What are you reading now?
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dinner time now. I cook first.Originally posted by av98m:good
let me know when you get past the first chapter 
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my dad recommendd love in the time of cholera to mi when i was 12
hated it. never picked it up since.
and i do quite like stuff by some russian writers...i've gone past the first chapter of anna karenina
.....doeteovsky's gd too~ (read notes from the underground!!!! it drove me nuts 
but not in a totally bad sense ) and honestly i believe it's these books that make me want to learn the language. because i feel that anything that's translated just isnt the same as when u read it in the original language....
but right now, im reading ENID BLYTON!!!!!
malory towers...
i have this terrible habit. i'll pick up a book. read a few pages here and there. pick up another book, read a few pages here and there. do that with a few books. and either
1) finally settle for one of those books
2) pick up a brand new one and read the whole thing (even if i hate it) -
I love the Malory Towers series. You have good taste.Originally posted by udontknowme:my dad recommendd love in the time of cholera to mi when i was 12
hated it. never picked it up since.
and i do quite like stuff by some russian writers...i've gone past the first chapter of anna karenina.....doeteovsky's gd too~ (read notes from the underground!!!! it drove me nuts but not in a totally bad sense ) and honestly i believe it's these books that make me want to learn the language. because i feel that anything that's translated just isnt the same as when u read it in the original language....
but right now, im reading ENID BLYTON!!!!!
malory towers...
i have this terrible habit. i'll pick up a book. read a few pages here and there. pick up another book, read a few pages here and there. do that with a few books. and either
1) finally settle for one of those books
2) pick up a brand new one and read the whole thing (even if i hate it) -
I loved the naughtiest girl seriesOriginally posted by udontknowme:but right now, im reading ENID BLYTON!!!!!
malory towers...
i have this terrible habit. i'll pick up a book. read a few pages here and there. pick up another book, read a few pages here and there. do that with a few books. and either
1) finally settle for one of those books
2) pick up a brand new one and read the whole thing (even if i hate it) -
I read those in Primary school...within one vacation. It set off imaginations about English boarding schools, lacross (sp?) the game, out-of-school adventures, etc.Originally posted by jetta:I love the Malory Towers series. You have good taste. -
*cough* i still read Enid blyton too.. they make great mealtimes readings... its like getting your surfeit of girly gossip without actually GOSSIPING u know.. very good.
I like St Clare's and Mallory Towers too
but one of my fav Enid Blyton books would be The Land of Far Beyond. It is an allegorical story based on The Pilgrim's Progress written for children. -
Say, anyone here read the secret island? Remains one of my all time favourites
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okay.. i'm a whackjob.. i was enjoying Bram Stoker's Dracula when i was 12
almost out of books to read again -
you know, for the longest time I thought that Enid Blyton was the name of the publisher instead of the author ....
she was certainly prolific as a writer .... -
just finished the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman.
Indeed very interesting and dealing with existing religious thought in a rather controversial manner considering it is written for children.
But fantastically written. Couldnt put it down. -
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yup yup! I think I still have that book..Originally posted by av98m:Say, anyone here read the secret island? Remains one of my all time favourites
enid blyton's good. I loved the enchanted woods, faraway tree stories..
can imagine if i ever get up to the land-of-what-you-want... yum!!
now, can't imagine if club 30s get up to land-of-eat-all-you-want..
I loved r.dahl too... ! charlie n the choc factory, henry sugar, etc etc etc! -
Went to Borders this morning after going to the doc's. Spent more than 5 hours there!!
Bought a few books and started reading this on the rickety-rackety wreck of an old old tram on the way back...
"A memoir of Asperger's and an Extraordinary Mind
"Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head. He can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week. He has Savant Syndrome, an extremely rare form of Asperger's that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers, much like the Rain Man portrayed by Dustin Hoffman. But he is virtually unique amongst people who have severe autistic disorders in being able to live a fully independant life.
And, to whet your curiosity about Daniel even further, here are more excerpts from the Foreward by Dr Darold Treffert, the Scientific Advisor on the movie, Rainman :
"This is a concise book about a very expansive mind. But it is a book not just about the mind of Daniel Tammet, but a book about his world as well. And both are worth of exploration.
"Daniel's phenomenal ability with numbers is incredible. If you ask him to multiply 37 to the power of 4, he will give you almost instantly the total of 1,874,161. ... Then there is his ability to learn a new langauge - grammar, inflection and comprehension in only one week. The documentary Brainman, first broadcast in the UK in 2005, charts Daniel's mastery of Icelandic in such a brief time, culminating in a live interview on television using his newly acquired language in a sprightly interation with his Icelandic TV hosts.
