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Ramblings #43
A reaction/rant to a negative review I read about Emily Henry’s book, Happy Place:
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Planning is a Luxury
I was doing my very late mid-year review a while ago (yet to be published) at after kong matuwa sa mga na-accomplish kong goals, na-stress ako after. Dun kasi sa 13 goals na sinet ko in the beginning of the year, dalwa lang yung fail, tapos isa na lang yung natitirang work in progress. So parang sa isip ko, isa na lang? Meron pang 4 months na natitira this year. Ano pang dapat kong gawin?
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Wala naman ako talagang balak mag-intermittent fasting pero nahawa ako ni Kenneth na mag-skip ng breakfast. Hanggang sa nasanay na lang ako, at may bonus perk pa sya na 2x a day ko na lang po-problemahin ang kakainin ko imbis na 3x. Nung binilang ko, nakaka-16 to 17 hrs ako na fasting almost everyday.
Still trying to finish my book report for ‘Recapture the Rapture’ at medyo drained na ko so titigil na muna ako. Sobrang nagustuhan ko kasi yung libro kaya gusto kong i-extract yung mga napulot ko at i-summarize ko sya in a way na madali ko syang maa-absorb. Pag magbabase lang kasi ako dun sa mga hinighlight ko, minsan kailangan ko pang basahin ng ilang beses bago ko ma-gets ulit. At least sa book report ko, sarili kong words so madali kong maiintindihan.
Gusto ko lang i-share yung isang part na sinulat ko kasi medyo connected rin sya dun sa last post ko.
I read a lot of non-fiction in 2022 and it’s currently my favorite genre—specifically non-fiction books about psychology and mindfulness.
MY 5-STAR READS
54% of the books I read are rated 5 stars. Nice!
1. Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver
Calming. Invigorating. Enlightening. [Full review]
Eto ang lineup ng mga binabasa ko ngayon:
1. Recapture the Rapture by Jamie Wheal
After 78 pages (about 25%), mas gets ko na kung tungkol san ‘tong binabasa ko. Haha. Pero nag enjoy naman ako pagbabasa kahit vague pa sa isip ko nung una.
Love the matchy-matchy tabs.
I forgot who or what influenced me to read this book but I’m so happy, and also lucky, that I picked it up. I have no expectations. I have no prior knowledge of Mary Oliver. But when I started reading the first few pages, I was captivated. Her writing is so delicate and beautiful. There were lots of moments where I needed to pause just to savor the words. Where I find myself smiling and taking a deep sigh. This book calms me and invigorates me at the same time.
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Happy Things #14
Si Lola
Dun sa binibilhan namin ng ulam, meron dung bolerang lola.
“Binagoongan po.”
(habang nilalagay sa plastic container yung ulam) “O, dinamihan ko na ito ha.”
Tapos medyo pushy sya sa mga paninda nila pero okay lang. Natutuwa lang ako sa kanya. Second time namin bumili sa kanila tapos sinabihan ako ni lola na muka daw akong artista. Kahit siguradong lahat ay sinasabihan nya non, sino ba namang hindi matutuwa haha. Makabalik nga dun bukas.
Gleniz da Menace 