tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post2316276211940469469..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Texts Alive!bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1491687035046709442007-02-12T17:14:00.000+08:002007-02-12T17:14:00.000+08:00Sharon, Fei and I posted something on THE NIGHT OF...Sharon, <BR/>Fei and I posted something on THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING TEXT on our reading blog:<BR/>http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/news/bookclub/3/1279401858/20070211131618/<BR/><BR/>Yeah you would have guessed it's written in Chinese :) We do hope that the Chinese-reading readers could share the wonderful experience too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-16227235204820774712007-02-09T19:17:00.000+08:002007-02-09T19:17:00.000+08:00i am blur anyway ruby so the pic is probably quite...i am blur anyway ruby so the pic is probably quite accurate!!!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-49289395771277621632007-02-09T18:25:00.000+08:002007-02-09T18:25:00.000+08:00Hi Sharon,Thanks for leaving some kind words on my...Hi Sharon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving some kind words on my blog. Yes, I certainly enjoyed myself at the 'readings' and thank you for organising such a lovely evening.<BR/><BR/>I have decided to post the photo I took of you during your welcoming speech but as you can see, I did not handle the camera quite well...*chuckle in shame* But now that we have said hello to each other on the blog, I think it's cute to post the photo even though it's rather blur..*smile*<BR/><BR/>Cheers.ruby ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462582684731705669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-40085719363715549772007-02-09T17:14:00.000+08:002007-02-09T17:14:00.000+08:00Hard to believe you haven't come across "cunning l...Hard to believe you haven't come across "cunning linguist" before, Sharon. It's pretty common. It even popped up in a Bond movie.<BR/><BR/>It's also the name of the first lit mag I made. Photocopied pamphlet, really. Must have been 10 years ago now. Pang's poetry was in each issue. We were in this group called The Young Writers Club (advertising writers, though). Those were the days.Ruhayat Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266673988187025383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-75593339074147085502007-02-09T09:05:00.000+08:002007-02-09T09:05:00.000+08:00Great evening I had, Sharon. And it was good to s...Great evening I had, Sharon. And it was good to see some long-lost faces too, like Chet. I like when the evening had a bonus of a mini-play by Cruz. Great work organising this!Leon Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592130736448886164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-38982248443002518002007-02-09T08:19:00.000+08:002007-02-09T08:19:00.000+08:00anna - the music is spot on - howd'ya guess i love...anna - the music is spot on - howd'ya guess i love this kind of thing???? many thanks for your kindness<BR/><BR/>dreamer idiot - i think you're right about a wider participatory mood here and exciting things happening in other art forms too. (others who drop by here are more qualified to talk about this) and i hope you will <BR/><BR/>don't think there was anything fluky about the large crowd since the same thing happened when francesca beard was reading with the troubagangers at la bodega - there wasn't room for a single human body ... and that was also mid-week <BR/><BR/>anyway, soon you will be over here to play a part in all this ... let's get some poetry events going with the others. WE will be at the front of new exciting good stuff on the literary scene ... and that WE will grow like a snowball rolling downhill. like ruhayat x, i long for eventual redundancy. wanna pass the baton on to the young and enthusiastic ...<BR/><BR/>machinist - yeah i prefer a nice round 100 to your 70-80. we put out 60+ chairs and a whole lot of people were standing ... but you could be right<BR/><BR/>yes, readings should be a fun night out - that is happening in the UK certainly at venues like cherry jam.<BR/><BR/>i also like jasmine low's idea of mixing in a little music and other things like artists drawing to the music etc. making it a little more multi-media.<BR/><BR/>we have a lot of talent here, for sure, much of it very young ... and that gives me a ton of hope.<BR/><BR/>ruhayat's poster was superb (though i nearly died when i saw his first version done like a horror film bill - okay for the seksan crowd, not so good for a crowd of visiting academics). he did it as a favour so i guess now i owe him one. louise doughty and roger robinson begged copies of it because the "cunninglinguists" line made them laugh so much! (mr. x you are bad. i don't get the joke)bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-39547321484424342782007-02-09T02:24:00.000+08:002007-02-09T02:24:00.000+08:00Chet, I'm usually an invisible fly on the wall...b...Chet, I'm usually an invisible fly on the wall...but I'm sure we'll meet some day. It's only the second time I've been to a Reading but I'm hooked.<BR/><BR/>Since Sharon is refuting my count, I have to admit that I couldn't see past the wall where I noticed some people milling about. I also counted the number of lights... <BR/><BR/>I invited a couple of friends along who have never been to a Reading and they were very impressed. They didn't even know the writing scene existed and is so alive here in KL (<A HREF="http://tedmahsun.blogspot.com/2007/01/wait-we-have-writing-scene.html" REL="nofollow">sorry Ted</A>)... "unlike in the UK where you get flyers given out in clubs (the clubs themselves being the venues)" my friend said to me. I suspect the funky flyer Ruhayat came up with also gave a good first impression.<BR/><BR/>Admittedly my friends aren't lit-freaks but they think that it's a great alternative to the usual nightlife; nights when a mamak just doesn't cut it, a bar is just too indulgent, and theater too stuffy (and pricey!). All it takes is an invite. "More please!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-40937229815964292632007-02-09T01:00:00.000+08:002007-02-09T01:00:00.000+08:00Even from the sidelines, reading and sadly missing...Even from the sidelines, reading and sadly missing all the action, I get a sense of something evolving and developing here. Though the wonderful turnout may be discounted as a one-off-thing, I think there is a 'hidden' and yet to be fully tapped hunger for such literary events and activities. In fact, I would like to think that this 'phenomenon' is not just isolated and restricted to the literary alone, and is instead part of a wider cultural ‘need’, if you will, that is slowly gathering and growing within urban centres like KL. I am thinking here of what I hear about the underground music scene, the growing interest for the performative arts like theatre and dance, as well as the more widely reported independent film scene, and perhaps worth including too, in a more oblique sense, the various forms of ground-level political ‘activism’. Political scientists or historians may want to point here to the stage or age of the country’s post-independence national development, or social democratisation, in lieu of the openness of the globalising economy, but there may just be something in the air that seems to suggest a kind of ‘participatory mood’ (for want of a better term), of people wanting to become actively engaged in joining in or producing such cultural activities. <BR/><BR/>The time may be almost 'masak' (ripe) for something good in the local literary community, and I think you can be at the avant garde of it. :)dreameridiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124953269206273794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-44975230891678302442007-02-08T16:01:00.000+08:002007-02-08T16:01:00.000+08:00Bravo and well done,Sharon aka Virgin Island. That...Bravo and well done,Sharon aka Virgin Island. <BR/><BR/>That was a brilliant event!All the writers were excellent,Roger(this guy can read, his "pee-in-the-pants" humour was extremely contagious,Kam and his "old Dato" and Dina and her "bomoh" were highly entertaining too!Fabulous evening! I thorougly enjoyed myself! <BR/><BR/><BR/>p.s. The Renaissance music, you like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-80471537384247135012007-02-08T15:55:00.000+08:002007-02-08T15:55:00.000+08:00And which one were you, Mr Machinist?I think I'll ...And which one were you, Mr Machinist?<BR/><BR/>I think I'll contribute some labels at the next event for everyone to write their names and paste on the front of their shirts / blouses / dresses.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-75362103333532551162007-02-08T15:48:00.000+08:002007-02-08T15:48:00.000+08:00I did a head count. There were about 70-80 people,...I did a head count. There were about 70-80 people, some leaving early and some arriving late. <BR/><BR/>Really enjoyed last night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83562426451818501942007-02-08T14:20:00.000+08:002007-02-08T14:20:00.000+08:00Sharon, congrates for organizing such an interesti...Sharon, congrates for organizing such an interesting and fun event. It really did open up my eyes on how books can be "read", and sometimes writers are good actors too aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-79298438946684634772007-02-08T14:05:00.000+08:002007-02-08T14:05:00.000+08:00Let's get this straight. Half of Sharon's blog rea...Let's get this straight. Half of Sharon's blog readers were there last night, and we all didn't know each other. Yes Chet, we should wear nametags. <BR/>Will propose it for the next Virgin Island organised event.<BR/>Burhan, I didn't see you. Where were you hiding?<BR/>What does Ted look like? And the wicked Sympozium?