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This was the first time, after so....long, I felt that my weekend was well spent! :D First, I was able to spend my Saturday night with my hubby and my bro at.....THE HENNESSY ARTISTRY @ Orange Club KL! We didn't have to worry about the long queues and all...coz, we had VIP passes! Wooopee! And we had the opportunity to feel what's it like to be in the 'limelight' and flashes of paparazzi LOL It did feel great haha but not sure if it feels the same if you get it everywhere you go :P Anyway, what happened was, we stood right in front of this Hennessy Artistry backdrop, and had our pictures taken by a few photographers. One of them even gave us the picture in Polaroid! heehe (Other pictures can be seen in Facebook :P) Oh and the night was superb! Especially when The Dey was on stage. I was hip hoppin' to their stuff the whole night man....They were not only great performers but talented too! (Altho' they draw some similarities to Black Eye Peas) The opening was don...

TOTTO CHAN!!! :D I was exxxxtreeeeemely elated when I opened my parcel yesterday! Thank you so.........much Skye! I'm sure I'd enjoy this book as much as you did :) I was seriously afraid that it was that "special edition" calendar that you told me about...gosh...thank goodness it wasn't. If not, I'd be dead by now! :P Anyway, I'll find a really good "off peak period" to sit down and indulge in this specially-recommended book ;) Thanks again... :)

To those of you who have read Life of Pi (or even if you haven't), check this out! Cool rite?? As reported in amazon.com, Croatian artist Tomislav Torjanac has illustrated Yann Martel's Booker-winning novel, Life of Pi, in sumptuous oils to create a special edition of rare beauty. Painted from the perspective of the novel's narrator, his use of colours, symbols and perspective reveals a new angle on Martel's audacious fable. For more, go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2007/sep/27/ generalfiction?picture=330832907

One of the most beautiful short stories I've ever read so far...is The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. I've not read all of the stories in this collection (The Happy Prince and Other Stories) yet, but I'm pretty sure, when I do, I'd be in for a journey filled with sadness and sorrow, but in a good way. In a nutshell, The Happy Prince is about doing good with a sincere heart. The Happy Prince, is a statue built in memory of a prince. Standing high on a mountain, he could see pain and misery that was happening around him. One day, during a cold winter, a Swallow decided to perch on the Prince for a one night's rest before he proceeded to Egypt. Little did the Swallow know, his one night would extend to another night, then another and another till he died, due to the wintry blasts, at the feet of the Happy Prince. It was during stay that he helped The Happy Prince bring joy to the people who suffered below - he flew to them, upon The Happy Prince's requests, and broug...

Topics about gays and lesbians have always piqued my interest for many reasons. One of the many obvious ones is, well, I have quite a few gay and lesbians friends, who are smart and talented, and whom I'm really proud of. Recently, I've read this very interesting article about homosexuals, and the first few paragraphs caught my attention. I'd like to strongly urge you to take a few moments to read it. "Bob McCoy is a youthful, active 78-year-old. He sings in his church choir, takes a weekly computer class, and regularly attends social gatherings organized by a gay senior citizens group in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lives. But McCoy worries about a day when he can no longer care for himself: he has no close family, no partner, and he's outlived most of his friends. "I'm used to having friends I can call up and say, 'Let's go to [a movie],'" he says. "But now there's nobody to call." Newly engaged, Jim Fetterman, 62, and Ilde Gon...

10 Questions for Haruki Murakami (by TIME Magazine) What's your favorite book? Sarosh Shaheen Ottawa, Canada The Great Gatsby . I translated it a couple of years ago. I wanted to translate it when I was in my 20s, but I wasn't ready. How has distance-running affected you as a writer? Pallavi Dixit Minneapolis, Minn. You need two things to write a big book: concentration and endurance. Running long distances gives me the power of endurance. What sneakers do you run in? Sara Ivry New York City I don't stick to one brand. Now I'm using Nike — but the Nike people gave them to me. To what extent do you see yourself as a Japanese author, as opposed to just an author? Daniel Burke Chicago I'm a Japanese writer. I was born in Japan and I live mainly in Japan. I think in Japanese and I write in Japanese. And, still, I look at things globally. For instance, my characters like tofu a lot. Let's say that a Norwegian reader reads that and thinks, "That guy likes tofu...

You guys should check this out. It's so freakin' cool haha If you're wondering who this Mak Bedah is....the story is here: http://www.imow.org/wpp/stories/viewStory?storyId=1624