12 Scrunchies, A Book and A Video

I thought after the 2 tags I did previously, one of which was freakishly long, I'd take a few days break. :P

Anyhow, I'd like to tie in this portion of the post to Nick's, where he was practically spouting poetic about his amazement and love for the Mydin store he was at. :P I'd like to continue where he left off and say what an amazing place that store is, though I went to a different one. Now, I love hair accessories, and girls, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say that some of them are so ridiculously priced that they can eat a hole through your wallet. So, I was excited to find a whole pack of scrunchies that only cost RM4.80. That's usually the price of ONE scrunchie. There were 12 in a pack, of assorted colours. Do the math, people. That's 40cents a piece. And don't be fooled into thinking that they're fugly, just because they're cheap. Trust me, they're not (though I'm too lazy to take pictures of them). I am too vain to put anything too far removed from pretty on my person. :P

Right now I'm reading a book by Paolo Coelho titled "Eleven Minutes". I just started on a few chapters and I have to say there's something really compelling in the simplicity of his writings. This is the first book I've read of his, cause I generally don't read stuff from this genre (the coming-of-age-inspirational sort of stuff). But so far so good, and if things get better, I'll probably be a fan and read more of his stuff. :D Will let you know.

Speaking of inspirational, my brother Hadibi send me a link to a video that was posted on YouTube of Randy Pausch, a professor in Carnegie Mellon University who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The video was of his last lecture at the university, which was called Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. The thing I really liked about it was that it wasn't so much a lecture, but a storytelling. It made me really sit up and listen because I wanted to, not because I knew I had to. Do yourself a favor, and click on that link. I swear, you won't regret it. And if you're worried about nodding off in the middle of the talk, because you really aren't the sort of person who likes to listen to the so called self-help lectures, trust me, you won't. I avoid self-help ANYTHINGS at most costs, and even I enjoyed it. It was real, it was fun, and it was poignant. Try it. :)

Now that I've vented all that seriousness out of me, I'm going to do the stereotypical girl thing and play with my make up. :P