토요일, 11월 15, 2008 오후 4:15

The list is from USA TODAY's best-selling books of last 15 years.      

From Vies Journal.. was curious myself how many books I read is on the list

 

Purple Bold = Finished reading

Italicize = Have but not yet reading, on reading

 

1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

2 Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution - Robert C. Atkins

3 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre

10 Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson

11 The South Beach Diet - Arthur Agatston

12 Tuesdays With Morrie - Mitch Albom

13 Angels & Demons - Dan Brown

14 What to Expect When You're Expecting - Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, Sandee Hathaway

15 The Purpose-Driven Life - Rick Warren

16 The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

17 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

18 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

19 Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - John Gray

20 The Secret - Rhonda Byrne

21 Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter

22 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

23 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... And It's All Small Stuff - Richard Carlson

24 The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd

25 Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

26 Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

27 The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks

28 The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

29 The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger

30 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden

31 A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

32 Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr. Seuss

33 The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz

34 Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt

35 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold

36 Body-for-Life - Bill Phillips, Michael DOrso

37 New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

38 Night - Elie Wiesel, translations by Marion Wiesel and Stella Rodway

39 Chicken Soup for the Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

40 The Greatest Generation - Tom Brokaw

41 Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer

42 The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield

43 Wicked - Gregory Maguire

44 Good to Great - Jim Collins

45 Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

46 Eragon - Christopher Paolini

47 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells

48 Your Best Life Now - Joel Osteen

49 In the Kitchen With Rosie - Rosie Daley

50 Simple Abundance - Sarah Ban Breathnach

51 A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer

52 A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

53 The Testament - John Grisham

54 Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger

55 Deception Point - Dan Brown

56 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

57 Marley & Me - John Grogan

58 Dr. Atkins' New Carbohydrate Gram Counter - Robert C. Atkins

59 Life of Pi - Yann Martel

60 The Brethren - John Grisham

61 The South Beach Diet Good Fats Good Carbs Guide - Arthur Agatston

62 The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town - John Grisham

63 For One More Day - Mitch Albom

64 The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg

65 The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

66 The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

67 What to Expect the First Year - Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee Hathaway

68 Love You Forever - Robert Munsch, art by Sheila McGraw

69 Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Seuss

70 A Painted House - John Grisham

71 The Rainmaker - John Grisham

72 Skipping Christmas - John Grisham

73 Cold Mountain - Charles Frazier

74 The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time - Mark Haddon

75 Life Strategies - Phillip C. McGraw

76 Seabiscuit: An American Legend - Laura Hillenbrand

77 The Summons - John Grisham

78 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt

79 The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

80 The Runaway Jury - John Grisham

81 Goodnight Moon Board Book - Margaret Wise Brown, art by Clement Hurd

82 The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger

83 Snow Falling on Cedars - David Guterson

84 The Giver - Lois Lowry

85 Embraced by the Light - Betty J. Eadie

86 The Chamber - John Grisham

87 You: On A Diet - Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz

88 The Prayer of Jabez - Bruce Wilkinson

89 Holes - Louis Sachar

90 Digital Fortress - Dan Brown

91 The Shack - William P. Young

92 The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger

93 Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen*

94 A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

95 The Seat of the Soul - Gary Zukav

96 Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jennifer ReadHawthorne, Marci Shimoff

97 The Partner - John Grisham

98 Lord of the Flies - William Golding

99 Eldest: Inheritance, Book II - Christopher Paolini

100 The Broker - John Grisham

101 The Street Lawyer - John Grisham

102 A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 1: The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket

103 The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver*

104 Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer

105 The King of Torts - John Grisham

106 The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

107 The Horse Whisperer - Nicholas Evans

108 Hannibal - Thomas Harris

109 The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama

110 Running With Scissors - Augusten Burroughs

111 The Glass Castle: A Memoir - Jeannette Walls

112 My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult

113 The Last Juror - John Grisham

114 The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson

115 Left Behind - Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

116 America (The Book) - Jon Stewart and The Writers of The Daily Show

117 The Red Tent - Anita Diamant

118 John Adams - David McCullough

119 The Christmas Box - Richard Paul Evans

120 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares

121 Sugar Busters! - H. Leighton Steward, Sam S. Andrews, Morrison C. Bethea, Luis A. Balart

122 Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

123 The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

124 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life - Don Piper, Cecil Murphey

125 The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien

126 1776 - David McCullough

127 The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller

128 Where the Heart Is - Billie Letts

129 The Ultimate Weight Solution - Phillip C. McGraw

130 Protein Power - Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades

131 Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jennifer ReadHawthorne, Marci Shimoff

