Miss Michy

met up with DG today for about three hours, and i had a great time catching up with him.  haven’t met him for nearly five years - we kept in touch only through msn and our blogs, and was relieved to find that it wasn’t awkward at all.

it was actually really funny most of the time - think ‘puan puan’, the sorry state of small towns in general, various love lives - ranging from the stagnant to the scandalous - and a lot more.

wished i had gone up to kl though!  would have been able to meet leech, who sounds like immense fun :p

and how could we forget to camwhore DG!!! :( wtf will it be another 5 years before i see you again? we’ll be in our twenties then - you late, mine early - and not super young and beautiful anymore!!!

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i really ought to blog more, but truthfully there isn’t much to say.  i’ve been shopping as per usual, having the odd meet up here and there, catching up on my reading, and doing some writing (with good old pen and paper).  i miss BRATs.  i miss blogging the way i blogged about BRATs.  i guess i miss having interesting events to blog about?

there’s only so much you can say about how you feel and what you think etc.  i want to write more about new and exciting things.  for example…i really like reading silverwolf and pinkpau.  they’re always off doing something somewhere.  i’m not ashamed to say that that is the sort of life i want.  a life chock full of things to do, places to see, events to experience and new people to meet.  a life unbound and unfettered by the sometimes ridiculous restrictions i have to comply with.  the freedom to just be. to go somewhere without being hindered by ‘you’re a girl it’s not safe’.

i KNOW i’m a girl/woman.  i KNOW it’s bloody unsafe anywhere and everywhere and it irritates me to no end that it is a direct curb on my activities.  but why say no right from the get go when one can take all the precautions possible, be as safe as possible, employ all measures necessary etc to be safe?  must one stay locked up to ensure one’s safety forever?

i believe that while it’s an unsafe world, you can do your best by being careful and alert and possess the necessary know how and basic common sense.  other than that, everything really is circumstantial (unless someone really marks you wtf).  i’m not a rebel in any sense - an ex used to say that i follow the rules too much for my own good - and trust me, i don’t really have the desire to go clubbing till the wee hours of the morning, or drink myself to a state of abject drunkenness etc.  i just want the freedom to do the usual, like take the train on my own, walk around, explore, attend an arts fest, things like that.  nothing sordid, nothing dangerous.  is that too much to ask?

while i’m not really loud by any measure, i am an even more muted version of my already rather quiet self nowadays.  there’s only so much stifling a soul can take, and for all the material possessions and comforts that i have, i really truly just want to be myself without fear of repercussion or reining in.  this is precisely why i long for, borderline lust for, living on my own.

this is also why i’m looking forward to australia.  nothing’s confirmed yet, though it’s looking good, but should the plan come to fruition…how happy i shall be!  isn’t it a bit odd that i actually fiercely want to be independent, but am not truly allowed to be for my own safety?  i think my close friends know about this predicament quite well.

don’t get me wrong, i love my parents very much, they do have the final word and i respect and accept that, but what gets me is that i see or know of people my age, or younger, acting out in so many ways in all forms of debauchery, and their parents are either really complacent or really ignorant.  i mean…is it fair that such freedom be granted to people who don’t know how to keep themselves in check?

or am i a goody two shoes because i have had my freedom dished out to me a little at a time as i mature instead of the huge platters and tureens the others get much earlier on?  i’m happy with the way i’ve turned out (literally, sometimes ruby and i go ‘omg we’re actually really decent obedient (insert positive attribute) kids!’), and i actually have a lot of freedom right now (so i might just be greedy), but i want…i want the sort that doesn’t need a yes or a no from anybody on anything.  i know i’m capable of making the right decisions, and even my parents agree, but they’re just so protective :(  i’m hoping that will cease when i start earning my own keep…

sigh dunno la.  i’ll just look forward to the day when i’m truly my own master :(

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anyway, i won’t bore you with details of, say, how i pour my orange juice into a cup (inside joke), and will instead blog a whole lot more when i enter uni next week! :) rest assured there will be almost daily updates then - i intend to keep my academic journey well documented.  i’m not sure if i’ll do it here or another blog set up exclusively for that purpose, but i will keep you posted.

stay well.

on facebook, i’m currently married to my best friend, ruby. it really truly is just for fun, but i hear ruby has been having a field day creating doubts regarding her sexual orientation (she’s straight - and so am i - despite how interesting she thinks bisexuality is).

some people, however, have taken it very seriously.  i guess it’s a bit alarming, as both of our profiles usually feature pictures of us together, like the following (why do i always, always seem to be on the left by default?) :

okay enough camwhore pictures.  point is, we’re ‘married’.  and while some have taken it seriously (why, people, why?!), most have reacted to it with good humour and statements like ‘it’s about time!’.  for instance,  ruby’s dad thinks we might as well get married, judging from the amount of time we spend together in real life/on the phone.

anyway, i was just thinking - this sort of pairings on social networks, i only ever see them between girls.  i have never seen a guy getting ‘married’ to another guy.  is it because they instinctively know that it will not be reacted to with the same good humour or frivolity that girl-girl pairings get?  or is it much too risky, with the prospect of eliciting taunts that will never cease?  the guys i know who joke about being gay, they do stuff like refer to ‘hot nights’ and ‘endless love’, but it is always done with a certain outlandishness, an overt campiness, as if to say ‘PLEASE DON’T THINK THIS IS FOR REAL’.

