Armchair BEA 2013: Wrap up

I learned a lot of amazing things from this experience and found more book bloggers all over the world which is really cool and interesting! Even though this is my first time partaking in this event I never felt left out everyone's so friendly,inviting and left great comments that made me realize a lot of things about myself,blog post,that every opinion is welcome,noted and heard. I have no negative experience so far from this it's all rainbows,unicorns butterflies and sunshine haha just kidding.No.Seriously everybody's so nice and sociable! XD

The Intros are really good and I actually learned more about myself as well while answering the questions by stating some facts and interacting with folks or just being completely random(as you can see here) Along with that is Genre topics like the Classics, in which I need to read more about.

There are lots of topics being discussed that truly opened my mind every single day like Literary Fiction (Day 3) gahd I have no clear idea about that til I searched the interwebs (many thanks to google and amazon) for the list.I tried to harness some inspiration from others but saw that most of them who either read a lot,or little (like me) or hosting a giveaway.So what I did was to share away all these great freebies and books I found as I searched and shared my TBR I gradually accumulated over time over here. Which is nice as I like to share ^_^

Favorite Days:

Day 2: Blogger Development and Genre: Fiction (more here)
I learned a lot of cool stuff from different bloggers like this fantastic app. Evernote  (many thanks to Tanya from Girlxoxo.com)

I think this is the most wonderful way to organize and get things done!

What I liked about the blog development topic is that I think it's the most awesome way to learn by means of sharing life/blog experience(s).The most common denominator I noticed is that most of us are shy,don't know what we are doing at first time/til know but still continue on typing,sharing away and do things we love.Enjoying the whole uncertain process or specific one as we tend to learn from each other and grow.There are also lots of Tips and tricks about almost every thing.New bonds,connections,friendships made whatever you'd like to call it.Inspiration galore everywhere!

I  like the catch up days as well and I'll surely continue on with the list for there's so many of them esp. the ones on Day 2 & 1 coz so many things to learn and get to know everyone.I learned some more emoticons from Marius over at MariusReads \m/ (that apparently works on certain sites/circumstances) haha!

Day 4 about ethics & non-fiction again made me aware on a lot of things.I miss a post about ethics but I truly learned a lot from everyone who contributed on the topic such as like giving proper credits and paying attention to guidelines etc.Many thanks to Tanya over at Momssmallvictories.com for such enlightenment! I discovered some neat challenges like the Nerdy Non-Fiction Challenge. I find challenges as a great motivate yourself more.

I'd like to talk about on the what we miss portion as I didn't put a note/post on that coz I can't really think of anything that's a miss.But perhaps for the upcoming ABEA how about to discuss/ share where to buy/where you buy your books like (library,online: share websites,bookstores) etc. or share reading habits,Opinions on different book formats, how about some manga and graphic novels?(I love this category!) and I read a great post about it from fiction state of mind she said almost basically what I wanted to put/ add on my what we miss post. I learned about comixology (site & app) and I truly need to keep in mind about free comic book day! Also guys what about some sub-genre like Steampunk? another great post over here by Alyssa from The Eater of Books.

 Also due to this experience it's a good wake up call if you ask me I finally managed & did some actual changes on my blog site like I decluttered the sidebars (sort of) sorry I don't have any before & after photo but I assure you before the left side bars are full of gifs that's sometimes could be way too over board though I find very inspiring but also buttons from everywhere waahh D: While on the right I finally did a block of social media button vs. the individual massive ones which looks rather good and neat. that I learned here.  

I still can't believe it's :Over! WOW! I had a lot of fun and thank you so much everyone!take care,God bless and have a lovely day! ^_^

more blogs over here and here.

and let's keep in touch ok? my social medias are located on the right side bar XD

Armchair BEA (Day 5): Keeping It Real, Fresh, and Fun

Also one of today's topic besides Children Literature  is how do you keep your material(s) fresh,keep blogging fun and how do you not only grow an audience, but keep them coming back for more? 

