Pending Passions

Technically, this isn't about a book but it deals with much more than that. This animation won the oscar during the 84th Academy Awards , Short Film (Animation) category and there is no wonder that it did. I literally cried while watching this. So glad I was alone or else people might think me crazy. It doesn't matter though. This short film has spoken more words to me even though it's a 'silent' clip. Books are special. Printed, paper or hard bound literature hold a special place in my heart because I don't remember not knowing how to read. Of course, I wasn't born reading but all my life I've known that I love to read. I still do. And even more, I write. Though I haven't finished writing a full length novel yet, this animation is a gift. A few minutes ago, I consciously mulled over the possibility of letting my dream of writing novels die. Tragic, I know, but when you've tried so hard to discipline yourself into writing and get ...

Woohoo, blog surfing got me washed onto the shores of Phylicia Marie's tumblr (click me ) and she's having a birthday giveaway because...dumdumdum..it's her birthday! woohoo! Happy birthday Phya! (feeling close? hehe) I hope you enjoy the many years yet to come. Anyhoo, if you want to learn more about her giveaway, which by the way has awesome stuff I don't mind winning, read her post . Yep, that's about it. Wanted to write more about that but I'll be watching some Oscar nominated movies in a while. =) Have a great day everyone!

Description of the book in Amazon.com's site: Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. My take on the story: I have to admit that now, after finishing all three books, I still have to think of where The Hunger Games ended and where the Mockingjay begins before I remember what happened in Catching Fire. It's not really a bad thing, it's more of Collins' expert ability to segue stories together even between books. She has effectively connected all the books by some events and one book will not survive without the other. Ca...

A late post, obviously. But then again, celebrating love can be any day and every day of everyone's life! Valentines Day. Awh. The day when lovers are forced to find time for a date or to do something special. The day when the world stops and turns red in the face, making heart pumping, hormone inducing, brain squishing and tonsilitis causing motions we don't normally feel on any given day. Yep, Valentines Day. It may be obvious that I'm not one for that day but I am not against love. It just so happens that most of the Valentines days I've had went rather poorly and most of those days I've worn black indicating my apparent rebellion against the world. This year, I decided to finally succumb to the trend. Yep, I wore red...shoes! hehe as if I had a choice. That's my only pair of sneakers and I needed it for my Hearts day surprise. Okay, on to the real subject of this post. Having no one to spend the day with and nothing to do, I decided to make...

I'm a noob at this fashion trend and I'm embarrassed to say that I've only found out about it last month. I was looking through Camille Co's blog  one very boring day and was attracted to a certain outfit she had on (I'll post the photo if I can find it). The detachable collar seemed to seamlessly blend in with, what, her skin? No, I don't mean it was the same color as her neck but she was wearing a tube dress (what do you call that anyway?) and there's no way the collar was attached to the dress so it must be...detachable! duh. (*update: found the picture!) From her Swanlake post Anyway, soon enough I saw that many of her outfit posts included detachable collars and when I started browsing through other fashion blogs, I saw that I may be the last one to find out about the trend. (Then when I wore my DIY collar to an event they were amazed...apparently I'm not the last one to find out about it. Yey!) So, when I decided I wanted in with the tre...

Okay, since my head hurts so much today that I can't think of the words I actually want to post, I'll be leading you through a slideshow of awesome bedrooms I found at digsdigs.com . These are 15 Classic Children's Bedroom Design Inspirations posted last October 2010. The post says the furniture was by Arcadia, a subdivision of Colombini. Just to make sure that I'm not inflicting any violation of copying rights, here's the link to the full post . Isn't this just beautiful? I love the lavender and purple colors. It's so light to the eyes and the furniture is so simple and organized. I love the closet and the study table with the shelf right beside it. I also love the shelf above the bed. Is that another room beside the study table, though? A dressing room probably. Now this is the blue version of the room above. It has the same closet but this time the shelf is attached to the side. That blue chair is also beautiful and the chandelier is a pretty ...

Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound - Music - More Music Videos Beautiful. Just beautiful. And I don't just mean Taylor Swift. I mean the whole video, the song, the blending of Civil Wars and Taylor, the chills that run through me because of how watching the whole thing felt like being at the Districts in the Hunger Games. Yes, one of the comments I've read about the video is that it gives off too much about the third book but that's for the readers to know and the viewers to read about. I'm still waiting for the right moment to finish my review on Catching Fire and Mockingjay. I'm sure I'll be able to post it soon. You can read my review for the first book, Hunger Games, here . In the meantime, enjoy this video and wait with me for March 23 when the Hunger Games movie comes out! Have a great day!

At Bodyline Massage Clinic, Iligan City For the whole of my twenty two years of existence, I have only ever been in a spa thrice. No, I don't mean I don't go into spas and sit around. I mean I've only ever experienced actually being the customer thrice. My mother goes to massage parlors a lot because she's a teacher and her back aches a lot (although I'm not quite sure if the connection between teaching and back aches should be taken into consideration). Since I'm the youngest of two (duh) and am the only one who can be forced into chaperoning a parent, I was always the one who goes out with her. Okay, they don't force me to go because, with proper lighting, I actually like reading in spas because of their music. The atmosphere is also very relaxing usually and I know this is because it's supposed to be that way. And I also love reading their magazines, which is actually where I started to fall in love with fashion and all things girly. Anyway, I...

I woke up one morning and saw these two talking about something right beside me. I know, someone should grow up and move out of the stuffed toy bed she currently lives in. The comfort of having stuff to hug while you sleep overpowers that desire. =) While I was staring at the two, the word gossip came into mind. Gossip has done much damage in today's world. People thrive in it and people die because of it. Though 'sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never hurt you' is believed to keep people strong in the midst of squabbles, words, contrary to the saying, do hurt. Words pointedly thrown at you, carelessly and tactlessly said can destroy a life. One's belief, self-esteem and confidence can quickly crumble in the face of someone who says things that bring people down. Worse comes to worse when the person talking is actually someone special to you. Words, in fact, hurt. In a world that craves entertainment through gossip, it is hard to avoid dipping...

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I've committed one of the most annoying sins a blogger may be able to make: forgetting to bring a camera. Seriously, if blogging is an all out form of media, then I should consider always carrying my Canon DSLR or just throw in my point and shoot one. And I do consider this, only I forget right when I step out of the door. When blogging is no longer in my head, everything else that connects to it hides in the background, until of course something comes up that is blog-worthy and picturesque...but you don't have anything to capture it with except your eyes. I. Sunsets I am a nature lover. That means I fall in love with scenes that are common but usually occur in nature. Sunrises and sunsets, flowers, greenery, mountains and valleys, lakes and oceans, the wide expanse we call the sky. These are creations that no human being can create. I mean, sure, you can chop off a mountain and forklift it to another location but it isn't really the same mountain. Somehow, it's b...

Photo from nothingspaces.com If you are anything like me, then maybe you have never heard of Field Notes or only have an inkling that you've read about it somewhere a long, long time ago. Being shut out of the outside world does that. However, because the internet is such an interesting alternative to the real world, and I am a sucker for notebooks you can actually flip around, write on with a real pen, or stuff inside your bag without worrying about its screen getting damaged because of all the other knick-knacks it has to contend with, this giveaway from Nothing Spaces is wonderful news! A little background on Field Notes: It's made in Chicago, IL and used to never exist in the Philippines. Now it does through Avalon.ph. It's handy and convenient to bring around. It is aptly named and reminds me of archaeologists and scientists who dig and discover stuff, logging findings in their own version of field notes. It's a bit like moleskine but of course each brand has...