Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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My hand today (the other hand is holding the camera, but it's the same, all red too!): Okay, I realize it's quite the freaky picture, what with the doll's feet in red caught in the photo. Well... Happy Halloween! Yup, that's part of our office's decor for Halloween. Decorating has been in full swing since last week! Our bay got the famous zombie baby aka "tiyanak," and we've been dressing up our work area like a nursery with a freaky, scary baby. That's the surprise because our nursery looks very cheery and sweet, but when you peek into the crib, surprise! Haha! We'll be setting it up tomorrow. As for the bloody "footprints" of the zombie baby on the pseudo wall, we used red poster paint on my fists (for the sole) and fingers (for the toes). Haven't done that footprint thing since, I don't know, high school? I didn't think it would look like footprints, but hey it did! Being artsy was so long ago! Good thing the paint's water-based so I was easily able to get it off. Paint was also splattered to give the effect of the baby after it's bloody, murderous rampage. I have not seen the movie where it's based on, but I imagine that's how it happened. This project has exhausted our creative juices --- really, you don't do much arts-and-crafts when you're a grown up, but happily, there's a lot of good ideas going around in turning an office into a nursery! Labels: random
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Saturday, October 08, 2011
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Yay, this week's 5 is all about books! I love books. I do not mind buying books, even if I do need clothes, shoes and the like more. *guilty smile* 1. What book did you struggle to get through but is something you’re glad you’ve read? The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It was very hard to get through for me. For some reason, I would get scared reading it! But I was happy to get through it, it's a pretty good story. 2. What’s a book whose popularity has baffled you? Not really a specific book, but Danielle Steele books. Granted, I have never read any of her books (when I was about 11 years old, my parents told me, "You can start reading Sweet Valley High, Danielle Steele and Sidney Sheldon only when you're 12!" When I turned 12, I only got SVH and a Sheldon book. Never got around to Danielle Steele), but what makes her an enduring author? I see her books all around, but have never been compelled to buy (maybe because it's only her photograph at the back of the book and not a synopsis). 3. If you could make everyone you know read one book, what would it be? The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's one of the most moving books I have ever read. It's for young adults, but I think it has very universal and grown-up theme. I cannot read it without crying and the experience is always very emotional for me that's why I don't read it very often. I love the characters very much and it's one book I believe I will never stop recommending to anyone and will pass on to my future kids! 4. What book have you liked less and less as time has gone by? Ahhh... well. It's the Shopaholic series. I bought the first three books six years ago and I thought Becky's adventures were amusing and I liked Luke. But as the popularity of the characters spawned so many other stories (having a sister and then baby), I got bored. Becky still hadn't gotten a grip on her spending and generally still ditzy. Gah. I think I outgrew her already as she never seemed to grow up (although I still love Luke and I want to have that inky purple dress Becky had in Shopaholic Takes Manhattan). 5. What book have you loved more and more as time has gone by? I am biased to Jeffrey Archer --- definitely one of my favorite authors. So I really, really disliked his last book Only Time Will Tell (it's the first of a trilogy), but I am still a big fan of most of his work. If anything, I always say, the books that I love more and more are of his: Kane and Abel, The Fourth Estate, The Prodigal Daughter and of course, As the Crow Flies.
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
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 Not an Apple user, but I am a fan of Steve Jobs. iSad. :(Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ~Steve Jobs Image from Things We Forget.
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