"Of special interest for me, though, is not just what Daniel can so extraordinarily do, but rather his capacity to describe how he does it. Such first-person explanation of savant abilities are extremely rare, in fact nearly non-existent. ...
"Daniel tells us his synaesthesia began after a series of childhood epileptic seizures. This, for me, puts him into the 'acquired' savant category - people who develop savant-like abilities, sometimes at a prodigious level, following some central nervous system trauma, disease or disorder. The 'acquired' savant raises important questions about hidden potential, perhaps, dormant within us all, and about how to tap that potential without traumatic event. ... "
I remember reading in a Tony Buzan book about the mind when I was in Sec 2 that we only utilise about 25% of our brain. The more intelligent amongst us probably use more than that. However, about 75% of our brain capacity is left untapped. Imagine if we can harness that power! -
Buzan was a whackjob and a total charlatan..
people use 100% of their brains... and that's a fact..
unless it's the SC fellas who don't have a brain at all... -
I just loved the secret island. bunch of kids running away to escape bad treatment from their horrible relatives.....making a life for themselves on the lovely island...eating very well in the process..and finally a happy ending when their missing parents who were presumed dead were found!!Originally posted by bluejuice:yup yup! I think I still have that book..
enid blyton's good. I loved the enchanted woods, faraway tree stories..
can imagine if i ever get up to the land-of-what-you-want... yum!!
now, can't imagine if club 30s get up to land-of-eat-all-you-want..
I loved r.dahl too... ! charlie n the choc factory, henry sugar, etc etc etc!
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Originally posted by the Bear:Buzan was a whackjob and a total charlatan..
people use 100% of their brains... and that's a fact..
unless it's the SC fellas who don't have a brain at all... Everyone is a charlatan / asswipe to you. -
what must I catch to become a savant again ? ...... -
still reading my jap manga.
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he believed and went on to attempt to create a way "develop" the "other 75%" of the brain...
science proved that everyone is already using 100% of the brain
yet he believed in his own delusions...
that makes him a whackjob...
he "believed" in his delusions so much he created a whole lot of things to sell to people... and people bought that snake oil from him...
that makes him a charlatan...
that he continues to scalp the unwary, misinformed and guillable.. and has made a whole industry out of conning people..
that makes him an asswipe...
now.. which part did i miss out?Originally posted by Rhonda: Everyone is a charlatan / asswipe to you. -
if you are interested in this genre... I would recommend Oliver Sacks.Originally posted by Rhonda:Went to Borders this morning after going to the doc's. Spent more than 5 hours there!!
Bought a few books and started reading this on the rickety-rackety wreck of an old old tram on the way back...
"A memoir of Asperger's and an Extraordinary Mind
He is a really interesting writer too. -
Speaking of manga, I bought these three graphic novels at a special 3 for 2 price at Borders today!!Originally posted by stellazio:still reading my jap manga. 
Elindra might remember me talking about this series last year. I'm glad I didn't rush into buying it then because this is a really great offer! Too bad they didn't stock Vols. 4 and 5.
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a lot of the eind blyton books talk about a lot of different types of foodOriginally posted by bluejuice:yup yup! I think I still have that book..
enid blyton's good. I loved the enchanted woods, faraway tree stories..
can imagine if i ever get up to the land-of-what-you-want... yum!!
now, can't imagine if club 30s get up to land-of-eat-all-you-want..
I loved r.dahl too... ! charlie n the choc factory, henry sugar, etc etc etc! that's why i always like to read.
for dahl...my fav is danny the champion of the world!!!! (they had toad in the hole and pie with lovely chunks of eggs. just like how i like it! etc)
the other day i was at a friend's place and i read her Dr seuss books (my all time fav. green eggs and ham ) -
The Toy Engine and Amelia Jane Again!Originally posted by udontknowme:a lot of the eind blyton books talk about a lot of different types of food that's why i always like to read.
for dahl...my fav is danny the champion of the world!!!! (they had toad in the hole and pie with lovely chunks of eggs. just like how i like it! etc)
the other day i was at a friend's place and i read her Dr seuss books (my all time fav. green eggs and ham )
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The Faraway Tree series has to be my fave.Originally posted by soleachip:The Toy Engine and Amelia Jane Again! -
I've not done any reading lately
