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So, I’ve wondered why did I ever set myself the gargantuan task of reading 28 books before I turn 28. At this rate, its 4 books a month, 1 book a week. *gulp*

Also, I’m feeling the guilt from all the piles of books I’ve ill-treated. It would seem that I bought them just for the momentary therapeutic retail effect and not for the mental nourishment that comes along with reading its contents. Besides, there’s also no denying the fact that the sooner I read them, the earlier I get to spree again. Shopping FTW!

So without further ado, here’s the list for now. Its not 28, but hey~ one needs to buffer for shopping too!

 

To Read:

1- Life of Pi – Yann Martel

2- Middlesex – Jeffery Eugenides

3- The Museum of Innocence – Orhan Pamuk

4- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – Murakami

5- What I talk about when I talk about running – Murakami

6- Hard boiled Wonderland & The End of the World – Murakami

7) Kafka on the Shore – Murakami

8 ) The Witch of Portabello – Paulo Coelho

9) A Warrior’s Life – A Biography of Paulo Coelho

10- Eating Animals – Jeffery Safran Foer

11- Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie

12- Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro (Realised they made a movie out of this. Darn. spoiler alert)

13- Three Cups of Tea – Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

14- On Writing – Stephen King

15- Coco Chanel – Axel Madsen

16- Its Not About The Bike – Lance Armstrong

17- My Best Friend’s Girl – Dorothy Koomson

 

Want:

18- Christian Dior

19- Catch 22

20- Music for Torching – A.M.  Homes

21- Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk

22- The Great Gatsby

23- Save the Cat – Blake Synder

24- Stardust – Neil Gaiman

25- House of Leaves – Mark Z.Danielewski

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Done:

1- The Brightest Star in the Sky – Marian Keyes (Yes, I started with the chick flick. Don’t judge me! >.< )

2010 has been an amazing year spent with loved ones. A testing year where friendships came together stronger then before. Its a year of challenges and exceeding expectations, where daunting impossible tasks has been achieved. It has also been a year of heartfelt goodbyes and tears, as 2010 paved the way for a whole new chapter of my life to come in 2011.

So here’s a final wave to memories of 2010 and a warm welcome to 2011 and all the awesome beginnings it shall bring.

Friday is about distance.

For the employed, its about celebrating the approaching weekend and giving oneself a pat on the shoulder for having survived or endured the stretch of Mon to Fri (depends on how you choose to look at it.) Because I am in between jobs, this Friday has became extra special, filled with friends, reads and a long walk with my trusty Gregory (Canon G11) and new addition to the family, Fred (FED2).

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to have breakfast at Kith Cafe, along Robertson Walk and I finally did with Su. A quick, no frills breakfast at the tiny cafe that felt friendly and welcoming. Its also pet friendly too!

A quick breakfast and we parted ways. Su to work and me to bring Fred for a spin around city hall. I managed two rolls of film after a 3 hr plus walk (Color + Black & White) before the scorching heat drove me to seek shelter at National Library where I picked up the book “Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words” by Jay Rubin.

Happy, with book in hand, I dropped by Tokyo Deli Cafe at Raffles City. I was very much attracted to the cafe because of its decor. Sleek, cosy modern. But alas, the food was not the least bit impressive. Food aside, its a nice place to hang out, read or catch up with friends over a cuppa.

After lunch, I visited De at her new office space at Suntec Tower Two, The Nomad Offices. She rented a small office space from Nomad which provides fully furnished small office cubicles/spaces for rent. What an idea!

The finale of the day was a company dinner with N with his colleague that came over from USA on a short trip. I’m not a fan of seafood really so I have not much comments on the dinner at Esplanade’s No Signboard Seafood Restaurant. But the sunset along Singapore River at Esplanade was gorgeous and Gregory got a few shots of it.

This long distance Friday of mine meant lots of walking and catching up with fond friends. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.