For Sale : The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wickham

Title
The Wedding Girl
Author
Madeleine Wickham a.k.a. Sophie Kinsella
Publisher
Black Swan
Price
RM27.00 (incl. delivery)
Year It was Bought
2011
Condition
Good
Reason to sell
As usual, I have 2 copies of this! hahaha

7-Month Hiatus

I believe this is long enough to make anyone sneeze when they drop by my page. =p

Pardon my hiatus; work hasn't been kind and health has been not up to par. Now that I'm on my unpaid leave til mid Jan next year, I shall have the time to get back to reading (and now cross-stitching too!).

The only update I've done today is on the post "50 Books a Year Challenge". 22 more books to go in less than 2 months! Wish me luck!

Despite the hiatus, the book hunting and shopping didn't halt at any point. =p

Will add more posting sooooooooon!

Btw, since I've picked up cross-stitch one more blog has been created to dedicate to this new found passion (and patience?). Drop by Ruz's Craft if you would like to see what I'm up to besides reading. ;) Bemindful that it is still undergoing some refurbishment and there is only one post to kick it off. hihihi More to come!

Books Vending Machine

You read that right! Books in Malaysia will be as accessible as F&B! :) I was overjoyed when I first read the article published in The Star. This has been done in other countries some time ago like Germany and US.

MPH never fails bookaholics! I can't wait to see the vending machines in action! ^___^
Not only will be books be more accessible, it will be cheaper too!!!! How cool is that? ;)

Bumped into a blog on this! Bibliobibuli covered the awesome subject matter in 2005. Click here to
"flip" to the entry. In the meantime, I'm going to drool onto the vending machines around the world. Feel free to join me by clicking on the image below.

Times Bookstore Membership Renewal

Among many bookstores in Malaysia, Times Bookstore's members benefits are great. Best bit is 10% discount on book purchases.

Recently, I went to Plaza Damas to drop by the Times Bookstore Sale. If you refer to my last 2 post, it isn't as good. Might as well just go to the store and grab books there while the world book sale is still on.

I renewed my membership at RM15 for 2 years. Not to bad at all. Guess what? I got RM15 voucher to spend after the transaction! The renewal was FOC. *grinssss* I'm not too sure if the voucher is given everytime but I got it! Thanks Times! :)

I have til end of next month to spend. Then my birthday month will come. Another privilege to enjoy!




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WWW Wednesdays - 16/3/2011

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

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

* What are you currently reading?

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4 by Brian Lee O'Malley,
Writing For Children by Allan Frewin Jones & Lesly Pollinger and
The Manga Guide To Databases by Mana Takahashi

* What did you recently finish reading?

•  Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2 by Brian Lee O'Malley,
•  Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3 by Brian Lee O'Malley,
•  Chi's Sweet Home Vol.2 by Konami Kanata
•  Chi's Sweet Home Vol.3 by Konami Kanata
•  Chi's Sweet Home Vol.4 by Konami Kanata and
•  Girl in The Mirror by Cecelia Ahern

* What do you think you’ll read next?

 Writing for The Web by Crawford Kilian and Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4 by Brian Lee O'Malley

p/s: Planning to complete reading the Scott Pilgrim series which consists of 6 volumns. Shouldn't take long if there is enough time. Writing for Children will stay in the list for quite a bit. Maybe til end of this year. I need to have a TBR list! The pile is definitely growing! =)

Teaser Tuesdays - 15/3/2011

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!

"I don't care if you don't care!!! And...and anyway, your music isn't even that good anyway!!"
- pX, Scott Pilgrim Volumn 3, Bryan Lee O'Malley -

p/s: I've don't quite remember reading a book without page numbers but this is one of it. The entire series do not have page numbers so a bookmark is very essential!

Times Bookstore Clearance

Start Date :

11th March 2011

End Date :

20th March 2011

Start Time :

10:00am

End Time :

10:00pm

Where :

Ground Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Center.

