Emotions...

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I'm an emotional being. I get worked out over nothing... happens every time. When I drive, when I play games, when ... almost all 'whens' ... I will get onto that emotional roller coaster, swoosh up down, in and out...

An innocent comment from you may cost me migraines and chest pains. However mundane and trivial it may be... I get worked up. Maybe age is catching up with me. But should the phrase "a year older, a year wiser" hold some truths? I used to be a believer on this. Now? guess not.

As you grow, you get more sensitive over almost anything. Not true for you? Well... it is for me. Blame it on the hormones. Blame it on the pre-menopausal (is there such a word?) stage. Blame it on anything.

Write a Book Review

Have you ever thought about writing a book review? Or sharing an interesting book with friends and do not know how to exactly "tell" your friends about the contents/story in the book?

Here is a good book review which I like to share with you by Rodman Philbrick. Honestly, after reading this book review I went to the bookstore and bought the book. You can also visit Writing With Writers for tips on how to write a book review and some interesting goodies about writing there.

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Review by Rodman Philbrick

I've never been to Alabama, but novelist Harper Lee made me feel as if I had been there in the long, hot summer of 1935, when a lawyer named Atticus Finch decided to defend an innocent black man accused of a horrible crime. The story of how the whole town reacted to the trial is told by the lawyer's daughter, Scout, who remembers exactly what it was like to be eight years old in 1935, in Maycomb, Alabama.

Scout is the reason I loved this book, because her voice rings so clear and true. Not only does she make me see the things she sees, she makes me feel the things she feels. There's a lot more going on than just the trial, and Scout tells you all about it.

A man called Boo Radley lives next door. Very few people have ever seen Boo, and Scout and her friends have a lot of fun telling scary stories about him. The mystery about Boo Radley is just one of the reasons you want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Scout and her big brother, Jem, run wild and play games and have a great time while their father is busy with the trial. One of their friends is a strange boy called Dill. Actually Dill isn't really so strange once you get to know him. He says things like "I'm little but I'm old," which is funny but also pretty sad, because some of the time Dill acts more like a little old man than a seven–year–old boy.

To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with interesting characters like Dill, and Scout makes them all seem just as real as the people in your own hometown. Here's how Scout describes Miss Caroline, who wore a red–striped dress: "She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop."

Dill and Boo and Jem are all fascinating, but the most important character in the book is Scout's father, Atticus Finch. You get the idea that Scout is writing the story down because she wants the world to know what a good man her dad was, and how hard he tried to do the right thing, even though the deck was stacked against him.

The larger theme of the story is about racial intolerance, but Scout never tries to make it a "lesson," it's simply part of the world she describes. That's why To Kill a Mockingbird rings true, and why it all seems so real.

The trial of the wrongly accused Tom Robinson takes place during the time of segregation, when black people were not allowed to socialize with white people. In that era, when a white man said a black man committed a crime, the black man was presumed to be guilty. The law required that they have a trial, but everybody knew the defendant was going to be convicted.

Atticus Finch, the quiet hero of the book, tries to persuade the jury that bigotry is wrong. His words are eloquent and heartfelt. He demonstrates that Tom Robinson couldn't possibly have assaulted the victim. Atticus even reveals the identity of the real villain, which enrages a very dangerous enemy. This act of courage endangers not only Atticus Finch but his family as well. They become the target of hate mongers and bigots.

Even though the story took place many years ago, you get the idea that parts of it could happen today, in any town where people distrust and fear each other's differences.

In a just world an innocent man should be found not guilty. But if you want to know what this particular jury finally decides and what happens to Scout and Jem and Dill and Boo Radley and the rest of the people who live and breathe in To Kill a Mockingbird, you'll have to read the book!

That handphone never stops ringing....

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
I regret the day I gave my handphone number to the sale rep from a software company. It never stops ringing. Sure enough, I have been looking for some solutions to our problem for support (Mo qian ma!!!) so I have discussed the issue with the sales rep from Singapore. I gave my contact number (which is a grave mistake) and thereon it has never stopped ringing. Maybe I'll answer to the call tomorrow (heh heh *** evil laugh***). But putting that aside, I am really awed by their persistence. They have to get the deal. I am hooked, if not careful.

Same goes to the insurance agents. Calling me every now and then, selling their insurance products. They can be a pain (very painful one!) in the butt.

Just be wary of their tactics. My other half was very furious with one insurance agent. After he declined the offer, the agent has the guts to send an sms saying that he has made an arrangement to deduct the monthly payment through the credit card, WITHOUT CONSENT. He had to deactivate the card. To think the insecurities of all these in this highly technical world.

These people are like flies. Hovering around and making irritating noises.... hate them!

So much for being a avid blogger!

Friday, April 3, 2009
Say what?

Its been almost a month since I last post anything...
I have wanted to be serious about writing, apparently my time is spent on something else.
Been very busy lately, what with moving to a new house, need to pack and all. No time to write (excuses!!! i know)
So much for my resolution to write every day. I have to opt for 1 month per entry.. before April 2009 says goodbye, I'd better put in at least 1 entry... so taa-daa... 1 entry to slot in for April 2009. Phew!!!! luckily its not too late.