Tuesday, June 26, 2007

What happened in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

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How would you like living with a group of horrible relatives after your parents died? And not to mention finding out that everything those relatives told you were lies?

Harry Potter is a young boy who was forced to live at his aunt's and uncle's house after his parents died. He was told by them that his parents were killed in a car crash, but as the story unfolds, the truth slowly unravels itself!


One day Harry Potter discovers that he is a wizard, and was sent to Hogwarts, a school especially for wizards and witches, located far from London. One cool thing about going to Hogwarts was this invisible train platform: Platform Nine and three-quarters!!

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There, he learns more about his family, and his forbidden past and the whole history of ancient wizards and witches. He was brought into another world where magic exists along with spells and potions.

He also befriends Ron Weasley, the boy with flaming red hair and a muggle-born witch, Hermione. With his new powers he saves his life and a very precious stone that is hidden beneath Hogwartss castle walls: The Philosopher's Stone. With his new friends he faced his worst enemy, Draco Malfoy and his mean Potions teacher Professor Snape.

In the end, he discovers the true ability of his wizarding powers, along with the power of friendship.

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More on Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at Wiki!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is available at both CzipLee Books & Stationery Kajang and CzipLee Books & Stationery Bangsar!

Don't forget to pre-order the final book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from your nearest CzipLee store! As they say "It's the best deal in town!"

Pre-order ends on 7 July 2007!

...we'll introduce our Harry Potter reviewer soon! =)

**inspired by a certain blog...=)

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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Think Green!

This Saturday, Malaysia celebrates World Environment Day 2007 with a host of events at FRIM. Here's the list:
Meet the new version of me: You can call me CzipF-O-EKid! =)

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In view of that, I (CzipKid) have picked my top-10 base on a list done by The Star newspaper (Malaysia):

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1. Live simply
Every product we use, whether it’s a paper cup, dress or car, leaves an ecological footprint. Think about living with less, so as to tread lighter on Earth.

2. Think before you throw
Before discarding something, first consider how it can be reused.
3. Say no to flyers
Decline or return promotional pamphlets distributed at public places if you’re not interested in what’s on offer. Refuse junk mail if you don’t want to read it.

4. Go paper-less
Send e-cards and emails rather than letters, memos and cards. The pulp and paper industry is the world's fifth largest industrial consumer of energy and uses more water to produce a tonne of product than any other business.
5. Buy in bulk
Avoid products packed individually or for single use, such as beverage sachets or biscuits in small packs. Those foils are not recycled, and so add to waste heaps.

6. Go for fresh
Why buy fruit juices in cartons and create waste? Recycling aseptic packaging, which is made of 75% paper, 20% polyethylene and 5% aluminium foil, uses up lots of water and energy. Furthermore, current collection for recycling is poor. Juice fresh fruits instead. It will be free of sweeteners, colourings, preservatives – and trash.

7. Say 'No' to plastic bags
They do not degrade, mar the landscape and clog up rivers and seas. Plastics are derived from petroleum, so producing them emits greenhouse gases, too. Decline a plastic bag if your purchase is small and easy to carry. Try not to accumulate any new plastic bags for a week; you will see that it is not that difficult.

8. Bring a bag
Keep cloth bags in your car so they are always at hand should you decide to go shopping or marketing.

9. Use them again
Those plastic bags used to pack vegetables in supermarkets can be reused. Don't try to remove the price sticker as this will tear the flimsy bags. Turn them inside out instead.

10. Don't add to waste heaps
Separate paper, plastics, metals, glass and aseptic carton for recycling. If you cannot drop them off at recycling centres, leave them outside for the garbage collector. Recycling saves the landscape from dumps, reduces usage of energy and raw materials, and prevents emissions of methane.

To read the full article, visit The Star.

For more recycling ideas or how you can support or work for the environment, simply put just:

So do your part today, when you come into CzipLee Books & Stationery - if you can make do without the plastic bags, just say NO! We are doing our bit to reduce the plastics!
"You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with
the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear
a cow. You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It's
quiet; it's peaceful. And all of a sudden, it's a gear shift inside you. And
it's like taking a deep breath and going, "Oh yeah, I forgot about this."

-Al Gore in the opening monologue of An Inconvenient Truth-

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Saturday, June 02, 2007

CzipLand*

Once upon a time, we had this little dream of an enchanted land of books and stationery. Initially, we thought of this:

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then we came up with the kid:

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who has since evolved into a few different versions with his latest incarnation as:

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but somewhere in between, CzipKid found his paradise:

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Welcome to CzipLand, your paradise of books and stationery! A land lost in a time not so long ago when books and stationery were afforded no respect by those who lived their whole lives in a book-less and stationery-less world; except by a selected few who dreamed of a Paradise, a place so wonderful that no page is left unturned and no ink is left too dry! Check back for Adventures in CzipLand!

Meanwhile, you can pop by our version of CzipLand in Kajang and Bangsar or see it via the web!

"And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for, 'cause it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever..." -The Beach-


*another post for ifheader2 =)

**illustrations by the one and only:

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Friday, June 01, 2007

Football Crazy!

Just when we thought that the football crazy-ness is dying down with the end of the European leagues, especially the EPL! We are treated to a real gem of a game tonight (tomorrow morning Malaysian time) to a so-called-friendly:
England vs Brazil in a very old new Wembley!

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(Wayne Rooney's suspended for the game! But we couldn't resist the cute Rooney by artmaker - who else?)

Of course the Spanish La Liga is heading towards a very exciting end. It's still anybody's league, but we'll just have to wait a bit longer now to see who actually wins it. Barcelona? Early season favourites; Real Madrid? With a David Beckham swansong? or Sevilla? Sneaking in and heading towards a treble?!

So with tonights game in mind, here's a list of some soccer-related books that CzipLee Books & Stationery stocks:

A Season On The Brink

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So if you are already suffering from withdrawal symptoms with the end of the soccer leagues, you can always pick up any of these books or the rest of the selection available in CzipLee (while stocks lasts of course!).

p.s. CzipLee Bangsar and CzipLee Kajang will be close for the next 2 days (Saturday, 2 June till Sunday, 3 June 2007) in conjunction with the birthday of DYMM SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Malaysian king). Business will resume as normal on Monday, 4 June 2007!

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