Eat, Pray, Love & A Giveaway

January 21, 2010 | 46 Comments

The giveaway has ended, and the five winners are Shirin, Angeline, Serene, Terry, and Stefanie. Thank you for taking part in the contest

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When I was in Sydney back in December, I brought along a copy of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, for some light reading. A book that is about self-reflection, love, and food? It is exactly just what I need! While certain parts may be a little draggy initially, things start to get exciting when Liz went to Italy and eat her way through.

I admire the way she deals with things that are thrown into her life, and there’s this particular memorable quote that I remember, “When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience.”

Anyway, before I digress, this is not a book review, I enjoyed reading the book, and I thought you will like it too, so here’s a little surprise for all of you:

OpenTrolley Bookstore is a Singapore-based online bookstore that represents many reputable local & regional book publishers, selling more than 1.5 million English books at discounted rates. And they have kindly agreed to giveaway FIVE copies (soft cover) of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

HOW TO ENTER THE EAT, PRAY, LOVE GIVEAWAY

1. Leave a comment on this post

Tell me your favorite food quote. ONE entry per person, and you can write anything. I will choose the five winners base on the most interesting quotes. For those who frequently leave comments on my blog, you will have a better chance, so if you have yet to read the book, do give the contest a shot!

2. Use your own contactable email

Please use your own contactable email when you post the comment, it is highly unlikely that I will choose those who leave their comments using newly created/dubious email address. Anyway for the winners, I will be in touch shortly with the details to get the book.

I know there are folks from the States, Malaysia, Australia, and other countries reading my blog, but this contest is only open to those currently residing in Singapore due to shipping constraints.

The contest will run until 23th Jan Saturday 2359, so you have exactly three days before it ends.

Note: For more details on the book Eat, Pray, Love please go to OpenTrolley.com.

Comments

46 Responses to “Eat, Pray, Love & A Giveaway”

Vanessa
January 21st, 2010 @ 4:10 am

There isn’t enough days in a single person’s life to finish trying all the food in the world. I simply don’t understand how anyone can afford to be anorexic, bulimic, or both! I mean, what a waste to not indulge in all that awesome food! What is life without food?? I haven’t an answer for that!
Shirin
January 21st, 2010 @ 4:23 am

Hey Brad, may I take part in the competition too, please? I kinda still live in SG (I go back every summer hol!) and I definitely have an SG mailing address. Please? If it’s a yes, my favourite food quote is by George Bernard Shaw (from The Revolutionist’s Handbook called Man and Superman):

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”

Good luck to everyone else too! Thanks Brad for this entry! xx
eve
January 21st, 2010 @ 7:36 am

hi brad first time commentator here!

Here’s my quote!

“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” ~Jim Davis

Can I add one of my own?

“There are 4 basic food groups: Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate & chocolate truffles.”

I saw this somewhere some time ago!
ChiewMei
January 21st, 2010 @ 8:47 am

“Man cannot live on chocolate alone; but woman sure can.”
joshua
January 21st, 2010 @ 9:24 am

“you know a man is a keeper when he loves desserts.”
Daniel
January 21st, 2010 @ 10:17 am

Oh! I have heard of this quote before…

“The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.”
dorothy
January 21st, 2010 @ 10:45 am

helloo brad! I’m not taking part in this competition because I have this book already! I just thought I’ll still comment because I thought it was a great book! Happy you got to read it too!

Glad you can spread the love and have 5 lucky people reading it too
Sarah
January 21st, 2010 @ 11:31 am

“Joie de vivre, Bon Appetit!”

French phrase translates into:
The joy of eating, enjoy!
danghl
January 21st, 2010 @ 12:01 pm

“Food is the most primitive form of comfort.”
Terry
January 21st, 2010 @ 12:11 pm

First time commenting too!

Ok here is my quote to share, not because its funny, but its also good to understand and realize more about our food sources.

HAM AND EGGS – A day’s work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig.
fatkuraprincess
January 21st, 2010 @ 12:29 pm

“Dining Alone does not reflect Loneliness but a form of Enjoyment”

haha~The new quote i got in life.
Larry
January 21st, 2010 @ 1:07 pm

The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it’s bad for you.
~ Isaac Asimov
Natalie Soh
January 21st, 2010 @ 1:52 pm

“The couple who eats together, stays together.” Truism non? Heheheh, smartass saying by gnat.
Jor
January 21st, 2010 @ 2:01 pm

One of my favs! We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking. (By Steve Elbert)
chin o l
January 21st, 2010 @ 2:47 pm

My favourite food quote :
eat first talk later
Indra :)
January 21st, 2010 @ 5:06 pm

Hi brad! i’ve been following ur blog, but too shy to post la :p

here’s a quote which i think is apt to life!

“Seize the moment! Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.”

thank you!
adel
January 21st, 2010 @ 5:14 pm

“Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you what you are.” by Brillat-Savarin
ZY Lim
January 21st, 2010 @ 6:15 pm

There are huge numbers of young women out there who know how to mix cocktails but can’t cook to save their lives, whereas men are finding their way into the kitchen in ever growing numbers.

