I read
I never admited I am a book-worm, because I am not really one. I enjoy reading, as much as I enjoy party/night life. When I am by myself, I enjoy carrying a book with me, and read it slowly.
The time when I read heaps it was the time when I was still living with my mum and dad. That’s the place where I have my own room, own cupboard, and a big space underneath the bed that able to keep few more boxes of books.
It was the time I gone crazy with Chinese literature, too.
*part of my collection*
I have heaps of super old literature from my mum and uncles. These books were collected since ~1970s. Mum read them in high school, then passed over to her brother, and then me, I suppose.
I was a big fan of Jing1 Yong1 since I was 12, 13 years old. I am a slow reader, still I am. But I managed to finish reading ONE book/night. That’s how insane I was. The author writes beautiful stories–combination of war, politic, romance, religions, UH! It was absolutely fantastic!
Among these book, this is one of my favorite: ‘A-Q Zheng4 Juan4′. It had been categorised as mild politic literature. I kept reminding myself I won’t be one of the Chinese character from this book. I want to get out from the shadow of traditional conservative oriental society. This explains well why I didn’t survive well when I was a teen. I questioned and I raised my voice alot in a conservative society. I wanted to know WHY I couldn’t really do what I want. Because of my age? because I was a girl? Because of WHAT?
Thanks go to both my very understanding parents..They both understand what the kids really need, and what we should deserved. We were very lucky to be educated in different way.
Another favorite of mine: Chou3 Rou4 de Zhong1 Guo2 Ren2. (translate: The Ungly China Chinese People)
During my junior high, it was the time I started looking for a religion. I thought I needed one. I knew religion could be a BIG thing in my life, and it can be a forever-ever thing as well. I wanted to make a right decision like how you want to choose the right boyfriend/husband 
so I started and did plenty of research. I read approximately 200 religious literature in 365 days. Finally, I’ve choosen Buddha. *amitaba*
It is the only religion that says you don’t need a religion if you don’t need one. Everything you do are depend on yourself, there is no gods (and fear). The results are purely depend on you (and karma). The whole universe is closely linked. bla bla bla. Lotsa educaters (including myself *ahem*) reckon Buddhism, strictly speaking is not a religion, it is more to a Philosophy, Education.
Beside politics, religions..I enjoy movie literature. ‘Ba4 Wang2 Bie2 Ju1′ is one of them. The story involves the romance between two men. Read that when I was 14. I remember I cried at the end of the story. Siao! Love is everywhere..woman, man are all human being. *sob sob*
Oh well, I am not a drama queen after all. I do read lotsa HAPPY books. I always enjoy jokes, funny stories.. they just keep me going and going. And yes! Chinese do have the funny side of them, not everyone are bored and dry like an old prune.
Speaking of dry old prunes…those ‘Lao3 Zi, Kong3 Zi, Meng4 Zi, Zhuang1 Zi’ are the old prunes back in 3 milleniums ago. When I was in junior high, I knew they were bunch of nice people who wrote nice literature..heck! I never undestood what was going on, so I read them in comic version. :)
Beside, PING TAN comic is my favorite. All time favorite. The author origin from Bukit Mertajam, (not quite) graduated from Jit Sin High School. He is a legend.
Magazine was one my obsessions. Jiao Feng is one of them.
They were collected since 1994..I back-date purchased from the puplishcation. 463 edition was a gift from Li3 Jing4 De2, an author from the magazine. He is a Buddhist Sangka named Shi4 Kai1 Yi4.
488 Edition was the ‘last’ edition back in 1990s. But Jiao Feng was reborn after years!! Hoooray! There is no way Malaysian Chinese literature can go without Jiao Feng.
I did write too. This is the only piece of crap work. I couldn’t find the rest of them. Back in old days, I wrote everything on paper (gao4 zi3), and send them to puplishcation. Everytime they pay me , my parents would top up the same amount money. Hence this was how I manage to buy soooo many books at my teen.
Writting and reading is not about money…it is part of the friendship. Sometimes, I received cards from local authors, they gave me the motivation to keep me going. How cool is that? I feel loved.
Do you still remember Got One Magazine? This is their FIRST edition (pulishcation) ever! I’m still having it! Is this “Got One” same as the Got One Mag from internet?
Now if you asking, what am I reading. A.M.H — Australian Medicine Handbook.
Pharmacology is my new religion, I workship Pharmacotherapy, and I practice Code of Ethic of Pharmacy. and and and..I am a nerd! –noooooo way!!!! 
I still read bits and pieces everywhere, somehow I am still not the person who can go along with iBooks. Erm..where is the good ol’ day literature?
I don’t read as much as I did… but I do pick up one or two, and make use of them. Life is too short for other crap, if you know what I mean?
So now you tell me..what’s your favorite literature?
