Jinx

I've just finished this book today - & I just got it today! =P
Really. It was that good.

Then again... It has been quite a while since I got my hands on a superb book - or a readable book, at all!
What, with finals & stress & peer pressure &...

Well, it's over so hurrah!

Okay, scratch that. Pretend I did not just say a medieval cheer.

Anyway...
Jinx had been released a month ago but it was worth waiting for! This book's a good read novel - not the sappy kinds with the woes of a teen.

A girl named Jean - as in French for John Jean - also known as Jinx, for her prone-to-accidents 'bad luck', moved from her hometown in Iowa to her extended family's in Manhattan.

Things weren't looking all that bright with the sophisticated Tory (... crackhead) starts giving the cold shoulder when her crush, Zack - yes, my friend. Zack - begins spending a lot of time with Jinx.


& from there, it all went downhill - Tory calling Jinx a witch, Jinx the side plate of the student society & Jinx's mysterious reason why she had to get away from her quaint town in Iowa.

In my opinion, Meg Cabot has gone for a wider range with this book - I mean, it has everything!
Mystery, drama, magic...

& this isn't the kind of book that has all the flaws of 'too's.
Like too sappy or too drama-material.

It has a little of a Walt Disney touch here, a pinch of Harry Potter there & something I'd like to call as the Meg Cabot touch.

This book, my friend, is a must-read & a must-have.

Coming soon... Queen Of Babble (2) : In the Big City

My School Rocks

Why, you ask?

Oh, gee. Asides bonuses like the Macs, blogs, extracurricular stuff, box office productions... Hmm..

Well, there's a new thing on the list of Why My School Rocks.
Because we've got our own...

[Drum roll]

Podcast station!

Dude, this is unbelievably cool! I mean, seriously.
We can download music or videos which our schoolmates made.

It's officially up, right now.
They just put it up today - it's awesome!
I've already downloaded 6 items =P

Hehheh, we have our very own boarding passes - we're still waiting to get Gold Class - & behind the ticket's destination, it reads CBO.

It's Wicked.
Seriously.

To all of my fellow schoolmates out there, quickly go to the station now!! It's already up (or did I mention that already?)

Yea, well, that's all for now.

Oh, another reason why my school rocks.
We're on holiday =D

Promises... Some meant to be broken?

Yea, yea. I remember that I vowed not to open the URL of blogger.com till Mid Year's over (8 mors grueling hours of sitting at a desk, thinking frustratingly what you'd get for the term. Nice way to end a semester, huh?), but who can resist to POUR out the thoughts gnawing the insides of your brain?

An idiot, that's who.

Anywayz, I just came back from a one-to-one revise session with my dad, I kid you not. A real sit-down-it's-time-to-study-without-the-help-of-technology thing.

It was horrible bcoz what we were studying was far more disturbing than any other subject I have attempted to ace in. It's called...

GEOGRAPHY.

Ick.

Seriously. Who's bright idea was it to make us kids study the encyclopedia of our blood land? What have we ever done to you??

Each question my dad tested me on hit me like a punch in the gut (& my brain). Seriously. Questions like, "Where is Banjaran blablabla..."

I couldn't wait to hit the hay but the thoughts inside of me were just buzzing around. So, I thought I could dispose of 'em here =P

Lucky you?

This is bad of me. I've got three subjects lining up with a pitchfork of their own tomorrow - the hardest three subjects in my student year, mind - & here I am, waiting for both the downloads of the Grey's Anatomy & Hairspray trailer via iPod.

Wha-? Hairspray? you ask?



Yea, well. Credits goes to Natasha for being seriously fanatic about it - & no, it has nothing to do with the fact that Zac Efron is once again starring in anoter musical-slash-movie.
It's the fact that the movie is waaay back into time, where people had hair as big as beehives & used quirky phrases like, "the Bees' Knees".

Personally, I like that era too. I mean, I'm a huge fan of swing jazz music!
Plus they all knew the same dances - theoretically, in my mind. Before I watched the trailer, that is - so it was kinda cool to be in a seriously synchronized dance.

& uh, did I mention that the guys would just pour out the charm like maple syrup on pancakes? (God, where did that phrase come up? I seriously need to find new phrases)

So, I'm running out of steam - again - & also bcoz I can hear someone's footsteps getting louder &...

Geesh! Why am I babbling?? Ciao for now!

So SWEET

I'm on writer's block here so I'm still up at 30 mins past midnight now, trying to finish watching all these Honey&Clover 2 episodes! I found the sweetest one yet!