Gordon Ramsay
Quoted in Radio Times, October 2005.
Y
January 21st, 2010 @ 7:39 pm

he who has lost interest in food has lost interest in life ;]
stefanie
January 21st, 2010 @ 10:08 pm

Hello Brad,

“a bowl of vegatables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate”.
Samantha
January 21st, 2010 @ 10:34 pm

“What you see is what you eat; you are what you eat.”
Tesia
January 21st, 2010 @ 11:15 pm

Possibly the most irrelevant quote but it was so apt to quote to the new bf who doesn’t understand why I like to eat nice food (from a livejournal forum):

“There are three essential components to every date: food, entertainment and affection. On the first date, there is traditionally a great deal of entertainment, a great deal of food, and only the slightest hint of affection. As you go on subsequent dates, you engage in less entertainment and in more affection. When you reach the stage at which affection is the entertainment, you are no longer merely dating.

At no stage and under no circumstances may the food be omitted.”

And I promise, if I get the book, I will write about it on my book review blog. *nods*
Camemberu
January 21st, 2010 @ 11:22 pm

Hey I like “Y” (no.19)’s quote – sounds like what I wrote in my recent Mango Tree post.

Can I join in with my quote too?

“Food is like travel for your tastebuds!”

This is a great book, and OpenTrolley is a fantastic site! Amazingly comprehensive!
Eileen
January 22nd, 2010 @ 12:04 am

Hi,
i am rather new to your website but love your recommendations.

Became a bit soulful after reading this entry, so i decided to submit these 2 quotes, partially to remind myself that there are many in this world who do not have the privilege to enjoy food like we do.

Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food. ~Sébastien-Roch Nicholas de Chamfort, Maximes

To a man with an empty stomach, food is God. ~Gandhi
Theresa
January 22nd, 2010 @ 9:52 am

“I eat, therefore I am.”
B.rain
January 22nd, 2010 @ 12:21 pm

I’m on a see-food(sic) diet.I see food, I eat food!:)
Kelly Ann T.
January 22nd, 2010 @ 2:23 pm

I always liked ” Hand over the chocolate and no-one gets hurt.”
I also like “Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.”
Darcy B
January 22nd, 2010 @ 2:51 pm

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.
- Julia Child
kakihararocks@gmail.com
ler siew hwee
January 22nd, 2010 @ 3:29 pm

Eat first talk later! and also
A hungry man is an angry man!
allie
January 22nd, 2010 @ 5:03 pm

I love the man who invented chocolate!
allie
January 22nd, 2010 @ 5:05 pm

But I love chocolate more!
Angeline
January 22nd, 2010 @ 5:07 pm

hehe. thought i just give it a shot

“Food is temptation and I call it irresistible”
YX
January 22nd, 2010 @ 5:53 pm

fk! haha.

“The way to a man’s heart, is via the stomach!”
Emi
January 22nd, 2010 @ 6:16 pm

Well this quote always crack me out, esp to a foodie like us..

“Someone asked me do i love animals? The answer is, Yes i do, I love those animals that i can eat..”
brenda
January 22nd, 2010 @ 10:45 pm

“Nothing heals the soul like chocolate … It’s God’s apology for broccoli.”
— Richard Paul Evans
erina
January 23rd, 2010 @ 12:55 am

Oh Chinese characters can’t be displayed. =(

Neng2 chi1 shi4 fu2.

Being able to eat is happiness.
Bbb
January 23rd, 2010 @ 12:58 am

I’d rather have an empty wallet than an empty stomach.
Serene
January 23rd, 2010 @ 2:12 am

Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you’re gonna get.

My favourite quote from Forrest Gump It is a simple quote which is universally understood by many. Life is full of surprises, whether lovely or not, we will all wake up to a different living experience everyday! So take heart my fellow earthlings, tomorrow might just be the most perfect day of your life!

God Bless
Jason Nickolay
January 23rd, 2010 @ 5:09 am

I great steak can be like a picnic lunch under a rainbow

jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
Kathy D
January 23rd, 2010 @ 10:32 am

Life is Not a Beer Ad….
Life for Beginners
January 23rd, 2010 @ 12:02 pm

Hehe, you can be my SG address ma… when I come visit you? LOL

But anyway, contest or no contest, my fave food quote? Human beings eat to live, but us Chinese? We live to eat!
Christie
January 23rd, 2010 @ 12:44 pm

Great food goes with great company!
tang
January 23rd, 2010 @ 10:27 pm

people say “save the best for the last” but i’ve had too many instances where people assume you don’t like the last bits on your plate, so i say
“Bon Appetit, eat what you love the most first and take your time to savor it properly”
urs Stauffacher
January 24th, 2010 @ 11:15 am

“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti
ciki
January 24th, 2010 @ 12:36 pm

i love this book too. i fell in love with pizza when I read it;)

let’s cross over..
Futri
April 11th, 2010 @ 1:40 pm

My Lovely Favourite Food Qoute:

“…..LOve and Food Are the same….
Life without Love is Nothing….
LIfe Without FOOD is Nothing….

(^_^)

What Do you think??……