May Not Make it Through the Night

My favourite bugger in the whole wide world will be going back soon.

I looooove this picture of her, so I have to put it up, again.

And because I just realised I don't have any recent pictures of her and I alone. Sad... Why does she have to go back to Germany la.

They don't have teh tarik in Hamburg for crying out loud.

I'm gonna make a scene. At the departure hall. Make her stay and take the next flight out of Malaysia.

Anyway went to Leisure Mall for a movie and lunch with her, Damien tagging along. Then my dear dear pal ZiKang showed up with the book I asked him to help me purchase last December (paiseh betul... troubled him for half a year already).

Then went to try out the food in Island Red Café with my family. I wouldn't say it's fantastic, but I love the ice blended coffee (served with a little whipped cream and a slight sprinkle of coffee powder). The nasi lemak (fat rice, lol) has this heavenly aroma, the sambal is yummy.

About the comment for the previous post.

Calvin is the first person who advised me to read non-fictions. Thank you for reminding me again in my previous post, no offense taken indeed, I'm used to your straight-forward manner of talk that mixes a bowl of sarcasm and a tinge of friendly care =)

I do read non-fictions. Here are some of my favourites:

The Duchess by Amanda Foreman

Foreman is my favourite biographer, mainly because of her style of writing. Biographers can be very dry, because they are historians, strict and without much imagination. However, Foreman did a very good job in painting the life of Georgiana Canvendish. Readers like me who like their mind to go wild will love this book.

Georgiana was a famous figure during her days. She also happened to be the great-grand aunt of Princess Diana. Their lives, like a family curse, are quite similar: cheating husbands, clandestine lovers, popularity over their husbands, loved by many. Remarkable politician in her own way, in the late 18th century.

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser

I have to say, this is one dry piece of university course thesis. Nonetheless, I love the book because it's about my Marie Antoinette, the queen during the French Revolution and a scandalous one.

Maybe I'm a feminist, female historical figures intrigue me. I'm in awe of Marie Antoinette, the way she deals with the pressure from court to produce an heir, the cold response from her husband and the love she has for her children as well as the nation. After reading this book, I pity this queen as she is the victim instead of the scandal in the Revolution.

Then again, maybe it's my female chauvinist mind in action. She is a strong woman, you can really see that during her last days.

Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson

This is the cutest motivational book ever! It's really easy to read, albeit kinda childish. The story about 2 miniature humans and 2 mice living in a maze searching for cheese. Hem and Haw are humans, Sniff and Scurry the mice.

Sorry but I just have to say this... HAW IS SOOOO CUTE!! I mean, the way he acts, his seemingly philosophical quotes and his value of friendship... that makes him so darn cute. It's about how to move on from a difficult situation, thinking out of the box, use your mind.

Monsters: History's Most Evil Men & Women by Simon Sebag Montefiore

I don't know who can resist this book. It's just too yummy and juicy to leave it in the racks in MPH, alone, with other books. Reading this book makes you wonder what drove these people to commit such inhumane and evil acts. Are they even humans?

Won't want to leak the names out here. I'll keep you in hunger and yearning for this book. Go buy it, read it, devour it. It's the kind of book you read to kill time, they say it's a 'coffee table book', I don't know why.

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

I think this must be the favourite book for all who read it. Anne confided her personal thoughts in her diary during World War II, most of what you expect to find in a diary. However, her writing allowed us a glimpse at the cruelty of war through the eyes of a teenage girl.

Girls will be able to relate to her easily, as it involves issues of a girl growing up to become a young lady: crushes, attention from boys, friendship, pressure from parents and all. Despite the raging war and her family's precarious position as Jews in Nazi Germany, her jottings appeared to be quite calm and tranquil.

I've reread it a few times and never got tired of it. Quite pleasurable to find how she matured in her thoughts throughout the 2 years she spent in hiding. As eerie as it may sound, I felt like she's talking to me.

Finally... I love reading articles from Wikipedia. Lol.