I came out with two Dashiell Hammets, one Louis L'amour (don't ask), a book of writings by Marx and Engel (because I'm a closet socialist), and two classic sf books, Starburst by Frederick Pohl, and The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (probably the third time I bought this oft-lost book). I also "accidentally" bought two sf novels which I have absolutely no idea how it got into my book pile. I only noticed them after the guy at the counter had already scanned them in, and by then it was too late to cancel (without making a big fuss). The big downer is that both the sf books are clearly targeted for girls, since the covers are drawn in that awfully gaudy Harlequin-type cover art. Yeesh.
Lesson in buying at a Payless Warehouse Sale:
Check your wares before checking out.
I also stopped by the 1Utama branch of MPH to redeem my RM15 worth of book vouchers they gave to people who pre-ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Turns out they had some sort of Merdeka sale where every book had a 15% discount. I ended up buying Tobias Buckell's Crystal Rain for a mere RM15 even though it was worth more than twice that! Yay!

Oh, and me and L also bought a pearl jade Perodua Viva on Saturday. It's the model with all the tricked out stuff like ABS, airbags, electronically-controlled side mirrors, machine guns, passenger-side ejector seat (in case Goldfinger's goonies got in), kitchen sink, etc. We thought maybe all those nifty tech would come in handy in a tight situation. Maybe.
True to its marketing campaign, it does bring out a lot of love. It sure is one enjoyable little car to drive. L was asking me what name we could give to it, since my Volkswagen Beetle is called George, and it was the obvious conclusion that the Viva would have a name as well. I didn't know what to call it. I told L that it wasn't up to us to give names to our cars, we had to wait until our cars told us their names. If a car had a personality, it would reveal its name soon enough.

And such was the story of my weekend.
Wow, new car! Congrats :D
ReplyDeleteI resolutely stayed away from the Payless Warehouse Sale... however, I dropped by the Payless outlet in 1Utama and ended up contributing to their coffers anyway. And MPH's. But I only bought 1 book at MPH -- an anthology of poetry ;)
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe warehouse sale was only so-so. I'd have preferred going to their outlets anyway.
The Big Bookshop sale is still on, altho maybe it's not a sale as we know the word to mean, maybe it's a perpetual sale, on-going, never-ending ... And they do bring in new stock!
ReplyDeleteYeah... so I hear! I will drop by when I know I can afford to unburden my wallet.
ReplyDeletebetter name the car fast. The myvi is yet officially unnamed and unfortunately the name "Pampers" (damn you Anah) is stuck.
ReplyDeleteHey, I don't have a say in this lah. It's the car's choice. Have to wait for him/her. *shrug shrug*
ReplyDeletethe car is cute. i love the myvi. i want one but my husband won't let me buy it. i also love reza's smart car. again hubby is a spoilsport.
ReplyDeleteMy dad told me that your husband only buys Alfa Romeo? Is that why?
ReplyDeleteDidn't know Reza had a smart!