My 2009 Books

this post will be updated regularly!

One of my New Years resolutions is to read MORE books. So this posting is a start.

I'll be compiling the...

. books that 'I am reading'

. books that 'I want to read'

. books that 'I have read'

... in the year 2009, HERE in this very post. :D

Hopefully, by the end of the year.. there'll be more than 4 books (at least). :-s

p.s: If you check at my sidebar, there's a 'Books I Read' banner. That banner will be the direct link to this post.

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// last updated on: 22 November 2009

I AM READING...

...not reading anything at the moment...

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I WANT TO READ...

1. Dan Brown's books

- Books to read: Angles & Demons, Deception Point, Digital Fortress, Da Vinci Code.

- I've read Da Vinci Code two years ago.

* update: read all 4 books!

2. JK Rowling : Harry Potter series

- yes. i never read any HP books before.

* update: hmm. i don't think i'm able to read the Harry Potter series. there are too many characters to remember, and there's so many books. I would rather watch the movies. :))

3. Sophie Kinsella's books

- i want to find out why every girl is reading her book. is it that good?

* update: hmm. i actually read about 3-5 pages of the 1st book, and it was.. err... no offence to those who love Sophie Kinsella's books, this type of book is not for me. i think i'll stick to bloody / gruesome / action / mystery / horror / paranormal / fantasy.. books.

4. Stephenie Meyer: Twilight series

- Twilight, New Moon, Esclipse, Breaking Dawn.

- Midnight Sun (partial draft)

- The Host

* update:

- read all 4 books!

- after this is, Midnight Sun and The Host!

5. Cornelia Funke: Inkworld Trilogy

- Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath.

* update: watched Inkheart the movie.. not really entertaining. :(

6. Any e-books on guides/self-motivation.. etc

7. L.J.Smith: The Vampire Diaries

.. will add more later.

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I HAVE READ...

1. Dan Brown - Angels & Demons (Audio book )

Start Date: 28 January 2009, 10:30 pm

End Date: 7 February 2009, 1:13 am

Number of pages: 427 pages

2. Dr. Spencer Johnson - Who Moved My Cheese? (E-book)

Start Date: 12 February 2009, 1:00 am

End Date: 12 February 2009, 1.20 am

Number of pages: 47 pages

3. Stephenie Meyer - Twilight (Audio book)

Start Date: 15 February 2009, 12:15 am

End Date: 19 February 2009, 11:13 pm

Number of pages: 235 pages

Comments:

- read the book! now the movie... (DONE!!)

- updated: erm. watched the movie. the movie is not as good as the book. there were a lot of 'must have' scenes which were left out, making the movie quite jumpy and fast pace like the movie - Da Vinci Code. i'm not sure, people who have not read the book felt the same way. they should make the movie as long as 3-4 hours, like LOTR. i don't care. i'll watch it for sure!

- i really hope Kristen Stewart was not chosen to be Bella Swan. She didn't do a good job at being Bella! I prefer Olivia Thirlby. :(

4. Dan Brown - Digital Fortress (Audio book )

Start Date: 11 March 2009, 12:06 am

End Date: 12 April 2009, 8.32 pm

Number of pages: 311 pages

Comments:

- errm. i keep seeing a familiar twist in Dan Browns' books. the bad guy is ALWAYS the big boss. i've read; 'Da Vinci Code', 'Angel & Demons' and 'Digital Fortress'.. and all 3 have similiar twists. why is that? if 'Deception' also ends up having the same twist.. i going to be speechless. :-s

- 3 books from Dan Brown done! 1 more to go.

5. Stephenie Meyer - New Moon (Audio book)

Start Date: 23 April 2009, 12:51 am

End Date: 23 may 2009, 2:08 am

Number of pages: 366 pages

Comments:

- not a disappointment as always!

- i read the 1st 30 - 60 pages.. and i CRIED! correction: i WEPT!! hahaha.

- reading this book reminds me of the time when I was despressed.

- 2nd book: u'll start to hate Edward, and start liking Jacob... and u feel like saying to Bella,"Get a grip, girl!!".

- this book is a bit draggy, especially the middle part. if you've read the summary you'll know that Edward will be 'away' somewhere near the 1st 1/4 of the book, and he will 'reappear' at the end (last 1/4) of the book.

