Last time I read a book was back home while I was preparing to come to India for my studies. I had been meaning to take a book or two to read on my way but then let off that idea as I expected big city like Visakhapatnam to have numerous bookstores. Since my arrival here, I haven't read a single book as I haven't come across any bookstore. I have asked my friends about bookstore, it seems like there isn't any bookstores here. It's been almost a month since I had been cursing myself for not bringing books from my hometown. I know what I have been through and how I have felt every second crawl like a lazy tortoise, walking on it's own pace.
Days seems longer and nights longer than days without any books to read. Usually, classes gets over by 1 PM and rest of my day is spent either watching YouTube videos or Facebooking. The condition of my eyesight is getting worst day by day due to constant exposure to laptop and mobile. If the weather permits, I used to visit beach to refresh myself. But lately, it has been raining with scary lightning and thundering every evening thus, preventing me from visiting beach.
I never had the longest week in my life like this week. The first day of the week, classes were called off and the remaining few days, college was closed due to strike. And I have a tendency to stop going to college for the rest of the days of the week, if I miss the first day. So, basically I haven't been to college this week. I have watched almost hundreds of videos in YouTube. I have been very active in social medias as well yet I was left with plenty of free time with nothing to do. I used to lay on my bed and imagine reading a book with a strong black coffee on my study table. Caffeine and nicotine has lately failed to give me that 'Kick'. These two poisons goes very well only with books. Had I been in Bhutan, I would kill for tension-free week like this.
I still remember how my relatives and friends used to get irritated with my habit of taking a book to toilet to read. For them, I suppose, it signifies as marking my territory in their own house. In every house, if I stay more than two days, I have a very annoying habit. I keep a book in toilet, meant to read only when I relieve myself. Those people who have visited my house will know, unlike other people's toilet, mine won't be filled with toilet freshener and cleaner rather it will be filled with books. The window sill of my toilet will be stacked with books. I know I sound so weird, right now but can't help it. This is who I am.
All my life, I have been a voracious reader. During my school days at Trongsa, I was very much known for surprisingly and unexpectedly waking up in 2 AM to complete my novel. Even examinations won't dare to interrupt with my reading habits. While my friends prepare for exams, I used to be seen with a novel in my hand. I clearly remember my late brother coming to me with my result and said, 'seems like your reading has made you pass with good marks.' He always used to suggest my parents to convert my childhood room into library. (One day, I shall make his unfulfilled wish into a reality)
Out of desperation, I started reading EBooks but the kind of pleasure that I get from reading book in hard copy cannot be expressed in words. I even tried ordering books online several times which failed miserably. The smell of new books and the sounds of flipping pages used to take me to that place, where I have never been. I miss the happiness I used to get when I buy new books. Visiting bookstore was one of my way of connecting with my true inner self. A month without books has made me feel so distant from myself. I feel detached and lost. I have almost forgotten how it feels to be in the midst of books. I have to endure this pain and loneliness till I come across a bookstore. Until then, my search for bookstore is going very strong. I will not give up till I hold a book in my hand. Wish me luck!
(Note: If I am to name one thing that I can't survive without, then definitely that has to be ''BOOK.")
Days seems longer and nights longer than days without any books to read. Usually, classes gets over by 1 PM and rest of my day is spent either watching YouTube videos or Facebooking. The condition of my eyesight is getting worst day by day due to constant exposure to laptop and mobile. If the weather permits, I used to visit beach to refresh myself. But lately, it has been raining with scary lightning and thundering every evening thus, preventing me from visiting beach.
I never had the longest week in my life like this week. The first day of the week, classes were called off and the remaining few days, college was closed due to strike. And I have a tendency to stop going to college for the rest of the days of the week, if I miss the first day. So, basically I haven't been to college this week. I have watched almost hundreds of videos in YouTube. I have been very active in social medias as well yet I was left with plenty of free time with nothing to do. I used to lay on my bed and imagine reading a book with a strong black coffee on my study table. Caffeine and nicotine has lately failed to give me that 'Kick'. These two poisons goes very well only with books. Had I been in Bhutan, I would kill for tension-free week like this.
I still remember how my relatives and friends used to get irritated with my habit of taking a book to toilet to read. For them, I suppose, it signifies as marking my territory in their own house. In every house, if I stay more than two days, I have a very annoying habit. I keep a book in toilet, meant to read only when I relieve myself. Those people who have visited my house will know, unlike other people's toilet, mine won't be filled with toilet freshener and cleaner rather it will be filled with books. The window sill of my toilet will be stacked with books. I know I sound so weird, right now but can't help it. This is who I am.
All my life, I have been a voracious reader. During my school days at Trongsa, I was very much known for surprisingly and unexpectedly waking up in 2 AM to complete my novel. Even examinations won't dare to interrupt with my reading habits. While my friends prepare for exams, I used to be seen with a novel in my hand. I clearly remember my late brother coming to me with my result and said, 'seems like your reading has made you pass with good marks.' He always used to suggest my parents to convert my childhood room into library. (One day, I shall make his unfulfilled wish into a reality)
Out of desperation, I started reading EBooks but the kind of pleasure that I get from reading book in hard copy cannot be expressed in words. I even tried ordering books online several times which failed miserably. The smell of new books and the sounds of flipping pages used to take me to that place, where I have never been. I miss the happiness I used to get when I buy new books. Visiting bookstore was one of my way of connecting with my true inner self. A month without books has made me feel so distant from myself. I feel detached and lost. I have almost forgotten how it feels to be in the midst of books. I have to endure this pain and loneliness till I come across a bookstore. Until then, my search for bookstore is going very strong. I will not give up till I hold a book in my hand. Wish me luck!
(Note: If I am to name one thing that I can't survive without, then definitely that has to be ''BOOK.")
