Wednesday, May 18, 2005

If nobody speaks of remarkable things

Itu salah satu judul buku yg aku ileri tadi di Waterstone.
Satu dari banyak buku yg aku pengen beli. Apa daya, duit ngga ada. Habis beli tiketnya RockinPark yg harganya langsung bikin miskin. Yaah, tapi semoga worth it. Gmana ngga worth it? ada Queen of the Stone Age, Jamie Cullum, Interpol, Mars Volta, Simple Plan, Lenny Kravitz (yg meskipun tampangnya aneh, tapi aura sexnya begitu kuat =p) dan lain2 dijadiin satu di cuaca cerah Minggu pagi di Nijmegen. Cant wait!

Anyways.. habis beli tiket dan menguras saku. Akhirnya aku sama Niken melanjutkan perjalanan ke Waterstone hanya untuk merasa miserable karena ngga bisa beli buku =p.
Banyak buku2 baru ternyata dan susunan Waterstone juga berubah. Nick Hornby skarang ada dimana2, dan bukunya termasuk beli 3 bayar 2. Yay! Pengen beli The Polysyllabic Spree-nya si Nick, cuma tadi kayanya ngga ada. Instead, aku malah nemu pocket booknya si Nick judulnya Otherwise Pandemonium. Its just a small pocket book keluarannya Penguin. Lucu gtu, dengan sampul yg menggemaskan dan dengan harga yg ngga kalah nggemesinnya. Cuma 2.50 euro! Di Waterstone lagi banyak buku2 kecil ini. Satu lagi yg menarik minatku buku kecilnya si Roald Dahl judulnya A Taste of The Unexpected.
Um.. pi actually tadi ada satu bukunya Nick Hornby yg masih jadi inceran disana. Judulnya 31 Songs. Isinya tuh lagu2 yg Nick suka sama cerita dibalik lagu2 itu.

Trus nemu bukunya si John McGregor ini tadi, yg judulnya If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things.
Masih juga ngiler didepan bukunya si Haruki Murakami - The Elephant Vanishes. Anyone! beliin dunks =p
Satu lagi buku yg kayanya bakalan seneg aku baca, bukunya si Douglas Adams, judulnya The Restaurant at The End of The Universe. Salah satu bukunya yg lagi difilmin skarang judulnya The Hithhikers Guide to The Universe. Definitely gonna watch it.
Ada satu lagi buku yg pengen aku baca. Judulnya A Clockwork Orange karangannya Anthony Burgess. Tentang cowok namanya Alex yg brutal, rapist dan killer. I wonder gmana anak umur 15 taun udah punya keinginan untuk memperkosa seseorang.

Selain itu, nemu buku yg definitely deket2 ini aku mau beli. Judulnya Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.


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Bukunya si Jonathan Safran Foer. Knapa beli bukunya deket2 ini? Soalnya tanggal 17 Juni ini, dia mau ksini somewhere di Keizergracht bakalan ada bedah bukunya, dan saya definitely bakalan ada disana. Yay! Selain bukunya kaya keren, tentang seorang anak umur 9 taun yg genius *mungkin anaknya mirip2 yg ada di buku The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time kali ya, kecuali dia ngga autis dibukunya si Foer*, orangnya juga aslinya keren =p.


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Si Foer ini juga ngarang buku sebelum ini, judulnya Everything Illuminated. Well, yg buku satunya saya sepertinya tidak begitu tertarik.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Die-Hard Romantic

You just love to love, don't you? We can tell that you're a die-hard romantic who appreciates the deep sentiment that loving, meaningful words and actions bring to life. Love and romance go hand-in-hand for you, so you adore pouring on the terms of endearment, the hopeful promises, and the doting acts you think your fella deserves. Whether you're in an idealistic and caring mood or being sweet, playful, and impulsive, you're a giving partner who's eager to express how excited you are about your relationship. For you, love is all about sharing your feelings and making your significant other feel cherished. After all, the more often you reassure him of the strength of your emotions, the better, right? And you love tapping your creative side to express how much he means to you and how important you think his needs are. Congratulations — you really know how to celebrate your love.

*hasil dari tickle :p The Love Test*