New book!

Pretty much this is the day I want my everyday to be.

Around noon time, I went to Megamall to meet my sister. Last night I messaged her if I could borrow her boyfriend's coat for today's debut of a friend of mine. Fortunately, there was an available coat for me to use. Haven't had the chance to buy a decent coat yesterday, first of all because I had no money actually and second, I still think this is not yet the time to invest for my own formal wears. But anyway, when I arrived at Megamall, as per usual, I was way earlier than my sister so I had to wait for a few minutes. Since I don't know where to stay and waste time, I bought a Chocolate drink at Gong Cha and sat there for a while waiting for my sister.

At my surprise, maybe she haven't left her apartment yet, that is why I decided to read 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. I bought the book two days ago here at Fully Booked Katipunan because frankly I needed some new literature. A month ago, I stopped reading Feast for Crows because I was too preoccupied with academics and the production, and so I really can't concentrate. A Song of Ice and Fire is a kind of literature that I have to read with absolutely no distractions--just too much detail and events to remembers. So I halted my reading. Maybe I will get back on it during the semester break. But for now, I really needed something new to read (even though I'm still occupied with studies). That is why I decided to buy 1Q84. It's actually my first Murakami book, the first one I would be reading.

And so, for the next hour, I spent my time at Gong Cha sipping through my chocolate drink and fast-pacingly read the novel. Good lord, it was such a page-turner, as per my tweet about it. For the last 2 days, this is what is occupying my mind, nothing more (except for my pending due dates and projects and papers and exams). I really like Murakami's style. It's as if the characters grow into you. As of now, I don't feel like the turn of events matter, but the revelations of each character's personality and the past events of their life. It feels like I have know them already--unlike other novels where I had to depend on the actual events that happen for me to turn each page. But here, it feels as though for me to get into the story, I have the obligation to know the characters up to the last of their details. And what I like in the book are the non-dialogue parts. I like how Murakami tells a story, how he describes their past, their thoughts, etc. But of course, I'm looking forward to what will happen eventually to these characters.

This was what made me busy while I was at Gong Cha. And then, after an hour and a half, my sister texted me saying she was at the mall already. After meeting her and getting the coat, we had lunch at Sbarro. While munching, I was telling my sister that I was currently reading 1Q84 and that I am so into it right now. And then she suddenly asked me

"Have you read Fifty Shades of Gray?"

And I was so stunned that she actually asked me that. I explained to her that the night I bought 1Q84, I was supposed to buy the first Fifty Shades book. But then, I was hesitating because I feel shy if ever I bought the book. But seriously, I'm as curious as anyone for reading this book. My sister asked me about it because she was, too. And finally, she hinted that she might just buy the entire trilogy. Maybe, I'd just borrow from her.

After talking about books, we shifted to movies! I asked her if she already watched the Bourne Legacy. She haven't yet. But she instead made me tell the story. And since I kind of liked the movie, I actually told the entire story line of the movie, how the chasing scenes were great, how Manila was great, how the actors were great, but I ended it with me telling her that I really felt the movie was incomplete. That it was just the beginning, that it was a "chasing movie"--the entirety of it. But all in all, it was a great movie for me though.

We also talked about my sister's new work. Last night, she mentioned, was her last day at work. She will be working in a new company this week, and last night was her despedida/surprise party. It was a good talk, knowing stuff about her work. And I feel so happy that she actually IS good at her stuff. She said she was the one who picked her salary for her new work. That is awesome! It's because the company very much likes her, and so she has the power to suggest her salary. So cool! That made me inspired to do more in studies haha!

Anyway, that was our lunch. Such a nice conversation.