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Friday, June 02, 2006

To the library

Yeah! It's back again.. The "drop everything and read" campaign. The campaign that allows you to borrow 8 books per card, instead of the usual 4.

I brought Tara to the Fun with Tots reading activity on Wednesday and after the activity, I went up to Baby section to borrow 16 board books. Yes, it's 16 board books. Imagine how heavy is that??



One thing I hate about libraries, except the one near Bugis Junction, is that they don't have any carparks! Especially the one at Jurong West, it's located neither here nor there, no matter where I park, I still have to walk a distance to reach the library.

That day, I was carrying a hand-carry totebag with a flask of porridge inside, 16 board books (which I had to hold 3 big ones cos they were too big to go into the book bag), and heavy Tara (she's 9.5kg now, and that's very heavy!). I had to walk to the carpark a distance away and after we reach home, I gotta walk a distance to my block. And the little imp refused to walk too! I put her down on the ground and she started fussing, no matter how I cajoled her, she refused to walk.

When I reach home, I thought I'm gonna faint from over exhaustion. Told Bob if I have to do this everyday, I will be very slim in no time. Guess the next time, it's wiser to bring a pram.

And why would I want to borrow 16 board books one shot? So that I don't have to keep going to the library. It's so easy to finish 4 books in one night. And I usually try to read each book at least 3 times. Now with 16 books, I don't need to go to the library for the next 12 days.

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