tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65529168958213259042012-02-16T03:24:21.913-08:00the books i read and how they come to call my shelf homethe marooned gypsy~*-*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11260381194502410566noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552916895821325904.post-19058803629328214402008-10-27T06:51:00.000-07:002008-10-27T07:59:36.821-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bibliophile -The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often nurturing a large and specialised collection.</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love the look of a well stocked bookshelf. It just fills me with this warm fuzzy feeling, akin to drinking hot chocolate on a cold day. aaaah~* </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">anyway, due to the "condition" that im suffering, we found ourselves at the MPH Distributors Warehouse Sale once again. (this time Omar jumped in my bed to wake me up)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836341106643458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXMRhnnEgI/AAAAAAAAADg/O9yyiRzclmc/s320/Picture+170.jpg" border="0" /> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:78%;">on the way<br /></span><br />Omar(sadly) was the only one who was as eager as i was about the whole affair. The kid even went as far as to pack us biscuits to take in case we didn't have time to have breakfast!</span></p><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are just a few of the things that we got today...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836328882051922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXMQ0FCm1I/AAAAAAAAADQ/e4RvyAtcl5s/s320/Picture+187.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">quirky fashion-conscious nursery rhymes, will post a few later... :)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836355852710978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXMSYjWNEI/AAAAAAAAADw/DHmGNv6ZFps/s320/Picture+184.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">colours~*</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836349848175394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXMSCLwQyI/AAAAAAAAADo/xlUdcf9KqhY/s320/Picture+185.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">shapes~*</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836333378714418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXMRE1IOzI/AAAAAAAAADY/MM3vEe_XNbY/s320/Picture+186.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are in spanish, but i like the images and will be printing out labels to stick over the spanish</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261846071385486338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXVH5u3dAI/AAAAAAAAAD4/IZruxF4AZDw/s320/Picture+183.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These were a steal! They were out of their box, a big jumble of cards, with only a rubber band to hold them all together. Got them for RM2! Back home i sorted them out and i got 9 complete characters. i just love it when i get a good deal~*-*</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6552916895821325904-1905880362932821440?l=maroonedgyspy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the marooned gypsy~*-*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11260381194502410566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552916895821325904.post-8202932439523281942008-10-27T06:41:00.000-07:002008-10-27T06:50:44.943-07:00<div>went to the MPH warehouse sale and they were selling New Moon for 20-ish (hardcover!)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*sigh* </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Breaking dawn for RM 32.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*sigh*</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>i bought these a couple of months back... azad's laughing at me, saying "i told you, you should have waited!" </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261830162044507714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQXGp20ZVkI/AAAAAAAAADI/Fp62wTRFHMw/s320/twilight.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Yea, yea... but hey, no regrets~ s'all good... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6552916895821325904-820293243952328194?l=maroonedgyspy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the marooned gypsy~*-*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11260381194502410566noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552916895821325904.post-34523059762775734072008-10-26T04:56:00.000-07:002008-10-26T09:59:09.672-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">*beep beep.... beep beep... beep beep beep beep beep!!* </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my annoying alarm clock beeped it's way into my morning. but unlike any other morning, today i loved it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">why you ask? </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">because it was the day we were goin to the MPH warehouse sale. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">it felt like christmas. i rushed down to my brothers room, jumped on the bed (lightly! i've learnt from experience...) and woke them both up. Omar shared my enthusiasm and jumped out of bed and into the bath! without much delay we were out of the house and on our way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">However, so were the idiots that pop out whenever pa is on the road. baffling really. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Nevertheless, we were soon goofing off and singing spiritedly,(albeit a little off key!)"by the rivers of baaabiiilon~ there we sat down, yeeeaa-eeeaaah we wept, when we remembered zion~" :)</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261435264568067538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQRffzFLBdI/AAAAAAAAAAo/RG3xpaxe1sE/s320/DSCN0004.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a little turn here, a little turn there, looked at the map a bit and we were there! then the dreaded P word... PARKING. Mind you this was at 9a.m. they opened at 9 and there was already hardly any spots... when YEY! we spied a small little spot right beside this open manhole. we parked. we got out. and promptly found that we had punctured the tyre on a piece of rubble. unbelievable. who knew tyres were so fragile? "we'll deal with that later, lets get to the books!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">so in we went. it was a book lover's paradise. the first book that went into my basket? Narnia. How much? RM15. ah.. bliss....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">our band of 5 split up with everyone holding a basket or box each. i roamed the area, pretty much <span style="font-size:0;"></span>oblivious to those around me. it was dusty and some of the books were pretty old but most were in good condition and the prices were lower than what they'd usually be.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i got Dr. Seuss books for RM 10 each.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Classics for RM 10-ish (in hard cover!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Most novels were going for RM 20 ( i took nicholas sparks, stephen king...)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">oh... and i saw the twilight saga's new moon, in hard cover, and only RM 25. aih....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">anyways.. we met up around noon and after some deliberating on what to get and what to leave we headed to the counter. RM 780. hehehe... thanx papa~*-*</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261452608189064402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQRvRVGpZNI/AAAAAAAAAAw/X5Ay39wIsCs/s320/DSCN0017.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">thats how much we got... (which when we got home didn't look like much) :(</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">anyhow, then the tyre changing had to be done. which i have to say, Malik did great. (helping out and all)<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261454986209300002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dFQ8CfresUg/SQRxbv62jiI/AAAAAAAAAA4/gBgWyYybYlE/s320/DSCN0022.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">then it was back to klang and back to work.. it was a good day ;) definitely right up there on my happiest days of my life list.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">now if i could just find the time to read......<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6552916895821325904-3452305976277573407?l=maroonedgyspy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the marooned gypsy~*-*http://www.blogger.com/profile/11260381194502410566noreply@blogger.com1