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-20244641327731674132007-02-08T13:52:00.000+08:002007-02-08T13:52:00.000+08:00Sharon, in hip-hop speak: You are the bomb! Excell...Sharon, in hip-hop speak: You are the bomb! Excellent night. Can't really complain about the cheap 'drinks' sold at the Bau-Bau. Kudos to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-43606891290550189562007-02-08T13:38:00.000+08:002007-02-08T13:38:00.000+08:00Hi Chet, I also only realised when I got home last...Hi Chet, I also only realised when I got home last night! It was nice to meet you. Not sure why I didn't make the connection either! Think there were just too many people and too many names. ;)<BR/>I'm sure we'll meet again very soon, Sharon! Thanks again for the lovely evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-70130276359466308212007-02-08T13:29:00.000+08:002007-02-08T13:29:00.000+08:00hey we writers should get togetehr and meet. i onl...hey we writers should get togetehr and meet. i only see kam et al at readings only!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-28953012084654838892007-02-08T13:15:00.000+08:002007-02-08T13:15:00.000+08:00pjk: pendidikan jasmani dan kesihatan? oh, 'pingat...pjk: pendidikan jasmani dan kesihatan? oh, 'pingat jasa kebesaran'!<BR/><BR/>excellent excellent readings. kam raslan stole the title of the memoir i plan to write when i'm really an old boy. mckk seem to turn up everywhere when i'm at these readings.<BR/><BR/>btw, glad to solve the mystery of the cunninglinguist's identity.Burhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582444270077430405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-60830087655253964502007-02-08T12:23:00.000+08:002007-02-08T12:23:00.000+08:00Fantastic evening, Sharon. You did a great job! A ...Fantastic evening, Sharon. You did a great job! A PJK for you, I say! :-)Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6038773780530386652007-02-08T12:03:00.000+08:002007-02-08T12:03:00.000+08:00chet - i would love to read that post, hope you do...chet - i would love to read that post, hope you do write it<BR/><BR/>never mind the feet in the mouth ... i was being a bit of a bossy school ma'am wasn't i? hard habit to kick.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-38821755290826365252007-02-08T12:01:00.000+08:002007-02-08T12:01:00.000+08:00animah - know exactly how you feel about wanting e...animah - know exactly how you feel about wanting everything now. we could do 'the gift of rain' in our book club when the paperback edition is out later in the year<BR/><BR/>janet - i missed meeting you???? am so sad. we must meet for coffee one of these daysbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-10800786052073551542007-02-08T12:00:00.000+08:002007-02-08T12:00:00.000+08:00Animah - you were there?Can we wear name tags next...Animah - you were there?<BR/><BR/>Can we wear name tags next time?<BR/><BR/>I sat next to Janet who had shared a "foot in mouth" moment with me over the Jenny Sinclair article, and was introduced to her but didn't realise it was THE Janet until the drive home when Sharon said something that made the connection in my feeble brain.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Janet, if you're reading this - mine was a bigger case of "foot in mouth".<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the evening very much and was glad I was there. Ke Hua Chan's reading touched me the most, partly because of its bilingual beauty, but also on a deeper, more personal level, which I might write about when I can face writing it.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-17797668433728717482007-02-08T11:54:00.000+08:002007-02-08T11:54:00.000+08:00Thanks for organizing the event, Sharon! Was there...Thanks for organizing the event, Sharon! Was there and had a great time. Never knew that readings were 'performed' as well as read (naively thought one merely 'read' at a 'reading'). Gives me new insight on how to write as well - if it sounds good aloud, you're probably on the right track! Wanted to meet you but there were too many people. Perhaps next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-62903808559264110432007-02-08T11:44:00.000+08:002007-02-08T11:44:00.000+08:00Sharon,It was a great evening. Only Bau Bau was di...Sharon,<BR/>It was a great evening. Only Bau Bau was disappointing. Roger performed his story brilliantly. Which book was he reading? I want it now! Tan Twan Eng's book sounds intriguing and I wished he'd read further into the story. I want his book now! Kam was hillarious. I want his book now! <BR/>I want to see Louise's and Isigani's plays now!<BR/>What incredible talent. <BR/>Ted, you were there? Where? I didn't see a cute cow.<BR/>Congrats Sharon Virgin Island on organising such a wonderful evening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-69296577539962108812007-02-08T11:38:00.000+08:002007-02-08T11:38:00.000+08:00ted - wasn't roger just lovely? i bought his poet...ted - wasn't roger just lovely? i bought his poetry book and am enjoying snacking on itbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-51371553247338898072007-02-08T11:36:00.000+08:002007-02-08T11:36:00.000+08:00thanks jordan - fnigres do get tnggaled up, don't ...thanks jordan - fnigres do get tnggaled up, don't they? it was lovely to see you both<BR/><BR/>ms d - didn't get to meet liza! so many people to talk to ... anyway thanks and well donebibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.com