I lost again. Despite my earlier vow that I would reduce reading non-academic books until I complete my PhD + reduce my expenses on books, the temptation was just too strong. I spent three hours at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair last Friday, after attending a seminar at UIA. It was [...]
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KLIBF 2010
Posted in My Journey, Readings on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First Attempt: FAILURE!
Posted in Personal Development, Readings on October 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I failed, miserably. Seriously, I cannot let go of reading non-academic materials… well… not yet. Horror betul. Despite the disastrous ending during my last class on the 12th of October, and as much as I vowed to stop reading non-academic materials until I complete my studies, I still cannot help the urge. [...]
Makrifat Cinta
Posted in Readings on June 17, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I finally managed to complete reading the Makrifat Cinta trilogy last week. Although I bought the first book Syahadat Cinta last year, I had to refrain myself from reading it after realizing that it was a trilogy but the other two books were not yet released back then. During the KL International Book Fair [...]
A Quiet Weekend
Posted in Readings on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My husband loves fishing. He can talk about fishing for hours, just like he talks about cars. But he has been so occupied with so many other things for the past few months that he was unable to do this thing that he likes. On Saturday, he decided to leave for Lumut with his six [...]
101 Malaysian Anecdotes
Posted in Readings on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I bought Salmiah Alias’ 101 Malaysian Anecdotes during the KL International Book Fair in April 2008. The first attraction was the cute cover and after browsing through the pages, it was full of cartoons and illustrations – and it looked more like a comic to me. But I had a good feeling about it [...]
