Went to a bookstore to check for the latest Terry Pratchett book, "I Shall Wear Midnight". But I forgot that it would be in hardcover, and therefore $55 dollars! For some reason, I don't feel like the book justifies paying that much. Maybe because it's from the Tiffany "young adult" series, so it should be cheaper somehow? Anyway, I think I'll wait ( Read more... )

I bought "Nation" yesterday at Borders. (Discounted off the full price, but no pen - they'd run out :( ) Stayed to finish reading it yesterday as well ( Read more... )

"Burning Books" Closing down sale
Today until 30th March

Secondhand books in English and Japanese
50% off all books

http://www.burningbooks.com.au/index.htm

I have just read an incredible book, about an incredible person.


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Apparently the education department will give me an allowance to buy books and other stuff for "educational purposes". Last time I got a bunch of textbooks, but I didn't read them at all, so this time I'm going to go all out and just buy novels and stuff I want!! Yay!! (The problem is figuring out how to say they are "educational ( Read more... )

I'm halfway through reading Sophie's World. It's been a really educational; I feel like I learned so much in the short amount of time I was reading it, just like Sophie does ( Read more... )

Bird flu in Yamaguchi Prefecture (2004)... eek. Wonder if I should stay clear of eating chicken.

Nikon - Familiar wild birds in Japan. Very good site for getting started birding in Japan. Also binocular love uses.

- JNTO: Japan National Tourist Organisation - information for travelling, accomodation
- Lonely Planet - I should get one. It was ( Read more... )

Has anyone every bought _JUST_ milk and bread from the supermarket?

In the meanwhile, my weekend has gone vamoosh. Expected to stay in on Saturday, and instead got taken out on a whirlwind adventure. All the uni reading and exercises I was going to catch up on lie undone. Another busy week awaits...

Today, finally finished reading Japanese ( Read more... )

Went for an hour driving again this morning, practicing left hand turns. Had to slow down to 5-10kph on the downhill sharp turn. Also failed to remember to do up seatbelt once and not drive down the right lane when going back to the garage. *sigh ( Read more... )

Must have gone to almost every bookshop in the city today. At first I went to the local Angus&Robertson and Dymocks, hoping to ask them to put up posters for Nullus Anxietas - The Australian Discworld Convention (Melbourne 9th-11th Feb 2007). But then I chickened out of asking them. They also did not have the book I was looking for today. So I ( Read more... )