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My Favorite Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Ever!
If you are wondering why a recipe post is unexpectedly popping in your feed from me, this is just because I wanted to store this recipe in one place for when I need it. I am new to baking and stuff, but if there is one cookie recipe that I swear by, it would be…
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My 2023 in Books + Top 10 Reads of the Year & 2024 Bookish Resolutions
Tracking the books I read and analysing my yearly reading habits has been a therapeutic thing ever since I started doing it. It’s a fun and unique way of looking back to the year that passed. Most of the time, my reading patterns reflect the experiences I had or wanted to have (longings) in a…
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Where Dreams & Reality Collide: Sputnik Sweetheart Play (2023)
It was a random Monday when I saw the Sputnik Sweetheart play announcement in a Murakami newsletter. A couple of happy coincidences happened and I found myself in London, in a theatre in the middle of nowhere, and trying my best to contain my excitement to see this play.
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Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
3.5/5☕ | Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott as she navigates the treacherous and misogynistic 1950’s society and workplace. If you like a strong female character, with focus on how she overcame hurdles in life, this may be a book that you would enjoy.
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Visiting Chetham’s Library – The UK’s Oldest Public Library
Chetham’s Library, located in Manchester, England, is considered to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. If you’re a literary nerd or a history buff, this is definitely a must-visit.
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Photo Diary: Rediscovering Lagan
I’ve walked this path a lot of times already. But somehow, whenever I visit, I always feel renewed awe. I never knew it could transform to this extent.
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Review: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
3.5/5☕ | If you like a short atmospheric book that explores moral dilemma amidst complacency of the majority, and what it means to hold on to your values – Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These might be for you.
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Taking Stock #9: On Healing (September ’23)
“Taking Stock” is a series where I try to slow down and take stock of where and how I am right now. | And so here I was: Chasing the last days of summer. Welcoming a new (transitory) phase: my favourite season, Autumn. And I think it’s working out beautifully.
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Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
4/5☕ | In true Matt Haig fashion, The Midnight Library offered up a lot of life lessons and nuggets of wisdom that will stick to most readers’ hearts – as it stuck to mine.
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Photo Diary: Random Autumn Walks
It’s the tail-end of October and here we are again with a random autumn photo diary. Armed with a dirty chai latte from one of my favourite coffee shops and my trusted camera, I went out to explore and appreciate the fall colours once again (for the nth time, I know).
living life, one cup of coffee at a time
