June 30, 2005
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From various xangas:
1. Total number of books I own or have owned
2. Last book(s) I bought
3. Last book I read
4. Five books that mean a lot to me
5. Two major books when I was a kid.And the answers....
1. Total number of books I own or have owned: I can't really count them, lol. I own several books related to computer science, languages, cooking, humor, travel, religion, and other subjects.
2. Last book(s) I bought: Colloquial Cantonese, which hasn't come in yet, and a 2-volume set entitled Amoy Hokkien, a rare find on Amazon that teaches my native language.
3. Last book I read: If they mean cover-to-cover, I believe it is Dune by Frank Herbert. That, however, was a LONG, LONG time ago, I am embarrased to add. Nightly reading includes Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith. The last few books I've read a bit of or looked at for reference include Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (nerdish train reading baby
), the books used for my Mandarin class, and my Tagalog-English and Cantonese-English dictionaries.4/5. Five books that mean a lot to me and two major books when I was a kid:
I honestly don't remember
When I was younger, I used to read authors such as Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, among others. During my early college years (particularly, around the time I was confirmed at age 18), I used to read the Bible daily. Somehow, though, it has faded...
Comments (2)
From your post I guess you are trying to teach your self your parent's native language. Chinese is the most complicated language to learn.
Return your comment about me having protected post. It is funny but true that I can share my private and intimate thoughts with strangers but unable to share my thought with relatives and close friends. I was annoyed and upset to lose my anonymity.
Interesting books.
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