i mean, guys don’t get to be (openly) affectionate the way girls do, don’t you think?  i think nothing of posting ‘hello dear’ and ‘good morning sayang’ on the walls of my best and closest girl friends - in fact, it is almost expected of us - but this sort of…verbal intimacy is not prevalent among guys.  it would almost certainly raise a few eyebrows if a guy posts ‘john dear, i’ll need to borrow your car’.  are guys expected to be all manly with ‘oi dude gimme your keys i need a ride for saturday’?  or is this the way they convey their affection - with easy, casual conversation, instead of the emotionally laden ones we have?

i wonder.

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i’ll be back with more after lunch!  got some really nice pictures from the paulian concert, might put them up later.  my blog is having a dearth of pictures since facebook, so i guess i’ll pepper the next few posts with more images to relieve the monotony :)

and uni starts in less than two weeks, yipee!  i’m not half done with my shopping, though.

the school’s charity concert was alright. first band’s performance bordered on awful due to faulty sound system, and i couldn’t even hear what ram and ruby were saying to me at one point - and i was sitting right beside them, too! the sound system veered from downright jarring to moderately tolerable throughout the concert, and thank goodness the tickets only cost RM 10. i heard that everything was much better for the concert the day after, as it rightly should be! imagine paying RM 30 upwards only to have to cover your ears half the time, grr.

my brother’s band did well, though. you could at least hear what they were singing, and it was nice. he just picked up learning guitar early this year (if i’m not mistaken, somewhere around his birthday), and to see him up there strumming and singing so confidently like a rock star, was something to be very, very proud of.

the portion of the concert that i enjoyed the most, apart from time spent with two of my favourite people, was seeing my play on stage! :) remember what i said about wanting another script that had more subplots/fleshed out characters? well, while i still wish that was the one that was performed, this one was pretty good anyway! everything went brilliantly, and most of the dances were spectacular. superbly choreographed with fitting song choices. the lines suffered to the hall’s poor acoustics (echoes that muffled every sound imaginable) but judging from the number of people who spoke to me about the play later, i guess they enjoyed it! kudos to everyone involved, twas a job (very) well done!

i also met one of ruby’s family friends, akil, who will be doing the same course as me at taylor’s! so nice to have a fellow serembanite in the urban wilderness of PJ, yes? we conversed briefly, and when i got home i saw a facebook friend request waiting in my inbox. tis nice to be speedily added.

i had a really good time at the concert - the night was peppered with loads of laughter and it was fun fun fun. i also saw shan and hema, who came over to say hello after it was all over. went for a short mamak session with ruby after the concert; ram couldn’t join us as he had to rush home, but we’re going out again soon so it was no big deal.

overall, an enjoyable night.

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i made a trip up to kl recently to move some furniture into my apartment. everything but the kitchen sink, really - a bed, a cloth cupboard, two bookcases, a huge study table, another blue foldable table, a dressing table and a wire rack hanger. due to space constraints (no single room available), my huge study table is in the hall, as well as my spare table and the bookcases. still, since the place is pretty sparse, there’s loads of space for my stuff.

still have to bring up my shoe rack, shoes, bags, books, clothes, electronics, and other assorted necessities. thank goodness there’s already a fully equipped kitchen, a washing machine, and water heaters in the bathroom. i don’t fancy cold showers, and NS was enough of an experience when it came to freezing cold water at five in the morning.

it’s only a little over two weeks before i move into my apartment for real, and i cannot wait. i’ve been shopping incessantly (but this is no startling news, right?), catching up on my reading (3 books a week is heaven) and generally been really busy. another girl’s day out in kl is in the works, and hopefully that’ll come to fruition.

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i’ll be back with more later. till then, stay well!

some help, please.  i’ve been downloading e-books, lots of e-books, and i’ll be setting up a page to keep track of what i have.  first off, is this post.  i got this torrent from a friend of mine, with all of the books below.  while it has some excellent writers that i recognise and quite a few of which i have read (douglas adams, agatha christie, roahl dahl, eoin colfer, j. r. r. tolkien, david eddings etc), MOST are of fantasy/sci-fi titles.  you know, the ones where their names end in -lance, and have ‘elven’ or ‘magick’ somewhere.

thing is, i’m not really into sci-fi/fantasy of the sort where you battle sorcerers and all that.  however, i will be more than happy to read a series or fantasy titles that are really, really good.  as i’m not a fan of this genre, could you sci-fi/fantasy buffs out there tell me which authors/works are worth keeping.  do leave a comment on this post telling me of, perhaps, the names below whose works you have read and enjoyed, or those whom you’ve heard of but haven’t read yet.

thanks very much in advance!

(it’s an awfully long list, around 500 titles in all, but i’ve separated the works according to author, which will hopefully make your scanning, recommending or alternatively, bashing, easier.  this post will be locked up if or when i get the feedback i need.  thanks!)

