I was looking for that Chori Chori song from The Guru, and came up with a whole truckload of other Chori Chori's when I searched YouTube. Granted that some of them are from the movie called Chori Chori (which I should probably watch one of these days), but I found them interesting nevertheless. My favorite Chori Chori song is still the one from The Guru, though. And I have no idea what it means!
This is so random.
Apparently, my biggest frenemy lives with me! In my head. Literally.
This just leaves me to wonder whether I am genuinely sane or insane, but at any rate, I hope you all have a good one. Try not to do anything crazy today. You can always do it tomorrow.
When indoors and not hanging out in front of the computer doing various things that I should and/or should not be doing, I go read a book. And the book I've been reading for the past two days was Stargirl, a re-read from about four years back. I remember crying while reading it back then, and now, years and a ton of life-experiece—ugh, how I detest that term!—later, I cried again. It's one of those books that mean different things depending on when you read it, but the thing is that there's always something in it that will strike a chord in most adults, more than in the children/teenagers the book was supposedly meant for.
This has to be one of my favorite books. My sister's on the wait list at the library for the sequel, Love, Stargirl. I'm going to read it too, of course.
Similar books (not really, though, but these come to mind): The Virgin Suicides (high school nostalgia) and The Time Traveler's Wife (tearjerkiness factor), As Long As We're Together (junior high/friendship).
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Finally, I get my grubby hands on this book after numerous delays. And now I wish I had it on the plane with me to read because the first sentence sucked me right in. I'm not done yet, but I'm two-thirds into it after only a record two sittings.
As mentioned on the cover, the book is a series of stories revolving around medical students and the kind of lives they lead and the relationships they make. In the center is Ming, who starts off as a pre-med student at the beginning of the book; she is an achiever with complete focus on her goal of getting into med school, and is trying to find a balance between her strict Chinese upbringing and the more western society of which she is also a part of. Each chapter of the book is like a slice out of her life, as well as the lives of the people she interacts with, and is written in such a way that it can stand on its own like a short story. (Then again, they're stories that are so interconnected that they seem like chapters of the book.)
What I find most interesting is how multicultural the stories are and how the viewpoint shifts with almost every story. Some stories are in the third person, some are in the first; sometimes it's about Ming, sometimes it's about Sri, or Winston, or some of the other people in Ming's circle. It's sometimes disorienting but nevertheless still very interesting; it often feels like getting the inside scoop on someone else's private life. The writing is strong and clear, and there is a nice, even flow to all the stories I've read thus far. I find it hard to believe that this is Vincent Lam's debut; his writing reminds me of both Jeffrey Eugenides and Haruki Murakami at the same time, with a touch of Amy Tan. Maybe it's just me, but being reminded of all three is very, very good thing.
I would totally recommend this book, especially for those who are looking for books that have med students, Chinese culture, Canadians, short stories, interesting titles, overachievers (heh), among other things. And another good thing: at the end of the book is a glossary of medical terms for the rest of us mere mortals. I find that really considerate and of course that gets brownie points!
Having said all that, I'm now going to go off and finish the book!
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