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The Passage - Justin Cronin

   

    December 21, 2012 was said to be the end of the world, but we survived!   If you are a fan of end-of-the-world, zombie-ish/vampire-ish fiction, grab The Passage by Justin Cronin.  The book is part of a trilogy and book two, The Twelve, recently came out last year.

photo from amazon.com

     The Passage is about Project Noah, a military experiment where 12 death row convicts are injected with a virus created to make humans immortal and extremely strong.  But the experiment goes horribly wrong and the virus quickly spreads through America; you are either killed/eaten or taken up as a 'viral'.    The story then moves years into the future where a small pocket of survivors venture out to see what is left of the world.     This book reminds me so much of I Am Legend.  I guarantee that you will love it.

Rating: 5 stars!

The Constant Reader in Bohol

     I am sharing with you a picture of myself at Amorita Resort in Bohol, Philippines taken last November 2012.  I was rereading Justin Cronin's The Passage then.  I plan to commemorate each new destination I visit by having a picture of myself reading in those places.

My 2012 Christmas Book Wish List

It's Christmas time again! Oh, how fun it is to make book wish lists!

1.  Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering: A Mark Making Workbook for Crafters, Cardmakers and Journal Artists by Lisa Engelbrecht.  Ever since I took a calligraphy workshop under Fozzy Castro-Dayrit, I've learned to love my handwriting!   I try to practice everyday by writing down my favorite quotes and decorating the page with my other fave, washi tape!

2. Script and Cursive Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts - selected and arranged by Dan X. Solo.  I need a book of script alphabets so that I can practice writing in my favorite fonts.

3.  Lettering 101 for Scrapbooks and Cards by Suzanne McNeill.  I have always been fond of lettering.  I actually bought and returned this and the following lettering book from Michael's when I was in the States in 2006.

4.  Letter Better by Cyndi Hansen.    Now, I am blaming the cheapskate in me.

5.  Joy of Zentangle: Drawing Your Way to Increased Creativity, Focus and Well Being - Suzanne McNeill, Sandy Steen Bartholomew,  and Marie Browning.  I have no talent in drawing realistic things so doodling is the next best thing.

6.  Zentangle Untangled: Inspiration and Prompts for Meditative Drawing by Kass Hall.  Zentangle, a fancy word for doodles.  Hehe!

7.  Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating your Life in Words and Pictures by Cathy Johnson.  It is my dream to regularly go outdoors with an art journal in my hand and a Sakura Koi Watercolors Field Sketch Set in the other to paint the beautiful things in nature. 

8.  The Usborne Introduction to Art by Rosie Dickens, Mari Griffith, and Jane Chisholm.  Teaching the famous Art and Artist unit to Grade One students in Beacon has opened my eyes to the wonderful world of Art.   I was not only the teacher then but the student, too.

9.  The Usborne Book of Drawing, Doodling and Coloring: Fashion  by Fiona Watt. I love fashion illustration!

These are all available online.  I haven't seen any of these books in the Philippines yet.  

Merry Christmas!

*note: all photo credits go to amazon.com

A Very Hungry Caterpillar Birthday

The first book I ever read to L was The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.    I have read it to him so many times I have memorized it.  He loves poking his finger through the holes and 'choosing' his favorite food (cherry pie!).

L at 5 months

Still reading it at 10 months!

L celebrated his first birthday last month.  It was only fitting that he had A Very Hungry Caterpillar cake.  I ordered it from Michelle Teves of Cococakes.

fondant banana chocolate cake

 

L and the constant reader

National Bookstore Christmas Book Bazaar

     In case you missed National Bookstore's recent warehouse sale in Quezon City (too far kasi!), you'll be glad to know that the yearly book bazaar in Market! Market!, Taguig is set next week.  I have never been to this book bazaar but most book bloggers have good words for it.  Hope I can make time to go there (paging driver A!).  See you there!

photo from national bookstore's facebook page

Camilla the Cupcake Fairy

     A day at the mall is never complete without me passing through National Bookstore.  On one of my recent visits, I came home with this ... a Camilla the Cupcake Fairy Colouring Book.  It was just too cute to resist!

 

  

I started coloring right away!

  

 

I remember that I used to spend my childhood summers coloring with my sisters. 

      Camilla the Cupcake Fairy is a character in a book by Tim Bugbird.  Other characters are Daisy the Donut Fairy and Lola the Lollipop Fairy.  Too cute!

photo from Amazon.com

photo from Amazon.com