It's the hols!

My aunt who's currently living in Germany will be back for two weeks, along with my cousins Erik and Vanessa. Can't wait for their arrival on Thursday! =)

In the meantime, I took out some books from the Monash library. I know, I know. What am I thinking? XD I'm behind in my Law and Comm reading, and here I am happily reading fiction. Oh well.






I admit, I got a lil' ambitious =P 5 books for a 1 week study break.

On another bookish note... a book tag!

1. 1984 (George Orwell)
2. A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
3. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
4. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
6. A Woman of Substance (Barbara Taylor Bradford)
7. Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt)
8. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
9. Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
10. Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
11. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
12. Blindness (Jose Saramago)
13. Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
14. Bridget Jones’ Diary (Helen Fielding)
15. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
16. Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)
17. Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
18. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
19. Dune (Frank Herbert)
20. East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
21. Emma (Jane Austen)
22. Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
23. Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
24. Fifth Business (Robertson Davis)
25. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
26. Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
27. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
28. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
29. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
30. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (J.K. Rowling)
31. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
32. I Know This Much is True (Wally Lamb)
33. In The Skin Of A Lion (Michael Ondaatje)
34. Interview With The Vampire (Anne Rice)
35. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
36. Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
37. Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
38. Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
39. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
40. Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
41. Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
42. Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
43. Not Wanted On The Voyage (Timothy Findley)
44. Of Mice And Men (John Steinbeck)
45. One Hundred Years Of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
46. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
47. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
48. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)
49. She’s Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
50. Shogun (James Clavell)
51. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
52. The Bible
53. The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
54. The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
55. The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
56. The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
57. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
58. The DaVinci Code (Dan Brown)
59. The Diviners (Margaret Laurence)
60. The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
61. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (Mitch Albom)
62. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
63. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
64. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
65. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
66. The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
67. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
68. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
69. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
70. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)
71. The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
72. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
73. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
74. The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
75. The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
76. The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
77. The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
78. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
79. The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
80. The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
81. The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
82. The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
83. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
84. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
85. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
86. The Stand (Stephen King)
87. The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
88. The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
89. The Summer Tree (Guy Gavriel Kay)
90. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
91. The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrew Niffenegger)
92. The World According to Garp (John Irving)
93. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
94. Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)
95. Ulysses (James Joyce)
96. War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
97. Watership Down (Richard Adams)
98. White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
99. Wizard’s First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
100. Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)

To do the tag, bold the books you've read and italicize those you wish to read.
Out of that list, I probably won't want to go near Anna Karenina again, unless I'm having trouble sleeping XD

1.What would best describe your personality?
Love Addiction - Koyama Keiichiro [what?! *faints* XD ]

2.What do you like in a guy/girl?
Carat - sifow [No la... I don't look for a guy that can give me diamonds]

3.How do you feel today?
Belfast - Boney M [Beats me *shrugs*]

4.What is your life's purpose?
Holiday- Bee Gees [If only...]

5. What is your motto?
the SPEED STAR - Namie Amuro [hahaha... yes yes, I love fast things, bring it on =P ]

6.What do your friends think of you?
Something's Been Making Me Blue - Smokie [ Really?] =(

7.What do you think of your parents?
Love is Delicious- Wheesung [hehe]

8.What do you think about very often?
Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye - Barry White [Hmm...]

9.What do you think of your best friend?
We Belong Together - BIG BANG [So sweet =) ]

10.What do you think of your crush?
Nothing Compares 2 U- Sinead O'Connor [...]

11.What is your life story?
No More Cry - D-51 [Yes, by all means please]

12.What do you want to be when you grow up?
Lay Back in the Arms of Someone - Smokie [I want to be loved by someone ^^ ]

13.What do you think when you see your crush?
Violet Sauce - Namie Amuro [So steamy XD ]

14.What do your parents think of you?
Hot Limit - T.M. Revolution [Eh? I'm a very goody-goody daughter =P ]

15.What do strangers think of you?
Here With Me - Dido [O-kay...]

16.What will they play at your funeral?
I Got You Babe - Sony & Cher [A little inappropriate, but at least it's a happy song =) ]

17.What will you dance to at your wedding?
Lovable - Kim Jung Kook [Ooh! I definitely want this song played! ^^ ]

18.What is your hobby/interest?
Rainbow - NEWS [I love spotting rainbows <3 ]

19.What do you think of your friends?
The Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston [I love you guys and I hope you guys love yourselves too =) ]

20.What song do you listen to when you are sad?
Emotions - Bee Gees [*sniff*]

21.What song do you air guitar to?
You're Still the One - Shania Twain [Err. No.]

