I've been reading Haruki Murakami's novel, Kafka on the Shore. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafka_on_the_Shore

....it is my first time to read his book.
So I'm not yet  able to go deep into his writing and analyze his style.
But I can say this....
It's complex, confusing, mysterious, but strangely magnetic and has a certain power to pull the reader ( Read more... )

I have a weird habit of browsing through a bookshelf at home whenever I come back here.
I've already taken most of my books to the apartment,
but here remains some of the older books I used to read younger.

Now, I'm reading Never Ending Story (Japanese translated ver.,)
It's a book I received either on Christmas or on my birthday, about 15 years ago.
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Am i the only idiot who is scared shit of horror stories, but
curiosity wins over fear and ends up reading it anyways...?
(and then deeply regrets afterwards).

I came across to Saw in a used book store,
and for some stupid unknown reason i decided to flip through. I've never watched the movie version.

The way it's written is awesome, I think, as it ( Read more... )

....That, and now for something 180 degrees(<--angle) different:
Le Guin’s response to Ghibli movie (article)
Looks like she has deep love her world of Earthsea….
I'm dissapointed to learn that it won't be released in the U.S. for a long time.

....My parents are in Colorado right now, and will run Pikes Peak tomorrow.  Hope they have fun & finish safe ( Read more... )

I'm a day late already, but-- HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY, ELIZA!!
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Today, while walking,  I came across to  this:


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So.  No more carry-on bottled water on airplane. 
What crazy, crazy world we live in.....

Still reading Earthsea.
It's...interesting.  But I was kind of expecting to read something of...fantasy-adventure...with emphasis on adventure....something that makes your heart pound a lot...but apparently this one's not that?   It's more deep, and though it ( Read more... )

I got to hang out with Duckie in the City yesterday.  After we browsed through a book store and Nintendo store (<--so much fun!! A great place to go if you're a gaming geek), she introduced me to The Life Café.  Those who are familiar with musical Rent (or the movie version of it), the name should ring a bell.
Nice little restaurant.  Very artsy, ( Read more... )

I borrowed Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin from the library today--mainly because that is Studio Ghibli's 2006 summmer movie.  YAY.   
Come to think of it, It's been a while since I last picked up a real book to read for enjoyment.
EDIT: 
Okay.  In a short time, I found out that there are "5 different stories" in this novel.  I thought that ( Read more... )

Here I am in the Printing room...I've been here since 8 o c'lock this morning.  Ahahaha....so sleepy.  I didn't expect to see so many people coming in and out of here, considering the school has just started=not too many papers are due, but I was wrong.  Hmmm.  Why do I feel like I'm being a slacker.... 
 Yesterday was a physically tough day.  I ( Read more... )

Happy Father's Day to those who are celebrating!

As my birthday is approaching, discussions of alcoholic beverages among family is increasing.  My mom had a great plan--"Let's drink from Noon!!" (*just so you know, neither of my parents is alcoholic.)

I went out with a college friend yesterday, who lives in the state right next to mine. We had a ( Read more... )