I'd say I kept my materials fresh by means of stashing my brainstormed ideas on my notepad,drafts or basically anything I could get my hands on to write or type before such inspiration(s) is gone.Partaking on blog hops,challenges,events like this and giveaways are really fun to do at the same time I learned a lot from it from backgrounds,features,memes, everything!and the interwebs seems to know almost most of the answers so yeah. I also keep in mind to do things that I love and share! I mean isn't that what it's all about? sharing,opinion(s) be heard,noted,be taken into consideration and connecting with other people who might also enjoy/do the same :D also social networks especially in the world we are all living in has quite a role on this inviting friends or everyone by means of posting,tweeting,pinning,liking,following all sorts of social interaction is welcome!

I think it's also important to update things more often,to schedule stuff,make it all interesting and vibrant! I do admit I sometimes kinda suck on this part and ugh time management D: haha! but I'll try my best. 

How about you? feel free to sharing anything on the comment section below ^_^

and don't forget to check out other blogs over here.

Armchair BEA (Day 5):Child to Young Adult

I'll tell you some of the books that's part and shaped my childhood.Well growing up I love reading and watching fairy tales.Disney is at all time high! I've re-read these books so many times.

This one is (not by disney) published by Tormont Publications Inc. it's full of wonderful one of a kind illustrations and graphic designs by Zapp as seen over here.

The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

Normal boy-Wizard-Adventures,Coming of age story-one of the best finales!

This is like some sorta tradition between my aunt and I.Every year she'll give me a book whenever she comes home from abroad.But for book 3 & 4 that cycle sorta stopped so my Godma (MissGennD) one of the best person in the universe allowed me to read her copies.Then it resumed though I got some different editions along the way.It was EPIC! I'm really glad I got into Harry Potter I think the movies helped me a lot to get into them.One of my all time favorite series!

The Twits,Charlie & the chocolate factory,The Witches & Matilda by Roald Dahl

The Twits was lent to me by one of my bffs we laughed so hard oh so many good times XD The other ones I borrowed on my school library.Matilda, I can watch this movie over and over I watched it so many times that whenever I visit my Grandmas place in the province my cousin definitely knows what movie I'd love to watch it was definitely one of the most requested along side with Jack.For The Witches and Charlie I have no idea it was based on the book when the movie was released way back then but as read the story OMG! the book it was really AWESOME!

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Normal guy-meets extraordinary girl-one of a kind adventure into parallel universe-got sucked into the world. (one of my all time favorite book!)

My Cousin/Uncle lent me a copy from his officemate I forgot why but perhaps something about telling  him the story afterwards and if I like it etc I'm not really sure but I don't know why for some reason I agreed and just simply say OK haha!no compensation,just me reading an epic story & I think it was summer so yeah this is one of the fastest book I've ever read in my life! from that moment on I love Neil Gaiman though I have no idea who he is that time or whatever.The story and adventures of Richard and Door never left me til this very day.And the BBC radio broadcast was absolutely amazing!

Then I eventually met him and thanked him for his awesomeness! XD

Oh yeah! BEST DAY EVER! more of that over here and most of their links could be found over here.

Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Kinda like Sherlock, Genius extraordinary guy-meets girl-murder cases-adventures-lots of mystery games and secret religious organizations.

This was one of the most controversial books ever! even way back in the day it was published.Almost everyone was fussing about it! most of them that I know don't even know what it's about and I'm so happy I got a chance to enlighten them.It's funny how this book was passed around the family.Oh such hype! and his latest novel Inferno sent a lot of tail blaze over at the far east asia or perhaps all over the world?

Along with my teenage years well I guess I read a lot of manga.The only page I managed to put together for now is stuff about Shoujo Manga.But like I said on my previous post I read all sorts of books so for manga there's Shonen(mostly boy lead characters,as their main target are boys),I like the category gender bender too (girl pretends to be a boy or vice versa) and lots more!

Now, here are some of the books I wish I read when I was a kid.The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis. it's so magical,lots of adventures and most of my favorite author said this is one of the books that inspired them.

Children-adventures-coming of age-fun times that never seems to end XD

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

I wanna get into this because of the movie.I'm not sure if they're in the works for part II.

but the girl-shape shifting pets-talking animals-adventures-W:OW

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Very heart warming tale it never fails to move me in so many levels T_T

Complete collection of Roald Dahl's books. 

I can't believe he wrote so many books so I'm still working on this pile haha!

What about you?what's your favorite(s)?

