Dr. Stravagante’s Traveling Book Circus: Happy New Year 2012 Giveaway Hop (Int)

Dr. Stravagante’s Traveling Book Circus: Happy New Year 2012 Giveaway Hop (Int): Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Babs Book Bistro The Blog Hop runs from December 30th to January 3rd .

The main hop to participating sites can be found here. Good luck!

Once Upon A Time dream cast?

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A while back Eonline posted this tingling article of what if our fave chosen ones would've found their way to portray a fairy tale character in where else, ABC's hit "Once Upon A Time."  I would love to see Mr. Tom Welling as Prince Eric from "The Little Mermaid" tale. Hmm, so a fish pet shop would be Ariel's trade in Storybrooke? :D

How about you? Who would you choose to bring to life your fave fairy tale characters?

Photo Theme: Gather and Drinks

Today's Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt  are: 
Gather from The Saturday Photo Hunt

Westlife Concert

I've never seen so many heads..... :) 


And  drinks theme from keyhole pictures 

Preparing for the next concert my friend and I will go to

I'll definitely will bring this with me if I have to a voice the following days at the Westlife concert, my throat was still sore after a week. I couldn't muster a decent shriek. lolz. I'm enjoying these two-themed hunts.:)
  

Follow Friday (11)

Follow Friday is hosted by Rachel of Parajunkie.com and Alison of Alison Can Read  If you want to join in the fun just head over the blogs mentioned above and start checking out the various answer for today's question:


Q: The New Year is here -- and everyone wants to know your New Years Blogging Resolution! What are you going to try revise, revamp and redo for 2012 on your blog?  

Review: Once Upon A Time: The Shepherd (ep 1.6)

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From imdb.com
David - aka John Doe - must choose between staying with Kathryn or leaving her to be with Mary Margaret, with whom he's fallen deeply, and inexplicably, in love; and Emma catches Sheriff Graham in a lie. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, Prince Charming is about to encounter a life-changing event that will forever alter his destiny.


I do try to keep it spoiler free :D  Oh, and a month ago (I think), Josh Dallas held a tweetcast and it was at this episode when it happened. Too bad, we were still three episodes away. I'm not complaining since I'm happy StarWorld is showing it at near-match airing times. 

Book Trailer: Winterling by Sarah Prineas

It's here. The Winterling book  trailer and it looks very exciting too.

"Think you can turn this logline from Todd Garner..."

Oh, I want to try even if I may not make it to the deadline! :D How about you? 

Teaser Tuesday: Angels at Christmas / Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber

Hosted by MizB should be Reading is a weekly bookish meme. Anyone can play along. Just do the following.

• Grab your current read 
• Open to a RANDOM page 
• Share two (2) teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS (make sure what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the books for others. 
• Share the title and author too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser

Happy Holidays!

I've been out of commission lately though. Opps. :D






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Review: Episode 1.5 "That Still Small Voice"

Relive it again 

From imdb.com
As Sheriff Graham deputizes Emma, the ground shakes and a giant sinkhole mysteriously appears at the edge of town. But a curious Henry's life is placed in danger when he decides to explore the innards of the sinkhole to see if its contents can link the inhabitants of Storybrooke to the fairytale world. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world, Jiminy Cricket yearns to leave the family business and transform into the person he wants to be.

Review: Angels at Christmas/Where do Angels go by Debbie Macomber

From Goodreads:

Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right….
This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher’s prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive to throw Julie Wilcott in his path (literally!).
Watch as the heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy’s fondest wish. Because there’s always joy Where Angels Go.
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy offer you laughter and Christmas cheer in these two heartwarming stories!

“The busybody angels…provide a few delightful surprises as lives transform.” —Publishers Weekly

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Photo Theme: Lights

Westlife Concert in Manila Sept 29, 2011

Today's Photo theme is Lights. For more of this week's theme hop over to The Saturday Photo Hunt.  


The shot came from a shaky hand due to excitement and somehow I liked how this unexpected shot came out. It was quite intriguing to see various light sources appear this way on digital. 

Follow Friday (10)

Follow Friday is hosted by Rachel of Parajunkie.com and Alison of Alison Can Read  If you want to join in the fun just head over the blogs mentioned above and start checking out the various answer for today's question:


Q: Keeping the Spirit of Giving this season, what book do you think EVERYONE should read and if you could you would buy it for all your family and friends? 

