Dear Mr Pinkton,
This is my last letter to you. You have annoyed me tremendously and I shall never talk to you again. Please do not write me.
Yours sincerely,
I.A.
Ms Adler sealed the envelope carefully and dabbed a rose-scented perfume on the back of the envelope.
There! That should frighten that terrible man a little bit!
She had the maid mailed the letter out urgently.
A week went by and then another, and still no news from a certain Mr. Pinkton.
Ms Adler was highly agitated by now.
Oh that terrible, terrible man! I shall never ever speak with him again!
She sat at her desk and began writing the next nasty letter to Pinkton.
Dear Mr Pinkton,
I was just wondering if you had received my last letter, informing you to never write me again. I hereby, state it again, just in case that last letter was lost, that, You, Mr Pinkton should never ever write me again. I shall burn every last letter that you send my way!
Yours sincerely,
I.A.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
The descendants
Read this book some moons ago but forgot to review it...
Heard the movie was pretty good. So decided to borrow the book. Not too bad a read. Set in Hawaii, the story spun around a wife/mother in a coma and how the husband and two daughters dealt with the situation. I only remember the daughters' names were Alex and Scottie and forgot about the rest. I think the wife was Joan or Joanie...something like that.
Scottie , the youngest daughter , seemed to have the hardest time dealing with a vegetable mother. Her mother was a beautiful adventurer and Scottie was hell bent on creating an adventure for herself so that she could have an interesting story to tell her mother. Pretty sad as she knowingly put herself in danger just for a piece of story for Joanie.
The husband inherited a land And was debating whether to keep it or sell it to a developer. The local community opposed the idea of having it sold. The wife had, before her coma, took a very high interest in the land and worked hard to have it sold to a particular developer.
It was at midway through the story that the husband found out that his wife was having an affair with the property dealer , who was the brother in law of the developer.
A very complicated web of lies....
Alex, the elder daughter knew about the affair but did not have the heart to tell her father. Instead she rebelled against her mother and eventually left home.
She told her father the truth one fine day and they went to visit the man at the centre of the messy affairs. He had plotted to tell the man's wife. I can't remember if the husband did just that or the dealer confessed to her about it. But the truth was out and the wife visited Joanie. Joanie was eventually pulled off life support and the husband decided to keep the land for his descendants.
Quite an interesting read. But it makes you wonder what the deal is about marriage, affairs, and all its burden and complications. Sometimes people marry for the most selfish reasons, to satisfy our own yearnings, goals, and to curb our fears of loneliness. Or just for the sale of companionship. It's almost rarely about what we want to give to other party and wanting what's best for him or her. Eventually the other party sees through our motives and selfish goals, and the bubble pops.
Heard the movie was pretty good. So decided to borrow the book. Not too bad a read. Set in Hawaii, the story spun around a wife/mother in a coma and how the husband and two daughters dealt with the situation. I only remember the daughters' names were Alex and Scottie and forgot about the rest. I think the wife was Joan or Joanie...something like that.
Scottie , the youngest daughter , seemed to have the hardest time dealing with a vegetable mother. Her mother was a beautiful adventurer and Scottie was hell bent on creating an adventure for herself so that she could have an interesting story to tell her mother. Pretty sad as she knowingly put herself in danger just for a piece of story for Joanie.
The husband inherited a land And was debating whether to keep it or sell it to a developer. The local community opposed the idea of having it sold. The wife had, before her coma, took a very high interest in the land and worked hard to have it sold to a particular developer.
It was at midway through the story that the husband found out that his wife was having an affair with the property dealer , who was the brother in law of the developer.
A very complicated web of lies....
Alex, the elder daughter knew about the affair but did not have the heart to tell her father. Instead she rebelled against her mother and eventually left home.
She told her father the truth one fine day and they went to visit the man at the centre of the messy affairs. He had plotted to tell the man's wife. I can't remember if the husband did just that or the dealer confessed to her about it. But the truth was out and the wife visited Joanie. Joanie was eventually pulled off life support and the husband decided to keep the land for his descendants.
Quite an interesting read. But it makes you wonder what the deal is about marriage, affairs, and all its burden and complications. Sometimes people marry for the most selfish reasons, to satisfy our own yearnings, goals, and to curb our fears of loneliness. Or just for the sale of companionship. It's almost rarely about what we want to give to other party and wanting what's best for him or her. Eventually the other party sees through our motives and selfish goals, and the bubble pops.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
And I dreamt you were gone.
When I woke.
I realized it was real.
Not a shadow of you
Left.
In this empty room.
In this empty house.
But you are still there
Beating with my heart.
This crazy push pull
Wanting to expel you
Thoroughly from my life
Yet, wanting so much
That you will stay.
I have to remind myself
That you were never mine
To begin with.
I have lost you.
Because we were both driven by fears.
They say,
You do not need courage
To drive away your fears
That you all need is love.
Perhaps we have never loved.
Perhaps fear has won
And conquered love.
And so, we admit defeat
And say our goodbyes.
When I woke.
I realized it was real.
Not a shadow of you
Left.
In this empty room.
In this empty house.
But you are still there
Beating with my heart.
This crazy push pull
Wanting to expel you
Thoroughly from my life
Yet, wanting so much
That you will stay.
I have to remind myself
That you were never mine
To begin with.
