whoa! Three weeks was a long time.

Oh, and if you were wondering about the library thing, I have been sitting on the first and only entry since school started, and I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE. Maybe because I'm being perfectionist, because the book reviews are an hour at most... maybe it would be faster if I just typed the stupid thing out. I think the library is not very happy with me, because as a friend of the library you have to do an orientation course before you can start on any actual (i.e. physical, non-blogging) volunteer work, and I missed it, without rsvp-ing. I mean I confirmed my attendance 2 weeks before, and woke up late on the day itself >( Have I said this before? Well I'm saying it again for emphasis. But I think I underestimated how long it would take to get there, because it was at Jurong West Community Library, and it was 1 1/2 hours actually by bus. Oh dear and because I don't normally go there I thought it wouldn't take too long. Right. End of rant.

So for the library blog I've been thinking of possible topics. The first one I've been sitting on is about Cons. (where like-minded fans meet up and have panels, not disadvantages, nor incidents where people get scammed.) And then maybe I'll do a couple book reviews as filler? Or I can talk about threadbangers, or bookmooch and freecycle, and plug that. [threadbangers is a DIY sewing channel on youtube, and freecycle is this network for people to exchange unwanted items] Or I can talk about how lousy school counsellors are. [unqualified generalisation] Urgh because a couple days ago I had all these ideas bubbling in my head, and now apparently gas is not produced because electrolysis has ceased and I can't remember them anymore. Ohoh one thing I thought of is my experiences on the singapore transport system. Interesting! heh. Why people choose to stare into blank space while commuting and not try to do something constructive- the subways in Boston, MA are more interesting than that. People will come in droves to read me! I will be adored by whoever reads the library blog! I will get offered a column in a major newspaper!

Speaking of newspapers, Dr [S]akhar (sp?) recommended The Guardian (UK) and The Atlantic ____ (US) instead of newsweek to read for english/ current affairs. And I was quite puzzled (yeah, you know me, I'm not a very discerning reader) because I thought newsweek was quite enjoyable, and informative. Maybe this is because I don't really read international newspapers, but I really thought their coverage of the US elections was quite thorough. And I also subconsciously like it partly because they're pro-democrat, and so am I -_-" So my household subscribes to The Economist as well, and even though they tend to have more international stories than newsweek, does it mean that they are both substandard? I'm not saying newsweek is better or anything; because any other paper is better than The Straits Times, and I have nothing to compare newsweek/economist to. I like the international herald tribune because of its arts section, and I've read the new york times and washington post. The question, then, ultimately is: how do I tell if a periodical is good, if well-known and established ones are not? I think I shall go look up copies of The Guardian the library has.

hey, haven't been updating lately. that's because of my lack of internet access! I have to go to school or the internet cafe to use it. And also because I'm contributing things to the NLB blog for my sl project, so I won't be posting here for a while.

let's see... oh singtel's automated answering service is very annoying. It keeps on making you dial the number over and over again, and THEN it says to use the line that your're calling regarding, so I had to look for the phone line connected to the modem, figure out which number it is [there were a total of 3 numbers to choose from and I kept trying different combinations of line and number] and try not to run out of tries-- they give you 3 tries and hang up on you >( Thank goodness the phone was right next to the computer. haha and then I was so happy at FINALLY got to speak to a human voice that when the operator answered I cheered and I'm so glad she didn't hang up on me. Guess what the problem was? Billing issues. [again] oh jeez not that I'm complaining, but it always happens. I should be grateful that I even have internet at all. At least I'm spending less time on the computer because of this, and prioritising internet use.

Orson Scott Card liked Prince Caspian too! :D please go watch it; it's really good-- much much better than the book. Ooh I have a pair of free gv movie tickets-- anyone wants a movie on me? haha the only condition is that you have to watch caspian.