Story behind The Book of Abarat: Book 1

Sun, April 13 2008

Finally, I finish reading the first book of Abarat. WOW!
After several great fights inside myself on deciding whether to stop or continue reading this novel, I managed to finish it until the last page.

Perhaps some of you are questioning about why I need to experience such fights only to finish reading a novel. Is it because of the book is boring? Or is it because the story is too unworthy to read? None of them. The only reason is… this novel has caused several nightmares to me. No kidding, I really affected by those nightmares more than I realized I would.

In some pages of the novel, there’re pictures of chickens. Yes! Chickens! I have some kind of chicken phobia (not only to chickens but to birds too, honestly) I don’t know since when.
These several years I’ve tried to press it to the lower limit. I’ve experience almost none nightmares about being attacked by chicken or bird or goose. Otherwise, I, several times, dreaming about myself having enough courage to fight back those chickens.

But I don’t know why, recently, the phobia is getting strong. Perhaps the intense “meeting” with chickens and my friends whom sometimes playing around with me with chickens makes my mental condition slope down to its lower level (if I can’t say to the lowest level). That is why, when I saw the picture of chickens in the first book of Abarat, I successfully haunted by nightmares with chickens as the villain! Sounds ridiculous, it is, but not for me.

At least, for me, I’ve managed to win the mental fight by continue reading the rest pages of the novel. It’s a great novel, truly it is. I’ll regret it for sure if I stop reading it just because of several nightmares.

Thou knowing that fact, when I start peeping what’s inside the second book of Abarat, I’m a bit terrified with the fact that the second book, again, still containing story about Chickentown! I assumed if Chickentown is talked in the second book, means the second book also containing picture of chickens! I do really really hope that I won’t get any nightmares for more. These chicken’s attacks already exhaust me for sure.

I’m tired reading a book with heartbeat, a bit handshaking, afraid of seeing a picture of chicken! Degradation on my phobia case but what can I do?! Guess I’ll have to start it all over to overcome my phobia.

Gosh, how many years do I’d need for that? Several years to put me on the previous level (before my mental state slopes down) and another several years more to cure it, I guess. (if no other obstacles arise). Meanwhile… can I still confide myself to keep trying overcoming my chicken phobia? *shrugs* *winks*

PS: mental state that I meant above doesn’t related to crazy or something, just mental exhaustion :)

Happy Birthday, Ally my ally ;)

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ALLY

APRIL 16, 2008

Fuh, finally i can access blogspot. Well well, it's never too late for a prayer isn't it? ;)
For a good girl like you, may happiness, love, simplicity, and luck poured abundantly into you for the whole year. PS: as always, may we have a chance to meet each other, with the other too.

No flower, no card, no image, just a distant hug and kiss,
-raina-

Wazzup with E?!

Kekeke... after having troubles on retrieving this blog's password, finally i can manage to get in here ;)
So, as i've promised before, here i'll tell you something about E. This E is from Ebes (not a name of a person). EBES is a shop name. An online shop name, to be exact.

Well, it started with the idea to utilize all the resources we have to generate benefit for ourself. I told my friend about this and she support it. So, last saturday me and my friend discuss about the details of the business.

If you pay attention to my ym id, recently the status is: dicari, yang mau jual murah barang2nya <-- hehehe.
Does it rings a bell to your mind now, Ally? Yup, me and my friend going to open an online garage sale, we might say. Beginning with two people, now there's another friend want to join us, so EBES is managed by three people now.

It's not a new things on the net but we want to try something. We've discuss it more than a bit (if i can't say much). Discuss the concept, the name, the tag line, the system (which is very important), the procedures, etc. Hope it will going well.

Meanwhile, i only have made emails and websites for EBES. It's websites are ebestm.blogspot.com and ebestm.multiply.com. No need to open it right now since it's still empty. I don't know how to decorate websites either T_T
Me and my friends planning to open the website next Monday, on April 14th, 2008 ehehehe. You're the first knowing about this (beside my boarding house's friends) coz they help me and my friends on the project too.

Now, maybe (just maybe), you're wondering what EBES means. Hmm... for my friend (initial T), it means Easy Buy Easy Sell while for me, it means more to Earn Bucks Earn Stuffs. Hahaha, which one suits more, according to your opinion, Ally dear?

Last but not least, Ally... would you teach me about posting and arranging those pics to the websites? Both on multiply and blogspot? I really really appreciate it if you're willing to give me a hand on this :)

best regard,
-rain-

Dream About You

Allow Rain

How's the party?

