World Reading Day, 3 March
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so...
how isit about..
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Hmm... how about the airport? Some people like reading a good book on a long flight...Originally posted by the Bear:i read that many years ago
can't remember much about it tho'..
hmmm... after Platform, i'd be outta books (again)
also, as mentioned here, i wonder which books should i release into the wild?
think during the free time when i'm in green i'll decide which, think up writeups for the books released...
any suggestions where to release them?
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Yeah, I think airports are good locations....and on airplanes and in hotel rooms...thats where I usually leave mine....Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Hmm... how about the airport? Some people like reading a good book on a long flight...
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Tomorrow's the day!
So far, we have :
the Bear, reading Platform by Michel Houellebecq;
chocoB, reading Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs;
chocoB again, also reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Terry Pratchett;
Rhonda, reading Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean
If you haven't submitted details, do so! SL, I know you read all the time so... details!
Reading's fun! So pick up a book on March 3rd and be a part of World Reading Day! -
Oi... hello, I've already said what I'm gonna read already lahOriginally posted by Rhonda:Tomorrow's the day!
So far, we have :
the Bear, reading Platform by Michel Houellebecq;
chocoB, reading Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs;
chocoB again, also reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Terry Pratchett;
Rhonda, reading Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean
If you haven't submitted details, do so! SL, I know you read all the time so... details!
Reading's fun! So pick up a book on March 3rd and be a part of World Reading Day! -
Updated by Rhonda:
Tomorrow's the day!
So far, we have :
the Bear, reading Platform by Michel Houellebecq;
chocoB, reading Discworld Companion by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs;
chocoB again, also reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Terry Pratchett;
Rhonda, reading Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean;
SydneyLibrarian, reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel;
EricDraven, reading Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson; and
Estee, reading Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson.
If you haven't submitted details, do so!
Reading's fun! So pick up a book on March 3rd and be a part of World Reading Day! -
i'm reading James Patterson - Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
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Pai seh!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Oi... hello, I've already said what I'm gonna read already lah
You didn't attach huge colourful photos of your book cover mah! So, easy to miss! -
I will be reading this "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson tomorrow, I hope...
If not, I will definitely be reading some analyst reports...
And some of these analyst reports can be interesting!
Happy Reading!
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I dunno what I will be reading.
No time to pick up a new book
Guess it will be the papers as usual -
No can do! Go to the bookshop during your lunch hour and pick one book!Originally posted by elindra:I dunno what I will be reading.
No time to pick up a new book
Guess it will be the papers as usual -
So how's your reading going along, everyone? I started reading "Life of Pi" on the way to work this morning.
It's quite alright... gonna read more on my way back home! Reading a book sure makes time pass by more quickly doesn't it? -
i finished my book last night.... maybe i go bookshop take a look after work....
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Same old, I usually read before I sleep so it's gonna be the same tonight.
Except tonight I'm gonna officially unwrap the plastic off a new bookOriginally posted by SydneyLibrarian:So how's your reading going along, everyone? I started reading "Life of Pi" on the way to work this morning. It's quite alright... gonna read more on my way back home! Reading a book sure makes time pass by more quickly doesn't it? -
oh, what new book's that?Originally posted by choco B:Same old, I usually read before I sleep so it's gonna be the same tonight.
Except tonight I'm gonna officially unwrap the plastic off a new book -
Book day plans - taken from the Belfast Telegraph
02 March 2005
World Book Day, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, was marked in over 30 countries around the globe last year.
The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St George's Day - a tradition started 80 years ago.
This year's celebration of all things book-related is taking place tomorrow.
Schools and libraries will all host events, and to get in on the act the Verbal Arts Centre is teaming up with BBC Radio Foyle for a live broadcast from the centre.
The Mark Patterson show will be transmitted from 3-5pm tomorrow afternoon, and will feature activities focusing on books, reading, and projects undertaken from the Verbal Arts Centre to promote the spoken and written word.
