The Fallen Leaves

My progress to read as much book as I can -mostly English- is very challenging. I feel motivated when I have new books stack on my shelf/locker in my hostel since I used to dropped by library and borrowed a bunch of books. There's only a week left and it's the start of Semester 4. I have 3 books in my locker and am not so sure if I can pretend to ignore and expose myself to new things which I (have to be honest) not listed as my interests. ....   Right before I end my Semester 3, I have completed reading  Grapes of Wrath . I was overjoyed by my own success because I do understand the story from the start till the end and this book listed under "I want to explore new stories'. Basically, time after time, I get extremely bored reading the same thing. I very much prefer to read English through non-fiction books (although I have to have dictionary by my side).  Whilst on a break before the start of new semester, I decided to read  Lang Leav  poetries and ...

There are times when you need to just pour what has really been disturbing your thoughts for days, weeks, months, years or decades. You (readers) have the right to conclude whatever you want after you've read this down below. I decided to write it in Malay as it's for the best. Here's the first. Aku hanya mampu melihat dari jauh. Tanpa tindak balas yang mampu menghentikan segalanya. Aku harus diam. Diam bukan bisu tetapi demi kebaikan. Setiap ucapan bagaikan racun yang menghancurkan harapan yang kau letak pada aku. Kau yang kata. Suatu hari, aku lihat kau dan dia saling bertikam lidah. Kau kecewa dengan aku seolah-olah aku mementingkan diri sendiri . Kau melepaskan rasa marah bagaikan aku ini dinding - atau tiada perasaan? Aku diam sahaja. AKu, bersuara? Tak perlu rasanya. Nanti kau sakit hati. Hari pun berlalu. Ketegangan memang ada. Aku akhirnya mengalah sendiri. Aku benci jurang di antara kita. Kau pun tak akan mudah menyerah. Kau terima maaf aku. Aku sering memb...

You might wonder how some people get so engrossed in the world of books written by the author. You think they are so fortunate to easily shift their focus attentively to the books. Don't you? These sentences never came through my mind. My interest used to be in the visual (english) books like The Magic School Bus. There's no shame to admit it. Nah.  It all started when Twilight cover book caught my attention. That's when the journey began. To be honest, I prefer reading Malay books. So, there's up and down looking for good books. I get bored easily and shift to another. Thus, don't be deceived by what you see . I randomly pick books that are new to me. By means, new things to learn.  Alhamdulillah, I found great books along the way. It excites me so much. Macam jakun gitu. It's not easy to read books till the last page. Since I'm so so so selective, I have problems sharing books I've read to people. In this post, I decided to share my experience...