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Quotes from The Alchemist

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If there's one book that's been a game changer for me, I'd have to say it's The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I remember reading it close to two years ago, with a pencil and ruler in hand (because no pen or highlighter are allowed on my books!). There were just so many lovely quotes that I'd like to Read more [...]

The Future of Us by Jay Asher

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The gist of the book is: It is 1996, and internet was still on dial-up and quite a rarity in homes. Facebook and other means of social media won't exist till 8 years later. Imagine, just imagine - having a glimpse of your future Facebook profile (and also a peek into your future life) in 1996. That's Read more [...]

The Hunger Games

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The Hunger Games trilogy made up my last three reads for 2011. It is hard not to like the series and eventually get hooked to each and every page, hungry for what's going to happen next. Fortunately, I got on the bandwagon late enough to have all three books with me, instead of having to wait for the Read more [...]

Hector and the Search for Happiness

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For the longest time, I've asked for nothing more than to be happy. Life experiences have attempted to rob me off my perfect bubble of "happiness", and many a time, it did work. I've tried my best to not feel jaded and for years, all I've ever wished for was to be happy. But what does being happy Read more [...]

Twilight versus True Blood

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I finished watching the first season of HBO's True Blood last weekend. It was really nice and brought a different perspective to the whole vampire hype. I discovered a lot of parallels between True Blood and Twilight as well as some differences. Let's get down to it point by point. The Leading Read more [...]

Twilight Series – A Review

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Image taken from here. This is long overdue since I've completed Breaking Dawn mid of last week. Actually, apart from being super busy, I was really trying to think of how to do a review of the series. Yes, I'm one of those bloggers who visualize how my post will look like / will be before I even start Read more [...]