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Story - Yao Bu Shi Na Ge Jiao Cute Cute De Yu

Alamak! dunno how to make blogspot display chinese... so i'll try my best to translate.

This "Cute Cute de Fish" is a book by UFM1003. I'm sure many of you might know. I read it in the newpaper about its launch and a little of it's introduction about "Fang Xia" or "Letting Go".

got rather interested about it but because i was in camp i could not do anything.. as time passes i forgot all about it.

Then i got the opportunity to wander around before my driving lesson. And that day i ended up in POPULAR bookstore and saw this book on the shelf. first thing i check was - guess what - the PRICE! haha.. practical mah... $12.90 then i thought "wah so ex.." I put it back on the shelf.

just as i was going to walk away, i decided to take to look inside. and to my surprise, it's all pictures and so little words like kindergarten school books!! what's the first thing that came to my mind? haha... WAH!!! $12.90 FOR SO LITTLE CONTENT!!!! lolx..

hmm... i look at my watch: 1 hour more before driving starts. i pondered a while and thought i might be able to finish the whole book in an hour's time... so i started reading...

-*reading*-

i didn't finish the book, but i was near the end. and it was really worth the $12.90 or even more!

i was quite touched and almost teared.

especially one part which is in chinese:

"sometimes we are so busy with our lives and work that we forgot what we are doing, why we are doing. and when i stop and think, i come to see the world in a different angle.

that day i was having dinner with my mother at the table. as she place the dishes on the table, i suddenly realize how wrinkled and skinny her hands were.

she's grown older, i've grown bigger..."

"ta lao le, wo zhang da le..."

- SMS from UFM1003 listener.

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