As you might have already guessed, i'm really into reading books. i love a good read. i can't explain it but i suppose it's like watching a good movie or immersing yourself in a good drama -- do you remember r.kelly's dramatic series of songs - trapped in the closet? f-ing genius! i couldn't WAIT to hear the next song!!

some people may think that reading takes too much effort when you can just watch a tv show or listen to music to be entertained, but if you take the subway to and from work each morning, you'll quickly learn that reading will become one of your fav activity for 45mins-1hour a day.

my latest entertainer: The LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch (w/Jeffrey Zaslow)

it's about a professor at Carnegic Mellon, also husband, father of 3, friend, son etc. who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. chance of survival past 5 years is less than 5%. he's been asked to give a lecture on what matters to him in life so he's decided to lecture on achieving childhood dreams. in telling his story, he speaks of how he was raised, life lessons that have made him who is now, overcoming obstacles in his life, etc., all in an effort to leave his mark so that one day when is 3 young children (currently under the age of 10) grow up, they may be able to learn something from what their father left behind. this guy has some pretty good lessons if you're up for it. my fav thus far: "The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people."