Need some Advice

• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:11

  Hihi everyone
  
  Heh... need some advice/suggestions on nice books to read... preferably something witty &/or romantic...trying to cultivate a reading habit heh...and not 4getting not too *chim*
  
  thank you youssss
• narz

  27 Oct 03, 17:26

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  Hihi everyone
  
  Heh... need some advice/suggestions on nice books to read... preferably something witty &/or romantic...trying to cultivate a reading habit heh...and not 4getting not too *chim*
  
  thank you youssss

  u read chinese books?
  
  witty, romantic sometimes thought provoking short stories by Zhang Xiao Xian are good to start off with.
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:28

  Originally posted by narz:

  u read chinese books?

  oh dear... think i might have some prob reading chinese books
  
  can recommend English ones...??? paiseh
  
• sillyme

  27 Oct 03, 17:30

  man and boy - tony parsons
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:31

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  man and boy - tony parsons

  heh... thx thx
  
• FireIce

  27 Oct 03, 17:31

  witty and romantic ah?....hmm.....not relli my type leh
  
  u can try john grisham......witty yes....romantic....err...not so....but they are good
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:33

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  witty and romantic ah?....hmm.....not relli my type leh
  
  u can try john grisham......witty yes....romantic....err...not so....but they are good

  thank you you you
  
  I'll go check dat out too heh
• narz

  27 Oct 03, 17:34

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  oh dear... think i might have some prob reading chinese books
  
  can recommend English ones...??? paiseh
  

  hahaa, okiez... not too sure if this is considered spamming but there's a website i can recommend for stories by amateurs. quite a good variety and it's convenient if you don't mind reading online stories. some pple prob prefer to be holding a book on their bed.
  
  www.nicestories.com
  
  not too much of a reader myself, beta wait for the ang moh pai pple like jOhO and the Bear to recommend you.
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:35

  Originally posted by narz:

  hahaa, okiez... not too sure if this is considered spamming but there's a website i can recommend for stories by amateurs. quite a good variety and it's convenient if you don't mind reading online stories. some pple prob prefer to be holding a book on their bed.
  
  www.nicestories.com
  
  not too much of a reader myself, beta wait for the ang moh pai pple like jOhO and the Bear to recommend you.

  really appreciate your help cant ask for anything more heh .... thx..
• sillyme

  27 Oct 03, 17:37

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  heh... thx thx
  

  oh it's about a man who lost his job, and his wife left him.. how he cope with his new life and bringing up his son.. and how in the end he had to give up his son to his wife..
  can lend u if u want :
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:40

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  oh it's about a man who lost his job, and his wife left him.. how he cope with his new life and bringing up his son.. and how in the end he had to give up his son to his wife..
  can lend u if u want :

  really ??? dat's so sweet of you ...
  
• sillyme

  27 Oct 03, 17:42

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  really ??? dat's so sweet of you ...
  

  not a big problem.. a pleasure for me.. how u want to get it from me?
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:43

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  not a big problem.. a pleasure for me.. how u want to get it from me?

  Errr...I dun know either heh
  well wat do u suggest ?
  
• sillyme

  27 Oct 03, 17:45

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  Errr...I dun know either heh
  well wat do u suggest ?
  

  if u are going to keisha's workplace this friday.. maybe i can pass it to you then?
  if not, let's arrange thru PM
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:46

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  if u are going to keisha's workplace this friday.. maybe i can pass it to you then?
  if not, let's arrange thru PM

  okok .... Friday ... It shall be .....heh... gam sia...gam sia
• narz

  27 Oct 03, 17:48

  Originally posted by sillyme:

  if u are going to keisha's workplace this friday.. maybe i can pass it to you then?
  if not, let's arrange thru PM

  darn, shld have suggested a book that i own too. then got good excuse to meet up with chio bu.
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:50

  Originally posted by narz:

  darn, shld have suggested a book that i own too. then got good excuse to meet up with chio bu.

  Huh ???? looks ard ... where's the chio bu ?????
• narz

  27 Oct 03, 17:53

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  Huh ???? looks ard ... where's the chio bu ?????

  there...in the mirror.... see her oredi?
• fire & ice

  27 Oct 03, 17:54

  ever considered archer? his politically inclined reads are just the nice mix of suspense, anticipation, wit, schemes & a touch or humour albeit sometimes grey humour.... try the short stories first.
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 17:55

  Originally posted by fire & ice:

  ever considered archer? his politically inclined reads are just the nice mix of suspense, anticipation, wit, schemes & a touch or humour albeit sometimes grey humour.... try the short stories first.

  issit one of those politically correct thingy ???... sounds kinda *chim* but will include in my list of check it outs hehee
  
  thx thx
• sillyme

  27 Oct 03, 17:59

  tooo slow too slow

  Originally posted by narz:

  darn, shld have suggested a book that i own too. then got good excuse to meet up with chio bu.

• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 18:00

  Originally posted by narz:

  there...in the mirror.... see her oredi?

  hmmm looks more like I m replying to one thou
• questor

  27 Oct 03, 18:02

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  Hihi everyone
  
  Heh... need some advice/suggestions on nice books to read... preferably something witty &/or romantic...trying to cultivate a reading habit heh...and not 4getting not too *chim*
  
  thank you youssss

  hm.. witty & romantic -- wanna try jane austen?
• realitybites

  27 Oct 03, 18:03

  Originally posted by questor:

  hm.. witty & romantic -- wanna try jane austen?

  errr ... *pride & prejudice* ??????
• choco B

  27 Oct 03, 18:05

  Austen reads like a girlfriend sharing a gossip. But probably too slow-paced.
  
  

  Originally posted by realitybites:

  errr ... *pride & prejudice* ??????