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Tag Archives: book
The Perfect Day
At the end of the day, when I’m in bed and the lights are out, I realize once again, that I have not kept to good routines. For instance I haven’t exercised and was sedentary all day, didn’t touch a … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged book, day, exercise, floss, good, perfect day, read, routine, writers
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Enchanted by ‘A Room with a View’: Both the Book & the Movie
Am in the middle of the novel ‘A Room with a View’ and the trailer on Youtube of the 1985 movie brought back lovely memories. Would love to watch this movie again and if only our theatres screened old movies. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged A Room with a View, beautiful, book, Daniel Day Lewis, E M Forster, England, Helena Bonham Carter, Italy, Movie, novel, romantic, Trailer
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Life of Pi & Trying Out Premiere Seats
I recently watched the movie Life of Pi and tried the Shaw Premiere seats for the first time. It was a spur of the moment decision and B caved since the showtime for the regular seats was about 2 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged book, GV Gold, Life of Pi, luxury, Movie, premiere seats, Shaw
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Yearnings & Doubts
My dream has always been to write a novel. Not just write, but as my vanity demands, to be published. A story that’s within me. But when I read books by acclaimed authors like Salman Rushdie, I feel, who am … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Midlife Musings
Tagged aging, book, doubts, novel, personal, procrastination, thoughts, writing, yearnings
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A Stolen Life
The book ‘A Stolen Life’ moved me tremendously. I talk about it my latest post.
Some Days this World is Hard to Fathom
I watched the movie The Dark Knight Rises and felt a chill when the random shooting scene came on. I can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying it must have been for the victims. The horrifying mass murder in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture & Society
Tagged Batman, book, children, Dark Knight Rises, Holmes, Lionel Shriver, Movie, murder, nature, nurture, parenting, thoughts, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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The National Library & Sleeping Folks
The new building is very impressive. But I still miss the tiny red brick building that used to the National Library I knew as a kid. It’s pretty conveniently located. Not attached to Bugis MRT (which would be lovely for … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged behaviour, book, books, culture, library, National Library, people, Singapore, Sleeping
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Urban Sketchers Singapore (Part 1 of 3)
Wanted to have a meal at the Maxwell Road Hawker Centre, but the public parking lot was so full with tons of cars queuing. So we parked at the building close to it. No idea what building this was. Turned … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2011, Architecture, Art, book, culture, design, drawings, Entertainment, exhibition, geography, Life, Living, map, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, URA, Urban, Urban Sketchers Singapore, Volume 1
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Books: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
I have yet to watch the movie, but two things surprised me about this novel by Truman Capote. The racist language and the fact that it’s only 100 pages long. It seems that the movie is loosely based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, book, Breakfast at Tiffany's, clip, japanese, New York, opening scene, racist, Truman Capote, Video, WWII, YouTube
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2 Blogs Dedicated to Suri Cruise
1. One’s all about her fashion. Check out the Suri Cruise Fashion Blog. 2. The snarkiness of this one can come across as kinda mean at times, but you can’t help but find it funny. Check out Suri’s Burn Book. … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, blog, blogger, book, burn, culture, cute, fashion, funny, humour, interesting, Life, photos, pretty, suri cruise, surisburnbook, tumblr, witty
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Summer Read: Dolci di Love by Sarah-Kate Lynch
I am quite a snob when it comes to what they call chick lit. I tend to go for books that take some effort to read and are grounded in reality with all their suffering, misery and hopelessness. They tend … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 44, age, betrayal, book, infertility, Italy, love, mid life, New Zealand, pain, review, Sarah-Kate Lynch, suffering, summer, tuscany, writer
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David Walliams & Quentin Blake: The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dress is a passionate celebration of individuality as this review in the Telegraph reveals. “The theme of the book is that we should all celebrate our differences,” says Walliams, who reckons he wrote 10 different drafts … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged author, book, books, Bullies, childhood, Children's Book, David Walliams, differences, fear, fear of failure, Gender, happiness, interview, Quentin Blake, The Boy in the Dress, Video, writer, YouTube
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My Favourite Writers and Books
Thanks so much to blogger whatsaysyou, who asked me about my favourite authors in the comments. I just loved the question and thought I’d put it in a post. Here’s what comes to mind right away: Yann Martel (The Life … Continue reading
Books: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut
I always enjoy a Kurt Vonnegut book. I guess you would classify them as Science-fiction although I never thought of them as such. The language is deceptively simple but the ideas are always deeply profound. I just adore Vonngut’s wit … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged American, author, book, books, funny, german, kurt vonnegut, Life, literature, quotes, satire, science-fiction, wit, writer
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Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
You can read my thoughts about this wonderful book at Tiny Island. An exquisite tragedy.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged book, books, history, Kashmir, review, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy
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Books: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown is a book by Salman Rushdie who won the booker of bookers for Midnight’s Children. This was an almost 400 page book and I took nearly 3 weeks to finish this. Actually I took more than 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, author, beautiful, beauty, book, book review, China, culture, good, India, Indian, intelligent, Kashmir, Life, literature, Living, map, Pakistan, personal, reading, reads, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy, Video, writing, YouTube
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Books: Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life
I wanted so much to like this book and I actually found it pleasing from the onstart, but somehow I found myself skimming through in the middle. This is after all a book for children that is meant to appeal … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged affectionate, aging, Art, author, book, books, death, Life, literature, Living, Luka, Luka and the Fire of Life, Milan, mortality, older parents, parents, personal, Salman Rusdie, son, Video, writer, writing
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Every Sunday
Every Sunday I tell myself that the next week will be different. I will start afresh on Monday. EVERY SUNDAY. Seriously. I feel like I am stuck in limbo and not moving forward. I have been stuck in limbo for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bad colleagues, bad people, blog, blogging, book, career, doormat, fear, habit, kindess, Life, Living, mean, mean coworkers, novel, office, perfectionist, personal, routine, self, self-pity, short story, story, Sunday, upset, wallow, work, writers, writing
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Celebrities Reading Books
Just inspired to do a post on celebrities reading books as their reading choice fascinates me. {Image: Ecorazzi} {Image: Make Literature} {Image: Carrie Fisher} {Image: NY Times} {Image: Narnia Fans} {Image: People} {Image: Jessica Mcdougall} {Image: Celebrities Bite Us}
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, book, books, Britney Spears, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, culture, Jessica Alba, Life, Lindsay Lohan, Living, Marilyn Monroe, Obama, photos, read, reading, spotted, women
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Eat Pray Love: Julia Roberts Wears A Sari
{Image: Glamsham} I was a huge fan of Julia Roberts when she was in Pretty Woman and My Best Friend’s Wedding. Then I don’t know why (either I changed and became jaded or she really did become more smug with … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, book, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, culture, Eat Pray Love, happiness, India, Indonesia, Italy, Julia Roberts, Life, Living, Movie, spirituality, travel, woman, writing
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Most Interesting Vogue Article: Gwyneth Paltrow Can Cook
This picture is just a dream – to be in pyjamas and surrounded by books! Doesn’t she seem like the most perfect person on earth with that pristine stunning white kitchen? That kitchen is just beyond breathtaking. Read the riveting … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Actress, August 2010, book, Celebrities, Cooking, Entertainment, Gwyneth Paltrow, kitchen, Vogue
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Monday’s Cool Idea: Write on a Book Without Ruining It
I love this cool product idea that I came across on a fabulous blog called Unclutterer as I was trying to get some inspiration to declutter. I wonder if these are sold at our local stationary stores? If I do … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Avery Notetab, book, books, Clear, cool, design, Idea, ideas, products, Sheer, Stationary
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