Desires of a Perfect Lady - Victoria Alexander

Title: Desires of a Perfect Lady

Author: Victoria Alexander

No. of Pages: 376 pages

Publisher: Avon Books / Harper Collins

It's been quiet a while I didn't post any book reviews of the books and novels I had read and I rarely posted any reviews on English novels. Why? I also have no solid idea... hehe. But I'm trying to start now.. but slowly.

I bought this book early this month and although my reading was quiet slow but I manage to finish it.

10 years ago, Sterling - who would be the future Earl of Wyldewood - expected to marry his sweetheart, Olivia. But Olivia's father had something else planned on his mind. He forced Olivia to marry Viscount Rathbourne and told Sterling that Olivia decided to marry other.

Olivia, who was scared to marry Rathbourne, known for his reputations, sent letters and letters to Sterling, asking for his help in escaping the marriage. Sterling who was frustrated, ignored her letters... unopened. And when no help came, Olivia assumed that she couldn't depend on anyone apart from herself.

10 years later, Rathbourne die and in order for Olivia to inherit what's left of Rathbourne's money and assets, she must fulfill and complete Rathbourne's will, which involved searching and acquiring sought after antiques. With no funds and unsuccessful attempts to kill her, Olivia got no one to turn to - except to Sterling, the Earl of Wyldewood.

Together, they traveled to Paris, Egypt, Venice and back to London. Along the way, they tried to confront each other with what happened 10 years ago.

Would the misunderstanding can finally be unwind? And could they trust each other in this quest to fulfilled the Rathbourne's will and 'free' Olivia from the life she hated for the last 10 years?

p.s. feel free to click on the link for further description ;)

Covert Affairs - The New ALIAS?

I know it's not fair to compare any spy TV series with ALIAS (coz as for me, nothing beats ALIAS) but I couldn't help but to like this new TV series - Covert Affairs. Maybe I miss spy series too much... LOL!

Anyway, currently I'm watching the Covert Affairs Season 1 and so far, it's good. I think I will just leave it at that ;)

I give it 7 out of 10... so far!

~~Me To You~~

Ya Sudahlah - Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black

I didn't expect this type of song from an Indonesian artist(s).

Commonly only from the Malaysian artists.

But, I'm loving this song

Ohhh... I couldn't resist LOL!

After my leave initially being rejected by the director,

my boss asked me to lessen my leave...

and.....

Today, I'm officially on leave!! Yeay!

Shopaholic Addict!

For an avid reader, Sophie Kinsella is no stranger to me ;)

I have almost (all) of her novels under Sophie Kinsella but unfortunately I haven't got any of her novels written under the name Madeleine Wickham.

Apart from Twenties Girl, I collected and read all her books :)

Last Sunday, I went to the neighbouring country, Miri and I managed to get her latest Shopaholic series - Mini Shopaholic! Yeay!

I haven't manage to start reading it yet but I'm sure it's gonna be as awesome as the rest!

Now, I am also a shopaholic - both in buying her novels and among other things... LOL!

Written In The Stars - Tinie Tempah feat Eric Turner

Another song that stucks in this thick head of mine... LOL!

But gotta admit, I'm loving this song and it's beat.

=D

21 Guns - Green Day and American Idiot cast

I love this cover than the original...

Oh! Not that dream again!

I'm not usually afraid of bad dreams aka nightmares.

For me dreams are just fragments of my imaginations or as I like to call it 'unfinished business' (what's left out) during my waking hours.

But if the dreams involved the things I hate the most, say, a snake, yikes!

I wouldn't call it a nightmare but I also dunno what to call it.

I don't like dreaming about snakes. In this particular dream, the snake is even in pink!

PINK? Gosh! My dream definitly a feminine dream.. LOL!

"Count Your Blessing"

Oh! I'm saying this to myself over and over again eversince I heard a motivational talk few days back. Me? Motivational talk? Of course! I love to read, listen and attend any motivational books or talks when ever I got the chance.

