Pa! I've been shopping!! READ!!

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Oh my.. i do really feel bad.

I've been doing ALOT of shopping.. hmm ive been buying:

1)books
2)books
3)books


hahahhaah.. i suppose, i got it from papa. He use to make me READ!! And i loved it! Reading makes a mind exercise.

Like a quote:

" Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body "

I'm sure many would second that motion!

All i can say is that, thank you papa for having made my environment from young till now a learned one. Alhamdulillah i have such a great dad. I know u guys are jealous :P he's the greatest i can ever ask for. He has stacks and stacks. Libraries after libraries of collections! I remember he used to have about 20 books of the same title: "How to Win Friends and Influence People". Why the same title? So that he could share it with his friends and family. He'd give the people around him to read as a gift or what not.

As for mama, she loves reading. She's made us read. NEWSPAPERS are a must in her life :P. hahahah. At least a book or two in a month. I still remember her favourite books:

1) Enid Blyton
2) Hardy Boys

hahahha. My younger sister, Syakirah seems to LOVE books as well! She borrows them from her tuition places and school. Even gets papa to buy them sometime. Horror, fantasy and gossip :P hahahha.

My brother? Well, he loves data. That's considered reading no?! He's currently reading, well his exam papers. hahah oh and also a book from Tun Mahathir himself called The Malay Dilemma.

Anyway, the reason why i'm blogging about reading is because, this year is the :

.UK's NATIONAL YEAR of READING 2008.

Amazing isn't it? Now that's how you'll get people to read!!

Read. Read!!

Which then reminds me of Surah Iqraa from the holy Quran:

In The Name Of Allah,The Beneficient,The Merciful.

Read in the name of your Lord who created,
Created man from clots of blood.
Read! your Lord is the most Bounteous,
Who has tought the use of the pen,
Has taught man what he did not know.
Indeed,man tyrannises,
Once he thinks himself self sufficent.
Surely to your Lord all things return.
Observe the man who rebukes,
A servant of Allah when he prays!
Think: does he not follow the right guidance,
And enjoin true piety?
Think: if he denies the truth and turns his back,
Does he not realise that Allah sees all?
Let him Desist, or We will drag him by the forelock,
His lying, sinful forelock.
Then let him call his henchmen.
We will call the guards of Hell.
No,never obey him, but prostate yourself and draw closer to Allah.

Yes people, so read. For a better future. Sustainable force of knowledge not owned by anyone else but you.

Hilmi
Reader