Additional Note:

Discounts up to 90%

My Comment:
This is not the best Times has pulled up. I was disappointed. Very few new books. Better off going to the store on the upper level to enjoy World Book Day discount. For those who are looking for cooking books, you MAY find something here.

Booking Through Thursday - 10/3/2011

Do you multi-task when you read? Do other things like stirring things on the stove, brushing your teeth, watching television, knitting, walking, et cetera?

Or is it just me, and you sit and do nothing but focus on what you’re reading?

(Or, if you do both, why, when, and which do you prefer?)

My answer:
I multi-task! I walk. I sing to music. And these days, I read while driving(that is when Im stuck in traffic jam and the car is not moving!). Most of the time, I read while waiting for something and that something can be anything. hihihi I have even finished reading few chapters while chatting on the phone. ;)

Anyhow, nothing beats sitting down in a comfortable position in a comfortable chair with soothing instrumental music in the background! =) I definitely prefer THIS!

WWW Wednesdays - 9/3/2011

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

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

* What are you currently reading?

Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1 by Brian Lee O'Malley,
Writing For Children by Allan Frewin Jones & Lesly Pollinger and
The Manga Guide To Databases by Mana Takahashi

* What did you recently finish reading?

 Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott and Chi's Sweet Home Vol.1 by Konami Kanata
* What do you think you’ll read next?

 The Pact or House Rules by Jodi Picoult and Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2

50 Books in a Year 2011 Challenge

Here I am in March! This post has been procrastinated for too long. I've participated in the 2010 100+ Reading Challenge last year but failed as work has caught up with me. And on top of that, I had my wedding to plan for. ;) This year, I'm going to participate in a challenge which is more achievable. Still a challenge as work is still WORK. We are now only in March so I should have suffient time!

If 50 Books in A Year 2011 Challenge is foreign to you, click here to find out more about it. The organizer has been organizing this since 2009! In my opinion, it is simply awesome as I believe it is achievable by everyone!

To following are the rules of the challenge adapted from the challenge announcement.

1. The goal of this challenge is to read 50 books within 365 days. Very reasonable, no?

2. Anyone can join in. You can enter your name in Mister Linky below or leave a comment-- whatever you like.
3. Everything counts: any genre, eBooks, AudioBooks, re-reads, textbooks, books read for other challenges.... As long as it exists and you read it, it works! (Essays, single short stories, etc. do not count, obviously.)
4. Challenge begins on January 1st, 2011 and ends on December 31st. Books read before or after do not count.
5. You do not have to make a list and stick to it. Go ahead and make a list if you like, of course, but you don't have to stick to it.

Books I've Read

1. Rules for a Perfect Life by Niamh Greene
2. Extra Confessions of a Working Girl by Miss S
3. The Tiny Miracle by Carol Marinelli
4. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
5. The Wedding Girl by Madeleine Wicham
6. Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail
7. Room by Emma Donoghue
8. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
9. Chi's Sweet Home Volumn 1 by Konami Kanata
10. Scott Pilgrim Vol.1 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
11. Girl In The Mirror by Cecelia Ahern
12. Scott Pilgrim Vol.2 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
13. Chi's Sweet Home Volumn 2 by Konami Kanata
14. Chi's Sweet Home Volumn 3 by Konami Kanata
15. Chi's Sweet Home Volumn 4 by Konami Kanata
16. Scott Pilgrim Vol.3 by Bryan Lee O'Malley 
17. Scott Pilgrim Vol.4 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
18. Scott Pilgrim Vol.5 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
19. Scott Pilgrim Vol.6 by Bryan Lee O'Malley
20. Chi's Sweet Home Volumn 5 by Konami Kanata
21. Such A Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess
22. Leftovers by Laura Wiess
23. Temporary Arrangement by Roxanne Runstand
24. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
25. Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
26. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
27. Cross Stitch by Charlotte Gerlings
28. Not Simple by Natsume Ono
29. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
    
30. L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
31. Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad
32. Garden Spell by Sarah Addison Allen
33. Time of Your Life by Cecelia Ahern
34. The Last Mall Rat by Erik Esckilsen

Teaser Tuesdays - 8/3/2011

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!

