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 # 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 …
Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover
Educated is a memoir of a woman named Tara Westover who shares her life story growing up in a rural town, under the care of survivalist parents who happens to be fundamentalist Mormons. She tells her journey of educating herself through self-study and formal education from some of the top universities in the world. More …
Speed Reviews # 1: Books
Speed Reviews # 1: Books Here is a short round up of the books I’ve read in the last few months. (June - Aug 2020)
Blurbs: On Reading
New Blog Post: Coming back as a Prodigal Reader.
FInd the “story of my life” through Quiet by Susan Cain
I first saw Quiet in a book store 1-2 years ago, and got re-acquainted to it a few weeks ago, watching the author Susan Cain in Marie Forleo’s online show, Marie TV. In the show they discussed about networking tips for Introverts, which I sorely needed for my line of work. They touched based a …
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Book Review: Happiness in Hard Times
In Happiness in Hard Times, Matthews share golden nuggets of wisdom on how to be happy during the difficult times in life through self-awareness and self-realization. He especially highlighted the challenges in Relationships, Wealth, dealing with one self and with life crises. Matthews didn’t cling to specific religions or school …
Book Review: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
I’ve known about Eat Pray Love for about five years already. I knew there was a following on this book, especially when it became a movie. However, at the time, I didn’t join the bandwagon because I thought it would be one of those very boring and dragging novels to read. It wasn’t until a …
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