Arrrrrrgh (and crap books)
May 19, 2009
I know i haven’t been updating as often and please forgive me! I have been really busy… or lazy, i can’t decide which is it. Because i’m actually quite free, but busy at the same time. If you get what i mean la. Which i think you don’t. So I mean, these are what i have been busy doing when i’m indeed quite free:
1. Discovered Desktop Tower Defense Pro Multiplayer and have been addicted since. I play so much i can be the Chief of National Defense. (to jaga our PM’s desktop maybe.) Who wants to join me? At Casualcollective! I kept losing though. Although i try to plagiarize my opponents’ best defense system. But i kept losing! What’s the trick??! I play Starland Tower Defense on Kongregate too. Drop me a comment if you wanna have a challenge now. I will create a game and wait for you!
2. Getting depressed due to failure of finding a good, funny book to read. I developed this bad habit of buying several books in a row (3 for 2 from Borders, don’t do it. You sure will regret one!) (I don’t mean one, like, one,1, satu, ichi. I mean you will regret all three.) and realizing that they are crap but have to force myself to read them because i have already spent money on them, and then buying more books in a row because the crap books i force myself to read are so crap it depresses me.
Trading Up and Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell, which are really crap. I bought them because i thought One Fifth Avenue was rather good.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by…. *looks at picture above*, by this, Marina Leweycka. I can’t even remember her name. No la it is not Sejarah!! My friend thought i was reading documentary HAHAHAH. It is some award winning comic fiction, it says “extremely funny” on the cover but it was quite crap. I wonder what happened to these people’s sense of humor.
When We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. Another supposedly “painfully funny” comic fiction. Comedy Debut of the year. Pui. “Terrific”, says Nick Hornby. What happened to you Nick!!! On page 60 and then i gave up.
And then i read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It talks about listening to your heart and communicating with sand and wind and sun. Well, go to hell.
Man and Boy by Tony Parsons is soooooooo overrated.
Now reading How to be Single by Liz Tuccillo. On page 174 now but so far so crap. I dunno why she bothered writing.
And i still have The memory Keeper’s Daughter’s by Kim Edwards. Bestseller whatever but it’s not my kind of book. Actually i don’t plan to read it. Bought it because it came with two other books (3 in 1 bundle), which turned out to be crap too.
My fav collection. Ever.
And i am now depressed because i finished reading all Nick Hornby’s and he was the only decent comic writer.
Sien.
Why can’t everyone write like him!!!! If you know any books with good dark humor please let me know! I’m bored.
3. Cooking crap food.
I don’t mean the, Modern Toilet Restaurant kind of crap food. But i cooked like, miso soup with seaweed and tofu, which tasted really crap, which i think was not entirely my fault but the miso’s. I cooked Mentaiko Ebi fried egg and Chicken fillet with Yakiniku sauce and Tarako kakegohan. yesterday i had egg and black sesame rice with Tako Shiokara topping. I know you don’t quite know what they are, but it is okay because you don’t need to know because they are quite crap.
4. Planning my holiyear. OH GOD planning a holiday is soooooo hard!!! Am going to bali next week but that’s settled. Am traveling to UK in June. Will fly to Edinburgh on the 9th of June with Vene and it is very hard with tight budget! B&B are still quite expensive and i have considered couchsurfing. Anyone in UK who can help me out i will thank you a million!!! With… with Cheddie’s fur!
5. Cleaning house. Decided that i have got better things to do than that.
6. Blogging and then delete and then blogging again and then delete and then and i typed Arrrrrrgh.
Update:
7. Oh ya oh ya. And then i watched Sleepy Hollow. Johnny Depp what turf and Christina Ricci has got enormous bosom at the age of 19. Always love Tim Buton but half way watching i really got sleepy. So then i watched Sleepless in Seattle to, you know, neutralize the effect. Hate it, by the way. I hate every single movie Oli recommended except Juno. The movie still makes me sleepy. So to add to the dramatic effect i watched Insomnia. It was awesome. And it was a perfect end to my sleeplessly sleepy night.
hey.. will be in london at that time.. i could ask my aunt if you would like to stay? haha and please dun thank me with cheddie’s fur!
