An edited session of my online conversation with another dear friend.
Alex: Bought your book, bro.
Me: Cool! Where?
Alex: Gramedia Bogor. It was sold out.
Me: Sold out as in "THESE THINGS ARE HOT!" or "there weren't that many on display in the first place."
Alex: Whaddya mean "on display"? They practically hid the books on "Modern Psychology - Self Help" category.
Me: Nice to know the bookstore is as anxious as me.
Alex: There's another thing.
Me: What?
Alex: There's this BIG book which is 1.5 thicker than yours, titled, "Guide on Using Yahoo and Hotmail."
Me: Modern Psychology indeed.
AND THE ENERGIZER BUNNY WOULD BE... PURPLE?
Danu, a dear friend, tried to search for
BaM! at Blok M's Gramedia. He asked an employee for help. Mistaking the back cover as the front one, he said that the cover was green.
After some time, they finally found the book. And the employee complained, "What did you mean, the [front] cover's GREEN? It's definitely PINK!"
THAT EXPLAINS IT!
Here's what a guy (whom I suspect is a male Surabayan, but I could be wrong) wrote to me:
"It's not a mindless thing. I believe your book is on that category because we [Surabayans] also consider politic as a laughing matter."
--Reno
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF BaM!
For those who haven't read it, "BaM!" is a humor book that pokes fun at ourselves. One in particular is the habit of doing things mindlessly.
And last night,
pip just SMSed me, informing this news flash:
"...your book was put on the political section! Right between "Geliat Irak Pasca Saddam" and "Political Marketing: Strategi Memenangkan Pemilu."
Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I call an irony.
On a side note: A co-worker bought a copy without realizing that the writer works on the same building. (And who says "office socialization" is not an oxymoron, eh?)
UPDATE: "BaM!" HAS LANDED ON PALEMBANG!
It's official! After Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, BaM! is now available in Palembang Gramedia bookstores, categorized under "New Release."
(Thanks to
Faris Syauki,
pip and
snydez.)
CAN SOMEBODY HELP?
A relative reported that she overheard a Bandung's radio station discussing "BaM!" yesterday morning (August 31st). However, the radio was on somebody else's car, which then took off before she could recognize the station. Any Bandungers happened to listen about it? Any enlightenment would be appreciated.
Please report any other sightings to this post.
Any comment or feedback about the book? Feel free to mail me at
a_scriptwriter at yahoo dot com, or at this post.
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