Saturday, May 16, 2009
Been almost two weeks since i blogged. I didn't want to blog last week when i booked out because i wasn't in the right mood! Agitated, pissed, frustrated..
And so I'm done with my 8 weeks of BSLC (Basic Section Leader Course) at SISPEC, at Pasir Laba Camp, which is somewhere near Tuas/Boon Lay and is like far from my house. Now have been posted to Nee Soon camp, to be trained as a Medic Specialist. Now the camp is like super near to my house. Haha.
I bought this book last week - "The Alchemist". I'm not the type of person who goes to bookshops and buy books. I rarely visit the library and so it's quite unnatural for a non-avid-reader to actually step into a bookstore in search of a book. That book cost me $17. For people who know me, i usually am very thrifty in spending money and $17 according to me is ALOT. So why the hell did i spend money on that book?
I was first introduced to that book when i was in Sec 4. If i'm not wrong my RME (Religious and Moral Education) teacher was talking about that book. I was interested in that book at that time itself but wasn't exactly bothered to go borrow it or buy it. Somehow, recently, i got reminded of that book and was searching for it in the libraries. I couldn't find it. Went to Popular once and saw it there. But didn't have money at that point of time. So didn't buy it then. Two weeks after the first time i saw that book in Popular, if i'm not wrong in Toa Payoh Popular, i went back to the same place only to find out that there was no more copies of that book. Last week, went to Yishun, determined to buy that book. Went to Yishun Popular, saw that book, took it from the shelf, paid for it and started reading it!
Finished reading it in a day itself. It isn't a thick book. A rather thin one, which many would say isn't worth it for $17. But the content of the book did not make me regret the price i paid for it. It's an awesome book. Trust me.
It's about this shepherd who goes in search of his dream and all the valuable lessons he learns in his journey towards finding his dreams. Somehow many of the things mentioned in the book relate very closely to my life. If i'm not wrong, it would relate to many people's life.
Trust me people. It's a splendid book. I encourage everyone to read that book. The english used isn't that demanding. Simple english, reader friendly and very interesting. You don't wanna waste your time finding for it in the library or waste money buying it, just text me and i'm more than willing to lend it to you!!! Oh oh, it's written by Paulo Coelho, just in case you would wanna know.
When passions die,
Ragha ¶ 1:34 PM
And so I'm done with my 8 weeks of BSLC (Basic Section Leader Course) at SISPEC, at Pasir Laba Camp, which is somewhere near Tuas/Boon Lay and is like far from my house. Now have been posted to Nee Soon camp, to be trained as a Medic Specialist. Now the camp is like super near to my house. Haha.
I bought this book last week - "The Alchemist". I'm not the type of person who goes to bookshops and buy books. I rarely visit the library and so it's quite unnatural for a non-avid-reader to actually step into a bookstore in search of a book. That book cost me $17. For people who know me, i usually am very thrifty in spending money and $17 according to me is ALOT. So why the hell did i spend money on that book?
I was first introduced to that book when i was in Sec 4. If i'm not wrong my RME (Religious and Moral Education) teacher was talking about that book. I was interested in that book at that time itself but wasn't exactly bothered to go borrow it or buy it. Somehow, recently, i got reminded of that book and was searching for it in the libraries. I couldn't find it. Went to Popular once and saw it there. But didn't have money at that point of time. So didn't buy it then. Two weeks after the first time i saw that book in Popular, if i'm not wrong in Toa Payoh Popular, i went back to the same place only to find out that there was no more copies of that book. Last week, went to Yishun, determined to buy that book. Went to Yishun Popular, saw that book, took it from the shelf, paid for it and started reading it!
Finished reading it in a day itself. It isn't a thick book. A rather thin one, which many would say isn't worth it for $17. But the content of the book did not make me regret the price i paid for it. It's an awesome book. Trust me.
It's about this shepherd who goes in search of his dream and all the valuable lessons he learns in his journey towards finding his dreams. Somehow many of the things mentioned in the book relate very closely to my life. If i'm not wrong, it would relate to many people's life.
Trust me people. It's a splendid book. I encourage everyone to read that book. The english used isn't that demanding. Simple english, reader friendly and very interesting. You don't wanna waste your time finding for it in the library or waste money buying it, just text me and i'm more than willing to lend it to you!!! Oh oh, it's written by Paulo Coelho, just in case you would wanna know.
When passions die,
Ragha ¶ 1:34 PM
