june book challenge

today was a busy month for me so wasn't able to read as much as i hoped :(

40. Christie Craig - Weddings Can Be Murder
First time for me to read her books. Actually ok, but nothing new. However i'd still give it 3 1/2 stars coz it was a light and fun read.

41. Courtney Summers - Cracked Up To Be
4 stars. All throughout the story, the writer hinted that the girl did something bad, but it was only the final chapter that the writer revealed exactly what it was that she did so horrible that she self-destructed. I thought the "mystery" dragged. I would have liked it better if the twist was revealed 3/4 into the story so that the post-twist and the healing/epilogue could have been better. Unless the writer was thinking of a sequel.

42. Hailey Abbott - The Secrets of Boys
The writing is good but i just didn't feel the story. The perfect boyfriend was actually nice and she cheated on him with the guy she ended up (who i felt was too old for her). If John Lloyd is the overlap king, the girl is the overlap queen. I can't believe the writer didn't even made the girl tell both guys. If felt like she got away and that it's okay to secretly date another guy when you're in a relationship with another and not telling anyone about it. And i'm not sure what was the purpose of the guy friend who went to camp. so i would give this book only 3 stars.

43. Lisa Gardner - The Neighbor
While I love reading Gardner's books (she'd pretty good building up the suspense), I've always felt that the killer is always someone that is not connected from the story (that's why it's hard to guess). For this book, the beginning got me hooked. Loved that we got the different views of the detective and the 3 suspects in every chapter, but near the end, it's already hinting that all 3 were innocent.. so where was the wife?? Is she dead or alive? The "twist" was okay for me, but felt the author rushed it. and the reason for everything that happened was kind of disappointing. It wasn't as shocking as I thought it could be. but overall, this was a good suspense novel. I give this book 4 stars. Now if only Gardner gave DD Warren a partner, i would have rated this 4 1/2 stars.

44. Hailey Abbott - The Other Boy
4 stars. This book is better because there were just 2 guys and you can really see the change in attitude of the girl - from being spoiled bratty to more sensible and mature. I just don't know why Abbott always starts with the girl having the perfect boyfriend (she does it in every single book I've read) then ending up with a cuter but opposite from her. I guess maybe she's telling the young readers to look beyond the looks and the safe zone.. coz you never know who you might be overlooking.

45. Hailey Abbott - Getting Lost with Boys
4 1/2 stars - almost forgot to add this book! this is a fun book where the girl and guy bickers almost all throughout the story but ends up falling in love with each other. the girl again had a boyfriend but he was so awful and totally wrong for her but i was really rooting for cordelia and jake to get together.

I was aiming for 50 books by June 30 but that's okay.. I guess I need to read 5 more books in July to be on track! So 55 books to go!!

PS. heard that the price of Kindle 6" went down to USD189!! Damn!! i should have waited for a few more months! but that's okay. I'm having fun with it already.

green hornet trailer

i almost forgot that jay is kato in green hornet! the trailer's out.. and i'm so excited! the movie is slated to be released next year (jan 14, 2011)..

read the article from BJ news
The Green Hornet' releases U.S trailer; Jay Chou turns into tech genius

Upcoming Hollywood action flick ‘The Green Hornet’ starring Seth Rogan, Cameron Diaz & Jay Chou released its official trailer today. In the film, Jay plays Kato, a smart tech genius who develops bizarre high-tech weapons. The film is slated to release in the U.S in January next year, and will be released in Hong Kong in early February.

The trailer is two and a half minutes long and shows many exciting scenes. Jay appears many times, evidently displaying the importance of his character. From the trailer, we can see Jay’s usual ‘cool’ style in Kato. Something also worth mentioning is his English pronunciations; it seems like a lot of hard work went into practicing English for this film.

The film was originally slated to release this year, however it has now been delayed to January 14th, 2011 due to conversion to 3D.

and here's the trailer:

wow!!! i never thought i'd see the day when jay is speaking in perfect english!! he must have practiced really hard! and he looked so cool and hot in the movie (though i hoped they changed his hair - it looks so flat and his face is also so serious and frowning.. he looks better smiling and showing his dimples!


so happy to see jay and danny both trying to make a mark in hollywood!

jay chou 2010 concert in singapore

ooh.. i'm tempted!! it's on July 23 and 24. it's been 10 years and i've yet to watch him live in concert!! should i?? but dang, i have to pay for airfare and hotel! im going to singapore on june 28 though.. too bad di nalang nagkasabay para libre pamasahe and hotel ko! oh well.. maybe not meant to be..

agent zero vs ninja assassin?

