Re-found pleasure

Recently, I picked up the habit of reading again. Was quite a fervant reader in my sec/jc days. I remembered that a group of us would buy books, read and exchange. We would read anytime, anywhere, during recess, class, labs etc. Ya, even during classes. Teachers would be teaching the boring concepts in front, and we would open our books on the tables, with novels below our desks and reading away (duckie, liwen > u all remember?). We read english novels, chinese love stories (remember the Qiong Yao days??). Haha :) In all, we had so much fun reading and discussing the novels. how i miss those days!! We can talk about the stories, characters etc during breaks, in betw classes and during boring lessons. *thinking back*

When I was in uni, i read more of notes and textbooks, but still manged to find time to read. During long breaks, in lib, when i am alone, i read, when i eat alone, i also read. While waiting for lects, i read too. Ya, i m a 'loner' la, i dun mix ard and talk talk, i read read. Haha, but i really enjoy the books and what genre i read, depends on my mood at that time. Usually i read romance + thrillers, like Judith McNaught, Amy Tan, Adeline Yen Mah etc. Literary novels are a must since i take a lot of chinese lit and history modules (FYI, i'm an engi student), and i love reading those poems and prose. Haha :D When i m free, i ll go to bookstores, my fave is Kino at Taka (hahaha) and read, even mags and little novels make me happy.

When I started working, I had no more time to read, no more energy. all i wanna do everyday aft work is to exercise and sweat, bath, eat and watch tv. Its really a no-brainer affair everyday, and if i m not home, i m out with frens, eating and drinking. I read more junk mags, instead of books. As time passes, it makes me feel empty and brainless. I dun get any 'replenishment' for my brain and soul, i feel i have no knowledge and in all, became a shallow person. Recently, with the lack of tv shows, and dates, I stayed home more (i was a more homely person all along) and began to pick up my books again. Wow, i was surprised, though my reading speed isnt as b4, i can still finish a book in 3 days! Hoho :)

What did i read?
> For One More Day by Mitch Albom
> Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught
> A Thousand Pieces of Gold by Adeline Yen Mah
> The Soong Dynasty by Seagrave

Upcoming books:
> ... (cant remember, i bought a lot to put in my drawers, but cant remember wat are the titles :P)

Actually, I read quite a variety of books and it depends on which genre i would like to indulge in each day, each night before i sleep. Hence I had to have a few diff types to choose from (ya, i m picky and ever-changing la, Mom used to comment that I will grow tired of a person aft a few months :P But i guess that is different la!).

I love these books and have finished Every Breath You Take, perhaps i can do a short review of it in my next post :)