Off day from SOT today. And I took leave on monday (post marathon), so this week feels really relaxed.
Should be catching up on bible reading, or writing sermons, but I am so hooked reading ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini (also author of ‘The Kite Runner’) I bought the novel last week with my BIRTHDAY vouchers (mph vouchers given to me last october!) Half way through the book now and I am loving it.
Wanted to buy the book since it was published 2 years back but never had the chance. Even after getting the vouchers, I was always too busy to go get a novel to read during semester. (taking three lit modules usually means TRYING to read three books every 2 weeks during semester time)
Yesterday, I was walking over to bugis when I passed by Bras Basah – the second hand bookstore was surprisingly still open. Couldn’t resist it – went in and bought a novel for SGD $1!! ‘Blackberry Wine’ by Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat) But I shall resist reading it. haha.
The best part is that I still have ANOTHER set of unspent borders vouchers to spend on (also bday gift!) hehe.
I love leisure reading (: so thanks to K. Luon and Lou’s connect group for the vouchers although I only use them after so long! I always appreciate bookstore vouchers (as much as vouchers for clothing!)
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One day, when I have my own home, I will build a shelf that covers an entire wall and fill them all up with my books. And I shall tell my kids stories – not just children’s stories but tell them stories out of all the literature classics. Just dreaming up some pretty thoughts!
3 Comments
June 5, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Hello! is the book really good? haha I think I saw alvinia reading the same book on the bus yesterday! Haha if alvinia sees this, hello! Sorry I was waiting to see if it is u on 54 cos can’t really recognize u. u lost weight
June 5, 2009 at 2:32 pm
ooh i want that wall of shelves too. it could be really old school, requiring a movable ladder thing to get to the top shelves!
June 6, 2009 at 1:22 am
yes rah! and made of solid wood. I keep thinking of prof higgins study in “my fair lady” anyway, you got to read ‘a thousand splendid suns’ if you haven’t. it is awesome (: