Readables before 2012

I have recently cleaned my room and I've noticed that there are a lot of books that are still in their plastic covers, obviously untouched let alone read. So one of my pre-new year resolution was to take 5 books at a time and read them during breaks or something. So I mixed different "genres" of books so that I won't get bored of reading. I chose all of these from my bookshelf (yes I have a lot of books. I love reading)

I chose:
David sedaris : when you are engulfed in flames

When You Are Engulfed in Flames is a collection of essays by bestselling American humorist David Sedaris. It was released on June 3, 2008.

Sedaris's sixth book assembles essays on various situations such as trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, associations in the French countryside, buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina, having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane, armoring windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds, lancing a boil from another's backside, and venturing to Japan to quit smoking. Little, Brown and Company issued a first-run hardcover release of 100,000 copies.

Chuck Palahniuk : diary

Diary is a 2003 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. The book is written like a diary, its writer/narrator/main character is Misty Wilmot, a once-promising young artist currently working as a waitress in a hotel, although it never actually states who the narrarator is, it's safe to assume that it is Misty. Her husband, a contractor, is in a coma after a suicide attempt. According to the description on the back of Diary, Misty "soon finds herself a pawn in a larger conspiracy that threatens to cost hundreds of lives."
Diary loosely falls into the modern horror genre, putting aside violence and shock tactics in favour of psychological scares and dark humor.

Hitori Nakano: train man

The “Train Man” in question is a hopeless anime geek (think the worst kind of Star Trek nerd). His type is so typical in Japan they have a word for it that’s instantly understood, otaku. He’s never had a date, doesn’t talk to women, communicates through his computer, and spends all his money on anime and merchandise. But one day on a train ride home he finds the courage to confront a drunk who is bothering some women, and is confused to find himself called a hero, especially by one young office lady who later sends him a gift in thanks.

Confused, he turns to the internet, specifically the single guy’s channel on the mega forum 2chan called Poison Men (a real forum btw). He tells them he met a girl, and that he doesn’t have a clue, and asks what to do. Advice slowly starts pouring in from all the anonymous lonely people on the forum: “Call her and thank her.” “Do it today.” “Gather your courage.” Slowly, with the help of these people online who are anxiously watching the events, he begins to believe in himself, and begins to think that maybe he has a chance to win her heart.

This story is so popular in Japan that it spawned movies, a TV series, and four separate manga series.

R.l stine : Fear: 13 stories of suspense and horror

Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror is a 2010 horror anthology edited by R. L. Stine. It was published on September 2010 by Dutton Juvenile in the United States. It contains the following stories: "Welcome to the Club" by R. L. Stine, "She's Different Tonight" by Heather Graham, "Suckers" by Suzanne Weyn, "The Perfects" by Jennifer Allison, "Shadow Children" by Heather Brewer, "The Poison Ring" by Peg Kehret, "Dragonfly Eyes" by Alane Ferguson, "Jeepers Peepers" by Ryan Brown, "Piney Power" by F. Paul Wilson, "The Night Hunter" by Meg Cabot, "Tuition" by Walter Sorrells, "Tagger" by James Rollins and "Ray Gun" by Tim Maleeny.

H.C Carlton : heaven, hell & mademoiselle

Get drawn in to the glamorous world of 1960s Parisian fashion in this page-turning, highly commercial blockbuster...HEAVEN, HELL AND MADEMOISELLE follows the stories of four young fashion-obsessed people trying to make it big in the late 1960s world of Paris haute couture. Sophie is a beautiful Parisian girl from one of the city's most influential families. She finds herself working as a Chanel model when a sudden discovery about her family roots shatters her previously cosy and privileged existence... Monique has left her lowly family home in Angers to become a seamstress in the house of Chanel. As she arrives at 9.30am on her first day of work, two beautiful girls in grey dresses emerge from the house holding flacons of Chanel No.5 and spray scent into the street. Will all of Monique's dreams come true in this magical place? Christopher is London born and bred and the experience of Paris's swinging 60s left bank lifestyle expands his horizons in more ways than one. His quest to become a top fashion designer brings him into contact with a world of glamour, sex and parties he could never have imagined... Samantha is a Jewish princess, freshly arrived from New York, and with a fantastic fashion publicity job courtesy of Hungarian Daddie's impeccable contacts in the garment industry. Will this loud, opinionated American ever be accepted by the sophisticated Parisian ladies that she must mix with? As the destinies of these four gifted individuals unfold, they intertwine with none other than the elderly and enigmatic Coco Chanel herself...

So these books are a mixture of horror, a bit of comedy, ambition, romance and thriller.

So excited. I'll definitely start reading tonight. My deadline for these is before my term starts which is on january 4 2012.


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Sypnosis source:
WIKIPEDIA
http://dearauthor.com/book-reviews/train-man-by-nakano-hitori
http://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Heaven_Hell_and_Mademoiselle.html?id=mg6un-NggWYC&redir_esc=y

a little pre-christmas saturday haul

Went a little crazy for the past few weeks. Shopping like crazy I felt like I lost a lot of weight.haha I got my people presents and then I got myself a brown version of the lace top I bought the other day, because that one was black. Then I went to the bpi sale at smx and I got this pretty limited edition ellie blazer from plains and prints. Its so unique cause it has gold zippers around it so you can detach the other half and make it a nice black bolero. I also got a marie claire aviators because I don't have nice shades to wear so now is the time to get one.lol. I've never really found nice shades that fit me perfectly, not until I found this. I chose this over the dior and michael kors one which has leopard prints in it.

