Well, i rather enjoyed my last friday trip to the zoo. You may ask what is a freaking NSF doing in the zoo during a weekday. Nothing fishy there, i'm just part of the committee organising for our unit anniversary, surprisingly held in Singapore zoo. First things first, it was a real sense of nostalgic. I had not visited the zoo for more than a decade at least, and the feeling of being a "tourist" in a foreign land was only natural when i first set sight on the landscape around me.
We went one round throughout the entire zoo, taking photos, formulating questions and useful hints to possible puzzles and quizes. Wa, and dont underestimate the effort there man..there have been envious glows by my fellow friends that its great to be off somewhere else as compared to being in the office. No doubt i would have agreed, but the walk was also quite shag and tiring alright. But of course the atmosphere was pleasant. Call it an excursion. On that day itself, i saw numerous throngs of primary school kids on excursion. And one of the sch was my pri sch!
Ok, just finished reading Mark Haddon's book. "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time".
Mark's vivid unravelling of the workings of a logical yet socially challenged mind portrays another dimension of life which many people would have not been able to comprehend. It is a touching and convincing plot of the struggles that a poor little child has had to go through. Though reviews by other publications used the word "funny" and "humourous", i find it disturbing and inappropriate. It is more poignant and reflective. Solemn yet gracefully and honestly depicted.
Maybe i shall quote one of my favourite lines. Quoted from pg 178.
"And also, a thing is interesting because of thinking about it and not because of being new."
This encapsulates the essense of my review. Great book to one who knows how to appreciate it. To be honest, i found that some parts of the narration are almost similar to mine.
It makes me wonder if i was slightly autistic as well :p
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