Musing Mondays (July 26)


This is my first time participating on any Monday memes. I can't wait to dig in.

Musing Mondays is hosted by Miz B in Should be Reading.


This week's musing asks...

Do you review books? If so, for who?
If not, have you ever thought about doing so? Why, or why not?

I haven't done a book review ever, BUT... I really want to. I just don't know how to write one. Not to mention that I simply suck in composition. I know my vocabulary is better than good and my grammar is not atrocious either. But when it comes to putting my thoughts on paper or on a blog, it requires a lot of hard work for me. My writing usually just consist of 200 words or less. That's why I love Twitter! XD

If there's anyone out there willing to guide me through with this book review, feel free to contact me. I'll be your most willing student... but please be patient. (wink)

Friday Fill-Ins: No. 186





My first time to participate. I hope I can do justice.

1. I feel blessed with friends.

2. Because I got addicted playing Jungle Jewels, I have a lot of reading to catch up.

3. Do not do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
Not very original XD

4. Being a girl and going gaga over Formula1 and Rock n' Roll is completely unique. (Just my thoughts...)

5. It's hard to know how much of your bitterness can rule your life and make you miserable.

6. With anger, if acted on, danger follows suit.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleep early, tomorrow my plans include throwing a party and belt my heart out in karaoke and Sunday, I want to watch Inception!

Thursday 13: July 22

A weekly event hosted here, in case you want to join. I found this in Miz B's blog. This is my first time! XD

13 Things I Want To Do On My Birthday:

1. Read my favorite verse the moment the clock strikes 12:01 am.
2. Throw a party. It's not everyday I get to be 32.
3. Since there's going to be a party, I'll make my 3rd attempt cooking Lemon Spaghetti and this time with fresh basil leaves!
4. Sing "Hopelessly Devoted To You" if I get to borrow my friend's karaoke set.
5. Drink red wine.
6. Spend the money my mom by buy books online!
7. Wake up early so that I can go to the market and buy meat. (Do I hear beef steak?)
8. Do another set of YogaX before I start cooking.
9. Sing the second song in my list: "I Remember You" by Skid Row.
10. Wait for a greeting from my eye-candy... XD
11. Laugh so hard until I have tears in my eyes.
12. Buko Pandan Salad???
13. Last but not the least: Think of my Dad. I hope he's in God's loving arms. (Miss you Dad!)

Missed

I wasn't able to participate in the memes from Monday until Wednesday, including my favorite Teaser Tuesdays =(. It's 12:04am in my clock that means it's already Friday but I'll catch up on the Thursday memes. I only have myself to blame. Sleep is still elusive and during the odd hours in the morning, instead of deep asleep, I'm voraciously reading a book or eagerly watching the latest episode of So You Think You Can Dance or playing Jungle Jewels like it's the last day of the earth. I'll strive to be consistent. (Note to self: Listen to yourself.)

Teaser Tuesday: Joyfully Single

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!


TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:

* Grab your current read.
* Let the book fall open to a random page.
* Share with us any two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page.
* You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from... that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!
* Spoilers not allowed! XD

Here's mine:

"So much of our love is conditional -- I'll love you provided you love me back, but if you don't love me the same way I love you, it's all over. I'll take my toys and split."

page 73, Joyfully Single by Dr. Harold Sala

Teaser Tuesdays: The Way of the Shepherd

* Grab your current read.
* Let the book fall open to a random page.
* Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
* You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from... that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!
* Spoilers not allowed! XD

Here's page 34 of the book:

"You want positive, can-do people. Given a choice between talent and attitude, I'll take attitude every time."




The Way of the Shepherd is written by Dr. Kevin Leman and William Pentak. This is a must read especially to those who wants to enhance their leadership skills.

When you want to lose control badly...

I've been known to have a short fuse on my temper. When I'm angry, I always sin. I'm not being proud of this, but I'm just stating a fact and it's something I'm trying to get over. When I say sin, I'm not saying that I go ahead and kill the person I'm angry at or demolish the thing that made me angry. It's the thoughts that circle around my head and the profane words in my head that's making me sin. I believe that the thoughts that you have when you are angry are most damning than throwing temper tantrums.

I'm not sure if a lot of people have experienced this feeling when you just want to let go, when you just want to give in to your senses, or when you simply just stopped thinking about wrong or right so that you can just act on your anger but your responsible self is keeping you from doing it and it becomes a tug of war. A tug war of to do or not to do. Many times I have been tempted to let my inner bitch loose and be a loud-mouthed, insult-mouthing, esteem-destroyer monster. But then, a white light would descend over the red haze and would make me see reason and all of sudden my responsible self would kick in. Would you follow the animal in you or would you be the human that God created you for?

If I were to act on my monster-self, the first I would do is belittle the person as much as possible. I want to make them feel that they are nothing but garbage and scums of the earth. That their mothers wasted the labor they poured in carrying a child that's not even worth to be born with. A child who turned out to be a delusional pathological liar, cheat, backstabber, gossip monger, emotionally retarded, immoral and among others. Second, I will make sure to destroy their lives. Make them lose their jobs. Let them suffer that all they see around them is famine and poverty. Third, since they are so miserable, I'll make sure that they'll want to end their life and once it's ended, I will make sure that I send wilted flowers and a death metal band to play in their wake. Of course I have to attend their funeral and I will be wearing a bloody red gown that will make look like a receptionist for Hades.

But alas, the responsible self kicks in and I'm just left to thinking when Karma disguised as lightning will strike them. I told you thoughts are uglier than actions.