Bookrelay.com

I think everyone who already a bookcrosser knows the existence of BookRelay.com or at least knows the concept. I've been participating since early last year so I'm spreading the news here.

You browse any theme of relay index and you get to see the latest book offer for that particular theme. Accept the book offer (the book will be mailed to you by the person who offers the book), and in return you have to offer a book (in line with the theme) and do the same to whoever accepts it. Can you not see why I love this community already? It's like browsing a bookstore and regardless the type of book you pick, hardcover or paperback, thick or thin, the price to pay is the shipping cost of the book you offer.

But let's not be such a bad ass here. If you receive, you have to give too. Play nice.

I've finished reading this book!!! Finally. It's difficult to find time to read these days. I'm currently on Shipping News, but I find it difficult to read. I've reread the few first pages countless times already but I couldn't register the story in my head. Probably Pulitzer winning books are all like that except for Angela's Ashes - my favourite book that has been released forever to the wild. Or probably because it's fiction I put in less effort. That's the last time I join rings/rays for Pulitzer fictions just for the sake of trying out. Urrghhh!

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My boss's father-in-law passed away last night (al-fatihah). I heard he went out for only 10 minutes after taking care of arwah for the whole day, when he came back, arwah was already gone. And now my boss is probably in Terengganu for the funeral. It must've been hard for him since arwah had been living with him for quite a long time. Arwah was like his own father. We were all feeling very sorry for him in the office when we got the news. We know how close they were.

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Happy Birthday Boss!

Just when we're ready to celebrate his birthday, the cake is ready (sponsored) and all the "supprise" activities have been planned (or have been "ad-hoc"ly planned), HE WENT MC. Aiyak! What la... this is all the air-cond's fault. Yesterday he was a panel in interview process upstairs in a meeting room. He sat right under the vent and the room is well known for it's out of this world harsh temperature.

So everybody went with sms'es and received replies from him instantly, with instructions to have fun with the cake. Poor fella lah. Demam tak pasal-pasal. The picure of him blowing the candles would've been priceless. Anyway, now that we have the cake to ourselves...

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Get this: Would you prefer being a law-abiding goody-two-shoes driver on road or hell-unleashed I-am-the-king-of-road one? Be advised that most people would prefer the later. Yeah I can see the wannabe lights are beaming already on radar. Do you have the guts to be one?

I wish I could be one but then I got a very motherly tutor since earlier in my age who's very strict herself... *sigh* So no luck there... eheh... I guess I don't live up to the reputation, having a car with a Penang plat number. All Penangites out there!! I give you my full support. Be proud of what you are! You certainly can't find anywhere else for reckless drivers as reckless and impudent as Penangites. So keep it up as long as doesn't help the accident statistics go sky high.

~*cough cough*~

I have to thank these brilliant brilliant Italian authors to have come out with this brilliant brialliant Power Point presentation. They surely represent the 90% of drivers population in the world. Go see! Ahahahahahahahahaahhh... made my day that one.

Off to play hide and seek.

I took a day off yesterday. Woohoo!!

It was such a good day I tell you lah. I went to bed last Tuesday talking to myself how on earth I was going to work given my emotional state. Talking to yourself is never a good sign so I decided I wouldn't go to work, even if I got fired.

Okay that's way overboard - I love my job. But I was determined on not going. I woke up as early as 5.30am yesterday reevaluating what was I doing, to give myself enough time if I ever changed my mind. I was worried about a major meeting that was going to take place in the morning and it was important for me to be there. But then the last time I took an EL was last year when my uncle passed away. I was worried but too much on my head wasn't going to help the meeting anyway. After sms'ing the secretary, I went back to sleep.

I wasn't planning sleeping all of it off it would only lead to more sulkiness. So in the morning I read a book, before I watched Star Wars Episode V & VI, Daredevil and Kingdom of Heaven. Prepared lunch and then back to book. For tea time, I made some karipap - been long since I indulged myself in the making of kuih realm (hey I got no complaint and they disappeared fast)... The night was spent watching tv and went to bed around 11pm. Had last read of the day before I fell asleep to the most satisfactory night! It's rare to find me not regaining the conciousness to take off my glasses before shut eye. That must've meant good sleep no?

It was good because I woke up today so refreshed, content and feeling much much less miserable. It's a wonder how a spontaneous decision can lift you up. I drove home on Tuesday singing along out loud, further enhanced with my silly voice, over the songs on radio. That's a cue already for a good spank - how tense and depressed I was. Good decision I made huh. So there's one little life lesson - trust your instinct!

I see my cbox is working again. That made me feel better already.

Learned that a collegue is going to start a new life as a lecturer. I'm getting greener every second!!! Life as a researcher/scientist, what could be more rewarding?

Ok I'm off to bed.

Don't read this - it's depressing II

You have no idea how down I feel today. Although I know it's temporary but with yesterday's issue is already definitely not helping, mapping dept is taking over the project that I'm coordinating. It feels kind of sad to let go my baby even if it's incomplete. Sudden parting is not something that I handle well.

And whatever happened to my cbox?!

Oh yeah, we definitely has to move out of the house and they say immediately. I don't know how to tell my family the news.

Joyless.
Disoriented.
Crushed.
Devastated.

I have nothing to say anymore.