Hey hey!! I have accommodation in London. But i’m thinking of traveling elsewhere. Would like to try the countryside.
Hmm I will be traveling to newcastle for a day.. interested? Are u looking for a place in Edinburgh? my friend is there.. if you need I could ask her to help.. let me know yea..
Yeap, am up for any plan as for now. The only plan was edinburgh from 9th to 13th. If your friend is able to help it would be great!! Looking for affordable accommodation and maybe a local who can show us around
will get in touch with her.. and email you soon!
Thank you!!!
I told you about The Alchemist mah..I fell asleep reading it
Now you got another Shopaholic book should read lah and I’m still searching for that last Hornby book you want
Faster cook for me lah..promise..cook for you when I see you in UK oso ;)
SUNDAY ROAST!!!!!!!!1
can can..wahahaha…
kebab as well yea?
I read The MemoryKeeper’s Daughter and I almost stabbed myself with a fork. and I would not waste any of my precious time reading Candace Bushnell’s books. I read two of her books, met her once -thought she was rather full of herself. She got lucky with SATC because of the series, the book was crap too.
Ok.
*Throws Kim Edwards out and down the balcony*
Haha you gave her a second chance! Eh i think she got lucky with SATC too. I didn’t read the book (don’t think they sell it here) but i loved the series. I thought One Fifth was quite okay though.
You should try Dorothy Koomson’s books.
Not exactly dark humour, but it’s pretty good.
Tony Parson is alright, I’ve read his My Favorite Wife which was alright. Now reading One for My Baby.
But I actually prefer more of Asian literature. More interesting to read about the ways they overcame their trials and tribulations in the old days.
It was alright, but it didn’t make me wanna read Man and Wife. And i totally despise Man and Boy’s ending. I mean, come on.
Oh if you like Asian fiction, have you read the Rice Mother by Rani Manicka?
i personally like Sue Townsend’s books… not all… but the first few version of the Adrian Mole’s diary are not bad… no idea u’ll like em anot… haha…
i will like it if it is funny and witty. Hate soppy books.
Yes it is funny! Comes as series but better to start with the first book. The stories of Adrian Mole starts when he was a very young boy till he is like what, middle age and so on… I lost track. Typical everyday English people’s life kind of story – dysfunctional family life and rather eccentric behaviours. As he gets older you read about how he lives his life, his ideals, his love life and most of all his inability to see that he is not good at what loves doing LOL!
i love to read about dysfunctional family!!! Like A SPot of Bother
. thank you, will check it out.
omg do you live to travel or you travel to live…
just be aware of swine flu…
woot. pork.
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you forgot the the ie..hehehehehehe
lol
it w00t. n00b.
haha books!
i know,i bought those books and then after reading once,i feel regret cuz i waste so much on a book which just read once,
if i read for the sophomore time,i feel boring d cuz already know the story:p
Ur meal looooooooooooooooks so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ya that was like the most successful meal i have cooked. Ever.
Catherine Alliot’s ‘The Old Girl Network’ was pretty hilarious. You should try it.
Ok i will check it out!
Cool! Let me know what you think, kay?
i’m still struggling to read past 2 chapters from Kim Edward’s book, it’s already 4 mths!! :p
i phail!!
one thing i always dont get about all these best sellers.
Try “Time Traveller’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger, or if you like Wizard of Oz, Gregory Maguire has a few good books spinning a story about the Wicked Witch of the West.
yea, Time Traveler’s wife by Audrey Niffenegger is good……a little bit confuse at the front but brought me to tears in the end. This is a sad + romantic love story…
is it a book with good humor?
Time Traveller’s Wife is not considered ‘funny’ book (at least to me, if most people say it is considered as funny book, that means i’m weird)..
like Cla’s said, i was confused reading some front chapters that i decided to stop reading it. but then i never heard even a single bad reviews from people who finished the book. most (all) of them said this book is REALLY good and very touching, not to mention this is Audrey Niffenegger’s FIRST book..
I wanted to re-read it again, but i’m llaaaazzzyyy…
*quite a long reply, eh?* (-_-)
Thank you Aina. Will check it out!
erm. not to get personal or anything. but how come u can afford to go to such places like uk or aussie? an economy crisis is goin on. and i’ve never seen u mention ur job bfor. =( no offence. im juz asking.
1. sponsored trip– free.
2. book your flight really really early. you get to fly like, RM100 to Bali or something.
3. budget ur travel. Go couchsurfing and save on hotel.
4. bunk with friends.
It is not impossible. ;)
As for job, i answered before. I am a WIMAX screen cleaner day time and a ostrich baby sitter at night. Occasionally i write fortune cookie readings.
an ostrich babysitter?!?!
wow. now thats a topic to blog about.
wats a wimax screen cleaner?
hope im not intruding too much ><
But the Alchemist is like one of the top 100 BBC great reads!
Yea, and Slumdog Millionaire won Oscar. *R*
AND is IMDB no.58.
*R* *R* *R*
i dun get that movie.
I TOT IT SUCKED TOO!!!
I haven’t watched it yet cos dun think it’s worth my time.
“Its In His Kiss” by Julia Quinn is funny and witty
I’m always bogged down by work so I’ve drifted from my reading much, but this one’s really good! Not at all mushy and soppy haha
Thank you Jean, will check it out!!
Will lend you some books later.
Really!!! what do u have!!
but mentaiko is always awesome, I miss mentaiko!
jommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Try Jeffrey Archer. I love ALL his books (not counting his prison diaries though. dat’s not fiction.)
Not comic, but really really good intellectual fiction.
I see him everywhere but never picked up and read. Will try! Thanks Erin
Jeffery Archer is good! i liked all his books.. but its not d comical sort that u might be looking for. try Sophie Kinsella’s collection… its very practical n enjoyable.
n If u’r up for mountain climbing n historical stories and visits.. Glasgow’s ur place.
PS:u might not want to try Ben Lomond if its ur 1st mountain climbing ever.
Yea i kinda enjoy the shopaholic series.
We will be in Scotland for 4 days so yea chances are we might travel to Glasgow. 
Thanks CHumi
I’m prolly the only person in the world who finds the Shopaholic series a bit lame.
And I used to love funny books till I read his books. Awesomeness…
His as in Jeffrey Archer.
Sidney Sheldon. Dark as hell.
oooh. fantasy?
Naw. Just very 18SX and 18SG.
His books are quite good lar, but the happy me kennot take it after a while cos I start getting dark and scary thoughts too so if ur like me can pace in btw some chick lit.
hi there, i’m currently in northern ireland. if you are interested in coming over to visit, just tell me or email me, i’ll provide lodging and tour guiding… emm, food ah, i don’t cook really well, so don’t look forward to it ya… i’m happy to have you here…
I will mail you!
dun read book. watch a funny movie
maybe “bringing up baby”?
its the funniest oldie film i ever watch. I spilled water all over the laptop watching it…
haha oldie!!!
Funny book just struck me. Try this:
The Ex-boyfriend’s Handbook by Matt Dunn
sorry if i seem to spam :p
thank you for suggestion!!
Try books from Terry Pratchett. Some won’t get his jokes, but if once you get it, wahahhahaha sure die laughing one.
Author recommendations from me:
)
Amy Tan (Chinese-y lit)
Aiping Mu (Vermillion Gate – historical fiction)
Janny Wurtz or Raymond E Feist (Fantasy)
Stephen King (Horror, but don’t get his books from 2002 onwards. Not nice.
I LOVEEEEEE sleepy hollow.
Not my reason for dropping by.
I saw this video and thought of you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76v1MG8mgPU
HAHAHAHAHHA SO CUTE!
i’m in london =). I don’t mind bringing you around if it’s the weekends. unfortunately i work on week days. you should definitely take a train to oxford for a day and brighton for a day, bath windsor and stonehenge tour for a day. You’ll see lots of greens around East side of England. If you have time, travel to Cliffs of Moher in Ireland..It’s near Galway. Ireland is really expensive though. I haven’t been there myself.
