Wow this is the toughest book I've had to read as yet. Talk about feeling strongly about capitalism and making allegories about death, suicide, drugs and all things that help shape the world on hindsight. However, I kind of like that he doesn't write this book in a straight forward manner though. I like that he makes me think about what he's writing although to be frank there really isn't anything that I can imagine other than just keep the words rolling at the tip of my tongue like seamless poetry. Just like when I read Shakespeare. I don't get it but I see storylines folding. Can't quite make out the links between them.

But anyhow, I love it when somebody can talk about capitalism that way. I, as you know, hate capitalism so you'd understand why I'd be hooked up on it. So imagine my relief right now to be back for good in this promise land where everything is surprisingly cheap. Was actually quite startled to find a pair of shoes that cost me only thirty bucks, just 14 bucks to pay for two sets of Happy Meals for me and my sister, AND $2.50 for my new pet betta, ça va. Man, I love this country!

On the other hand, though, what is up with people who like to stare like they have something to say yet when we smile at them they rudely look away and/or roll their eyes at us? I still don't get that. That's the one thing that I hate about being here, it's like, we can't live in peace for even a moment. In Melbourne, when someone stares at you like that and we smile at them, they'd smile back or throw you a "How you going" or a Hi. Although the motif behind that is vague, the feeling you get after that clash is quite great. We should definitely put that to practice.