For me, 2022 has truly arrived with a vengeance. Work-wise I am filled to the brim, so I’m not able to consume media or do personal projects as much as I wanted to. I just have to keep reminding myself that these are good problems, and like all other things, these too shall come to …
Halfreformed: 2021 Hits
Image by Theo Eilertsen via Unsplash As mentioned in my previous blog post, 2021 felt like nothing happened to it, yet a lot of things did. Between the multiple periods of lull and #stayhome campaigns, I’m grateful that I was kept company by the various media I consume. So of course, I won’t miss out …
Speed Reviews #5 (Year-ender 2021): Squid Game, The Morning Show, Spiderman: No Way Home
If you were following these reviews, my apologies this latest one took six months to create. Life happened and a considerable chunk of my year was spent languishing. Nonetheless, here I am with my year-ender reviews for 2021 on a selection of TV, movies, and some books from June to Dec 2021. Note: As usual, …
Speed Reviews 4: Doctor Foster, Eleanor Oliphant, Taylor Swift…I paid homage to women.
Hello there! I inadvertently paid homage to women and the highs on lows of our life journeys with the selection of media I consumed recently. (By the way, this is a pretty long list). Here are the books, movies, and shows that have tickled my fancy from March-May 2021. Please pardon the different writing formats. …
Speed Reviews # 3: WandaVision The Guest List, I Care A Lot, Jan – Mar 2021
**Spoiler Alert: If you’ve not seen WandaVision, please leave now and come back after you watch it. I will go full blast on that one.** I’m on a break right now, so I’ve got a little more time on my hands to indulge in pop culture. Here are my speed reviews for a selection of …
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Speed Reviews # 2: Emily in Paris, Soul, The Savage Truth.. stuff from Nov 2020 – Jan 2021
Here comes another speed reviews compilation of selected media I’ve consumed these past three months (November-ish 2020 - January 2021). Please note I don’t often follow the trends. I’ve not watched Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit, The Crown, or any South Korean series. I either pick stuff that nobody knows or chick-flicky type of stuff. Books …
2020… a year we will not look back on with fondness. lol
2020 personally felt like a year of insurmountable challenges.... but hope floats. Photo by Alejandro Pinero Amerio c/o Unsplash. I hope everyone’s having a restful and safe holidays so far. By the time this entry is published, my partner and I will be at the tail end of our last staycation of 2020 . We …
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Blurbs: Back in office, US Elections, and some speed reviews.
One month back in the office My office area. Photo from Wikipedia.com It’s been over a month since we went back to the office. So how was the first month for me? To be honest, not as good as I hoped. Nothing catastrophic happened. For one, I guess the daily grind of commuting, carrying my …
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Blurbs: Going Back to The Office + Re-watching The Office (US)
I’m going back to The Office! Photo by Peter Nguyen on Unsplash Our company reached its 6th month of working from home last month. When the voluntary back-to-office arrangement was announced in August, I was not happy at all. However, I’m now having this constant feeling of being drained from my daily work life. I …
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