And "Count Your Blessing" is the topic of this week.

If you have been following my blog and read all (or almost) of my nonsense entries, you might notice that in some posts, I always complaint about some things or other - well, mainly about work! LOL! Yup! Complaints, complaints, complaints! Dissatisfactions, dissatisfactions and more dissatisfactions!

But then, I'm just a normal human...

Which normal human who doesn't complain?

But, when you think about it and when I think about it,

I am being blessed in so many ways that I just don't realise until recently.

Oh, I do realise most of them but then there are much more stuffs and things that I'm being blessed with...

I might not be 100% happy with my job, but at least I got a job,right?

I got a job that can allow me to feed myself and my family, bought my own car and pay my own bills.

Imagine those people who don't have a job? How can they feed and support their family?

I have a loving family. True, no family is perfect and my family is one of those imperfect ones. But we are here for each other, loving, supporting and helping each other - always!

Imagine those who don't have any family? I can't imagine living alone in this world...

So, from now on, I would complaint less (hopefully!) and I would make it a habit of mine to be grateful for whatever that may come my ways...

Besides good things always come in disguise ;)

"Count your blessings,

not your problems"

No Longer Available...

...when he got engaged, I was like, "Oh, ok" - carelessly

and couldn't be bothered much that he is getting married.

But now that he is married, I was like, "What? They are serious!" LOL!

I always fancy Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar - Malaysian first angkasawan and for me, he is (was) one of Malaysia's most eligible bachelor. I used to have a great crush on him - still has I think! LOL!

But now, he is married!

Congratulations!

May you both live happily ever after....

*now i can cross him from my list*

=D

*nyum*nyum*

Went to the capital today to have our dinner. I didn't manage to get any pictures of the Kg. Ayer as it was drizzling so Dad took our pictures instead with his new HP =)

Winning ain't everything

Life is about winning

but not everything you can win.

In Brunei, I noticed that people tend to compete with each other, may it be friendly rivalry, betting rivalry or damned too serious rivalry. I guess Bruneians have a very strong feeling of competitiveness. LOL!

What we compete about? Almost everything, I shall say.

Are you brilliant? Are you genius?

Do you have good grades?

Do you have a degree (undergraduate)?

Do you have a master (postgraduate)? (coz everyone got a degree nowdays)

Do you have a good, highly paid job?

Do you have a good-looking, wealthy boy/girl friend or husband/wife?

What car you drive?

What car your boy/girlfriend or husband/wife drives?

Do you have your own home? (coz if you have your own home, it shows you can AFFORD to have your own home)

How many kids do you have?

bla bla bla...

Then nowdays, the trend is more gadjetic, if there is such a word.

Do you have a laptop? (coz everyone gotta have at least 1 laptop)

Which brand? (if you have an iPad, wow! that would be impressive)

What mobile phone you using? Is it touch screen or using QWERTY keypads? (if none of those 2, then you are outdated - like I am!)

What camera you using? Digital = "oh ok"; DSLR = "wow" (a small digital camera won't compete with DSLR!)

What TV you have at home? LCD screen? HD? Home theater?

What DVD player you have? Blu-Ray?

Gosh! Sometimes it's just so unbelievable how people would go to make sure that they are winning in all these.

It just so pathetic.

I'm not saying that I don't feel any envy when people flaunt what they have infront of my eyes - intentionally or unintentionally. I do! Before today, I might be tempted to level myself up with all these people but when I think about it, what's the use?

Sure, you will get satisfaction when people say, "WOW!" in your face but to what extend? One time, you might be the first to get all the new stuffs but when one time, you are left behind, what you gonna do? Catch up?

Something to share ;)

Google

Google - one of the most leading web search engine ever. And you would be surprised what people all over the world type in the search engine.

And have you ever google someone? Come on! Let's be honest here. Have you? Me? I do! I do it all the time - I googled someone but I never ever google myself. Why? Coz I'm not that vain... LOL! Nah, coz I don't want to know why my name is there in the first place.

And is it really helpful? Googling, I mean. Sometimes, yea but with so many sites, it's kindda confusing and most of the time, it's just wasting your time.

But will you get what you want? Sometimes too. Most of the time, I will get some infos on what I'm googling for so yea, I get what I want.

Whoever I had googled before? Hah! I'm not gonna tell... =P

Maher Zain in Brunei!!!

(Photo taken from a friend on FB)

Yup!

International sensation, Maher Zain is here in Brunei!

He is here for the meet and greet the fans session.

Unfortunately, I'm not the type who fancy 'crowded' places.

Concert, yes but just waiting for long hours just to meet, nah, that's not me.

Oh, I guess I'm not a die-hard fan of Maher Zain yet BUT I do LOVE all his songs ;)

Addictive

Me and books are inseparable. Yup! You can call me whatever you want - geek, bookworm, whatever - and I don't care coz in the end, I'm happy! =D

It's been quiet a while I didn't pop into the bookstore (mainly coz I had some unread books available) but today, I decided to buy A NEW NOVEL. I limited myself to a novel only coz I'm trying to save some money (hehe!) and not to overspend too much on books and novels.

So there I was, roaming thru the racks and rows of books and when I came out 45 minutes later (coz I can't decide which one to buy), this is the result:

Victoria Alexander's The Perfect Wife and Desire of a Perfect Lady

and Dorothy Howell's Shoulder Bags and Shooting

Oh! I love historical romance novels! Never get bored with these stories and I'm starting to collect the Little Black Dress (LBD) novels.

My first LBD would be the Singletini which I started to buy while I was staying in Singapore and eversince then, I collect as many that interest me.

But Dorothy Howell would always be my favourite author from this LBD novels and up till today, I got 3 of them - Handbags and Homicide, Purses and Poison and the latest would be Shoulder Bags and Shooting. Never missed a novel.

What so great about her novels? Shopaholic and crime - it's a bad combination but she makes it so hilarious that I enjoyed reading this series. If you are a shopaholic (like me!), this is a fun read.

~~Sweet~~

If life is a game,

I wish you to win,

If life is a journey,

I wish you to walk on roses,

If life is a joy,

I wish you to always smile

p.s someone send this to me ;) thank you!

October

Yup! October is here! And as you can see, m changing my template ;) A little change is nicer..

3 more months, then it would be another new year - 2011!

My leave finally approved *YEAY* although I have to shorten my leave but hey, it's a lot more better than no leave at all, right?

sooo....tired!

That is exactly how I feel!

So tired! and it's only Thursday...

I know tomorrow is Friday but I have work commitment hence no chance of waking up late in the morning..LOL!

This week alone, I had been covering for 2 colleagues. Last Monday all the way to Muara and this afternoon, all the way to Sg. Hanching.

Usually I love driving to Muara, it used to be my hometown anyway and what's not to love there? so many beaches.. but last Monday, gosh... I was stuck in traffic in Jerudong for about 40 minutes and by the time I managed to reach the Muara-Tutong highway, it was already 7.30am and the highway is crowded! I zoomed all the way to Muara and still ended up 5 minutes late! Going home, same story - stuck again in Jerudong.

Today, the traffic ain't that bad but somehow I'm too tired... Can't think of doing any work apart from watching TV (waiting for Amazing Race Asia).

11.11.11

11th November 2011...

I know I'm way ahead but hey, no harms done, right? Me and my colleague were talking about dates (birthdays, anniversaries and basically beautiful and easy-to-remember dates) when 11.11.2011 comes up!

It's a Friday and I told him I will book leave for that week (coz Friday is Brunei's official public holiday). He asked me what I'm gonna be doing with that date. Told him I'm getting married...LOL! But of course, I'm just bluffing... well... I think! Haha!

But you gotta admit, it's a nice date and a great day (Friday) to get married ;)