Hobbies

The other day I was talking to a colleague. When I mentioned that I liked reading, he immediately suggested that I should reserve a copy of the new installment of Harry Potter series. This book will be published in the new year, and I am sure we will be reminded over and over again on how many copies it has sold, right until and after it is published. There might even be dramas about leaks, etc.

But no, I don't read novels. Actually, I don't read fictions. Well, I don't read poetry as well; the last time I tried, I could not make the head and tail out of the book of poems I bought. I have no rhythm, and if I can't even pronounce the words correctly, I guess I will never get it. I will only be able to read Chinese poems.

Yes, I only read non-fiction, and dull non-fictions at that. Come to think of it, I only watch documentaries, news, and sports on TV. I don't watch movies; they bore me to death and give me headaches. Oh, I don't play video games, although I love watching people play video games. I don't play cards. In fact, I can't. I simply can't remember rules. I don't play chess, any kind of chess. I wanted to learn the game of go, but never got around to learning it. I doubt I would be good at it at all.

There is a reason to all this: I find the real world much more fascinating. The real world is so much more interesting that fictions simply can't compare. Video games are no comparison to actually playing with an operating system like Linux. Heck, I have the source code that I can read. And games. Well, if I can find out how humans think, that is a much more exciting puzzle than any game in the world. And it is open-ended too.

So, what am I trying to say? Nothing. I am just a boring person.