The Duchess

Book of the moment: The Duchess by Jude Deveraux


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Pretty interesting but I think after some time I'm getting all my characters mixed up, since they are more or less described in the same way, the heroes being tall, dark and handsome with dark curly hair, cleft chin, and thick mustache. But seriously, that is really not my definition of good looking guys. In fact, somehow I find that kind of heroes, rather... corny!

Anyway, it's the typical, marriage for money and status. Not very convincing sometimes and quite easily forgettable.

There should be better Jude Deveraux books around.

The Lightning Thief

Movie of the moment: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief


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I've always have a thing for Greek mythologies. I love them. A rather simple storyline for this, but I enjoyed it thoroughly! You get to travel to hell and meet Hades and Persephone (definitely not how I imagined them to be but I think the director's intepretation is quite refreshing!), to Parthenon to meet Athena (albeit just a stature...), then there's Medusa... (Uma Thurman couldn't be more apt for the role!)...

The best part which I found highly amusing is the trip to Mt Olympus, which is actually the Empire State Building! Ha!

And and and, I LOVE the ending! What a wonderful way to end! This is a definite must watch!

Counting my blessings...

Things are getting tough at work... so Mr こいびとsurprised me with some very nice durian puffs!



And it so happened that Bro came home with Reese's peanut butter cups for me as well~~~

I'm truly fortunate!

Velvet Promise

Book of the moment: Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux

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Please pardon me, but I'm in the mood for Jude Deveraux of late.

This must of one of her most conniving book I've ever read, not that I've read a lot of her books. So much double crossing, so much misunderstanding, so much betrayal and lost trust, it was almost too much for me to take.

I like that it is set in an era where there were countess, earls and the likes.

But so many twists and turns, twists and turns, ups and downs in the novel left me rather drained. I can't say yet whether I like this, but I can't say I don't dislike it and it's definitely one of the better books I've read of late. There are the other velvet series which hopefully I'll have the chance to check out and maybe get to compare them a bit, though I won't be surprised if there'll be more double crossing in the other velvet stories.

New Moon

Movie of the moment: New Moon


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This is long overdue. Indeed, I might have been mesmerised by the romance between Edward and Bella... but it all dissipates in New Moon. I started to see Kristen Stewart as someone who can't act. In fact, she seemed to be in agony whether she's happy or not. Neither can Rob Pattinson act. Much less the hot cutie Taylor Lautner. But never mind they are just kids. I certainly hope their acting will mature as the saga progress.

There is so much not to like about New Moon. The novel itself had been pretty dull, the dullest of the whole saga, but not as bad as the movie was. I was very much disappointed. There were alot of thing taken for granted and left unsaid. If I haven't already read the book, I might be quite lost watching the film. Could it be something to do with the change in directors? How do we expect a guy to portray the Romeo & Juliet in New Moon?

Too straightforward, not enough melodrama (you've gotta give New Moon what it deserved as a soppy romance), not enough action (I was so looking forward to the wolves!)... It's just not good enough for me!

I miss my darling!

While I'm enjoying myself at Batam with 姐, I'm also missing Baby terribly!



See you soon Baby!!! MUACKS!

Back to the gym...

I've been neglecting my gym routine for another half a year! It's time to get back to running so that I can enjoy more glorious food!!!



See... definitely getting fatter!