Crime
All right, this is not much of a crime but still...
Wednesday, 25th of November 2009, 1:24 p.m. (approx)
Me dad recieved a call, saying that someone had applied for a credit card under his name and spenbt up to 6000 dollars. The caller identified himself as a bank staff from Bank YY. You could imagine how shock my dad was. My dad wanted to contact the bank negera (national bank). The man then offered to link him to the National Bank's line. My dad was, as you see, was lazy to go out at the middle of the noon to KL, so he said yes. A malay man voice was heard next on the phone line. The man asked him whether he got Bank XX credit card and the account number and so on. My father answered all his questions. Then, my father said it would be better if he just go to the HQ at KL. The malay man then replied that it would be a waste of time. To this point, my father became suspicious as the goverment's staff would, CERTAINLY not speak as such. He then asked the position of the man in the bank negara. He came up with an answer easily. Then, my father hung up. After calling my mother and telling her about EVERYTHING, my mom said 3 words, annoyed, "You've been fooled."
So, my dad had to deactivate his credit card. So, beware of the bank caller and no matter what, don't tell them you're account number!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Haiya, sad lah
Haiya, so sad. I don't know but I can't find any good books to review lately. Meow. All right! Stop the self pitiying blabbering! Goodness. Sorry guys but I guess the next book review is gonna take a little more longer. Is the books closing in!? They are not willing to comunicate with me...Meow! 'What is this stupid person blabering about?' You think. Geez. It's hard to explain, but sometimes, if I touch a book and concerntrate hard enough, I kindda know whether those books are those that I would enjoy. Like my heart beating faster, getting this weird tingle. Instincts you say? I don't know. No weird tingles from the books lately. *sobs*. Weird, when I'm blogging this out, I realise it was only my brain stating this and not my heart. Geez. Ok, you are perhaps, as I assume, very muddled and screaming, 'What is this person thinking about? This person is MAD!' Fine. Whatever. Everyone is mad, its just base on how you look at them, sane or insane. Just because people are different doesn't mean that they are mad. Just so. As they say (I don't know who), we see things through our own window. Ha ha. Speaking of which, the song 'Through My Window' seems to be widely advertised.I kindda like it. So... I'm running out of topics...so I think I shall declare the end of this post. Ciao!
P.S.: In subsitude of the Book Review that should come out soon (though not soon enough), I shall post a post about anime. Hope you don't mind. Meow.
P.S.: In subsitude of the Book Review that should come out soon (though not soon enough), I shall post a post about anime. Hope you don't mind. Meow.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Laughaholic
Laughaholic Welcome to the special LAUGH post. I’ve gathered various jokes all around the world…just kidding. Enjoy! Lol!
1) “Married people, here’s some advice: stop making marriages sound so scary! My married friends always say, ‘You know, Pete, marriage isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon.” Well, I’ve run a marathon, and I was only happy when it was done.” --Pete Lee
2) “Scientists say they have found the missing link-a little monkey. It lived on mostly twigs and berries, which makes it the direct ancestor of today’s supermodel.” –Craig Ferguson, on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
3) While filling up at a petrol station, I accidentally spilled gasoline on my shirt. When I when inside to pay, I noticed a women crinkling her nose. Very embarrassed, I tried to put her mind at ease. “If you smell gas,” I said, “It’s me.”—Reader’s Digest, September issue , life section, Joseph Bozulich.
4) My boss’s wife was concerned about her son. He had gotten one D and three F's ’on his report card. “Why do you think he is not doing well?” she asked me. Before I could stop the words coming out of my mouth, I said, “Seems to me he’s concentrating too much on just one subject.”—Reader’s Digest, September issue, @ Work, Al Curry.
5) An elderly couple goes to Burger King, where they carefully split a burger and fries. A trucker takes pity on them and offers to buy the wife her own meal. “It’s all right,” says the husband, “We share everything.” A few minutes later, the trucker notices that the wife hasn’t taken a bite. “I really wouldn’t mind buying your wife her own meal,” he insists. “She’ll eat,’ the husband assures him. “We share everything.” Unconvinced, the trucker implores the wife, “Why aren’t you eating?” The wife snaps, “Because I’m waiting for the teeth!”
6) Doctor, Doctor, why are you putting a brain in that man?
He said he wants to change his mind.
7) Doctor, Doctor, I stuck my finger in an electrical outlet!
Young lady, that’s shocking!
8) Doctor, Doctor, why are you putting makeup on that patient’s head?
I’m trying to help her makeup her mind.
9) One day, a teacher, a politician and a rabbi went to have lunch together. Their conversations turn to about what would they want others to say about during their funeral. “If I were to die,” began the teacher, “I would like someone to say that ‘He was a dedicated teacher who sacrificed his wings to protect his students, teaching them, making it able for them to fly.’” The politician nodded and began meaningfully, “If I were to die, I hoped someone would say so during my funeral, ‘He was a great man of honor, of great qualities and a respectful man. Period.’” They both turned towards the rabbi, who remained silent throughout the conversation. “What about you, rabbi?” The rabbi kept silent for a moment and said, “One my funeral, I did like someone to say, ‘He’s ALIVE!’”
10) A group of psychiatrists were attending a convention. Four of them decided to leave, and walked out together. One said to the other three, "People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears, but we have no one that we can go to when we have problems." The others agreed.
Then one said, "Since we are all professionals, why don't we take some time right now to hear each other out?"
The other three agreed.
The first then confessed, "I have an uncontrollable desire to kill my patients."
The second psychiatrist said, "I love expensive things and so I find ways to cheat my patients out of their money whenever I can so I can buy the things I want."
The third followed with, "I'm involved with selling drugs and often get my patients to sell them for me."
The fourth psychiatrist then confessed, "I know I'm not supposed to, but no matter how hard I try, I can't keep a secret..."
11) GOLF-Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.
12) My cousin always “borrows” money from her older brother’s piggy bank, which drives him crazy. One day, she found the piggy bank in, of all places, the refrigerator. Inside, was this note: “Dear sister, I hope you’ll understand, but my capital has been frozen.”
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Monday, November 16, 2009
WIN A BOOK!-The Maze Runner!!!
Contest! Win a hard copy of the Maze Runner!!!Ends on 18th of November! Go: eoseventeen.blogspot.com.
Synopsis
Thomas wakes up in a pitch black metal box which begins moving upwards. He knows somehow that he's forgotten everything about his life except his name. Then the box opens, he realizes he's been in an elevator-type place and a bunch of faces are peering down at him from above. He's hoisted out to meet the Gladers; boys, only boys, who have been living in The Glade for two years. None know their pasts or how they got there, or even what is beyond the world they're trapped in. Do you remember the movie The Cube? It's what The Maze Runner reminded me of at first; strangers wake up to find themselves trapped in a labyrinth that shifts and moves, trapping them and testing them. Except The Maze Runner also has particularly horrible beasties running around. The boys are safe as long as they stay in The Glade and have even managed to set up a system of governing and a decent day-to-day lifestyle. But every night they send out a team of Maze Runners who try to out-pace and out-smart the maze. No one has solved the problem after two years and then one day the Gladers receive a note, and a girl, and everything changes-review by eoseventeen.blogspot.com
CONTEST ENDS ON 18th of NOVEMBER!!! Log on to eoseventeen.blogspot.com for more information!
KANGAROOS!!!
KANGAROOS-GREY AND RED!!!
In the WILD!!!
Kangaroos can
hop as far as 6 feet far each hop and up to 3 feet high! In the wild, the main predators of the roos (short for kangaroos) are the dingo(s), canine’s that are wild dogs dogs that act like wolfs. Dingo(s) c
an be found in all states of Australia except for Tasmania The dingo(s) and the roos can run (dingo)/hop (roo) up to 65km/h (approx), which is really fast. However, the roos can maintain the same amount of energy for up to 32km/h without using any more; the dingo(s) however needs more energy the faster it runs. So, if the dingo(s) want to catch the roos , they have to catch it fast before they are exhaust of energy. 