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Adams, Douglas - DG 1 - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Adams, Douglas - DG 2 - The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul
Adams, Douglas - HH - The Lost Chapters
Adams, Douglas - HH - Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
Adams, Douglas - HH1 - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Adams, Douglas - HH2 - Restaurant at the End of the Universe, The
Adams, Douglas - HH3 - Life, the Universe, and Everything
Adams, Douglas - HH4 - So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish
Adams, Douglas - HH5 - Mostly Harmless
Adams, Douglas - Starship Titanic
Adams, Douglas - The Meaning of Life
Adams, Douglas - The Private Life of Genghis Khan
Adams, Douglas - The Salmon of Doubt

Agatha Christie - The Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie - Burden
Agatha Christie - Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie - Mysterious Mr Quin
Agatha Christie - Paddington
Agatha Christie - Partners In Crime
Agatha Christie - Passenger To Frankfurt
Agatha Christie - Sleeping Murder
Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger
Agatha Christie - Three Blind Mice

Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 01 - Spellsinger
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 02 - Hour of the Gate
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 03 - The Day of the Dissonance
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 04 - The Moment Of The Magician
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 05 - The Paths Of The Perambulator
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 06 - The Time Of The Transferance
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger 07 - Son of Spellsinger

Amanda Ashley - After Twilight
Amanda Ashley - Midnight Pleasures

Angie Sage - Septimus Heap 01 - Magyk
Angie Sage - Septimus Heap 02 - Flyte
Angie Sage - Septimus Heap 03 - Physik

Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 01 - Guilty Pleasures
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 02 - The Laughing Corpse
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 03 - Circus of the Damned
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 04 - The Lunatic Cafe
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 05 - Bloody Bones
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 06 - The Killing Dance
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 07 - Burnt Offerings
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 08 - Blue Moon
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 09 - Obsidian Butterfly
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 10 - Narcissus in Chains
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 11 - Cerulean Sin
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 12 - Incubus Dreams
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 13 - Micah
Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter 14 - Danse Macabre

Anne Bishop - Dark Jewels 01 - Daughter of the Blood
Anne Bishop - Dark Jewels 02 - Heir to the Shadows
Anne Bishop - Dark Jewels 03 - Queen of Darkness
Anne Bishop - Dark Jewels SS anth - Dreams Made Flesh
Anne Bishop - The Wild Heart
Anne Bishop - Tir Alainn 01 - The Pillars of the World
Anne Bishop - Tir Alainn 02 - Shadows and Light
Anne Bishop - Tir Alainn 03 - The House of Gaian

Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 01 - Unicorn Girl
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 02 - Acorna’s Quest
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 03 - Acorna’s People
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 04 - Acorna’s World
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 05 - Acorna’s Search
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 06 - Acorna’s Rebels
Anne McCaffrey - Acorna 07 - Acorna’s Triumph
Anne McCaffrey - Dinosaur Planet 01 - Dinosaur Planet
Anne McCaffrey - Dinosaur Planet 02 - The Survivors
Anne McCaffrey - Pern - DragonRiders of Pern 01 - Dragonflight
Anne McCaffrey - Pern - DragonRiders of Pern 02 - Dragonquest
Anne McCaffrey - Pern - DragonRiders of Pern 03 - The White Dragon

Anne Rice - Mayfair Witches 01 - The Witching Hour
Anne Rice - Mayfair Witches 02 - Lasher
Anne Rice - Mayfair Witches 03 - Taltos

Baxter, Stephen - Marginalia
Baxter, Stephen - Moon Six
Baxter, Stephen - Moonseed
Baxter, Stephen - On the Orion Line
Baxter, Stephen - These Things Happen (SS)
Baxter, Stephen - Time Ships
Baxter, Stephen - Xeelee 01 - Raft
Baxter, Stephen - Xeelee 02 - Timelike Infinity
Baxter, Stephen - Xeelee 03 - Flux
Baxter, Stephen - Xeelee 04 - Ring
Baxter, Stephen - Xeelee 05 - Vacuum Diagrams SSColl
Baxter, Steven - Titan

Bradbury, Ray - A Medicine for Melancholy
Bradbury, Ray - A Scent of Sarsaparilla
Bradbury, Ray - A Story of Love
Bradbury, Ray - A Wild Night in Galway
Bradbury, Ray - Dandelion Wine
Bradbury, Ray - Death is a Lonely Business
Bradbury, Ray - Dorian in Excelsis
Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray - Fever Dream
Bradbury, Ray - In a Season of Calm Weather
Bradbury, Ray - Last Rites
Bradbury, Ray - Let’s All Kill Constance
Bradbury, Ray - Maly Morderca
Bradbury, Ray - Marriage Mender
Bradbury, Ray - Mars is Heaven
Bradbury, Ray - Mr. Pale
Bradbury, Ray - Quicker Than the Eye
Bradbury, Ray - Short Stories
Bradbury, Ray - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Bradbury, Ray - The Dragon
Bradbury, Ray - The End of the Beginning
Bradbury, Ray - The Illustrated Man
Bradbury, Ray - The Martian Chronicles
Bradbury, Ray - The Pendulum
Bradbury, Ray - The Small-Town Plaza
Bradbury, Ray - The Sound of Thunder
Bradbury, Ray - The Town Where No One Got Off
Bradbury, Ray - The Veldt
Bradbury, Ray - The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Bradbury, Ray - Unterderseaboat Doktor

