Wednesday 17 September 2008

Of books and such

Talked with Gitz about how much fun we're going to have after SPM. Haha. Gurney's gonna be our second home. Form 5's are so gonna rule!

But first comes the harder part. SPM. Yeah. The big one. It's as if we've worked so hard all these past years just to finally get through it - PMR and UPSR seem like kacang right now. LoL, don't worry, Saras, Viv - you guys will get what I mean after this year.

Viv - You should get to know Xin Yee more. Maybe you could like, form a club for 'creative solutions'.

Steph - LoL, no, sweetie. They're very different. Xin Yee's from CLS. Kinda confusing, I know, haha.

TJ - Torture. XD

Chad - It went, erm, well, I think? LoL, we'll see.

Whye Yen - Hey! OMG, miss you and Win Yee so much! LoL. Salt water, yeah - our families are one of a kind. I don't even know if it's actually a good thing. =P

Saras - Have fun with all your small assessments before the real PMR!

Tabby - If you're reading this, I take it that you didn't puke on your laptop. XD

Hooi Ping - And if you are reading this, you're online too! Go study! PMR in less than a month, I think? All the best!

Right now, the political state in our dear country is quite... disturbing. It's splashed all over the frontpages of every single newspaper you can get your hands on, and unless you've been hiding in a cave, you'd have noticed that the whole atmosphere in M'sia is pretty volatile.

So, so retarded.

Anyway, my trials ended yesterday, and Rachel lent me this James Patterson book. Not bad, actually. Gruesome, but not bad. Somehow, I've been finding a really hard time finding authors whose books I truly enjoy. I mean, surely you've bought a book before and regretted it, and then having drag your eyes past every page just to satisfy the ache from paying for an unworthy story. I'm not trying to be mean - I know how bloody hard it is to write something worthwhile - but I've been in a rut trying to get an author whose works make me laugh/think/smile/cry/imagine/fantasise.



Marian Keyes



Jodi Piccoult



Cathy Kelly



Joanne Rowling



Meg Cabot

The few authors (Rowling, Piccoult, Keyes, Kelly, Cabot) whom I like, I have gone through their words tens of times. I just want something fresh, is that too much to ask for?

Gosh. I sound like a whiny five-year-old.

Maybe I'll go read Archie comics. That should relieve this frustration.