132 Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer

133 Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides

134 Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

135 You: The Owner's Manual - Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz

136 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Travelers Life List - Patricia Schultz

137 Self Matters - Phillip C. McGraw

138 She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb

139 1984 - George Orwell

140 The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

141 The Millionaire Next Door - Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

142 The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory

143 The Zone - Barry Sears, Bill Lawren

144 The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve

145 The Lost World - Michael Crichton

146 Atonement - Ian McEwan

147 He's Just Not That Into You - Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo

148 Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury*

149 The World Is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman

150 Cross - James Patterson

 

Mm.. quite a lot of books that I read is not on the list, like:

1. Red Dragon  Thomas Harris

2. His Dark Materials Trilogy  Philip Pullman

3. Astermis Fowl  Eoin Colfer

4. Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer

5. Two Tower  J.R.R Tolkien

6. Septimus Heap Series  Angie Sage

7. The Fire Within  Chris dLacey

8. Ice Fire  Chris dLacey

9. Fire Star  Chris dLacey

10. How to Train Your Dragon  Cressida Cowell

11. The Merchant Dream  Isabel Hoving

12. Pendragon : The Merchant of Death  D.J. Machale

13. Pendragon: Rivers of Zadaa  D.J. Machale

14. Deltora Quest Series  Emily Rodda

15. The Spiderwick Chronicles  Diterlizzi and Black

16. Soul Eater  Michele Paver

17. Inkworld Trilogy  Cornelia Funke

18. Totto Chan  Tetsuko Kuronayagi

19. Roald Dahl Books

20. Momo  Michael Ende

21. Sophie Kinsella Books

22. The Bartimaeus Trilogy  Jonathan Stroud

23. Beyond the Deepwoods  Paul Stewart

24. Dragon Keeper  Carole Wilkinson

25. Edgar & Ellen  Charles Odgen

26. The Return of the King - J.R.R Tolkien

 

Mm Its easy to find out what kind of book will interest me more eh?

And yes, Im still hunting for more books to join my collection but. Im damn broke! kkkkkk

*wondering kapan gw punya waktu cukup untuk membaca buku-buku yang masih belum tersentuh tapi sudah bergabung di rak sejak lama. Dan kenapa meski masih banyak buku yang belum terbaca tapi gw udah gatel pengen beli buku baru lagi - lirik wishlist *



목요일, 11월 13, 2008 오후 7:35

For the last couple of days... I’ve been really into this song; without knowing the meaning of the song. Now that I’ve found what lies inside the beautiful voice, I’m more solemnly drowned into this.

Half 
By Voice of Soul [V.O.S]

The person I miss even though it’s only been a day
The person I’ve met all year but make it always seem like we met just yesterday
The person who makes me feel like I broke up with them every time I see them off
The person I’m too reluctant and sad to let go

The person who still laughs at my corny jokes
The person I can always rely on
The person for whom the words I love you seem to be insufficient
so that I want to give the world to them

You are my other half that I love
You’re the only person I love
Because you make me feel like I possess everything I need in the world to survive
Because I have you, with that, I am deeply thankful

The person who knows me even without me saying anything
The person who cries for me if they fear things will be difficult for me
The me without you who can’t do anything
The person who turns me into a fool and is my everything

You are my other half that I love
You’re the only person I love
Because you make me feel like I possess everything I need in the world to survive
Because I have you, with that, I am deeply thankful

Like our ring that is snugly fit on your finger
Promise me we’ll always treasure and protect each other
I love you, you who are my everything
Thank you, you who are my love
Even if I was offered the entire world, I wouldn’t change my mind
If I only have you, then that is enough for me

I love you, you who are my everything
You are my one and only love

Because it seems like I have everything there is to have in the world
Because I have you, for that, I’m deeply thankful.
Because I have you, for that, I’m deeply thankful.

(English translations credit: girlwithsmalleyes @ z-degrees.net)

Original lyrics for you to sing along

브이..에스 - 반쪽


하루만 못봐도 보고싶은 사람
일년을 만나도  어제 같은 사람
바래다 주는게 이별하는 것처럼
너무나 아쉬워 보내기 싫은 사람

썰렁한 농담도 웃어주는 사람
때론 내가 기대  수도 있는사람
사랑한단 말도 부족한것 같아서
 모든걸  주고픈 그런 사람

사랑하는 나의 반쪽 그대여
하나뿐인 나의 사랑 그대여
세상을  가진것만 같아서
그대가 있어서 그걸로 너무 감사하죠.