TBR Thursdays (8)

To be Read Thursday meme is hosted by Drea which was inspired by Waiting on Wednesday by Breaking the Spine

TBR Thursday highlights all those book that are already about (whether you own them or not) that you're dying to ready but haven't had the chance yet. This can some old books, some new books, and some that are in between but they have to be books that you want/hope to read and review!

About Catspell
About Firespell 
About Applespell

I just stumbled about this from a blog hop. You can learn more about by visiting the author's page, Danyelle Leafty to check other blogs included in the hop. I'm still buzzing with "Once Upon a Time" TV show so these books were just practically jumping for my attention. Hope it got yours too. Good luck!

Firespell and Applespell will be on my Waiting on Wednesdays too :D

Review: The Christmas Angel by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer

From Goodreads
About the book
The New York Times bestselling authors bring a holiday miracle to Cape Light. 

As the spirit of the season is spreading through the rustic seaside hamlet of Cape Light, town mayor Emily receives an unexpected and precious Christmas gift: a baby girl tucked away in a decorative cradle set up outside the church, with a note begging whoever discovers the child to take care of her. Emily is granted temporary custody-and realizes that if the mother is not found, she desperately wants to keep baby Jane as her own. Now, in the midst of the year's most joyous season, Emily must come to terms with her duty to her family, her own feelings of regret and loss-and what her heart truly desires.

Once Upon a Prologue: 300 Followers Appreciation Giveaway

Once Upon a Prologue: 300 Followers Appreciation Giveaway

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Check out Molli's  site for a host of  young adult and paranormal romance reviews plus her fantastic givewaway of a book of YOUR choice. Don't miss it! Good luck

Teaser Tuesday

Hosted by MizB should be Reading is a weekly bookish meme. Anyone can play along. Just do the following.

• Grab your current read 
• Open to a RANDOM page 
• Share two (2) teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS (make sure what you share doesn't give too much away. You don't want to ruin the books for others. 
• Share the title and author too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser

"You haven't seen her. She's tall, thin, blonde, and sort of all-around gorgeous ...although the hair is definitely chemically enhanced, " she added.

About the book.

If you had ten copies of yourself....

From Writing Prompts

Hmm, If I had ten copies of myself to use today, what would I have them do?

First, it'll be unnerving and just like a scene in Harry Potter where members of the OTP took form of Harry to fool any of the Death Eaters. What they'll do:

1) Visited the set of The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey shooting around New Zealand and based from Quint of Aintitcool news  , they're somewhere Mangaotaki Rocks!

Photo Credit 

A Writer's Necklace

Wow, I like to have one. :D

LiveTweet: Josh Dallas (aka Prince Charming/David)

Here we go for another world time calculation. :D There is a advantage when you live halfway across the globe. lolz Hopefully, I'm not too busy at work that I can sneak in and check the tweets. :D I better start thinking of questions too.

Update: (Monday December 5)

My question was answered. :D

The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

November 21, 2011 to January 6, 2012

I can hear my nerves. :) This is the first time I'm going to participate in a reading challenge and I hope I'm doing this right. :) The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge is hosted by Michelle.

I'm going for Mistletoe (2 to 4 books).

My Reading List:

1. The Christmas Angel by Thomas Kincade and Katherine Spencer 
2. The Locket by Richard Paul Evans 
3. Angels at Christmas by Debbie Macomber
4. Silver Bells by Fern Michaels, JoAnn Ross, Mary Burton and Judy Duarte

Join along and visit The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge! :)

Review: The Locket by Richard Paul Evans

From Fantasticfiction.
After the death of his mother, Michael Keddington finds employment at the Arcadia nursing home where he befriends Esther, a reclusive but beautiful elderly woman who lives in mourning for her youth and lost love.

Michael faces his own challenges when he loses his greatest love, Faye. When Michael is falsely accused of abusing one of the Arcadia's residents, he learns important lessons about faith and forgiveness from Ester -- and her gift to him of a locket, once symbolic of one person's missed opportuninites, becomes another's second chance.

Richard Paul Evans, author of the beloved #1 bestselling classic The Christmas Box,begins a wonderful new series with this stunning New York Times bestseller -- a bittersweet reminder of life's most precious gifts...

448 pages