Haste makes waste.I learned my lesson. I am never to pull a book put of the shelf without reading the summary. And oh, i will NOT judge a book by its cover.

I was pretty excited last Friday simply because it was a Friday. I had only one class for the whole day and then i was as free as any lark. But weekend=reading books. And mind you, books of my own choice for once. I headed to the library in hopes of spending hours getting lost in the world of literature. I just happened to spot a book by a Japanese writer and was about to have a closer look when i suddenly remembered this programme that was supposed to be on tv in about ten minutes. Sure, like any other programme, it does repeat at another time but i admit i didnt have patience.I figured the book had to be good or else why would they even have it?

It was only on Saturday morning that i actually sat down to read the book. It was titled "Diary of a Mad Old Man" by Junichiro Tanizaki. The cover had this beautiful lady who seemed fairer because of the lighting and a wrinkled man made to look more hidious on purpose. Why did i chose that book above all others? What caught my eye? The title. I am as my brother calls me, "a privacy invader" and reading other's diary is on my top of my list(^_^). I mean, come on, who wouldnt want to read the diary of a mad man? And he was old too, so i assumed he would have definitely spilled some words of wisedom in his diary. I flipped the book and beagn to read the summary...

"Woah, woah, woah....what????" That was exactly my first reaction as i read the summary. I did have the option to put aside the sickening book but curiosity got the better of me.

...yup, this world is surely filled with weird people.

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