Have you ever read a book that was so enthralling that you just couldn’t put it down until you finished it? I’m sure for most people, it would have to be a really, REALLY good book, especially if it was already in the middle of the night, and work started bright and early in the morning. However, most books are like that for me, I just won’t be able to stop reading.

This is generally why I have what I call my “sleepy-time” books. These are books that I’ve read many times before, but still love to re-read. When I’m reading these books, I can fall asleep over them because I know what’s going to happen next, and won’t get caught up in the excitement. Usually they’re books by Agatha Christie, Jill Mansell, etc.

I’ve always loved reading, ever since I can remember. Even when I was small, I remember that every time my family went outstation on a trip, the most important things to bring would be my books. We joined the Playcenter library, and I was able to borrow about 20 books at one time. Each person is only entitled to two books, but my parents and my brother had library cards, and my cousins from the UK also joined, so when they were back in the UK, I took over their library cards. So, everyone else would be packing up their clothes to go on holiday, and I would be packing up my books. At one stage, my mum even had to dole out the books to me, one every few days, otherwise I would totally ignore my schoolwork and just read my books instead!

Remember back in school, they used to have these survey thingies, asking how many books you read in a year? I actually used to lie on those forms, if I filled out the real number, everyone would be asking me whether it was true or not, and I got so tired of answering questions.

Anyway, last night, I was reading Nora Robert’s Birthright and I just kept reading on and on. The clock moved to 12.30, and I thought it was a good time to put down the book. I still had about a quarter left, and if I stopped now, I would have enough to read tomorrow, and I wouldn’t be too tired, but of course, I wanted to read just one more chapter. Continued reading on…and at 1 o’clock, I told myself that I really should stop reading. But there were only a few chapters to go!! I finally finished the book, looked at the clock and it was past two!

Oh well, yet another late night! It didn’t really matter much, I would just come back home during lunch break (thank God that I live about 5 minutes away from the office!) and take a nap. In the morning, I picked up Too Good to be True by Sheila O’Flanagan, whilst getting ready for work and read a couple of chapters. During my lunch break, I came back home, made myself a sandwich which is quick to prepare and eat, then I could take my nap. Well, things never work out the way you plan, do they? Instead, after lunch, I picked up the book I started reading in the morning, and read some more! By the time I was ready for my nap, there was only about 10 minutes left of my break. *sigh*

So, here I am at work now, without a nap during lunch, and totally zombi-fied.

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