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My New Favourite Bookshop

"Where have you been my whole life?" That's what I said to myself when I found out about the instagram id @fatchickenbooks, the secondhand bookshop which sells 'pre-loved-posh condition books'.

I'm finally at the point in my life where I can afford my quite expensive hobby, collecting books. Well, not always. My program is to buy books once every month, the quantity doesn't matter, as long as it's only once in a month (that's to prevent myself from starvation because I tend to...shop too many books).

I usually buy my books from www.periplus.com (not endorsed), it was my first heaven. To me, none of the bookshops in town is good enough, because none of them sells any original and imported books I love. The problem is, because I have to import the book, it will also take quite a long time. Usually it's around a month long before all my books arrive. That's quite a long wait for an impatient prick like me. Moreover, the more books I buy, the more expensive the shipping fee gets.

Then, a week ago, I was scrolling through my instagram feed, when I saw the account posted by Periplus. @fatchickenbooks, at first I was sceptical because it's a personal online shop and I have to pay and transfer my money to someone I don't know. But, it didn't stop me from trying, I mean, the shop had three books which I've been looking for so long on their 'available' list. I transferred my money and waited.

I didn't have to wait for a long time because my books were being shipped from Jakarta, three days were all it took. I went home from work to find a package waiting from me, neatly wrapped in plastics. The next thing I did, was hurriedly unwrapping it to find three 'pre-loved-posh condition books' of my own. They didn't lie when they said it's in the best condition we could ever expect. 

Here's the picture of my three books, in case you're wondering. 


Can you guess what I did after that? Yeah, diving right into the vastness of the fantasy world. I guess my program of buying books once in a month is threatened now that I have two favourite bookshops.

Can't wait till Monday, they'll be uploading the new collections! 

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