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read between the lines
bookstore of curios went back to jusco in tebrau city again this evening. while i spent the majority of my time in harris bookstore, i was reminded of the first thought that entered my mind when i first visited the place. this is the type of bookstore i could spend hours in, i thought. it really is, because this is not just a bookstore.in fact i have not seen a bookstore that sells things even as similar as the things found here. not even in singapore. this bookstore sells not only a variety of decorated stationery to choose from (not your average bland-notebook-cover-and-file fare), it stocks up a whole lot of little curios to gawk at along the way. (actually they sell CDs, computer accessories, a surprisingly wide range of chinese books and other things too, but that's not what draws me.) stuff that is creative, that makes you wanna pick it up and fiddle with the thing, but stuff you'd never buy unless you were filthy rich and you had extra cash to spare. like for instance they had this set of plastic potted plants. at first i picked them up and i was thinking, who wants fake potted plants when you can get real ones with almost as low maintainence? and then i saw one at the end of the flourescent-lit shelf rack flapping away. plastic leaves flapping away. and then i realised what it was (the instructions didn't give much clue before this). it was a solar-powered plant, whose leaves mimic the act of growth when it has enough solar energy to flap. kinda cute. not in the kawaii, ee-yerh kinda way, but in the sense that it was small and nifty. another item was this really soft, pliable wrist rest in the shape of a dog bone. meant to rest your hand on while using the mouse, it was really nice to touch cos the thing sunk in when you squashed it and then after awhile it expanded to its original shape once again. plus it was covered with the type ofplush material you'd usually find on a teddy bear. and other stuff along the way. was extremely tempted to buy them, even though i didn't need them, but in the end i decided not to, since i'm not a millionnaire :) . |
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