“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written, then you must write it” – Toni Morrison. I tried to find in the great Amazon two books I would like to read but found none. To write them would not be impossible, but would take years of research (which I am …
This cartoon might seems like an overdramatization of my situation. But I assure you that I do feel a lot like that (I’m reading three books concurrently and referring to a few others). I feel like Uncle Scrooge….but only swimming in a sea of books instead of gold. Can’t believe reading food literature can be …
Despite having access to Financial Times, I rarely read it as I find it too dry. I’ve got more interesting reads like NYT and books in my to-read list. Some may recommend New Yorker, but I find my cartoon funnier (?!). Buttt I’ve always enjoyed David Tang’s column. His wit, sarcasm and taste is extraordinary. …
Chuckling to yourself as you read an unexpected funny line in a serious book. “Alcohol is a magical substance with the power to temporarily transport us outside of ourselves” – Sandor Katz, The Art Of Fermentation
Asia’s Hidden Eden is the second book I’ve finished reading this year; one which I have discovered at, Gerak Budaya, an independent bookstore in Georgetown. It’s surely one of the best surprises! On top of leading me to a beautiful tropical garden in Penang, this book made me see Penang in a different and deeper …
Last year, I decided to reduce consumption of online media and spend those time on books instead (Read: What happens when you read books instead of Facebook) This year, Mark Zuckerberg seems to be doing the same thing and even started a book club called “A Year Of Books”. Hah! Now I would like to …
Both Businessweek and Time featured Taylor Swift as their cover stories. He told me they might interest me so I grabbed the copies to read. The words my eyes so fervently ingested inspired me; we share the same idols for the same reasons – Olivia Benson in Law & Order for her strength and Ina …
In the car on the way to Christmas dinner, I read on iBooks and chuckled to what the Cobbler in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar said (to procure more work, he makes men walk about the town to dull their soles). Upon hearing my amusement with my phone he asked “Are you on Facebook?” No. This year …
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This book had been read half-way and abandoned for months. It’s highly interesting but requires too much thinking. You’ll need to read the sentences a few times and ponder. Not a light read but enlightening. It’s about why modern people are more affected of their social status than their ancestors. It delved on things like …
Reading an inspirational book by your favourite pool. I plan to share some of the books I like here in my blog. When I was younger, (extra) reading sometimes seems like a clandestine hobby. Now, I’m not afraid to share the affairs I had with those alluring books. I’m really glad how pieces of information …
