Book sales, Overhead bridges and Scenarios for the masses

BOOK CLEARANCE SALES!!! Didn't you hear? MPH and Times Bookstore are having a book sale!

MPH is only till Feb 28 (Tuesday). For more details visit here.
Times is till March 5 (Sunday). Where? Atria Shopping Complex in Damansara (located at the old location for Parkson in Atria). Can't find a web site for it but, well... GO!

Silverfish New Writing 6: A Call for Submissions

We don't endorse Silverfish Books in anyway, but we believe in encouraging young writers to get their work published and also to keep writing. To read more about SNW6, go here.

On to our site's updates:

Columns:

Rated R
Being accidental in love By Algene Tan
Heartaches can be avoided, according to our columnist's article this time around. Algene writes about the different common scenarios that happens between a guy and girl, and also the mistakes that comes with the package. Wondering what those common scenarios are? Read about it here.

Beyond Fiction
Apostle to the Xenomorphs By Hwa Shi-Hsia
What if one day there was a call for someone to become the apostle to the xenomorphs? Read all about it here.

What's With SMALL?
Small Towns: An introduction from a bridge By Woon Tien Li
Our columnist writes a brief intro on her personal encounter with her small town in Kluang from an overhead bridge. Read it briefly here.

Entrees:

The Reading Rack
Seven more books have been found deep within the racks and cracks. Come indulge in our delectable discoveries here.

A NEW addition to our repertoire!

Thank you for your comments and feedbacks so far! All have been pretty good and useful too. If you don't see the necessary changes that you suggested, well it takes time! Not to worry, if a change occurs, you'll see it faster than we could say supercalifragilistic expealidocious!

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Now on to our latest updates! Wouldn't is be fun if we could make friends by bouncing balls and taking a ride in a classic Austin 7? Sounds like fun, but what on earth is an Austin 7 and what does it have to do with making friends and bouncing balls? Well read below:

Our NEW addition:

Homeschool Edition
The Austin 7 By Wong Jian Eu, 12, KL
An antique car owned by a local Malaysian and the mysteries of maintaining a 1927 car. Where on earth do you get spare parts for such a car and can you really rebuild an antique car? Check it out here.

In our regular columns:

Rated R
Making Friends: Is it really that hard to make them? By Sarah Lee
Our columnist tackles the question, "Why is making friends with girls or boys so difficult and what's with all these hidden agendas?" in her article. Read all about it here.

Beyond Fiction
The Science of Bouncy Balls By Tee Shern Ren
Jeff asked again, "I wonder why this ball bounces."
"Because it's a bouncy ball, silly!" Debra replied, her high-pitched 9-year-old voice as authoritative as that of any PhD physicist. "It's a bouncy ball and bouncy balls bounce!"
"But then why is it a bouncy ball?" Find out about the bouncing ball here.

Appetizers with an update!

The Reading Rack
After weeks of digging through dirt and cobwebs, we found seven precious books in the Reading Rack corner that we thought would be great as part of your reading collection. Here they are...

So what's fresh in the market today?

The excitement and anticipation is capable of driving anyone mad. What are we really waiting for? The butchers? The fish mongers? The Ah Ma who sells wonderful char kuey teow at the corner of the market? Or perhaps the latest aeroponic vegetables from Cameron Highlands, which are running late today?

No. On the contrary, it is the long awaited Phases Online. Today we have something in the stew and its ready to serve. Dig in and feel free to chill around here after your sumptuous meal of literature.

Today's updated specials in the columns:

Rated R
An aspring pak-thorlogist By Algene Tan
I am a student in the School of Love; hoping to graduate with flying colours in the area of this mysterious, but yet wonderful thing called 'love'. One might call me an aspiring pak-thorlogist in the works or so I hope. Let me share with you how my education in love began... here.

Beyond Fiction
Rules of Science Fiction By Hwa Shi-Hsia
Writing science fiction is not writing about science. So what is it all about? Our columnist writes about writing science fiction stories, its plots, characters, 5 rules that finally ends with 0 and much more. Read all about it here.


Here are some of our entrees:
The Reading Rack
If reading be the food of writing, read on!
As you walk pass our little restaurant and wet market, you see a hidden book store with a huge reading rack. An old Indian man wearing his sarong and reading his favorite tamil newspaper, sits at the front of the store. He looks at you and says... read here to find out what he says.

In Retrospect
Book Review: "Passion and Purity" By Algene Tan
Many Christian youths have read (or have heard) Joshua Harris' books on love and relationships, namely "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", "Boy Meets Girl" and "Not Even A Hint". But what about the book that prompted Josh Harris to write such books on matters of the heart? Read about it here.

The Refinery
What is The Refinery?
The Refinery is the little jewelry shop in our not so big wet market next to the famous Ah Ma's char kuey teow store. This is the place where submitted articles are dug out from the dirt, cleaned, cut and finally refined. To find out how to submit articles, read more about it here.

Scripture Union
Our biggest suporters and our fond affinity with them...
Scripture Union has and is currently playing an important role in assisting Phases's continuity through the glossy pages, into the sepia themed recycled-like paper and now in cyberspace. Read more about them here.