Half-Blood Prince and I

The excitement over the release of the latest Harry Potter has addled my brain somehow, so forgive me for not having entries these past days. Now that I have taken a little break from the HP hullabaloo, let me tell you how I got my copy of the HBP. Singapore released the book the same time as it was released in Edinburgh (we're 7 hours ahead).



15 Jul
16:00 - I'm, hyperventilating from excitement
23:00 - I'm lying on my bed because I need to get up early.
23:15 - I still can't sleep, so I decided to watch an episode or two of LOST at my PC.

16 Jul
00:25 - I'm already watching another episode of my favourite TV show and thank heavens! I'm feeling sleepy.
04:30 - My phone's alarm hollered.
04:50 - I'm well and ready to start my day's adventure.
05:05 - I'm already inside the Borders bookstore and checked the line and it didn't look like it's long enough. They're showing Chamber of Secrets!
05:10 - I went to the bookshelves to look for books that I could buy along with my HBP or read while lining-up.
05:50 - Carrying two books, I went back to check the line. Oh no! it now went as far to the hallway of Wheelock Place. I dropped the books I'm carrying in one corner and took my place at the end of the line, cursing myself for being so stupid.
05:52 - It doesn't look bad. Looks like I'm the 67th person on the line (I hope so!).
06:15 - Hagrid just passed me by. Okay, he's a shop staff dressed as that half-giant.
06:20 - Is that Volde - uhmmm... He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? He looks small, on second thought, he oddly like Emperor Palpatine in those robes.
06:22 - Channel News Asia people are taking videos of people on the line and the reporter is doing her spiel.
06:30 - The young man standing in front of me looks cute: messy, black hair that stick to the back; probably of Harry's age, too.
06:45 - They're interviewing the young lady on my back.
06:50 - They're asking the kids in front of me a few questions.
06:51 - Hagrid announced that there's only 10 minutes left.
06:55 - People on the front began shouting as the staff already brought out the boxes at the counter.
07:01 - More shouting and the first copy was sold.
07:35 - I'm on the counter paying for my own copy.
07:40 - I'm sitting at one of the tables of Coffee Bean, drinking cappuccino, eating chocolate muffin, and reading the first chapter.

Jul 17
03:00 - I finished reading the last page of the Half-Blood Prince.