Cynthia | Chinese/Mandarin, Personal
Hey, I am a 金庸迷 too, always packed up my luggage with金庸小說, since its about $50 per series her in US. Liked 醜陋的中國人.
that’s a whole lot of books there! I used to read a lot, but along came the Internet and there went my reading hours, all sacrificed… lol! can’t say I have a particular literature I like. mostly fiction. funny is good. Harry Potter still holds the top spot for me for now…
Uh, Chinese literature is so NOT for me! No offence, LOL! I just don’t like reading Chinese, although I’m Chinese-educated and reading English is totally the other way round.
But 平旦漫画, bring ‘em on, babe! I love how he draws them so much!
cooknengr: FIFTY BUCKs per series..wow! that’s abit expensive. My friend told me he is living in Melbourne now..She actually drove me thru’ the suburb where he lives. we damn kepoh rite? Hahah
May: Happy Potter is always fun. I can;t wait for the movie too! Yayness!
day dreamer: Yeah..Ping Tan comic is the best! I miss Zhang De Zhi..his high school teacher used to call him “tam-bye (idiot on Hokkien) Zhi” Hahah!
Ahh my father is a Jing Yong fan too. He has the entire collection which he still reads every now and then.
Some time good books needs to be discovered on their own, my sis and dad insisted that I read their favourite books when I was young, Jing Yong, JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. As a result, I always rebelled against their suggestions, thinking the books were grown up or boring.
But one day, I started reading Tolkien books on my own and now The Hobbit is one of my favourite literature. Maybe when I go back home, it’s time to dust up on my Jing Yong literature too.
wow u really read a lot !!! A LOT A LOT
hey do u remember they sell ‘zhi1 shi4 bao4′ and ‘ hao3 xue2 sheng1′ in primary school last time? ? i love them!!
LOL…you have A LOT of books considering you are not a bookworm
oh jing yong books are cool…although i find it a bit long…and i just can’t resist peeping at volumn 4 even though i just started volumn 1 haha…i have no patience…:p
But ping dan is still VERY VERY popular now k…even my sis all still insist on going to the bookshop just to buy his comic ^-^
I have lots of Chao Foon magazine at home too. My brother in law is crazy over this. I think he has been collecting it since the 70s.
I wanted to make a right decision like how you want to choose the right boyfriend/husband
… Finally, I’ve choosen Buddha. *amitaba*’
Does Kian know you’re going to marry Buddha ????
Oh wait, I misunderstood, I thought you were choosing Buddha for a BF/Hubby! Silly me!
‘Love is everywhere..woman, man are all human being.’
If love is everywhere, why can’t I find it? It must run when it sees me coming!!!
Of course, I’m not a human being!
‘Chinese do have the funny side of them’
It’s all those puns they keep making!
‘Speaking of dry old prunes…’
Eh, stop talking about me!!!!
‘I am a nerd!’
Eh, don’t say that. Tell people you are a geek. Geeks are kewl! Nerds are not!
Besides, ‘I am a nerd’ sounds like Bill Gates Autobiography!
‘what’s your favorite literature?’
Terry Pratchet’s Discworld Novels!
That is a whole lot of books you got there. I’m not really a book person. Though sometimes I may come across a good book and I would go deep into reading. It’s been a while since I read a good book….
if i read hor, i go ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ…
Diana: good on ya, myte! I think every books is good book..as long as you enjoying it.
winn: yeah!! i sumited plenty of my essays there!! and i got heaps of money from them too!! =P
lyn: is PING TAN still have new comic books coming out?? i wanna hunt them down. ALL!!!
choonie: Heheh..im not that old as your brother, I hope. lotsa ppl tell me, Jiao Feng is for old ppl.. =.=|||
Dab: he knows i nearly became a nun too! =) I could go THAT far.
love is everywhere..but u still cant find love. Good questions! ppl obvisouly dont like dumpling. and u r one hell unlucky one.
geek and nerd…which is brainier?
Kay: i think this is what happend to me now.. but im slowly, getting there.
wuching: i bet you wont sleep if you read PORN!!!! Hahah
I like to read too and my literatures were all during high school with shakespears
Then of coz, poetry and stuff from those days too
Wah, you write since young and can have so many books
Not easy to get books when I was young, but then dad made it a point for us to cultivated reading so he buys once in a while which I am very glad he did
Sorry to tell you that my BIL is almost 50. Do you call that very old? But, I admit that it is a good magazine. His daughter likes reading it. She is only 18 this year.
Geeks are brainy. Nerds are just socially incompetent.
Yeah, I seem very unlucky in love. Maybe I just need to sleep around … but whilst I’m asleep all the girls sneak away. I must be doing it wrong. Maybe they want sex instead!
zeroimpact: any ways of reading is good. my dad jus a bit special. ekekek
choonie: 50 is good number.Good on her!!! the ealier start, the betta!
Dad: maybe they do. you got sleep apnoea, you snore? you might frightening them off, do you? HAhah. kidding