Passion is something that deals with deep emotions, a boundless enthusiasm. It can be inevitable when it starts to invade your senses.
And I believe everybody has his own passion. Some just acquired it as their lives advance. Others were simply born with it. [I am one with the former, FYI.]
Yes, I have an acquired passion for books [excluding the academic ones, unfortunately]. I don’t know when I started liking these stuff. Grade school, maybe.
I remember, when I was just a little kid, I had this Dr. Seuss book entitled “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish“. It is an illustrative rhyming book for beginners with a freewheeling plot about a boy and a girl, and the amazing creatures as their friends and pets. I was so fond of the book, even until now, that I really memorized some parts by heart. One of my favorites was…
Some are sad. And some are glad. And some are very, very bad.
Why are they sad and glad and bad? I do not know. Go ask your dad.
Some are thin. And some are fat.
The fat one has a yellow hat.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.
That was when I was small. And, as I extended my horizon, I discovered more. From Julie Garwood to Sidney Sheldon [who now Rocks In Perpetuity], to Ken Follet, to Nora Roberts, to JD Salinger, to Jane Austen, to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and a whole lot more. I sometimes consider these as my guilty pleasures because I love books to the bones, but I overspend at times. Haha! Oh well… I can’t blame myself. Yes, no one should be blaming someone for satisfying his/her fire in the belly…
Oh yeah! Like, today. Ha ha! Gahd! This afternoon, a package arrived, containing the two items I purchased from avalon.ph. And last week [by 090409], National Bookstore left me Php268 short. Actually, it was supposed to be Php335, but they’re having this “CUT PRICE Book Sale” 
Haha! Irresistible XD So, for this month, I got 3 books [...and counting. LOL]
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes & Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game by Tilly Bagshawe
You, book-lover, should check avalon.ph. It’s where you can find rare books for less :)) I am also amazed with the site owner. He responds immediately to my queries. I love it XD
#1 by jessa on September 10, 2009 - 11:56 pm
hehehe.. i’ve always admired your passion for books aimz… and i envy it… i wish i was into reading too.. unfortunately, i’m not… (selected books lang…
)
but as you already know, my sister is a bookworm herself too… and “naaaliw” ako sa inyong dalawa… (tagalog!! haha!) i learn so much from you two. and you inspire me to read more books.. hehehe.. tsar!!
#2 by Kim on September 11, 2009 - 12:24 pm
I wish I kept up with books, but I was always too cheap to purchase the ones I was interested in. Lately, I’ve also been interested in “chick lit,” so I didn’t really care too much. Hopefully I’ll find time to read during the school year though!
#3 by Mikyu on September 11, 2009 - 9:32 pm
it’s your extravagance aimz so you can’t be blamed as i can’t be blamed with spending randomly on notebooks/journals. wahahaha. XD i wish i could read more books pud so that i could expand my knowledge and vocabulary. pero just like jessa, selected books ra pd akung basahon. and those easy-to-read ones. ky mg.nosebleed nya ku. dli bya ku hilig mg.tapad ug dictionary. pero mao nah nohh, i have to learn to love the dictionary to widen my vocabulary. wat da, mikyu! hahaha.
#4 by Michael on September 12, 2009 - 10:07 am
Wow! I’ll start looking on that avalon.ph hehe I’m starting to love books as well haha but don’t have money to buy them so I end in the school library sometimes
#5 by Gel on September 12, 2009 - 5:07 pm
Ah yeah I did notice that you’re quite fond of books based on some of your entries. Buti ka pa. I never really had a passion for reading.. it’s not like I “hated it with a passion” (haha) pero ndi lang talaga ako mahilig e. Nagbabasa lang ako pag talagang interested ako (like Harry Potter dati) or pag kelangan sa school
#6 by tiff k on September 12, 2009 - 9:11 pm
Hi there!! I bloghopped to your site and I can’t resist commenting because you too are a bibliophile!! Aww love books since I was young too! Started with them Disney big books when I was a preschool-er then Nancy Drew books and Hardy Boys, then the classics, young adults. I really spent a lot on them and my dad was always complaining XD haha. My book reading peak points were from 10 years old to 14 years old. I kinda stopped after a while because high school came and had less time to read… haha
thanks for sharing the site! I need to catch up on reading! I have to reread LOTR series(i became too bored when reading the 2nd book so I stopped, but I challenge myself to read it again. I think rereading works because I reread Pride and Prejudice when I was in 2nd year and I LOVED it since! :D) and have to read One Hundred Years of Solitude! haha
Latest reading was Lovely Bones. Sighs…
well tc fellow book lover!
#7 by nadine on September 12, 2009 - 9:49 pm
I used to have the same passion for books, naging sa music, then sa computer lol. I miss reading books tuloy, hehe. Great place to buy books you gave. Pero sa totoo lang i think pnakamaganda maging bookworm kasi dami nalalaman kada isang book na nababasaXD
#8 by Pam on September 13, 2009 - 1:36 pm
Hi there! Thanks for the comment!
