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Accidental Bride

Title: The Accidental Bride

Publisher:Thomas Nelson

Pub Date: January 03, 2012

ISBN: 9781595548023

Author: Denise Hunter

The heroine of this story have issues. Trust issues. I think I could relate to the heroine in this story. It is really hard to trust again when the one that you loved betrayed you and humiliate you in the worst way possible. Many would say that the heroine of this story is a stubborn fool for having fears of trusting, but I won't exactly say that. When you're hurt by the man that you trusted most and the man that you hoped to protect you from all worldly harm, you'll do the same thing, you'll build a wall, a fortress all around you so that you won't ever get hurt again.It is not easy to trust again, even if you have forgiven their fault.

This book is really close to home, and at some point, I found myself nearly crying, for I could feel the heroine's pain and distrust.

This book is a very inspirational read. If you ever feel heartbroken and feels as if you couldn't trust anyone ever again, let this book remind you that even if the whole world has hurt you beyond healing, He is always faithful and by trusting God, you shall heal… in time.

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I received an ARC of this book from thomas Nelson Publisher via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review for this book.

Book description:

When a wedding reenactment turns real, this cowgirl suddenly finds she's an accidental bride. Shay Brandenberger is raising her daughter in Moose Creek, Montana on her childhood ranch, nestled against the Yellowstone River. Despite her hard work, she can't seem to keep her head above water—and now the bank is threatening to foreclose. She prays for a miracle, but the answer she receives is anything but. Having agreed to play the bride in the Founders Day wedding reenactment, Shay is mortified to be greeted at the end of the aisle by none other than Travis McCoy, her high school sweetheart—the man who left her high and dry for fame and fortune on the Texas rodeo circuit. Then the unthinkable happens. Thanks to a well-meaning busy body and an absent minded preacher, the wedding reenactment results in a legal marriage. But before Shay can say annulment, Travis comes up with a crazy proposal. If she refuses his offer, she'll lose her home. But if she accepts, she may lose her heart. Shay isn't sure if the recent events are God's will or just a preacher's blunder. Will trusting her heart to the man who once shattered it be the worst mistake of her life? Or could their marriage be the best accident that ever happened?

 

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100c Episode 2

This is yet another one of those late post. It was 7th day of Chinese New year… also known as 'Human Day'. According to the Chinese, humans were created on this day, and therefore, 7th day is considered as everyone's birthday.

As usual, after all of my husband's siblings (half siblings)celebrated Chinese New year in their respective mother's home, it's time to celebrate with their father.

This year, my father in law decided that we should have fun and celebrate everyone's birthday, and as usual, we decided to pig out in 100c steamboat restaurant in Kuchai Lama. It's the same restaurant we went for our customary reunion lunch two years ago.

Everyone loves the food there, and loved the fact that instead of sharing a pot, we get to order our own favourite soup as the restaurant offers individual pot for all of it's patrons.

As usual…dining with father in law is a stress-free and a fun affair. We get to order whatever we like and the kids are spoiled rotten with their favourite food.

I always enjoy my time with my father in law…he's different my husband's other relatives. He may be strict with his own kids, but not with his daughter in laws and grandchildren. He never scold, he listens to our problems and symphatize with it and respect us as the mother of his grandchildren. I find it very easy to be with my father in law as he's a sensible and a rational person. We could talk just about everything, from current affaird to fashion tips. (Yes, fashion… this year…we talked about dye-ing our hair during festive seasons and all the gory details about it. LOL)

Anyway, we ordered indidual meals. I had a steamboat set for one person, which is more than enough for two.

Assorted  seafood, fishballs, meat and veggies.

Knowing that I'm quite a carnivore… someone ordered beef slices for me. Err… I don't know who did it…it should be either my father in law or my younger sister in law. They know what I like to eat and have the tendency to order my favourite stuff for me. I sure glad to have these. It's really yummy, and I noticed my nephews enjoyed it too.

And then there's this fish paste. I shared it with my two sister in laws. Nothing special except for the shape, though.

And of course, the dips to go with the food.

Overall, it was an enjoyable meal for all of us. The adults are happy and the kids get to eat in a stress free environment too. No one to reprimand them even when they get messy (except for their respective mothers who gets irritated of the mess, of course) A real reunion lunch, if you ask me as nobody scheme an excuse to escape from the table and enjoy their meal.

Nothing spoiled our mood. Not even when the waiter decided to carry too much drinks on the tray and spill it on my husband again. Geez! They did it two years ago and they did it again this year. It's really something, isn't it? After two years and yet the staff are still not trained to carry the drinks properly.

