BOOK ADDICT

 

Books is the center of my life..

From the time I had some collection in my childhood, books has never fail to fascinate me..

 I remembered having small box of library, contained my early collection of old storybooks and magazines. I took it wherever I played with my friends. While some of them playing tags, hide and seek, etc, I just sat in the corner and reading the books. Some of my friends were lending the books and paid me some money. It’s particulary my first moving library.. J

The books continued to drag me to childhood fantasies. The elf and fairy story at favorite magazine, Enid Blyton books, Grimms Fairytales, Tom Sawyer, etc. Then eventualy I started reading Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown, Harry Potter, Twilight Saga, even Fifty Shades Trilogy in my adulthood.

Maybe the fond of books was built by my father’s habbit in telling bedtime stories when I was a child. I was always delighted to hear his stories. His voice was such a lullaby and keep attached to my memory. My favorite story was Jack and The Beanstalk. Kind of fascinating to hear my father said ‘Fee fii foo fumm..’ telling that the giant was entering the room.

 

I value books very much. I value more of old books, picture books and others. I used to hang out at Used Books Stall at local book market, usually Palasari or Dewi Sartika Street. I spent hours just hunting for old children books, novels that already rare, and felt satisfied when I got some good collection with very affordable price.

I regularly visits Books Fair held periodicaly at my town, and I have regular visits to local bookstore or discount bookstore to hunt some more collection.

 

My private collections now count to hundreds of books; covers from children books, novels, spiritual books, motivation books, even Worldbook Encyclopedia. My house is full of book shelves, downstair and upstair. Books can be found everywhere at my house, from living room to bedroom.

 

I bring book everywhere. I read it anywhere, anytime. I read it while I’m on line waiting at the ATM, at Malls, at motorcycle or public transportation when going to work, even I listen to audio books while I work.. J. So there’s no day without a book for me.

 

Books inspire me a lot. It soothes me when I am in a bad mood. It delights me when I’m in a good state. I begin to write also, start from my junior high special diary to many articles for work and my personal blog.

And now, my three daughters are starting to like books too. I connect them to it. They kind also have their own book collection. My youngest daughter who still in first grade has started to read ‘Sapphire Battersea’, children book wrote by Jacqueline Wilson, reaching page 83 by now.

 

And while I write this, I am listening to Roald Dahl audiobook best story, Matilda. Since I can’t afford to buy full collection of Roald Dahls paperback 15 stories worth IDR 695.000, so I began to download them from internet. It’s amazing.. I feel blessed hearing the stories..

 

So, that’s my story about my relationship with books. Unlike other relationship, I thinks it will last forever. For I understand and value the books, and the books understand and value me back.. J