Started reading the last of the books that PL lent me. Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck. Picked this one last because I thought it would be a boring book. Don't know why but I always had the impression that she's a boring authoress. Don't know how I got that impression since I can't remember having read any book written by her. Oh well, I picked up that book at around four plus in the afternoon and I just put it down not too long ago. Still have some more pages to go! It's been quite readable and I didn't do any speed reading. It is so much easier to read than Beloved by Toni Morrison. Really kowtow to the people doing Literature in uni. Having to read so many books for just one module. If I had taken Lit, I would be bald if every book is as difficult as Beloved.

I've thought about something to write for some time now. Think I'll write about it now. I was once from another diary community and there was a major clean up of their servers recently. I didn't know about it and my diary was deleted. I felt sad on that day but I guess I had to let it go sooner or later. Anyway I still regularly read the diaries from that community. A few weeks ago, this diarist committed suicide. I don't know how she actually passed away but her death was certainly linked to another diarist who was her ex-boyfriend. He had been getting hate-notes from other diarists.

It's been quite some time since I last read some blogs of people who are no longer in this world. There's this guy who died in the 911 incident and his mother still leaves comments in his guestbook. There's another girl who passed away in a road accident and people still leave comments in the journal. These blogs I surfed onto randomly. The one I read regularly; it made me think more than usual. It's something like knowing that a friend you never met from the internet passed away. In this day and age where technology has advanced so much that a commoner like myself has a personal space in virtual space, how many of these spaces are floating legacies? Virtual shrines where people pay homage. Immortalised. Ok, maybe not.

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Oh yar, today's the last day of the Buskers' festival. The other day when we went to celebrate SF's birthday, we managed to catch a performance by this Australian guy named Andy Zap. Really, really funny! He made funny jokes of the passers-by, wore a stretch suit, teased the audience, performed various acts and when he bent over, he had a cleavage! Gasp! Anyway, it's really hilarious with his very spontaneous acts and he's going to perform tomorrow (last day!) 7.30/10.30 p.m. at Orchard. Go watch if you have time. There are quite a number of comedians. Don't forget to donate!

From the festival guide
Why did the busker cross the road
...to start another show

Even to be a fool, you need an education...
most of the funny folks you'll find here have a university education.

What did the "just married" spiders call their new home?
Newlywebs

Why did the woman take a load of hay to bed?
To feed her nightmare.

My friend is so stupid that he thinks twice before saying nothing