Chapter 113: You Need A New Laptop

... When you have to beg your current one to start up and not shut down at random, think of pounding your fists on it, or start sweet talking or coaxing it, in hopes that it is somewhat sentient enough to hear your pleas. Sometimes even apologizing for any past, slightly violent act or abuse you may have committed to it.

I was looking through some of the merchandise I purchased during the fair held recently, of which most, that is four of which, were books at a singapore dollar each.

I bought a school edition history book based on the British Empire and Commonwealh by George W. Southgate, the revised edition published in 1960, A 1962 school edition of My Early Life, by Winston S. Churchill and my favourite of the lot, Biology for Tropical Schools, Longman 1958, by Stone and Cozen. All hard cover copies. Smelling (No, I did not put my nose to it on purpose) and looking very old. But still readable in good condition.

The biology book still had certain writings of notes put into it by the original user, and has papers with personal notes written on it by the said student who used it once, slotted under the protective cover (Partially why I bought it). But the reason why it's my favourite amongst the ones I acquired is because this sort of biology is rarely taught anymore in universities, and was made at the time when biology knowledge was based on examination of body parts of creatures, rather than mainly on DNA. Very classic methods. Which is also why it's currently out of print, and most likely will remain so. It has got pretty good illustrations of things like parts of plants and the skeleton systems of animals like rats. I realised they did mention evolution and special creation but was very outdated when it came to DNA.

I can't even find the book for sale on the internet other than one copy of the same kind being sold on e-bay (and for Australian 48 dollars too, together with delivery charges at only Australia, what a deal >_<).

Strange as how they were printed in 1950s to early 1960s, and seem to have been used by a student. I can only guess it must have belonged to the elderly man who was selling them. He must have been a university level student at that time of sorts.

I will certainly treasure them though.