Grail Diary

I loved Indiana Jones movies, some of my favorites when I was a kid.

Cue theme music....

For the first two movies, I've always fancied the hat, the leather jacket and the famous whip. But after watching the third movie, my attention shifted to another prop that I still wish to have for myself: the Grail Diary.

Dr Henry Jones Sr and Jr

A scene before Indiana takes The Path of God

The Grail Diary

Perhaps due to my love for reading, the Grail Diary became the first and only movie prop that I fancied owning one. I've always interested in what was written on that small leather diary.

A brief search through the Internet and I found many fans made their own diaries with all the details that fully replicate the movie prop. I envied them as I was never good in arts and craft, and I don't think buying one would be cheap either. So I'll just have to satisfy myself by looking at some pictures online. *sigh*

BookXcess 3rd Anniversary Celebration!

BookXcess will be having its third anniversary celebration on 13-15 August 2010.

A good time to expand your collection of books without robbing a bank! Don't miss it!!!

Irresponsible!!!

On 1 August 2010, I was really angry! I just couldn't believe how irresponsible some people can be!!

I was visiting Amcorp Mall that day, one of a few places I would go to when I’m spending the weekend alone. My usual routine was to visit my favorite bookstore BookXcess first, just to browse around or to buy books that I had in mind. Then I would just window-shop at the other stores and stalls at the flea market. Later, I would revisit BookXcess to see if I missed something the first time around.

During the revisit, I noticed a plastic bag with an empty paper cup in it, left among the books at the non-fiction section. I was surprised and angry that someone could be so irresponsible. What made me angrier was that I know who the culprit was.

During my first-round in the bookstore, I noticed a couple with their daughter at the non-fiction section. As I was browsing around, I saw the mother was eating something from a paper cup in a plastic bag. It was the exact same paper cup and plastic bag that was left among the books! I couldn’t be sure if it was the mother who left it there, as the food could be shared with the father and daughter, and it could be one of them who left it.

If it was one of the parents, they have set such a bad example for their daughter. While they did the right thing to encourage their child to develop a good reading habit by bringing her to a bookstore, they failed to be a responsible person by leaving their garbage there. If you couldn’t find a waste basket in the store, then bring it outside and throw it into a garbage can when you see one. Simple logic!

If it was the daughter, then both daughter and the parents were at fault. Either the parents failed to take notice the mistake the daughter had made and educate her promptly, or the parents did notice her mistake but decided to do nothing.

Of course, it was mere speculation as to what exactly happened, but there’s no doubt in my mind that the garbage came from that family. I decided to take a couple of photos and post it in my blog for everyone to see. And yes, I did pick it up and throw it away.

Can you see what wrong with this picture?

Unfortunately, this was not an isolated case. I had previously seen used tissues left among the books or on the floor. For everyone whose reading this, I hope that you would treat BookXcess better the next time you visit it. The bookstore, or any bookstore for that matter, is a wonderful place for everyone to be in. Be responsible. Don’t leave your garbage there. It’s a bookstore, not a landfill.

On a side note, some people still leave books all over the place, such as a fiction book at the non-fiction section, a RM 17.90 book at the “below RM 10” section, etc. Please put the books back where they belong if you decided later not to buy them.