I used to be a passionate reader too but that was when I wasn’t as busy as I am now. I see to it that I read one book after the other but now… I can’t even finish a page.
Reading your entry made me felt a bit envious. I admire your passion for reading and how you explore new titles and authors. It’s really something to be proud of since reading books became somewhat rare these days?
I lurk around avalon.ph for moleskine blank notebooks. hahaha! I never really explored the books… well, maybe I will now thanks to you!
#9 by Galleca E. Baylon on September 13, 2009 - 9:54 pm
hahaha pareha gyud mo sa akong classmate pero fiction iyang ganahan kaayu
about sa imong comment sa tee, ok ra kaayo kung magpabuhat ka. hehehe. ^_^
#10 by Karen on September 14, 2009 - 3:12 am
I love reading books. Thanks sa site. Might check it out. I’m dying to buy Agatha Christie books! Gusto ko ma complete yung books nya. Gahh
#11 by Jamie on September 14, 2009 - 7:23 pm
I love Dr. Seuss’ books. But I fail as a book lover cos I haven’t read any of his books aside from Cat in a Hat. Boo~ Sidney Sheldon, his famous books are the Bourne series (Identity, supremacy…) right? I’m quite not sure but I heard my Dad saying that he wrote those. And I also heard his books are more of mysteries and actions, I might try reading one soon!
Just incase you might like them too! Hehehe. Take care~
Try Neil Gaiman’s books. They’re great
#12 by Ravrav on September 14, 2009 - 7:56 pm
i’ve been reading books since 6 because my mom(Hs & college prof.) is forcing me to do soooo… haha… and because my school requires us to submit book reports every weekends! whatda! hoho… but it helps! i dont sound “bobo” in front of my classmates.. haha.. and it makes me confident evrytym i do essays! yeah!…
Aimee was my classmate in HS.. and she’s a bookworm! maayo till now nagpadayon ka.. ako gikaon na kos katapul! hehehe…
uhmm… my bad. 
miss u aims!
#13 by Fia on September 14, 2009 - 7:59 pm
I love books. I have a library of them at home. But ever since I started working, I no longer have the free time to lie down and read. Sucks.
#14 by Mia on September 14, 2009 - 10:26 pm
Well I’m glad I’m not the only bookworm around here LOL
been a bookworm since I was four and I love Dr. Seuss too when I was younger. Thanks for sharing po about avalon.ph now I know where to get cheap books to satisfy my reading hunger LOL
#15 by krisel on September 15, 2009 - 9:55 am
another bookworm blogger,hihihi! buti pa kayo may tyaga magbasa ng mga books… pagdating kasi sa pagbabasa ng mga books tamad ako magbasa lalo na kapag sorang kapal ng book, hayzzz! keep it up sis
nyway, thanks for commenting on my post sis 
and i subscribed on your feeds sis, hope u’ll do the same..thanks 
#16 by Candy Blush Beauty Blog on September 15, 2009 - 12:49 pm
Wow naman, a reader ako hindi eh.. I like un mga nakikita ko talaga.. more on documentary, movies and all that hehe, minsan pag super interesting ayun magbabasa basa din ako kasi I learned from it eh hehe
#17 by Nagashiko on September 15, 2009 - 4:56 pm
You really love books don’t you? My boyfriend loves to read as well, it’s not like I don’t read, but I really prefer it when someone tells me a story. =D
#18 by iggy on September 15, 2009 - 10:20 pm
gipashift mangyud…wapako kasuway ana da…hmmmm
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#20 by Shiri on September 18, 2009 - 4:38 am
Under the Tuscan Sun, I want to read that book. I know there’s a movie too but I often prefer books to movies. Depends on the topic though.
#21 by tiborsho on September 19, 2009 - 12:04 am
peace earthling
#22 by McCoolot on September 20, 2009 - 9:53 pm
Ako nlng ang tao na tapulan kaau mu read…. nyahaha.. gnhan ra ko ug books na nai dghan images..
#23 by The Photoblogger on September 21, 2009 - 10:25 am
Book lover pud diay ka? Aimee naa ko daghan books here. Book exchange ta na! I have Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard book
#24 by aimee on September 14, 2009 - 7:52 pm
@Jamie: Bourne series is by Robert Ludlum
heehee XD i haven’t read the books, but i love the movie!
#25 by aimee on September 14, 2009 - 8:03 pm
i miss you, too, ran :))
#26 by aimee on September 18, 2009 - 7:11 pm
yeha, there’s a movie starred by diane lane, sandra oh, etc.. haha.. i downloaded the movie immediately after buying the book. but i decided to watch it later.. after i finished reading :))