Feel free to recommend me anything or whatever share away!^_^

Armchair BEA (Day 4): Non-Fiction

I haven't read a lot of non-fiction books in fact I'll share with you some that actually made it to my favorites: [Quick tip: click on the picture(s) for more information)

This might be the first non-fiction book I read (or at least as far as I could remember) I dunno why I picked it up way back then but I just did...it looks so much fun and intriguing I have no idea what it's all about but I just knew it's gonna be awesome! perhaps I've heard it from friends or some ad. or somewhere.But it was really quite life changing for me I remember a story when they conducted this live eulogy like seriously before that person even died and I'm immediately inspired to do just the same when my time comes haha! (maybe...someday.)

mere words can't suffice how much I love this guy, this book and basically everything about it! view my craziness over here.

I'm still reading this one.I bought it because I told myself if I'm gonna read for the first time a biography of an author it would be no other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (One of my all time favorite authors ever!) plus it was such a great bargain I can't resist! I think this book is truly a magnificent compilation.

Ok, so this is pretty interesting what I'm about to share with you now are two of the most wonderful,powerful,life changing books that would definitely rock your world!  BEHOLD! THE SECRET OF LIFE! 

I learned a lot of things from these two amazing books (FOR REAL!) and some of them I'm not even aware I'm actually doing like some sort of default setting/trait or whatever.It's very simple actually stay positive,be enthusiastic in life and throughout life.Good vibes! (+) thoughts= (+) energy.Thoughts become things.It's quite challenging especially in the world we are living in but it's all possible! I highly recommend it and greatly urge/encourage you to read it!

Some things that I also like is browsing travel guides, random facts and world record books.

Still one of my childhood ultimate dream is to go to JAPAN! maybe because I watched too much anime and devoured read lots of manga growing up haha! I love the japanese culture and I even dreamt of attending high school over there mainly because of their uniforms XD

Anyway, another great place I'd love to visit is Ireland I've been referencing it since highschool with my bffs so why not? I'd also like to tour around other European countries ah such wanderlust.For sure I will all go there one day...what about you?what's in your bucketlist?

Now,the thing about world records is that when I was a kid I tried and attempted some of them I forgot which one but as I'm like "Hey I think I can do that" but it was easier said than done I think most of us did haha! but have you ever managed one?I mean are you a record/title holder? or have you ever attempted on anything?

Share your thoughts in the comment section below coz those are always interesting haha! ^_^

Check out more blog posts over here and some more non-fiction blog posts that I made right here.

Thanks for reading! ^_~

Armchair BEA (Day 3): Literary Fiction

Design credit: Emily of Emily's Reading Room

I have no vivid idea what literary fiction even means so many thanks to google I managed to solved such dilemma haha! thank you internet! XD

HEADS UP! there would be lots of links and (re)direction involved on this post I added some (hopefully) helpful links try to click them for more info. and please do bear with me. Thanks for your patience and cooperation ^_^

I stumbled upon this well written article here.It has lots of insights from different literary editors about this genre and 10 reasons for lit. rejection.Moving on...I also found a book that's very much fitting on this category that I actually read a-ha!

The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

such a wonderful heart warming story and the movie adaptation was brilliant!though I find Emma's american accent weird yet ok she did a good job being Sam .For more of my movie review exp. (click here.)

I'd also like to share with you some of my to be read pile (TBR) on this genre since this books are the ones I would most likely recommend/ask & tell a friend about. I do admit that I haven't read a lot from this genre so I'll definitely change that and try to get into them soon enough pwahaha!

Some of the Top bestsellers:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (ever so legendary! one of the must read books)

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (this sounds interestingly epic so I got it)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett (I love the movie so why not read the book as well? ;))

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (perhaps the first circus novel I'll read)

Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen (lots of good reviews and crying moms that read/seen the film,moms knows best haha! )

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (too cute to pass X3)

Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell (The movie's kinda confusing at first but the concept's great reading this might clear some things up)

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (the play and movie adaptation never fails to make me cry T_T)

Now for THE BOOK I'm so freakin excited about!

The Ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman

I love this guy! he's definitely a LEGEND I mean all his stories are so fun to read and weird yet amazingly awesome you should check them all out and I found some free stuff like How to talk to Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman.

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, I've been hearing a lot of good things about it from friends so I'm greatly intrigued.

