Category Archives: Words of Others

This section are on books that has touched me and gave me new realizations.

Living precariously through My Week With Marilyn

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

For my christmas stocking, my first I would add, a very kind and dear friend has given me a bunch of my favorite reading materials which I think rather dull for most people about economics, politics etc. And in that … Continue reading →

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Who needs help in “The Help”?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Who needs help in “The help“? “How do you feel raising white children while you leave your child to others?” That w the opening line in the movie “The Help” based on the best seller of the same name. I … Continue reading →

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Say it with “The Language of Flowers”

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

The Language of Flowers by Vanesa Diffenbaug Did you know that moss stands for maternal love? According to the Victorian dictionary of flowers, that is. Imagine putting a round of moss on the baby’s head before leaving her. That’s what … Continue reading →

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The book that “Never Let Me Go”

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

What would be the difference should we know we will live till 30 or 80? I’ve read “Never Let Me Know” by Kazuo Ishiguro during my obsessive goal to read Times list of 100 best novels. Recently, I watched the … Continue reading →

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Coming Home in “Country Strong”

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

The famous line ‘home is where the heart is’ has weathered through decades of change. From black and white television to colour, from printed books to digital and from letters to emails and messages on facebook. The significance of ‘home’ … Continue reading →

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Watching “Beginners” at any age.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Beginners directed by Mike Mills “People like us, half them think it will never work out. The other half believe in magic.” Anna (Played by Melenie Laurent) Beginners is a movie directed by Mike Mills about a simple story filled … Continue reading →

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Discovering « Midnight Paris » by Woody Allen

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the “present.” In short, this would be the theme of Woody Allen’s latest movie, “Midnight in Paris“. The … Continue reading →

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Watching “Hereafter” by Clint Eastwood

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

It was Thomas Dylan who said in « Elegy » that, « until I die he will not leave my side. » That probably sums up the theme of death for the living. As we cannot know what another thinks especially one who has … Continue reading →

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Reading “Reading ‘Lolita’ in Teheran” and “The Shadow of the Wind”

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

Reading ‘Lolita’ in Teheran by Azar Nafisi The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (originally written in Spanish) Both books were stories spun around books. The first is a memoir in books, drawing parallels of books to the … Continue reading →

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Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert (Author) Much unlike the author, in fact, I’d say opposite in our background, I read her journey of self discovery with skeptical curiosity. I was weeping … Continue reading →

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