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The Bravest Writer I’ve Met On WordPress – Janet
janetvdepression.com/ I’m so impressed at how Janet is so unafraid to unburden her heart and in doing so has helped me. She has made me count my own blessings. She has made me not feel so isolated in my own … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Blogging & Writing, Grief
Tagged blogging, dad, grief, papa, writers, writing
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Books I Love: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
I’m in the midst of the audio book brilliantly narrated by the author himself, but I long to read it as well, to really take it all in at leisure. No surprise that this is one of the best memoirs … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Angela’s ashes, authors, books, Life, Pulitzer, reading, writers
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Exercise & Writing Routines of Famous People
I am very keen on studying routines of famous successful and happy people and trying to emulate them. It’s so often that I start off the day with great intentions but end the day with the awful realization that I … Continue reading
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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Books Actually
When I named my other blog, I had no idea Books Actually existed. I named Singapore Actually after the movie Love Actually and the fact that Singaporeans love using that word – actually – usually slurred as act-cher-ly.Most importantly my … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, blog, book shop, book store, books, Books Actually, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, hand crafted, happiness, Life, Living, local, name, personal, photography, photos, pretty, read, shops, Singapore, Singapore Actually, travel, vintage, writers, writing
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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
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
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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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