Archive for 'Books'

More Books From My Fave List

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by Maya.

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Here are more books from my fave list. In case you missed out my first book list, you can check it out here. 11. Waiting for Your Cat to Bark by Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg This is for website junkies only. When I read this book, I totally understood what they said because that’s what we [...]

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How To Prepare For Ivy League

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Maya.

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We’ve worked together with Chen Chow before, and have organised 2 highly successful talks (under the auspices of Mensa Malaysa, Penang branch) when he came to Penang in the past 2 years to talk about getting a scholarship to study in the USA. He is formerly from Cornell University (2005), and a former JPA scholarship [...]

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Look What I Bought for RM87

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Maya.

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Didn’t mean to buy so many books but I could not help myself when I went to my regular secondhand bookstore. If I didn’t stop myself, I would have bought more. And a few more old issues of the O magazine by Oprah. And In-Style, too. One of the most exciting finds was this tiny [...]

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My List of Must-Read Books For Business & Life

Posted on 14. Jul, 2009 by Maya.

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This started off as an exchange of lists between Vern and me. (Vern – this is for you!) She gave me a list of must-watch movies because I’ve basically missed out on a lot of good stuff over the years. So in return, I am giving her a list of must-read books in case she ever [...]

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This Book Disturbed Me

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Maya.

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I was reading this book just this week by a Singaporean writer. It was just a random pick because I was getting bored by the other 2 books which I’ve yet to finish. And this book called out to me. It has a green cover. Dark green. Reading a book is like having a relationship. First impressions [...]

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Eat, Pray & Love: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Mantra

Posted on 07. Nov, 2008 by Maya.

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Jana gave me Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Eat, Pray & Love when I was in KL a few months ago. We’re both book-mad in the same way and love the same kind of reads. But Jana’s more feminist than me so I was surprised that this non-fiction was slipped into my hands, with an urgent “read [...]

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Turning Life into Stories

Posted on 29. Aug, 2008 by Maya.

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If you’re a closet writer (like me lah) and want to learn from a real writer for free (and get to ask all those burning questions on writing short stories etc), do make yourself free for Robert Raymer is coming to Penang this Merdeka weekend. He will be doing a whirlwind promo tour of Penang [...]

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Spotting a 10 Million Dollar Fake in 2 Seconds

Posted on 08. Aug, 2008 by Maya.

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I bring at least 2 books whenever I go to Kuching. I know that I will have lots of time to read unlike the stolen minutes when I am in Penang. This round, I picked up a non-fiction to read. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Blink wasn’t in my list of must-read books but something I picked up [...]

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Are You A Daily Writer?

Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by Maya.

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I write. I write in my journal, I write in my blog, I write in our business blog and I write, scribble, jot down stuff and ideas that get into my head when I am reading books. I’ve written all sorts of things – from letters to the editor, travel articles, commissioned pieces, to short [...]

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Emptying Your Head

Posted on 19. Mar, 2008 by Maya.

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I’ve been on a GTD frenzy these few days. (Oh, GTD is Getting Things Done, btw). I always thought I had my time and task management down to an okay – I get things done, I consider myself one of those odd creatures who have lists upon lists of things to do and I find [...]

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