Laboyraryan. Storyteller. Demigod.

While Mariah Carey may have wished for YOU last Christmas and Kelly Clarkson prepared a shopping list of wishes which she called her Grown Up Christmas List, I decided that I should also make a "wish" list -- a booklist that is [which I may be uploading soonest] -- of the books that I have read and wish to read [just like Shelfari]. I just feel that if I do my own list, it would have more of a personal touch rather than having it template-ready just like Shelfari's.

Well to start off, here's a little heart-warming story [Ha Ha!]:

Last Christmas season, while everybody was busy shopping and wrapping gifts for their loved ones, I, of course, joined the flow -- the celebration I mean. I did not want to miss that out. So, I went to different malls and stores to look for gifts for each member of our family. After buying everyone his/her own gift, I realized that I missed someone out ... ME! And so, as I have mentioned in my previous post, I decided to buy a book for myself.

It was a good start I think because honestly, I was never really a fan of books, I never even imagined myself being a librarian. The habit of reading just introduced itself to me while I was in college. I never really bought books. If I wanted to read a book, I would just borrow [or have someone borrow] from a friend. And in fact, the books that I've got now [at home, my personal ones] are all gifts and prizes. The habit of reading was just developed in me while studying college and intensified now that I am already working as a librarian. So, I guess I am still a young bookworm. More pages to go!

And with the start of 2011, I made a promise to myself that, aside from allotting a lot to food, I would a lot a part of my income to buying books and I plan to buy a book, if not every payday, at least every month.

I really wish that I could soon have my own library composed of the books that I have read and wish to read. That would take a lifetime of course!

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