Tagged by Sookie.

1) Total number of books I own:
During my 9-month stint in England? 38.

2) The last book(s) I bought:
Tough one. I think it was The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

3) The last book I read:
In the middle of Law of Gravity by Stephen Horn (friend’s recommendation). Last completed Miracle Cure by Michael Palmer.

4) 5 books that mean a lot to me:
- Wild Swans by Jung Chang
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb

Hmm. You know, despite all the books I plow through, I don’t really remember anymore that really affected me or how I view life. If anyone has a book that does that, feel free to recommend.

5) Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their blogs:
Not that they’ll do it, but here goes: Reverie, Germaine, Phona, Lauren, Jayne.

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Tagged by Tiffany.

Name 5 things you miss about your childhood.

1. Carefree days
Self-explanatory, but in case you’re one of those who hated your childhood, mine was awesome up to the point where I turned 10 years old. I was an overachiever without trying, and loved by everyone. Yeah, I know, how disgusting, but I was happy, and that’s what that counts in the end. Being sustainably happy and living a stressfree life.

2. Pet cat(s)
*sigh* Mimi was the black cat with white stockings and belly who was older than me by a year (my brothers found her in a ditch), so I pretty much grew up with her around. I miss her so much. :( She bore a lot of kitties too, most of them who got killed being run over, kidnapped by evil people, or thrown away by my parents along with Mimi. That happened when I was 8.

3. Beach trips
Okay, what I really miss is how close my family was and how much we used to do things together back when there is more to life than money. Now all we do together is have dinner. But growing up, I can see that there isn’t much of an option in this because the world now is governed by money, so no one’s to blame for this turn of events. My family used to make a trip to the beach every weekend without fail. Every morning we’d arrive, swim and splashed about having a blast for a few hours, and then picnicked on the sandwiches Mom brought over on a towel laid on the sand away from the waters. I miss those trips. Those days.

4. Living in a house
Something a lot of people take for granted. I have no idea when we moved to the tiny apartment above the shop that we’re currently living in, but I’d say when I was around 8 years old. I miss having the space a house provides. And I like stairs. I know I have stairs even now, but I don’t like the fact that at the bottom of the stairs, it isn’t part of “home” anymore but a shop instead. What’s more, the house I used to live in was a small, comfy, terrace house in Taman Bukit Mentok, where most of my friends lived (and are still living) in, and I used to be able to run over to their place for the afternoon to play. And I used to get my ass whipped in badminton by the boy who (is older than me by exactly a week) lives around the corner with his grandmother, and that house has a huge garden for us to play in without getting run over by a car or trip into a drain. And cycling around the quiet neighbourhood with friends or brothers, or fishing, or generally just keeping ourselves occupied.

5. Writing
Okay, this didn’t really occur in childhood, but probably started when I was 10 or so and didn’t really peak until I’m 12. But I miss that too, the ability to churn ideas and imagination into words. Now I just feel stale, stale, stale.

The rules:
Remove the #1 item from the following list, bump everyone up one place and add your blog’s name in the #5 spot, like so:

* Bohemia Bunny
* i have succumbed to peer pressure.
* What would I do without you?
* Verbiage
* Toothpaste Addict

Then pass the meme on…
*tags* Your turn! Yes, YOU. Nyehehehe. ;)