Thanks to a certain Matty-o, i've been rather curious about Anne of Green Gables. So, i borrowed it from Ian Zing and have finished the first 3 books.

   Even though i'm not done with the series yet, but i *do* believe that it's one of the best books i've ever read. Even BETTER than Lord Of The Rings. I enjoyed it so much i couldn't put the books down! I read all 3 in 3 days and proceeded to go to work like a zombie cause i sacrificed SLEEP to read them. That's how addictive it was.

   But oh, i'm SO inspired by Anne! Her love for beauty and people, her imagination...her oddly beautiful looks ( i've yet to see someone with red or "auburn" hair and gray *starry* eyes!)...i'm just falling short of calling myself a lesbian haha...coz i really love this woman named Anne! Even if she IS just a character...How nice it was to be acquainted with ol' English and Ms Montgomery sure knows how to put beauty into words..*sighs*

   Just like Anne, i believe that imagination is one of the most important things that one can have. Some people have them, some people don't. Just like Anne, i think that there's more "scope for imagination" when you don't have everything that you want. After all, it's only the things that you NEED is what matters. And what matters is your family, your friends and well, maybe your beau or beaux. Lol! Everything else after these things, all you need is your imagination.

   I can't believe how much of ME i discovered as i read how Anne grew up...oddly, i was just like her..i lived in a make-believe world with fairies and elves and lol, monsters in the dark.. (i used to NOT be able to sleep with the lights off!) and there was just so many things that i would write and think about...all *nonsense* as my mom puts it. But what i had was imagination. I even had a *bosom* friend. We played make-believe together and she was my best Disney buddy. We used to watch Pocahontas and Aladdin over and over again just so we could memorise the songs. The joys of the internet and looking for lyrics online had to yet to be discovered at my tender age of 7. :)

   But what i really wanted to write about was about Anne's ideals. She had ideals on how she was to live, how she would achieve her ambition, how she would fall in love and her guy. It's true that ideals changed..i mean i had them then as i have them now. They just changed a little as i grow up and what i deemed perfect then may not be so now. Anne had dreams. So did i. :)

   At age 7, my idea of a perfect home was a cottage with rosebushes at the front and picket fences. I was going to be an old maid who lived with her 2 cats and there were elves at the bottom of the garden. My ultimate horror was that a goblin would come and eat me and my cats. There was no such things as husbands or boys. Life is rosy and my best friend was gonna live just next door. :) I'd be happily poor and would be contented living on bread and butter everyday.

   At age 13, I wanted to be a doctor. The perfect home was a gorgeous apartment because i'd be too busy tending to my patients to live in an actual house. I'd have a doctor boyfriend who's just as busy but we'd be honeymoon-ing in Paris on our days off. Oh, and my doctor's degree would be from UM cause it was my dad's dream to go there. So i should too.

   At age 15, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to write stories that would both inspire and horrify. (I was into Stephen King then, you see) I wanted to travel the world and speak to young people. My dream guy would be tall, dark and handsome. He'd be smart and OLDER than me, wears leather jackets and owns a Harley. He's actually a vampire and he was gonna turn me into a vampiress the day we got engaged. >.<"

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   I'm 18 now. I'm nowhere close to becoming a doctor. Neither do i want to be an old maid. And although the idea of my 15-year-old boyfriend is wonderfully seductive, i do not wish to be married to such a guy. My perfect guy at this precise moment would be someone who'd love me for all i am especially my flaws. He'd be romantic and so much so that i'll fall for him over and over again. He'd be stable on weekdays and fun on weekends. Not necessarily handsome but cute enough for me to stare and be content. I'm not quite sure about my future career but i know that weddings would be a big part of it someday.

   My imagination is still just as active as it was then. Every now and then, i continue to sit in my bed and have ludicrous thoughts. Sometimes when i have nothing to do in the office, i'd stare at the wall of my cubicle and just day-dream to my hearts content.

   I'm an Anne at heart. When on earth will i ever grow up??