin Books
Rating
4/5

Many children love their grandmothers. Unfortunately, not all are blessed with a great loving grandmother. George happens to be one of the unlucky ones. His grandmother isn't very well in health. She is grumpy, bossy and everything but loving and kind. He often has to look after her and fetch her medicine when it is time for her to take it. Despite all that he has done to help her, she often criticize and bully him.

MPH Family Book Fair

Start Date :
13th July 2010
End Date :
1st August 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
West End Concourse Area,
Subang Parade Shopping Complex,
Subang Jaya.
Additional Note:
Discounts up to 70%;

Member’s Choice : Discounts Up to 30% on Selected Books

WWW Wednesdays - 14/7/2010

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the 3 questions...

* What are you currently reading?

 Boy: Tales of Childhood  by Roald Dahl

* What did you recently finish reading?

Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Beth Harbison

* What do you think you’ll read next?

Mmmm....maybe Happiness in Hard Times by Andrew Matthews

Tuesday Teaser - 13/7/2010

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:  

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The teaser.

"When I recovered and went home, I was given this vast collection of my letters, all so neatly bound with green tape, more than six hundred of them altogether, dating from 1925 to 1945, each one in its original envelope with the old stamps still on them. I am awfully lucky to have something like this to refer to in my old age." -p82, Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl-

Booking Through Thrusday - 8/7/2010

Do you have friends and family to share books with? Discuss them with? Does it matter to you?

My answer:
Fortunately, my beloved bestfriend loves chic-lit! =) In my family, no one loves what I love. I read what they read but they do not read what I read. My dad is into financial/business books and a little bit of self-help books. My mom is into cooking books. One of my brother has recently fell in love with Nicholas Spark's. So far, I only share that with him. The other brother is into short ghost stories. I can read but I'm quite done with it.

Guess I've got quite a fair number of people around me who reads. I can consider myself lucky. No one buys and reads constantly though! Honestly, I talk about the books that I have read more on the WWW rather than with the people around me. Maybe because I don't meet my bookworm friends as often. The book bloggers a.k.a. bookaholics online are GREAT!!!!

MPH Book Fair

To those who missed the book sales last month, here is your chance again!
MPH is organizing a book fair. Details are as following. ;)

Start Date :
7th July 2010
End Date :
18th July 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
Concourse Area, Ground Floor,
Great Eastern Mall, KL. Malaysia.
Additional Note:
Up to 50% discount,
Non-members enjoy the above promotion with minimum purchase of RM20.

WWW Wednesdays - 7/7/2010

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the 3 questions...

* What are you currently reading?

 The Witches by Roald Dahl

* What did you recently finish reading?

Amarican Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

* What do you think you’ll read next?

Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Beth Harbison

The third question will always the toughest for me. I often find myself staring at my bookshelf thinking of what to indulge in next. Sooooooo not easy!

Tuesday Teaser - 6/7/2010

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:  

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The teaser.

"From then on, she became a tangible presence in my life. Whenever she entered the room I was aware of her, even if I wasn't looking directly at her." -p88, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang -

Lucky Monday - 5/7/2010

1st Book Giveaway participation in July. It is getting harder to keep on top of the giveaways! Yet to win anything...but I'm not gonna give up! *teeheehee*

Bumped into an awesome one today at Good Golly Miss Holly's. Opens internationally. Named The ALL IN Giveaway. Gosh! It is REALLY ALL IN! Contest ends 31st July 2010.
For more info, check it out at http://goodgollymisshollybooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/tgf.html

Books given away are :

1. The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
2. Broadway Lights by Jen Calonita
3. Salvaged by Stefne Miller (Signed)
4. Mistwood or Shadow Hills bookmarks
5. The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
6. The Julian Game by Adele Griffin (ARC)
7. Fame: Taylor Lautner by Kimberly Sherman
8. A Field Guide for Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy
9. Vampire Island by Adele Griffin (Three-book series)
10. Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee (Signed ARC)
11. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (and Signed Bookmarks)
12. Change of Heart by Shari Maurer (and Signed Bookmarks)
13. Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook (Signed)
14. Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure by Allan Richard Shickman
15. Zan-Gah and the Beautiful Country by Allan Richard Shickman
16. Reality Check by Jen Calonita (+ Signed Bookmarks and Postcards)

The bookaholic has arranged the title sorted by length. NEAT! =) My wish list from this giveaway? Those highlighted ones! Gosh! I almost hightlighted all. LOL!

Booking Through Thursday - 1/7/2010

Name a book or author that you truly wanted to love but left you disappointed. (And, of course, explain why.)


My answer:
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Believe it.
This book has been awarded best sellers in many countries but seriously, I don't get why. This book falls into my 1/5 rating. I have to say that the contents are repetitive and simply doesn't make sense to me. It mainly focuses on the power of attraction. How can we make our dreams come true by only believing it will come true? The author probably wants to promote positive thinking but sitting and dreaming our dreams will come true won't help to make it happen. 'Nuff said!

Then again, it probably isn't my cup of tea. :p