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book 5 of 2021: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab 4/5 stars This was a really good book that I enjoyed. The storyline and plot was interesting but I wished there was more showing and letting the readers experience her years of being in places instead of just telling.  I do find some parts relatable. I found all of her love interests very fascinating, including the devil itself.

I am just blown away by this book. Maybe I never really read books like this before which made me curious and intrigued that it was hard for me to put down the book. I really enjoyed how the story goes.   The survival of a person of colour having to blend into the pretty much white hollywood scene back then and just doing things so that she could chase her dreams. Really interesting how society is last time and the struggles that the LGBTQ+ having to live in the dark and not being able to show the world their true selfs.  Starting in February I'll be compiling all the books that I read into 1 single instead of individual post. xx

For 2 days, I watched The Good Doctor latest season during lunch time, 1 episode on each day. I cried each on both days watching them the doctors having to suffer through letting people die because they can't do anything about the disease (RONA). I'm sure it has a mental impact on them the frontliners. The number of hours they put it, the attention and care details on each patient and having to let people die because there is really no cure.  Watching it has been so emotional for me. I wouldn't know if I'll be able to handle it mentally well if I were a part of the doctors or nurses. It must be so emotionally pain for them. And I cry out for them. For the families that weren't able to be by their family side to see their family pass, the patient not being able to see their family before they die. It just hurts to see this happening and I'm sure it's still happening as some countries are still in a heavily impacted with high amount of cases. My heart goes out...

  This book was quite an intriguing story that I just can't stop reading. It was quite an eye opening book where I've learnt to really appreciate every little things in life.  Really enjoyed it! The story is about how between life and  death  there is a temporary time and space where the person "dying" experiences. Then in that  library  there are tonnes of books and the person was able to choose any books and experience any  other  possible livelihoods that they may have.  One significant quote that I found: "Every life contains many millions of decisions, some big, some small. But every time one decision is taken over another, the outcomes differ. An irreversible variation occurs which in turn leads to further variation"   The final letter after the character decided to go back to living (which I found really impactful): A Thing I Have Learned (Written by a nobody who has been everybody) It is easy to mourn the lives we aren't living. ...

As I turn 25 today, I've got nothing to say but I am thankful to Allah for this life. Alhamdulillah. Thankful for my parents, thankful for my siblings, thankful for relatives and family, thankful for my friends, thankful to everyone who have touched my life in one way or another, thankful for experiences, thankful for all the blessings in this life and thankful to be alive and well to live until this day. Alhamdulillah for another day, another hour, another minute and another second.  I spent my birthday evening after working hours, watching a show and eating some of the food my friends gifted. I'm soo grateful for these gifts and Alhamdulillah for the happy stomach and happy me. There is nothing else that I hope and wish for but to live a meaningful life spreading love and kindness all around me. I wish for a life full of adventures for years to come and may Allah always keep me in his guidance, leading me to the ultimate goal which is Jannah. Aamiin.  To everyone who is read...

I’ve learnt a lot from this book especially about nigerian culture, the transition of moving to a multi racial country from a perspective of a minority race person and surviving in a new country. The writing was good but there some words in dialog that I thought a person wouldn't say in real life. And I really got to learn a lot of new words in this book. Other points:  1. How the education system is actually good in some countries - people in Nigeria a third world country is struggling with that - teachers go on strike because they are not getting paid by the government - students go on strike because the teachers are not teaching  2. How someone’s hair (especially black/ africans in US) can impact whether they get a job - what is wrong with having curly or afro or braided hair? will it impact their work? 3. Interracial relationship issues - why do people of the same race want to condemn a person for being in a relationship with someone of another race? - in the book there wa...

So I TRIED to do a low buy the past few months at the end of 2020. BUT I think I pretty much failed. I bought some stuffs that weren't budgeted and did made some impulse purchases. I don't want to be hard on myself when I buy things that aren't planned but I want to be hard on myself, to be strict on what I purchase. Especially this few days I've been buying things that are more expensive more than $100 and sometimes I don't see them as expensive. Yes I can afford it but I need to see more value in the money that I'm earning and saving them up more.  I've set my intention for low buy 2021 at the very beginning of the year but guess who broke it on a day I was out. I planned to buy something else, but turn out the thing wasn't as expected so I didn't get to buy it. I bought other random stuffs that is actually not needed. I only felt the "ergh" feeling when I got home and just looking at the stuffs that I bought.  In this month of January is...