But I had so many books, mostly board books. Nanay will delight in seeing me read them. She would bring me to a bookstore and allow me to pick a book I like, then listens to me as I try in my learning years to read a few lines.
Then came a time when I took apart some of them and turned them into a makeshift house for my Barbie, which Nanay finally bought me when I was 7. The bigger books, I used as a cutting board when I was already in High School. I know... it was so barbaric to ruin books like that! I deserve to be punished.
As I think of the books I had back then, I regret what I did. I should’ve taken good care of them. I should’ve appreciated them more! Lalo na ngayon, ang mamahal na kaya nila! ^_^ I should've kept them well for Amber's use. Had I've been wiser then.
So I pledge that I will try to impart the values of a book to my child... that I will raise my child to be a booklover and a reader in general.
Sure, you can read thru more convenient ways with technology’s aid, I’ve totally nothing against it, I do it most of the times. But for me, nothing still beats the feeling of turning over pages after pages. Yeah, it takes a lot of space to store them but don’t you just feel good as you look at them neatly stacked in a bookshelf? Di ba? Di ba? ^_^
i agree. it's always nice to curl up on the sofa and get lost in the world of the characters in a book. and bedtime reading is a great bonding activity for me and my daughter.
ReplyDeletei agree sis,if only we knew back then! sa age na 'to na may e-book na,i still love the smell of the new book,weird pero nae-excite ako.haha! oh well,time na magcollect ka na ulit for little Amber :)
ReplyDelete@pamela - you bet! though my tot prefers being read to, the moment i step in the house from work. ok na din, kakawala pa rin ng pagod. ^_^
ReplyDelete@joan - tumpak! you just reminded me, i haven't been to booksale lately. haha!
one guilty momma here :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough my husband is a book reader, i am not. i prefer downloading those that are free to save money and hmmm space. we live in a tiny apt kc. Kwawa din ang mga books kung hindi maalagaan. Books that i have read so far can be counted with Akira's two hands. hehehe. if others read books na prang dinaanan ng bagyo, yung mga books ko prang hindi ba tlaga nababasa. :)
it's ok sis. you have your reasons and tama ka naman, sayang talaga pag di naalagaan, at least yung books mo, alagang-alaga, parang preserved kasi mukhang bago. hahaha! peace!
ReplyDeletemakibasa ka kay khan para tipid na din kasi sha lang bibili books. hehe!