Seasons Greetings

Merry Merry Christmas everyone....

New years resolutions:

Read more

Blog more

Live more!

Even though it's holidays I haven't had the luxury of being able to curl up in a chair and read a book!
Dreaming of the time I can snuggle up in a chair like this and read away....

Getting Cracking!

So I've finished "A Town Like Alice" and I thoroughly enjoyed it.. I loved the way the the story was structured, starting in the present, going back to the past and then moving forward into the future. I kept wondering when I was going to meet the character Alice, and only discovered halfway through that it referred to a town in the Australian Outback- pretty silly of me considering the title!
There were so many aspects of this book that I enjoyed: from the different locations (Britain, Malaysia and Australia), to hearing about a group of ladies' hardships through WWII, to a story about business initiative and, not to mention, love!
Although a love story, I think this story was ultimately about being an independent woman and finding love within that independence.

Next up is "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens- I can't wait!

Sorry I've been so quiet lately- I've been consumed by exams. But the light at the end of the tunnel is shining brightly!

There was much excitement when my delivery arrived last week...

I'm currently reading "A Town Like Alice" by Nevil Shute. I chose to read this novel first because I remember an English teacher once telling me it was her favourite book. I've really enjoyed it so far, it hasn't been anything like what I expected and is a gripping yet easy read. I love it when books are set in different countries, I feel like I'm on a holiday when reading about them!
Review to come soon!

Food for thought...

There are more half written novels in the world than what there are written novels...

What does this tell us?

Ideas are everywhere, but the world belongs to those who make their ideas reality!

Stay Calm...

With exams fast approaching I can't help but feel a bit stressed!

Here's some advice for anyone who is feeling some tension:

Stay hungry, stay foolish...

Today is a very sad day...

President Obama: "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators"
Dianna Agron: "We never met, yet I stand beside members of this giant playground that you discovered for us. We use it every day, never tiring of the sand." 
Ashton Kutcher: "We have all surfed on the wake of Steve Jobs ship. Now we must learn to sail, but we will never forget our skipper."
New York Mayor Bloomberg: "America lost a genius who will be remembered with Edison and Einstein"
Fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: "It's like there's a big hole left in you... He made a lot of people happy"
Mark Zuckerberg: "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend"
Google's Larry Page: "He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance" 
Google's Eric Schmidt: "Steve was so charismatically brilliant that he inspired people to do the impossible"
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang: "Steve was my hero growing up"

Steve Jobs: "Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."