Popular Book Fair At Summit USJ
Saturday, March 12, 2005
I hadn't stepped into Summit USJ for donkey's years. Last night, I was there with Mom and both sis for a walk. There was some book fair going on, up to 90% percent discount on selected titles! Many nice, interesting, good old books were being sold - Super low prices. I had always wanted to read John Grisham's The Broker, but the RM84.90 price tag is a huge turn-off (to me). The Popular Bookstore-organized book fair drew huge crowds - It was on the ground floor (where Starbucks's at). The newer books had this "30% Rebate" sticker on them, but you've got to buy three titles before your "30% discount" kicks in.

The Broker was one of them - and it was very tempting. I said to Sis, "Let's buy The Broker, and two more titles so that we can get 30% off per book". Almost immediately, she turned over to me and uttered, "Serious shit?". It's always the case, you see - When I (or we, for that matter) go out with Mom, I can save up alot of money. Since Mom was also buying some books for herself, it was a golden opportunity *devillish grin*. So after a short discussion, we were given the green light.

Sis picked up Dan Brown's Deception Point (I told her if she wanted Angels And Demons I could rob Alicia of her copy :p), which left us with one more book to choose. As Mom was already near the counter, I said "Eh, what the heck lah. Just grab The Notebook." So we took Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook (has anyone watched the movie yet? Good? I haven't seen it). Earlier in the day, we got Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella - we're gonna instil a reading habit in my lil sis (oh yes, me and Sis - the older one - is gonna
make her read this one!). At least better than sitting in front of the computer playing Neopets or Sims.

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The RM5 note was put there for fun - We don't always get to see a torn polymer note. Actually, I have tried tearing one to prove that it can still be torn - but never succeeded. We couldn't remember when this RM5 note made its way into Mom's purse. I suspect a scissor was used when the previous (or previous previous, or previous previous previous, for that matter) owner tried to tear it (but that'd mean cutting already!). Whatever it is, I still think the polymer notes are very strong. By the way, becareful when you make payments with these notes. They tend to stick to each other and you may not even realise it. Not everyone fancies giving RM5 tips (or when you're lucky, RM10!), I am sure.

By the way...
Attracting the wrong attention
I don't know how'd this guy got my contact. He first emailed me last year, and that was way before I began blogging. According to him, he saw my email in some MSN users' page or something. Much to my surprise (read: fright, dismay, disappointment), this bugger msged me on MSN today. The conversation went:

cheong says:
hi...
Accidentally-In-Love says:
hi
cheong says:
how are u?
Accidentally-In-Love says:
im ok
Accidentally-In-Love says:
intro pls?
Accidentally-In-Love says:
in fact i don't even know ur a/s/l
cheong says:
i am elwin cheong from kl and working
Accidentally-In-Love says:
yeah...
Accidentally-In-Love says:
that's pretty much everything i knew about u also
Accidentally-In-Love says:
anyway
Accidentally-In-Love says:
what's up
cheong says:
just wan to be ur true friend....
(Me thinking: "WTH?!")
Accidentally-In-Love says:
cool
Accidentally-In-Love says:
ru gay?
Accidentally-In-Love says:
i am open minded wan
cheong says:
wah......gay...what makes u ask this questions?
cheong says:
so u r gaylah
Accidentally-In-Love says:
no lah
cheong says:
so hows ur day
Accidentally-In-Love says:
good
Accidentally-In-Love says:
i'm going to take a nap in a while
cheong says:
wah so early take a nap
Accidentally-In-Love says:
yes
Accidentally-In-Love says:
life
Accidentally-In-Love says:
no work?
Accidentally-In-Love says:
how old ru
cheong says:
i work 5 days week n age is elder then u loh
cheong says:
call me kor kor loh and not ku ku
(Me thinking: "??!?!")
Accidentally-In-Love says:
err..
Accidentally-In-Love says:
ok
cheong says:
really good loh
cheong says:
i am glad
cheong says:
sai lou
cheong says:
well
cheong says:
???

I never replied.
Gau meng arrrr!! *smacks self* I can chat and get along with anybody - age and gender never an issue. It's not like this guy is a fellow blogger... I mean, maybe he does, but he didn't know me through blogging. We've nothing in common, and uhm... "being your true friend"?! *faints*

Translations:
sai lou - younger/little brother in Cantonese.
gau meng - save life, or 'help', in this context. In Cantonese.
ku ku - As far as I know, some people call their aunts "ku ku". Others call "ah ku"... But why this guy mentioned "ku ku" in the conversation? Beats me...
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