Them Otters!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/4chan/176890359032890

Awww :)

Wanderfuss

I love travelling: Seeing new places, soaking in foreign culture, chowing on different flavours, and getting exotic stuff to bring home.

It's the packing I hate... And I loathe unpacking even more.

Still, can't wait to say 'hi' to Jakarta again this weekend!

That Time Of The Year

So let's just get this out of the way: I'm not big on V-day. In fact, I'm probably the Ebenezer Scrooge of Valentine's.

But this year... I'm trying something different, something that I'll be doing in my room alone. Teehee! Betcha thinking that sounds so naughty, right?

Not really.

I'm going on a date with Perry Como - on Youtube.

Hoorah for the Internet!

Dear Anna

I'm changing my name to Anna.

So call me Anna?

Moon River

"What qualities do you want in a guy?"

I never quite know how to answer that question. Heck, I can't even imagine what my so-called Prince Charming would look or be like.

I just know I probably wouldn't want him to be Prince Charming. Those guys have all got royal egos.

Yeah, I'm romantic that way.Lol.

... But it's definitely a plus if he wants to be my huckleberry friend :)

You & I

You and I//Ingrid Michaelson

Let's get rich

And give everybody nice sweaters

And teach them how to dance.

So sweet I wanna melt. ♥

The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book//Neil Gaiman

Rating: 3/5

I truly want to love a Neil Gaiman story; to feel for it as deeply as I know his fans do. I've heard it's a life-changing experience, but it's one that has eluded me thus far.

So to be absolutely frank, I still don't get the hype surrounding a Gaiman book. I've read about 2 or 3 I think, including one which he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett, who does happen to be one of my favourite authors.

They weren't bad, but I didn't exactly connect very well with them either. Perhaps I've just got very little patience for certain kinds of descriptive prose - I can't get past page 1 of a Robert Jordan book without wanting to hurl myself off a cliff.

The story at the core of The Graveyard Book is certainly original and fascinating; in Gaiman's masterful hands, the graveyard turns into a homely and perfectly cosy place to grow up in. That's no mean feat.

My grouse, as I mentioned, is with the prose which I felt to be ploddingly slow at times. And I remember having the same problem with Anansi Boys too. But Gaiman is a good author, I tell myself, a wordsmith; he strings words together so beautifully. That's something I've got to admit.

Oh Gaiman. I've come to a conclusion that maybe, like the infamous saying, it's not you but me.