Can SMS Novels save our Reading Culture?

In the early years of GSM Mobile phones in Nigera, many were numbered among the Association of exclusive flashers, texters and recievers.

My attention turned to the texters among them when I came across this story on how their Japanese Associates are driving up Novel sales.

Maybe the efforts of the likes of Bibi Bakare and Mukhtar in unearthing Nigerian authors and encouraging reading could be helped by these texters. It might take time to catch on, but it might be a useful way of channeling some latent talent to a useful purpose. Or it could all just be for the fun of it!

Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese year 4706 begins today.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Those born in the Year of the Rat (1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2030) are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful. They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Dragon, Monkey, and Ox

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar.