Meme from here

What was the last book you bought?
Terry Pratchett’s Making Money paperback

Name a book you have read MORE than once
Too many to list. I tend to re-read because I have horrible memory and sometimes when I get too caught up in the plot, I speed read and misses a lot of details. I’ll definitely read back a book if I liked it enough.

Has a book ever fundamentally changed the way you see life? If yes, what was it?
Hmmmm … not that I can remember?

How do you choose a book? eg. by cover design and summary, recommendations or reviews
I’ll pick up the book if the cover looks interesting but I will buy it if the summary on the back jacket seems interesting. Also, if there’s a book where I heard a lot about from my friends, I tend to borrow it first before buying ( if I like it enough )

Do you prefer Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Fiction

What’s more important in a novel - beautiful writing or a gripping plot?
Gripping plot. I avoid purple prosey ones and imo good writing are most evident in non-pretentious writings.

Most loved/memorable character (character/book)
Good Omens’ Crowley. Definitely most loved and memorable to me

Which book or books can be found on your nightstand at the moment?
Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. Tokimeki Memorial GS2 Short Stories Collection 3 <-- haha okay, don't laugh damnit!

What was the last book you’ve read, and when was it?
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. Earlier in the morning when I was waiting for the bus.

Have you ever given up on a book half way in?
Yes. Dune. I … can’t seem to get past the first chapter no matter how hard and how many times I tried.

Just got back from The China Embassy once more. Why is it EVERY time I went there it’s so filled with people like your regular morning wet marketplace??! And I had to wait and que up for more than an hour again as well ORZ

Results : Applications are being processed but I’m cranky from being hungry and tired.

And just wanna get home and play 薄桜鬼 even though it means I have to wade through the onslaught of kanji because I really do find myself immerse in the story now D: Halp! Hijikata, why are you still eluding me?? And Okita is simply breaking my otome heart now ORZ

Tuesday Tunes: Week 49 : You can tell I’m bored and procrastinatey ToT

You’ve seen them live:

Siam Shade, L’Arc~en~Ciel, Mayday, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Jacky Cheung, Michel Guan, … err… My Chemical Romance please don’t judge me. A number of other artistes that ended up in some collaboration fund raising concert too.

The best artist you’ve seen perform live and the worst:

Best : Siam Shade! BEST CONCERT EVER. I missed them from the moment the last song ended already ;__;

Worst : This bugger here. Granted, it’s a free concert organised by a local high school for their kids’ graduation. And they actually went ahead and invited a honest-to-goodness actual musician from across the ocean. In my hick town, yeah. But I had never seen a display of showmanship SO SHODDY and unprofessional I wanted to fling something rotten onto the stage.

So what if the hall is a cramp school-hall? And your audiences are students who didn’t had to pay for the entrance tickets? You AGREED to perform to begin with. No one forced a gun at your stupid big head. Plus, you were PAID by the school-board. Way to be a jackass. Pbbbtt.

The concert with the worst audience:

Mayday’s in Genting earlier this year. Though it’s majorly the management fault. But dudeeee… have some spine you people at the central front seats!

Although I generally hated any concerts that have the audiences right at the front who DOESN’T REACT nor do jack during the concert. Most of them probably get VIP passes from sponsor companies and thus, not a fan. I kinda feel bad for the musicians ^^;;

The most expensive concert and the least expensive:

Most expensive will have to be Siam Shade I supposed. Granted, the tickets aren’t that bad ( about RM200+? ). But I had to travel to Tokyo for them.

Close in second is L’Arc~en~Ciel @ Seoul. Again, tickets aren’t expensive; plane ticket to Seoul IS. Ticket admission-wise is still L’Arc~en~Ciel though. L7 Tour @ Hong Kong. Got the HKD900+ ones, so they were like RM450++

Least expensive ones are the collaboration street concert I went with various Chinese musicians/bands. FREE TICKETS FTW! 8D

My Eye-Hand coordination SUCKSSSSSSSSS ;3; Makes me wonder how I beat Ouendan ( granted, just barely XD;; )

Stolen from capsulekei