being the reader and library goer that i am, i was aware of the national reading movement going on but was not able to follow through the updates of events happening leading to this day. so apparently it is National Reading Day organized by the NLB! i love anything reading!

so it surprised me, pleasantly, when during a meeting, mosques were encouraged to participate in one of the initiatives, read for books, which quite simply, for every 10 persons who reads for 15 minutes, a book will be donated to needy families. i said ok let’s try to do this! it was quite short notice actually, but in my mind, if it can be done, we’ll try.

but alas, i had to go for my wisdom tooth surgery, in pain and on mc. i was not able to give proper information to the students and parents. all week, i was quite sad for not being able to resolve it.

being me, i cannot let it go just like that, i could explain to the teachers but i do not want my coordinators to feel obligated to do it but end up not properly done. so i decided, ok, on Saturday, the last day of submission, i will brave myself to drop by at the mosque after taking out my stitch coz its not supposed to be a bloody procedure. even if its a few classes, its ok, effort is there.

what i didnt prepare myself for was the gum treatment i had to go through and that my lower gums and lips will be numbed for about 2-3 hours! the treatment itself was pretty much done in 30 minutes, but i was numbed! still fine, i will still go to the mosque, in time for the second session.

with the numbness still there, at least i can hear my voice speaking, i went in to classes, and promote the programme. the students were so supportive, that while one or two have a storybook of their own, the rest took books from the mosque’s library to read. i mean for 10-15 minutes. and it is done! i love the students for being so fun and supportive about it, i don’t mind doing this regularly! lol.

alhamdulillah, i just hope their efforts are being recognized. i had to submit some pictures and a form on that same saturday. i wished i could have done it on a bigger scale but it is a good start. hopefully, if there’s similar future events, i will be able to prepare better and coordinate for bigger scale.

so ya, happy #nationalreadingday !