The Bookaholic’s Seat

If only….

this was available in Malaysia.

The Bibliochaise, made by Nobody & Co (Italy), and featured on design blog Modern Roost.

This is what I would call creative furnishing: seating, storage, style and stimulation, all in one.

Filed under: At the Stores, Personal Note, Reads

One Less Read

So it’s happened.

Dina, a good friend and blogger whose writing can make me smile on the worst of weekdays, has decided to end her blog.

It’s her decision, and I respect it.

But – oh dear – I shall miss my daily fix of her very funny, very Malaysian, very human stories.

Goodbye, Dina. I know we’ll be reading your Star column but still……

You shall be missed.

Filed under: Personal Note, Playing Favourites, Reads

An Aside: Trust

Trust is a precious commodity – difficult to gain but easily destroyed.

In a world where backstabbing, information theft, rumour-mongering, lying, cheating, breaches of confidentiality are becoming increasingly accepted as necessities for survival, the sacrifice of ethics, professionalism and character are no longer mourned.

Trust is precious – if you are someone who has been given it, take care to protect it. It takes only a split second, an instant decision, an unguarded whisper, a press of the keyboard, to find that trust has evaporated. Once it’s lost, it’s almost impossible to regain.

It’s not hard to be liked.

It’s not difficult to be popular.

It’s not rare to be trusted,

but it takes real character to build and retain trust.

One can only hope, and pray, as one goes through life, that we trust the right people, and that we become the right people worthy of others’ trust.

Filed under: Personal Note, Speculations, Work & Productivity