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Saturday 19 July 2014

Summer Pastimes! 1º #Books

Hi there! 

During school year we're always stressed, tired, sleepless and waiting for summer holiday to come but now that we don't have to get up early to go to school, study, do homework and an endless etc, we don't know what to do with all this sudden free time... 

At least that is what happens to me... (//▽//) 

So I'm going to give you some suggestions for summer pastimes! (´。• ᵕ •。`) ♡ 

No. 1 - Books!


Invisible Monsters



Shannon is a former fashion model that gets her face disfigured by a gunshot injury and becomes an "invisible monster" since no one dares to look at her. In hospital she meets Brandy Alexander, a transgender woman and... That's all I can say without spoilers, sorry! (^^#)

At first the book is quite weird and you're just like "what the hell are you talking about" since it follows a non-linear motion, but as you keep reading it gets more and more interesting and you begin to understand. I think that if you're an openminded person that doesn't get disturbed reading about homosexuality, injuries and drugs, you'll like it. On the other hand, if you prefer simple and easy to read novels, that doesn't make you think about diferent topics, this is not for you, skip to the next one, please. Of course this book is not perfect, nothing is ever perfect, it's got some faults but I'm just giving you my opinion and for me it's really a great novel, so give it a chance! (´。• ᵕ •。`)

This is actually my favourite book and I wrote an essay for my English class about it and got an A+! 

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight




Hadley Sullivan have missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London. It seems like one of the worst days of her life, but then she meets Oliver, a cute british boy who's sitting in her same row... (*♡∀♡) 

Since some of you may be looking for some light reading to pass the time with, I'll suggest this one. This book is quite short and easy to read, the story narrated happens in just about a twenty-four hour period. I think the author pulled it off pretty well, it doesn't feel forced that they can fall in love in this short period of time and Oliver is just Perfect. And when I say perfect, I mean P-E-R-F-E-C-T. I loved british boys and I started to love them even more after reading this. 

Everything in this book is so sweet and cute, sometimes you just can't help it but smile while reading.

After Dark




The story of this novel set in Tokyo, over the course of one night. 
Mari Asai is spending her night reading in a Denny's when she meets Takahashi Tetsyta, who was once interested in Eri, Mari's sister, and insist that this is not their first encounter. Parts of the story take place in a world between reality and dream, and each chapter begins with an image of a clock depicting the passage of time throughout the night.

This was the first Murakami novel I ever read and I regret nothing. To be honest some of his books are weird, really weird, but in a good way, I guess, and they all have supernatural things so at first I was just reading and reading to know when things would make sense but that never happened and... That's how I got addicted to his novels... orz
If you have never read anything from Murakami before, I think After Dark is a good introduction to his world and if you have already, you'll be used to his weirdness and enjoy a lot the book ~ (//▽//)



And here are my book recommendations for this summer!  Have you already read them? Any book that is worth reading? Tell me andcomment! ❤️ 

With love
Susy 

Sunday 2 February 2014

Best Way to Start February

Hi there!

February has finally come and with it, a month full of exams, tests and projects. 

Which is the best way to start it? 

Having a relaxing saturday after a dreadful week hanging out with friends, going shopping, taking a stroll round town or just all of this with good company. And thats exactly what I did today. 

So I hadn't seen my male bestfriend for ages. It's hard to make plans when you go to different schools, live pretty far from each other and one of you went out of town during the winter vacation... But we finally hung out today! (Yay! ヽ(;▽;)ノ) 

As soon as I went out on the streets, it started to rain so you can imagine how I got to the meeting place... Totally wet and cold. We decided to go to a coffee shop and have something untill the rain eased off. 

We went to a Loops & Coffee and ordered some milkshakes and doughnuts. He got a Cookies doughnut and a Oreo milkshake (which tastes heavenly), and I got the classic chocolate milkshake and a Black & White doughnut. It was really delicious (I should get sponsored lol). 


Just like the good asian girl I am, I took some selfies while we were there chilling. 




We went for a stroll and end up in a FNAC where we looked up series and movies DVDs, music albums and books. He got his favourite My Chemical Romance album since it was on sale and I FINALLY bought my copy of Invisible Monsters. They didn't have the hardcover edition though. 



I just love it. You can't compare an ePub to an actually printed copy of the novel. 

Well, after that we strolled around and kept smelling the aroma of roasted chestnuts... You can imagine what happened. Yes, more food. We are fatasses and proud of it.

Since it was getting cold, reminding us that it's still winter, we entered the Tiger shop. I LOVE Tiger, if I could, I would buy everything they sell, but I think Jaime got tired of me wanting everything and wanted to leave as soon as posible. I somehow understand him, I can get annoying when going shopping... (If you're reading this by any chance, I'm sorry)

Anyway, I bought a moustache mug and moustache glasses! 




Aren't they lovely? And they were super cheap! 

Mug: 2 € 
Glasses: 1 €/2 units

So just end this post saying that it was a lovely evening and all thanks to Jaime S2 
You can't imagine how much I have missed you! Love u 


With love 
Susy


Ps: I have ended writing this pretty late and I couldn't miss... some late night snacks, of course! 



My mom made punkin pancakes! They are soooo tasty ~