of me and books

i used to like reading a lot…long time ago. I used to read bout UFO’s, famous scientist of the western world, fiction books and lots more. Which at 10, i knew who was marie curie, albert einstein, henry ford, bermuda triangle etc…and no, i’m not a prodigy

I even have 3 library cards so that i could rent 3 books at a time. But all of the books were malay written or those that have been translated into malay. Read investigation series like anak2 hadi, lima penyiasat dan banyak lagi yang lain. So somewhere between there and here, i have lost interest in reading books. For whatever reason it is, not sure. Probably because reading material there in bintulu is scarce and library books are sucks.

English book? tried it and hate it that time. Why? because i don’t understand it. Give a spine chilling horror novel to 10 year old me and it won’t give me a shiver.

So the only books i read from that point onward was one that called text book in schools. And how i love Buku Alam dan Manusia. it was like the ultimate encyclopedia about human and nature. And History utk tingkatan 5 is the best ever, since it tells about world history and it was pretty interesting and not that hard to understand, compare to malaysia history.

I still remember the first english book that i read. Written by JRR Tolkien, the hobbit was the first of english book that i read. it was when i am 22. and took me almost a year to finish that damn book. Pretty interesting though. reason being was i read two pages at a time every night. On the third page, i fell asleep. No sleeping pills required.

Tried to buy LOTR after, only to realise that the language style and level was worlds apart from the hobbit,  so it end up gathering dust back in bintulu.

Ironically i am married to one who likes books to no end. Although on every outstation whenever i could found a bookshop i’ll probably bought a book  (or few)for her, which none of it i ever read. I lost count of how many books i have bought.

And recently, my wife bought a book online, and it was probably one of which i read with all my heart. and like it so much. A feeling that i last experience long ago, in a far far away galaxy. And couple of weeks ago, found the sequel to seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stone. Can’t wait for the next sequel..Five great warrior…to be release somewhere in Q3 2009.

Hoh…not sure if i’m gonna love reading again…trying to read inkheart trilogy….not sure how long it’ll take me. Unlike others, books read me more than i read them….