Wrapping up 2013

As 2013 ends, allow me to share with you the roller coaster ride of events and emotions of the year that has been.

The Shadow of the Wind

"The art of reading is an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind."

Paprika

My clingy sissy and I were at National Bookstore one time, carefully choosing which ones to prioritize, say one book each, but we ended up buying six! :))) We were hesitant to buy Paprika at first, because it's expensive. Haha! Kakuriputan attack. Buuut the cover and the synopsis were just to interesting to be ignored. Plus, it's the only stock left! or it's the one and only stock they had. Meant for us :p

Oh Singapura!

MNL-SG | photo grabbed from clingy sissy's Instagram account :)

It was another spontaneous trip, pursued by yours truly because I wanted to travel on my 23rd birthday :p Sadly, due to the randomness, wasn't able to celebrate with the whole family, but still enjoyed the Singapore adventure with Mommy and Tricia Mae <3

Wonder

"You really are a wonder, Auggie. You are a wonder."

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Thanks to my clingy sissy Tricia Mae who "forced" asked me to buy this book, I was drawn to a beautifully-written piece of Milan Kundera.

The Choices That Define Us

One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you.

Being the Special One Who Matters

"You could still want something that is very unlikely to happen." 

- Christopher John Francis Boone (a special child gifted with a great logical brain)

"I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter." 

- Colin Singleton (a prodigy who has been in love with same name for 19 times)

My Name Is Memory

The soul deep within has a heart that beats and longs for only one <3

The Sense of An Ending

I've loved Julian Barnes since I randomly picked Love Etc. in Shakespeare and Company in Paris. I've always gotten hooked in his way of writing and drawn in his interesting plots. So, when my sister and I found The Sense of An Ending in a bookstore, we just had to grab it :)

BOHOLandia

Got a text from Tricia Mae saying, "Bohol daw tayo. Hehe" And with that, I instantly called up baby boo, filed for a leave, and planned for another spontaneous trip with the family! :) 

My Great Perhaps

"I go to seek a Great Perhaps. That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps." - Miles "Pudge" Halter

The Time Keeper

After three weeks, I finally learned how Father Time's story ended :)