SHORT STORIES: “CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM”

Every time someone asked me what is my favourite flavour of ice cream, I would answer vanilla or strawberry, which never felt right, because partly it wasn’t the truth. I liked those flavours. Actually, I loved those flavours. But they weren’t my favourite. Every time someone around me got chocolate ice cream and offered to …

SHORT STORIES: “Goodbye”

Her breath stopped. There he was, standing in front of her, just the way she had imagined every single time she had thought of the moment they would come face to face. But she had never expected him to show up here, right in front of her university, standing below the stairwell at the entrance. …

BOOKS: “SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT” – JOHN VERDON

Category: Fiction / Mystery / Thriller Zombies: 3 out of 5   Comments: Okay so I read this book quiet a while ago, so I don't remember the details. I was meant to write up a review instantly, but then that never happened. But based on what I remember, it was a good book but …

BOOKS: “BEING MORTAL” – ATUL GAWANDE

Category: Non-fiction / self-help Zombies: 4.5 out of 5   Comments: Yeah, I know, another book about death. But this isn't specifically about death, but rather about the actual process of ageing and dying itself. To put it simply, it's like being thrown into an ocean of ice cold water; you know what is coming, …

BOOKS: “EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU” – CELESTE NG

Category: Fiction Zombies: 4 out of 5 Comments: Spoiler alert - it's not a happy ending. Well you'd know it's not going to be a happy ending from the very minute you start reading. But I would also say that you might need a bit of a strong mind to reach the end of the …

“HAPPINESS” [March 3rd, 2018]

I don't know what happiness represents or means anymore. Nothing comes to my mind when I try to picture happiness. I used to have an image of what happiness meant. But not anymore. At least for now I don’t have any idea what it means. It feels like something I don’t know. It’s been a …

BOOKS: “Rescue” – Anita Shreve

Category: Fiction / Romance / Drama Zombies: 3 out of 5   Comments: I've had this book for a while, just didn't have a chance to read it. It's okay. You kind of can see where the story is headed towards and yet by the time you reach the middle of the book, for some …

BOOKS: “The River In The Darkness” – Masaji Ishikawa

Category: Non-fiction / Autobiography Zombies: 5 out of 5   Comments: Spolier alert - it does not end on a happy note and the person who recommended this book failed to mention that fact. So if you're someone who cannot handle sad endings, then don't even bother reading any further about this. But on the …