My father in law had claimed it's 'anniversary of water spill', and everyone couldn't help but laugh at his statement and simply dismiss the waiter and continue eating.



Cleffairy: Nothing could spoil our mood in good companionship. Won't you agree on that with me?

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I've Got Your Number

Title: I've Got Your Number

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Imprint: The Dial Press

Pub Date: February 14, 2012

ISBN: 9780385342063

I never liked chic-lit. They make me fall asleep, and my friends are definitely suprised when they discovered that I actually read chic-lit books. I was amused…but yes, I do read chic lit, especially Sophie Kinsella's work whenever I feel stressed up or feels as if the world is crumbling beneath my feet.

Yups, Sophie Kindella's work is usually the perfect medicine to de-stress; because of the predicament that she usually puts her herione in. Life… can't get more worst than those situations her heroines are in.

Their life are usually perfectly happy and oblivious towards their problems until they are thrown into a mess and I usually find it amusing on how her heroines perserves throughout the entire ordeal.

I find this work of hers, 'I've Got Your Number' is not only funny, but I find it ironic and inspirational as well. A good read. I don't always like Ms. Kinsella's work, but this one is going to be one of my favourite besides 'Twenties Girl'.

Would be a perfect and lovely read for the upcoming Valentine's day. Heartwarming, funny, hillarious…it's really a charming read. This is the kind of book you wouldn't mind bringing with you when you're relaxing in the bathtub, or leisuring by the poolside on a lazy summer day.

I highly recommend this book if you're feeling down and in need of some heartwarming feelings, or when you feel that nothing in your world has gone right. This book…will embrace you with it's warmth.

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I received an ARC of this book from Random House Publishing Group via Netgalley. i was not required to write a positive review for this book, and I was not compensated in any ways for writing this review.

 

Book description:

I've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day! Do not hyperventilate, Poppy. Stay positive !!

Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her "happily ever after" begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill but in the panic that follows, her phone is stolen. As she paces shakily around the lobby, she spots an abandoned phone in a trash can. Finders keepers! Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find her ring. Perfect!

Well, perfect except that the phone's owner, businessman Sam Roxton, doesn't agree. He wants his phone back and doesn't appreciate Poppy reading his messages and wading into his personal life.

What ensues is a hilarious and unpredictable turn of events as Poppy and Sam increasingly upend each other's lives through emails and text messages. As Poppy juggles wedding preparations, mysterious phone calls, and hiding her left hand from Magnus and his parents . . . she soon realizes that she is in for the biggest surprise of her life.

 

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My eating habit

I'm a believer of a hearty breakfast. It's one meal that nobody should miss… cuz to me, it's the thing that fuel you up for the rest of the day. I know some don't like to take breakfast cuz they have no appetite in the morning and would opt for a hearty lunch or dinner instead, but I don't do that. I believe not taking breakfast is unhealthy cuz you'll eat more during the later time of the day and you'll get fat easily cuz your body won't be using much energy to digest it during those working hours where you sit in front of the PC to do work and whatnot.

I usually spoil myself for breakfast. My breakfast is always heavy… just like the picture above and more often than not, it always enable me to last til teatime at about 3pm-4pm. I often skip lunch. It's not important to me. Almost never hungry at lunchtime while dinner is always a family affair. I always make sure we have a sit down dinner at home so that we can talk about our day.

So…I take heavy breakfast, skip lunch, have snacks or sandwiches during teatime and have a sit down dinner. How about you? What's your eating habit? Do you take breakfast? Or do you prefer to skip it and take lunch instead?

 

Cleffairy: People always ask me how I stay thin despite of the things that I stuffed into my face. I guess apart from a great metabolism that helps my body to burn the food real fast, having breakfast every day plays a really important role in keeping myself petite.

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3 am Cobbler

Do you buy expensive shoes for yourself or for your children to wear? I don't. I don't believe in buying expensive shoes, as not all of those designer's shoes or banded shoes are comfortable to wear. Some of the shoes 'bites' your feet until they're broken in. And there's simply no point in buying growing up children those disgustingly expensive shoes as they will outgrow it before the shoes is even worn out. To me, any growing up children shoes above Rm50 is obscenely expensive. Perhaps that's not the case to those who are rich and can afford it. It's different for me as even though my husband and I are both working, we find it hard to make ends meet. We don't simply splurge on things that does not last long. To spend unnecessarily is like burning Chinese prayer money for the dead.  It simply goes nowhere but Hell.(I find it necessary to be abit of a Scrooge, especially after CNY where we married folks are literally bled to death with expenditures and angpow givings… unlike the single who could still take angpows and enjoy the ride)

The most expensive pair of footwear that I owned right at the moment is my sensible pair of flat Mary Janes. It was Rm30. I bought it at a bargained price in stock clearance sale.

