yeah....Things will only get better

Was at MPH Novena Square yesterday. I must say it's a pretty nice feeling to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon, browsing through the various kinds of books available.

These books were my first Enid Blyton series. I still remember then that reading Enid Blyton was kind of a "promotion", a progression many of my classmates underwent. It signifies that we were no longer small kids that had "Read it yourself" series.

And yeah.. these 3 books were part of a series. I looked at the price tag. Things haven't changed much I suppose. Back in the 80's, when a book which cost $4, many little kids ( me included) could not afford it.

My teachers encouraged me to visit the library, where one could borrow books for free. However, it seems to be that public libraries disliked Enid Blyton series. Hence, I have no choice but to buy.

I remember saving up for these books. I had 50 cents per day for pocket money. I will try to save $1 within a week,and within a month, I would have enough to buy an Enid Blyton book.

And I would finish reading the book within a week. So what do I do for the next 3 weeks? Well.. apart from saving up for the next book, I re-read the books on a slower pace.

My aim was to collect every single book.

It didn't materialise. Thank God... let's do some simple Maths... a book cost $4, and if I remember there are 50 books in all. That would be a cool $200.

Anyway.. things are pretty much the same nowadays.. in terms of prices. I'm quite surprised that each book only cost $5 and if you get 3, you only pay $12, i.e. $4 a book?