Must read: The Time Keeper (Mitch Albom)

[toffeesthings]

I hope you at least read as many books even if you don't buy them.

Books are man's best friend, not watches. With an expensive watch you could pretend to be somebody, but people know what you are as soon as you speak

True true... : )

[Shanghaied]

Well said, bro.

I cannot claim to be a prolific reader but I have had my fair share of books (mostly non-fiction). I read books to gather ideas and insights on how people work and think. Some of the more recent books I have read are "Why I Left Goldman Sachs" by Greg Smith, "The Nine" by Jeffrey Toobin and a book on how Harry Dexter White outwitted John Maynard Keynes at Bretton Woods.

[ac_wong75]

After reading all the posts in other threads about how to prevent your watches from being scratched and how to polish watches blah blah blah, I make a new version of the above quotes...

Man alone measures time.
Man alone wears expensive watches.
And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralysing fear that no other creature endures.
A fear of watches kena scratched.

Cant Agree more on your version.. once we get an expensive watch at times we treat it like a precious thing more than the people and events happening around us... Kinda like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings ... ( MY PRECIOUSSSSS......)

hahah

[TanWL]

There is a character in the book and he goes by the name, "Nim".

[pegasi]

Cant Agree more on your version.. once we get an expensive watch at times we treat it like a precious thing more than the people and events happening around us... Kinda like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings ... ( MY PRECIOUSSSSS......)

hahah

Thanks, haha, go read the book...

[pegasi]

Well said, bro.

I cannot claim to be a prolific reader but I have had my fair share of books (mostly non-fiction). I read books to gather ideas and insights on how people work and think. Some of the more recent books I have read are "Why I Left Goldman Sachs" by Greg Smith, "The Nine" by Jeffrey Toobin and a book on how Harry Dexter White outwitted John Maynard Keynes at Bretton Woods.

Just like watches, I go "chap pa lang" when come to reading as well - fiction, non-fiction, chinese, english, and all sort of magazines including gossip magazines for casual reading, haha. (And comics during my younger days).

[pegasi]

There is a character in the book and he goes by the name, "Nim".

I'm still waiting for your book review, Mr. Tan...

PS. I will check out this week on the book you recommend.

[Shanghaied]

Talking about comics, do you remember a HK-produced children's magazine called "儿童乐园“？I remember the 'Gigantor' (I think it was called '先锋号’) and the '大婶婆‘ series. Those were incredible memories of my childhood, in addition to ‘Dennis the Menace' in Beano (I think) comics from the UK.

'龙虎门‘ and '中华英雄’ came much, much later...

[TanWL]

Very busy you know. Just finished CA2 and now need to start preparing for AS2.

I'm still waiting for your book review, Mr. Tan...

PS. I will check out this week on the book you recommend.

[pegasi]

Talking about comics, do you remember a HK-produced children's magazine called "儿童乐园“？I remember the 'Gigantor' (I think it was called '先锋号’) and the '大婶婆‘ series. Those were incredible memories of my childhood, in addition to ‘Dennis the Menace' in Beano (I think) comics from the UK.

'龙虎门‘ and '中华英雄’ came much, much later...

Yes...儿童乐园 I remember - it's a near square shape popular comics for children. There was also 南洋儿童。 先锋号, as well as 小飞侠 (Astro Boy) were part of a series of robot comics inspired by the Japanese characters which were very popular in HK during the 70's. When I first started reading HK comics, 龙虎门 was called 小流氓 and was like half the A4 size and no colour. The most popular movie magazine was 南国电影 and the most popular women magazine was 姐妹.

Hiaz, those were the days...

[pegasi]

Very busy you know. Just finished CA2 and now need to start preparing for AS2.

Ooi, mai blur leh - it's SA2 not AS2...So you are reading books - pri school textbooks and workbooks, haha!

[TanWL]

You see mental drain already. The book reviews have to wait until further notice.

Ooi, mai blur leh - it's SA2 not AS2...So you are reading books - pri school textbooks and workbooks, haha!

[pegasi]

Yes...儿童乐园 I remember - it's a near square shape popular comics for children. There was also 南洋儿童。 先锋号, as well as 小飞侠 (Astro Boy) were part of a series of robot comics inspired by the Japanese characters which were very popular in HK during the 70's. When I first started reading HK comics, 龙虎门 was called 小流氓 and was like half the A4 size and no colour. The most popular movie magazine was 南国电影 and the most popular women magazine was 姐妹.

Hiaz, those were the days...

Now I think think...the HK version of Astro Boy was called 原子小飞侠。

Shanghaied - do you remember the name of the robot with long hairs and two antennas on the head?

[mirmubarak]

Wow! Thanks for the info!

[Shanghaied]

Now I think think...the HK version of Astro Boy was called 原子小飞侠。

Shanghaied - do you remember the name of the robot with long hairs and two antennas on the head?

Nope, bro, but I think I know which one you meant - was it 大魔神？(just venturing a guess).