Went guy present shopping and it was totally successful :p


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huge world trade haul part 2

Went with my bestfriend and tine to the world trade noel bazaar today. The first time I went there I really did not get much stuff. So now I just decided to look more closely and see if I could find good items at the bazaar. And that was definitely a good decision. I got 14 items 10 of which are clothing items which had really good quality with just a fraction of a normal clothing shop's price. I got a crackle nailpolish , a watch box which was not in this picture because I gave this to my mom already , two necklaces and a starting over planner for my brother which is very unique and I am tempted to get one for myself as well. My bestfriend also got me a cute make up back as a back up for when my current make up bag gets dirty. :) come to think of it, I think I got more than 14 things.. awesome cause I only spent about 3k plus for all of it :)


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Random before-the-gym haul

I just hate window shopping. I could never really master the "art" of window shopping. The no-buy thing is soo hard.. so as I was walking to the gym I stopped by watsons just to check out what's on sale. And I found a lot. Took my time to look at the maybelline stuff and I decided to finally get my hands on a mascara .As previously stated, I never really considered using a mascara. I didn't really think that it would make a difference. So I picked up the maybelline waterproof long extreme stiletto. I was supposed to get the volume express one or the one that curls your lashes but I went with this because the lady told me that this was the lengthening kind.

then I was supposed to try the pencil liner or the felt tip liner also by maybelline. But I found this gel liner called lasting drama gel eyeliner in 01 black. I have never tried to wear a gel liner so I figured since it is on sale, might as well try it. This one comes with a liner brush.

the last item I got is a christmas pack from garnier containing the bb eye roll on and the brightening eye roll on.I'm almost out of my first bb eye roll on so I thought that it was such a bargain to get this both for a consolidated price.

tempted to go back and get more things just to take advantage of the sale. I tried the gel liner and the mascara today and it was quite good. So excited to test those out more. :)


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MAC StyleDriven Collection: Pro Longwear Lipcreme in Dress It Up

I got this lipstick a few days back. I hadn't had time to post it here which was fine because I wanted to test it out first. This lipstick came from the Styledriven collection.



It is a beautiful pale pink color. It's actually a blue based pink which is nice cause it makes your teeth whiter. Not too loud which is great cause it could make a good everyday color paired with maybe a smokey eye or a very bright shimmery eye combo. Kinda similar to Nyx's Narcissus or Mac's Viva Glam Gaga but a lot more wearable. The lipstick itself is very creamy and i don't think it has a specific finish but I'd say it's like a amplified/luster finish. As for the Pro longwear claim, it does stay on longer than the regular Mac lipsticks but I wouldn't really say that it would stay on my lips for 16 hours.

As for the packaging, it is obviously very different from the regular mac lipsticks as it has a matte cylinder tube and it does appear bigger but I think that it has the same amount. One thing I have hated for 3 days though was the packaging. I twisted it up and when I tried to twist it down, it just wouldn't budge. It got stuck there and I had to push it in. I was so scared that the lipstick might break because it is creamier than the other Mac formulas.I don't know what i did but eventually it worked fine again.I'm also not fond of the creaminess of the lipstick or the packaging because when you twist it up, the lipstick inside the tube kinda rubs off on the side causing you to lose the product on the side and the tube will look grungy so every time you use it you just have to clean up the sides of the tube. Not sure if I will get the other colors or just get colors from the regular line. Nice lipstick though and smells great just like all the other Mac lipsticks.


4/5

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World bazaar haul

Never thought I would actually get tired strolling inside a bazaar. It was so big and it was just too much. Although a lot of stuff were similar after a while it gets tiring to look at the same stuff. There were nice things but most were advertisements of already known brands.

I got black croc skin doll shoes from the shoe room, I love their shoes its so soft and it feels like I'm wearing just socks. I will have a customized one soon though. Black and pink combo :) I got a white loose shirt that says light time, I really don't understand what that meant but I do plan to just pair it with shorts or jeans.. perfect for a lazy school day.. and then I got a pink door hanger and three labels for it, I'm gonna put that outside my room because the people in this house keeps barging in my room like its no big deal. I got a spiky silver bib type necklace , I've always wanted one and I saw this in forever 21 good thing I didn't get it there because this is way cheaper and light.

Might go back there to get the watch box for my mom as a christmas present. Really good quality and it isn't that expensive so I could get it with out starving.lol


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Current nailpolish purchase

I totally forgot to post this here .haha but this is nothing special I was at my local/mall grocery when I found a huge variety of nailpolishes from brands that I have never heard of. So I decided to try some because they are very very affordable, they have some nice colors and if it blows, then it'd be okay since I didn't really spend much on it.

So I got 3 nailpolishes:

A green one for the christmas season called evergreen from La Belle and its a frosty green color.. nothing special. Worn it last week and it does stay on long but you have to keep layering to get the same color as the bottle, id say around 4 coats. The glitter part is a bit rough though but its fine I have no complaints.

I got a clear nailpolish because I need one and its from sweet cherry. No need to elaborate on this one :p

The last nailpolish I got is from OMG nail colors by klik called happy hour. This is a unique color for me because it looks black,purple, brown, with red glitters or pink ones.. idunno its just crazy but from afar it looks like a dark polish with red glitter. Oohh its just hard to describe I am wearing this today and it looks great it makes my hand look clean and bright :)


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