(Episode 3, Part 3)



Well, yea. That's all... =P Hope you enjoy watchin it.

You li-ike?

Okay, I hope you like this song! I found it on the internet (lie, lie, lie - it's a song from an Upcoming Movie Soundtrack -hint hint).

Be free to rate it!! Truly encouraged =)

Teardrops On My Guitar

The world's greatest song EVER - yet it is still not blasting on the car's speakers. Very frustrating.

Anywayz... You're probably wondering what the song is about & why I'm going on & on about it.

Heyy, it's like I'm having my very own Lit class or something =P

So... The song's about this girl who's best friend is Drew. He loves another girl & secretly, his best friend loves him.
(Woah... Why does this scenario sound so familiar?)

Finally, the girl just wishes the couple all the best & let him go - but she still loves him & accepts the pain that she's going through to ensure Drew's happiness.

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want and I'm needing everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it's so damn funny
That I can't even see anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right,
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

[Chorus:]

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly,
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
She'd better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause

[Repeat Chorus]

So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down and maybe
Get some sleep tonight

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into..

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see.



- This is a special post for those who feels that way -

Think of it as a Special Belated Valentine's gift to those wo read it =)

Paranoias & more thoughts

Well, well. It seems that today loads have happened.
Where to start, where to start?

Lets go from the morning.
Yesterday I was eating tons of chocolates so, here I am with Colgate smeared practically all over my face - yes, I do believe in the whole toothpaste-a.k.a.-zit zapper thing. We all have a unique belief.
& okay, the fact that I stayed up till midnight wasn't helping much either.

Anywayz, guess what happened? My mother dragged me for the annual 5-months haircut!!! & her friend, A. Tina, tagged along (uninvited, I might like to add) to see me suffer.

You're probably going all, "Pfft. Just a haircut. What's up with her?" but do not laugh when you read the next sentence.
I have a fear of haircuts.

Well, okay, not a fear. More of... Self-conscious?
Childhood problems, okay?
I had this big fit when this guy came over & snipped off my hair. I was five, you can't blame me of being afraid of a guy who suddenly comes up behind you & cut off your hair.

So, it wasn't that bad. I dread when the woman washed my hair, though.
I don't like it when they wash my hair. They always just scrub your ear for you, & you'd get neck cramps.

Then, this guy just came over & told me on how this haircut would "suit me".
Right. I look like a DANG oversized KID.

Well... a younger oversized kid.
With layered hair.
Shaped like an umbrella.

Gr-reat.

So let's see the total?
Evil breakouts + umbrella haircut = ...?
Happiness?
Ha Ha.

But after my haircut, my mom & A. Tina decided to do a little shopping at BV - shoe-shopping.
So, I finished the book I last mentioned.
You know, The Earth, My Butt & other BIG round things?
I finished it.

It was quite interesting & got me thinking... Again.
That there's more to life than your "soulmate".

If I had to pick a vacation destination to represent that book, I'd say Africa.
It shows about how there are people out there going through peer pressure, & showing you how to control your life, instead of letting the others telling you what's right & what's not.
Seriously. That book just gave me a knock on the head, yelling "WAKE UP! WAKE UP!"
Definite A+ book =)

After that, went to an open house. Can't elaborate on the details there in fear of fraternal wrath (yea, I quote from Meg Cabot).
Oh, & just wanna quickly add. After that party, I totally gave up on Guy ABC.
No, for real now.
If I've liked that guy once & the feelings aren't mutual, what hope is there for me anymore?

& don't tell me stuff about faith, hope & pixie dust.
Because I have just drank 2 glasses of Iced Coffee, Colgate on my face & a stinkin' umbrella-shaped hair permanently placed on my head.

That's all for now. Ta!

Pffft,
GadgetG;o)

The better trip to Hawaii

Well, okay, not literally. Remember my previous post on how fiction is a ticket outta reality?
Yea, well I've just gotten a better ride.

The day after I had finished reading the 8th book of the Princess Diaries series, I passed by MPH & my jaw dropped when I saw the last book of another of Meg Cabot's series, Missing a.k.a. 1-800-WHERE-R-U?
At first, my mother refused to open her purse but in the end, she shelled out 30 bucks & half an hour later, I was in my room, practically devouring the book, Missing.

