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My Kerala Trip: Discovering Sankar 1

Another India post – a much delayed one! On our final day in Sopanam, we had a plan. It was a plan borne out of the desire to see Kochi city, at least before we flew back to KL. Towns and such are located a distance from each other so we left Sopanam with our …

Posted on: 11-22-2011
Posted in: Books, Travels

My Life in France 0

I just finished reading Julia Child’s highly delicious memoir called “My Life in France”. It is a delightful, enticing read and one you must not miss if you are interested in cooking and all things French. I picked this book on my first trip to Book Excess in PJ not too long ago. It was …

Posted on: 08-16-2011
Posted in: Books, Food

A Little Bookshop Story 4

I don’t have much space on my bookshelf anymore. In fact books are spilling off the shelves, perched precariously as they are. Yet as any diehard bookworm will tell you, there is nothing like coming home with a bagful of delicious finds from the bookshop with a big silly grin as if we’d discovered the …

Posted on: 07-28-2011
Posted in: Books, Musings, Travels

More Books From My Fave List 1

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 …

Posted on: 08-11-2009
Posted in: Books

How To Prepare For Ivy League 2

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 …

Posted on: 07-23-2009
Posted in: Books, Musings

Look What I Bought for RM87 13

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 …

Posted on: 07-20-2009
Posted in: Books, Creative, Musings

My List of Must-Read Books For Business & Life 3

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 …

Posted on: 07-14-2009
Posted in: Books

This Book Disturbed Me 0

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. …

Posted on: 07-2-2009
Posted in: Books

Eat, Pray & Love: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Mantra 0

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 …

Posted on: 11-7-2008
Posted in: Books

Turning Life into Stories Comments Off

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 …

Posted on: 08-29-2008
Posted in: Books

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