Kangaroos can
hop as far as 6 feet far each hop and up to 3 feet high! In the wild, the main predators of the roos (short for kangaroos) are the dingo(s), canine’s that are wild dogs dogs that act like wolfs. Dingo(s) c
an be found in all states of Australia except for Tasmania The dingo(s) and the roos can run (dingo)/hop (roo) up to 65km/h (approx), which is really fast. However, the roos can maintain the same amount of energy for up to 32km/h without using any more; the dingo(s) however needs more energy the faster it runs. So, if the dingo(s) want to catch the roos , they have to catch it fast before they are exhaust of energy. 
:)Awe, A dingo pup, very CUTE!!! Ain't it???
REPODUCT
ION
The roos mate on the mating season (naturally spring). The male will first exhibit its masculine then ferociously scratch the grass (I don’t know why). If the ladies ain’t impress, they would try the soft way, pawing the ladies taile, rubbing the fur etc. Then, there is the fight. Two males will fight each other. Box. Punch and the great KICK! The kangaroo will stand on its tail alone, which could support the body’s weight entirely for a short time and …kick. Yup. Kick.
When the baby roo is born, it is red, hairless, and blind. Only the size of a peanut, or a lime bean according to Wikipedia (I don’t know how the lime bean looks like), a new born baby roo is equal valiant to a 7 weeks old human baby. Thought you might want to know, the baby roo is first in the womb, then is delivered straight to the female roo’s pouch. The baby roo will then suck up to one of the mother’s 4 teats, where it will get sufficient amount of high fat milk. T
he baby will stay in the mother’s pouch for 9 months before it is ready to set foot on the world. The mother will provide the baby milk for as long as 18 months then no more. As the baby grows, the mother will provide different formula of milk, ranging from high fat milk to well, I don’t know. Nobody knows how but the roos did it. Another extra info: Female roos have two vaginas. It is also said that they could hold their babies and choose when to born them. The mother would extract the baby form it’s pouch when on the verge of death. That may seem cruel, but it’s the only chance of survival for the young joe. An extra info: The female roos on the early stage of their motherhood lives would most likely give birth to female roos and later in their live, male roos. Nobody know why. Yet another unsolved mystery. I did not really go into the depths of the reproduction system and all. Go Wikipedia for more info.
ION The roos mate on the mating season (naturally spring). The male will first exhibit its masculine then ferociously scratch the grass (I don’t know why). If the ladies ain’t impress, they would try the soft way, pawing the ladies taile, rubbing the fur etc. Then, there is the fight. Two males will fight each other. Box. Punch and the great KICK! The kangaroo will stand on its tail alone, which could support the body’s weight entirely for a short time and …kick. Yup. Kick.
When the baby roo is born, it is red, hairless, and blind. Only the size of a peanut, or a lime bean according to Wikipedia (I don’t know how the lime bean looks like), a new born baby roo is equal valiant to a 7 weeks old human baby. Thought you might want to know, the baby roo is first in the womb, then is delivered straight to the female roo’s pouch. The baby roo will then suck up to one of the mother’s 4 teats, where it will get sufficient amount of high fat milk. T
he baby will stay in the mother’s pouch for 9 months before it is ready to set foot on the world. The mother will provide the baby milk for as long as 18 months then no more. As the baby grows, the mother will provide different formula of milk, ranging from high fat milk to well, I don’t know. Nobody knows how but the roos did it. Another extra info: Female roos have two vaginas. It is also said that they could hold their babies and choose when to born them. The mother would extract the baby form it’s pouch when on the verge of death. That may seem cruel, but it’s the only chance of survival for the young joe. An extra info: The female roos on the early stage of their motherhood lives would most likely give birth to female roos and later in their live, male roos. Nobody know why. Yet another unsolved mystery. I did not really go into the depths of the reproduction system and all. Go Wikipedia for more info.INTERACTION WITH
HUMAN
The roos breed fast. The symbol of the Australia. But that ain’t mean they don’t interact with humans. Male roos cause a lot of car accidents, leading to the deaths of many roos. Before mating sea
son, male roos would most likely cross the streets and prowl the streets, invading people’s backyard. To them, the backyard is nothing more than another…salad dish, waiting to be consumed into those herbivores’ tummy. The kangaroos are mostly harmless apart from causing car accidents. However, there are some occasions when roos attack humans. Humans don’t stand a chance to the roos’ ultimate kick. But so far, no deaths (I guess).
