Talking About Hobbies

As part of my hobbies I was supposed to share getting fit, going to the gym and browsing/preparing for more healthy foods for our menu. But I don't think they fit into a hobby. Hobby, as defined by dictionary.com, is "an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation". Health and wellness are my main preoccupation for almost three years now - a way of life.

So to make it simpler, let me share with you one of my passions which I have not outgrown - reading books. One thing that makes reading pleasurable for me is because I can have time for it even in an activity-packed day. It serves as my relaxation. I usually read at night until I fall asleep.

I have several favorite books which I read back, at least my favorite parts. Randomly, these are the books on top of my mind when I am asked what my favorites are:

1. Harumi Murakami's The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
2. J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye
3. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince
4. Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5. Ken Follet's The Pillars of the Earth (This has already been made into a mini-series by HBO. I can't wait to watch it.)
6. Douglas Coupland's Generation X
7. Patrick Suskind's Perfume (But I have not watched the movie yet.)

I also have a lot of inspirational books both spiritual and about leadership. I used to buy a lot of books which delves into esoteric, astrology, meditation, about the earth and space.

When I was about 13 years old, I bought my first book on space - about the black hole. This I clearly remember. I bought a book about meditation, maybe when I was about 10 years old, and when I handed it to the sales lady, she was dumbfounded. Like, "huh, you read this? You should be reading Archie" (which I do read by the way).

My favorite writer is Mr. Haruki Murakami. His writing is quite convoluted - in a good way - it keeps you enthralled and makes you ask yourself what is next, how come, where to. You need to have a lot of imagination...and patience...but you will be surprised you will be wanting more of his words page after page after page. His writing was described as humorous and surreal. I love the way he composes his words like they just flow and you get caught up with the way he creates his characters, wistful.


I used to cover my books with plastic cover but I don't do that now. A little more trivia with my books...
*I highlight every passage or quote I love.
*I keep the price tag. I am amazed at how books gets so expensive through the years.

There are some books I did not buy but read them online, thanks to scribd.com. I read all the Twilight series through a link provided by Mo Twister in his blog years ago. I also read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol thanks to the zipped file sent to me by my good friend, Julie. I have searched for Eat, Pray, Love and The Art of War in scribd. But these two I will buy. Yes, I have not read EPL yet. Haha.

Happy weekend. It's a rainy Saturday morning - great for a coffee and a good book.

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