Skoob skoob skoob....

Dear Mr Prime Minister Education Minister ah, sod it-Whoever-who-is-in-charge,

According to a survey, the average Malaysian reads only about 2 books a year not including magazines and the newspaper, which brings to the conclusion that the average Malaysian hates reading. Well, then how do you explain this??:

Motherload of people and books (photo stolen from my cousin)

Granted, it could very well be just the average Malaysian's sense of Kiasuism showing up wherever and whenever there's cheap goods for sale, but it could very well mean that perhaps an average Malaysian reads more than just two ruddy books in a year. It's probably the price that's holding us back. If the government was to subsidize the price of books instead of wasting their money sending people to outer space or paying for overpriced screwdrivers, I'm pretty sure the "2 books a year" census will increase.

In case you didn't know, Penguin Books is having a warehouse sale till the 21st of November, with over 200, 000 books sold as cheap as RM 4.

People say don't judge a book by it's cover, but it's a lil easier said then done, especially when one is confronted with a book with a cover like this:

I'm strongly reminded of Transformers when I see this. Very retro! So you know, the pinks is of foil material, so it's all nice and shiny

Pink foil edges, nice!

But no, I didn't buy it. The powers that be told me not to.

Latest haul:

I bought alotta books, but I have a feeling I might regret buying at least 2 of them. What to do, when one's in a hurry, one tends to buy compulsively.

"Stripper visits school in booking mix-up"

A STRIPPER performed for a classroom full of British teenagers, spanked a birthday boy and asked him to rub cream all over her after a booking error by the teen's mother.

It is believed the mother thought she had booked a gorillagram to rush into her 16-year-old son’s classroom for a birthday surprise - but a stripper turned up instead.

The Daily Mail said the teenager's mother had told the teacher beforehand that a “birthday surprise” would walk in during the class and requested that it be filmed.

Instead of a gorilla, an adult performer showed up at Arnold High School in Nottingham dressed as a policewoman and spanked the boy 16 times in front of his classmates, the newspaper said.

She stripped to her underwear while dancing to a Britney Spears song and asked the teenager to rub cream all over her body before the “stunned” teacher called an end to the act.

One student told the newspaper that the performance occurred in the middle of a drama class.

“The teacher suddenly announced: ‘Something is about to happen’,” the student said.

“Then a woman in a very short skirt walked in dressed as a copper. She asked the lad to stand up, which he did, and told him he had been a very naughty boy because he hadn’t been doing his homework.”

The performer put on some music and had the teenager put a collar on her.

“No one could believe it,” the student said.

“Next she ordered him to get on all fours, led him around the classroom and hit him 16 times -one for each year - on the bottom with her whip.”

The newspaper quoted the student as saying that it was wehen the stripper pulled some cream out of her bag that the teacher took action.

“To be fair to the teacher, you could tell she was just stunned, and when the cream came out she told the stripper: ‘That’s it. That’s enough’.”

The student said the birthday boy ran out of the classroom while the stripper packed her bag.

Now, why didn't stuff like this happen in my school? It would have been the highlight of my rather dull school life. When people ask me what was the most unforgettable occasion in secondary school, I will roll my eyes skywards and say, "Ahh, the day my classmate celebrated his birthday..." *cue nostalgic music*

You probably think I made this up, so check the original article here

Damned Brits, they get all the fun.