Monday, December 4, 2006

Best thing out of singapore ever.

Hey hey hey! Guess what I found hiding in the dark corner of my bookshelf collecting dust?

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These used to be my favourite books in secondary school!

It's a typical story of college romances set in a local college setting, featuring real characters with real issues you and I can definitely empathise with. From what I can remember of it, it's VERY easy to read (no big words!), very clean (no raunchy stuff), very funny (local type of humour mah), very cute (can't stop smiling), and very heart-warming (am a sucker for happy endings).

But if you have never seen or heard about these books before, chances are :

1. you're not a girl
2. you're not from malaysia or singapore
3. you're too young or
4. you're too old

.... so go away.

Hahhaha just kidding.

Right now, I'm attempting to read Neil Gaiman's Stardust and Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident Of the Dog In the Night-time (I suspect Mark Haddon coins up all the titles for Panic At the Disco's songs).

Not exactly hardcore big girl's reading, but I'm still young. :)

Amalkanlah sifat suka membaca!
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47 comments:

  1. ZDecember 4, 2006 at 7:29 PM

    The dog one is nice, LOL.
    Bawled by cheebai heart out when reading the later part when all mysteries are revealed.

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  2. frostierDecember 4, 2006 at 7:42 PM

    *majulah sukan untuk negara*

    they said "readers are leaders*, so i religiously believe that FA can lead us to fireangelism.

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  3. KYDecember 4, 2006 at 8:21 PM

    curious incident is teh great, I wrote a review on that too.

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  4. LainieDecember 4, 2006 at 8:24 PM

    "Amalkanlah sifat suka membaca!"

    hah..made me laugh, havent heard that in so long
    gaiman is teh awesome.

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  5. iceDecember 4, 2006 at 8:50 PM

    The curious incident is such a good book. Try his new book when you finish that one.

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  6. eyerisDecember 4, 2006 at 9:12 PM

    STARDUST! GAIMAN! MAGIC! FAIRY SEX! WOOT!

    :D :D :D

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  7. ashanDecember 4, 2006 at 9:21 PM

    Sissy Song wore jeans so tight the boys could not breathe.

    Yess! The Teenage Workbook is so much fun.

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  8. airholeDecember 5, 2006 at 12:23 AM

    wah.. finally dusting the specks of particles that make people sneeze to reveal these treasures of your teenage past.

    Good fer you.

    Eh, I recommend Neil Gaiman's Smoke and Mirrors... if u want.. just holler lah!

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  9. ChenDecember 5, 2006 at 1:05 AM

    curious incident best.

    weh, I WANT PINJAM. YOU'RE NOT TEENAGER ANYMORE. :P

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  10. ~zDecember 5, 2006 at 1:25 AM

    curious incident is cool..
    i read american gods by neil gaiman..good book..do tell how stardust turns out to be.

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  11. CraSHDecember 5, 2006 at 4:26 AM

    shoot.. i dont read!! i guess i will have to suffer.. sob sob... kekeke

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  12. anttykDecember 5, 2006 at 4:56 AM

    Sigh. The only book I am allowed to read these days is the Certified Systems Auditor Review Manual 2006. :(

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  13. Yen LiDecember 5, 2006 at 5:09 AM

    wow i actually have both those books too!! (i mean the teenage textbook and workbook) and i treasure them like mad cause they are seriously funny!!

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  14. mrdesDecember 5, 2006 at 6:38 AM

    The curious incident one is nice, heartwarming stuff, much like Five People you meet in Heaven...I have heard a lot of good things about Neil...

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  15. JerryDecember 5, 2006 at 6:56 AM

    Yeah, great books when I have insomnia. Really helps!

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  16. Adrian CDecember 5, 2006 at 7:34 AM

    the word 'sifat' just sounds so wrong FA :)!

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  17. cakieDecember 5, 2006 at 7:47 AM

    DAMN I LOVE THOSE BOOKS.

    There was even a movie!! However Sissy Song in the movie was... Not Sissy-song standard.

    Oh wells. these books never fail to bring a bittersweet smile.

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  18. dancing divaDecember 5, 2006 at 9:05 AM

    hey hey!!

    i've got those 2 books too!!

    it's stuffed in one of 'em boxes..

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  19. NikitaDecember 5, 2006 at 2:40 PM

    Ohmigosh. Dang. I love reading and I've lived in both those countries, but I have never ever seen or heard of those books. Am I that old? Sigh. :)

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  20. ashanDecember 5, 2006 at 5:50 PM

    wait, WHAT? there was a MOVIE? eeh, but if not Sissy Song did not look like Sissy Song... eeeeh.

    I wish there were more sequels. Farnee lah. Ooh, and I finally remember now -- it's Sissy Song, Mui Ee, Chung Kai, Kok Sean (or "kok thaaawn"), Daniel Boon, Miss Boon, Mr Miles...

    No I don't have the book with me. I'm just not afraid of showing how OLD I am not.

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  21. 9December 5, 2006 at 6:45 PM

    i borrowed those two books off a girl i fancied in high school. heh, talk abt nostalgia. :p

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  22. AaronDecember 5, 2006 at 7:06 PM

    Hey I love Neil Gaiman! I've got all his books! Stardust is sweet and makes you sigh, Neverwhere is dark gothic and messes with your head, American Gods is an interesting twist on religion, and Anansi Boys is a 'what-if' story. :)

    Smoke and Mirrors is a montage of Gaiman, I reckon.

