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I don't often Netflix and chill, but when I do, I do it for five hours straight. Nah, not really. I kind of did it for the entire day. The whole of a Saturday of one particular weekend. To be honest, I rarely watch anything on Netflix unless it well and truly catches my eye. … Continue reading Of Political Shootouts and Countless Betrayals.
There are the days when it rains and rains and rains. Nonstop. A torrential downpour of tears from the heavens above. It can go on for hours and hours. Sometimes, it stops as soon as it started. But most of the time, it carries on for hours on end. When it rains, it gets cold … Continue reading A Hot Bowl of Hale and Hearty Goodness.
I don't often fall in love with villains, but when I do, I make sure they have class. And the French pirate in Daphne du Maurier's novel, Frenchman's Creek, Captain Jean-Benoit Aubery is one of them. Captain Jean-Benoit Aubery is the master of the ship La Mouette and leader of the crew onboard the ship. A daredevil at … Continue reading Jean-Benoit Aubery, My Favourite French Pirate!
10:30 PM - Ah, now I can read a few pages before I call it a night. 11:30 PM - Still early... I can fit another chapter before I sleep. 12:30 AM - Oh crap, I'm still not done with this chapter yet. 01:30 AM - Nooo... I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!! 02:30 … Continue reading “Just One More Chapter!” is the Reason Why I Don’t Get Enough Sleep.
I fell in love with typewriters when I first saw them on Pinterest and Tumblr. I often caught myself envying the people who owned them. But I didn't know where to get them in Malaysia. Until my husband bought one for my 30th birthday. It was a vintage model called the Antares 280. I'm not … Continue reading Admiring My Little Empire Aristocrat.
A few days ago, I read the news online of a 14-year old student in Penang who committed suicide after being accused of stealing her teacher's iPhone. According to the report, the student firmly denied doing the dirty deed but her denials fell on deaf ears. She was also struck for failing to own up … Continue reading False Accusations and Suicides are Causes for Concern.
Let me ask you something. If you learn that you were going to lose your job, how would you feel? Would you: (a) Jump for joy? (b) Shed a tear? (c) Smile and calmly accept your fate? (d) Flip your manager the bird and strut like a boss out of the office? Or all of … Continue reading In Loving Memory… Of My Job.
Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again... If there was a book to be written by R. L Stine in his famous Goosebumps series, it should include Mrs Danvers as one of its key characters. Heck, maybe she should be the key character and main ghost host in the story. Because she was, … Continue reading Mrs Danvers in ‘Goosebumps on Manderley’.
If there's one thing about me, it's procrastination. In 2017, I missed a host of chances to watch big-time movies. I missed Wonder Woman. I missed Thor: Ragnarok. And I almost missed Justice League. Thankfully, I managed to catch it on December 31, the last day of 2017. This also was a last minute attempt … Continue reading My Love for Marvel and DC Comics.
I finally caught the movie adaptation of the book The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick yesterday. It took me awhile to catch up but once I did, I realised how different the book and the movie were. They were stark differences between the two and I'm just going to give you guys a quick update … Continue reading Movie Review: The Silver Linings Playbook (A Film Adaptation).
No. of pages: 332 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books Published Date: 30 April 1990 Author: Amy Tan Setting: China and California, United States Synopsis Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to … Continue reading Book Review: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
No. of pages: 289 pages Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books Publication Date: 16 October 2012 Setting: Collingswood, New Jersey (United States) Author: Matthew Quick Goodreads Meet Pat. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure a happy … Continue reading Book Review: The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick.