HUMANThe roos breed fast. The symbol of the Australia. But that ain’t mean they don’t interact with humans. Male roos cause a lot of car accidents, leading to the deaths of many roos. Before mating sea
son, male roos would most likely cross the streets and prowl the streets, invading people’s backyard. To them, the backyard is nothing more than another…salad dish, waiting to be consumed into those herbivores’ tummy. The kangaroos are mostly harmless apart from causing car accidents. However, there are some occasions when roos attack humans. Humans don’t stand a chance to the roos’ ultimate kick. But so far, no deaths (I guess).MEAT
At the western part of the Australia (OK, not so sure), the roos breed too fast for the framers to be pleasant. The more the roos, the more they consume, right? So, the framers aren’t that pleasant to find that 10%-30% of their crops are down in the roos tummy, right? So, what do they do? Yup. Thay call the legal poacher. The poacher can kill up to 500 roos per night and up to 10’ 000 roos per year. That is a lot of roos. So, where do all those meat go? They must end up somewhere, right? Yup. They end up on shelves of supermarket, processed from Perth. Kangaroo meat are most commonly used for BBQ or maybe using the oil for soap. So that where they end up. Don’t wince.
At the western part of the Australia (OK, not so sure), the roos breed too fast for the framers to be pleasant. The more the roos, the more they consume, right? So, the framers aren’t that pleasant to find that 10%-30% of their crops are down in the roos tummy, right? So, what do they do? Yup. Thay call the legal poacher. The poacher can kill up to 500 roos per night and up to 10’ 000 roos per year. That is a lot of roos. So, where do all those meat go? They must end up somewhere, right? Yup. They end up on shelves of supermarket, processed from Perth. Kangaroo meat are most commonly used for BBQ or maybe using the oil for soap. So that where they end up. Don’t wince.
EARS, EYES
, AND WHAT!
Roos have ears that can turn almost up to 360 degrees and hear sound from 360 degrees. They have very sharp eyes, which can see up to…maybe 6 km (I’m so not sure, Wikipedia it).They have a layer of fur and underneath skin and under the skin is a network of veins. The kangaroos hop around to keep themselves cool. They also lick their skin to keep them moisture. The kangaroos grow a set of new teeth which push the old teeth forward. I didn’t really get how it worked. Oh yeah, extra tip: The roos leg have a kind of vein or something that stretches from the knee to the their very toes, these, act as spring and helps the roos a lot when they hop. Roos have very strong legs. You know that when you see how they hop! Even though I only saw it through TV, I’m truly awed!
WARNING!!! THIS IS A LIGHT VERSION ABOUT ROOS! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, LOG ON TO WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM.
, AND WHAT!Roos have ears that can turn almost up to 360 degrees and hear sound from 360 degrees. They have very sharp eyes, which can see up to…maybe 6 km (I’m so not sure, Wikipedia it).They have a layer of fur and underneath skin and under the skin is a network of veins. The kangaroos hop around to keep themselves cool. They also lick their skin to keep them moisture. The kangaroos grow a set of new teeth which push the old teeth forward. I didn’t really get how it worked. Oh yeah, extra tip: The roos leg have a kind of vein or something that stretches from the knee to the their very toes, these, act as spring and helps the roos a lot when they hop. Roos have very strong legs. You know that when you see how they hop! Even though I only saw it through TV, I’m truly awed!
