A couple of weeks back, i re-arranged my bookshelf. I do that from time to time. Whenever i have a new book, i just put it in without arranging the other books properly. I also don’t like anyone else to meddle with the shelf because i arranged it according to my OC self. I’m not really OC, just when it comes to my bookshelf and my dresser.
I love books and i don’t know why. Mom said i’ve been a book reader since i was young. But when i look back, i only remember reading books with pictures in them. It was 6th grade when i discovered my passion for reading pocket books. Some of my classmates would bring their copies of Sweet Valley High and exchange copies with one another and goes the reading session, even during class!
Then the fad faded and it wasn’t till Junior high when i rediscovered my love for reading. My mom was on vacation in the States and bought me 4 books of Harry Potter. She said it was “IN” and that everyone was reading it. I was excited because i loved the concept of the book. Back then, Harry Potter was not that popular here in the Philippines. It wasn’t until a few weeks that had past before i took a Harry Potter book from my bookshelves and read it. I was hooked right away!
I’d read whenever i got home, i would sometimes bring one big book with me just to read it while unwanted classes were going on. Some classmates would make fun of me, some would say i’m wasting my time reading the book. I even brought books 3 and 4 to our school retreat just to read before i slept. They thought i was crazy for being hooked to a hard bound book.
When the first Harry Potter movie came out, i was the one laughing at them. They all went to watch the movie and because they didn’t read the book, they had a lot of questions. Questions that only i could answer. Who’s laughing now?
I waited for the 5th book to come out. But while it was still months away till the release, i bought other books. Pocket books were more my type. I bought series’ like Charmed, Sweep, and Fearless. I also purchased love story pocket books from time to time. I really loved to read.
I still love the idea of reading, but time is not on my side. There are things i need to do and reading takes time. I’ll go back to reading when i’m finished with school. So many books to read, so little time.