My first question, Why was it so fast to lock your birthday thread?
Yeah, probably there are some people who'd like to say "happy belated birthday"
^_^

Before I forget again, I'd like to tell you something
After sending sms to you, I directly went back to dream land.
Guess what I saw
You reply my sms with a wedding invitation
If I was not mistaken, you also attached the some pictures of him
His name started with F

hihi...
Just another silly dream..
Not need to worry

Otanjoobi Omedeto

Semoga Semua Harapan Rain Tahun Ini Bisa Terwujud

How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

81%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Looking for payday loans?

I have no idea what to post, so I chose this one. ^_^

Hey lets talk about internet. how it influence you life. I am going to write about it and post them here.

Are you a good cook?

I was terribly hungry when I was writing these words. Tofu and Tempe were on my minds. Unluckily, I could not find them. The man who used to sell it didn’t come today so I have to take noodles again. Argh...I am getting fed up to eat long thin strip of pasta. I expect when you read this post I have been already full enough with all the foods that are extremely scrumptious. Hehehehe...

Go back to my question? Are you a good cook? I am not because my sister did all those cookery stuff. It is too late to regret. I have to use my own ability to set up the breakfast until dinner. To cook rice, fry the eggs, tofu and Tempe, boil the chicken with some ingredient are easy things. But when we talk about vegetable, I can’t guarantee that it has a good tang. Hihihi...please send me a chef to teach me. Actually it is all because I don’t like eating vegetable whereas they are really good for health. But I don’t know what’s wrong with my tongue? Past trauma is the answer.

Talk about food, what are your favorite dishes?
I always fancy to eat all the food that I see on the recipe books. You know what, when I was child and could not have a nice nap, I used to take my mom’s recipe books that full of cuisine pictures. I could feel the taste on my tongue. They felt so delicious and amazingly, they could make me fall asleep. Hihihi...a little weird girl.

Financial Problem

Dear Rain

SOS
I really need your advice, as I know that you learn more about this case
It’s all about my financial. Since I resigned from school, my M sends me money every month to pay the bill. There is some money too that I have to use to do the shopping from the soap, the spices until ice cream. Hihihi
(I should have used my own money)
My sisters always warn me that I have to use all those money wisely. Yeah, they know that I am not good at managing those things and tell me to stop buying books and comics for a while. (Are they crazy or something? How could I?) . I always tell them not to worry about this because I get money (not a lot) from those small stuffs to buy books.

In the first and second week, everything is under control. But in the end of the third week ...ugh..the alarm is always ringing. All that money seems disappear somewhere (or probably some gnome took it when I was sleeping). No way out but go to the ATM. Hiks...whereas that my saving for something that is more important. I try to hide it from my sister but I am sure they get a whisper from somewhere and directly know that their little sister is in emergency circumstance. Ugh...

The remaining question, How to make all those money is enough until the end of the month?
Should I stop buying books and comics like my sisters say?
I am pretty sure it’s impossible to do it.
Or is there a kind of book that tells me how to be a good manager in financial?
Just like I have said in previous post, nothing worrying me but this one. I don’t wanna same thing happen over and over again.

Happy New Year Rain

How was the party?
I hope it was cool. There is nothing special on my new years eve. But you don’t have to be anxious. Those Baudelaire siblings escorted me. Do you know them? Just cast an eye over A Series Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket) to know more about Violet, Klaus and little cute baby, Sunny. I love those books however Mr. Snicket keep telling me to put down the books because until the end of the 8th books they have not got any clue how to live happily ever after like Cinderella or snow white and those little dwarves. I am waiting the 9th book. The translator said she has finished until number 10th but the editor is too busy right now. I’ll post in the book review someday. Now I am saving my money to buy the English version. It is a little bit expensive.

Another year has gone up in a smoke. One year that contributed loads of reminiscences. Laughter and teardrops were there. It was a tough time for me. Auspiciously the wretched stuff had gone awry. Yeah..I am lucky. There are always people who cheer me up, bring pom-pom and recite all those energetic words. *Hugs them. Sorry to say that I didn’t record a lot of event on my journal. My diary for 2007 was almost empty. I hope all the entry in every blog of mine could help. Thanks to you rain. I am so glad when you said that you wanna share some words with me. *Give one truck of chocolate. Btw, one resolution for this year is I am going to write more on this blog. ^_^V

This is the first day of 2008. There are still 365 days to go. I hope everything will be better for us and our dreams that were incomplete last year will be here soon. Just like you, I still have many things to achieve and struggle for each of them. By the way, this is a rat year. That’s mine. What’s your astrological sign, rain? I have read a little bit about my luck in a magazine. But I have no clue, should I believe it or not? It looks like that I read the zodiac (I never accept it true).
Whatever will be, will be

Thanks for the SMS. I’d love to reply it but the remaining credit in my prepaid card isn’t sufficient to send the message (that’s what the woman said. Hihihi...)