Bookclub - what are you reading?

Maybe she's proud of her name lor :P Like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennifer Jason Leigh..quite a few actresses do use their full names professionally. I think the rest don't use coz their full names sound silly..haha. Tom Cruise's name is not even his full name..it's actually Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ..yikes! And Brad Pitt is actually William Bradley Pitt..so I guess that's why they don't want to use their full names..LOL.

Sex and the City is sooooo funny! Some of the things they talk about, we can totally identify with...all the girl problems, whether with relationships, work or just personal stuff. And of coz, the sex parts are a riot. Maybe you should read the book :P That's what the show was based on anyway.

Do you realise that the red priest and the red priestess (Melisandre) grew in power after the coming of the red comet? Beric had so many fatal injuries, yet he always came back. Necromancy is usually associated with dark magic..not so sure this is it. It's more like a resurrection. Anyway, he is well and truly dead by the end of the 3rd book. He gave up his life in order to restore Cat to life. You won't see him in book 4.
 


Hello all!

Back in 1 piece!! Had a great holiday and am back at work! Had so much good hawker food in Penang and the most wonderful ever beach holidays in Langkawi with hot sun everyday sitting on the beach for the 5 days we were there and very luckily, the flood in hatyai subsided by the time we got there and it was hot too except for occasional drizzle! The new year countdown celebrations & shopping in hatyai was fantastic!!!!

Errr.. speaking about cat, I kind of "befriend" a lovely cat in the resort I stayed at in Langkawi. Kind of miss the cat now! I never liked cats but this sweet thing has changed the way I look at cats now! :p
 
Am reading When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro. Reads like a classic.. takes a while to get used to the writing style but otherwise it's quite a captivating read.

This thread has been quiet for some time now... nobody's reading anymore?
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Hi avid

Glad you enjoyed your road trip :P All rested and recharged for the new year now??

I love cats! Always think they are very much like women..aloof n haughty, yet manja at times.

Nope, not reading anything now. Been playing PC games instead. In a reading slump now..haha. Oh yeah, for those interested, cable channel BBC Prime (channel 76) is showing the Colin Firth version of Pride & Prejudice every Sunday (around 4pm). This Sunday's ep should be the one featuring the Netherfield ball.
 
Hi Alhana!

Yes, felt truly rejuvenated. I guess the best kind of holiday is the kind that makes you look forward to coming home? 12-days is really a bit too long :P

I've also been playing games (but on xbox).. only read before I sleep so very slow progress with the book.
 
Hi Avid

I guess it depends where you are. I was in UK & Paris for 16D and was NOT looking fwd to coming back :P If we had more money, we wld've definitely stayed on longer!

Ahh..xbox. HUbby and I nvr got on the console bandwagon...the games are sooo expensive! Funny thing..the PC game I just played..it first came out on Xbox and PS2. The controls were so unwieldy coz the game was made for playing w a gamepad. Thankfully I cld remap the keys and play it in a more comfortable format.

I actually finished re-reading the Casteel series from VC Andrews a week ago. Used to be addicted to her books when in Sec school..now, after re-reading again, I realise how bad the writing is :P Still, only reading for all the sordid affairs..haha.
 
Hi gals! i m reading more crime books but am too busy to post much on it.. Just dropped in to say hi! have been working till 3am the past few nites..

Take care.. chat with u when i can breath easier!!
 
morning ladies!!

alhanaaaaa i've finally watched the colin firth/jennifer ehle version! my colleague gave mi the dvd 4 xmas n i juz finished watching laz nite...i lurve it! n now i tink of the recent movie..its really nutting compared 2 the bbc series hehe Mrs Bennet is juz so hilarious n Mr Collins really ugly! personally i tink the onli gd looking person in the show is Mr Bingley keke
 
Hi Alhana,

Yes if it's Europe it'll be different altogether!
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Friends were joking that since my hubby & I take 8-days Krabi, 10-days Bali, 9-days Phuket, 12-days M'sia/Hatyai kind of holidays, then we will probably need at least 2 months for Europe! I wish!

Am playing the tigerwoods golf game on xobx. The game is getting a bit boring.. will start playing Sims Bustin Out soon!
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Hello Bear! Wah you've been working till so late ah.. better take care. This cold rainy weather is not very conducive for working I must say!

Freezing in the office....... when is the rain ever going to stop?
 