WARNING!!! THIS IS A LIGHT VERSION ABOUT ROOS! FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, LOG ON TO WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
REPOST: Really really sad abuse story.Don't read if you're not ready
desperate and miserable only 9 yrs old praying that her mother and father wouldnt but they didmom:your a worthless peice of sh*t i hate you its your time to go.the mother hits her with the beer bottle not caring not thinking just hitting cursing and yelling forgetting that whenever she asked the girl for something the answer was yes and the girl was needing or wanting something the answer was nodad:you've been here long enough and now im p*ss*d you gonna have to leave now.the father hits her with the medal bat giving her a concusion not saying sorry forgetting how much trouble he'd be in but you wouldn't beleive it.girl:mommy whymom:why why what why NOT!!.hitting her harderdad:BYE BYE.the father took it too far he got the gun and shot her in the head they barried her below the house and made it look natural.three years later they werent caught by the police but by the girl!her spirit came to her mother when she was in the tub with a knife in the hand in her white flower dress and said :your a worthless peice of crap i hate you its your time to go and stabs the mother right in leg gets the blow dryer and plugs it and throws it in the tub she disapears when the mother screams.the father comes in and helps her but too late she was gone he didnt cry he just barried her where he barried the girl.3 nights later sleeping at night awoken by a light the girls standding at the bottom of the bed with her mother the dad didnt know what was happening so he thought it was a dream he let them lift him up and tie a rope and hang him 7 weeks later resting in peace until the cops coming after never seeing them for along time fsearching the house!police 1 was searching under the house found nothing unusual until he smell something underground he got a shovel in the barn and started to dig until he found the bodies he call his cop buddies and told them everything they came emidiantly when they couldnt find the murderer they gave up and forgot about they said they tried as hard as they could they really cared for the death but the man who found the bodies was haunted by the mother the father and the girl in the middle he was eating his food at the time and choked on a bone having no time to get it out now he did beleive in the paranormal and he did reconize this as soon as he saw the spirits the next day his mother found him dead upside down in the chair purple face and miserable death if youd ont repost this the three will come honest here the three will come mother father andd girl and kill you so repost this or prove how cold hearted you are and get killed thank you god bless you if you repost this
Friday, November 6, 2009
Lenka: the Show
I love this song, The Show, it makes me smile, I don't know why. Thought I like to share it with you guys. A real nice song really. I don't have the clip, you did have to you-tube that of course. Plus, the clip was real funny or just something different that I like...you know.To Sakurakitty, speaking of which, the last lines, (I want my money back )reminds me of Swallow, was she speaking of this?
The Show, Starts ::
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
Slow it down
Make it stop
Or else my heart is going to pop
'Cause it's too much
Yeah, it's a lot
To be something I'm not
I'm a fool
Out of love
'Cause I just can't get enough
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
The sun is hot
In the sky
Just like a giant spotlight
The people follow the sign
And synchronize in time
It's a joke
Nobody knows
They've got a ticket to that show
Yeah
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
Just enjoy the show
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
dum de dum
dudum de dum
Just enjoy the show
dum de dum
dudum de dum
Just enjoy the show
I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show
I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
Slow it down
Make it stop
Or else my heart is going to pop
'Cause it's too much
Yeah, it's a lot
To be something I'm not
I'm a fool
Out of love
'Cause I just can't get enough
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
The sun is hot
In the sky
Just like a giant spotlight
The people follow the sign
And synchronize in time
It's a joke
Nobody knows
They've got a ticket to that show
Yeah
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
Just enjoy the show
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why
I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show
dum de dum
dudum de dum
Just enjoy the show
dum de dum
dudum de dum
Just enjoy the show
I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show
I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Book Review #4
Before-note: This book review is quite a let-down. I know. I couldn't exactly find any really good books but i promise the next one would be better. Anyway, just to let you know, starting from next week, i might put up a monthly science post about animal or anything that i found out. This month would be kangaroos. Don't ask why.
Apricots at Midnight
The Hunger Games
Written by Suzanne Collins
Pulished by Scholastic Press
Pages: 378 (approx)
Blogger's note
Personally, I didn't exactly enjoyed reading this book. I don't exactly know why, I just don't. I would give a 4/5 for this one. However, i must congratulate Collins for she couls really express her feelings with words. It really made me felt scared for the main charater, Katniss, afraid that she might be in danger. It is one of those rare books that can make your imagination lively. Collins also express herself very well, so I wasn't confused exactly. An added bonus is that throughout the story, bits of information about the new North America is asserted in such a way that you wouldn't feel that you are lectured. Although I didn't really enjoy it, it was a great book about survival, friendship, fear and humanity.
