3 ways of falling asleep

I quote my sister Su Yen
"There are three ways of making me sleep. The first is, count money. The second is, read storybook. And the third is, Koko tell story."
So I ask her, Why? Cos he tell very boring?
"Ya. Cos he always tell me about economics"

Great sisters think alike. =)

Random-ness

So the plan for Sunday was to go watch the orchestra in the MPO in KLCC with Randall. That was planned way earlier in the month. The plan changed because there was a ladies fellowship meeting on Sunday and I had to prepare my VBS lesson.

Then, I decided to just go to GM to get gifts for the VBS and prepare my lesson and rest cos I was tired.

But, in the end, we (me, Randall, Daryl, Joel, Win  Win and Boon Chin) went out to celebrate Jodie's birthday in Kenny Rogers (Joel Berjaya, so he got discount). Randall so bising wanna play badminton, and BC mentioned something about the Kota Kemuning club so yup, there we went to play badminton and swim.

I didnt get the presents or rest or prepare my lesson in the end.

Random-ing is fun. We should do it more often. Haha.

Emo

Being a teacher sucks. You love them so much, with all your heart. And then you have to leave them. Or they leave you.

It sucks.

Life, as of late

Life has been, fulfilling. I have been busy working,going for training, going to college,doing assignments, doing some stuffs for the VBS, hanging out with my boy. Oh, and I've been kinda addicted to How I Met Your Mother. Awesome show. It is Legendary.

I've been looking forward to December. Then I finally quit my job and I'm closer to finishing my college life! I'll only have one more sem to endure. It's funny how I hate college so much. I used to be psyched about learning. But it just got so unproductive after awhile. I wasn't learning anything new, I could ace my tests without actually listening in class..so yeah, for me going to class is purely a waste of time. I do my assignments in class or read in class. If I don't, I feel extremely uncomfortable andfeellike I just wasted time. Lol.

People say enjoy your studying life, when you're working, it's gonna be worse. I say, Come on lah, I am working and studying. Working is better, because 1, At work, I get to see children. 2. At work, I get paid. 3. Studying, I have to pay (A lot). 4. After work, I can do what I want. I can read, watch movies, hang out, shop. 5. Studying, I have to come home and rush assignments and study for tests. Which is better?

Well, in December, it's gonna be a new chapter in my life. Gonna start a new job! (Shall not disclose where) I've been waiting for the moment to quit the job. Why? Because...I am not happy with the system, it's too teacher-directed. I don't like the boss and certain colleagues. Basically that's it. Life is too short for me to stick in a job I do not like too long. I mean, the sky is my limit, There's so much I can do, so much I want to do, so many new things to try..Why stay? There's nothing to motivate me there.But the sad thing is, I'm so gonna miss all the children. Gonna be all emo again when I say goodbye. Sighs.

Oh well, I guess there will be more children for me to love in the future, so I'm looking forward to  that!

Cards

Some cards I whipped up using some present papers.

I like. 

♥

Books

I love reading. I guess it's obvious based on my blog title. I kept a list of books I've read. So far I've read 25 books this year.

1. Little Women 
I love classics. Pride & Prejudice is one of my all time favourites. I actually watched this movie when I was young and somehow it got stuck in my mind.


2. Chicken Soup for the Soul
I also love every chicken soup books there are. I bought this on discount from MPH. Brings me memories of borrowing every Taste Berries for Teens from the school library when in high school (the only good books the library had).

3. Diary of Ma Yan
About this school girl from China who wants to study but doesn't have the chance to study because of poverty.


4. Thomas Edison
Jodie lent this to me & its about, well, the life of Thomas Edison.


5. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
6. Remember Me?
7. Shopaholic & Baby
Gick who hates shopping loves the shopaholic series. Ironic huh? I am indeed a fan of Sophie Kinsella. One of the best chick lits. 

8. The Tenth Circle
Written by Jodi Picoult. The storyline is good, but I don't really get her endings. Same with previous ones I read, Plain Truth & 19 Minutes.


9. Tales of Beedle the Bard
I grew up with Harry Potter. So when I saw it sold so cheap in Tesco I had to buy it. Not great as a storybook, but more for the collection since we have all the Harry Potter books.


10. The Last Song
Big fan of Nicholas Sparks. I have about 8 of his books now, but they get kinda predictable. Country love story, sad endings, someone has to die...


11. Handle with Care
Another Jodi Picoult, lent from Zara. This one I totally didn't get the story line at all. You want to sue your best friend/ gynae because she din tell you that your daughter is gonna have some medical condition & if you knew then you would have aborted the baby & you have to convince the jury that you wish your daughter was never born??

12. Dear John
Refer to no. 10.


13. The Bonesetter's Daughter
I love Amy Tan. Talks about life in China / life in America. Good book.


14. The Kite Runner
This is one of my favourite books of the year. Written by Khaled Hosseini. Set in Afghanistan, the book touches on war, loyalty, father's love. Great book. Two thumbs up!

15. Chicken Soup for Mothers & Daughters Soul
Yeah, I'm a fan of any chicken soup and every chicken soup. Collection of heart warming tales.


16. The Opposite of Fate
This is by Amy Tan, the first of many other non fictions I'm gonna read. It's interesting to listen to the story of the voice behind the tales, and you realise that there are many similarities between the author's life and the stories she write.

17. Are You Afraid of the Dark?
By Sidney Sheldon. Actually I've read this book before, and when I was reading it I was like, why is it so familiar? Halfway through only I confirmed, Oh yes, I've read it before. I guess it just wasn't that memorable? I guess I'm not a Sidney Sheldon fan.

18. Wild Swans
Another one of my favourites. Its non-fiction & tells of life in China during the communist times. Two thumbs up, too!


19. The Best Laid Plans
I kept trying to recall the story line but failed. =( I guess Sidney Sheldon is not my cup of tea. I find that it's irritating that the book does not seem continuous, but broken down into many segments of short stories. Get what I mean?


20. Angela's Ashes
This is also a good book by Frank McCourt. Talks about his childhood years in Brooklyn and Ireland.


21. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
22. Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules
23. Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days 
I don't know if any of this should classify as a book, because it's half filled with pics! It is quite interesting. Not much of a storyline though. There's no plot: no exposition, climax etc. But it's an easy read. My sis loves it!


24. Saving Fish from Drowning
By Amy Tan, one of my fav authors (cos she's one of my mum's fav authors, hence having lots of her books). This is different from all her other books.. And, frankly, I didn't like it. My mum said she couldn't even get through the first chapter!

25. Eat Pray Love
My birthday present. Tells about her travel journeys to find pleasure, find God, meditate, find balance, experience love etc. It's a good book, but at parts when she rambles about her ex-lover and her divorce, it gets a bit too whiny.

That's all for now! Others on my To-Read-List are 'Tis by Frank McCourt, The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan, Glimpses by Adibah Amin, The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith. Currently reading Jacky Daydream by Jacqueline Wilson.

Till then, Bye!!

My Tioman Scrapbook!

I finally finished my digital scrapbook for my Tioman trip! Almost 3 months later. Lol! But better late than never! I really wish I have more time to spend on my crafts. Even now, I'm actually supposed to be studying, exams in a weeks time! But, I procrastinate. =)

Enjoy!

Well, as it's my first ever attempt at digital scrapbooking, it's far from perfect, but hopefully with more scrapbooks in the future, I'll improve!

=)