-_-"

The truth is...
I've read 6 books since the last review,
but i have yet to write about them! 0_o"

Career change is a big step i just took,
and it takes some time to adjust to a whole new schedule.

I'm still reading though : )
so... please bear with me,
and reviews to come soon! : D

More Shopping : )

A pile of books i borrowed back on saturday ; )
me so excited!!!!!!!!!! : D

i gave up

After much mental struggle & debates with myself,
i finally decided to give up on a book
i was trying hard to read:

Yup. The famous classic -- George Orwell's 1984.

Perhaps my literature level is really low,
but i read 1/4 of the book, and i still had no clue (nor interest)
in what's going on.

The voice of the narrator is agitating,
the storyline unclear,
and there are no interesting characters nor developments.

i had a feeling that the only way
to understand what this book is about,
is to read sparknotes or go back to eng. lit. class to study--
neither of which i'm motivated to do
(nor do i think should be the right way,
if i were only reading a fiction for leisure?!).

Anyhow, therefore i made up my mind
to announce my first incomplete assignment
ever since launching The 365 Project: 1984.

Yes. Despite the fact that i was born in 1984.
Haa!

Library Run

I went to the library again yesterday,
and guess what i got? : D



Yippeeeee! : D
You'll be reading about them soon enough!

Bottleneck?

Not entirely sure if i should call this period of time a 'Bottleneck,'
but today i have no book reviews to post.

One truth about reading is that,
unless you keep choosing mindless junks / skinny books (or both),
you're bound to come across books that
require you to put them down here and there,
just to reflect on what the authors are really saying,
what you've actually learned,
& perhaps even to question & doubt the main ideas presented.


So in a way, I'm kinda at a bottleneck stage now,
for i've been reading 5 books at a time,
without being close to finishing any one of them.


In case you'd like to take a sneak peek,
to see what book reviews are coming soon:

Retreat

Dear friends,

: ) I'll be away for a retreat!
Yay! Refreshing : D
Be back on Monday with more books.
See ya later ; )

p.s. Feel free to leave a comment
with your recommendations, too!

The beginning of it all...

As my shoulders slumped and my arms sore,
feeling the 2 heavy bags of reading materials in my hands,
i couldn't have been more ecstatic.
i almost giggled out loud in the deserted subway tunnel,
but decided against it, just to appear normal.

Just the thought of having many more trips like this
- going to and from the Queens library in Jamaica,
holding a ton of books -
excited me enough to forget about its weight,
this pool of bottomless knowledge, inspiring ideas,
witty minds, heartwarming stories... all swimming within my reach!

Such was the lightbulb moment that began it all.
I made a silent vow:

* Let me read 365 books this year -
One Story at a Time.

May I learn as much as I possibly could,
press on when the task appears too daunting,
just so i can come out of 2008 a better person.
Lord willing, this will come true.