Bookshop

Students obviously need books, and my college has it's own bookshop. Some of you might know that I've been managing this bookshop this year, with a team of 9 staff (everyone has a duty to do at college in order to keep fees down and to encourage people to serve). My duty is not the easiest to do, but I was warmly encouraged today when my team bought me a present to say thank you.

Here it is. The Guinness World Records 2006. Lots of very interesting (and weird!) facts in there. Some that I found were (yes, I was procrastinating from my studies):
  • Strangest Diet: Michael Lotito has eaten 9 tonnes of metal over 38 years (but bananas and hard-boiled eggs make him sick!)
  • Most people wearing balloon hats: 1,039 in Singapore on 13th March 2004

  • Longest kiss: 30hr 59min 27sec (ewww...!)
  • Most dominoes toppled by a group: 3,992,397 by 81 people on Domino Day 2004 in the Netherlands
  • Most expensive ice-cream sundae: The Serendipity Golden Opulence Sundae in New York City, costing US$1,000
  • Largest mobile phone: The Maxi Handy Mobile, measuring 2.05 x 0.83 x 0.45m
  • Largest permanent cinema Screen: the IMAX!!
Anyways, that's enough time wasted. Back to my studies...
Give thanks for the encouragement from my bookshop friends at college.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

that some intresting facts u got there and good luck with your stuidies

Anonymous said...

for a second, when i saw the Guinness World Records book cover, I thought you made it into the records... 'cause you are you.

Keep working hard!

Ernest said...

Lol...wat would I get a record for? Probably only for stoopid things...like...have the weirdest dress code when preaching! ;P

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