Super Junior Collection Update

Malapit nako mamulubi! pramiz... hahaha... everytime I visit Fangirlasia's Office, I always seem to carry home some stuff... LOLz.. I'm in the mood to really complete my new addiction - SuJu! :).

And so, I've managed to add 4 more in my collection - SuJu-M's 1st album - Me, Victory Korea, Don't Don Cassette Tape (got this from ebay!) and The Grace 1st album (one of the boys was featured in 1 of the songs).

I'm really hoping that I'll be able to complete all of them soon! :) Good luck to me :)

Ohana and Books

With us already scattered across the globe now, it's rare that we get to meet up and it's even harder for us to peak up at 10 when we do meet up (usually it's just half)... So, when Pols told us that she'll be in Manila, shempre opportunity for us to meet and catch up! It was fun since 10 of us made it this time! yeyyyy! Same old same old, kwentuhan galore... update on what has happened and what's currently happening in our lives :). Super precious ang mga ganitong moments talaga! :)

Me with the Bakasyunistang si Pols... ang mga maka-Jerry! LOLz :)

Napagusapan ang susunod na travel and this time, we'd like to go to Korea together next year! I'm really hoping that this will push through... riot eto! Ohana in Korea 2012! :).

On a side note, since I don't go often in Eastwood, opportunity narin to visit FullyBooked there. hahaha.. naka-3 din ako ah! :)

Buys! Buys! Buys!

Ang gastos gastos gastos ko this month. LOL... Other than books, I am back again sa pagiging fangirl which means more gastos! :) I'm happy naman so, ok fine! :)

I added a few more books on my pile (surprise surprise... =D). Eh kase nga, sale ang NBS and Powerbooks! :). I was able to scratch some titles on my list of to buys (at discounted price pa!) and I got books of an author that I haven't read yet (Michael Palmer).. He writes medical thrillers which got me interested enough to buy 2 of his books (A Heartbeat Away is his latest and The First Patient which I got for 50% off :). Ohhhh... And I got Robert Liparulo's 1st Two Books in the Dream House Kings series (a 2 in 1 book) but I wasn't able to include it in this pic! :(

And on to my fangirl loot! I finally finally got my Mr. Simple Version A! Though I only got Siwon's cover. *sighs* Hopefully, there would be a Donghae cover on the next shipment. And I also got the Version B of Mr. Simple (yey!) with a Donghae photocard (double yey!). Happy ELF nako ngayon. hahaha..

Aside from the Mr. Simple albums, I also got SuJu's 3rd (Sorry, Sorry) and 4th (Bonamana) albums. And since complete ako ng 2NE1 releases, I also got their 2nd mini-album. :)

I had to show off the Siwon photocard that I got from Bonamana.. LOLz

For my CNBLUE fix, I got the 2 First Step Editions (Thank You First Step +1 and the First Step Limited Edition). And yes, I also got the 2nd part of the Heartstrings OST. Wuheee! 2 more of CNBLUE releases and complete ko na sila.

Ang gastos maging fangirllllllllll! :) :)

Book Splurge Part II

Since I've been too lazy to post lately, I wasn't able to post the books that I bought since mid-June.. =D.

So, let's see..

June: 5 more additional books.. it should have been 6 more.. unfortunately, Kieran Kramer's Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the The Right is out of stock! Fullybooked only informed me only after the order has been made.. pffftt.. talk about improvements on their online system.

July: 14 books. :)

This is a yubong from Ate Gi from the US! I asked her to look for this one for me... yey! :)

The 2nd Sandford book in the Prey Series plus my NY Magnet & B&B Mist from Ate Gigi :)

August: 23 books! Adikkkkk... Well, 2 of those were from Nikka which she helped me buy in Amazon. haha.. wala kase sha dito nun before (ngayon meron na! ammp!)... The others were mostly bought in National Bookstore because they're on sale! So, for the new releases, I already got a 20% off.. some older ones, I got for 40% or 50% off. O diba, ang saya! Still a couple more days until the end of the sale (until the 21st) so baka madagdagan pa to... LOL.. Let's see ;)

Bought in Amazon with the help of Nikka gurl :)

20% off except for The Sky is Everywhere which I got at 50% off ;)

This is on my book list for a long time now... And i got them all at 20% off

The J.D. Robb books at 50% off and the 2 Demonata Series books at 40% (obviously =p)

I'm really hoping that someday I'll be able to read them all already! :)

Click! Click!

With extra time on my hands and with the cold, rainy weather outside, katamad maglamyerda. Instead, I window-shopped online. Hahaha! Went to Amazon and added a couple of stuff (read: TV Series DVDs) in my cart, to be bought later. :) At least, I can better track the items I want and see if their price would go up or down. If bumaba, then that's the time I'll buy them. LOL...

Of course, I didn't stick to window shopping lang. I also visited FullyBooked Online and (surprise!), I was able to find a couple of books that I can't seem to see in their stores. Kaya ayun, click click eto! And here are the books I got: 

Jill Shalvis' Simply Irresistible and Animal Magnetism - I soo want a copy of these. Pero hindi ko nga makita sa store mismo. Buti na lang!

