I picked up the reading habit very late, since then have been trying to pick up the pace.

My initial problem with reading was I had pretty bad vocabulary skills, and very short attention span. It's also easy to get overwhelmed by the choices available when just starting off. It get easier overtime though, once you identified the topics/writers that you like.

On another note, it's rather sad to see bookstores close downs and downsizing over the years. MPH MV, Ipoh, Borders Times Square.. all became disappointingly small. And the so called library in my hometown supermarket is a joke