It perked me up, after reading the latest Meg Cabot book - meaning the After 8, I mean.
Seriously. The book was so good!!
I can't believe Jess brok-
& that she got bac-
& ROB'S SO HOT!!!!!

Haha, okay, I bet that outburst took you off course.
Sorry.

Anywayz, yea. I'm so excited!!
The only stinker here is that I can't say anything bcoz it might just ruin it for you people who enjoys reading Meg Cabot's books too (who doesn't?).
So out of the goodness of my heart, I'm going to shut up about it.

The good thing? I've gotten a little inspired so, do check any of the 3 blogs of mine - The Opposite Twins, The Teen Dillemma Story or the Egypt Affair - soon. Because you can bet that there's goin to be a new chapter there.

Somewhere.

Okay, so maybe I don't have that many inspirations - but I'm sure I can think of a few ideas pretty soon!

The Malay-translated Manga helps =)

That's all I've got to squeal for now.

Oh, & I'm currently reading a book called The Earth, My butt & other big, round things.
Very interesting book - kinda opens up about the Fat Girl Code Of Conduct.


Off&out,
GadgetG;o)

Vacation from reality DOWNERS

You know I always say that fantasy is a vacation from reality?
Like, reading your favourite book when your mom's nagging you on the condition of your sad, messy room?
Or watching an awesome spy flick on the telly to soothe your anger after receiving your results for your first major exam?
Or better yet, listening to My Chemical Romance's I don't love you song at a formal function of your dad's when you know no one at all except all those old people - the kind who pinches your cheeks & croon on how much you've grown?

A ticket from reality.
But lately it seems that now fantasy isn't letting us escape from the harsh Real World anytime soon.
Or maybe it's just me.

#1 = Paradise Kiss
See, yesterday, I was totally glued to the MacBook bcoz I was uploading the whole series of that anime show, Paradise Kiss.
& the ending was not at all SATISFYING.

Seriously. It STINKED. In the end, Yukari didn't go with George but married Hiro.

Hiro. Gakk!
They said that it's better to read the manga then watch the anime.

So, you know what that means.
I've got a new collection to start obsessing over.

Believe me, my witnesses (or is the word "victims" more suitable?) have suffered enough over my constant protests against the unfair & short ending - it was just hanging in mid-air.
It's what my mom called an open-ending.
Where you get to just assume what happened in the end.

I hate that. Really. Stories which just leave you sitting at the edge of your chair.
I prefer more straight-forward endings. Not stupid "& they all live happily ever after".
But after what I've been through - not in life, of course. I mean the fantasy - it's waay better.


#2 - Princess Diaries After Eight
Yes, I've got the book. I'm sorry to say this, you know, on the Internet & all but...

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?????????????????????
Maybe I'm not used to Meg Cabot's stories to just be hanging in mid-air. Sure.
Or maybe I'm more happy when the heroine gets with her dream guy.

Either way, I can't find it acceptable to just say that Mia BROKE UP with SOMEONE - a day before he LEFT FOR JAPAN FOR A WHOLE FREAKING YEAR... OR MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!! - & went with JP!
JP - the guy who hates corn in his chilli.

& the fact that she had her first bite of MEAT in her 10 years!!!!!!!
& also that she actually put her "PRECIOUS GIFT" up for MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't leave me hanging here!!!!

I swear, when I get back to Kinokuniya, the bookstore, I'm gonna drive those salespeople until they'd have a strike of psycho-Meg Cabot fans terrorizing them or something.


This is withering my already-shrivelled up romantic of mine. Seriously.
Now I'm on Writer's Block for all three of my The Opposite Twins, The Teen Dillemma Story & most definitely The Egypt Affair.

Those sources of entertainment were supposed to inspire me! Like, Mia & Michael went for a walk in the park or another one of those Star Wars movie marathon $5 a movie thing.
Not a break-up & she left with her just-friend GUY friend!
GAKKKK!!!!!
Believe me, I'm having enough of THAT stuff on my plate in reality.

#3 - the last of the Harry Potter book
I know it's not fair to put the blame on JK Rowling just yet - the book hasn't even hit the shelves - but still. It's stressing me out that the dude's just gonna drop dead at the end - even if it's for "the greater good".
Future reminder : get 2 boxes of Kleenex by my side while I get my hands on this book.
Seriously.


There you have it. It's all off my chest now.
I feel better now - by 0.000001%

But don't think you'd heard the last from me. I'm still off to search for something that would not depress me or stress me, even.
Like I said, I've got enough of that in reality.