It's been awhile! Didn't know he looks like this now!

有实力的人, clean look wins all.

Reserved the book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts during reading week and it proved that my estimation for nLib's reserve waiting list was accurate when the library staff called me earlier today.

But that was one 'question mark' call.

Librarian: Hi Miss Ng, the book that you have reserved, Shantaram, is ready for collection. But I would like to inform you that because it is a popular title, it is in quite a bad shape currently. However, I have checked through and see that every single page (at this moment, I wondered whether she really flipped through every page) is intact. So, would you accept the book?

Me: Oh okkk.... Is it possible that I wait for the next book to come along?

Librarian: How about I send it over to Tampines library and you can go there to take a look before you decide whether you want to accept it.

Me: It's ok thanks, I will just wait for the next book.

Did I make the wrong decision? It sounds like it's gonna be a looong wait because she kind of hinted so. BUT, how can I stand a torn and tattered (and prolly stained and dirty) book when I already think all library books are kinda... not clean. You never know who brings the book to the toliet, flip the pages after digging the nose, scratch the armpits etc etc.

Ok, I don't know why am I blogging about this. But I think I'm still thankful I'm waiting for a better book.

*On a side note, I think I studied my GE3219 Globalisation and the Asian Cities lecture notes rather well because I remembered the full name of the above mentioned author without having to google it (ok fine, I googled to confirm it). wow.