surprise!

i bought a new novel

entitled 'the magicians' by lev grossman.

about the book

Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery. He also discovers all the other things people learn in college: friendship, love, sex, booze, and boredom. Something is missing, though. Magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure he dreamed it would. After graduation he and his friends make a stunning discovery: Fillory is real. But the land of Quentin’s fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he could have imagined. His childhood dream becomes a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart. At once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, The Magicians boldly moves into uncharted literary territory, imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions. Lev Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.

people i've met

during my holidays, i've been out and seeing a lot of familiar faces though i know they cant remember me but i know them..

mun tat (senior from school)

joyous (from ns camp)

dino

charles ding ( senior from school)

chee meng

what is so surprising about remembering people's birthday after so long?there's something called a calender.

almost the end

the first week of holidays had been devastating. however towards the end, some enjoyment came up.

from monday to thursday i was contained in my room almost all day, sitting in front of the laptop, downloading series of dramas since the previous hard disk 'died' i've been spending a lot of time 'feeding' it.

friday came and i was out at tropicana city mall to meet jen jen. we bought tickets to watch the 5.45 pm 'new moon'. we had about 2 hours before the movie. so we went window shopping. the movie was still great and awesome for the 2nd time. i waited for mum a little longer to come while jen jen left earlier after the movie. i watched the christmas performance presented by the st. paul church. it made me look forward to christmas this year.

mum sent to taman desa to meet up with ct at pm. surprisingly, low kent and sue were there too. i was hungry but jia yi had no more laksa left. jia yi and ct left for gym at idaman while i went to mamak with low kent and sue. sue drove but couldn't find any parking, so she dropped us both there and went home. i filled my tummy with roti telur. it started raining really heavy. we just sat there and watched 'air force one' on axn. later on jia yi and ct joined us. jian hua, jeff, and kevin came too. all of them were puffing away while i was suffocating. so they planned to do something but wasn't sure. we dropped low kent home and went to jia yi's as he needs a shower before going out again. then kelvin came. so they decided to go to asia cafe since it's on the way back to my place.

saturday was not that bad. i managed to bake a cake and it didnt turn up the way i expected but it looked like a cake. stephanie, jasmine, aunt girlie, and aunt esther came after shopping i think. they came to see grandma who had been at our place since sunday. at night mum, dad and i went shopping. i went shopping for gift to exchange at the christmas party on sunday. and cant wait or christmas to come!!!!!

F.E.A.R.

i’m always afraid of exams. feeling light-headed, cold sweats,  butterflies in the tummy-were all the common signs. i didn’t like them. however i overcome them everytime somehow. i think praying helps alot. mum reminded me every morning to pray before my papers when i was sitting for my spm. and even now in college i’m going through the same thing again but it seems to have evolve. the feeling is not so prominent. but it only happen when i’m sitting the written papers. the practical part is the worst of all.

the thought and feeling of not reading or revising enough always conquered the mind. but i’d made up my mind. ever since i started college, when exam was near i would not spent alot of time studying instead i would be lazing around or watching tv the whole day or be on the internet for hours. the notes are always there but i didn’t touch them. i would go into the exam hall and spill out was i remember during classes other than that are what the others told me before the paper begins. i think it works better like that. the whole last minute studying doesn’t really work on itself. it needs a hard push.

i’ve gotten through the papers, now it’s the worst part again. practical exam is tomorrow. the feeling of my guts coming out before the exam is so real. i can’t even predict what will come out. my mind is blank when it come to procedure. i can’t bear to see what i’m gonna face tomorrow. i’m praying very hard that the easier procedure would come out tomorrow. it might not come true but no harm trying. and the results are coming out next week. the fear of not seeing christmas in peace is vividly painted.

*SIGH*

my new reading interests

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Within New York City’s most elite families, there lurks a secret society of celebrated Americans whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower. They are the powerful and the wealthy—and in fact, they are not human. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.

Schuyler Van Alen has never fit in at Duchesne, her prestigious New York City private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapidated mansion. Schuyler is a loner—and happy that way.

