Reading books was not my cup of tea.. I still remember my sisters used to be book worms.. Every weekend, my dad will bring us to Sugarbun (KFC alike found in Kuching), not to eat but to borrow books from the small library there..I wouldn't be exaggerating if i say my sisters had read all the books there.. Despite endless efforts from my mum and dad to persuade me to pick up reading, i just don't read..
I believe this kind of things cannot be forced.. It will come naturally or it might not come at all.. I started reading when i was in early secondary school.. At that time, i read newspaper, starting from the sports section.. Slowly, i began to read the front pages to scout for interesting headlines.. And later on, i follow politics too.. Now, newspaper is like an addiction to me.. When i am rotting in my room having nothing to do, i will be refreshing new portals and online newspapers every now and then, only second to facebook and blogs..
Last few weeks, i bought my second book in my life that has got nothing to do with my studies.. It was during the bookfest in KLCC convention centre.. And also my third and fourth books.. The first book i bought was few years back, written by a famous speaker from my hometown.. Till now, i still don't read story books.. And i don't think i will in the future.. I prefer books on facts or discoveries or reality.. Remember i was awarded '
kepo king' in my class? So i think i have to keep to it.. I read to find out interesting stuffs..
Back to the books.. The first was a random stories on Malaysia.. It was written by a local lecturer from USM and was voted first by Star reader's choice award.. It was so so only.. Nothing special about it..
The second and third were self-help books.. I don't know why they called them self-help.. Maybe because they are meant for people who needs motivation.. I bought them because i find them interesting.. Anyway, i am doing fine now and i am not too desperate for motivation..
'Letting go of your Bananas' teaches us to get rid of our failures, or anything that prevents us from succeeding analogy to ridding rotten ones from a good bunch of bananas.. I thought it might be good for me as i tend to blame life for being unfair.. I used to complain a lot on my life.. I complained for not being given a scholarship.. I complained for not getting accepted into local uni.. I complained for being treated unfairly by the goverment.. Lots and lots of complains.. So, yeah.. Life is unfair.. If you cannot change it, live it...
The third book is the best among all... Everything mentioned in it was so so true.. Even the caption itself has caught my attention.. Here it goes.. 'the secrets to success in business or in life aren't secrets at all. They are principles, values and strategies that most of us already know, recited from our parents and grandparents. In a word - obvious. But because of that, we overlook them' And that's the title of the book, The Obvious.. The lesson that i got from the book is certainly more than the RM9.90 i spent on it..
Previously i didn't get what people say; reading will get you thinking.. Now, i think i understand... It's like a biological on-off switch to get my brain working..
To those who read a lot, please continue.. But there is this one thing that might not be in the book which i believe is true.. Don't be taken away by the title or description of the books.. You don't just read to be successful.. You practise, you try, you fall and you try again... :)
