Tuesday, January 16, 2007

I know I said I'd try not to buy anymore books this year but this one isn't really a book, is it? They are pocket-sized cards featuring a compilation of 52 recommended good reads. Count them if you don't believe me. I thought this was quite an interesting idea, which was why I bought it in the first place. Of course it was cheap to begin with, RM5. Got it at a warehouse sale, not the usual one I patronise, but ANOTHER warehouse sale by ANOTHER bookstore somewhere in PJ.

On one side of the card is the book title and author with a cartoonish illustration, the flip side contains the book blurb. Each card comes in attractive colours too. kawaii ne...

I happen to see another interesting book as well today called Adult origami. 'Adult' here doesn't mean expert level but explicit. For example, did you know you could transform a plain sheet of paper into a paper condom? And well, you get the idea. The Japanese think about everything, don't they? I was contemplating getting the book which was priced at RM10 BECAUSE I've never seen such a book before in Malaysia, but hesitated. After all, I can't give out these sort of artistic origami to friends without risking being misunderstood. Anyway, I'm never good at paper folding, the only thing I can fold very well is paper hearts, which is artistic in its own way too.

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