I can sight read IF I can make out the actual colors. those 1/8 watt babies are almost impossible to tell and sometimes the red is closer to brown than red. Orange vs dirty yellow is hard too. so I just use my dmm most of the time. funny thing - I can read the numbers on 1206 chip resistors no problem.
the way I remember the codes isn't via some politically incorrect mnemonic (which always seemed hard to remember) but memorise the first 2 (black, brown), rainbow order, then grey, white.
and M Chung, you sell youself short plus you don't use chat-room "english" so I find you welll ahead of the pack when it comes to clear communication.