Books I bought in January – some brand new, some second-hand: 1. The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach) – I have an idea that this is a book about sports, baseball in particular, so I never really paid much attention to it. However, I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, so there must … Continue reading »
You know what that means? It’s time to watch Love Actually again! Also, you know it’s that time of the year again when it starts snowing on wordpress. It’s actually something I look forward to. If I can’t have a white Christmas in real life, at least I can have one in my blog! The … Continue reading »
Just a short post on this and that… I have an upcoming trip to Japan, and I find it so strange that none of the popular bookstores I’ve been to around my city sells Japan guide books. I can’t find any Japan tour books by Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, Frommer’s or any of the popular (or … Continue reading »
The Devil in the White City, is a non-fiction novel by Erik Larson, published in 2003, which combines two fascinating events in 1893. The first is the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, and the second is the life and “career” of Dr. H.H. Holmes, one of the first documented serial killers of the … Continue reading »
It took me a few days to get over the feeling left by David Mitchell‘s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Usually, after finishing a book, I’d jump right in to the next one, but I couldn’t quite shake off Jacob de Zoet. Even now, when I think back on it, I get a strange … Continue reading »
Sometime in the early 2000s, American pastry chef, and writer, David Lebovitz, decided to leave his life in San Francisco behind, to live in the city many of us (me, at least) dream of – Paris. In his light, and funny book, The Sweet Life in Paris, David shares his misunderstandings and (mis)adventures as an American trying to … Continue reading »
Are you: Into anything fantasy and sci-fi? Into comic books / graphic novels? Interested in pseudo-historical conspiracy theories and rumors? Intrigued by the islands of the Caribbean (particularly the Dominican Republic)? A believer in family curses, and other supernatural occurrences? Partial to obese nerdy kids with no social skills and therefore no love lives (read: still … Continue reading »
Despite all the beautiful art, amazing architecture, and historical ruins we saw during our 3 weeks in Europe, for me, one of the highlights of the trip was a visit to the legendary Shakespeare and Company, an English bookstore in the heart of Paris. Unfortunately, this Shakespeare and Company is not the original Shakespeare and … Continue reading »
I’m nearing the end of my 2nd week in Europe and since Paris, I’ve noticed these funny, slightly altered traffic signs in random places. I first noticed it while walking around Montmarte in Paris. A man stealing a “No Entry” sign. I thought it was one of a kind, until I started noticing other signs … Continue reading »
To prepare ourselves for Paris, we decided to watch as many French movies as we could in the span of 2 weeks. I don’t know much about French films so I googled “Best French Films” and got a hundred hits – or a million more like. There were lists of the Best French Films of all … Continue reading »
