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Reading is Sexy: Sunny Readings for Sunny Soon

The uniquely named Sunny Soon (given by his father, “Soon” is a modified from his family name, “Sun”) had no acting experience at all when he auditioned for the main role of “Cin(T)a” (2009) by friend’s recommendation. But his natural talent caught the director’s attention and helped propelled “Cin(T)a” to be an independent hit and won Audience Award for The Most Favorite Indonesian Film in Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFest) 2009. This 29 year old Tionghoa descent was active in performing arts during school, but he hesitated to study acting and took graphic design instead. Thankfully, his acting talent didn’t go to waste as he has added 2 more films into his filmography: Paul Agusta’s “Parts of the Heart” (2011) which was screened in International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2012 and “Demi Ucok”, a first Indonesian film produced with “crowd sourcing” method (10,000 co-producers) in which Sunny also acted as the promo manager. Find out more about this one promising actor who hopefully will be featured in many more coming soon films.

  Are you a fiction or non-fiction person? Why?

 More towards non-fiction. I simply like to absorb random information and life hacks. I also like fiction, though, since I can let my imagination run free out of logic and boundaries we set in real world.

  Which section you’d head first in the bookstore?

Design. My habit since I was in college with majoring in graphic design.

  What is the most influential book you’ve ever read?

“Conversations with God”. It tells about the author’s life who put his life problems in writing to find unexpected answers to his questions in life one by one. Err, I can’t say I’m a religious person, and those religion leaders might flip to read this book, but I find my burden and questions in life during several years became way much lighter because of this book.

  Did you have favorite books as a child? What stuck in your memory the most?

A pictorial book titled “Buku Lalu Lintas” (“Traffic Book”). In this book, vehicles would stop to give way for pedestrians to cross in zebra-cross. This started my confusion as to why vehicles in Indonesia would speed up in zebra-cross instead.

  Do you have some kind of ritual when you sread?

No. But my ideal reading arrangement is in quiet  and cool outdoor scenery with a cup of hot tea.

  Upon hearing #ReadingisSexy, what comes to your mind?

Sexy is not limited to physical apperance. Wide knowlegde gained by reading is also an attraction. You can observe what someone is reading, then choose a proper pick-up line and way to flirt. How sexy is that?

  If you had a chance to write a book, what book would you like to write?

Sci-fi thriller about Earth in the future.

  Please share your favorite quote from a book.

“I have no judgement one way or the other. But you have all sorts of them-and I suggest that it is your judgements which keep you from joy, and your expectations which make you unhappy.” Conversations with God – Neale Donald Walsch

  Please recommend 3 books for your fans.

Fans? Friends, maybe. I’d like to recommend “Conversations with God” – Neale Donald Walsch, “Life of Pi” – Yann Martel, “Squeamish About Sushi” – Betty Reynolds.