curry and cycle

remember this bowl of japanese curry i made for dearie? seems eons away. attempting to recreate that yummy bowl of curry for dinner today again. keeping my fingers crossed that it will taste as good, if not better.

there's been alot of debate about cyclists' "status" on the road. though i doubt a lane on the roads for us will be possible, i guess it helps if the general driving community exercise some graciousness to cyclists.

while i will like to think the accidents were not specifically targeted at cyclists. it is just the impatience, and perhaps some selfishness, of the driver that could have taken over the better of them. i have been a victim of bike accidents and i testify. some drivers simply think that we are slow on our bikes and should not be on the road. when the accidents occur, they would give that "what are you doing on the road" face.

it'll take not just a bike lane to make the roads safer for cyclists. it will take something radical...like how english was introduced into our education system decades ago.

atonement after dark

another great read. though i have not read many of haruki murakami's works but i thought after dark is one of those more comprehensible reads.

murakami, in the likes of ishiguro, has this twisted way of writing.

going back to something more mainstream. next book is atonement. haven't got to watch the movie yet, thought i may start with the book first.

haven't got many good books to read these days. i'm bored. should i start reading the narnia series in my kindle?

anyone has any good recommendation?

one after another

 after chasing daylight, i went back to my e-books and the first one i embarked on was bailout nation. i didn't quite get through the entire book. i was bored by it, honestly. so i skipped off to book thief half way.

 this book left me baffled. lost! after a few pages, i merrily skipped off to after dark.

i thought this was a simpler book to read compared to book thief. maybe i will revisit book thief when i am more awake.

happy me

though my birthday is still a couple days away, i've received 3 marvellous gifts from my loved ones.

dearie got me a watch and these!..the newest asics ds trainers...in yellow! (why aren't they in pink?)

mummy got me a new wallet..in red! (the closest we could get to pink)

i'm thankful for the love and the gifts of course! so when is my bday treat to taishoken? hoho!

chasing

Chasing daylight. It's one of those must-read books, which i think presents simple logic - learning to give thanks, to slow down to smell the flowers..which i think in our busy-ness, we have so little time to do.

get me there!

ooh starting on new book later this evening! it's an autographed copy by marshall goldsmith..wow!

feels like some generalised book but i guess 200+ pages isn't that bad. whatsmore, it's a paperback!

after this, i've got another book on my shelf and then i'll head back to my kindle..neglected it for too long.