quotable quotes

some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go

- Oscar Wilde

the walls do talk..

school myths.

i posted an entry about a school myth - the one if you keep a pencil as short as your pinky, your mum will die..

last night Medina brought back another thing - if you want to know how many boys & girls you will get, take a strand of your hair and put inside your elbow, and then squeeze your hand 5 times. and when you open your arms if the hair becomes zigzagged, you'll get a girl. and if it is straight, you'll get a boy. do it couple of times and you'll know how many boys & how many girls you'll get.

i remembered doing that in primary school, and also other myths like the pencil. and i haven't heard about it since until last night. and my school was in Lumut.. and it was 24 years ago! but the story lived..

so, theory:

1) can't be the mother who told them. what kind of parent would she be?

2) can't be the teachers who told them. what kind of teachers would they be?

3) sisters? i don't remember my sisters told me this sort of things.

4) school janitors? the ones who worked in the school for 10 - 20 years.. maybe?

5) text book? naaah..

6) THE WALLS..!!! what else...?

..or it will remain a mystery. until somebody would write a thesis about this. interesting.

Paths of Glory - Jeffrey Archer

Yes i read Jeffrey Archer. and i just finished his latest book Paths of Glory.. Its actually based on a true story that took place in 1920's.. about a mountaineer George Mallory and his attempt to be the first man to step foot on the top of the world - Mount Everest or as he refers it Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the Earth.

Interesting read. since i've never read anything regarding mountain climbing. so today i googled George Mallory..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Mount_Everest_Expedition_1924

it is a true story..

His expedition took place in 1924 and his body were found in 1999 at the place marked +1 along with his climbing partner Irvine. Until today, they don't know whether these two men actually made it to the summit or not.. but according to Jeffrey Archer, they did!

The feeling of finishing a book, is just indescribable. i always take a moment and smile and sometimes i would hug the book.. before placing it on the bookshelf with the rest. but the story will linger in my mind for at least a week.


Next book: The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown.