On a binge

In March 2005 I posted about a book I've bought and read when I was about 10. It was called the Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. If you have a decent command of English, read it. It's a fantastic tale of puns and words with numbers thrown into the mix. Well, I lost my old copy a long time ago. I forgot to mention it here that I have bought the book again about 2 months ago at a bargain price of RM25.04. Yes, it's that cheap. Considering the fact that it is was first written in 1961, that's a pretty good price. The book will last you a good 3-4 hour read, faster if you're speed reading, but you won't get all the details. It is a highly recommended book that detracts from the monstrous epics that we are usually forced to read nowadays. It's a light-hearted traditional English fun. Recommended.

Yesterday, I was on a book buying spree. I got myself the last copy of Northern Lights in MPH MidValley after reading Aimo and Onion's fantastic appraisals of the title. I will probably start reading it tomorrow.

I also got myself Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Just finished it about 10 past 12 just now. I would love to say, that the story was MUCH MUCH better than Order of the Phoenix. Finally the pieces of the puzzle finally fell into place. Good pacing, good direction, and a very entertaining read. The series ended on a high note, so it wasn't too bad after the slump the was OotP and the blah-ness of the Half Blood Prince.

Now for a surprise, I bought another children's fantasy book titled Tunnels solely based on the cover and summary on the back. It was a paperback version, and was going for RM40, so, I said to myself, why not? I'll probably be reading it last. I read the first chapter, and it sounds interesting enough tho.

On a different note, I might end up buying a new computer. With proper parts and proper Windows XP SP2 license. I'll be needing it to install XNA and Microsoft C# and .Net framework. It's about time I started living my dreams :) Of course, it'll be a side project thing :D For now :P

3 weeks...

After 3 weeks of having no internet and very limited connection to the real world, I am finally back on solid ground. When the Boeing 737-400 arrived at Labuan Airport, there was a huge thunderstorm, and the plane had to return to flight after almost touching down. We stayed in the air for about 30 minutes before successfully landing.

Lots and lots of work was covered during the time I was on the platform, and I even managed to watch both seasons of Prison Break (Season 1 was great, but Season 2's direction was pretty crap), the first season of My Name is Earl (Funny!), the first season of Kyle XY (figured out who Kyle was halfway thru the series), American Pie: The Naked Mile (passable movie... lots of fanservice). Stayed in a 6 room bunk with a bunch of cool guys.

My phone had pretty bad reception on the barge, so I could only send text messages (and occasionally receive them). Voice communication was pretty difficult as the line breaks up to easily. Maybe it's time to get a new phone...

Ended up playing the DS and finishing Normal Mode and 3 quarters of Hard Mode. I love this game! Managed to get to Dungeon level 12 of Etrian Odyssey, and unlocked a bunch of stuff on Taiko Drum :D

Anyway, I have to return to the office tomorrow (or later today) to submit my time sheet and claims, so I guess I got to go sleep soon. Or something. Heh.