#2 Book Review - Diary of A Young Girl: Anne Frank

Hey guys!

Thank you so much for being patient for the lack of posts on my blog. I just sat for Accounting mid terms and had to dive right away into an assignment, then I had to sleep for 2 days cause, you know, last minute assignments = sleepless nights.

So I'm going to get into the 2nd book review! If you haven't read my 1st book review, I will link it here. My 2nd book review is about - Diary of A Young Girl: Anne Frank

This book is literally a diary of Anne Frank, a thirteen-year old girl who went into hiding with her family during the Holocaust. 

Just as the Nazis occupied Holland in 1942, a Jewish family with a thirteen-year old girl fled home to go into hiding and succeeded in eluding the dreaded Gestapo for two years.

The girl, Anne Frank, wrote her diary till the family were betrayed and caught. While Anne Frank, her mother and her sister eventually perished in captivity - in concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen - her beloved father Otto Frank survived the Holocaust.

Her Diary survived too, for the invading Gestapo thought the papers as a heap of 'scrap'. The edited version of the manuscript was published after the War. Since then it has been extensively filmed and widely translated.

The diary contains Anne Frank's vivid impressions during the lengthy isolation and offers a fascinating insight into her bold personality.

So, hopefully you guys will enjoy this book! I greatly do recommend it because it is very interesting to see a young girl's perspective of the war around her. Though it can be a bit sad at times, but it was fun and refreshing to read Anne Frank's view of the war and the situation she was in. 

I would give this book a 10/10!

Fun fact: The mystery that was plaguing the mind's of everyone was - who was the person who betrayed Anne Frank's family? Rumours were saying that it was someone close to the family who betrayed them. And apparently they were right! The individual was finally identified! You can read the short article here!

I bought this book from Popular, however, I can't seem to remember the exact price. Sorry guys!

Till the next time,

xx

What a day - A cold, cold, wet day

So.. the new semester has started. And it's a short sem. And I'm taking 3 subjects (Qualitative Methods, Conflict Theory & Resolution and Accouting). Yes, I'm a Psych student and I'm taking accounting. Its my elective and it's useful for the future, so stop giving me that weird look. Kidding! Heh.

I'm now currently sitting outside of class waiting for the tutor to come in for tutorials to start. I'm here all alone coz I skipped class this morning. Just out of the blue, I don't want to go to class. Maybe it the weather or the stress or maybe it's the cold weather and the cold classrooms, but all I want to do is go home, curl up in bed and drink a hot cup of coffee. And eat chocolates. Yeah, chocolates seem nice right now. And u know what else? A bowl of soup.

Darn this Malaysia weather, where everything is so unpredictable. I just can't seem to wear the right clothes. I wear skirts when it's cold and jeans when its hot. And get my jeans wet when it rains. And not wear my shoes when it rains. So now I'm just sitting outside of classroom, freezing and shivering coz I got my jeans wet. And my feet is cold too.

Sigh.

I just realised I'm rambling about the weather and stress. Its the first time I've updated since ages and you're reading about my rambles. Teehee.

That's all for now!
xx

Book Haul

Hey guys,

So the Big Bad Wolf Sale 2014 finally happened! And I gladly took the opportunity to visit my first loves, books of course. The boyfriend, my sister and I went to MIECC together by public transport. And I'm telling you travelling by Komuter as well as walking to the destination, was very much worth it. Anything for books I say!

After 3 hours of browsing, I finally decided on these books. They are Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts, Agatha Christie's Mystery Collection, Thomas Enger's Scarred, The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna, The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries and lastly, Stephen King's 3-in-1 Novels (Carrie, Salem's Lot and The Shining). 

Damn, the books were affordable and cheap. I bought these all for less than RM60! Truly a great bargain right? Unfortunately I was not allowed to purchase more books by my mum as she wanted me to concentrate on my studies instead. She knows when I start reading, the world will cease to exist around me and she doesn't want that. Hehe. 

Interesting fact; there were over 4 MILLION books on sale that day! I wish I could buy them all! Sadly, I'm not earning and I had to use my savings to purchase them. One day, I will be those people who brings their suitcases to events like this! Heh. 

Also, the books were ranged from RM8 to RM30. The books that were priced much higher came in boxed sets or a few books compiled in a single book. 

And Thomas Enger's Scarred is the sequel to Pierced which I did a review on here.

I think this sale is the best book sale in Malaysia as there were many sections available for people who have no interest in purchasing fictional books. There were sections for non-fiction books, books for children and toddlers, puzzles, cook-books, self-help books and even joke books. 

I can''t wait for the next sale already although I haven't read all the books. Yet. 

I will blog reviews of these books soon!

xx

Back after Ages!!

Hey guys,

Truly sorry for being absent for 5 months! Been so busy with uni life (assignments, quizzes and finals), as well as visits from relatives during my term break. I just didn't have the energy to blog even when I had some free time, as I really just wanted to sit down and relax with a good book. Plus I was too busy bonding with my family.. teehee.

I'm in second semester now! I'm finally doing my degree in Psychology and well I'm pretty psych about it! Even if I'm still learning the basics, I'm enjoying what I've been learning.

And I'm pretty proud of myself for obtaining good results. Though it wasn't a 4 flat grade or whatever, a grade below that is pretty good, and now I know I actually have the capabilities of achieving so much more :)

I will try to update as much as I can, as soon as possible of course. It's only the first week of the semester, and I'm already bogged down with assignments. Sheesh.

That's all for now!

xx