In London you can visit the parks. Holland Park is a good one to visit, it has a small Japanese Garden called Kyoto Garden. Really pretty for photographs. Lots of lovely Spring flowers. You’re coming in summer it might be different flowers.
If you need any help in London tell me. I’ve also got free mobile phone sim cards (o2 and tmobile) that you can top up to use if you want. They sent so many to me when I registered for those free stuff on websites. No idea what to do with them x_X.
hey thank you!! will get in touch with u if i decided to stay in London. Thank you for your comment
=) no problem. i’ve been reading just never left any messages but when it comes to London I’d be more than happy to help.
look for [PS, I love you]. its a reli nice book.
a nice twist to the typical love story.
and [the five ppl u meet in heaven] + [for one more day]
are awesome too!!!!
have fun reading =)
I read PS i love you. I dont like Cecilia Ahern. I thought the movie was better than the book. Also read one of Mitch Albom. Not really my cup of tea. I guess book is very very subjective!!
Tim BuRton, you mean. =p
And I like Racheal Gibson. She writes with Little Black Dress books. =) Chick lit though. Nothing dark there.
the lbd series?
i love em’!
i like “SHE WOKE UP MARRIED” best =)
Haha i just got a little fed up with chick lit. Plus tooo many of LBD series dunno which to choose hehe
What did i write? BUTON HAHAHAHHA ooops
if you’re looking for something funny, try ‘the book of bunny suicides’! just comic drawings, or extremely sad bunny suicidal attempts.. x= a really good book i like was ‘the elegance of the hedgehog’ by muriel barbery, but its not really funny! kinda serious with a twist at the ending. not too sure if you can get it in borders in M’sia =)
Here: http://cheeserland.com/2006/05/bunni-o-cide-season-2/
HAHAHHA i love it sooooooooo much!!!!
Thanks Mich!
you write so well, i like your humor too. perhaps you can try write a book? i’m sure we all will be very curious about your book and support you one!!
Russia!!!! Thank you Polka but i dont think so laaaaa i can’t i can’t i can’t not anywhere near that level yet!!!
But thank you!! ^^
9th june is my burfday~~ i love johnny depppp and he’s got the same birthday with me hehe!
… i’m so random today.. =.=
i got same bday with Andy Lau and my mum is crazy over him.
Haha good la! For both of u^^
haha happy birthday in advance!
arigatou gozaimasu!!! 8D
have you read bridget jones?? its pretty funny! have you watched changeling omg its good!
hey why dont you recommend good books in your next post, i really have no idea what new good books to get! havent read a real good book in a long time T_________T
yeaaaaa a lot of people recommended i was looking for it they dont have in the nearest bookstore. so i went and buy the DVDs.
Ok will consider about it, but i honestly i havent read enough book to do a review yet. Basically i love dark humor. Nick Hornby is my absolute favorite.
read Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. hilarious!!! best book EVER XD
I KNOW RIgHT I BEEN LOOKIng FOR It FOREVER CANNOT FINDDDDDDDDDDDD T_T
Dun worry, by the time u get to London on the 8th..I’ll have found it and Fever Pitch too
try books by Chuck Palahniuk — very dark, a little funny and mucho macho. hahaha
Wa sounds like something i would like
ermm no books to recon.. but ermm.. how about traveling?
go try http://www.couchsurfing.org
Could just bunk at someone else’ couch hahaha
Haha u never read my post properly!! i oredi sent out requests.
lol. i’ll be flying to London then Glasgow on the same date, 9th june too!
Easy jet?
easy jet is the cheapest if u get it early enough i suppose… give me a buzz if u’r in Glasgow… i’ll see if i can take u around or meet up
Enjoy your journey
and blog more 
:D.
thank you!
I live in Oxford so if you decide to have a day here let me know! It’s real easy to get here from London and it’ll be worth it because Oxford = beeeeeautiful! Well, I think so and its of course historical.
As for books – well Kim Edward’s Memory Keeper’s Daughter is actually one of my favs! I loved it, how it was composed and written, and I could not put it down. I guess it’s not your cup of tea hey. If you don’t like that kind, don’t bother checking out ‘Time Traveller’s Wife’ it’s pretty much the same genre. Have you tried reading Jodi Picoult? She’s good but gets quite repetitive. Try reading My Sister’s Keeper. My other fav books are ‘One Thousand Splendid Suns’ I’m very sure you’ll like it. Give it a go. I love reading all kinds, and am always open to new things I guess you just gotta not expect much and have an open mind? Sell your books on amazon to get some money back? I’m sure some people out there will appreciate them more? xoxo
aaaahhh. books very personal taste la ok. Khaled Hosseini? why so sure i will like it one!!
Thanks Jay.
Yep him. He also wrote The Kite Runner but I havent read that yet. Give it a go and see if you like it! xoxo
The Mapp and Lucia books by E F Benson are very funny, so long as you don’t mind reading about the England of 90 years ago.
When you are in London, take a one night trip to Rye, which is the model for Tilling, the town in Benson’s books.
Thank you for suggestion!! ^^
am flying by MAS. you? =) edinburgh is pretty near to glasgow. come visit glasgow as well la.. (haha im saying as though im ady there.. swtttt) ^^
AA to London then Easyjet to Edin!!
Yes yes i will go!
i’ve read most of ur mentioned crap books too. AGREED. try marian keyes, i like her sense of humour ;)
Omg it is so nice to know that i dont have an insane taste when it comes to books.
Right, I thought I just have to tell you.
When in Edinburgh, the BEST hostel I have ever been and fully recommend would be the Smart City Hostel.
http://www.smartcityhostels.com/home.html
Its ridiculously clean, gives you new fresh towels daily, and is almost right by the Royal Mile.
By far the best hostel ever.
We were lucky last year when a couple of my friends and I did a UK tour. We only paid a mere 24 pounds a night during the peak summer season. ;)
omg thank you so much will def check it out!
Dear Cheesie,
I highly recommend SLAM from Nick Hornby. It is something like High Fidelity. But the protagonist is just 16 year-old. HIGHLY entertaining!!
If you like football, I can recommend Fever Pitch from Nick Hornby as well. It was one of his first books.
Have fun reading!!
omg switz!!!!
i didnt know he has got SLAM!!!! The only books i havent read was Fever Pitch and the The Polysyllabic Spree. But i can’t find it here T_T
OOMG 2007 new book. OMG 2009 got newer book!!!
Why isnit it MALAYSIA!!!6666
You should try Marian Keyes. Her books are hilarious. i think “Anyone out there?” is one of her best books! Absolutely recommended!
Wa someone mentioned it also. WIll try!!! Thanks Grace!!
CHUCK PALANIUK! He’s so good and funny and insightful. I think you will not regret! go google him!!!!! haha. I sound so obsessed.
Hi Cheesie,
Will you consider selling some of the book half price to me? Am particularly interested with The memory Keeper’s Daughter’s by Kim Edwards. Heard loads about it.
Oh, if you are looking for some dark humour, try The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Recommended by my friend.
Cheers,
PW.
Hey hey, yes. I email you ok.
Hey cheesie! I recommend REMEMBER ME? by Sophie Kinsella! I love all her books, and since you enjoyed her Shopaholic books, you should totally try it.
I also love kiddy books, like the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series!
haha so timely. I just only finished Shopaholic Abroad like, 20 mins ago!!
Hi Cheesie,
I guess books are really subjective to one’s taste – mine is for chic lit (yeah I know how typical of me @@ – Meg Cabot, Sophie Kisella/ Madeline Wickham, Marian Keyes) and fantasy (Diana Wynne Jones, Neil Gaiman). Or fantasy-romance (Katie MacAllister).
I feel like I want to borrow your books now @@ I’ve got nothing good to read, like you =( (even though I supposedly have the ‘largest’ library amongst all my friends =.=)
Hey, ok, you should check out David Sedaris’s Dress Your Family in Denim and Corduroy.
It’s one of my faves. Funny! Think you might enjoy it.