I haven't been actively updating this blog for several months now. That does not mean that I have completely abandoned it. I am currently going through some major reshuffling in my life. My priorities in life changed since the last update and I am still sorting it out. Rest assured, however, is that it is... Continue Reading →
As always, I gift books to two of my closest friends as Christmas presents. I select the best books I have read for the year as recommended reads for my friends to enjoy. Usually, I will buy the books, wrap them up and gift to them just in time for the holidays. But because of... Continue Reading →
Every year, I set myself a reading goal. It varies from year to year. I usually set my goals to read an average of 20 books a year. Some years, I set at 24 books, which means having to complete reading one book almost every two weeks. Some years, slightly less. Since 2014, I have... Continue Reading →
An epic true tale of Jho Low, the central character of this book, who orchestrated the biggest financial heist of the century, is revealed by authors Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. I am halfway reading this book and I am gripped by how Jho Low manipulated the financial levers for his own gain, cheating an... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago I bought the 2019 version of Kindle Oasis, Amazon’s flagship kindle. I decided to replace my 2016 Kindle Paperwhite when the battery life of the old device started deteriorating badly. I went all out and bought the Oasis. The Kindle Oasis is the most expensive electronic book reader in the Kindle lineup.... Continue Reading →
Every year for the past six years, I have participated in the Goodreads reading challenge. It is a challenge of setting yourself a goal; the number of books you would like to read for the year. And throughout the year, you track your progress, marking the books you have read, and selecting the books you... Continue Reading →
Now that HBO's run of Game of Thrones is over, I believe now is a good time to fully immerse myself in the world of Westeros. I read the first book many years ago, right after the first season ended. I was curious about the world, and wanted to know more about it, something the... Continue Reading →
I am an avid reader but not a voracious one. I suffer from episodes of intense reading sessions followed by absolute disgust for books. I go through these cycles several times in a year. Apart from the magazines and news sources that I subscribe to, I am quite conservative when it comes to deciding just... Continue Reading →
Today, I went to town after work to get a present for a Friend of mine. She wanted a book, by Daniel Kehneman, Thinking Fast and Slow. I bought it at Kinokuniya and had it gift wrapped. I read this book before. Or tried reading it it. I have read hundreds of books ever since... Continue Reading →
It took me a while to complete this 800 page tome. In between work and studies the past year or so, progress on this book has been painstakingly slow. But I have reached the end of this book and as usual, another truly enjoyable epic fantasy. I lost count exactly how many of Robin Hobb's... Continue Reading →
Two years. Two years as a part-time post grad student, working and studying at the same time. For two years I hunkered down, bit the bullet and made the arduous journey of completing my studies and finally getting my Master's degree from NUS. Two long years. Sacrifices were made, Something had to give. Now that... Continue Reading →
24 books. That was the number of books I challenged myself to read for 2016. I set my reading challenge on Goodreads, and it really does help in tracking my progress. 24 books a year roughly amount to about a book every 2 weeks. Challenging for someone who constantly have to find time to set... Continue Reading →
I was looking at my bookshelf, packed with trinkets, figurines, souvenirs from friends around the world, and a couple of figurines. It is currently jam packed with stuff. So I decided to sell some of my books, especially the old ones, those that I would never read it again. It was hard to choose the... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of this year, I decided to read the entire Harry Dresden Novels once again. Written by Jim Butcher, he has written a total of 15 books on Harry Dresden. I stopped reading at book 12 a while back and i took a long hiatus since then. Now, I wanna get back into... Continue Reading →
Digital versus Print Books - What Do Readers Prefer?.
Tomorrow is sunday. If I am free tomorrow, then I might head down to Tiong Bahru bakery, buy a couple of croissants or any of their other famous pastry, and dive into my novels in my kindle I might head town to do just that, slowly savour their breads and pastries, spending my afternoon... Continue Reading →
This is the first time I'm compiling a list of books I have read for 2012. This is made easy by just referring to past orders made from Amazon through the Kindle store. It keeps track of all the purchases I have made during the past year and thus all the books that I have... Continue Reading →
I bought it. I finally bought it. Through the help of a friend, she helped me to buy one along with 5 other of her friends who also showed interest in getting the brand new kindle. I have been using for about 3 days now, and I must say, that reading your favourite novels using... Continue Reading →
E-readers have come a long way. Since then many companies have created, built and improved on e-reader technologies. On the forefront are e-readers with e-ink technology. E-ink technology is suppose to mimic the look and possibly feel of a trade paperback book. It uses very little power and a typical device could be used for... Continue Reading →
VS I own the iPad and I love reading books on the iPad. E-books are a big thing for me especially when the iPad is around. It is the most dominant form of usage when I'm using the iPad. I mainly use the Amazon Kindle to buy and read my books. Currently I have... Continue Reading →
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