My favorite fictional character

I want to sound less superficial with my choice of fictional character but I just really love this character and although I could probably write about a serious character that I love..I prefer to write about my less serious and quite frivolous character here ..My favorite fictional character has to be Rebecca Bloomwood from the Shopaholic book series by Sophie Kinsella.I have all of the books under the Shopaholic series.The first one was Confessions of a Shopaholic,and then it was Shopaholic takes Manhattan,Shopaholic ties the knot,Shopaholic and Sister and the latest one was Shopaholic and Baby.

Because of the fact that she has an incredible taste in fashion and she has an almost perfect life.Sure,she does get into trouble once in awhile because of her spending habit but she's only human.And it's so funny the way she gets into trouble and reading the stories that Sophie Kinsella wrote about her never fails to make me laugh.Some of Becky moments that I love is when she hides her credit card statement from her husband(almost all the time) or when she concocted this huge lie so that she can borrow 20 pounds to add to the only 100 pounds that she had during a seminar,in order to buy a scarf that was on sale...And when she found out that she has a half-sister and she tries to make her feel welcome only to find out that she's totally different from her.Or her dilemma over her wedding and her first time discovering New York.

I guess the reason why I like Rebecca so much or Becky, as she is called in the books, is because she's someone that girls can relate too.Girls who loves fashion and who loves to shop.And she's just so funny and the fact that she has a great husband,bestfriend and parents,made her character looks almost perfect.Reading stories about Becky is a form of escapism for me because I'm always exposed to serious materials and books that require you to fully concentrate and all,especially for my study.So reading about Becky and her life is fun and entertaining and I hope that Sophie Kinsella will continue to write more books about Becky and her life.

A rich childhood

This week topic for my journal entry has to be something that finally,I can write and write about.
As the eldest in the family,my parents exposed me to many reading materials at a young age.I had a rich childhood that involve a lot of great and imaginative reading materials.My early reading memory was when my late grandfather on my mom's side,gave me a newspaper to read to his friends who came for tea and I being the creative kid that I was,made up a totally new story altogether while pretending that I really was reading the news.My grandpa & his friends of course,laughed their ass off.

My early reading history however,started when I was in kindergarten and involved many Peter and Jane books,to which even until today,is still in the toybox that my brothers have.I love reading Jane & Peter's adventure and my mum will go over the book with me when she finish from work.I was able to read English books at a very early age.After Peter and Jane,I read a lot of Archie comics,which my mom collects from highschool until today.Everybody in our family read Archie comics & it's suffice to say that my mom has more than 1000 comics in our collection.My mum also bought me Barbie's comic books when I was a kid.I love reading them and the pretty illustrations definitely help and at that time,I was into Barbies so that helped fuel my reading habit too.And then I read Enid Bylton's books and I bought one every week.I loved the stories because the characters were very colourful and each story teach us a moral lesson.And I also read Nancy Drew books.I have to thank my mum who was the one responsible to fuel this reading passion inside of me even until today.

There are many books that were and are still important to me, but since that would be a very long list,I'll only blog about 4 books:

a)Marina Mahathir's in Liberal Doses-Marina Mahathir's is someone whom I have tremendous respect for ever since I was a teenager because she was fighting for a cause(HIV/AIDS) that a lot of people was skeptical about and although she was the daughter of a PM at that time,she wasn't afraid of being outspoken.Her book,which was bought by my mum,who coincidentally had the same name as her,inspired me a lot in my teenage angst days.I even quoted her articles during my public speaking competition in high school.

b)Words that shook the world:100 years of unforgettable speeches and events by Richard Greene and Florie Brizel
-this book was originally priced at rm210 but I manage to buy it for a mere rm20 at MPH warehouse sale a few years ago and it's a gem.It contain speeches but some of the most remarkable historical figure in the world like Theodore Roosevelt,Winston Churchill,Martin Luther King and John F.Kennedy.I was inspired when I read about Theodore Roosevelt and choose to speak about him for my informative speech last semester.

c)The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Reading both of these books made me more aware of the situation in Afghanistan.Both books taught me that friendship and love is a very powerful thing.The books move me in a way that I even think about joining Relief or Amnesty International when I have graduate.

If I were deprived of books,I'll probably be really bored with my life.And I would definitely not be as knowledgeable as I am today.All the books that I have read have taught me about so many things from travelling to life lessons to fashion to religion and many more.Books not only gives us knowledge but it also reaches out to others and connects people from different race or religion.I could not imagine what my life will be without books.It will definitely be a boring life for someone who loves to read like I do!