Highlights include members of the children's book group talking about the visit of Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo to the centre on Wednesday, March 16, a competition to win a £50 book token, a poetry challenge, an opportunity to swap-a-book in the centre's cafe, and guests talking about their favourite books. -
Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:
Tell you all something silly... I've fancied this particular coffee-table book that I really really really love but refuse to get it for myself because someday, when I have a sweetie and he asks me what gift he can give me for my birthday or whatever, I'll ask him shyly to get that book for me.
[b]Book day plans - taken from the Belfast Telegraph
02 March 2005
World Book Day, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, was marked in over 30 countries around the globe last year.
The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St George's Day - a tradition started 80 years ago.
[/b] Then, it'll be a really really really memorable and special gift.
Wipe that lecherous grin off your faces... it's nothing raunchy! It's just a lovely hardcover book with full-colour photos on .... flowers. -
So, who gwai gwai went to read a book today? Hands up! Who besides SL?
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at page 221 of Platform...
also with a haematoma on my right forearm -
It's now slightly over a month since the World Reading Day commenced on 3 March. Has anyone completed reading the book they picked to read for this occasion?
If you haven't, don't be pai seh because I haven't too. BUT but but, that was because I have been reading other stuff in between. It's not because my book wasn't interesting. Rather, it's because it's so beautiful and poignant that I want to relish it, much as I relish my B&J's or my chocolates... mmmmm.... 
Here's a really memorable quote from this book :
"Perhaps what he should have said to her was, 'I am alone. Forget everything else. I am coming to you for help.'
But he knew that one person's truth - even when they know it, even if it is with their last breath that they say it - is for another person nothing much more than an imposition." -
I've just started reading this book called Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself this week. It's an easy & interesting read on the different personalities that are around us (e.g. family, friends, colleagues etc). A personality profile test is given, which reveals how our unique blend of traits affects our emotions, work performance and relationships.
Table of Contents
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/080075445X/ref=sib_dp_bod_toc/102-5926738-6601731?%5Fencoding=UTF8&p=S002#reader-link
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I remember the very first book I read on personalities and temperament was this book by Tim LaHaye and I read it when I was in Secondary Two. I can't even remember the title of the book now.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:I've just started reading this book called Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself this week. It's an easy & interesting read on the different personalities that are around us (e.g. family, friends, colleagues etc). A personality profile test is given, which reveals how our unique blend of traits affects our emotions, work performance and relationships.
Table of Contents http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/080075445X/ref=sib_dp_bod_toc/102-5926738-6601731?%5Fencoding=UTF8&p=S002#reader-link
Will let you know more about the book when I've finished reading it! Basically, it covered the four basic temperaments - under Extroverts, we have the Sanguines and the Cholerics; under Introverts, we have the Melancholics and the Phlegmatics.
I'm sure the book you're reading now will be really interesting. -
i've long finished the book
now about to start on the curious incident of the dog at the night time... phew.. that's a mouthful
the other book i just finished, Out had a pretty anti-climatic ending... but it was good -
Was it called Why You Act the Way You Do? I remember you buying a copy of that book some time ago & showing it to me.Originally posted by Rhonda:I remember the very first book I read on personalities and temperament was this book by Tim LaHaye and I read it when I was in Secondary Two. I can't even remember the title of the book now. Basically, it covered the four basic temperaments - under Extroverts, we have the Sanguines and the Cholerics; under Introverts, we have the Melancholics and the Phlegmatics.
I'm sure the book you're reading now will be really interesting.
Yes the book I'm currently reading is very very interesting! Can't wait to talk to you about it! I was surprised to find out that I'm a phlegmatic-melancholic! 
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finished the Dog Incident book last night.. and also Lanzarote by Michel Houellebecq.. and started on Whatever by Houellebecq too.. 4 chapters into it...
damn.. i need sleep.. only had 20 minutes' worth last night...
i blame my ADSL line which has broken down.. so i'm not online
damn.. 2 1/4 hours more until end of shift