reading

I really love reading and i feel very depressed now because i've no new books to read haha(fixed that problem yesterday). My family has never really been avid book lovers or readers -maybe other than my dad, having a few books here and there but that's it. My brother, he has never been a book reader kind of dude, i guess the only books he would actually read would be those he would HAVE to read like the school's literature books. Even that, i doubt he finished.

I have loved reading as a kid and one of my fondest childhood memories would be my mum taking me to the nearest library to borrow books. I would feel like i've entered my land, my zone. Books on every shelf and it was like a little book wonderland. Although everyone says not to judge a book by it's cover, i'm afraid i'm really guilty of always doing that. I just can't help it. Its the cover that draws my attention first, then the synopsis at the back. My parents have always encouraged me to read and would always be more than willing to buy the books i wanted,  guess that's what made me love reading even more.

I remember in primary school, the school would always organize book fairs to come and sell books in school as a way to encourage us to read more. They would always give out these brochures filled with the books they would bring for the fairs and i'd have a small notebook filled with the names of the books i wanted, together with the author's name and i'd bug my mum to bring me to the library to find those books i wanted to read.

I've a full cupboard of books i've had since the beginning of time and i just can't bring myself to throw them out. I guess the reason why i love books so much is because books let me escape reality even for just a bit -like a movie playing in my head, but better. It is an intensely personal experience, living life from a different person's perspective, maybe even living in a different country. Truly a rewarding experience i enjoy.

Not to mention, i love the feeling of a brand new book, and i mean a real physical book and not an e-book. I guess i just prefer having a physical book in my hands over an electronic book. There was a period where i was contemplating whether or not to get a kindle. I guess that never really happened haha. The feeling of flipping a physical page would always win over flipping an electronic page.

Having said all this, i'd better get my lazy ass out to kinokuniya to relish my moments in a bookstore once again. (which i did just yesterday hehe)

Much love,

Rach xoxo

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