tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post4307565380522895538..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Discounted Reads!bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-45170243355289749632007-06-25T16:09:00.000+08:002007-06-25T16:09:00.000+08:00Woops, how could I have missed that final quote in...Woops, how could I have missed that final quote in the article:<BR/><BR/>“Everybody has their own gifts. It’s just that it’s up to them whether or not they want to use it. Some people are pretty lazy and they don’t do anything at all. So, you can’t say that they don’t have talent, it’s just that they don’t put it to use,” <BR/><BR/>Having read that, ermm, how to say this huh, erghh, the kid did put it in words quite similar to my earlier comment; yet much to my chagrin, it makes him seem so... well, rather...how should I say this... forward and a tad supercilious.<BR/>I take it back, the kid doesn't need defending. His galling insouciance will serve him quite well in times to come.<BR/><BR/>Give me Jayne Fisher and <A HREF="http://www.easyontheeye.net/ladybird/70s/garden/793.htm" REL="nofollow">'The Garden Gang'</A> any day baybeh.<BR/><BR/>After killing time, the snail then eats his words and goes back to work :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-74890600279072794772007-06-25T14:16:00.000+08:002007-06-25T14:16:00.000+08:00hate to say it, but i agree with Anon June 24 11.5...hate to say it, but i agree with Anon June 24 11.50pm.<BR/><BR/><BR/>VizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-17513665571615957482007-06-25T12:50:00.000+08:002007-06-25T12:50:00.000+08:00I think every writer will have his own set of fans...I think every writer will have his own set of fans. One man's meat is another man's poison. Something deemed well written by the average Joe may be nonsense to someone else with a more literary bent and vice versa. To each his own.Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-66086404646695227552007-06-25T08:16:00.000+08:002007-06-25T08:16:00.000+08:00Wah liao, go easy on the kid lar, anon (or maybe l...Wah liao, go easy on the kid lar, anon (or maybe lay off 'dem sour grapes once in a while). An accomplishment is still an accomplishment. It's pretty obvious that not everyone his age has ever had their stuff published, even if it's just an alphabet book. This is why it is such a huge gosh dang-deal; HE took the trouble to do it, those who complain about this and that for much of the time - don't. Just my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-68373165712954157772007-06-24T23:50:00.000+08:002007-06-24T23:50:00.000+08:00Tehre are tons of contemporary Malaysian novels. T...Tehre are tons of contemporary Malaysian novels. The only thing is that they're not in Englsh. <BR/><BR/>Russell Ng lives in New Zealand. I think most 12-year-olds in English-educated countries can write like that. Is it that big a deal that he can do that ? <BR/><BR/>Why the constant need to lionize Malaysians living overseas ? <BR/><BR/>The other thing is that now he'll have a lot of expectations placed on him. How healthy is it for a nine-year old kid to be married to a PC ? <BR/><BR/>I mean, it's not like it's a contemporary Malaysian (or even NZ) novel. If he did that, then that would be impressive, at his age. But um, it's a children's alphabet book. I could read and write at seven years of age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-70520655264749160852007-06-24T22:04:00.000+08:002007-06-24T22:04:00.000+08:00good idea. next time you interview a local author,...good idea. next time you interview a local author, pls put forth this question to her/him.<BR/><BR/><BR/>VizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-36899934713485159772007-06-24T21:32:00.000+08:002007-06-24T21:32:00.000+08:00Or a good movie. Suggested titles:The Mystery of t...Or a good movie. <BR/><BR/>Suggested titles:<BR/><BR/>The Mystery of the Misplaced Contemporary Malaysian Novel<BR/><BR/>Where in the World is the Contemporary Malaysian Novel?Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-19604612810137075942007-06-24T19:58:00.000+08:002007-06-24T19:58:00.000+08:00hope you do examine it, then! might make a good a...hope you do examine it, then! might make a good articlebibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-43446333938706388302007-06-24T19:53:00.000+08:002007-06-24T19:53:00.000+08:00perhaps it's the publishers who are more keen to p...perhaps it's the publishers who are more keen to publish these exotic stories of the past?<BR/><BR/>i think this is a very interesting thing to examine.<BR/><BR/><BR/>VizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-63231230216642143172007-06-24T17:22:00.000+08:002007-06-24T17:22:00.000+08:00*sigh* authors write what they need to write, just...*sigh* authors write what they need to write, just as filmmakers make the film they need to make<BR/><BR/>they don't take a poll and say what does everyone else want?<BR/><BR/>haven't we been here before ... several times?<BR/><BR/>but i'd like some contemporary local fiction too (also said before!)bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-74839033625523463972007-06-24T17:05:00.000+08:002007-06-24T17:05:00.000+08:00that's the lousiest argument in the world, Sympozi...that's the lousiest argument in the world, Sympozium. am i not supposed to bitch about it just becos i don't write novels?<BR/><BR/>i think my point is pretty clear. but why do YOU think the call for a novel of contemporary Malaysia, which is scarce, is overly done?<BR/><BR/>why are you against people calling for something that would add a much needed dimension to the local writing scene, and would make a good and varied selection available to reflect a much more diverse range of local subjects, therefore reflect our authors capabilities of tackling more than just one subject or one facet of a subject, of being able to do more than just exoticise?<BR/><BR/>is that a bad thing? if so, why?<BR/><BR/>explain, rather than just take potshots at people with opinions that are different from yours.<BR/><BR/><BR/>VizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81079895658514395762007-06-24T15:05:00.000+08:002007-06-24T15:05:00.000+08:00The constant bitching for a novel of contemporary ...The constant bitching for a novel of contemporary times is really getting tiring. Write the book, anonymous!Poppadumdumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763910123949254981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-42410053514612661022007-06-24T14:43:00.000+08:002007-06-24T14:43:00.000+08:00like i said before, HOWZABOUT A NOVEL OF CONTEMPOR...like i said before, HOWZABOUT A NOVEL OF CONTEMPORARY TIMES, eh?<BR/><BR/>the exotic past is getting really tiring.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>VizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-72465329974604498322007-06-24T13:20:00.000+08:002007-06-24T13:20:00.000+08:00i have heard others say they didn't much like it ....i have heard others say they didn't much like it ... but i guess i should make my own mind up!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-42053690777378718752007-06-24T13:03:00.000+08:002007-06-24T13:03:00.000+08:00I have a copy of Taikor. To be honest, I wasn't ov...I have a copy of Taikor. To be honest, I wasn't overly impressed with it, but then I didn't finish it. The pace and drama reminded me of Cantosoaperas a la Shanghai Beach. But that's just me, I could be wrong, and maybe if I'd persevered to the end of the book, I might've changed my mind about the pace and drama.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.com