 Life of Pi by Yann Martel, I watched the movie and it was very touching and moving.One thing comes to mind God is Good all the time,all the time God is Good.So I'd like to read it you know what they say the book is always better and a friend of mine urge me to so yeah haha!

Want some free ebooks?here are some of the Top 100 Best Sellers in Literary Fiction on Amazon.

more blogs on this topic over here.

There you go haha! I know it could be quite overwhelming esp. the links go here  this and that nya-ha! I hope you enjoyed it.Don't forget to download and share (esp.the freebies I told you ok?)  Feel free to share your thoughts below let me know ^_~

Aimchair BEA (Day 2): Blogger Development & Genre Fiction

So today's topic is about becoming a Better Blogger & Genre: Fiction.

I started off from having no idea whatsoever about blogging to actually typing in and adding some of my own ideas and creating contents. So how do I exactly stimulate such things? well it takes time,calm down,be patient,focus,think and it's ok if ever you don't have any idea(s) at the moment sooner or later such grand idea will hit as you dwell on it sometimes the things I didn't even thought I could do suddenly I can do it as I'm always like hey why not? JUST DO IT!(more on the stay positive,look at the bright side of things and being enthusiastic!).As time went by I learned a lot of things many thanks to books,the interwebs (small-big contributions) through lots of people who shared their knowledge,learning by means of following-discovering various websites and other sort of platforms out there [as I joined quite a lot of them that may (most of the time) inspires me]like Goodreads,Twitter,Tumblr,Youtube, blogaholic & bloglovin etc.The Power of Observation, yes! overtime eventually I noticed gradual changes on different people's blogs,POVs and contents they are posting like what makes them/it unique?how it attracts people,cover topics,hosting etc. and I usually tend to brainstorm,over analyze, organize,weigh pros and cons,try out old/new stuff,figure out stuff which works best for me is it convenient? or not.Also doing things that makes me happy.

Sometimes I like to shake things out a bit or be on hiatus once in a while chill and enjoy!There's not a lot of things happening where I'm at right now but I always try to partake to as many live events possible if there's any whether in real life or simply in a form of a google plus hangout or whatever.

I'm still learning a lot of things every single day and tried to remind myself some of the important stuff in which I might actually forget once in awhile (notes and drafts are always handy).As much as I'd like to monetize my account(s) I'd rather not for it usually suck the fun out of it (at least for me).I tried to collaborate with other folks like doing Author Interviews,giveaways,challenges, buddy reads,blog hops,doing things for the first time and stuff like that.It was really nice!I think my online personality somewhat improved as I tackle and touch various topics in order to convey my opinion,suggestion and different emotions.

Now about Genre: fiction I read all sorts of books though I usually tend to gravitate towards mystery,fantasy,manga and graphic novels but I'm pretty much open into trying something new.One thing I learned a lot so far and discovered more about is YA and different series from booktubers (people who make book related videos on youtube,checkout the link scroll down look at the subscriptions page,discover,watch and don't forget to subscribe!) they definitely encouraged me to read more,be more social,connect,meet people,be out there and be interactive though of course from time to time my book/choice(s) varies depends on my mood haha but it's all good!

So many wonderful things yet to discover!

more blog posts and information here.

Feel free to recommend me anything.Go ahead and share! I'll try my best to check them out also feel free to keep in touch with me thru the interwebs my social networks are all located on the right side. ^_~

Airchair BEA: Classic Literature (Classics)

Design credit: Nina of Nina Reads. 

Ah the Classics...the ups and downs,timeless entertainment and epic experience(s)! I do agree that it is sometimes misunderstood,some under or overrated by critics but found their place in comforts of so many readers(all ages) around the world .I think this is the one of many ultimate as I may say "award" many writers/authors dream of their works being Completely Legendary! (hence Classic).

I definitely need to read more of these...I didn't really particularly like this section before I found it boring and way too time consuming but I still gave it a shot! and found out that most of my favorite timeless tales are here as if some of my life story and answers could be found within this category haha! I fell in love with this genre due to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.I recently finished Vol. I.I must admit it took me awhile to read it but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT! XD

There's just something about it that definitely grabbed me the first time I read the blurb and the first story of Sherlock deciphering Watson,meeting him the first time by jove! he's so clever!.(I found out all about it after watching an anime called Detective Conan I didn't even know such could exist but it did! :O)

Oh wow it's so amazingly EPIC! every case full of mystery solved in a matter of seconds or so. If Sherlock is real for sure there would definitely be extremely low-No crime rates everywhere!The best and my all time favorite fictional detective of all time!