I have lost you.
Because we were both driven by fears.
They say,
You do not need courage
To drive away your fears
That you all need is love.
Perhaps we have never loved.
Perhaps fear has won
And conquered love.
And so, we admit defeat
And say our goodbyes.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Sandra Cisneros-House on mango street
House on mango street was quite a cute read. I wouldn't really call it a story per se; rather it was like a collection of fictitious anecdotes.
It described the neighborhood that little Esperanza Cordero grew up in- mango street. It was a poor neighborhood with plentiful of colorful characters. Esperanza was ashamed of the house she, her parents and siblings lived in and longed to leave mango street (probably by becoming a writer).
Quite a nice read but it probably wouldn't whet the appetite of someone who loves a storyline.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Travelling shoes
I don't wish for a happy ending.
I only wish there could be no ending.
But this is the end.
The traveller in you,
Has blown the dust off your travelling shoes,
Picking them up,
Wearing them,
Moving on,
Walking towards a distant future,
Without me in it.
I could only laugh with you,
As you talked excitably about all the things you will see,
All the people you will meet,
All the girls you will fall in love with.
U packed your bags,
While I packed my heart,
Locked it safe,
And threw away the key.
I only wish there could be no ending.
But this is the end.
The traveller in you,
Has blown the dust off your travelling shoes,
Picking them up,
Wearing them,
Moving on,
Walking towards a distant future,
Without me in it.
I could only laugh with you,
As you talked excitably about all the things you will see,
All the people you will meet,
All the girls you will fall in love with.
U packed your bags,
While I packed my heart,
Locked it safe,
And threw away the key.
Books backlog
Year of the zinc penny
Catch 22
Wednesday letters
Hard way (jack reacher series)-lee child
Red mist-Patricia Cornwell
Out of these books I read in the past weeks. I guess I liked year of the zinc penny the most. It tells the story of a young boy and his dysfunctional family during the second world war. its simple, entertaining, compelling. It goes to show that a good story could be about the simplest things with the simplest plot. It doesnt need mystery, intrigue or far fetched characters to make it entertaining.
Catch 22 was a very humorous read but it gets a bit old after a while with all the endless circular reasonings. Sad to say I didn't finish the book. I would probably borrow it again to finish it.
Next best was red mist. I've always loved the Scarpetta series. But this probably wasn't as good as the earlier novels. I'm not sure why but probably coz there's less of a novelty now that I've read practically the entire series.
A bit disappointed with lee child's hard way. The first jack reacher's series I've read. The movie wasn't too bad. But the book was not very compelling and maybe a little too far fetched. But I quite like the character. A militarian man who doesn't care much for rules. Knows the time without a watch. Tall, muscular, and fast thinking. Someone who cares for justice and is kind, and who doesn't care less for material comforts and security. Honestly, he's too fictitious to a fault. Who on earth is like that ?! Sounds more like a marvel or dc superhero.... Without the supernatural powers of course.
Least favorite was Wednesday letters. A tad too romantic for me although it did try not to be too sugary sweet by throwing a little dark story into it. But I like the cute touch at the end of the book. The book came with an envelope pasted on its back cover and in it was a letter made to look handwritten. Quite a nice little surprise.
Catch 22
Wednesday letters
Hard way (jack reacher series)-lee child
Red mist-Patricia Cornwell
Out of these books I read in the past weeks. I guess I liked year of the zinc penny the most. It tells the story of a young boy and his dysfunctional family during the second world war. its simple, entertaining, compelling. It goes to show that a good story could be about the simplest things with the simplest plot. It doesnt need mystery, intrigue or far fetched characters to make it entertaining.
Catch 22 was a very humorous read but it gets a bit old after a while with all the endless circular reasonings. Sad to say I didn't finish the book. I would probably borrow it again to finish it.
Next best was red mist. I've always loved the Scarpetta series. But this probably wasn't as good as the earlier novels. I'm not sure why but probably coz there's less of a novelty now that I've read practically the entire series.
A bit disappointed with lee child's hard way. The first jack reacher's series I've read. The movie wasn't too bad. But the book was not very compelling and maybe a little too far fetched. But I quite like the character. A militarian man who doesn't care much for rules. Knows the time without a watch. Tall, muscular, and fast thinking. Someone who cares for justice and is kind, and who doesn't care less for material comforts and security. Honestly, he's too fictitious to a fault. Who on earth is like that ?! Sounds more like a marvel or dc superhero.... Without the supernatural powers of course.
Least favorite was Wednesday letters. A tad too romantic for me although it did try not to be too sugary sweet by throwing a little dark story into it. But I like the cute touch at the end of the book. The book came with an envelope pasted on its back cover and in it was a letter made to look handwritten. Quite a nice little surprise.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Paul Theroux- my other life
This is a very interesting mix of fiction and non-fiction, kinda like a half-made up memoir. Reading this book makes me feel that my life is largely unlived! Theroux as Theroux in the book lived in several countries, starting from a volunteering trip to Uganda, then a teaching job in Singapore, to London as a book reviewer and writer, and finally back to the US, his home.
Although I wouldn't really say his life was full of adventures but it was interesting enough to make me wish I could live that.
Although I wouldn't really say his life was full of adventures but it was interesting enough to make me wish I could live that.
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