C.S Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia

Carol Berg - Bridge of D’Arnath 01 - Son of Avonar
Carol Berg - Bridge of D’Arnath 02 - Guardians of the Keep
Carol Berg - Bridge of D’Arnath 03 - The Soul Weaver
Carol Berg - Bridge of D’Arnath 04 - Daughter of Ancients
Carol Berg - Rai-Kirah 01 - Transformation
Carol Berg - Rai-Kirah 02 - Revelation
Carol Berg - Rai-Kirah 03 - Restoration
Carol Berg - Rai-Kirah 04 - Song of the Beast

Christopher Paolini - Inheritance 01 - Eragon
Christopher Paolini - Inheritance 02 - Eldest

Dan Brown - Angels & Demons
Dan Brown - Deception Point
Dan Brown - Digital Fortress
Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code

David Eddings - Belgariad 01 - Pawn of Prophecy
David Eddings - Belgariad 02 - Queen of Sorcery
David Eddings - Belgariad 03 - Magician’s Gambit
David Eddings - Belgariad 04 - Castle of Wizardry
David Eddings - Belgariad 05 - Enchanter’s End Game
David Eddings - Elenium 01 - The Diamond Throne
David Eddings - Elenium 02 - The Ruby Knight
David Eddings - Elenium 03 - The Saphire Rose
David Eddings - High Hunt
David Eddings - In Death Ground.
David Eddings - Mallorean 01 - Guardians of the West
David Eddings - Malloreon 02 - King Of The Murgos
David Eddings - Malloreon 03 - Demon Lord of Karanda
David Eddings - Malloreon 04 - Sorceress of Darshiva
David Eddings - Malloreon 05 - The Seeress of Kel
David Eddings - Polgara the Sorceress
David Eddings - Tamuli 01 - Domes of Fire
David Eddings - Tamuli 02 - The Shining Ones
David Eddings - Tamuli 03 - The Hidden City
David Eddings - The Losers
David Eddings - The Redemption Of Althalus
David Eddings - The Rivan Codex

Diane Duane - Feline Wizards 01 - Book of Night With Moon
Diane Duane - Feline Wizards 02 - To Visit The Queen
Diane Duane - Young Wizards 01 - So You Want To Be A Wizard
Diane Duane - Young Wizards 02 - Summer Night’s Song
Diane Duane - Young Wizards 03 - High Wizardry
Diane Duane - Young Wizards 04 - A Wizard Abroad

Dragonlance - Elven Nations Trilogy 01 - Firstborn
Dragonlance - Elven Nations Trilogy 02 - The Kinslayer Wars
Dragonlance - Elven Nations Trilogy 03 - The Qualinesti.

Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 01 - Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 02 - The Arctic Incident
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 03 - The Eternity Code
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 04 - The Opal Deception
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl 05 - The Lost Colony
Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl Files

Forgotten Realms - Elminster 01 - The Making of a Mage
Forgotten Realms - Elminster 02 - Elminster in Myth Drannor
Forgotten Realms - Elminster 03 - Temptation Of Elminster
Forgotten Realms - Elminster 04 - Elminster in Hell
Forgotten Realms - Elminster 05 - Elminster’s Daughter
Forgotten Realms - Legacy of The Drow 01 - The Legacy
Forgotten Realms - Legacy of The Drow 02 - Starless Night
Forgotten Realms - Legacy of The Drow 03 - Siege of Darkness
Forgotten Realms - Legacy of The Drow 04 - Passage To Dawn
Forgotten Realms - Lost Empires 01 - Mel Odom - The Lost Library of Cormanthyr
Forgotten Realms - Lost Empires 02 - Troy Denning - Faces of Deception
Forgotten Realms - Lost Empires 03 - Clayton Emery - Star of Cursrah
Forgotten Realms - Lost Empires 04 - Lynn Abbey - The Nether Scroll
Forgotten Realms - Starlight and Shadows 01 - Daughter of the Drow - Cunningham, Elaine
Forgotten Realms - Starlight and Shadows 02 - Tangled Webs - Cunningham, Elaine
Forgotten Realms - Starlight and Shadows 03 - Windwalker - Cunningham, Elaine.
Forgotten Realms - The Icewind Dale Trilogy 01 - The Crystal Shard
Forgotten Realms - The Icewind Dale Trilogy 02 - Streams of Silver
Forgotten Realms - The Icewind Dale Trilogy 03 - The Halfling’s Gem

