I have always loved reading. I picked up the reading habit since primary school days, and it was all due to kiasu-ness. To encourage and instill the reading habit in students, the Ministry of Education came up with a book reading competition whereby students record down books that they have read in an exercise book (remember your buku no. 7, 5?). The student with the most number of records (read the most books) wins. I probably didn't win, since I don't have any recollection of that, but I know that I kept on going and going and going due to my Kiasu Chinese blood.
Thinking about it, I think the book reading competition was completely flawed. I mean, no one actually verified or 'audited' the authenticity of the records. I mean, I could have just cheated by recording down books that I didn't read. Loopholes. Tons of them everywhere.
My favourite reads when I was at that age were all those children books by Enid Blyton. Yes, remember her?? I had sooooo many books from her, Malory Towers, Mr. Pink Whistle, Amelia Jane... I remember this really THICK 3 in 1 book containing Mr. Pink Whistle's series. Mom bought them for me when I was in Standard 6, right before the utterly useless UPSR exam. Mom said that I could only read the book after the exams. Man... I remember the anticipation and yearning I felt before the exams, and the satisfaction as I unwrapped the book after my last UPSR paper. I was in heaven.
And who can ever forget the Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal.. Hahahhahaha
Sighs. Cheap and affordable books were everywhere then...
Any how, I picked up Charles Dicken's classic 'Great Expectations' this morning as I was en route to the toilet. I have read it twice a few years ago, and seen the movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke (what a hottie!), and yet today I realised that I still don't know who left Pip with the great expectations.
Was it the crazy bride left at the altar? Or was it the convict whom Pip rescued at the beginning of the food?
I think I will reread the book.
Haven't read the latest Harry Potter release though.
Thinking about it, I think the book reading competition was completely flawed. I mean, no one actually verified or 'audited' the authenticity of the records. I mean, I could have just cheated by recording down books that I didn't read. Loopholes. Tons of them everywhere.
My favourite reads when I was at that age were all those children books by Enid Blyton. Yes, remember her?? I had sooooo many books from her, Malory Towers, Mr. Pink Whistle, Amelia Jane... I remember this really THICK 3 in 1 book containing Mr. Pink Whistle's series. Mom bought them for me when I was in Standard 6, right before the utterly useless UPSR exam. Mom said that I could only read the book after the exams. Man... I remember the anticipation and yearning I felt before the exams, and the satisfaction as I unwrapped the book after my last UPSR paper. I was in heaven.
And who can ever forget the Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley Twins series by Francine Pascal.. Hahahhahaha
Sighs. Cheap and affordable books were everywhere then...
Any how, I picked up Charles Dicken's classic 'Great Expectations' this morning as I was en route to the toilet. I have read it twice a few years ago, and seen the movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke (what a hottie!), and yet today I realised that I still don't know who left Pip with the great expectations.
Was it the crazy bride left at the altar? Or was it the convict whom Pip rescued at the beginning of the food?
I think I will reread the book.
Haven't read the latest Harry Potter release though.
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weii weii! Wow... stumbled unto ur blog by accident! :P
Just droppin byta say hi!
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