6. Dan Brown - Deception Point (Audio book )

Start Date: 17 April 2009, 12:22 am

End Date: 28 June 2009, 12.18 am

Number of pages: 549 pages

Comments:

- errm.. this book is really boring me to death. i haven't reach the action part yet. where is the action??!! *yawn* is this book too heavy for me? which explains why.. i started to read another book! (New Moon) hahaha :))

- update!: the book started to get interesting when i reach the 100th page. huhu.

- FINISH!!

7. Kurt Vonnegut - 2 B R O 2 B (Ebook: Short Stories)

Start Date: 7 July 2009, 11:13 pm

End Date: 7 July 2009, 11:26 pm

Number of pages: 13 pages

Comments:

- a story about the future where aging has been cured and population control is mandatory.

8. Stephenie Meyer - Eclipse (Audio book)

Start Date: 11 July 2009, 12:23 am

End Date: 20 July 2009, 1:43 am

Number of pages: 426 pages

Comments:

- yeayy. finish book 3!

9. Stephenie Meyer - Breaking Dawn (Audio book)

Start Date: 6 August 2009, 10:00 pm

End Date: 22 November 2009, 6:17 pm

Number of pages: 481 pages

Comments:

- at last! after months of procrastinating. I finish reading the Twilight Saga!!

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...... yeayy! 9 books done!

Goal to read more than 4 books - ACHIEVED in 5 months!

Total of books read to date = 9

Total of pages read to date = 2855

Sensitive Heart

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Credits to sgdavid.wordpress.com for the photo of the goats used in the comic.

we were watching a drama starring Zamarul Hisyam and Umie Aida. I think the title was "Cinta Tasbih" on TV3. Near the end of the drama, the husband died just after performing his prayers. And then there was scene of goats in cages. I didn't really get that part, coz i started watching near the end of the drama. eheh.

anyway, near the end of the drama, Pika suddenly cried. at first we thought she was sad that the husband died. but that was not really the case. we asked Pika the reason she cried. it took a while for her to answer.

at last she said, "Kepala kambing tersekat!" -> translation: The goats head was stuck(btwn the fences)! bawahahahahaha :))

we had to explain to her, that the goat was fine. it wasn't really stuck. the goat was just protruding out his head in btwn the fences. only then she stopped crying. :))

I can't help it, I have to paste this photo. Its too CUTE!

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Here's the link of the photo - CLICK HERE

Cicakman

aritu nak masak Mee Sedap. seme brg2 kering, kiteorg simpan dlm almari. so bukak la almari nak amik 1 paket Mee Sedap.

mase bukak pintu almari tu.. TETIBE! "plopp" jatuh bende kat atas kepale kite. dgn automatic, kite shake2 kan kepale soh bende tu jatuh. tak lame lepas tu bende tu jatuh ke lantai, lalu bende tu lari ke arah bawah meja. :-s

bende itu adalah CICAK! besar.. dan hitam plak tu. aku leh consider kalo cicak yg jenis coklet.. cantik sket rupenye. nmpk la bersih sket, walau aku tau la tak bersih mane pon.. :P

yg hitam ni bdn die menggerutu sket. euww. bile die landing atas kepale tu, rase berat sangat. cicak gemok kot.. lame gak die hang on tu. aku dok shake2kan kepale.. die tamo lepas. last2 baru jatuh. haihh.. buat aku sakit jantung jek. :))

sib baik mulut aku tak nganga luas time bukak almari tu. kalo masuk dlm mulut aku, ape la nasib cicak tu agak nye.. :-s

erm.. kalo ikut comic tu.. mmg itula yg berlaku. aku tak terkejut/geli dgn cicak. cume panik kejap sbb die degil dok hang on kemain lain kat rambut aku.

lepas dah jatuh tu.. aku sambung buat keje aku la. ehehe. masak mee sedap, pestu goreng telur. pestu MAKAN! :D

p.s: ini adalah posting ke-4 dlm blog ni yg berkaitan dgn CICAK. penah terpijak, terpegang bangkai, hampir2 masuk dlm makanan, dan skang landing atas kepale. lepas ni ape pulak?

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SLURPP!