Unlike many women out there, I don't have a whole closet full of shoes. I only have 3 pair of shoes, which is a pair of slipper for my daily wear, a pair of sport shoes for recreational purposes and a pair of Mary Janes for work and formal functions. I detest high heels… so… there's no high heels for me.

A couple of weeks ago, my slipper has gone case. It's all worn out and it's no longer comfortable to be worn and I was really upset with it's condition. It may be the cheapest pair that I've ever had, but it's the most comfortable pair of shoes that has ever served me. It didn't even need any broken in the first time I put it on. I was very friendly on my feet.

I thought of finding a new pair of slipper to replace the worn out slippers, but when I saw a cobbler working on his client's shoes in front of a KFC restaurant at 3 am a couple of nights ago, I knew I've found a saviour for my shoes.

I let the cobbler work his magic on my shoes, and it was as good as new 10 minutes later. I was very happy with the result, and it just cost me Rm3.

It's so worth it and it made me wonder if there's anyone else like me; prefering to get your worn out shoes fixed by a cobbler, or you're the kind who prefers to get a replacement for a worn out shoes?

Cleffairy: Call me a sentimental fool, but I do get attached to my things easily.

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Stuck With You

Title: Stuck With You

Publisher: Bell Bridge Books

Pub Date: January 01, 2012

ISBN: 9781611940862

Author: Trish Jensen

This is one witty and hillarious read. I love the playful banter, teasing and the sexual tension between the characters in this story. This story may not be so believable if you're in medical line, but this book is irresistibly funny. I enjoyed reading it very much and by the time I hit last few pages, i wish that the story did not just end there and there's more of it.

Definitely a keeper, and I highly recommends this book to everyone who had just had a bad day. It will surely brighten up your day.

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I received an ARC of this book from Bell Bridge Books via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review for this book.

Book description:

As lawyers on opposing sides of a messy divorce case, Paige Hart and Ross Bennett ought to have kept matters purely professional, yet Paige and Ross came to loathe each other with an intensity that was strictly personal. The bad blood between them takes on an unexpected new dimension when the infuriated pair is forced to share a hospital room, when they're quarantined after being exposed to the rare and highly contagious Tibetan Concupiscence Virus that's reputed to shift sensual desire into high gear.

When symptoms (which a nonmedical person might mistake for pure and simple lust) start showing up way ahead of schedule, the lawyers' objections to each other are overruled — and they enjoy every minute of it. But, after the doctors declare that the disease has run its course, Paige and Ross are still feverish with a longing for one another that they hope will never be cured. When the verdict comes in, will they be sentenced to life — in love?

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McD's Madame Alexander Fairytale Doll Collections

I think I should congratulate myself for not going to McD since November 2011.

 

I only managed to have my first Prosperity burger a week after Chinese New Year. It's a record. But I seriously think that soon, I'll be a regular in McD again.

Why? THESE DOLLS ARE THE CULPRIT! OMG! They comes with McD's Happy Meals. They are irresitable and I got to have all Madame Alexander Fairy tale Doll collections.

Call me a big kid. Who cares. I'm always a big kid inside and I got a kid to use so that nobody will stare at me strangely whenever I order a Happy Meal.

Cleffairy: Marching to McD. Who cares about what they say about it being unhealthy. It makes me happy. And that's all that matters to me!

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No compromise

Clashes of opinion is inevitable when it comes to parenting. Parents always wants the best for their children during those crucial growing up years. I find always doing the best for my son is hard, sometimes.

There's always interference from outsiders and relatives who are often judgemental on my parenting skills and my opinions regarding children's diets.

You see…a lot of relatives questioned me on why I don't encourage my son to take a lot of sweet food and why I throw a fit whenever I saw meddling relatives adding sugars/sweeteners or Milo in to my son's milk before feeding it to him.

I've said it before and I've said it again. I want the best for my son and I refuse to tolerate added sugars in his growing up milk. It can be harmful to his body. It not only increases the risk of many health-related issues like obesity, diabetes and dental cavities, but it also triggers hyperactivity and lack of attention in him.

Some people may think that children need a lot of sugar during their growing up years, but I know for sure that it's not true and just a myth. Too much will do more harm than good to children's bodies.

Currently, I'm using Anmum Essential for my son. It contains absolutely no added sugars. It's the only growing up milk powder in the market that contains no added sugars. And because its got the advanced nutrients found in other brands, I don't feel like I am making a compromise anywhere – it's the best of both worlds

Parents who have the same problems as me should also take a firm stand. Don't let meddling in laws, babysitters or relatives undermine your children's health by allowing them to feed your children excessive added sugars or talk you into buying growing up milks that claim to be superior and specially formulated for growing up children and yet still contain such high levels of added sugars.

