I turn 27 years old today. To be honest, 27 is a weird age – at least for me. I’m still in my 20s but I’m closing in on my 30s, and I’m in this weird holding pattern where I can see what I’ve accomplished but I haven’t reached any of the goals I thought I would at this age. The only metaphor that I … Continue reading Reflection | Autumn 2019
I’ve read a fair number of books so far this year, surpassing the 50-book goal that I set nearly every year. It’s a goal that I didn’t reach last year, which makes me revel in the feeling that I at least accomplished one of the goals I set for 2019. But enough of that – let’s get to my favourite books I read so far … Continue reading Favourite Books So Far of 2019
September is my reset. It’s the month that I hit restart. It is the most natural month to do so after spending the majority of my life in school. And after the summer that I had, it’s the best way to start things anew for the upcoming months ahead. My summer didn’t turn out the way that I had expected to. I had decided that … Continue reading Reflections | Summer 2019
Sometimes you stumble upon a book at just the right time. Maybe it’s that book that you’ve had on hold for forever at the library and it unexpectedly comes through or it could be a book that someone who knows you recommends a certain book to you. It could even be a book that comes serendipitously on sale just when you needed it and you … Continue reading Spotlight on Ruby Lang
Nothing can quite compare to the memories, the feelings, and unique space that exists when you see yourself reflected on the big screen as a child. For me, that special spot, those memories and feelings belong to Disney’s 1998 animated Mulan. I’ve previously written about how much that movie and the character of Mulan meant and continue to mean to me to this day (LINK). … Continue reading Mulan 2020: A Retelling, Not a Remake
The first half of 2019 is over and we’re six months closer to 2020, and I am in a state about it. I’m in a state of disbelief that we are already in July and I feel like I haven’t done a single thing worthwhile or accomplished anything yet this year. Its kind of depressive, to be honest, which is kind of how I’m feeling … Continue reading Reflections | June 2019
It is raining outside of my window, wetting every blade of grass and leaf in my garden, and I’m sat here writing a blog post about the onslaught of books that have hit me over the past few weeks, which is kind of fitting. I made it a goal over the summer to read as many books as possible before I head back to school … Continue reading Reading Downpour
Sometimes one needs a change. You’ve got to switch things up and move things around. Start afresh. Doing the same thing over and over again gets repetitive. You feel like you’re stuck, that you’re stagnating, and that you’ve lost the momentum to move forward. May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPIH) in the US. It’s been a month … Continue reading Reflections | May 2019
One of the reading goals I have for 2019 is to tackle the backlists books on my TBR list. It’s not a goal I take on lightly considering the size of my TBR list, which is frighteningly large, but I am stubborn enough to try. I’ve chosen to take the summer off school so I’m going to try and read a lot over the next … Continue reading Backlist Breakdown | Extras
One of the reading goals I have for 2019 is to tackle the backlists’ books in my TBR list. It’s not a goal I take on lightly considering the size of my TBR list, which is frighteningly large, but I am stubborn enough to try. I’ve chosen to take the summer off school so I’m going to try and read a lot over the next … Continue reading Backlist Breakdown | Romance
