OK, have to answer a blog writer's question on: What Books Have Shaped You through the Years.
Before entering primary School, my first book was my sister and brother's book YOUR COUNTRY AND MINE. It is hardbound book in green color. How I was able to read early? My Lola (Grandma) had hundreds of comics (komiks) she rented at the front porch of our house. I was one of those readers. Then when I was in Grade Six, my favourite book was THE WORLD HISTORY authored by Gregorio F. Zaide. The most read pages were EGYPT. I had that extra fascination and obsession about Egypt and the pyramid. lol
When I was in High School, once again had the High School's textbook WORLD HISTORY by Gregorio F. Zaide, including Dr. Jose P. Rizal's NOLI ME TANGERE & EL FILIBUSTERISMO.
When I was in University, two of my textbooks: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY by Atkinsons & Hilgard then ECONOMICS by Blomqvist & Wonnacott. I read THE HOLY BIBLE at the time when I was already working.
Then before age 30, I found this book very interesting. SAINT BERNADETTE Peasant of Lourdes.
I was not sick. I was perfectly healthy but my mind's thinking of becoming a respectable nun.
M A D R E.
Years had passed at age 40, somebody had gifted me a whole set of encyclopedia THE NEW BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE from A to Z. Then a whole set of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazines (Year 1900 to Year 2003). OMG!! I never thought would ever finished reading all those stuff. I became a bookworm. You know what? You wont believe if you have all these stuff when you are in Grade Schools and High School? You will end up a genius or be the teacher in your class. Well only if what you read will stick in your brain, in your memories like YOU BEING A COMPUTER with GYGABITES OF INFORMATION. You will end up like the robotic machine and be with the AI you never imagine exist.
Later on reading BOOKS authored by famous novelist WILBUR SMITH and DAN BROWN.
