Updates

Well, well, it's been too long.

There are many things to update.

Firstly, I'll start with my 18th Birthday! On Sunday, 10th May, I bought Chocolate Classico from Four Leaves to my cousin's house. I forgot that it was Mothers' Day too and Four Leaves was almost sold out on the cakes. That cake was one of the few left.

I'll post up the photos next time. Thank you all very much for the presents, cards and wishes!

A big thank you to my great friend, Sharon, for your card and message, my friends in Poly and Secondary School, my Aunts, brothers, my lovely cousin, Rona, for the cute wolf toy and wishes on my blog/SMS/facebook at 12.00am! I was also pleasantly surprised by the wishes from some Cullenists from twilightlexicon.

It's been a wonderful 18th Birthday! Tomorrow, I'll be celebrating my belated birthday with my family. Woohoo, Swensens! And dare I say, a Swatch watch?

Secondly, I burnt my arm on Wednesday. It's been a ugly mark on my left arm. Soon, there will a 'cross' scar on my arm as I burnt my arm before.

Datelines are approaching. 20th May, I'm handing up my 4 news articles for Cross-Cultural Psychology. 25th May, for Human Resources PBL 1.

That's what has been killing me. PBL is really one big problem! I won't go on, since I've already dedicated an entry for it.

Thirdly, I've finally finished reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks! It's a beautifully written story, with a bittersweet ending. I don't understand why I put it off for so long. Now, I can watch the movie version in peace, since I finished the book.

Fourthly, I'm looking for Venetian glass beads to make a necklace. Beading is an expensive hobby.

My muse is not with me, therefore, my writing don't flow on well. Well, that should be all.

Mid-semester exams are coming soon and I've got to start revision. Holidays are coming too.

Nights in Rodanthe book review

I had finished reading Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks.

It's a really nice book, quite a tear-jerker. I cried when I was reading it. Maybe, it's because I'm more emotional than others.

Anyway, it's a recommendation. It's a traditional girl meet guy story but there is a twist. They both have children and are middle-aged. They both have emotional baggages and painful pasts to carry. They met at a seaside Inn at Rodanthe. They fell in love. There is no "they lived happily ever after" but the love they had will always be kept in the heart of the woman.

In 2008, there was a movie adaptation of the book. I don't think the movie was that good compared to the book. I only watched the first part of the movie yet the essence seemed wrong. Too many things were changed.
The love between Adrienne and Paul wasn't showed clearly but perhaps it's because it's still the first half of the movie. I should watched the whole movie before making any judgement.

Nicholas Sparks is a good, male romance author. From I've seen and heard, his stories don't have happy endings yet the love is more profound than other romance books.

But, sometimes, it's quite hard to read these kind of books. Not only will I cry, I'll lament about it.

Now, I'm starting on Brisignr by Christopher Paolini. I bought the book long before my exams.

I was so angry when I opened the plastic covering to reveal that the paper cover of the book had been slashed by a penknife.

My precious hard-covered book...

I can't bring it back to exchange since it was bought a long time ago and there is no evidence that it was dued to them.