Anywho, the reason for the lack of updates? Perhaps because i've been too caught up with resting and really slacking. I'm so glad my dad has been really nice lately and letting me be and do whatever i want. There was hardly any time he let me be like that though (: I bought a book on Wednesday to accompany me during the really boring periods these week though. And oh my, what a good move! FYI, i'm blogging while on my brother's laptop. My computer (which is only 3 weeks old, mind you) broke down again for i-don't-know-what-reason. I feel really guilty for making my dad travel all the way down and back carrying the computer ):

So back to the book that i bought... It's actually a book i have wanted to get all along ever since i read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni. I haven't had the heart to buy books as of late because they cost at least $20 and I've already bought at least 3 each year. It's not much but i guess after spending $120 on the Twilight Saga, i felt like i should spend on something else. Books? Just re-read those that i have read before. The thing about re-reading my old books is the fact that i will get bored of it because i still remember what's going to happen next. So now you'll ask me. "Why not go to the library to borrow then?" 1) I read books at a different pace. Sometimes i am really engrossed with it, i can finish the book within a mere 2-3 days. If not, i can take up to months! Thus.. the problem about library books are the deadlines. I don't want to receive letters regarding fines anymore :X 2) I like the feeling to have my OWN book so that whenever i feel like reading it over again, i can just go to the bookshelf and pick the book out to read - even if it's just a couple of pages.

OKOK, i'm deviating away from the new book again. But i'm sure you would've guessed the book that i got. It's A Thousand Suns by Khaled Hosseni. I will admit that i cried many times, as usual. I was not as talkative as i was at the dinner table this evening because i was in the midst of gathering the thoughts in my head after reading a particular chapter of the book. After dinner, i continued reading and i found myself taking short breaths/breaks and thinking,"Is this still happening now? Are they still living this way? Can we try to make things right? Why do they twist God's words and make God seem so cruel?" and at other times on the verge of tears thanking God that i'm born here and telling Him that i'm grateful for what i have and that i'm sorry to have said any hateful words. It's a scary thought, if you read the book. You wouldn't want to imagine the pain and the consequences involved when you make the wrong move or say the wrong things.

We're taking our life for granted. The book again hit me in the head and wonder why people can take their lives so easily when these women go through suppression throughout their lives, opinions muted, rights denied. Sure, we encounter stress in our daily lives. But is it comparable to those women there? Then again, who am i to speak of the hardships of those who have taken their lives? I do not know what they've gone through. And perhaps i'm still naive and too young to understand.

I would definitely recommend A Thousand Suns to my friends, just as i have with his other book and Jodi Picoult's A Perfect Match. Speaking of Jodi Picoult, i wish i could get all her books and dedicate a whole shelf to her books. I have yet to read many other books by her! Though it gets slightly boring if you read too much and realise that the plots are often quite similar in different ways.. Hah!

It's late now and my wrist is hurt from holding up the book to read. Hahaha! Probably heading to the library to look for another book that my senior recommended. Yes i know i prefer not to borrow. I shall look for it at the bookstores first! And if it's not too expensive, i might consider buying the book (:

Goodnight all. Hope things have been well for everyone. I miss my dimwits, my scandalous clique and a few other groups of friends that i have lost contact with because of my projects. /boycotts projects

PS: "It was a mistake, falling for you. You who gave up so easily. You who couldn't wait. But i'm glad i didn't fall for you head over heels."

, osn.

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