Gemmell - Echoes of the Great Song (V1.1)
Gemmell, David - Damned 1 - White Wolf
Gemmell, David - Damned 2 - The Swords of Night and Day
Gemmell, David - Dark Moon
Gemmell, David - Druss 1 - Legend
Gemmell, David - Druss 2 - The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
Gemmell, David - Druss 3 - The Legend of Deathwalker
Gemmell, David - Hawk Queen 01 - Ironhand’s Daughter
Gemmell, David - Hawk Queen 02 - The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David - Knights of Dark Renown
Gemmell, David - Legend
Gemmell, David - Lion of Macedon 01 - Lion of Macedon
Gemmell, David - Lion of Macedon 02 - Dark Prince
Gemmell, David - Morningstar
Gemmell, David - Rigante 1 - Sword in the Storm
Gemmell, David - Rigante 2 - Midnight Falcon.
Gemmell, David - Rigante 3 - Ravenheart
Gemmell, David - Rigante 4 - Stormriderlit (445.99 kilobyte)
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 01 - Ghost King
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 02 - The Last Sword of Power
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 03 - Shannow 1 - Wolf in Shadow
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 04 - Shannow 2 - The Last Guardian
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 05 - Shannow 3 - Bloodstone
Gemmell, David - Stones of Power 06 - The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man
Gemmell, David - Troy - Lord of the Silver Bow
Gemmell, David - Waylander 1 - Waylander
Gemmell, David - Waylander 2 - In the Realm of the Wolf
Gemmell, David - Waylander 3 - Hero In The Shadows
Gemmell, David - Waylander 4 - Winter Warriors
Gemmell, David - [Drenai - Druss 01] - The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
Gemmell, David - [Drenai - Druss 02] - The King Beyond the Gate
Gemmell, David - [Drenai - Druss 03] - The Legend Of Deathwalker

Greg Bear - Darwin 01 - Darwin’s Radio
Greg Bear - Darwin 02 - Darwin’s Children

J. K. Rowling - 01 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
J. K. Rowling - 02 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling - 03 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling - 04 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling - 05 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J. K. Rowling - 06 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J. K. Rowling - 07 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.R.R. Tolkien - Farmer Giles of Ham
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings 01 - The Fellowship of The Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings 02 - The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings 03 - The Return of The King
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings 4 - Appendices and Index
J.R.R. Tolkien - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion

James Matthew Barrie - Peter Pan

James Patterson - Alex Cross 01 - Along Came a Spider
James Patterson - Alex Cross 02 - Kiss The Girls
James Patterson - Alex Cross 03 - Jack And Jill
James Patterson - Alex Cross 05 - Pop Goes the Weasel
James Patterson - Alex Cross 06 - Roses Are Red
James Patterson - Alex Cross 07 - Violets Are Blue
James Patterson - Alex Cross 08 - Four Blind Mice
James Patterson - Alex Cross 09 - The Big Bad Wolf
James Patterson - Alex Cross 10 - London Bridges

Jet Mykles - 01 - Taken Elves
Jet Mykles - 02 - Mastered Elves
Jet Mykles - 03 - Salvation Elves

Jim Butcher - Codex Alera 1 - Furies of Calderon
Jim Butcher - Codex Alera 2 - Academ’s Fury
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 00 - Restoration of Faith
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 01 - Storm Front
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 02 - Fool Moon
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 03 - GravePeril
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 04 - Summer Knight
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 05 - Death Masks
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 06 - Blood Rites
Jim Butcher - Dresden Files 07 - Dead Beat

Jordan, Robert - The Wheel of Time 01-09
Jordan, Robert - The Wheel of Time 10 - Crossroads of Twilight

Jules Verne - The Mysterious Island

Katie MacAlister - Dark Ones 01 - A Girls Guide to Vampires
Katie MacAlister - Dark Ones 02 - Sex And The Single Vampire
Katie MacAlister - Dark Ones 03 - Sex, Lies And Vampires
Katie MacAlister - Dark Ones 04 - Even Vampires Get The Blues
Katie MacAlister - Dark Ones 05 - The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires

Keri Arthur - Damask Circle Book 01 - Circle Of Fire
Keri Arthur - Damask Circle Book 02 - Circle Of Death
Keri Arthur - Damask Circle Book 03 - Circle Of Desire
Keri Arthur - Nikki and Michael 01 - Dancing With The Devil
Keri Arthur - Nikki and Michael 02 - Hearts In Darkness
Keri Arthur - Nikki and Michael 03 - Chasing The Shadows
Keri Arthur - Nikki and Michael 04 - Kiss The Night Goodbye

Kresley Cole - Immortals 01 - A Hunger Like No Other
Kresley Cole - Immortals 02 - No Rest For The Wicked

L Frank Baum - Oz 01 - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 02 - The Marvelous Land of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 03 - Ozma of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 04 - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 05 - The Road to Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 06 - The Emerald City of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 07 - The Patchwork Girl of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 08 - Tik Tok of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 09 - The Scarecrow of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 10 - Rinkitink in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 11 - The Lost Princess of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 12 - The Tin Woodsman of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 13 - The Magic of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 14 - Glinda of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 15 - The Royal Book of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 16 - Kabumpo in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 17 - Cowardly Lion of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 18 - Grampa in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 19 - The Lost King of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 20 - The Hungry Tiger of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 21 - Gnome King of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 22 - The Giant Horse of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 23 - Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 24 - Yellow Knight of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 25 - Pirates in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 26 - Purple Prince of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 27 - Ojo in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 28 - Speedy in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 29 - The Wishinghorse of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 30 - Captain Salt in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 31 - Handy Mandy in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 32 - The Silver Princess in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 33 - Ozoplaning with the Wizard
L Frank Baum - Oz 34 - The Wonder City of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 35 - The Scalawagons of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 36 - Lucky Bucky in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 37 - Magical Mimics in Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 38 - The Shaggy Man of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 39 - The Hidden Valley of Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 40 - Merry Go Round In Oz
L Frank Baum - Oz 41 - Yankee in Oz

Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 01 - The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 02 - The Reptile Room
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 03 - The Wide Window
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 04 - The Miserable Mil
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 05 - The Austere Academy
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 06 - The Ersatz Elevator
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 07 - The Vile Village
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 08 - The Hostile Hospital
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 09 - The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 10 - The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events 11 - The Grim Grotto

Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland

Lloyd Alexander - Chronicles of Prydain 1 - The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander - Chronicles of Prydain 2 - The Black Cauldron
Lloyd Alexander - Chronicles of Prydain 3 - The Castle of Llyr
Lloyd Alexander - Chronicles of Prydain 4 - Taran Wanderer
Lloyd Alexander - Chronicles of Prydain 5 - The High King
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain 01 - The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain 02 - The Black Cauldron
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain 03 - The Castle of Llyr
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain 04 - Taran Wanderer
Lloyd Alexander - Prydain 05 - High King

Lora Leigh - Wizard Twins 1 - Menage A Magick
Lora Leigh - Wizard Twins 2 - When Wizards Rule

Louisa May Alcott - The Mysterious Key and What It Opened

MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 1 - Wildcards
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 2 - Aces High
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 3 - Jokers Wild
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 4 - Aces Abroad
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 5 - Down And Dirty
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 6 - Ace In The Hole
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 7 - Dead Mans Hand
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 8 - One Eyed Jacks
MARTIN, George R R - Wildcards 9 - Jokertown Shuffle

Marie Brennan - 01 - Doppelganger
Marie Brennan - 02 - Warrior and Witch

Marion Zimmer Bradley - Priestess of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Forest House
Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Mists of Avalon

Mercedes Lackey - Halfblood Chronicles 01 - Elvenbane
Mercedes Lackey - Halfblood Chronicles 02 - Elvenblood
Mercedes Lackey - Halfblood Chronicles 03 - Elvenborn.rtf (1.94 megabyte)

Michael Crichton - Congo
Michael Crichton - Disclosure
Michael Crichton - Eaters of the Dead
Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton - Prey
Michael Crichton - Sphere
Michael Crichton - The Great Train Robery
Michael Crichton - The Lost World

Michele Bardsley - Diary of a Demon Hunter 1 - Death Unwept
Michele Bardsley - Diary of a Demon Hunter 2 - Death Unhonored
Michele Bardsley - Diary of a Demon Hunter 3 - Death Unsung
Michele Bardsley - Husband For Hire
Michele Bardsley - The Accountant and the Virgin
Michele Bardsley - Wild Women
Michele Bardsley - Witch Magic 1 - The Binding
Michele Bardsley - Witch Magic 2 - The Shining
Michele Bardsley - Witch Magic 3 - The Mating

Nora Roberts - Born 01 - Born In Fire
Nora Roberts - Born 02 - Born In Ice
Nora Roberts - Born 03 - Born In Shame
Nora Roberts - Donovan Legacy 1 - The Donovan Legacy
Nora Roberts - Donovan Legacy 2 - Enchanted
Nora Roberts - Key 01 - Key of Light
Nora Roberts - Key 02 - Key of Knowledge
Nora Roberts - Key 03 - Key of Valor

Patricia Briggs - Hurog 01 - Dragon Bones
Patricia Briggs - Hurog 02 - Dragon Blood
Patricia Briggs - Raven 01 - Raven?s Shadow
Patricia Briggs - Raven 02 - Raven’s Strike
Patricia Briggs - Sianim 01 - Masques
Patricia Briggs - Sianim 02 - Steal the Dragon
Patricia Briggs - Sianim 03 - When Demons Walk
Patricia Briggs - The Hob’s Bargain

Raymond E. Feist - Faerie Tale
Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar Saga 01 - Magician Apprentice
Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar Saga 02 - Magician Master
Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar Saga 03 - Silverthorn
Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar Saga 04 - A Darkness At Sethanon

Resnick, Mike - Lucifer Jones 01 - Adventures
Resnick, Mike - Lucifer Jones 02 - Exploits
Resnick, Mike - Lucifer Jones 03 - Encounters
Resnick, Mike - Oracle 01 - Oracle
Resnick, Mike - Oracle 01 - Prophet
Resnick, Mike - Oracle 01 - Soothsayer

Rhyannon Byrd - Magic Men 01 - A Shot of Magick
Rhyannon Byrd - Magic Men 02 - A Bite of Magick

Rick Cook - Wizardry 01 - Wizard’s Bane
Rick Cook - Wizardry 02 - The Wizardry Compiled
Rick Cook - Wizardry 03 - The Wizardry Cursed
Rick Cook - Wizardry 04 - The Wizardry Consulted
Rick Cook - Wizardry 05 - The Wizardry Quested

