10 Questions for Haruki Murakami(by TIME Magazine) What’s your favorite book?Sarosh ShaheenOttawa, CanadaThe Great Gatsby. I translated it a couple of years ago. I wanted to translate it when I was in my 20s, but I wasn’t ready.How has distance-running affected you as a writer?Pallavi DixitMinneapolis, Minn.You need two things to write a big book:…
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Stretch Up and Reach for the Stars….
Adryan, thanks for sharing this with me… 🙂 This is an interesting, inspiring quote Adryan got from a book titled, “Twelve Pillars to be Successful” by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener. “1st Pillar – Personal Development. The only way things are going to change for you is when you change. Work harder on (improving) yourself…
Happy (Belated) Roald Dahl Day!
Ok…So I’m abit out-dated 😛 Roald Dahl Day was on the 13th of September (Go to his website! You’ll have fun browsing ;)) Anyway…I didn’t know 13th of Sept is Roald Dahl day till later, when I read about it in the papers 😛 No wonder there was a huuuuuge selection of Roald Dahl’s books…
Books for your next vacation ;)
Oooo, I’m so excited about this ‘collection’ I just compiled! It’s called the ‘Sun, Sea and Sand Collection’ haha 🙂 (The collection got its name from the titles and colours of the books) Bring any one of them along to your next vacation 😉* Out of the Blue by Belinda JonesThis is great for chic…
Life isn’t fair…
Of recent, I picked up Richard Carlson’s “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff” from my bookshelf and one of the topics he wrote in this book, caught my attention, “Surrender to the fact that Life Isn’t Fair”. Quoting directly from one of the passages, “One of the mistakes many of us make…
What Great Response!
Hi everyone, Ever since the post on ‘The Last Lecture’, I’ve received numerous sms and msn messages about it. It’s really encouraging to know so many of you are interested in reading this book. To those who’d like to borrow it from me, I’m sorry, but you might have to wait. Today, someone just borrowed…
Lessons from The Last Lecture
Dedicated to all my friends who want to live their dreams…. The Last Lecture is a slim book that can be read in just a few sittings. It is full of stories and aphorisms, many of which are familiar from its video progenitor. We revisit Randy Pausch’s fulfillment of his childhood dreams and the principles…
Wine and Dine, the Asian Way
With Ed Soon’s practical methods and tips he shared during the ‘Wine & Dine with Ed Soon’ evening, I found the perfect wine which went perfectly well with the fish sauce. According to Ed (the famous wine columnist from The Star. By the way, he’s Singaporean :P), it is based on the push and pull…
My Fav Read of All Times
One of the many books which I’ve loved reading when I was younger…was ‘The Water Babies’. The story’s beautiful and the illustrations…unforgettable…I wonder if it’s still available….I’m gonna try to get my hands on it. I’d go to the moon and back to get it.
Dark & Depressed…
Yes,….I went out and bought Miranda July’s No one belongs here more than you. Do I like any of her stories so far…? Hmm…her characters in the story sound kinda sad, lonely and depressed. Don’t read it if you think you fall in that category. It won’t make you feel much better of yourself 😛…
Hooked On Bookz 