Work, anyone???

If u ask me did I go to work this morning? I would answer, yes. But its not entirely true. My diary for the day is like this:

9 am: Arrive at the office
9-11 : No work
11-12.30: Do nothing
12.30-1.30: Lunch
1.30-4.00: No work and do nothing again
4-4.30: Prepare to leave >>>exodus

So, basically I'm not doing any work. Let me tell u something about the exodus at work. Only one person has to start it and the rest soon will follow. The only diference from the Israelite exodus is, our exodus out of the office took only 4 mins instead of 40 years.=)

Me, with nothing to do is idly surfing the net. I will do this until I get really sick of it that I wanna puke. It is true what they say, idle mind makes the heart wander or in this case my hand is doing the wandering...

Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night Time

Have you ever read a book over and over again?? I know I do. There's this book. Its the ONLY book that I have ever read again and again and again and....I never get bored. Its like listening to a timeless classic that can never fade. The title of the book is " The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time". Its funny, mysterious, lots of random facts yet poignantly sad. It was written from the point of view of a mathematically genius authistic boy who decided to write a detective book to investigate the murder of his neighbour's dog. Well, I recommend this book if you are out of ideas on what book to read. Here's one of the review on the book:

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.

Christopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents' marriage. As he tries to deal with the crisis within his own family, we are drawn into the workings of Christopher's mind.

And herein lies the key to the brilliance of Mark Haddon's choice of narrator: The most wrenching of emotional moments are chronicled by a boy who cannot fathom emotion. The effect is dazzling, making for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing is a mind that perceives the world literally.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of the freshest debuts in years: a comedy, a heartbreaker, a mystery story, a novel of exceptional literary merit that is great fun to read.

Sadly, I dont have the book anymore. I donated the book when I moved back to Kuching. I wish I still have that book...:(

Here's a link to the excerpt
http://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/1252/index.cfm?book_number=1252&page_number=1

A song for my generation

Here's a song which I think truly defines my hope for the future of my generation, Gen Y(those born in 1980 to mid 90's). I believe that this is our time to make a change fearlessly, to make ourselves bloom like the pretty flowers. Below is the lyrics to this song:

You're coming up like a flower

You're coming up through the cracks that live 'round here

Everybody knows we have no fear

We are the wind of change coming

We take a stand where so many never go

We will shout it out to let you know

This is my generation

We want an answer to the questions

We want to knock down all the walls they built for you

We want to know the truth not be lied to

We want to know the face of freedom

We want to make a place where we can learn to love

Build a world that we can be proud of

This is my generation

Cause we just want to dance all night

Live inside the spark of life

This might be the only time around

By the way, this is the theme song for a tv series, 'American Dreams'. That explains the old scenes in the video.