아무말 안해도  잘아는 사람
내가 힘들까봐 눈물 감추는 사람
그대가 없으면 아무것도 못하는
 바보로 만든사람  전부인 그사람

사랑하는 나의 반쪽 그대여
하나뿐인 나의 사랑 그대여
세상을  가진것만 같아서
그대가 있어서 그걸로 너무 감사하죠.

그대 손에 끼워진 우리의 반지처럼
 아껴주고 지켜주는 약속해

사랑해요 나의 전부 그대여
고마워요 나의 사랑 그대여
세상을 다줘도 바꿀수 없어
그대만 있다면 그걸로 충분하죠.

사랑하는 나의 반쪽 그대여
하나뿐인 나의 사랑 그대여

세상을  가진것만 같아서
그대가 있어서 그걸로 감사해요.
영원히 그댈 사랑해요.




토요일, 6월 14, 2008 오전 11:34

I felt so sick
My stomach feels awful, I feel like throwing up
I don’t want to eat anything
My head is spinning, I feel like gonna faint
It’s always like this every time we had a big fight
Why can’t she see this as a prove of how much she means to me?
Not that I mind, which I don’t
But please understand these silent words,
That I love you and need you so much


금요일, 4월 18, 2008 오후 5:04

Just wanna share few good song I like ^^

Sung Si Kyung - 01 사랑 하는

Ooooh He always sing such wonderful song *so many of his song that I like*





LUG - 02 삭제

Taken from 2nd album of LUG





Navi - 03 I Love You (Rap Ver.) (Feat. Tablo)





Kim Dong Ryul - 05 아이처럼 (with Alex of Clazziquai)

I like this song so much. Alex also sang this song to Sin Ae in We Just Married.





Seeya - 01 바보

I always like Seeya. A grup of 3 beautiful girl with good vocal. This just another song from them that I like.




E.Sang - 01 마지막 사랑 (With As One)




Davichi - 01 슬픈 다짐 Remix

Davichi is a duet. Girls with good vocal. Their early famous song is 미워도 사랑하니까 (I hate you but I love you), but I like this song better.



As One - 01 Zza Zza La!!



Sung Ryung & Viola - 01 어떡하라고 (Duet)


라벨:



토요일, 4월 12, 2008 오전 11:45


Four new family member arrive today and being added to my big bookshelves family member! So excited with these stuffs. *thx roommies*

Will and have to find time to read them all as fast as I can XDD


라벨:



토요일, 1월 26, 2008 오후 12:21

This is something I posted in TVXQ Indo - Jaejoong b'day Event: The Acronym Contest. I was kinda fancy with the result so I post it here too...

Your appearance has change my whole world
Oh wait… no… you’re not
U change the whole world of our life
No matter how old or where we’re came from,
Gladly surrender under your charm

World might slowing down,
Or spinning so fast
Our heart will stay truth ‘till the end
Never change, never
Gone…

Just hold tight to our love
And to our heart
Embracing the warm of our smile
Just like the sun shining so bright
Our togetherness…
Our love…
Nail forever in our soul, and
Give each one of us happiness


Joongie.. saranghaee...


화요일, 12월 18, 2007 오후 3:25

Day 7
It’s been a week already but I don’t think I’ve change.
During this week I took so many notes to myself and that’s makes me wonder if the notes will get much of my attention.
After these several days I learnt and trying to do so many things in my life. I want my own happiness and someone told me I have to work it for myself. Stupid huh, I have to had someone told me what to do for something like that. But somehow lately that’s like who I am. Anyway, she gave me this ‘task’ so I can move and start grabbing my own life.
Since that I start to take a note and trying to do something.
I start to look for a way to make peace with myself. And how easy it can be? ><
It’s not but I do realize that is the important thing if I want to get out from this ‘dark me’.
Then I learn to be able with that I have to learn to feel good about myself first, and learn to have positive mind, to have self-control, stay focus and keep walking.

I was thinking if I’m able to make peace with myself, I can be a better me, even become a good person.
But then in these several days, I got a test already -.-
And guess what, I fail so miserably. I lost control, I can’t keep my positive mind and I definitely can’t feel good about myself. I called it as failed at 3 steps at once. Such a failure!
But then because of this failure, I see something wrong in me again. That I was never be a good friend to everyone especially my best friend. Then now my new task is added, learn to be a real good friend.
But this time I got lost. How to be a real good friend?
That question sounds ridiculous right? I’ve been making friends since I was in kinder garden, why on earth I don’t know how to be a real good friend? Then how can I survive all this time?
Have I never a good one since back then?