Hi Alhana,

Yes if it's Europe it'll be different altogether!
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Friends were joking that since my hubby & I take 8-days Krabi, 10-days Bali, 9-days Phuket, 12-days M'sia/Hatyai kind of holidays, then we will probably need at least 2 months for Europe! I wish!

Am playing the tigerwoods golf game on xobx. The game is getting a bit boring.. will start playing Sims Bustin Out soon!
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Hello Bear! Wah you've been working till so late ah.. better take care. This cold rainy weather is not very conducive for working I must say!

Freezing in the office....... when is the rain ever going to stop?
 
Hi Serene!

So, you've finally managed to watch the A&E version. Nice hor..I watched it so many times liow..hubby is sick of it..haha. Yeah, Mr Collins is quite odious..actually saw that guy again in HBO's 'Rome' playing a Senator..and he still looks greasy and slimy :P Wickham also quite ugly..he's supposed to be quite dashing in the book! Of coz Eliza & Darcy are the best..they had such good chemistry together.

Avid

Yeah, Europe needs a few mths man, but that wld put a serious dent in our pockets :P

Bear..working till 3am!!? Wow. DOn't work too hard and fall sick again ok? Weather is still kinda cold now. Must keep warm.
 
hey alhana! hehehe the Mr Collins in the recent movie is a little beta looking whahaahha n actually hor i duno how 2 appreciate Darcy's kinda look leh..n i find the gals fat :P well in those times i guess big is beautiful ahhahaha i dun even find Jane pretty :P tho i muz say her complexion is wow
 
I think the characters in the A&E version seem more realistic though. More classic english beauty types (even though Jennifer Ehle is actually an American). Ya know..like those portraits you see of aristocratic people in the 1800s.. Actually the dresses in Jane Austen's era aren't v figure flattering...empire cut dresses will make voluptuous women look fat! I love Colin Firth, so I loved him as Darcy. Hehe. He nvr read the book you know..and he was quite intimated when he found out so many women loved the character.
 
oh yes the pong pong empire dress..very english very nice actually but i duno how 2 appreciate kekekeke i juz love all the architecture in the series..very niceeee very country hehehe in fact i find georgiana quite pretty hehe n i hate dat face of Ms Bingley ewww

tink i will re-watch it like u soon kekeke
 
Hi ladies!

Want to wish all your bookworms a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Hope 2006 brings us more fun books to read :P

Bear, FYI, GRRM has started work on his next book, A Dance w Dragons. It's targeted to hv ard 1.2k-1.3k pages, and so far 500 pages are done. Yahoo!

Serene, yah, Ms Bingley's quite ugly. She was hugh grant's gf in Four Weddings and a Funeral..did u watch that? I last saw the actress who played Georgiana in this Brit comedy called Coupling. Yeah, she's quite sweet looking. V demure hor.
 
Hey Alhana, Gong Xi Fa Cai too! Hope you get zhao shen gui zhi this yr! heehee..

Oh he has started on his 5th book liao? when is it targetted to be completed? i haven't go and get the 4th book yet. the thing abt his books are that though they are very interesting, the change of characters is very abrupt so u have to reimmerse urself again at the end of every chap. U get what i mean? so after awhile its rather tedious. but the plots are gd....

u know i nv read any of Jane Austen's books...

Serene, have u started on Legends yet??? how many inches of dust on top of it liao?

Hey i got a new crime author to intro. her books are VA-VA-VOOM! that's powerful! Name's Tessa G-something.. let me doublecheck e name and get back to u.. i was blown away man!
 
morning every1! hehe

alhana ohhh no wonder she did look abit familiar kekekeke

bear erm i haven been reading 4 a long time lol
 
Hi Bear

Yah, I know what you mean. Imagine...we waited 5 years for his 4th book..by the time it came out I forgot many plot points from the previous books liow..must re-read the entire series again :P Luckily the books are entertaining enough for repeat readings, else v sian :P And the number of POVs is mind-boggling, so many new major characters which also means even more minor characters. Very hard to keep track..really wonder how he does it...keeping track of all his characters while maintaining continuity.

Heh..if you wanna start on Jane Austen, go with Pride & Prejudice. Quite easy to read.

I'm reading a book by Peter David now. He used to write the Incredible Hulk comics and his writing's very funny. The book's about King Arthur, and how he got transported to modern day USA. IN fact, he's the PResident of the USA in this book (the first book, which I have yet to read was about his race to become New York's Mayor) It's quite hilarious..one scene he was grumbling about how difficult it was to make New Yorkers happy..that when he was King, all he had to do was bang his sword on the table and everyone wld listen. There's also Merlin and Guinevere (who's actually the reincarnation of his queen), and Guinevere had a deadbeat bf called Lance (shld be a spoof of Lancelot).
 