Kieran Kramer's Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right - I kinda like her books (Historical Romances obviously, and read all her 3 books digitally lang). I've actually seen a copy in the stores but they weren't good copies :( so, hindi ko binili.

Sophie Jordan's Firelight - I like the cover of the 2nd book in the series. It's about a Draki, a descendant of dragons who can turn into human form. Sounds interesting, so sige na nga try din!

I'm just hoping that the books would be in good condition when they are delivered, especially the paperback ones. :)

Book Splurge Updates

I've been too lazy lately to post all my book buys... Since I have the time today, I decided to take stock of the stuff I bought from April to June that I haven't posted.. And here goes:

April: 17 additional books. In a previous post, I was worried that I only got 5 books for the month. So, nag-panic buying ang lola. LOL.

May: 23 additional books from the ones I previously posted!

June: 13 additional books from the ones I recently posted. There's still two more weeks in June and I still believe that I'll add more before the month's out. :)

Books are just love! :) I really hope that I could read more in the coming months. :)

Friday Book Spree

One thing I love about our new work is that we get to get home while the sun is still up. :) Since, we are happy this week, Nikka and I went straight to Fullybooked, High Street after work. Joy! I was able to get some new books and scratch off things on my "To Buy" list. yey!

This round, I got the following:

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma - we were really surprised that it's already available here. I was thinking of having Mike (who is currently in the UK for work) buy the book for me. Ayan, I can now think of other titles to ask him to get for me. hehe

Clarity by Kim Harrington - I saw this in one of the book blogs that I'm following. It looks interesting so it's on my "To Buy" list for awhile now.

Scottish Brides by Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn and Kareny Raney - Since completing Julia Quinn's works is one of my life's bucket list (haha), I finally got this one. Two more books to go and I will complete everthing! :)

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - This book title has been available in bookstores for a longtime now. I only became interested when I saw the movie trailer. The movie looks and sounds really good (and I've heard good feedback about the movie) and I was curious. But the releases had all been the Movie-Tie-In cover lately. When I found this version available, I grabbed one for myself. Nikka was even telling me to also get the other books already, but I didn't relent. hahahha.. nakaka-No parin naman pala ko.

Forgottten by Cat Patrick - Now, this is a new one for me. We just came across it while looking for books. Mukha namang interesting so sige na nga! :)

How I love taking home new books! :)

Books!

One thing I needed after this very hot day is to de-stress. I went out today with some friends to fix stuff for our new adventure and it wasn't as easy as we thought it was gonna be. *sighs* And of course, to add to it, it's a very very hot day!

Anyways, to de-stress, we headed to one of my favorite places - a bookstore! Initially, Nikka and I set our quota to buy only 2 books each.. I *coughs* *coughs* cheated. LOL.. When we went together at Powerbooks, I did buy just 2.. But before heading home, I passed by National Bookstore in Quezon Ave as well and got 2 more *grins*

So, it's a total of 4 books for me.. Sorry Nikka gurl! Can't resist :)

The ones I got from Powerbooks:

The Chaos by Rachel Ward - Book 2 of the Numbers series. I'm still looking for Numbers hehehe.. but Nikka already persuaded me to get this one.

Gods of Manhattan by Scott Mebus - Another series about the gods from Greek Mythology, so why not?

The ones I got from NBS:

Her Not-So-Secret Diary by Anne Oliver - A Mills and Boons book. ang mahal na ng M&B ha! hehehe.. Oh well, my smut for the day =D.

Ruins of Gorlan (Book 1 of the Ranger's Apprentice) - I was supposed to get this in Powerbooks but it's not available. When I saw this in NBS, I gave in and got a copy! hahaha :)

Only Five in April!?

I was cleaning up a bit today and as I was going through my books, I realized that for April, I've only bought 5 books so far! 5 books! Xtine said someone took the real Ochie... Nikka said that I might be sick... LOL... I can't believe it myself...

tsk tsk... There's still one more week to go! Maybe, I can still redeem myself. Hahaha... Aja!

Last for the Month!

This is my birth month so I'm allowed to splurge! More Books!

Need a Spirit Lift....

... so I got myself more books!

And adding more!

I have to stop! LOL...

Adding to the Pile...

February Meetup with Conchi and Jerome

We were supposed to have our monthly meetups on the 1st Saturday of the month, but because of some unforseen reasons, we weren't able to meet as planned. Anyways, we decided to meet up this Saturday instead. Actually, Conchi just asked me yesterday if I'm up to meeting up and I said yes. LOL. I just txted Kathy this morning that I'll be at the Block and let me know if she'll be around so we could meet. :)

As usual, Conchi and I met up at FullyBooked. Of course, we'd browse around first and look for something good to buy. I've been wanting the 1st book of J.D. Robb's In Death series, Naked in Death and the boxset of the 1st 3 books from the series is available (it's been in the store for some time now.. hahaha), so I just got that :)

After Fullybooked, we headed to Tender Bob's for lunch. I was craving for some Potato Skins so I asked Conchi if we could have our lunch there. Pumayag naman siya.. so, aside from the Potato Skins, I got this.. yum yum!

