people were swarming like wiggly maggots over stinking feces. i had to push my way through the non-budging crowd. and i think i might've pronounced my utter dislike towards large, determined crowds. not that i can't handle them, just that if i had any other choice, i'd avoid them at all costs.
it was like going through a war. a bit to the plus side, the place was quite properly ventilated and i felt quite comfy that i'm not sweaty though very uncomfy pushing through the crowds.
i hastily pronounced few days before to someone that i might just be looking around at this book fair, not intending to buy anything. that was all shattered when i was waiting for a friend and i saw a girl carrying a m0y paperbag. then, another one from gempakst4rz. how i wish that it was already pay-day, which wasn't, chist!
gempakst4rz booth was a very small one, i wonder why did they separate their collections, causing the booth to be pronounced a warzone. not even a space to peek at what they were offering. i had to creep at the edges of the crowd to finally get to see. i went very near to the salesgirl and just tell her which ones i wanted that never made it to the display rack. talking of not buying anything eh? i got hold of 6 of their graphic novels. *whee* endless time to drool over the cute shoujo bois. haha!
someone: best ke those comics you bought?
me: i like them. but i don't recommend them for schooling kids.
though the stuffs i bought were shoujo stuffs, i don't think it's suitable for under-18, let alone give them as prezzies for an 8-yo. the theme was mature beyond the years and the language used, any malay language teacher would scream foul for using them in exams.
but sadly, the masses were pupils and all of them carry at least a m0y or gempakst4rz paperbags, which meant, they bought either publishers' stuffs which also meant, they read too-light reads that don't contribute anything except well, thinner wallet.
can't blame them, these reads come cheap. cheaper than any thriller or sci-fi. i got 6 of these, what with the same price and a few bucks more, i can only get a copy of eclips3. how to encourage them to read when all they're interested in are comics and all they're able to afford are these cheap stuffs?
ah well, enough of this
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