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First Travel for 2022

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  Early next month, I will be going for my first travel for the year.  Like many others, travel was grounded for  more than two years and the last time I flew anywhere was in Dec 2019 and it wasn't even for a holiday.  I actually did a day trip to submit my research report in the capital city. After that, as you know it, the whole world went on lockdown. I wont say much about next week's travel other than it's another important delivery but will take me a few days to get it done. What I want to share is what I will bring along with me for this trip.  As always, I must bring along something to read. Whether I really read it or not,  that's another story. As in my previous posting, I re-organise my bookshelf and have put together all the books that I wanted to read. As such, it was rather easy to walk up to the shelf and select a copy.  This is what I selected.  I hope I get to read it the few days I am there. Don't know why I decided on this title. I just did.   In t

Showcasing my bookshelves

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  I thought I show you guys my newly arranged bookshelves.  They might not look the same a few weeks or months down the road as I put in new books and take out old ones to read. I am actually trying to downsize my collection so while re-organising them, at the same time, I tried to only keep what I really want to keep. I do not acutally arrange them in any order but I try to keep those in series together.  for the odd ones what are not a series of a few titles, I try to keep those in similar sizes together. I actually have a few shelves but let's just focus on one for now as like I say I am trying to downsize so the aim is to just end up with one shelf.  It seems like it's a rather difficult thing to do but I think I can do it. And yes, the books are all in doubles. This is a very good wooden shelf so the wood do not sag and are able to take the weight of the books. This is one of the 'inside' layer and these are my favourite chic lite collection.  Really love all these

The Burden by Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie)

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  Synopsis : Laura Franklin bitterly resented the arrival of her younger sister Shirley, an enchanting baby loved by all the family. But Laura's emotions towards her sister changed dramatically one night, when she vowed to protect her with all her strength and love.  While young Shirley longs for freedom and romance, Laura has to learn that loving can never be a one-sided affair, and the burden of her love for her sister has a dramatic effect on both their lives. For too long she had stayed quietly in the background of her stunning sister.  Now there was a man that knew that Laura could love as passionately as her beutiful sister - if only she were given the chance. A story of consequences when love turns to obsession…. This is what I say : This would be the first title that I read in year 2022.  I read it in a sudden act impulsiveness when I saw a copy of this title for sales in a second hand book site and immediately began searching for an online copy and found it almost immediat

Happy New Year 2022

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