Matthew Reilly

For the past one month or so, I've been caught up in a worldwind adventure around the globe. Travelling from China to Africa and even to Egypt!

Yes, I've been sucked into the world of fiction literature by a writer I now consider to be on my favourites list - Matthew Reilly! I first discovered his book from my mom and sis who couldn't stop gushing about the thrilling adventure book, The Seven Deadly Wonders.

If you enjoyed watching the Indiana Jones movies and reading Dan Brown's books such as the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, I guarantee, you'll definitely love his books, particularly this trilogy! Matthew Reilly manages to capture his reader's attention through his imaginative take on things. The adventures he comes up with makes it difficult for the reader to put the book down. And through his first book, he brings you back to the seven ancient wonders of the world. So, those history buffs will also enjoy this book.

After reading this book, I discovered there was a sequel to the book and sis and I immediately went on a hunt for the book! And the timing was perfect as I just collected my RM200 book vouchers, so it was the perfect time to buy the following books.

We also found out that after the Six Sacred Stones, there is another sequel to the book, called The Five Greatest Warriors! I would suggest that if possible, get all three books at the same time so that at least you'll get a continuous story! =)

The author is Australian, therefore don't be surprise that the hero of the book, Jack West Jr. is also Aussie. =)

So, the first book, is about Jack West Jr. and his team of small nations that goes on a quest to reassemble the Great Capstone atop the Pyramid of Giza to avoid a worldwide destruction. The country that sets the Golden Capstone stand to gain a millenium of world dominance, therefore, Jack and his team band together to try to avoid that from happening. The story begins with the team trying to locate pieces of the capstone that are hidden in the seven ancient wonders while trying to evade the bigger nations after them.

The second book continues 18 months after the first book whereby they realised that the event in the first book is just a trigger for a bigger disaster waiting to happen. Therefore, the team once again set upon finding the six sacred stones that will help them in their journey to avert the said disaster.

The last book, is a continuation of the sixth book which ends in a cliffhanger. The journey of Jack West and his team continues as they go in search of the Five Greatest Warriors, from Genghis Khan to Moses, who hold clues that will help the team in their mission.

I am currently reading the fifth book and I can't wait to find out what happens next! My mom and I have even thought about who would be the best actor to play the role of Jack if it was ever made into a movie and here's our choice:

Alex O' Loughlin!! He won us over after we watched him in the remake of Hawaii Five O! =D Though if this movie was ever made, the studio producing this movie would have to have a lot of financers!!

Oh well, I hope me gushing about this book series would make you interested enough to buy and read the books! If you've already read the books, leave me a comment on what you thought about it! =D

Till the next time,

pa-alam!!

2012

2012 seems to be flying by like a jet plane. Believe it or not, it's already the mid of February! Since finishing college, I haven't been doing much. I've actually been taking on the role of a housewife actually. Staying at home, doing laundry, washing the dishes, cleaning the house and basically, just watching the TV. =) Not that I'm complaining coz frankly, I enjoy being home with nothing to worry about.

All that is about to change though with my final exam results out as that means, it is now time to look for a job and beginning the next chapter in my life. But, I'll save that for some other day.

So during CNY, I got the chance to meet up with some of my high school friends. Nicole came back from Adelaide and Sneha was also back on break. So we sort of had a mini-friends CNY reunion at Nicole's house. It was good being able to catch up and reminisce. Its amazing how talking about our past memories never fails to cheer us up and bring laughter all the time.

Even though it's only been two months since 2012 begin, the year has already seen the death of 2 musical greats, one local and one international. My granduncle, Salvador Guerzo, passed away at the end of January and just recently, Whitney Houston. What a way to start the year but that's just how life goes, right?

On a brighter note though, after many many months, our shop finally has a new stall! It's an Indian stall selling capati and roti jala. The food is great and the new stall seems to have brought a whole new surge of customers, old and new. At least, things are looking up for AGC for 2012. To brighten up the shop, sis and I also decorated the shop with ang pow packets for CNY and for Valentines, we re-used the ang pow packets and cut it into heart shapes! Eco-friendly decos!

This year also marked the first time I ever got chocolates for Valentines! Yes yes, sad to say, in the 21 years of my existence, I've never gotten choclates or flowers for Valentines before! Lol! Two customers at the shop bought Ferrero Rocher and Cadbury Gold chocolates for us. A box each! =) One even insisted on finding the one with a heart-shaped box (pic below) as he said it would have more meaning. haha!

 As for dad's 57th birthday this year, sis and I decided to share and buy a new handphone for him this year as his old phone was giving problems and the buttons were also starting to sink in. It was not a touch screen phone or anything but more of a practical keypad-pressing phone as my dad and technology still has a long way to go. He seems quite happy with it for now though he complained about it at first, so I suppose it was a timely and good present indeed!

Overall, in the past two months of 2012 alone has been sort of a roller coaster ride for my family though it's only the beginning of the year but I am really hoping the rest of the year will be much much better and hopefully, I'll have some good news to share, such as hopefully geting a good job soon. =)

Till the next post,

Pa-alam!!

Happy Lunar New Year!

To my dear family members, friends and to all who read my blog, here's wishing all of you,

A VERY PROSPEROUS, JOYOUS AND

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!

Till the next post,

Pa-alam!

P/S: 200th post!! =D

Favourite Filipino Song

Since finishing my exams, I haven't done anything interesting enough to update on my blog. So, I would like to share with all of you, one of my favourite tagalog songs. I first heard the song on a TV series and I instantly fell in love with the song! My sis and I even sang the song with my dad playing the guitar at one of my aunt's wedding! =)

The song is called "Kung Akin Ang Mundo" by Erik Santos and it's basically about a guy singing to his girl about the things he would do for her if he had the world in his hands. A really sweet song and I just love it. So, I would like to share this song with you and I hope you like it as much as I do! =)

Till the next post,

Pa-alam!