Daniel Henney joins the cast of Fugitive

Already flaunting its mega-scale cast list—consisted of Rain,Lee Na Young and more—newly developing series Fugitivehas added yet another hot actor on its roster.

It’s been confirmed that our favorite Korean-American actor/model, Daniel Henney has been cast for a role of an antagonist in the movie.

Although his character is yet to be revealed in further details, it’s been said that he will act as an obstacle between the love relationship between Jinee (Lee Na Young) and Jiwoo (Rain). Lee Jung Jin is the other actor confirmed for the drama.

Especially with his recent portrayal of Agent Zero in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, his participation in Fugitive is much anticipated. This will be his return after a four year long hiatus from the Korean drama industry. Filming is currently underway.

* woot woot!! i'm so excited!! Daniel's back in Korea doing a korean drama! i just hope the drama lives up to the hype. and i hope Daniel will have a purely Korean script -- to shut everyone's mouth from criticising him that he can't speak korean. and back to the question.. Rain or Daniel Henney? of course my answer is Danny hands down.. but he's the antagonist so he'll lose.. but that's okay. Rain can get Lee Na Young anytime.. 

vanilla love

ever since i fell in love
i've only been able to see you
my heart starts beating fast

hold me tight against your chest
be sure to kiss me while we walk down the street
complaining or grumbling on purpose
trying to act a little cute

looking in your eyes, i understand your heart
even when it's hot, we stay close together
when we walk, we wrap our arms around each other
when we're in front of your house, we give each other a sweet kiss

cause i love you (i love you)
cause i need you (i need you)
cause i love you (i love you)
cause i need you (i need you)
if i don't see you for one day, i want to give you a kiss
i want to kiss the sweet you
i want to hug you till you can't breathe
forever, i'll love you

even if i see a sexy girl
i'll look straight ahead and keep walking
even if it's late at night, i'll call you
i'll say i love you, hundreds of times

cause i love you (i love you)
cause i need you (i need you)
cause i love you (i love you)
cause i need you (i need you)
if i don't see you for one day, i want to give you a kiss
i want to kiss the sweet you
i want to hug you till you can't breathe
forever, i'll love you

whoa ooh whoa oh
whoa ooh whoa oh ~ oh

i love you i love you (i love you)
i need you i need you (i need you)
i love you i love you (i love you)
i need you i need you (i need you)
my love

- Lee Hyun Ji & Onew

the real daniel

just when i thought i haven't heard much from daniel henney, i received good news this week..

three rivers is back on tv to air the remaining episodes of season 1 (yehey!)..

daniel finally joins twitter ( http://twitter.com/danielhenney) - i dont have a twitter account.. this actually made me think of opening my own twitter account just so i can follow him.. but i'm lazy.. so i just bookmarked his twitterpage and will just "follow" him

daniel opened his own youtube page ( http://www.youtube.com/DanielHenneyLIVE ) and here's his first video answering questions from his fans.. He is such a nice guy!!


i've been a fan of his Facebook page for a year now.. but it's only now that he (and Team Daniel) has officially acknowledged that it is his real account and seems like they will be actively posting news about him here (another yay!)

now i've got more ways to cyber stalk him!! hehehe!!

summer tv's here!

 after a great fall season (love grey's, castle and the mentalist).. i'm all set to catch new and returning shows!

Returning shows:
True Blood

i've blogged about this.. i love this series..i love the characters, the stories, the gore, the sex.. this season, Bill gets kidnapped and there will be werewolves! And vampire Eric is smoking hot as ever!

Drop Dead Diva

at first i didn't like that the lead girl is fat and not pretty.. but the actress is so good i love her!! she's sassy, smart and kindhearted. The cases are interesting and it mixes courtroom drama with bits of humor, romance and fantasy. oh, and i also love the best friend, she maybe a bit dumb but she's sweet and loyal.

Royal Pains

the story is a unconventional..about an out of job doctor who moves to the Hamptons and cares for the rich people. it's also dramatic with lots of trauma but there's romance and humor... perfect recipe for the summer!

New shows that sound interesting:(taken from TWOP.com)
Scoundrels

The family that steals together stays together. Or at least that's Virginia Madsen's hope as she tries to keep her kids from getting thrown into jail with their father, which is hard since the entire family makes its living as small-time crooks.

