The Gift

Weehoo…I’m done with another book by Cecelia Ahern. The Gift. Tak sangka boleh cepat habis baca buku nie. Thanks to the Langkawi trip. Managed to read the book at the airport, in the hotel room and during the classroom lecture. Saya kan bukan peserta dan hanya bertindak sebagai urusetia. Maka oleh itu, dapatlah menelaah buku ittew sehingga habis.

The 3rd book for this year...

This is the synopsis of the book :

If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be?

Everyday Lou Suffern battled with the clock. He always had two places to be at the same time. He always had two things to do at once. When asleep he dreamed. In between dreams, he ran through the events of the day while making plans for the next. When at home with his wife and family, his mind was always someplace else.

On his way into work one early winter morning, Lou meets Gabe, a homeless man sitting outside the office building. Intrigued by him and on discovering that he could also be very useful to have around, Lou gets Gabe a job in the post room.

But soon Lou begin to regret helping Gabe. His very presence unsettles Lou and how does Gabe appear to be in two places at the same time?

As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time He sees what is truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest lesson of all.

This is a story about people who unlike parcels, hide secrets. They cover themselves in layers until the right person unwrap them and discover what’s inside. Sometimes you have to be unraveled in order to find out who you really are. For Lou Suffern, that took time.

Saya sangat suka ending buku ini. Believe it or not, it’s not the type yang tulis…”and they live happily ever after”. I don’t like those type of ending. Lagi tragis ending dia, lagi I suka uolls. Sebab dalam kehidupan sebenar memang tak seindah seperti yang digambarkan dalam kebanyakan novel. Lebih banyak yang pahit dari yang manisnya. Tapi kalau semua buku sad ending je tak laku pulak buku-buku kat MPH tue kan. Orang yang x suka happy ending tue pun bukannya ramai pun. Ke saya je yang x suka citer happy ending??? Tak kisah la uolls, janji I happy.

And some important messages from this book :

Appreciate your loved ones….This world is not all about you…..

Time is more precious than gold, time is more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time of which we do not have enough; it is time that causes the war within our heart, so we must spend it wisely.

Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning.

Time can't be given. But it can be shared.

P.s.: So what's next????