    Good choice! Recommend all those and Good Omens, where he writes with Terry Pratchett. :D

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  23. pifflesincDecember 5, 2006 at 9:10 PM

    tak pernah nampak buku-buku tersebut.

    mebbe i was already into mills & boons at that time...

    FA: for some odd reason I was never into M&B, but mum was CRAZY over it. ahhah.

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  24. RubenDecember 5, 2006 at 9:42 PM

    its about time u read stardust... airhole : smoke and mirrors good? dude, u gotta be kidding!.. its a freakin ompilation of short stories... his best work is and will alwiz be sandman hence the motive for the tattoo on my left arm... FA : his best novel is either Neverwhere (brilliant - i have the bbc series on my harddrive too)... or American Gods... some ppl like coraline - but not my cup of tea... if u're a fan of neil gaiman.. u're bound to fall in love with Terry Pratchet and his discworld series.. the 2 did a book together.. called 'Good Omens'.. farking farnee book... anyhow if interested.. i have all books from these 2 morons... actually i have everything form neil gaiman in particular... comics, toys, movies, short movies, mini series,ec.. i even met the man in person during a signing... oh ya.. if u're reading stardust.. u shd read the graphic novel version... its nicer..

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  25. kimberlycunDecember 6, 2006 at 2:06 AM

    I want to do sex with you.

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  26. eyerisDecember 6, 2006 at 8:10 AM

    funnily enough, Ruben just summarised everything I've been preaching about Gaiman and Pratchett on my blog all these years in one comment. haha

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  27. madDecember 6, 2006 at 1:38 PM

    No big words, no raunchy stuff...what's the fun in that?

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  28. RaeDecember 8, 2006 at 6:24 AM

    OMG. I must be living in a hole because I really have never heard of it. And I thought Bookworms was the best thing out of Sg.

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  29. Healer wanna beDecember 8, 2006 at 7:36 AM

    How about Sophie's World? An interesting book though...

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  30. DaxDecember 8, 2006 at 11:23 AM

    My sister shoved the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in my face and told me that I had to read it. A friend had already recommended it to me, but I'm not big on books. I started reading, and I couldn't put it down. It took a day to read, and you've probably finished by now, right? The ending upset me a little.

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  31. DeeDecember 9, 2006 at 6:25 AM

    stardust is my fav gaiman novel but the sandman will always be my true love... good things are happenin in lucifer; a spin-off series...

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  32. jessicaDecember 10, 2006 at 12:59 AM

    panic at the disco got their song title's from chuck palahniuk's works.

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  33. carcarDecember 10, 2006 at 3:00 AM

    betul betul, marilah kita bersama-sama amalkan sifat suka membaca!

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  34. Adrian CDecember 10, 2006 at 5:14 AM

    when ru ever going to update your blog gal?

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  35. DerekDecember 10, 2006 at 10:09 AM

    STARDUSTT!!!!!!!! rather innocent love story turn adventure and bloodbath(maybe just a liitle)

    yeh, Neverwhere is his best imho, reading is better then reviews, get your copy today :) bout 32.95 a book...

    [if ur wallet is empty.. id recommend american gods, 680 pages for the same price as the two)

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  36. OMG ITS RUDY GWAILOUDecember 11, 2006 at 4:05 AM

    wahlau your blog so many comments all the time >.> memang blogwhore

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  37. anonymouscowardDecember 12, 2006 at 1:08 AM

    Dang...no camwhore pics? :(

    Please ler, please bring it back.

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  38. DabidoDecember 12, 2006 at 6:03 AM

    Just in case you're interested in seeing another book centred more around yourself you can here
    Cheers.
    p.s. if she doesn't see it, someone please point it out to her! Thnx XieXie Doumo Arigato Terima Kasih! ;-)

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  39. CathyDecember 12, 2006 at 9:16 PM

    Ugly petite bitch, Vuitton is mine, hands off.

    FA:WTF? LOL! Take lah! Not mine also? Siau.

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  40. inDecember 13, 2006 at 2:08 AM

    My first comment here. 2 things. Firstly, I am too old as I have never heard of The Teenage textbook etc. Secondly, the book by Mark Haddon is excellent!

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  41. BlueyDecember 13, 2006 at 4:49 AM

    LOL..
    Mee-owww..
    FA, saw you in some magazine :)
    Nice catch, though not my taste.

    FA: Shhhh. Don't tell anybody k? shy lah. :)

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  42. BlueyDecember 13, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    K :)

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  43. your fan suanie mentioned from sgDecember 14, 2006 at 9:55 AM

    loved that 2 books! blast from the past!

    Pay Bar Secondary School

    FA: Ah seng ar? That you ar?

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  44. ahsengDecember 14, 2006 at 10:24 PM

    hur hur hur~

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  45. DabidoDecember 15, 2006 at 1:08 AM

    FA - What's this Bluey is saying? You got yourself a Beau at last? Congrats!

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  46. Paul TanDecember 15, 2006 at 11:48 AM

    your ba zi chart says that u will update LIKE NOW!!!

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  47. vladDecember 23, 2006 at 5:24 PM

    I always wondered how it would feel to trip Sissy Song and make her fall flat.

    And I still cannot take it that they banned the book here just because of a Sultan walking on red carpet remark.

    Just one fucking line.

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