Alhana, that sounds funny! King Arthur as the President of USA?? HAHAHAHAHA!! i think Arthur won't know how to use guns, bombs and nuclear warfare. And he gets to hang every/anybody that pisses him off! not like now, wanna hang one person must wait 20 yrs. heeehee.. then beheading was the preferred choice too!!

Okok shall take ur recommendation on the Jane Austen thingy...

New Yr stuff all prepared liao gals??

Serene, hahahaha i think u can resell the Legends series since u nv even took it out of the wrapper.
 
Hi Bear

I didn't read the first book..think that one wld cover how Arthur reacted to our modern world. Couldn't find it in San .. will try to look for it when i finish this book. Oh btw, San is moving back to Suntec from Millenia Walk! It's on the 3rd Floor now..on the same side as EW Cinema.

Eh...I didn't buy any new clothes for this new year. Will recyle last yr's clothes. Luckily I've got lotsa red stuff..even undies will be red! Hehehe.
 
Wishing all we bookworms (?) a prosperous and happy lunar new year of the Dog!
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What's everyone going to do other than going visiting? My hubby & I have stock up LOTS of DVDs to watch. Alhana I've got 2 seasons of Arrested Development to watch!! And of cos will be playing mahjong........ errr.. shan't be reading much this CNY. Cos books sounded like 输!! :P Hmmm.. red undies........ good idea..
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Hi avid!

I also want to stock up on DVDs leh..wanna watch Red Eye. Maybe will go down to Video Ezy later this PM to see what's available for rent. OMG..Arrested Development is SO FUNNY! Have you watched any eps before?

Yah, don't think I have time to read anyway. Will be busy visiting and eating :P But my new year's resolution is to not eat any junk food. Actually I've already eaten quite abit of kueh bangkit, but that's as far as I'm gonna go :P

Hehe..I wore red undies last yr too. Both bra and panties bright red..hahaha.
 
Hi Alhana

I only managed to catch 1 episode on cable some time back. Think Portia de rossi is so funny! At that episode, she kept showing up at her daughter's school cos she finds her daughter's male friend cute (& vice versa). Then there's this weird man who hides at the attic. No head no tail..... So happy that my hubby managed to borrow from his colleague!! We plan to "finish" all visiting (5 places in total) on 1st day of CNY, then the rest of the days will be DVDs marathon + mahjong tournament! I'm quite excited!
 
Hi avid

Yeah, you must watch Arrested from the beginning for it to make sense. A lot of their jokes run thru out the series, so you'll get more out of it if you watch every ep. Many funny references that you may only catch on repeat viewings. My favourite so far is Buster...he's actually my avatar for other forums :P Gob's very funny too...esp when he launches into this magic tricks. Actually, they're all funny :P The worst is Tobias. That guy's like some born loser.

Sounds like you'll hv a really fun time this CNY!
 
Hi Alhana!

My hubby & I love watching Arrested Devt v. much! We're still on season1 but only bcos I've been working late nites these couple of weeks. It's so funny! Now that I look back on your posting.. those names are so so familiar! The Bluths are a crazy bunch isn't it? My favourite is Buster too!! I also like Maeby.. George Michael is funny too. hmm.. my 2nd fav is Gob. Aiyah I couldn't quite decide actually! All I know is I don't like Lucille....... and what is Buster thinking dating Lucille no.2?! hahahaahaaa
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Hi avid!

Glad you love AR too! Yeah, actually they're all really funny. Season 2 is even funnier than 1..get the DVD set when you're done w 1
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Tobias always says things that allude that he's gay..it's hilarious! Dunno how he managed to marry Lindsay. And I always laugh when I see Gob do his ridiculous magic tricks (with Europe's 'Final Countdown' playing in the background) and when he does the stupid chicken dance. Aiyoh..laugh till sides split. Which ep are you at now?
 
Alhana, unfortunately I've brought work back to do this weekend so we only watched 3 episodes last night. Incidentally we were watching the episode where Gob made the family yacht disappeared by.. err.. sinking it! :p And yes.. with Final Countdown playing in the background! Don't you think those background music kind of makes a deeper impact at those jokes? That religious music whenever it's showing the father who is in jail preaching & bragging about how at peace he was with himself blah blah blah.

Yes we've season2 waiting too. Hubby was saying that they compressed so many jokes in all episodes that sometimes if you don't take notice, you'll miss it. Like there's one part where Maeby was saying that she'll split the money 55%-55% and Michael pointed out to her "don't you think you are getting more than what you're supposed to get?" I was pointing that out to my hubby and he spit out the drink he was drinking bursting out laughing and dirty our sofa! :P

Okie I should really try to finish up my work. Going to Borders to get some new books later and perhaps to catch a movie. Enjoy your weekend too!
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Avid,

Haha, I remember the yacht disappearing act. Gob's such a dope. Funny how people always mispronounce his name too. Yes, they do have alot of jokes in each ep...not easy to catch all coz some are quite subtle and just fly right over you. I always enjoy the 'On the next Arrested Development...' portions...nice wrap up of each episode. Does season 1 contain eps where Tobias joined the Blue Men performing group? Man, we almost choked when Tobias told Michael 'I blue myself'!
 
Alhana were the Blue Men wearing mexican hats? I think Tobias brough them to attend a court hearing for the father once.

Have watched more episodes this morning. Hubby & I are calling each other "Annyong" now... haha.. supposedly Annyong means hello in Korean?

Watched Brokeback Mountain last night despite hubby's protest. heheeehee.. he was bored to death. I thought it's is pretty subtle considering the gay theme. Nice scenery and all (though it was shot in Canada and not the real Brokeback Mountain). I guess the OTHER couples are able to appreciate the film more.

Anyway I won't get to pick the movies to watch... at least not for the next two shows cos hubby said I'm terriby at it. He was bored to death watching Memoirs of a Geisha too. For revenge he would probably pick shows like "Fearless"!! Guess I'm better off watching AR at home :P hehee..
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Hi avid

Hehe..that's one reason why my hubby doesn't want to watch Brokeback..he thinks he'll be bored to death. How long was the movie? Haha..my hubby wld rather watch Fearless too! Anyway, I said that I've accompanied him to watch so many brainless action flicks in the past..it's time I collected my dues.

The Blue Men are literally blue! They paint themselves blue .. it's part of performance art.

Heh..Annyong disappears partway thru the season (think season 2)..can't remember if it was explained. It's supposed to mean hello, but I dunno if that's true. That kid looks freaky though. I love George Michael..such an earnest sweet kid.
 
Good morning Alhana!

Have finished watching season 1 last night. Oh.. which means the Blue Men only appear in season 2. Annyong is supposed to be 18 years old. During one of the wrap up of the episode (that "On the next Arrested Development" part), the maid saw Annyong's passport and found out his age. Yeah he does look freaky :P George Michael is quite sweet but he wears really ugly short sleeves shirts don't you think?

Brokeback is about 2hrs I think. Maybe it's shorter than 2hrs but it does feel longer cos the movie's quite slow. Hubby is still complaining why I dragged him watch that. He would "rather watch paint dry" in future. :P
 
morning ladies!!

bear bear i'm reading this book Queen of Dreams by this indian lady Chitra Divakaruni n i'm enjoying it hehehehe story abt dream tellers in india..born wif tis gift n can dream dreams of others..sometimes bad ones...n the dream teller will haf 2 try n forewarn those ppl who will encounter all those tragedies...

very intrigueing hehehe
 
Heh..sorry for going off topic but don't see the pt in starting a thread on Arrested Development. Hardly anyone I know watches it..which is sad!! It's really one of the best sitcoms on TV right now. On that note, season 3 is the last one
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Fox has cancelled it (well, they didn't cancel it officially, but they've taken it off their schedules and production has stopped)...hoping another network will pick it up, but the outlook is bleak...*bawl*

ok..back to books. I've just finished 'One Knight Only', a modern take on King Arthur (aka Arthur Penn, now the President of the USA) Book's a real easy read..funny, exciting..mainly funny. The premise itself is already funny :P Now reading the prequel, 'Knight Life', which is about how Arthur ended up in modern day USA and about him running for mayor of NYC.

Bear, are u gonna read P&P then?

Serene, still not started on Legends????? The book you're reading sounds interesting though. Btw, I saw that the P&P movie's out for rent already..so fast! Glad I didn't spend $20 to watch it in the cinema :P Saw a trailer of it on HBO last nite..aiyoh...Keira Knightley really has a problem closing her mouth! Hv been watching the BBC P&P every sunday on BBC prime (even tho I hv the DVD and can watch it anytime)...ahh..that version's still the best!
 
