Post Hari Raya

Everyone seems to be blogging bout Hari Raya and it seems like I've got nothing special to write. Hmmmm whats up with that!!

This year Hari Raya nothing special lah. Only everyone keeps asking me how come I never bring Soul along for the visits and my excuse; "Don't want to show off yet!"

Hahahaha but next year die die have to go with him to visit his relative cos his mum already asked me this year but I was still reluctant to go. Haii.... that's why we decided (1 year before!) that next year we are going to get the same colour Hari Raya costume so can match ;)

Anyway moving on, been reading this book title Nineteen minutes by Jodi Picoult. This author is one of my favourites but my sis says this author very sadists cos all her books are always with a sad ending, with someone surely die one! But somehow I got drawn to her books, cos I feel that the emotions are raw and real. I can relate to the stories somehow and feel that the stories are always close to real life although it is a fiction. For you guys who wants to try, you should start with 'My Sister's Keeper' or 'The Pact'. OK be warned this book is for serious reading!! (I tried to look in the library for any 1 of these books and they are always on loan, so I have to reserve which I waited for 1 1/2 months before I got it.)

This latest one is about how this small community in America handled the after effect of a boy shooting 10 of his peers in his school. Very real man!

"Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships." - The Boston Globe

Ok for the next few posts I'm gonna write down some excerpts I got from this book that I find the words very touching and meaningful.

Like this one - "The death of a loved one can shake us to our foundation. When the person is so young and so full of potential and skills, the feelings of grief and loss can be even more overwhelming. At times such as this, we turn to our friends and family for support, for a shoulder to cry on and for someone to walk that road of pain and anguish with us."