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Author: Lemon-chan |
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Date Posted: 05:58:30 11/09/03 Sun Yesterday I couldn't stand it any longer. I just had to get my talons on <Keba Keba>, an illustrated book collaboration by Kitagawa-san and Murakami Takashi. When it was first released, I was quite keen on purchasing it online, only that I didn't know which site carried it. Until three weeks ago, to my delight, I saw IT... its blue cover glistening in the Kinokuniya spotlights beckoning to me for ownership. The price was somewhere along my expectations, but I put it back on the shelf thinking whether the storyline itself would live up to my expectations. After all, it was a children's book (wasn't it?)... My birthday arrived and my boss got me a book from Kino. "It can't be that?!" I thought to myself as I unwrapped the present, which incidentally, had almost the same dimensions of <Keba Keba>. But oh... it was one of Jimmy Liao's illustration books. I was close, but not close enough. I wondered if <Keba> was as interesting as this book. Short and sweet, with some philosophy thrown in. Oh what the hell, just go get it. I love Murakami, yeah? Or maybe I should settle for a Yoshitomo Nara instead. See how indecisive I can get? ^ ^;; What jolted me to my final senses was the recollection of, (being my indecisive self), actually returning a copy (the only copy I ever saw on these shores) of the limited <Yuzuman no Natsu> CD back on the shelf thinking I will have another chance at it. I was a poor student then and my wallet was short of cash. When I finally made up my mind to get it, it was gone! Gone forever and I'm still regretting it to this day. The copy I got later cost me a hefty 3 times the original price T__T... The horror of missing the only chance I had of attaining the sacred book finally pushed me out of my doorstep. And I sincerely thank God that, this time, I had victory over the person who was a Yuzu or Murakami fanatic, whoever that might be. I love <Keba Keba> to bits. It's worthy of this long essay you've just read. And thanks for your gracious attention. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |