Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge!

Hello guys! It's the second day of the year and so far so good. Regarding my blog, I already queued up reviews and memes this month. I am very well motivated to give life to this blog this year. As you might know, I'm entering college this coming June so I will have more free time between classes. That's ironic, isn't it? Mostly will say they will have limited time when they got into college. Well, I think Time Management skills can loosen up those hassle days to have more free time.

2012 Reading Challenge

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Yes, that is correct. I will only try to read more or less 50 books this year. Why so few? You might ask that. Let me explain. Reading is my true passion and blogging is just an add on to it. It's very nice to voice out what you think about a book to people who also read. Have you ever tried to have bookish talk with video-gamers?

So why 50 books? As what I learned from The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, try to be a filter not a sponge when reading. What does that mean? You read not only to enjoy but also to learn. If you're a sponge, you are just letting the words pass in your mind without comprehension and application. When you're a filter, as what the word suggests, there are bits that remain in your mind as the words pass through. That's what we call learning. And those learning that you have gained by filtering should be applied to your life.

Phew! I hope I did not became a philosophical monk on the Himalayas with that paragraph. But it's true. So 50 books this 2012. That 4-5 books per month.

How about you? How many books do you plan to read this 2012?

Nightmare!

Since last month, I am writing a Story. Yes, a long Story.

Now the problem is, the Outline - the short bond paper where the storyline is written - is officially LOST. Waahh! The Story is lost! Okay, I'm not panicking, I have another copy. Here it is

The Story

It was shrunk to small size so you won't see the text - evil laugh. No just kidding. The camera actually out of focus when the picture was taken. Note: I'm not a photographer. I shoot even when the lenses are out of focus.

At least, thank God, I have another copy of the timeline/storyline/chapterline or whatever line you want to call it. It's like my world turned upside down when I cannot find that small piece of paper.

You want to know what it is about? I'll give you a hint: HUMAN VS ________ (no, not zombies, not even monster.) Also the setting is Manila, Philippines. That's all I can give.

If you're asking why I am writing, the answer is, I'm just writing what the images meant a few months ago. I was just sitting in front of my computer when images flashes my mind like someone is transferring a huge amount of data to my brain. Then woala, the storyline was created.

That's all for now. A lot more to come. Teehee!

A Crazy Idea of a Story Hits My Mind

Few months ago, I think after or before December 2010, I was sitting in front on my laptop scrolling through Facebook. I was just so bored that time and want to sleep. Since my desk is directly beside my window, I tend to always look outside. I can see my community and the a mountain range far from me.

I was just imagining this then it hits me. IT was just flashes of photos of events. Like that my brain is uploading photos. It is a battle of human vs ???. Then afterwards, I realized that the photos are like an ending of a story. I didn't bother to think about it a lot of times, but whenever I'm bored, the story is actually growing. More flashes of images and the beginning also hits me.

I don't know what that meant. A novel idea? I don't thin so, but what if it is? I'm not sure if I'm going to write it. I'm not good at that skill/talent. It was just a sort of entertainment for me while I'm bored.

I really don't know what it meant.