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Metaphorically Written While Literally Pissed
I was adrift in an ocean once. It was all dark I could barely see the moon. Water pushed and pulled like I was a new shiny toy in the careless hands of a toddler. I waited for any boat to pass, for a…
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Inventing Havoc
Random, usually near negative, past memories hit me sometimes. Even in the middle of a relatively decent day, my mind has this weird audacity to re-promote an old wound. Is it normal? I am quite sure…
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Wrap-Up
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik: A Short Review
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik is (most likely) the one and only book I managed to finish in March. Following the story of a sixteen-year-old half-Indian half-Welsh Galadriel “El” Higgins in a mag…
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Travel
A Night in Singapore: Seeing Taylor Swift in Real Life
March 2nd, 2024 will forever hold a very special place in my heart. I realize that the day itself wasn't entirely flawless—when shit happened it happened without acknowledging the concept of geog…
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Wrap-Up
Un-"Balloon Popping"-Like February and Its Wrap Up
If January felt like a long journey through the desert, February felt like a quick stroll around the mall. Before I knew it, my birth month ended with barely an announcement, not even a pop like when…
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Romance
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: A Perfect Satire
My decision to continue the postponed plan to read all of Jane Austen's books from 2021 has been a long time coming. I, very unexpectedly, finished Northanger Abbey last night, which turned out t…
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Letter From a 26
In turning 26 today, I am going to post something different. Instead of weaving a long-ass narrative about maturity or the point of celebrating a birthday, I choose to write a letter to my past self.
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Avid reader, full-time bookstagrammer, occasional blogger. I mostly write about book reviews, personal thoughts, travelogues, and other random life dumps. Unless stated, all pictures were taken by me.
