MPH Book Fair + Singapore Food Expo (28 or 29 May)
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manpower to carry 5 BOOKS?!?!?!Originally posted by coolger03:bought 5 books today... hehehe
heng got manpower to help me carry...
5 TVs or something i understand but BOOKS? -
went and came back.
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Its on my shelf, but after suffering for many days trying to finish the three main volumesOriginally posted by kopiosatu:The bloody Hobbit? I don't know if I want to start.
i am hesitating....hurhurhur
Plus his many other stories
Plus his son, Christopher Tolkien books as well..oh damn... -
what did you buy?Originally posted by Quinsy:went and came back. -
Dune is easy to find.. just that i didn't wanna pay around $21 per book for the 6 booksOriginally posted by kopiosatu:When i was reading LOTR... i realised he could use up to 2-3 pages just to describe the bloody scenary. What's more the words were so damn small. Thank God for the movie, except that it wasn't very accurate.
Dune? I think it'll be really hard to find unless they do a movie remake. -
The Food Fair was really packed to the brim! There were lots of food for sale and if it wasn't so terribly and awfully crowded and if only the dining area was larger, I would've eaten more but, too bad.
The satay was very very nice!
I also had one soft shell crab with a delectable chilli sauce for just $3! Walked past this fishball stand that sold eight fishballs for just $1 but that was too many fishballs for one person so I had to move on. Regretted not buying some bak gua from the Bee Cheng Hiang stands there because the prices were reduced because we forgot. Sigh... 
There was the local food mag, Eat! Magazine stand there and I went up there and proudly told them that I have the entire series of Eat! Magazines from the inaugural Vol 1 right up to the current issue. 
I think 3/4 of Singapore's population was at Singapore Expo today... because it took almost 8 mins or more to move from Hall 3 to Hall 6, where the warehouse sale was.
Today was the 2nd time I went to the MPH Book Fair so I only bought four items, as opposed to yesterday's 29 items. 
The four items are :
- C S Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia';
- Clive Barker's 'Coldheart Canyon';
- Mary Higgins Clark's 'He Sees You When You're Sleeping'; and
- Quick & Easy Chilled Desserts from the Japanese Kitchen - 70 Best Recipes.
After that, we moved on down to the World Book Fair at Suntec. Ferret had a heavy load of books so she decided to return home.
That fair was full of Chinese books! However, I managed to purchase the following two books at 15% discount at the rare English books stand. The books are :
- 'Maddest Yet About Food' by Sylvia Tan; and
- 'dim sum : traditional favourites and innovative creations' by Chan Chen Hei.
After a whole day of walking and toiling, lugging the heavy books around, it's now time for me to put up my feet and enjoy a nice cold drink. And oh... kaypoh around the forums a bit because I wanna see what mischief you have all been up to!
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some writers should learn to summariesOriginally posted by laurence82:Its on my shelf, but after suffering for many days trying to finish the three main volumes
i am hesitating....hurhurhur
Plus his many other stories
Plus his son, Christopher Tolkien books as well..oh damn... -
LOL.Yeah manOriginally posted by bismarck:hmm political and war natured books...
this is the best place to buy such books..other place surely expensive..
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hey.. i wish i had a car to put my 3 books in
ONE of them books was effing heavy!Originally posted by kopiosatu:manpower to carry 5 BOOKS?!?!?!
5 TVs or something i understand but BOOKS? -
err... only got one with the honour mah... heheeOriginally posted by bismarck:wah..who had the honour?
anyway waht time did u guys go ?
went ard 2 plus to 3 lor....
what time u went?? -
heheh... no lah... cos after that, we still went out mah.... so at least i dun have to carry...Originally posted by kopiosatu:manpower to carry 5 BOOKS?!?!?!
5 TVs or something i understand but BOOKS? -
I bought 4 books only...
Living History
Dominatrix
The Da Vinci Code
The Dictionary of Unusual Sex Practices
All for a total of $18 -
did you buy something to step on or a book????Originally posted by the Bear:hey.. i wish i had a car to put my 3 books in
ONE of them books was effing heavy! -
we were there at 1 to go to the food fair.. nice to eat
then met Ferret at around 2:15pm and she already had a huge load of books
i had a huge load at one time but managed to whittle them down to 3 as the other books i took were always available in the bargain bins...
uhh.. anyone knows when the next library sale is? ferret also wants to know -
any sports books there? Looking for books on goalkeeping... dunno why , i like to read that.
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it's more than 500 pages of glossy paper, hardcover.. effing about 2kg
if i bought the 5-book version, it would be the same price at about 1/4 of the weightOriginally posted by kopiosatu:did you buy something to step on or a book???? -
er.. the food fair there ned to pay for the food?
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If you want to.Originally posted by RaTtY81:er.. the food fair there ned to pay for the food? -
if i went today i wouldn't have to go to the gym tomorrowOriginally posted by the Bear:it's more than 500 pages of glossy paper, hardcover.. effing about 2kg
if i bought the 5-book version, it would be the same price at about 1/4 of the weight -
if in dustbin, no need to pay
of course must lah!!
and kopi, got a few.. very few on sports.. mostly children's books and fiction..Originally posted by RaTtY81:er.. the food fair there ned to pay for the food? -
saw that one... thot u wanted to use it as a pillow leh...Originally posted by the Bear:it's more than 500 pages of glossy paper, hardcover.. effing about 2kg
if i bought the 5-book version, it would be the same price at about 1/4 of the weight -
my neck feels messed up right now.. so do my shoulders
good thing i'm going to the chiropractor tomorrowOriginally posted by kopiosatu:if i went today i wouldn't have to go to the gym tomorrow -
No no my box was empty when I met you guysOriginally posted by the Bear:we were there at 1 to go to the food fair.. nice to eat
then met Ferret at around 2:15pm and she already had a huge load of books
i had a huge load at one time but managed to whittle them down to 3 as the other books i took were always available in the bargain bins...
uhh.. anyone knows when the next library sale is? ferret also wants to know
After that.... well...things got a little...HEAVY. >_<'
I bought 11 books in total.
Dean Koontz, Intensity
Dean Koontz, Tick Tock
Dean Koontz, The taking
Dean koontz, Odd thomas
Clive cussler, Treasure
Greg bear, Darwin's children
Greg Bear, Vital signs
Michael Crichton, Timeline
Raymond E.Feist, Faerie Tale
Stephen Baxter, Origin
and the last one not with me now but it's titled "The secrets of love and lust"
My friend seized it away from me upon catching sight of it >_<' -
ahh.. but i go through books like they're going out of fashion
this one, i'll read slowlyOriginally posted by coolger03:saw that one... thot u wanted to use it as a pillow leh... -
heh heh
11 books.. quite a haul!
well, i'd say you made a good decision not to go to the suntec one.. it was lousy... REALLY lousyOriginally posted by Ferret:No no my box was empty when I met you guys
After that.... well...things got a little...HEAVY. >_<'
I bought 11 books in total.
Dean Koontz, Intensity
Dean Koontz, Tick Tock
Dean Koontz, The taking
Dean koontz, Odd thomas
Clive cussler, Treasure
Greg bear, Darwin's children
Greg Bear, Vital signs
Michael Crichton, Timeline
Raymond E.Feist, Faerie Tale
Stephen Baxter, Origin
and the last one not with me now but it's titled "The secrets of love and lust"
My friend seized it away from me upon catching sight of it >_<'