Salam.
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| Once upon a time, when they were young |
It has been very quiet here. Well, I have been busy updating my other blog.. my
malay blog. Lately, I found it difficult to write in English. Not sure what caused
it, but my instinct says that I have been reading too many Malay novels, and my
thinking is now mainly in Malay. It used to be in English. Hah! I need to train
my brain to think in both languages simultaneously. Can I? Inshaallah boleh…
Well, of late I have been reading again. At one time, I was kind of lost interest
in reading, but Alhamdulillah I found the joy of reading again. Sometimes, I feel that
I spend too much time on reading; staying late night just to finish the books. But,
it was worth every minute.
I try to instil the same reading habit with my kids. Do they have the same passion
as me? Aaahh… let start with my youngest.
Zaara or I call her my Drama Queen. I read to her every night before she goes
to sleep. That was before she knows how to read. Most of the time, I enjoy our time
together. It is bonding time between mum and daughter. But, there were times I just
want her to go to bed without me reading her anything.
She will also dictate what story or book to read and when we were out of books or
stories, she will force me to come out with my own stories.
Now she can read on her own, it eases me a lot. Just like me, she will have her
book next to her bed. I will be sitting next to her bed with my book and she
with her book. She will read two to four pages before saying goodnight. I really
enjoy the moment.
Zaki a.k.a the drummer boy or the joker. He doesn’t read all the time like
Drama Queen, but whenever he has a new book, he will finish it up within a day or
two. Until I buy him another book, he would spend his time practicing his air
drum. Yup, this boy is going through his rock music phase. Two years ago, it was
KPOP and today it is Avenged Sevenfold. With his drumsticks and iPad, he will bang
my sofa to the beat of the Avenged Sevenfold song until I ask him to stop.
Amir a.k.a the engine boy or the serious one. He likes anything to do with engines.
He can spend hours looking at youtube on plane, train and cars. The engine boy likes
to read. He loves to read mystery and thriller books, and every week he asks me
to buy a book for him. Did I get it for him all the time? Nope or else I will be broke. But, whenever he didn't have new books, he will asked for my book.
Haha… I can’t share my books with him yet. It is too early for him to read my kind
of book.
Syafiq a.k.a the big brother or the musician. Oh… this one, I have tried to get
him to read since young, but suffice to say he is not a reader. He is like the
drummer boy, into music. Not to say he didn’t read at all. He does but depends
on the book. He likes inspirational book and autobiography. Other than that, I didn’t
see him read much. Most of his time is spent playing his guitar or fiddling
with the piano.
What about my dear hubby? Well, he reads the newspaper and magazines only. No fiction
for him. Sometimes I told him to be creative and read fictions. He is my point
of reference for my grammar, and my English teacher.
So, what is the best book that I have read? Obviously, it is the Al-Quran. No doubt
about it.
