Thanks to Google.. seems like May 22 was the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of Sherlock Holmes sequels.
Well it happens that I was a great fan of Sherlock Holmes, I read most of his detective stories in Chinese translated version when I was in primary school.
I spent quite some time in high school to find his complete series in original English but not much luck. And those days internet usage was not as convenient as nowadays, so I missed a great part of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
It’s until my uni days that I finally found the complete 56 illustrated short stories of Sherlock Holmes in a hard cover book, I can still recall the excitement when I got that book in my hands.. that’s kinda coool.
Frankly I can’t remember much of Sherlock Holmes stories nowadays.. but it reminded me something that I was passionate about when I was younger, and that I will do my best to achive what I really wanted.
I hope that I could keep that kind of passionate and determination in my everyday life up till the end, life is useless without passion.. must live our life to the fulliest.
Happy birthday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
May 23rd, 2006 at 8:19 am
if google didnt put that cute comic up, i wouldnt have known. must tell them when my birthday is so they can promo my blog for me. lol
May 23rd, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Well if you can write a masterpiece like Sherlock Holmes, or maybe save the world someday.. I’m sure Google will promo your blog for you :p
May 23rd, 2006 at 1:14 pm
cheh…say me liddat! *pppbbbffttt….
May 24th, 2006 at 9:48 am
hehe i sort of duno the reason y dey put the picture up yesterday till i read ur blog.. muahahahha
May 24th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
alicia.. u see, my blog very educational one, must read more everyday :p
May 29th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Jee: I’m officially calling on thee,
That “Jee” at Screenshots — in haste it tarnsformed into Jee, so appropriate as it could be a substitute for Jees, exclamation for Jesus, NO?
I’m putting up comment at SIR ACD because he’s one of my faves! (see my profile, NOT faking IT!:)
Chow, will drop bye agin.~~Desi
May 29th, 2006 at 5:44 pm
Jee, Jees, Jeff or Jesus? Whatever.. so people do use Jee as an exclamation for Jesus? I don’t know.
Glad to see a great fan of Sir ACD