Bookstation was located in my hometown called Roi Et, a small province in the northeast of Thailand. It was located near my tutoring school since I was a high school student. Whenever I had a break or finished the class, I would go to Bookstation to relax. The smell of new books was a smell that I love. It can reduce stress, and Bookstation was a perfect place for me to have a short break after the class. I loved to walk around a bookstore and found some books I've never read before.
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| A picture of Bookstation |
I returned home last month, and when I saw my old books on the shelf, I was drawn back to Bookstation. One question had popped up in my mind, would Bookstation still be the same? I decided to visit the bookstore. Because I still remembered the route, it was not difficult to find my favorite bookstore. However, it was the truth that everything would be changed through time passed by. Bookstation was no longer there. The bookstore was turned into a travel accessories store. There was nothing the same, the logo's shop, the owner, and the book advertisement papers on the door, everything was disappeared. I felt unfamiliar and disappointed, so I didn't go inside the shop. I texted to one of my friends and asked her about Bookstation, she told me that the bookstore was closed since the late of 2018.
Although Bookstation has no longer existed, the wonderful memory still is existed in my mind. I remember which books I bought from the store. Every time I read all those old books of mine, I'll think about my childhood and Bookstation.
Reading Nook's thoughtful essay reminded me of the bookstores I also used to love browsing in, and that reminded me of the local town library, where I spend many happy hours reading and finding books to borrow. The old bookstores are no longer there, but the library is, although I suspect it's very different inside to the one I used to visit many years ago. Maybe I should also add a visit to that to my Songkran trip this year.
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