I know as parents, we have a lot of woes as people can be judgemental towards our decisions whenever it comes to parenting. But be firm. It's for our own children's good. If you're worried and feel uneasy on what you're doing and wish to share your experience with other parents like yourself, you can get connected to Mum Knows Best Facebook page.

Mum knows best is a forum for parents such as yourselves. Mummies and daddies alike, you can share your parenting woes, your concerns and parenting tips and tricks with other members. It is real mums talking and sharing with real mums. Its great – do check it out.

I have no doubt that you will benefit from it greatly. You not only can share and exchange your views on parenting and providing the best nutrition for your children during their growing up years, but you also can learn more from each other through it.

 

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Liar's Guide to True Love

Title: Liar's Guide to True Love

Publisher: Carina Press

Pub Date: November 28, 2011

ISBN: 9781426892721

Author: Chen, Wendy

What I come to learn from this book is that we all should always be true to ourselves instead of going around lying to everyone and try to be what we're not as at the end of the day, whatever lies you told will be out of the bag. It's hard to be true to yourself and be yourself in this superficial world as there are many judgmental hypocrites out there who more often than not, judge you for your appearance and financial status.

Being a people pleaser is hard. You can't please everyone and you might as well do something that will make yourself happy. And that's something each and every one of us should take note of and keep reminding ourselves every day.

This book is insightful, and a wondeful read. Pure delight if you enjoy good humour and a good love story.

I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I received an ARC of this book from Carina Press via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review for this book.

Book description:

Wedding planner Cassandra Hanley is in the business of making other people's dreams come true. But for some reason, whenever she meets a potential mate of her own, she finds herself telling little (and not so little) white lies. She's not trying to sabotage her relationships on purpose: as a people pleaser, she just naturally tells men what she thinks they want to hear.

When Cassandra meets Nick, she's determined to be herself this time-until she learns he abhors weddings. So she recasts herself as an advertising exec, and now she's scrambling to cover up the lie…with more lies.

Into the tangled web wanders Cassandra's college sweetheart, Kevin. Kevin, the one man who knows the real Cassandra, and loves her anyway. Could he have been The One all along?

Torn between the past and the present, Cassandra is about to learn that you can't plan the perfect life the way you can plan the perfect wedding.

 

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Sex Toys – Enhance Your Relationship With These Bedroom Toys

Are sex toys the secret ways for a more exciting sexual relationship with your partner? Maybe they are and maybe they couldn't be. That will depend on your perception as an individual looking for ways to enhance your sexual drives and pleasures. Many would claim that introducing these toys into their bedroom is somewhat difficult, but there are also many people out there who say that these toys are great stuffs that spice up their sexual fantasies. With these toys only used in the bedroom, sex partners have had the best time of their lives experimenting and enjoying sex together.

The mere fact is many people from all over the world talk about using sex toys. They are normal sex gadgets that are talked about without malice particularly to those people who are open-minded. These toys for are for private and bedroom use only and they are pleasurable especially when they are introduced to your partner in an open and honest manner. Vibrators and others may sound titillating and could offend others but if you know how to introduce them properly to your partner, this can greatly result into an amazing sexual experience between the two of you.

Introducing sexual toys to your partner is definitely a sensitive matter most especially when you two are used to making love the standard and traditional way. In all honesty, tell to your partner the kind of sexual pleasure you want to achieve. Tell him/her that the use of sexual toys is an open thing these days and there is no reason to get offended. In addition, discuss the types of sex toys that you like and that the two of you will enjoy and feel comfortable using it together. By doing these intimate procedures, you will be on your way to use the kind of toy you want for your next intercourse.

The moment you have already made things clear and that the two of you are already comfortable and amenable with the arrangement, the next step you should do is to shop for the sex toys you want to use. This part is definitely fun and exciting as you will get the opportunity to see different types of toys. Most probably, you will end up adding what's already on your list. If time allows, make it a point to do the shopping together so both of you can decide amenably on a particular kind of sex toy you want to buy.

Along with the toys, there are also other types of sex enhancers like lubricants, creams, and massage oils. There are also edible lotions, gels, and lubricants that can be purchased and you will surely thank yourself for buying them after the first time you used them together. It will be more likely that you will have a stock or a collection of these items to further enhance your sexual intimacy and experience with your partner.

As long as there is an open communication, sex toys really play an important role in strengthening relationships among couples these days.

 

 

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