I first encountered the name Haruki Murakami in a university prereq course. When the classes were held very early in the mornings. I forgot which course but the professor gave us a photocopy of Murakami's short story: On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning. It is with this vague familiarity that I picked up the book Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage from a shelf in Biblio, a store selling second hand books. As I mentioned in my blog post about books I read … [Read more...]
Life According to Literature Tag, Cymplified!
I stumbled upon this meme first from ANZ LitLovers LitBlog and then I hopped over to Brona's Books. It's called "Life According to Literature Tag". It's been a while since I saw these kinds of blog memes: answering questions and then tagging other bloggers when done. Have you done anything like it? Life According to Literature The Rules: Using only books you have read during the year (2019), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. Describe yourself: The Girl Who … [Read more...]
Family Day Out: Lunch Buffet at Kusina, Cymplified!
The clouds were dark and heavy as we made our way to the South. Particularly to Hilton Manila where we had lunch buffet at Kusina. It is exciting to try new restaurants. About the place Judging from its name, this is a Filipino-inspired place that serves international cuisine. For our entertainment, there were several short dance presentations right by the folding decorative wall divider near the entrance. Spotlights were even trained on the performers. The place looked clean and … [Read more...]
Chapter January 2020 Lessons, Cymplified!
At the beginning of the first month of the new year, family and friends greet each other with a "happy new year". It turned out, the new year is not so "happy" after all. Thus, we confronted the January 2020 lessons learned the hard way, right away. What happened? January served us the terrible Australian bushfire, the threat of war, some individuals ending their lives. It came with the ashfall from a stirring Taal Volcano, earthquakes and the spread of the Novel Coronavirus that … [Read more...]
Adulting, Cymplified!
Define Adulting {from Google} Adulting - (informal) behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks. But... It's not yet added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. It's a word they're watching, though. I am today years old when I learned that "adult" is also a verb. Nowadays, when people act responsible like paying the bills, they'd say they're "adulting". Do you use this word as well? So, happy new year, adults! My journey to … [Read more...]
The Gift of an Ordinary Day, Cymplified!
Once upon a time, this blog was loosely based on finding blessings in the mundane and appreciating the gift of an ordinary day. In the year 2011, I was inspired by this video. My children were still very young then, and I think that one of the most ordinary things in life is a mother taking care of her children. I felt tired and I sorely lack sleep. Recently, I found this book The Gift of an Ordinary Day by Katrina Kenison, the author in the video, on a shelf of a kiosk that sells second-hand … [Read more...]
Chapter October, Cymplified!
Chapter October Celebration One of the chapters in a year that I look forward to is Chapter October. It's not my birth month, but it's my hubby's. That means there's cake! Yum! :-P Also, it's when we celebrate our Wedding Anniversary. Thirteen years married. Whoa! That means we've known each other for almost two decades. Although we didn't discuss any plans, I was hoping we'd have lunch together before we fetch the children from school. It didn't happen. But... We had dinner at Café … [Read more...]
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