Friday, March 30, 2012
Gleeful Smiles
So happy to see that Book Depository still keeps their cardboard boxes for packaging!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Secret Friends
Must take a break from reading Sonja Van Wichelen's 'Religion, Politics and Gender in Indonesia' for uni studies.
Still waiting for my massive 6-book-package from Book Dep to arrive even though it has only been approximately 7 days. One can still hope, yes?
[edit: content erased because I chose to let go]
Still waiting for my massive 6-book-package from Book Dep to arrive even though it has only been approximately 7 days. One can still hope, yes?
[edit: content erased because I chose to let go]
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Midnight Moment
The clock
Was quite hesitant to hang out after a meeting tonight but because I don't drive, I have no say. I won't lie though, it was a lot of fun. I'm glad I was there.
The assignment is completed. I don't know how over-achieving it will be, but it is done.
It's 1:31am and I'm counting my blessings because a great friend reminded me to.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Seeking Devotion
When You stand,
The tall trees and mountains bow.
When You speak,
The fiercest of oceans is still.
And I see the sinner seek devotion,
The lost become chosen,
And I fall to my knees.
&;
The tall trees and mountains bow.
When You speak,
The fiercest of oceans is still.
And I see the sinner seek devotion,
The lost become chosen,
And I fall to my knees.
&;
Sleep Studying
I think that's me sleeping.
[edit:] I couldn't find my Pods this morning. I think I sleep-eat. Explains several things really.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Miles Franklin
I thought I ought to make use of the Oz-Lit subject I am currently undertaking this semester and review the many books I am going to read over the course of 8-9 weeks.
My Brilliant Career - Miles Franklin
Firstly, I thought Miles Franklin was a man, just like how I thought Christos Tsiolkas was a woman. I really am terrible at guessing genders.
[finished assignment 1]
I'm not going to lie, the cover of the book really bugged me. I couldn't understand why the cover looked so oriental to me but had a Caucasian girl looking confused in what looked like an Asian top to me. But the book did get to me. It was slow to begin but when my mind opened up to it and wasn't as cynical about it anymore, I could not put it down. I needed to know what happened to Sybylla Melvyn, the protagonist and I needed to know who this mysterious Harold Beecham was. I liked how each chapter was at most, five pages which made it easy for me to track my reading progress because I hate ending my readings in between chapters or pages. I finished it off with a final reading of approx. 4 hours.
I must have missed the memo on Miles Franklin being a feminist and with that, the novel did not end conventionally as I wished. There was little resolution and again, embedded meanings within texts. Hence why it is in my Oz-Lit syllabus. That being said, despite the ending being different, I really do appreciate the skill invested into this text.
The character of Sybylla was frustrating but also captivating. Her naive and unconventional thoughts irritated me to the ends of the earth but her strong-headed personality in standing up for what she believed in proved courageous and enlightening to me. Again, I'm going to be honest in saying that I was so surprised by the significant growth of Sybylla as a character that I feel almost inspired to write a novel even though discovering this technique isn't exactly a pot of gold. Rather addictive, I feel.
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I read it again? No
Out of Five? Three point Five
My Brilliant Career - Miles Franklin
Firstly, I thought Miles Franklin was a man, just like how I thought Christos Tsiolkas was a woman. I really am terrible at guessing genders.
[finished assignment 1]
I'm not going to lie, the cover of the book really bugged me. I couldn't understand why the cover looked so oriental to me but had a Caucasian girl looking confused in what looked like an Asian top to me. But the book did get to me. It was slow to begin but when my mind opened up to it and wasn't as cynical about it anymore, I could not put it down. I needed to know what happened to Sybylla Melvyn, the protagonist and I needed to know who this mysterious Harold Beecham was. I liked how each chapter was at most, five pages which made it easy for me to track my reading progress because I hate ending my readings in between chapters or pages. I finished it off with a final reading of approx. 4 hours.
I must have missed the memo on Miles Franklin being a feminist and with that, the novel did not end conventionally as I wished. There was little resolution and again, embedded meanings within texts. Hence why it is in my Oz-Lit syllabus. That being said, despite the ending being different, I really do appreciate the skill invested into this text.
The character of Sybylla was frustrating but also captivating. Her naive and unconventional thoughts irritated me to the ends of the earth but her strong-headed personality in standing up for what she believed in proved courageous and enlightening to me. Again, I'm going to be honest in saying that I was so surprised by the significant growth of Sybylla as a character that I feel almost inspired to write a novel even though discovering this technique isn't exactly a pot of gold. Rather addictive, I feel.
Do I recommend it? Yes
Would I read it again? No
Out of Five? Three point Five
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