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Book Bloggers Appreciation Week
OH No!! Not another post about BBAW again??!! (I hear you moan). It is now the week set aside once a year to appreciate bloggers. I can’t keep up with BBAW task on daily basis but I wanted to tell you that your visits and comments, and your contribution to the book blogging community have become an … Continue reading
Daphne Du Maurier Collection
Today I got off work early and went browsing into charity shops near my workplace. I walked into Thames Hospice charity shop and found this lot sitting on the top shelf. The first thought that came to mind is that I love Rebecca and would like to read other Du Maurier titles, but not sure … Continue reading
Library withdrawn stocks
It’s because of my good friend J, that I kept seeing this book popping up in my radar. First I loaned it from the library last April and I love it and read it with glee. Here’s my review. Then I saw it once again in the charity shop that I go to every week, … Continue reading
Library Loot 25 – 31 August 2010
I’m having my chill-out 1-week annual leave at home. On one of those leisure stroll into the Central Library last Tuesday, I took my time to look out for a good loot. My personal tips on increasing your chances on stumbling across great find: You have to be there on a weekday, you should take a … Continue reading
July 2010 : It’s a wrap!
It is somehow hectic in the summer. More errands to run, more housekeeping to do, more outdoor activities and consequently wallets are emptied more quickly for stuff that I had to pay and shopping that I had to do… but I am chuffed this month! Despite a very hectic month at work last July, I have … Continue reading
June 2010: it’s wrap
June is a good reading month. 9 books, 2,365 pages. Most geographical diverse reading month of all, spanning 4 continents. 2 non-fiction books, 2 more books on re-telling of myth. It is also a month I read authors with a rare last name which begins with a Q and a X. My favourite book of the … Continue reading
Japanese Literature Challenge 4 and Library Loot 16-22 June
Lovely Bellezza is hosting Japanese Literature Reading Challenge 4. I have been waiting for this about 7 months. Now that it is here, I spent a long time pondering on what I should read. Button is beautiful. One book to qualify for the challenge. Can’t resist. I plan to take this opportunity to read some of … Continue reading
It’s a wrap : May 2010
It’s a week late, but here’s my May wrap-up post. May has been a good month, the sentiment is widespread as blogger from blogosphere seems to report positive achievement for May. I have read 2 non-fictions (Zeitoun and Understanding Judaism), 7 fiction books and 2 short stories. My favourite read is Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, a possible favourite … Continue reading
Blog Stats of the blogging community
Analysing stats is my day job at work. So any form of stats interest me, especially one which is about the blog community. For those who participated in the survey, you probably knew about this already. But for those who don’t, the findings are worth mentioning. Results Part 1 I always suspect that there are … Continue reading
Friday Finds (Apr 30)
Friday Finds is hosted by MizB. I have some big finds today and would like to share with everyone. Out from the library and walk two shops down to a charity shop, I saw several Salman Rushdie’s books on shelf. If there is a moment to collect Rushdie collection, now is the time, The Ground Beneath Her … Continue reading
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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. - Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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