Learn. Live. Love.
Back in May 2017, I joined a group for a brief excursion to Tanay, Rizal’s Mt. Masungki. The climb was very successful and in the process, I gained new friends who were more than enthusiastic to involve me in further climbs and adventures. One of the adventures that were mentioned during our climb is neighboring […]
October 25, 2017 When my friends were organizing our South Korea itinerary, this was the part I was looking forward most to. Although I tried to obscure it from my companions, I can’t deny to myself how ecstatic I am and when the day finally arrived, contain it I could no longer do. But it […]
After leaving our things at our hostel, my friends and I went to the bus stop to wait for the bus going to Seoraksan National Park. There are five local bus routes in Sokcho and to get to Seoraksan, we need to hop into bus number 7 or 7.1. At first, we hailed the correct […]
After nearly three hours after departing from Seoul Express Terminal in Gangnam, we finally reached Sokcho Metro Bus Terminal. Sokcho is a quaint, sleepy city located on the eastern coast of South Korea. Located in Gangwon province, it is the gateway to the eastern part of the country and is going to be our next […]
October 22, 2017, 3 PM Our first day in Seoul is about to draw to a close. However, we want to maximize our time as much as we can. During our deliberation at Dal.Komm coffee shop, my friends and I decided to cap the day at Ewha Woman’s University, a particularly chic campus which draws […]
In April 2018, an idea came to my mind. I thought, perhaps, that I could dedicate one month to reading a particular genre or a particular set of books which have a common denominator. It has always been my practice to not read books of the same genre consecutively to avoid getting bored. However, I […]
Dear Readers, Its been quite some time since I have done one of these book tags, one of the must fun things in the book blogosphere. So here I am again, doing one, gettting on board the bandwagon. For this time around, I am doing the Anonymous Bookaholics book tag which I encountered while going […]
Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls is a very powerful yet poignant prose that has the ability to captivate everyone. Its bittersweet story and backstory leaves one longing for more. I am no fan of young adult fiction but this laconic narrative about grief and sorrow is one that has truly won me over. I am falling in […]
October 26, 2017 Our fourth day in South Korea has been filled with awe and enchantment. I instantly fell in love with Nami Island but my first international adventure is just gathering steam. Our fifth and sixth days in Korea will be our last in the northern portion of the country as on Saturday, my […]
Book Specs Author: Zora Neale Hurston Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Publishing Date: 2006, first edition published on September 18, 1937 Number of Pages: 193 Genre: African-American Fiction, Classical Fiction, Classics Synopsis One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston’s beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring […]
October 25, 2017 (PM) Nami Island was truly an excitable destination. There is simply no word that could describe it. And into the day, I am still floating in Cloud Nine because of the experience. But isn’t the only amazing destination in Chuncheon City. Another popular destination is the Garden of the Morning Calm, which […]
Book Specs Author: Amitav Ghosh Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Publishing Date: 2001 Number of Pages: 547 pages Genre: Historical, Romance Synopsis An extraordinary epic, THE GLASS PALACE is a masterful novel of love, war and family and presents us with a band of memorable characters, spread across Burma, Malaya and India, and across three generations […]
Book Specs Author: Patrick Ness Publisher: Candlewick Press Publishing Date: 2013 Number of Pages: 205 pages Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Children’s Literature Synopsis The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting, the one from the nightmare he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her […]
Book Specs Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited Publishing Date: 2016 Number of Pages: 302 Genre: Romance, Classic Synopsis “The French Riviera of the mid-1920s is the new playground for rich Americans, among them elegant heiress Nicole Warren and her husband, ambitious psychiatrist Dick Diver. The Divers’ renowned hospitality brings celebrities and socialites […]
Book Specs Author: Dave Eggers Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Date: 2018 Number of Pages: 323 pages Genre: Biographical Synopsis The Monk of Mokha is the exhilarating true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana’a […]
