Geeko of the Year updates

At last count, there have been 2 nominations:

Nadia Tan (2)
Lim Kar Mern (1)

Nadia Tan seems to be leading at this point of time by 1 vote.

Sorry Karmy, my vote still goes to Nads.
No doubt, you did write a rather witty post in regards to beer, but Nads simply cannot be denied the recognition and honour of the title as she has written the bulk of book reviews posted in the Geeko Book Club.
If you care to peruse through the golden rules set at the start of this, you will come to the realization, as did I that not only has she been the main contributor to the Geeko Book Club, but she has been the only one to strictly adhere to all the rules stated there.

Besides, she has a franguncle who's a dentist. Nobody can beat that.

Geeko of the Year award

2005 is coming to and end and 2006 is drawing near. The geeko book club has been up and running for the past 4 months. What do we have to show for ourselves? I urge you to take the time to think about how you have contributed to the great cause that is the geeko book club. I am excited for what's in store for 2006. In the spirit of celebrating 4 months of geekiness, I have decided that there must be a Geeko of the Year award. I propose that this be given every year in recognition of the geeko who contributes the most. I hope that this award will bring cheer and joy to the heart of the winner and encouragement to the rest of us lazy asses to contribute more to this great cause.

For this year, 2005, I'd like to nominate Nadia Tan as winner of the Geeko of the Year award. She has painstakingly written many a review and to be quite honest, is the reason geeko book club is still alive at all.

The winner of the Geeko of the Year award will receive a plaque bearing his/her name with the words "Geekiest geeko 2005" and a 6cm by 5 cm section of the sidebar for the whole of year 2006 for him/her to place anything she/he pleases.

The nomination booth will be closed on the 25th of December at the stroke of midnight.

from metal...to Gold!!!

Okay...Since No One wrote a review on Paulo Coelho's books despite my fruitless pleas, I have taken the liberty of reading one of it myself. Here's a review on The Alchemist.

Is it written in the preface of this book, that a wise Teacher said; there are three types of alchemists: those who are vague because they don't know what they're doing; those who are vague because they do know what they're doing, but who also knows that the language of alchemy is addressed to the heart and not to the mind. Last but not least, those who will never hear about alchemy, but who will succeed, through the lives they lead, in discovering the Philosopher's Stone.

This book tells of Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of traveling the world to seek the most wonderful treasures known to man. On his way, he had an encounter with an alchemist that changes his life forever.

This book unravels the three aforesaid characters slowly and elaborately. Seriously geekos, it’s a great read!!!

The verdict :


nads