Alhana, season 3 is the last one?!
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Sorry ladies for going off topic. To think that I was the one who created this thread! paiseh paiseh...
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Have not been reading.. too busy with work and by the time I got back home late at night I just want to shower then sleep.
 
Yeah, last one unless some other network picks it up...prognosis isn't good though..*sniff*

Back to books..i re-read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone over the weekend :P Was watching Prisoner of Azkaban on HBO on Sat and had the urge to read the books again. Heh. Can't wait for the last book to be published!!!! So eager to know what JK Rowling has in store for our favourite characters.
 
hey alhana lolll i duno when i will start on the legends leh!! i've finished QUeen of Dreams n went 2 look 4 the same author's book in SAN juz now but they dun haf her books
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hahaha keira knightley n her unclosable mouth loll indeed the bbc series is still the best! hehehe duno when i'm gonna re-watch...i've been watch desperate housewives 4 the past few nites hahaha
 
Serene, you're watching season 1 of Desperate Housewives? Now I feel less of an urge to read coz so many of my fave tv shows are back: Survivor, The Amazing Race, CSI, Alias...every nite just spent in front of the TV :P Not even playing computer games much now!
 
alhana ya i bot the whole of season 1 n season 2 which is on tv now ekekeke i nv caught it once on tv b4 coz i was always not available at dat time slot hehehe so now then start watching
 
Ahh..no wonder. Actually Season 1 is much better than 2 lah...I've watched a few eps of Season 2 and am starting to find some characters annoying, like Susan and Gabrielle. Favourites are still Bree and Lynette..but the storyline getting too over the top now.
 
really ah? the characters r really interesting kekekeke n i find Gabrielle's figure whoa..!

i'm oso wonder if there's really any1 like Bree...always such a neat freak haha i stopped at the part where Susan's ex husband wanna patch back wif her hehehe i told myself i muz stop watching by midnite on weekdays kekekee
 
Started reading "Phra Farang: An English Monk in Thailand" by Phra Peter Pannapadipo last night cos it was highly recommended by my hubby. Quite a good read so far.
 
da jia hao! aiyo how come so quiet here? 1 whole month no posting lehh

wad r u all reading now?

i've juz started reading tis book 'When Broken Glass Floats' its a biography of tis author Chanrithy Him who wrote abt all the horror experiences thru the wars in Cambodia...very heart wrenching
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Hi...din know there's a thread for book lovers here!
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I just finished reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Great books! Now reading Ultimate German, a textbook for Basic-Intermediate German..trying to brush up on my rusty German language :P
 
Hi everyone!

It's pouring outside my window and feeling particularly unmotivated to work... So surfing around Singapore Brides, which has become one of my favourite surf sites, hah!

Great to discover that there's a book club here too! I love fiction, and great to hear that busy brides are not too busy to read!

My favourite author is Vikram Seth. heard that he's putting out a new book, but haven't seen it in the bookshops yet. Based on his aunt and uncle's lives. One of my favourite books of all time is "possession". Was made into a movie too, though as usual, the book is better.

Reading "The Surrendered Wife" now, a non-fiction book which is a gift from my recently married gal friend. It suggests that women definitely should have equal opportunity at work, but should let their feminine side rise to the surface at home. The author feels that most women are too controlling, and their husbands end up feeling emasculated and do less. then the vicious circle starts where the wife resents the husband being 'incapable' of helping around the house, when she has actually created the situation by taking everything into her own hands because of the misperception that her husband won't get anything done.

what do you guys think?
 
Hi Twinkle, I haven't read The Surrendered Wife but heard it's quite controversial. For Vikram Seth, I haven't read any of his books but I meant to read A Suitable Boy long ago...:P Guess right now I dun really have much time to indulge in fiction. Reading mainly non-fiction and periodicals.
 
Hi twinkle

Welcome to the bookclub. It's been quiet here for awhile :P

Only thing I'm reading right now is Pregnancy guide books (how droll). Yup, I'm pregnant. So now I'm an expert on what to expect each mth...not. Hehe. I usually read fiction (not much patience for non-fic), and it ranges from fantasy to classics to horror. And I read lotsa trashy mags like People n Nat'l Enquirer. Hehe.
 
Hello,

Have not came in here to chat for a looong time! I m currently reading some thriller by Janelle Taylor. Erm, quite crappy. seems like u guys read very 'cheem' books.. heehee.. me just read fiction.. i have yet to find a gd non fiction that caught my attention....

Alhana, heard the gd news! congrats! take care of urself!
 


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