I still remember the first time I got hooked on a book. It was Enid Blyton's "Fairy Stories". I clearly remember that the book was a birthday present for my eldest sister and I was only five then. My sister was 17 by then and in her mindset, reading Enid Blyton was not for her age group. She didn't bother much when I took her birthday present into the confines of my room and slowly peeled a page at a time to unfold all the mystical creatures of pixies, fairies, goblins and leprechauns. I was hooked!
From that first book, everything else was history. I went on to read one book after another and moved from fairy tales to biographies throughout my years as a kid to being a teenager.
Now, as an adult and an English Language Teacher in a predominantly mandarin speaking state of Johor, Malaysia, I hope to encourage budding readers or even, to give reading enthusiasts a place and venue in which we could come together to read and share our views about books and the love for reading.