"Occassionally, fiction books are co-authored and these can present more problems than non-fiction: rarely you can establish an exact division on who did what. One author invariably thinks they have produced 51 per cent of the work and their colleague, 49 per cent. " 
- p144, Writing For Children by Allan Frewin Jones & Lesley Pollinger -

Booking Through Thursday - 3/3/2011

Do you cheat and peek at the ends of books? (Come on, be honest.)

My answer:
Be honest? LOL! Love that bit. I'd be lying if I've never done it. I don't like to ruin the suspense. Honestly throughout my reading life, I've done it once or twice when I was younger. Now, I just read slowly and "feel" the sentences as I read. :) It is more enjoyable that way!

MPH 105 Years Sale

Start Date :

23rd February 2011

End Date :

6th March 2011

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%

p/s: Will update IF I get a chance to check it out! ;)

WWW Wednesdays - 2/3/2011

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

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

* What are you currently reading?

 Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
* What did you recently finish reading?

 Romm by Emma Donoghue

* What do you think you’ll read next?

 The Pact or House Rules by Jodi Picoult

Tuesday Teaser - 1/3/2011

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.

"She has a babysitter or mother, though, a woman who bring her foil-wrapped package that the girl bats away, annoyed. Ray won't like the mother/babysitter hovering around."
- p52, Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott -

Booking Through Thursday - 24/2/2011

All other things being equal–do you prefer used books? Or new books? (The physical speciman, that is, not the title.) Does your preference differentiate between a standard kind of used book, and a pristine, leather-bound copy?

My answer:
Remember the saying don't judge a book by its cover? LOL!
Anyway, I LOVE NEW books! Especially hardcover ones. It lines up nicely on the bookshelves. :) Paperbacks are great when you are the kind who brings your book everywhere in your handbag or pouch. I settle with paperbacks most of the time for the convenience(hardcovers are kind of heavy) and price!

Old books are like antique. Nice to see. Scared to handle; incase of breakage. :( But to have it is awesome! I have my dad's Oxford Dictionary (First Ed by Longman). ^__^

Can we touch on fonts, smell and feel of the papers? :) Mini fonts kill sometimes. Some papers smells funny but many smells nice!

WWW Wednesdays - 23/2/2011

WWW Wednesday is hosted by Should Be Reading.

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

* What are you currently reading?

 Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail
* What did you recently finish reading?

 Romm by Emma Donoghue

* What do you think you’ll read next?

 Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

p/s: Feels good to be back! Just need more time to READ!

Tuesday Teaser - 22/2/2011

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.

"He brings groceries and Sunday treat and disappears the thrash, but he's not human like us. He only happens in the night, like bats. " -p18, Room by Emma Donoghue-

Booking Through Thrusday - 17/2/2011

What’s the most romantic book you’ve ever read?
(Mind you, I don’t mean the hard-core stuff you hide in plain wrappers under your mattress. I mean True Love, Romance, deeply emotional, heart-tugging, and all that stuff.)


And, secondly, did you like it? Is it your usual kind of reading, or did it take you by surprise?

My answer:
Tough one; The Wedding and A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks. OK! I'll pick The Wedding...maybe coz it didn't make me cry. LOL! It has a very happy and sweet ending.

If you feel like poking your boyfriend's heart (just because he said he is tough!), try to make him read A Walk To Remember. Reading it is a million times better than watching its movie. ;)


Guess Nicholas Sparks never fail me. ^__^ I love both books. Can't say it is my usual kind of reading because I tend to switch between few genres. ;)

p/s: Gosh! I miss book blogging sooooooooo much! I've left it for awhile to prepare for my wedding, to prepare or rather settle as many stuff as possible at work before I go on a very long leave after I got married, got married, went for honeymoonS and many more. 16th February 2011 marked my first day of work in 2011. BTT marks my return to the blogosphere. Who can resist BTT anyway??? :)