But when she turns fifteen, Schuyler’s life changes dramatically. She has a mosaic of blue veins on her arms, and craves raw meat. The death of a popular girl from Duchesne is surrounded by a mystery that haunts her. And strangest off all, Jack Force, the most popular boy in school, is showing a sudden interest in her.

Schuyler wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?

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Schuyler Van Alen wants an explanation for the mysterious deaths of young Blue Bloods. Her search brings her to Venice, Italy, in the hopes of finding the one person who can help. Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for the famous Four Hundred Ball, an exclusive gala hosted by the city’s wealthy, powerful, and unhuman—a true Blue Blood affair. But it’s at the after-party masquerade that the true danger lurks. Hidden behind the masks is a revelation that will change the course of a young vampire’s destiny.

 

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Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They’re powerful, they’re famous… they’re undead.

Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question—is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force, and her forbidden crush, Jack Force.

When an ancient place of power is breached by Silver Bloods in Rio de Janeiro, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side. The stakes are high; the battle is bloody; and through it all, Schuyler is torn between love and passion, duty and freedom. And in the end, one vampire’s secret identity will be exposed in a revelation that shocks everyone.

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With the stunning revelation surrounding Bliss’s true identity comes the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods. Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods now find themselves in an epic battle for survival. Not to worry; love is still in the air for the young vampires of the Upper East Side. Or is it? Schuyler has made her choice. She has forsaken Jack for Oliver, choosing human over vampire. But old loves die hard...And even coldhearted Mimi seems to suffer from the ties that bind.

 

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i cant wait for the next installment……..melissa de la cruz writes them well……..

also currently reading now..

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Chocolat begins with the arrival in a tiny French village of Vianne Rocher, a single mother with a young daughter, on Shrove Tuesday. As the inhabitants of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes clear away the remains of the carnival which heralds the beginning of Lent, Vianne moves with her daughter into a disused bakery facing the church, where Francis Reynaud, the young and opinionated curé of the parish, watches her arrival with disapproval and suspicion.

When he realizes that Vianne intends to open a chocolate shop in place of the old bakery, thereby tempting the churchgoers to over-indulgence, Reynaud's disapproval increases. As it becomes clear that the villagers of Lansquenet are falling under the spell of Vianne's easy ways and unorthodox opinions, to the detriment of his own authority, he is quick to see her as a danger. Under Vianne's influence an old woman embraces a new life, a battered wife finds the courage to leave her husband, children rebel against authority, outcasts and strays are welcomed... and Reynaud's tight and carefully ordered community is in danger of breaking apart. As Easter approaches, both parties throw themselves whole-heartedly into the preparations; Vianne for the chocolate festival she plans to hold on Easter Sunday, Reynaud into a desperate attempt to win back his straying flock. Both factions have a great deal at stake; the village is bitterly divided; and as the big day looms closer their struggle becomes much more than a conflict between church and chocolate - it becomes an exorcism of the past, a declaration of independence, a showdown between dogma and understanding, pleasure and self-denial.

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though it’s not wise to read novel at this time since my semester final is beginning next week, but these books are so addictive! it’s rather a bore now back in the hostel. it’s dark all the time and quiet.

oh, i bought more books from the mph book fair last weekend.

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How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway leaves hospital after recovering from a terrible accident. Having faced a near-death experience, she is suddenly awakened to the stark reality of her futile marriage, and vows to start afresh -- separating from husband Conor and moving back in with her dad. Justin Hitchcock arrives in Dublin to give a guest lecture. Recently divorced and living near his daughter Bea, but far from his Chicago home, he's lonely and restless. When beautiful doctor Sarah persuades him to give blood, he nonchalantly accepts, hoping he'll at least get a date with her. Then one rainy evening, Joyce and Justin cross paths in the strangest of circumstances. They have no idea that their fates are more entangled than they could ever have imagined !

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i’m so in debt with dad……..

my external hard disk and the books = more than rm300

i cant wait to watch ‘new moon’! it’s showing on friday! 3 days to go! i hope it’s as good as the book…