Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Everything Bad is Good for You
That is the title of the book that I bought today by Steven Johnson. He argues for popular culture helping children to develop cognitively (Please check his blog of the same title). So there's nothing BAD with playing computer games and watching TV, except when there's too much of it, you might even die! like the guy in China who played computer games for 50 hrs continuously, he passed away.
I have been visiting bookstores and running up my credit card bill in the last ten days. There's nothing like the sight and smell of books to make me go ga ga... they are so cheap! compared to the fish and chips. I wish I could just park myself in the book store and read to my heart content.
I've been buying research books and hope to teach myself as fast as I can and at the same time, I cannot resist the story books too... that is bad... but good for me. I've never read that many books in four weeks. How many? well, I am on my 13th. Now you know why I have not been been writing since the last blog.
Actually, I have been rather upset with my notebook, it has been so unreliable... it is definitely not happy with me. However, I'm fortunate I am staying with a family where everyone has a computer and everyone is connected and on skype... we actually use skype to chat with the person upstairs or in the other room... BAD? It is tempting, better than climbing stairs.
Just had kway teow goreng ordered from someone who works in one of the Malay eating places here. It was nice, lots of udang and ayam... BAD? Once in a while it is good to indulge in good food, especially, when you are so far away from home. Next week I will officially move into the college dorm... hmm can't imagine what it would be like to live with students... It should be fun... one of my nephews cautioned me not to cook for everyone... what does he know?
Will tell you more about the book once I have read it, in the meantime carry on doing everything GOOD!
I have been visiting bookstores and running up my credit card bill in the last ten days. There's nothing like the sight and smell of books to make me go ga ga... they are so cheap! compared to the fish and chips. I wish I could just park myself in the book store and read to my heart content.
I've been buying research books and hope to teach myself as fast as I can and at the same time, I cannot resist the story books too... that is bad... but good for me. I've never read that many books in four weeks. How many? well, I am on my 13th. Now you know why I have not been been writing since the last blog.
Actually, I have been rather upset with my notebook, it has been so unreliable... it is definitely not happy with me. However, I'm fortunate I am staying with a family where everyone has a computer and everyone is connected and on skype... we actually use skype to chat with the person upstairs or in the other room... BAD? It is tempting, better than climbing stairs.
Just had kway teow goreng ordered from someone who works in one of the Malay eating places here. It was nice, lots of udang and ayam... BAD? Once in a while it is good to indulge in good food, especially, when you are so far away from home. Next week I will officially move into the college dorm... hmm can't imagine what it would be like to live with students... It should be fun... one of my nephews cautioned me not to cook for everyone... what does he know?
Will tell you more about the book once I have read it, in the meantime carry on doing everything GOOD!
# posted by Maznah @ 1:35 PM 
