Category: diary-logs
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The Bell Jar: Sylvia Plath, Gills
It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep, maybe it’s jet lag or I am sick and awakened. I wanna work till I tire myself out. I start the audiobook of Bell Jar, it’s narrated in a deep nonchalant voice I like by Maggie Gyllenhall, I look her up, remembering the title details…
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Crossing off one Love at a Time, The Gift Trip (Pt. 3)
I have come home from the trip and I am sitting in my flat, wondering, pondering of what I could write about my sixteen day trip across Europe. I use the word “across” but it’s only 3-4 cities, Munich in Germany, Amsterdam in Netherlands and Verona and Milano in Italy. The dream to travel around…
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A Potpourri of Learnings
Our lives are short, short like a morning run. Phil Knight, Shoe Dog Pick a side: One of the takeaways after some rumination has been, choose an effing side! It sounds morally righteous to be “fair” – be the judge – to give chance to both sides to represent equal facts. What’s the price are…
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Paint thy Neighbour’s Wall
We had this one book a week challenge in office and that comes to an end, I pledged 13 books and finished four serially and six are running in parallel, won’t be able to finish them in for the challenge. Was totally worth the experience, especially grateful to my accountability partner, was lovely exchanging our…
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Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid This content may include explicit material. Reader discretion is advised. The intention is not to offend but to have a discourse. Proceed only if you are comfortable with potentially sensitive topics. A beautiful, engrossing, scandalous tale of an old woman. This book tells the story of…
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Proustian Life & Ramblings
Wisdom can be acquired in two ways. Painfully and Painlessly. Painlessly is when ordained upon us from classrooms and teachers. Painfully is when inflicted by life itself. To have always been respected, means to never understand the nature of human society and humiliation. Wisdom comes to those who have suffered violent misery. But we shouldn’t…
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Longest novel
In Search of the Lost Time, by Marcel Proust, is a gigantic novel, spanning seven volumes. It’s reckoned to be the “longest” novel ever written. No, dear readers, I haven’t read it myself yet. I have been listening to Alain De Botton’s audiobook, the creator of the foundation and channel “School of Life”. In Alain…
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Country to Retire in
Trip Tldr; Place(s): Hong Kong & Macau Currency: HKD (Hong Kong Dollar) + MOP (Macanese Pataca) Days: New Year’s 2024 I went on a family trip to Hong Kong and Macau for this new year’s, I like the culture, there is mutual respect between every individual. People are helpful and ready to engage, the parks…
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The Night Shot
Caught by thy dark beauty, I am engulfed by you, By the shine you radiate, I envy you, To have known people have reached you, I feel missed out on you, For the dark side of you I cannot see, I feel insecure around you, With each passing, you emerge from the darkness, I am…
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Eliza, The Subtle Art of and Me vs Us
Hey, welcome back! Thanks for reading my average recollection and insights of the last month! Books The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson I finally read it! I would embarrassingly admit that I was too prudent to read it. I felt this hyped book, I can’t read and saw a ton…