Posts Tagged ‘Book’

Hot Shop In The City

Two months a go, when I was enjoying my (another) holiday, I bumped into Bart in Cazbar at lunch time. The last time I saw him was probably in our wedding, as he had relocated to Bali and we moved to Scotland, so it was a nice surprise to see him again. He told me [...]

December 28, 2009 Arts & Entertainment, Life & Style 6 Comments

100 Things To Do Before You Die (?)

You might have heard the phenomenally successful travel book, 100 Things To Do Before You Die. The book was an instant bestseller and inspired a publishing industry all of its own with others of “100 Things” spin-offs and and even the movie The Bucket List. I have been meaning to read it, but there was [...]

September 2, 2008 Arts & Entertainment, Life & Style, Travel 6 Comments

Chick-Lit Overload

Here’s a question. Why do most of the chick-lit novels have their main characters working either as an author, a journalist, or as an editor in book publishing industry? Remember Candace Bushnell’s Carrie Bradshaw (a columnist), or Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones (an editor) or Sophie Kinsella’s Becky Bloomwood (a journalist), and of course, Lauren Weisberger’s [...]

June 12, 2008 Arts & Entertainment, Women 7 Comments

Overdue 'We'jaculation

Yap yap, the term is taken from, where else!, The Between Boyfriends Book. I find the book constantly amuses me with its witty, cheeky, sensational terms. Originally it is called Premature ‘We’jaculation: “A common dating dysfunction occurring when one member of a couple starts using the ‘we’ before the other is ready.” But actually, this [...]

June 18, 2006 Arts & Entertainment, Women 0 Comments

Upgraded Girls

Ever read books called “4 Blondes” or “Trading Up” by Candace Bushnell? It’s hilarious. It’s also scary, especially to me, to realize that there are so many women out there, who are willing to give up anything, anything!, just to climb a social ladder and be in a better position (richer, more famous, etc). Oddly [...]

March 16, 2006 Arts & Entertainment, Women 0 Comments

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