the death pictures

"A dying artist creates a series of ten paintings - The Death Pictures - which contain a mysterious riddle, leading the way to a unique and highly valuable prize. Thousands attempt to solve it. But before the answer can be revealed, the painter is murdered. A serial rapist is working through a series of attacks. He isn't shy to make clear his hatred of women, and taunting of the police. He leaves his calling card, a witch's hat at the houses he breaks into, each numbered from a pack of six.The detectives face baffling questions. Why kill the artist when he would die naturally in just a few weeks time? What to make of the attempted break in at his house just before his death? Could it be connected with the rapes, all of which have been carried out in the area around his home? The media interest in the cases is intense, and Detective Chief Inspector Adam Breen again turns to his friend, TV Crime reporter Dan Groves to help him handle it. Dan does - at the price of some great scoops, and an involvement in the case that eventually leads him to effectively talk to the rapist, using the stories he broadcasts to lure him into a trap, and finally, discover the extraordinary solution to the riddle."


another thriller novel. read it from late afternoon until night time. wanted to finish and get it over with. personally didn't like it much since i'm not really into suspense/thriller type of stories. i get scared and paranoid. haha..

anyway, it was basically about a set of paintings of a dying artist. there was supposed to be clues in them. whoever guesses the right answer will get the last painting of the set. the artist dies and people were wondering if it was really suicide or murder. and, why murder someone who is already dying? aside from that case, part of the book also tackled another case of rape among women who they identified to be single females with child. case ended too sudden for me, or maybe it should have had its own book?

this is the second suspense/thriller book i've read this month and there's just one more of this kind i have left. i'll try to read it next week.

dear PHR

i can't contain my feelings anymore so here goes my rants on your tagalization of foreign novels.

i'm not sure when did your publishing company started with the concept of translating harlequin mills and boon novel into tagalog. it was ok then because i believe you're on the same category of romance novels.

then came the day when it was announced that you'll be releasing the tagalog version of twilight. it weirded me out since it was a big titled novel. i presume of course you had the rights and all so, ok.

the yesterday was the release of yet another translated english novel. this time something for the young adult. what are you really upto now? you wanted to cater to different age groups? ok.

again, there were posts of your next releases. hunger games, catching fire, mockingjay? are you sure? this is going out of hand for me.

and yet i was to be shocked to see the latest in their lineup of soon to be released in filipino version. 50 shades trilogy. now i'm at lost for words. i've read the first book and i can't imagine how the filipino version will be.

of course it was said that you're giving the filipino readers a choice to read these works by foreign authors either in english language or tagalog. you even mentioned about having seen bestsellers in other countries that are translated in their countries' native language. i'd give credit to your group for taking the risk of bringing in these bestsellers and giving a filipino touch into them.

but here's what i really wanted to say. instead of focusing on bringing in bestsellers of other countries and sharing them with our countrymen, why not create a group that would translate our local authors' works into english and sell them. having them adapted into tv show was a good move (although i detest that why the need to change parts of the stories and not just go as what was originally written by the writers). but instead of having to spend on getting rights for translating others' works, why not focus on our own and develop them. :)

hugs

H U G S
All people want to receive a hug from someone they love. Didn’t you know that there are 16 Types of Hugs? Mind if I list it down? :)
The “Ilove you” hug- A close cheek-to-cheek hug that says “I Love You“ even more with an added kiss on the lips.
The “I want you” hug- A close hug with a bit of rubbing and grinding.
The “Big bear” hug- Pull your partner in really, really, really close, put your arms completely around them, and squeeze tight.
The “But squeeze” hug- A sexy, passionate hug. Pull your partner in close, lift your leg around their legs and give their butt a passionate squeeze. I bet all boys wants to do this on their girlfriends.
The “Ecstatic jump” hug- Run at your partner and jump into their arms with excitement!
The “Encouraging” hug- Pull your partner close and give them a gentle squeeze with a light pat on the back.
The “Friendly” hug- Put your arms lightly around your partner’s shoulders and give a gentle squeeze. One of my favorite hug :)
The “Group” hug- A hug involving multiple people - family or friends - where you all put your arms around one another.
The “Half” hug- A quick wrap, lightly touching your partner where your arms only go halfway around (hence, half a hug)
The “Hello and Goodbye” hug- quick, semi-close hug paired with a kiss on the cheek.
The “Hug of Joy”- A semi-close hug with excitement and movement that often times includes a bit of excitement jumping.
The “Passionate Squeeze” hug- Pull your partner in closely and give them a passionate squeeze as you gently kiss along their neck.
The “Snuggle” hug- Usually works best when sitting on a couch, etc. Drape your arm around your partner’s shoulders and snuggle up in close. The sweetest ♥
The “Spoon” hug- While not normally thought of as a hug, the ‘spoon’ is essentially your arms wrapped around your partner — a hug! While lying in bed on your side, pull your partner close and wrap your body around theirs in a ‘spoon’ position.
The “Sympathy” hug- Pull your partner close and lay their head lightly on your shoulder as you give their back a light rub.
The “Tree” hug- Find a large tree (perhaps while picnic-ing), and each partner wrap their arms around the tree to meet the other partner’s hands.


^repost from someone's facebook post^

chinoytv's new set of hosts

chinoytv earlier introduced their 11 additional hosts.

oh... i haven't been able to watch the show since i'm out usually on sunday morning during their show's time. but based on the times i was able to watch, i've observed that there's usually the 4 or 5 "main hosts" i call that are visible. from the first set of hosts, rarely do we see the others. maybe because some of them are busy with work or something and those visible ones are the full time hosts i guess.

anyway, just hope that with the new batch coming in, they'll have ample exposure.

in my opinion, chinoytv's better than the other show fil-chi. although chinoytv's hosts aren't that good at hosting, they are still way way better than the other show's hosts who are so stiff looking and obviously reading their lines (no offense, that's just my observation on the one and only time i was able to watch that show. i didn't dare watch it again. maybe next time).

p.s. : i was shocked to see one of the new hosts of chinoytv. i was like: wait! i know that guy! haha.. anyway, he is indeed that guy i know. didn't imagine he'd go "showbiz". but he's a very good speaker, so i know he'd do good there. goodluck!

status

so, what's your status?

as of now, mine's single...
can also be for rent/lease.. haha...

changed man...

gf vs. bf

he says she says

the quickie

"Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.
In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood--and her life.
Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers' hearts pounding to the very last page."


this is my first suspense/thriller book after a long time. hehe..

i'm not going to go into details of the story since there's some nice twists that it's better to read it yourself. no spoilers. hehe..

all in all the plot really got me bothered. the thought that how can we really know if some, especially our partner is faithful to you. but most importantly is, how can we tell if our partner is living another life without our knowledge. it's scary in a way that makes me think is it even safe or sane to go into a relationship thinking of these what ifs?

falling