22.What should be your signature karaoke song?
Love Me - Bee Gees [Goodness. I hope not =S ]

23.What is your greatest desire?
Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton John [Let me be here for you ^^ ]

24.What does next year have in store for you?
Love Story - Clavier [Sounds good. Love the song too ;D ]

25.What's your outlook on life?
Chiisana Koi no Uta (Little Love Song) - MONGOL 800 [Love makes the world go round]

26.How will you die?
Naihi Shinsho (Innermost Secret Confession) - ONE OK ROCK [Ehehe... no comment]

27.Do people secretly lust after you?
Painter Man- Boney M. [A hot painter man, I hope ;) ]

28.The best advice you will ever get
Unbreakable - Domoto Koichi [Stay strong... pretty good advice eh? ^^ ]

29.What will I be doing for the next 3 months?
If You Don't Know Me By Now- Simply Red [Knowing me, I'll be wasting time]

30.What do you think of the person who tagged you?
Needles and Pins - The Searches [I hope not =S ]

31.What will your future mother-in-law be like?
Lost in Love - Air Supply [I want to love her, but not THAT much =P]

32.What is the favourite song of the doctor who will help deliver your baby?
I'll Be There - Mariah Carey & Trey Lorenz [That's reassuring =) ]

33.If you wrote a book, what would it be about?
Deep In Your Heart - Domoto Koichi [Smexy and hot, full of secrets... oooh ;D ]

34.What sort of world ruler would you be?
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics [Hehe]

35.Will you ever get a dog or cat?
On the Street Where You Live - Perry Como [Sidetrack a little... I adore Perry Como's songs!]

36.What would you say at your Oscar/Nobel prize acceptance speech?
Locomotion - Kylie Minogue [Hahaha. I'll get everyone to do the Locomotion with me! ^^ ]

37.What is your superpower?
Blue River - The Band [???]

38.Why are you attracted to enigmatic brooders?
Cry - Godley & Cream [Because they make me want to cry?]


Lots of funky oldies, thanks to my Nano containing a good chunk of my uncle's songs. Explains the Boney M., Bee Gees and Smokie huh? ;)

Tagged by Sara. Yay, something interesting to do.


1.What do you want the most now?
Indecisiveness rhymes with Adeleness... therefore I'll have to compile the whole (long) list of wants, close my eyes, and randomly poke the list with my finger and hope it doesn't land at one of the more frivolous ones =P

2.Who is the person you trust the most?
My mummy! And of course the rest of the family... ^^

3.Are you in love?
I should hope so =P

4.If you have a dream come true..
The world would be a less superficial and cynical place.

5.Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
It's a rare sight, but aren't you just filled with all these lovely emotions after gazing upon a rainbow?

6.What's your goal for this year?
Be amazingly good at my sem 2 units.

7.Do you believe in eternity?
As a Buddhist, the believe is that all things will come to an end... but the galaxy seems like it's going to exist to a very ripe old age XD

8.Have you ever broken a person's heart that he/she wanted to commit suicide?
Not that I know of, unless there's someone who'll like to tell me so and prove I live in my own world 1/2 the time.

9.What feeling do you love the most?
Unconditional love and acceptance.

10.What are the requirements for your other half?
It's a personal joke that my ideal guy probably has to one up Prince Charming (too charming and carboard-ish)/Mr Darcy (too... I don't know, everything). Enough said.

11.What kind of feeling do you hate the most?
Betrayal.

12.Do you cherish every friendship of yours?
Guilty. I admit, I'm bias to the ones I think are true and meant to last.

13.What do you want to do in the future?
All the things I hope I'll have the good fortune and initiative to do.

14.What is the most important thing in your life?
The safe haven which is my family.

15. How did you feel last night?
Weary and a tad anxious.

16.Who do you hope to be always there for you?
My friends and family.

17.When do you think the world will end ?
It will end when people think it's the end, for that is even more fatalistic than a natural catastrophe.

18.The world ends tomorrow. What will you do?
Meet up with the people who have been a significant part of my life.

19.What do you think of the person that tagged you?
As Anne Blythe nee Shirley would say, she's of the race that knows Joseph =)

20.What do you want to know right now?
How to teleport XD

Then add 4 people in your list and list them out at the end of the post.

Notify them in their chatbox that he/she has been tagged!

1. Edmund
2. Yeang Shin
3. Anyone
4. But it's okay if you don't ^^

Up Close and Personal

Accent: Malaysian-British-Australian... yup, I know that's bad XD
Beverage of choice: Sky juice
Chore I hate: Taking out the rubbish >_<
Dog or Cat: I like stuffed toys
Essential Electronics: Every single one I own
Favorite perfume/cologne: Miracle by Lancome... alternately, Annick Goutal
Gold or Silver: Gold
Hometown: Melaka
Insomnia: No
ob Title: Procrastinating Student
Kids: Maybe one day =P
Living arrangement: Double Storey house in Dee-Jay, and moving away soon
Most Admired Trait: Selflessness
Number of countries visited: 4, I think
Overnight Hospital Stays: None since after I was born
Phobia: If you know, you know XD
Quote: "To give up is to fail"
Religion: Modern Buddhism
Siblings: 1 (much) younger brother
Time I wake up: anything between 4.30a.m. to 12 p.m.
Unusual talent/skill: Making simple sentences/ideas un-simple
Vegetable I refuse to eat: Brinjal
Worst Habit: Procrastination
X-rays: 1
Yummy foods I make: Boiled eggs... honestly, I make them just right
Zodiac sign: L-E-O

Soundtrack of My Life

Hehe... another one of those 'music player shuffle' memes that I'm addicted to =p

Opening Credits
“Good-Bye Luv...” - Wheesung

O-kay. It's good-bye to the past and hello to new beginnings, perhaps? XD

Waking Up
“Sekai ni Hototsu Dake no Hana” - SMAP
Yay! I'll love to wake up to this song, and be reminded that 'everyone is special and unique' ^^

First Day of School
“Baby I Like You Like That (Remix)” - SE7EN
Err.. What??