Roald Dahl - Beware of the Dog
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl - George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl - My Uncle Oswald
Roald Dahl - Revolting Rhymes
Roald Dahl - The Twits
Roald Dahl - The Witches

Robert Adams - Castaways 01 - Castaways in Time
Robert Adams - Castaways 02 - The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland
Robert Adams - Castaways 03 - Of Quests and Kings
Robert Adams - Castaways 1 - Castaways in Time
Robert Adams - Castaways 2 - The Seven Magical Jewels of Ireland
Robert Adams - Castaways 3 - Of Quests and Kings
Robert Adams - Castaways 4 - Of Chiefs and Champions
Robert Adams - Castaways 5 - Of Myths and Monsters
Robert Adams - Castaways 6 - Of Beginings and Endings
Robert Adams - Horseclans 01 - The Coming Of The Horseclans
Robert Adams - Horseclans 02 - Swords of the Horseclans
Robert Adams - Horseclans 03 - Revenge of the Horseclans
Robert Adams - Horseclans 04 - A Cat of Silvery Hue
Robert Adams - Horseclans 05 - The Savage Mountains
Robert Adams - Horseclans 06 - The Patrimony
Robert Adams - Horseclans 07 - Horseclans’s Odyssey
Robert Adams - Horseclans 08 - The Death of A Legend
Robert Adams - Horseclans 09 - The Witch Godess
Robert Adams - Horseclans 10 - Bili the Axe
Robert Adams - Horseclans 17 - Madman’s Army

Robert Asprin - Thieves World 01 - Thieves World
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 02 - Tales From The Vulgar Unicorn
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 03 - Shadows of Sanctuary
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 04 - Storm Season
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 05 - The Face of Chaos
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 06 - Wings of Omen
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 07 - The Dead of Winter
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 08 - Soul of the City
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 09 - Blood Ties
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 10 - Aftermath
Robert Asprin - Thieves World 11 - Uneasy Alliances

Robin Hobb - Farseer 01 - Assassins’s Apprentice
Robin Hobb - Farseer 02 - Assassin’s Quest
Robin Hobb - Liveship Traders 01 - Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb - Liveship Traders 02 - Mad Ship
Robin Hobb - Liveship Traders 03 - Ship Of Destiny
Robin Hobb - Tawny Man 01 - Fool’s Errand
Robin Hobb - Tawny Man 02 - Golden Fool
Robin Hobb - Tawny Man 03 - Fool’s Fate

Sherri L.King - Horde Wars 01 - Ravenous
Sherri L.King - Horde Wars 02 - Wanton Fire
Sherri L.King - Horde Wars 03 - Razor’s Edge

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black & Kresley Cole - Playing Easy To Get

Shiloh Walker - Mythe and Magick
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 01 - Declan Tori
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 02 - Eli Sarel
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 03 - Byron Kit
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 04 - Jonathan Lori
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 05 - Ben Shadoe
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 06 - Rafe Shelia
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters 07 - I’ll Be Hunting You
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters XX - Hunter’s Pride
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters XX - The Hunter’s Malachi
Shiloh Walker - The Hunters XX - The Huntress

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Round the Red Lamp
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Captain of the Polestar & Other Tales
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The New Revelation
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Parasite
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Poison Belt
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Stark Munro Letters
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Vital Message
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The White Company
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Through the Magic Door

Stephen King - The Dark Tower 01 - The Gunslinger
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 02 - The Drawing of the Three
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 03 - The Waste Lands
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 04 - Wizard and Glass
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 05 - Prologue
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 05 - The Wolves of the Calla
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 06 - Song of Susannah
Stephen King - The Dark Tower 07 - The Dark Tower
Stephen King - The Leprechaun
Stephen King - The Little Sisters of Eluria

Susan Cooper - King of Shadows
Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising 01 - Over Sea, Under Stone
Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising 02 - The Dark is Rising
Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising 03 - Greenwitch
Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising 04 - The Grey King
Susan Cooper - The Dark is Rising 05 - Silver on the Tree

Terry Brooks - Heritage 01 - The Scion’s of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Heritage 02 - The Druid Of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Heritage 03 - The Elf Queen of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Heritage 04 - The Talismans of Shannara
Terry Brooks - High Druid of Shannara 01 - Jarka Ruus
Terry Brooks - High Druid of Shannara 02 - Tanequil
Terry Brooks - High Druid of Shannara 03 - Straken
Terry Brooks - Landover 01 - Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!
Terry Brooks - Landover 02 - The Black Unicorn
Terry Brooks - Landover 03 - Wizard at Large
Terry Brooks - Landover 04 - The Tangle Box
Terry Brooks - Landover 05 - Witches’ Brew
Terry Brooks - Shannara 01 - The Sword of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Shannara 02 - The Elfstones of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Shannara 03 - The Wishsong of Shannara
Terry Brooks - Shannara 08 - The First King of Shannara
Terry Brooks - The Voyage of Jerle Shannara 01 - Ilse Witch
Terry Brooks - The Voyage of Jerle Shannara 02 - Antrax
Terry Brooks - The Voyage of Jerle Shannara 03 - Morgawr
Terry Brooks - Word and the Void 01 - Running with the Demon
Terry Brooks - Word and the Void 02 - A Knight of the Word
Terry Brooks - Word and the Void 03 - Angel Fire East

Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 00 - Debt of Bones
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 01 - Wizard’s First Rule
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 02 - Stone of Tears
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 03 - Blood of the Fold
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 04 - Temple of the Winds
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 05 - Soul of the Fire
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 06 - Faith of the Fallen
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 07 - The Pillars of Creation
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 08 - Naked Empire
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 09 - Chainfire
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 10 - Phantom

Titania Ladley - Thieves & Lovers 01 - A Wanton’s Thief
Titania Ladley - Thieves & Lovers 02 - A Gypsy’s Thief

Trudi Canavan - Black Magician 01 - The Magicians’ Guild
Trudi Canavan - Black Magician 02 - The Novice
Trudi Canavan - Black Magician 03 - The High Lord

apparently, instead of the name i suggested, another good friend got the emcee spot.  this should be fun!  also, this is quite old, but my brother made it as a council member in the prefectorial board, ousting several others by popular vote.  he got more than double the one with the least votes, i heard, which is very good.  well done, edmen! :)

***

i was told that i was among the topics of conversation some time back at some place where several mr. populars congregated.

here’s how i heard it went, from a first hand source. this is almost verbatim ;)

eh did you know michelle hates someone?
omg serious?  michelle?  hating someone? WHO WHO WHO! *pester pester*
she hates so-and-so.
oh, that one? no wonder la. it’s completely justified,  very hateable what. such a (insert various insults).
but i still cannot imagine michelle hating anyone - she’s not that kind of person!

(so kind! i think i am perfectly capable of it, if the person is repulsive enough, but no one has roused that level of dislike yet so that remains to be seen.)

***

when i heard this, i didn’t know whether to be amused or horrified.  amused that such a trivial thing is of interest to anyone, and horrified that some actually think i hate those that i’m actually indifferent about.  the opposite of love isn’t hate - it’s indifference.  it’s amusing that some people religiously stalk my facebook and my blog for updates on my life, to the point where they can seemingly pinpoint my whereabouts, when i’ve no interest in theirs.  their existence = sad beyond belief.

enough about said buffoons.

i went to school the other day during the full dress rehearsal to see how the drama boys were doing, and well…the hall’s acoustics needs some work.  absorbers, anyone?  the echoes are awful and half the lines were muffled.  i was a bit perturbed to see that while my script was largely intact, the ‘too intelligent’ one that was rejected would have been brilliant.  the dances were okay, a bit long, but my teacher explained it was for the mood to sink in.  i’m only afraid that it jars the flow of the play.  SIGH HOW LA.  i gave my comments to my teacher, and she’ll whip the play into shape - hopefully.

oh let me brag a bit heehee.  okay, a lot.

when i was waiting for the drama boys to show up, a 15 year old approached me, asking, ‘are you michelle tam?’ to which i replied in the affirmative.  we make small talk - i ask how i know him and he replies with ‘oh, you don’t know me, but i know you’ (cewah) and whatnot - before he says ‘i’ve heard so much about you.  about drama, and everything you’ve done.’ i was pleasantly surprised, and that made my day la.  i am still remembered T_T  we said goodbye after a bit.

and then!  the drama boys that i am close to were so happy to see me, as i was happy to see them, too!  and immediately grievances and worries start pouring out.  as someone commented ‘you’re like the black hole, that great vacuum - one can’t resist letting you know everything, as you always listen and have something sensible to say.  another great comfort is knowing that it’s lost forever, never to be repeated again’.  such faith omg T_T

so yeah, makeup and costuming commenced, before a friend told me of something he saw.  he was part of the group that went to sunway university college for the oxford cambridge essay writing competition, and they were mucking around in the hall.  so the organisers were showing a slideshow of previous winners from previous years, but as usual, no one was paying much attention.  suddenly, the paulians heard deafening screams and loud applause from the puterians in the crowd.

they were a bit confused, before they looked at the huge white screen - ‘i saw your name, mich!  your full name displayed there, along with your school, and your second placing! so cool la HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME?!’.  and the puterians had a field day, i heard.  after mine was the 2006 winners, and when varsha came up as number one, they went wild too :)  ah, the glorious heyday of having juniors who could actually write.  a rare and precious commodity i tell you.  i remember feeling so proud.  it was like a step up, you know?  from number two for puteri (number one went to a very deserving boy, ahnaf, who writes semi-regularly for the star) in my year, and number one the year immediately after!  we didnt get a placing in 2007 though, which was sad.

so this friend of mine continued to bombard me ‘how come you never told me you were assistant head girl? you were that and more…so much more!  what happened? why did you keep such a low profile when you entered st. paul’s?’.  i smile and shake my head.  i may not have done much, but what i think that what i did was more than enough.  i may not have been nearly everywhere, the way i was in high school, but i was where it mattered, and that, is what truly matters :)