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I admit that I’ve always been quite a skeptic, a free thinker, when it comes to matters of the faith.

I would truly enjoy observing and reading on how each person would see the world, because I believe that no one has the same pair of eyes that can see the world just the same. Take example, for me.

I would wake up questioning why I own my voice, my body, and heavily doubt my senses, specially my eyes as I wake up in the world, an arrangement of me with the people - family, friends, even mysterious people that would come into my life. I would question what happens if these turn out all to be false , my existence perhaps? I question what the truth really is.

Anyway, before I get carried away, I was quite intrigued about Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials Trilogy when TV Patrol showed a clip of The Golden Compass ( starring oh so elegant Nicole Kidman and hot(cube) Mr Bond ) as being anti-Church. Being the skeptic as I am, I immediately wikipedia-ed it and learned that Philip Pullman has some atheistic tendencies in his writings ( the undertones ) and boy, was I game to read them. Anything that would shake my mind would do just fine.
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It’s the time of the year again when love is in the air. Oops, that didn’t sound right - it’s not Valentines! I mean, when people are cramming to shop for presents for friends, family, and loved ones to show them that they have taken some effort to remember them during the Holidays, when everything’s so jolly, everyone’s celebrating, and it’s always an excuse to smile even if you’re too sleepy to. Haha!

Well, with Phoebe and Roanne’s idea for coming up with their wishlist, here’s mine. I’m setting up several wishlists for my niche blogs, but here’s a mix of what I really want this Christmas. For my dear, dear, gorgeous friends who happen to read this, I think I just took some load off your back by telling you what I really really want!

1. Books. Itching to read Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy of His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass<, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass ( such a sucker for theology, philosophy, and controversial stuff ) Or maybe, Stardust by Neil Gaiman since C mentioned to me that it was a very good read. Nice to cuddle with a book during this cold cold weather. It’s my favorite past time during Christmas break.

2. Beauty products - my friends actually find it hard to shop beauty products for me because they are scared that I might have that certain item already since I pretty much binge shop on beauty products. Well, on my wishlist, on items that are available locally :
I’d love a spa treatment, a new haircut from Razzle Dazzle ( still not satisfied with my ‘do, want it to take it all the way with a screaming bob ), or anything mineral makeup. Teehee. <--thanks R for offering to give me an Artdeco Primer! Woohoo!
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Apologies to my readers ( my good ‘ol friends ), and to my blog for being neglected over the past week for I have been busy with alot of things. I’ve been introduced to alot of things lately that I’ve been enjoying myself despite the bad weather that brings sickness to alot ( Grrr I hate the weather )

Well, here’s what kept me busy!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
My face was definitely buried in this book from Saturday evening to Monday evening. When Sarabeth arrived home with the much coveted book, I was able to start reading it after the TV series marathon that my sisters want to watch together, in full attendance (we are,a close knit family! Haha! ). Come Sunday, I was still reading it inside a Chinese accupuncture center while I watched over my mom’s procedure. Monday after work, and I’m still finishing it until I did. Gosh. I love this book! This has got to be the best book, and it was definitely action packed that just took me away ! Every penny was well spent for this book. I wonder how they’d turn this into a movie, it would really be quite challenging. A separate review will be made for this, I promise! I really do think that Harry Potter defines this generation. I can imagine myself being a grandma one day and telling my grandchildren about Harry Potter, with them getting bewildered, and excited to watch a “classic.” Haha! Read the rest of this entry »

Finally, I finally got my 7th, and last Harry Potter book, The Deathly Hallows, thanks to Sarabeth! They sold it at her school, for 1,450, and they gave away a hardbound book 6 ( The Half Blood Prince ) with it for free! Talk about getting a good deal! I didn’t have to go all the way to National Bookstore or Powerbooks to reserve. I think it was Scholastic that tied up with their school or something.

I know everyone who has their hands on the book already are struggling to keep awake last night just to finish all the 700 something pages of the book, as me and my bestbud M were trying to do so, but alas, we are growing old , and we do get tired! Read the rest of this entry »

Last Sunday was such a fun day as I watched Harry Potter 5 : Order of the Phoenix with all my sisters ( yes, all 5 of us! ). We enjoyed the day, as our parents dropped us off at the mall to watch the movie that we have been waiting for all week!

My sister Strawberry mused about his professor comparing which was better - to read the book before watching Harry Potter in the moviehouse, or watching the movie before reading the book.

On my end, I have just started reading Harry Potter last February, out of boredom from my post-graduate phase. I just picked it up from my sister Sarabeth’s book shelf, and started reading. With that, the addiction began and it took me just , I think, two weeks to finish everything. With that, it is clear that I have watched all four movies of Harry Potter before I read the book. In my opinion, for the past four movies, I have appreciated, and fully understood it onscreen, and it was a good thing that I have watched the movie, for when I started reading the books, the images that were retained in my mind ( the movie sequences perhaps ) helped me better grasp and imagine Harry Potter and his adventures. As for the discrepancies, at least, the inconsistencies or whatever was missing in the movie, were well-filled with my book reading.
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