the big bad wolf is the BOOMZ!

just a quickie post here.

i gelabah-ed the entire day for my Genesis test yesterday, cos i've been working on my assignment the entire week (even on the flights to/from miri where i was for 2 days). was so stressed out - prayed real hard & earnest in the car as i did my uber last min revision (8 chapters in one hour - am i awesome or what).

and thankfully, the test was simple - hahaha - it lasted me a whole 15mins (10 for working on the questions, 5 for flipping back and forth, waiting for someone to turn in their papers cos i was too shy to be first.. or second.. cos some of my answers were quite the wrong :P)

anyways, with that out of the way (erm actually i still got another assignment pending. lecturer asked, how much time do you need? i asked him how far his grace stretch. he replied, i can give you up to next week lah, but please try not to procrastinate lah. HAHAHAHAHAHA.. [in my 1st request for extension, i decided to be forthcoming in my reason - told him that i was a chronic procrastinator - instead of using the busy excuse, cos i wasn't]) i was all psyched up for.......



i'm baaaccckkkkkkk, says the big bad wolf.
w00t! came my delightful reply.

i super *heart* the BBW Books Sale!! been eyeing this event for, like, ever. :P i went late to the last one they had, and was rather dissatisfied with my loot then. explains the semangat this time. haha..

i can't wait for tmr morn
:)
book sale
i wld've taken leave today if i cld
^__^

even if i am free, wouldn't go
lots of books i haven't read at home
no point
buying new ones

hahahaha..
i had that thought
but.. but...
it's cheap books
:P
but hor
ive nothing i want rite now.. and even if i have.. the chances of it being there and me finding it.. very low..

so you will be buying things you don't need or want
hehehehe

hahahaha
touche!

[[ but.. but.. it's books! :P ]]

i made myself get up at 9 today. sometimes i amaze myself with my determination. just that it's nowhere to be found when i need it some other times (tackling my assignments, for example). hubby was supposed to go with me, but he was still sleeping, and remembering jazz's words that the place is so packed that she "can't even scratch her armpits" (and that's verbatim), i asked him to sleep in. don't want him grumbling about leaving when i wasn't done. hehe.. got to amcorp mall at 9.55am, and there were like 500 people lining up already. bah! and i thought i was early! but being the first batch, we (Fel & i) managed to get in in abt 10mins (bumped into 2 friends who came in abt noon - they waited 50mins in line!)

some things i've learned from today's episode:

1. come early (unless you love queues. early bookworms get the best buys.)
2. bring your own grocery bag to carry selected books (lugging a box is a baddd idea - my arms were all sore!)
3. wear comfortable shoes (if you're gonna walk around in a crowded space lugging a box of hardcovers for 3 hours, stilettos do make a fine torture.)
   
4. take everything you see and think want, sort out what you really can afford later, else you might not find the books again cos we Msians chuck everything everywhere.
   
5. if you're not fainting from hunger like i was, wade through the shelves again so you won't go "why didn't i see that?!" when peeking at other people's stash at the checkout line.
   

i'm so proud of myself! i only spent RM75 (i really hate to be on a shoestring budget, but i've really gotta watch it, and settle my accummulated debts from the past three months) and i got like 8 books!! definitely a measely sum, compared to the hundreds the rest were racking up on their cards, but i'm happy.. for now. (am contemplating a revisit, but i should be kind to my own pockets)

anyway, here's my stash: *heart*

• Effective Writing Skills for Public Relations (yaawwwn i know, but it'll help me in my job, i hope!)
  
• More Senior Moments (planning to give it as a gag gift, but i think this book speaks to me more than any.. hahaha)
  
• GRE guidebook, for chongy who's set on doing her post-grad (i told Fel that "i'm like the dumb blonde in the relationship" =)
• Mensa IQ test (my futile attempt to close the gap. re previous point. hahaha! ;)
• Max Lucado's Every Day Deserves a Chance (only because he's the writer)
• Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (i've heard of its fame. haha.. )
  
• Richard Wiseman's Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives (hey, that's 2 Richards in a row. hehe.. i like the title.)
  
• Sebastian Faulks' Engleby (just because his name sounds familiar. names like these make for good shelfliners *nods sagely*)
  
• the crown of my buys: AJ Jacobs' The Year of Living Biblically. i've been wanting this book since... Apr 2008!! found out recently that the term used for his brand of writing is immersion journalism. me likey. he's a slightly nutty one at that.. but i honestly think they all are. haha.. I have to admire his wife for her patience and sanity ;)
  

it broke my heart to have to tell all the other books that i took out that i couldn't bring them home with me =( it wasn't an easy choice - i deliberated for a good 20minutes. i would if i could, you know. i hope you understand. someday i will come back for you..

anyways, BBW sale is the BOOMZ! take that, MPH/Penguin/Times -- you guys suck! :P

i'll end this post with my all-time fav book quote:

the list of books I've started but haven't finished pales somewhat next to the list of books I've bought but never read, which is probably about equal to the number of books I've read but don't actually remember reading. then there are the books I've bought, have read, remember reading but have forgotten what actually happens in them. =)

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actually, i think i'll end it with this lil footnote instead. was just checking my previous posts on books, and saw the entry on this particular book.. which i own, finally :) -- it was a birthday gift from a friend.. i hope i would love it as much as you do (but if i don't we're still friends right? XD). man, i still smile ever so sillily every time i remember that afternoon. =)