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.