Falling in Love
“Because I am a Man” - MC Mong
I beg to differ. It should be wo-man XD

Breaking Up
“Hold me Tight” - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Hold me tight, I miss your love... Aww... reminds me of *someone*

Prom
“愛に向かって (Ai ni Mukatte)” - Kanjani8
It's a happy, energetic, upbeat song... and there's 'ai (love)' in it too =p

Life’s Okay

“GOLD (ballad ver)” - KAT-TUN
Life's okay... and that's why I want to 'make it worldwide' XD

Mental Breakdown
“너에게 쓰는 편지 Part 2 (Letter to You Part 2)” - MC Mong ft Lisa
I get a mental breakdown because I love him. True enough.

Driving
“Seishun Amigo” - Shuji to Akira
Hahaha... spot on! The closing animation for Nobuta wo Produce has the two pigs on a vespa ^^

Flashback
“Baby Doll -DJ Kaz ambivalence mix” - SATOMI'
I guess I used to play with dolls when I was young...

Getting Back Together
“NYAPPY in the World” - An Cafe
Whee! Happy to get back together... that's a good omen ^^

Wedding
“Winter Lander!!” - AAA
Winter love? My wedding will be somewhere snowy? XD At least it's a happy love song =)

Birth of a Child
“Sugar Rush” - DreamStreet
I get a high whenever you're around... ri-ight... I guess I do like babies =p (Jesse McCartney's voice in this song is adorable XD )

Final Battle
“L-O-V-E” - JJ Lin
L-O-V-E 见面时候 说什么好. True enough, I wouldn't know how to tell my loved ones I'm 'going' soon.

Death Scene
“Yakusoku wa Iranai” - Yoko Kanno and Maaya Sakamoto
'I don't need your promises'... sounds like a very dramatic death scene =p

Funeral Song
“Nichijou Evolution” - ONE OK ROCK
'You're better anyway now'? I'm better dead o_O ??

End Credits
“If You Were I'd Be Okay” - David Choi
It's a fitting ending song, I guess. There's all the sad stuff like feeling lonely, missing someone, etc

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone

whats your name spelt backwards?: anileda
What did you do last night?: sleep XD
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?: Loveholic - Sky
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?: Why should I?
Last time you swam in a pool?: Can't remember
What are you wearing?: Interact t-shirt and shorts
How many cars have you owned?: Toy cars count? =p
Type of music you dislike most?: metal genres
Are you registered to vote?: N-o-p-e... but I can't wait XD
Do you have cable?: Broadband ^^
What kind of computer do you use?: Desktop
Ever made a prank phone call?: made, no... received, yes *annoyed*
You like anyone right now?: I guess so
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?: bungee jumping
Furthest place you ever traveled?: Saipan
What's your favorite comic strip?: PreTeena
Do u know all the words to the national anthem?: *hides* noooo.....
Shower, morning or night?: morning
Best movie you've seen in the past month?: Be With You
Favorite pizza toppings?: lots of tomato paste/sauce, cheese, mushrooms
Chips or popcorn?: Popcorn
What cell phone provider do you have?: Maxis
Have you ever smoked peanut shells?: Wha-at? You can actually do so? o_O
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?: *snort*
Orange Juice or apple?: Orange
Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?: Jen, Wye Luun, Gary, and Gary's classmate
favorite chocolate bar?: Cadbury Crunchie (I think it's called that XD )
Who is your longest friend and how long?: Gary, Wye Luun, Bernie and Auli - about 4 years
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?: Erm... Beats me...
Have you ever won a trophy?: Yes
Favorite arcade game?: Air Hockey
Ever ordered from an infomercial?: Don't think so
Sprite or 7-UP?: Both's fine
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?: From kindergarten to Form 5
Last thing you bought at Walgreens?: Don't have one here
Ever thrown up in public?: No
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?: True Love XD
Do you believe in love at first sight?: Dunno
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?: Jimmy Neutron... he's so cool =p
Did you have long hair as a young kid?: yup, untill I had to cut it off during primary school years
What message is on your voicemail machine?: No voicemail machine
Where would you like to go right now?: Dreamland ^^
Whats the name of your pet?: Nada... because I don't have one XD
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?: pink with white flowers on it, nothing since I don't use it anymore
What do you think about most?: Him

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