Synopsis
In the near future, North America has been devided into 13 ditricts. To punish the citizens of all districts, the Capitol, the ruler of the new North America launched an annual game that will remind the citiens of the districts about the cost they pay for betraying them that is broadcasted live throughout the nation. Every year, a two chlidren, one boy and one girl is chosen amongst all the children ranging from 12-16 to fight to their deaths in the annual Hunger games. Katniss Everdeen was aghasted when her sister, Primerose was chosen and chose to take her sister's place instead for Prim was the whole world to her. As a illegel hunter, survivng is Katniss's second nature. The other person chosen was a boy called Peeta Mallark, known to Katniss as the boy with the bread, a strong baker. Throughout the story, she met friends and foes, survivng in a land where everyone is determine to kill each other. Could she make through the Hunger Games? Can she save Peeta's life as well? Read the book!
Apricots at Midnight
Written by Adele Geras
Pages: 189
Published by Barn Owl Books
Blogger's Note
This is a sweet and simple story. Nothing much to say but I felt content, reading this book. It wasn't exactly touching, it wasn't dramatic, it just had its own gracefulness of simpleness that makes it a book. It's very nice. I give it a 5/5. As a child I always liked short stories and this book provided me much more then mere entertainment. It provided me the simplity of life. For those who love action, plot and extremely solid characters, I suggest you to stay off this book. It ain't going to provide you these. For those who needed a break and just read something simple for a change, read on.
Synopsis
Every peice of material on Aunt Penny's wonderful quilt has a story behind it. As the stories go on, the story of Aunt Penny was reveiled, one by one, reveiling a charming yet simple story of one's childhood. Aunt Penny, now an old women, tells her neice the story of how a particular peice of cloth came, as the story of her past unravvels, the main character found out that there was so much of her Aunt Penny that she didn't knew. Just so simple. Ha ha. Throughtout this story, i found out that we must never ever froget that those of elders too have had a childhood. Their not old, they've just simply grown.
For Younger Chlidren
Ereth's Birthday
Written by Avi
Published by Harper Collins
Pages: 180
Blogger's Note
This is a very heartwarming animal story that one would find it hard to forget. I highly recommand it for children among 6-10. This story shows that love can break through the boundaries between races and types and also responsibility towards ones friends and family.
Synopsis
It was Ereth the old porcupine's birthday. But nobody seems to remember! Even his best friend Rye and Poppy were nowhere to be seen. Ereth was angry and he decided to give himself a treat, if no on would. Ereth loved salt and he was determined to find some for his own pleasure and so off he sets in search the salt. Ereth knew just the place, near the cabin. On his way, he stumbles upon a dying mother fox who begged Ereth to take care of her children. Agreeing, Ereth became the foster father to three boisterous fox kits. At first, Ereth was clearly annoyed with the situation he got himself into but as time goes by, the old pocupine finds himself warming up to the three foxes. But good things don't last long. With Marty, a vicious fisher stalking him and the kits' father determined to show Ereth who is the real boss, the old porcupine was in for a challenge of his life.
P.S. Apricots at Midnight is also suitable for younger children, just thought that older readers should once in a while rekindle the childhood joy of reading simple books.
I'm posting this on behalf of Sakurakitty for a book recomandation. Below is her very words, no editing envolved. Enjoy! To Sakurakitty: Sorry, I got this out a little late. Hope you don't mind!
