{"id":3708,"date":"2012-02-02T08:51:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T22:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2013-10-28T05:49:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T19:49:55","slug":"i-have-been-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/i-have-been-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"I have been reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to Singapore meant using public transport and living in suburbia. Being such a small city compared to Houston, suburbia is probably a misnomer but we live away from Downtown Singapore. It means a 45-60 minute commute every morning and evening. It means spending nearly 2 hours in a bus\/train every day. I usually read something on my Ipad while I commute.<\/p>\n<p>Have you tried the Free Books app? It has millions of classics free for download. I have had a grand time reading and re-reading some classics<\/p>\n<p>Here are the books I have read the past 3 months<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ~ Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Mysterious Affair at Styles ~ Agatha Christie<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Secret Garden ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Anne of Green Gables (first time read &#8211; loved it &#8211; I need to read the whole series) ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Return of Sherlock Holmes ~ Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p>\n<p>I made an attempt to read Wuthering Heights but looks like it is really not my kind of book. I plan to attempt it again soon. I am currently reading Little Women &#8211; another first time read<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving to Singapore meant using public transport and living in suburbia. Being such a small city compared to Houston, suburbia is probably a misnomer but we live away from Downtown Singapore. 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