To give away...

So, yes, just like Kit wrote in her entry, I went to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale on the first day - and burned a hole in my pocket.

My haul?
50 books (minus 1 later on, as I gave Julia Quinn's "The Lost Duke of Wyndham" to Kit) in one big box. The lady who was queuing next to me chuckled and asked if I would like to start a new library. I smiled back and answered that I already have a library and these are only add-ons. Of course, I initially picked almost 60 books, but on second thoughts, I only went back with the 50. And yes, the poor customer service boy who helped me with the heavy huge box, had to push the trolley (it was that heavy) all the way to Taman Jaya LRT station where the car was parked. We chatted a bit - and the boy told me that pushing the trolley filled with 1 box is not as difficult as carting 7 boxes for another customer earlier on, and Taman Jaya LRT is not as far as the end corner of Taman Jaya the park itself... I gave him a small tip of RM2 - to which he initially refused "eh tak payahlah" but I insisted "sikit je, buat minum". He grinned almost sheepishly, making me wondered - did others who got his help give him some small tip; especially if he had to walk further and help with bigger hauls?

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On Eidul Adha - it hit me that the amount I spent at the book sale could have easily been the cost for 1 portion of 'daging korban'.

Okay, I already, ahem, 'sacrificed' 1 book to Kit - because I knew it must have meant a lot to her since she already has started collecting Julia Quinn's UK cartoonish cover edition. It didn't take that much begging/pleading/whining from her because partly I already felt guilty for not remembering that "The Lost Duke of Wyndham" is on her wanted list and did not save a copy for her when I could. So Kit dear, consider that as my belated birthday present for you, okay?

I went back to Amcorp Mall yesterday - hoping to find books that I could read and then give away as presents while they are still in mint (as opposed to pre-loved) condition. To sort of 'sacrifice' the books away, in conjunction with the korban mood. I thought getting Chicken Soup books or books on management/leadership by John C Maxwell (all selling for RM10 each - yes that's how cheap they were) might do the trick. But unfortunately - there were only copies of Chicken Soup for Women Golfers left and none of the Maxwell book.

Yet, by the end of the evening, hubby and I spent more than RM200 on our second haul - mostly on coffee table books on cars, motorbikes and travel books.

So, should I give away some of the books I now have or wait until the next Big Bad Wolf Book Sale for a 'sacrifice' purchase? After all, giving away books - especially those I already owned - is a 'sacrifice' of sort for me. Like I told hubby - he can count on me not to overspend on clothes, bags, cosmetic or jewellery, but he has to bear with me when it comes to books...

(I don't have that many shoes too - but just got myself two pairs, at 50% discount, in the Year End Sale at Jusco. It's true, shoe shopping is almost always a positive experience for women - we don't have to diet to fit into shoes, and they never make our bum look big.)