I was coughing away at the Information Desk, a remnant from the flu that I was recovering from.A reader passing by handed a book to me saying "You need to read this, will make you strong. Good book."T...
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Source: http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20081003As helpful librarians, we have a tendency to overload our readers with information. Because we know so many sources of information, and beca...
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Long awaited new book by Haruki Murakami."What I talk about when I talk about Running: A Memoir" is a collection of essays about Murakami's experience in long-distance running. Aha! Learnt something n...
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Today, I encountered something that infuriated me and disturbed my soul.I was at a certain library at my personal time, hence nobody there knew that I am staff. It was raining very heavily. The roof l...
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I know nuts about Formula 1 racing, but since Singapore made history yesterday with its first F1 night race, I also followed everybody else and got excited about the F1 buzz.Yesterday night, as we dro...
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In the news recently."Driver’s ban lifted", Today, Leong Wee Keat, 24 September 2008.A man banned from driving for 20 years for an accident that happened 12 years ago won an appeal for the ban to be l...
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I am usually very pro-Chinese one lor, but for once, I am ashamed for China. China wanted to show herself as a super power in the grand Olympics display, but how can you be a super power if you have n...
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There's a regular reader Mr M who comes to our library often to reserve old copies of a certain well-known periodical. Recently, he dropped by again and while chatting, he informed me that he has writ...
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Image Source: Praecepitum from FlickrArticle URL: http://intelligenttravel.typepad.com/it/2008/09/a-villa-for-one.htmlAccording to the article, you can buy an old stone villa located in the "picturesq...
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When you are down or when you are not sure what you do is worth doing, sometimes a word of encouragement helps to lift your spirits.Dear sister-in-christ Mrs Kaffein called me from overseas and her wi...
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Spotted this article: You Can’t Have Outdoor Bookshelves in Every City / Daniel HamermeshIn Bonn, Germany, I noticed a bookcase full of books in the public park where I run, with a young woman removin...
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I followed my colleagues to watch my first opera at the Esplanade Theatre last night. Again, not sure if this is in line with the recent Chinoiserie craze, or perhaps to celebrate the composer Puccini...
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Source: Unshelved http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20080830I like to read this comics series on librarianship. This one has the old mindset librarian saying she is perfect for everyone pini...
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I just encountered one of the weirdest things ever.A patron asked me "can you write for me 'thou shall not preach without consent'?" He speaks perfect English, and has already typed "thou shall not pr...
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Visited the Fish Spa at Qian Hu Fish Farm recently with colleagues. It was a ticklish experience - you dip your feet into a pond filled with fish doctors, who will nibble away at your feet. It's suppo...
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Ooh, another cool gadget function. This article reports that Friendbook, an iPhone application, allows users to put their iPhones next to each other, give it a shake (like a handshake, except you don'...
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This is such a cool space to live in.This man lives in a modified garbage truck, but look at the quality of his home. I don't mind living in a truck like that, just look at his loft-style bedroom. Sma...
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Came across this blog posting that makes me go "yay!" It's not some new discovery or revelational information, but I like the way the blogger puts the message across."As I've been saying for years the...
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This is an alternative viewpoint that supports my previous posting on participation in Olympics being a source of personal pride for the sportsperson, not just for the countries they represent. Olympi...
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Image Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:LiJiawei-AustrianOpen-Wels-20071028.jpgPhotographer: Gerhard PalnstorferWinning an Olympics medal after 48 years for our tiny island should be a m...
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