hiyyah. what? you don’t want to write me a serious testimonial eh? extending this baton to me so as to make sure i blog everyday? hiyyah. but good baton it is so i may as well write — true reason being i actually don’t have anything to write this morning

reading has been my biggest passion since my early age. comics, newspapers, magazines, books, ads, to make it short things with words written in them . hmmm, now what shall i write about my own book baton? favorite books? errr …. i don’t actually have certain favorite subject, i read almost anything from books about religion, spionage, biography, crime, mafia up to lifestyle magazines. hiyyah. but mostly i read novels about unusual crime by people with serious mental disorder, high crime, mafia and things related to White House. oh c’mon start your baton

errrr total number of books that i have is 250 something and counting. 80% of them in English. not including my university text books and my detective conan comic books hihihihihi….. but now because of works and other stuff i felt my rem is decreasing since I do not read as much as I used to *i am not counting blog reading here * hah! i missed the deadline of reading several books in a week for a 5 minutes quiz in my uni years, certainly an excellent way to increase your rapid eye movement

the latest book(s) i bought (early this month that was)

• Single Mom’s Day Out, Tatyana
• Neo, Adri Basuki
• 5cm, Donny Dhirgantoro
• Nayla, Djenar Mahesa Ayu

Current reading list

• The Six Sigma Way, Team Fieldbook, An Implementation Guide for Process Improvement Teams,Peter S. Pande, Roland R. Cavanagh, Robert P. Neuman., great reading for newbie in six sigma. helps me a lot in my various six sigma projects.
• I am not a Crook, Art Buchwald. a compilation of columns written by humorous political columnist Art Buchwald during the presidency of Richard Nixon. actually a re-read. good books never fail to amuse me again and again.
• The Moor’s Last Sigh, Salman Rushdie. a rich indian family saga about lost love. been reading this for quite sometimes and flipping back pages still.

Five books that mean a lot to me
can i come up with a list of more than 5 books? please?

• Scarpetta’s Novels by Patricia Cornwell, to name a few Cause of Death, Black Notice, and Cruel and Unusual, etc. Her very DR. Kay Scarpetta character has been inspiring me about woman who relies entirely on her brain, a woman with strong determination.
• Omerta, Mario Puzo, all about honor, vendetta, family, love, greed, evil, money. all mixed in one. mafia.
• Saman, Ayu Utami. a real eye opener. her forthrightness in discussing many dimensions in life especially in religion and faith fascinates me.
• Nancy Reagan : The Unauthorized Biography, Kitty Kelley. Just how remarkable this former First Lady of USA. a little woman with strong will. yeah women rock!

and many books by Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, John Grisham, Nelson DeMille, Fira Basuki, Djenar Mahesa Ayu whoaaa i love reading!

now, who should I pass this baton to? i surely *copying you man* wanna know the reading list of mimi not only stephen hawking right?, nikk though you have listed some of them man!, kere kemplu, jeng matahari hijau, and many more! Let the snowball rolling!

i’d better get back to work now, btw, books will always be great birthday present for me, in case you are wondering what to give me in my next birthday