Quick Notes

Lately, I was pretty tied up with works and other personal matters, together with some unexpected and unsolved "problems" using Safari in Mac to create new post in blogger recently (The whole bar for fonts, indentation, attaching images is no where to be seen, not even the edit html and compose tags. I'm in fact using IE to write this particular post.), thus the lack of updates for almost 3 weeks. It may take a little while more ......

Some quick notes, though :

My RCT was over. Hopefully, the tooth will at least last for a long while.

Though I hardly have time to visit bookstores, it doesn't stop me from buying online. My latest purchases, besides few more mangas, are On Spines and Memories by Ed Marquand, the first volume in a new series by Marquand Editions, limited to 500 copies with less than 200 being offered for sale, and Chinese Zodiac, a beautiful handmade book created by Michael Wertz that I drooled about more than a month ago.




With my parents going to stay with me for at least 3 years plus until their new 3-room flat is ready, I have to re-install a multi-unit system 3 air-conditioner as the compressor for my old unit was malfunction quite a while ago, which means I have no choice, but to pack all my books, shift out my computers and mini combo, and dismantle almost half of my bookcases for the refurbishment of the piping and trunking that unavoidably run from one wall to the other wall near the floor of my library. Due to my flat's structural layout and the existing electrical cables , I couldn't lay them otherwise. This is really killing me. With all these, I'm seriously considering of buying new bookcases for replacement since the shelves of the old bookcases, Billy from Ikea, are really in bad shapes. They all warped not long after use.

I'm trying hard to refrain myself from (impulsive?) buying more new books for the time being. I don't dare to go to Kino, especially when the main store is now celebrating its 10th anniversary with 20% discount for members these few days. How could I resist if I'm there ? But I truly don't want to miss the 10th Library Book Sale on 22 & 23 August 2009 at Singapore Expo. Every single book will only cost me SGD2.00 each. Like the past, I'm destined to attack the hardback picture books at the 'Children' section. Each customer can only buy up to a maximum of 60 items. My trick ? I would quickly choose my most desired 60 hardbacks, queue up, make payment, then head straight and pass the loads to nearby Singpost counter (an adhoc setup for such occasion) for home delivery. Then, I start my second round. Ha ha ......

Well, these are just about all right now.