The White Darkness
Written by Geraldine McCaughrean
(Sakurakitty's idol)
I just read a book called The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. I don't really care for the storyline. Young girl obsessed about the Antartica was brought to the Pole with her crazy uncle who believes there's a hole that leads to the middle of the earth and other worlds inside like a Russian dol on top of each other so he tries to find the hole to communicate with the aliens and kills people and hijacks a plane and then she finds out about how he killed her father and has to kill him and etc...It sounds real familar like another story I've read, as though the two authors challenged each other to write about a girl and a crazy uncle and somewhere cold and something supernatural. In the other story it was a yeti, but in this one its the girl's imaginary friend, who saved her by forcing her to keep living even when she said she wanted to die. Well, that more or less the only thing I REALLY like about the book, otherwise I wouldn't have spent all that time reading it. You see, the uncle was slowly poisoning the girl's dad and feeding her all kinds of books and videos about the Pole. On the day her father died, the girl watched a video about these explorers who tried to conquest the Pole, but found someone was faster than them. Dejected, they turned back but ran straight into a ginormous storm. One of them died and another was crippled in all four limbs, but the other three wouldn't let him go. Finally, on his 32nd birthday, March 16, he woke up and crawled out of the tent, teling his friends, "I am just going outside and I may be some time." Then he fell into the middle of the blizzard and died, so that he wouldn't weigh down his friends. His friends died soon after anyways, just 11 miles away from a food store. And while rescuers found their bodies, they never found his. That man's name is Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, though some of his friends call him "Titus" (so does the girl in the story). And get this, HE REALLY EXISTED. He has a whole museum dedicated to him. In the story, the girl was lost and alone after her uncle died (fell into the Hole...long story), with only Titus (well, her imagination of him anyway) by her side. Once she reached the place he allegedly died and wanted to sink into the ice and be buried with him. But he screamed in her mind that the ice was forever changing and that his body was no longer there, having fallen into the sea and devoured by sea-lions and whatnot. But the thing is, he's just her imagination right? Whatever he knows is just what she's read about him. BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW THAT HIS BODY WAS GONE. Of course, that part was just part of the story (but I cried anyway). But what he did before he died is real. And I've half a mind to use his quote--"I may be some time". Only people who don't know his story won't know what it means. So here, I'm giving you all I know. Did I ever tell you how much I respected 诸葛亮? Now I admire Captain Lawrence "Titus" Oates just as much. Rest in peace, both of you.
Favourite Qoutes-"I am just going outside and I may be some time."-Captain Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates, to his fellow Antartica explorers before he crawled (he could no longer use both arms and legs) out of the tent to his own death instead of being a liablity to his comrades. His body was never found.
The White Darkness
Written by Geraldine McCaughrean
(Sakurakitty's idol)
I just read a book called The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean. I don't really care for the storyline. Young girl obsessed about the Antartica was brought to the Pole with her crazy uncle who believes there's a hole that leads to the middle of the earth and other worlds inside like a Russian dol on top of each other so he tries to find the hole to communicate with the aliens and kills people and hijacks a plane and then she finds out about how he killed her father and has to kill him and etc...It sounds real familar like another story I've read, as though the two authors challenged each other to write about a girl and a crazy uncle and somewhere cold and something supernatural. In the other story it was a yeti, but in this one its the girl's imaginary friend, who saved her by forcing her to keep living even when she said she wanted to die. Well, that more or less the only thing I REALLY like about the book, otherwise I wouldn't have spent all that time reading it. You see, the uncle was slowly poisoning the girl's dad and feeding her all kinds of books and videos about the Pole. On the day her father died, the girl watched a video about these explorers who tried to conquest the Pole, but found someone was faster than them. Dejected, they turned back but ran straight into a ginormous storm. One of them died and another was crippled in all four limbs, but the other three wouldn't let him go. Finally, on his 32nd birthday, March 16, he woke up and crawled out of the tent, teling his friends, "I am just going outside and I may be some time." Then he fell into the middle of the blizzard and died, so that he wouldn't weigh down his friends. His friends died soon after anyways, just 11 miles away from a food store. And while rescuers found their bodies, they never found his. That man's name is Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates, though some of his friends call him "Titus" (so does the girl in the story). And get this, HE REALLY EXISTED. He has a whole museum dedicated to him. In the story, the girl was lost and alone after her uncle died (fell into the Hole...long story), with only Titus (well, her imagination of him anyway) by her side. Once she reached the place he allegedly died and wanted to sink into the ice and be buried with him. But he screamed in her mind that the ice was forever changing and that his body was no longer there, having fallen into the sea and devoured by sea-lions and whatnot. But the thing is, he's just her imagination right? Whatever he knows is just what she's read about him. BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW THAT HIS BODY WAS GONE. Of course, that part was just part of the story (but I cried anyway). But what he did before he died is real. And I've half a mind to use his quote--"I may be some time". Only people who don't know his story won't know what it means. So here, I'm giving you all I know. Did I ever tell you how much I respected 诸葛亮? Now I admire Captain Lawrence "Titus" Oates just as much. Rest in peace, both of you.
Favourite Qoutes-"I am just going outside and I may be some time."-Captain Lawrence Edward Grace "Titus" Oates, to his fellow Antartica explorers before he crawled (he could no longer use both arms and legs) out of the tent to his own death instead of being a liablity to his comrades. His body was never found.
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