So yeah if you like Mystery/Thriller definitely check out Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Bits of romance and characters (full of character): any works by Jane Austen.I highly recommend *cough* Pride and Prejudice *cough*.Wuthering heights by Emily Bronte never fails to make me cry every single time! the epic love of Cathy and Heathcliff T_T .Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, makes me want to be this secret philanthropist and help a lot of people as much as I can and of course, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, This is the first book I've read and re-read this year (same year!yeah it rarely happens) I read it due to the upcoming/now released movie adaptation (in which I should watch asap) I'm still not sure if I should count it as an all time favorite since I read it twice but it must count for something right? anyway, these books taught me a lot of stuff like to empathize and appreciate things in life etc.

I think the classic genre is a must got to-read at least once in your life to experience the wonders of it all!

check out more participating blogs here.

Feel free to recommend anything,What's your pick? and will you give this genre/any of these a shot?
Tell me in the comments below and let me know. ^_^

Airchair BEA: Intro.

Hi! My name is Kim Cuasay and you can simply call me Kim.

yeah that's me having fun doing a spinoff of zombie/carnivore/how humans eat their food
it's all play and all good Noone was harm in making this haha! 

So yey-yeah! I finally decided to participate on Airchair Bea this year WOoohoo!this is actually my First time to do so coz I'd like to do more and participate,learn also to socialize more with fellow book bloggers etc. For those of you who doesn't know anything about it I'll give you a quick rundown. It's the experience for book bloggers to participate in Book Expo America (BEA) from the comfort of their homes. This experience is created lovingly by book bloggers specifically for our peers who for whatever reason are not able to participate in the main conference in New York each year.It bring publishers, authors, and bloggers together in celebrating our love for all things literary by hosting celebrations such as sneak peeks, daily discussion topics, and sponsored giveaways.That's the Mission Statement my dear friends and you can all read more about it on their new FAQ page.

Alright then on with the Q&As let's get to know each other a lil better now shall we?

You already know my name Kim which could mean a lot of things based on any search engine or baby book(s) haha! (I hope you could tell me yours in the comment section below so I could address you properly). I've been blogging for 1 year, 11 months and counting... :OMG! my blogversary would be up next month  it all went by SO FAST! I still can't believe it!. I got into blogging due to my Godma (MissGennD) convinced me to launch one I didn't like it at first and I had no idea what to talk about then she tagged me on this 30 days photo challenge then after that I started to think about things that I like and love to do or would like to do and talk about which is mostly about books! XD since I don't have a lot of friends in real life that seems to talk about them openly I reckon this is a great place and idea to begin with *dan-Dan-DAN!*  yes of course the internet! pwahaha! surprisingly so I found it as a common denominator to almost everyone like < friends who likes to read/talk about books with or whatever and the magical wonders of the interwebs ;))

Anyways, I'm currently living somewhere around the Sunshine State (FLorida),USA.I love it here! of all the places I went to I found this place best because the weather's great!free beach galore,lots of friendly and honest folks,low crime rate(on my area ;), lots of parking spaces and indeed very peaceful!(PRICELESS!) 

One non-book-related thing that everyone reading my blog may not know about me is that I almost died multiple times (seriously? yup!) like from drowning,crossing the street(s),driving I actually lost count haha! lots of very enlightening experiences and I guess my time is not yet up NOT TODAY it seems...and I still need to read lots of books, live so many lives through them also experience lots of things in real life! (Power up!)

And so if I could eat dinner with any author or character I'd definitely pick Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH! (yes IN ALL CAPS for emphasis haha! XD) the first time I read the blurb I'm immediately hooked! every case,story and just basically everything was just so fascinatingly EPIC and brilliantly well thought out.I'll try to talk more about it on my next post about Armchair BEA: Classics so watch out and stay tune for that!

Also along with that I greatly encourage you to sign up here, join in the fun and you can participate as much or as little as you wish in this wonderful event (more info. on FAQ page).

Enough about me tell me more about you! feel free to type anything on the comment section below or follow me elsewhere in the interwebs ^_~