After lunch, some kwentuhan and files copying, we went to SM Annex and just looked around. And Conchi shopped! LOL... It was her day that day and she was the one who bought more =D. We of course passed by NBS, and I just got this for myself

The Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James and Connie Brockway. I already have this in Kindle and have already read it but being a Julia Quinn fan that I am, I have to have a real copy ;).

After Conchi's shopping (hahaha), we went back at The Block and met up with Kathy at Bubble Tea. It's been ages since Conchi and I were there and I found myself craving for their Taro Milkshake!

And I also decided to have an early dinner as well, so I got myself a Tomato and Basil Angelhair pasta with my milkshake...

We just hang around the place for a couple of hours, again, Conchi and I exchanging files, and all three of us talking just about anything. We are planning a trip to Camiguin by end of year. Conchi and I decided to just travel within the Philippines for now so Kathy can come with us :). Hopefully, there will be a airfare sale soon!

Ahhh... Being with friends is one of the best ways to spend the weekend :)

with Conchi... ganda ng hair nya!

Jerome and her strawberry green tea... Yaw nya magpicture with us.. LOL

They Arrived!

Remember when I posted about the DVD Boxset Shopping that I did last month? :) I'm not supposed to have them yet because they're supposed to be shipped in a Balikbayan box by mid-year (or end of year) or once we filled a balikbayan box. But lo and behold! I got them already today! Yey!

Because Mar's client is very generous (hahaha), he was able to come back home. And he brought the DVDs with him... Now, I can again rewatch these shows on TV. LOL... Thanks Mar! :)

Hopeless...

Got another book!

Just saw this online a few days back and it's now available at National... Nice! Hope it's good :)

1st Buy This February

Got a couple of new ones to add to my TBR list. :)

Ain't She Sweet by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - I'd really love to complete my SEP collection. and, this one is set in Mississippi! I'll be able to remove one more state from my 50 States Reading Challenge. :)

I'm In No Mood for Love by Rachel Gibson - I've been meaning to read one of her books (I actually got another one that's already in list!). While browsing at FullyBooked, I found this one and I kinda liked the blurb, so, why not?

Leave It To Cleavage by Wendy Wax - I totally enjoyed 7 Days and 7 Nights. Hopefully this one would be a good one as well!

Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - I'm on a big J. Crusie mode these days. And I don't see much of her books locally :(. I was already leaving the store and I glanced at the window display and bam! I saw the book. I went back again inside and got it.. *giggles* I hope I'll be able to find more of her books locally.

What Book Ban?

Last Wednesday, Nikka put me on a book ban for the rest of the month after my book spree. Seems pretty easy because it's only a couple of days more and next week will already be February.. which meant the ban is lifted. But no... I've forgotten all about that book ban when I went to NBS Rob Forum before going home tonight. HAHAHA... Thing is, I wouldn't resist these books when I've been waiting for them, right? RIGHT! =D

First find would be Gone by Lisa McMann. This book is the last from the Wake Trilogy and the only book that I don't have yet. I got this since it's discounted! I only got it for 299 PHP when it's supposed to be 600++ PHP.

Next was Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Call Me Irresistible. wuhooo! I was waiting for it and seeing it in the bookshelf gave me a surprise. haha.. I've actually read it first before I got my hardcopy. I really loved it so, even if it's size is not my usual SEP book size, I bought it already. I've declared it my favorite SEP book. :) And now, I can already count it in my TBR list. Happy!

After seeing Call Me Irresistible, I already had this suspicion that maybe... just maybe... Beth Revis' Across the Universe is also out already. And so I headed to the YA section and was I right.. :) I found out about this book in one of the YA blogs that I frequently visit and I kinda liked the cover so I put it in my To Buy list. LOL. Now, it in my TBR list.

Tsk tsk tsk.. What Book ban? Walang book ban.. book ban.. haha :)



The House of Night Series

I'm banned from books for the rest of the month! That's what Nikka said. I agreed! Good thing, next week is already Feb! Tapos na ang book ban! LOL...

Anyways, with Powerbooks on sale until the end of the month, I already completed the House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.. For a very good deal! I didn't reach 2K for the rest of the 7 books. Happy! :)

They'd looked really good on a shelf, right? Nikka would be buying her own copy this weekend! Hahahaha

And the Buying Just Won't Stop!

We were just out for lunch... Roses just had to withdraw... I had just to browse in Powerbooks while she's doing her deed... And I just had to buy something before I head out of the bookstore. Hopeless!

This time around, I got Lisa Kleypas' Sugar Daddy. This is her first contemporary romance (if I'm not mistaken) and the only one I don't have yet. So, there, I've got a reason to buy this one since I've really been looking all over for it. :) Now, I just wonder why it seems like I add books to my TBR List faster than I actually cross off books from it... tsk tsk...

And before going back to the office, we passed by National Bookstore (of course!). Lunch wouldn't be complete in Megamall if we don't pass by the place :). Nikka and I were surprised to see the Glee Official Annual 2011 on display! We were just talking about it in the office just before lunch and it was already right before our eyes. So, yes, we ended up getting a copy each...

Again, HOPELESS! :) :)