Rizzoli and Isles

Nope, not a show about a bookstore – it's still another crime-fighting drama on TNT. This one is set in Boston and focuses on detective Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) and her medical examiner pal Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander). Well, no one can say that TNT isn't consistent.


The Glades

We mostly watch A&E for unscripted shows like "Hoarders," but this drama has our interest slightly piqued. It's about a homicide detective in a sleepy town in Florida where people keep turning up dead. Is it wrong that we're hoping he'll run into Dexter?

indigo + olive

during my recent trip to Mumbai, my colleagues and I went to 2 really nice restaurants in the city.

first one is Indigo Restaurant in Mandlik Road, Colaba. the restaurant was located at the back of the Taj Hotel. remember last year i went to Indigo cafe? This place is the elder, sexier sister :) Tw and A ordered the same thing (sea bass + wine) while i ordered lemon grass chicken. The pics were kinda dark and blurry coz i forgot to bring my camera and had to make do with my Nokia e71.

lemon grass chicken is yummy

for dessert, we ordered...

coffee (or was it cappuccino) souffle

and pecan pie tart

so which one was better? both were good. i would have said the pecan tart but i hated the taste of pecan so i'll go with the coffee souffle (though the taste of coffee was also quite strong, but at least it's a nice taste). Tw and A both chose the pecan tart though.

The next day, Tw and I went to Sunday Brunch at Olive Bar and Kitchen.. the area is in Khar (near Bandra) which reminded me a little of Quezon City. The restaurant was again hidden (had a very small sign outside and the place looked more like a house). The second floor was under renovation. Funny thing, the only time we didn't reserve a table and the place was full! Heard that celebrities also come here.

Tw and I ended up outside but the place was cool with a huge fan so it was relaxing.

brunch menu

good selection of appetizers

pizza!!

we also ordered 4-5 plates of seafood kebabs (fish, calamari, prawns) but i guess we were so hungry we both forgot to take pics of the food! i probably ate 1 plate full of kebabs while Tw ate the rest! There were still a lot more food but we were content to just sit down and chat and eat kebabs. One thing we've noticed is that people in India eat late. Brunch means breakfast + lunch right? but people just started arriving around 2pm! Then at Indigo, people ate dinner around 9pm or as late as 10pm!

Next stop, is a favorite place of mine, Trishna. I've blogged about this place before and posted some pics but i'm showing you more. As usual, we ordered the Pomfret Hyderabi Tikka but this time, we chose red chili prawns.

 and of course, king crab cooked in butter, pepper and garlic!

my fave part.. the claw :)

my trip to mumbai won't be complete without going to Peshwari. the whole team had dinner one night and ordered the best food in the place.

the tablet-like menu (reminds me of Moses holding the 10 commandments)

prawn kebabs

vegetable kebab

lambchops

too bad i wasn't able to take a pic of the chicken tikka.. it was near my boss' area so couldn't reach it.

Sidenote, we went to Mainland China, 5 Spice, Great Wall for Chinese and also went to Jamavar (the lambchops and chicken curry were really good!). What's next for me in mumbai? hm.. maybe i'll try Khyber.

Kinny got skinned!

ain't she pretty? :)

took me quite some time to put on the sticker semi-perfectly

here's the back part.. i'll probably never see this much because of the leather cover

love

My heart is naughty for you
Can you hear
I need you I love you
Please take me quickly
Can you hear
I need you I love you

kiss
Blow my kiss filled with my heart
Filled with my love for you,
You might not know how I feel
If you did, then why did you leave me alone?
L.O.V.E.
In the name of love, I'm the way I want to be
I believe that you are also in love with me
Picture you every moment
Forget about reality all day
But this is the way it is

Your flickering voice
Can you hear?
I need you I love you
I will answer softly
Can you hear?
I need you I love you
My heart is naughty for you
Can you hear
I need you I love you
Please take me quickly
Can you hear
I need you I love you

Stop that and just talk to me
Talk to me before it is too late
I know that it can't be for you with someone other than me
I know that you're picky
There is only me

Others don't seem to notice because of your hesitating ways
The end of your eyes has always been me
I've been feeling it since the beginning
Be brave dear, and be truthful
yeah that's all
Fly
With you I do
Cry
I don't cry no more aight
For me to enter your world
Come to me
ma babe
No matter who has me
I want you need you
love you babe
Is it all right
Is it all right
That is not true, everything is different

Before the tear hidden behind my smile
Drops to the group
Hold my hand
And tell me
L.O.V.E

- Brown Eyed Girls