books

I'm running out of space to keep my books!!! (T_T) My last database roughly shows these numbers:

1. Indonesian translated comics -- 2.959

2. English translated comics -- 131

3. Indonesian translated Asterix and such -- 72

4. English translated fictions & non-fictions -- 82

5. Indonesian translated fictions & non-fictions -- 72

6. Illustration, Fanbook & Chara Book -- 18

7. Others (including art, craft, architecture, imaging, dictionaries, foreign language lesson, cooking & children books) -- roughly 150

And those numbers weren't accurate except for the Indonesian & English translated comics. Since lately I'm too lazy to update the list for the others though I kept buying them *sigh* Now Ireally don't know where to keep what I have at home, and and like 20 % of them are still at my friend's library... haven't got time to take them all home.

When I say I'm running out of space, I really mean it. You open my living room dressers, you'll find boxes of books. You open my wardrobe, 50% of the space also filled with books. You check my parent's bedroom, you'll also find some boxes of books. Kitchen is the only place that's still clear from my books... (^_^)

I think I've mentioned somewhere that I'm the kind of person who'll feel guilty entering a bookstore without buying a book at all. So now if I'm not looking for a certain book I won't be going into any bookstore. Otherwise, I'll buy books just for the sake of buying something inside the store. And it's usually I won't read the books until a few weeks later if not the next year. Yeah, it's such a bad habit, I know.

And I can not sleep without reading. I could toss around for 2 hours without being able to close my eyes and sleep. Even when I'm extremely tired after doing so many activities during the day or when I got home at 5am in the morning and almost fall asleep in the car... the moment I hit the bed, I have to read though I'll pass out after ready not more than 5 lines... but I MUST read. That's why when I'm travelling I always brought a couple of books with me. When one book bored me, I can read the others. And I have a reading lamp clipped to my bedside, the switch is only 15 cm away, I could always reach out and turn it off whenever I feel like I'm "almost" fall asleep.

Then again, I rarely get bored if I have to spend a day or two at home. I'll never run out of stuff to read. Be it my own books or my parents. Yes... the whole family loves reading. Other than some daily newspapers, my dad subscribes to National Geographics and a few days ago he kind of gave me a hint to subscribe on Intisari ha3x And I never read my books just once! If those are books that I really really like, I could even read them thrice or more!

I have a dream... when I have my own house, I'll definitely have my own library. I'll make it as comfortable as possible not just for myself but also for every visitors who likes to read. The racks will be from the floor up to the ceiling, ladders provided to reach the top shelves. Well, it doesn't hurt to dream anyway...

Have a blessed weekend!!!