2023 highlights. These are the books that have made the most lasting impression on me. Old Godโs Time by Sebastian Barry and Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse took the top spot of the year. Looking forward to exploring more of these authorsโ works in near future.
Tadi ada kakak di MPH nak bayar barang di kaunter. Anaknya dua orang (masih kecil) (di luar MPH) menangis menjerit jerit. Kakak itu sambil bayar sambil sibuk tenangkan anak dia dari dalam kedai. Ayahnya ada di situ ya tapi main telefon saja buat tak tahu. Baik mati jelah bang.
Whoever is in charge of the upcoming election campaign needs to learn more about effective political messaging/communication. This is givingโฆnothing. We all know how PMX look already. Waste of space, money, and opportunity.
Aduh, nampak komen di Facebook: Kerajaan (PH) ini mampu ke menjaga akhlak umat Islam dan suruh orang jaga aurat. Kau ingat kerajaan ni badar sekolah ke diknon.
Kes arwah Adib sedang berjalan, tulisan jawi Kerajaan tetap laksanakan, isu mabuk Kerajaan cadang untuk gubal akta supaya tinggikan hukuman, isu LTTE memang kontroversial tapi kena tahu jelas beza kuasa pendakwaan & KDN. Sebelum nak tuit, RT, fikir dulu.
Good morning. Hereโs my recommendation for anyone looking for books that feel like a warm hug:
1. Dead-End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto
2. Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
3. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
4. Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
This is quite possibly the most ridiculous and embarrassing photo op Iโve ever seen. Apa benda minit ke 00:21 dia minta nak tengok Maggi cup tak ada akal ke apa.
Ramai terkesan dengan banjir kali ini. Taburan hujan kali ini hanya berlaku 100 tahun sekali.
Saya sendiri telah turun meninjau dan bertemu para petugas agensi terlibat selain mangsa bencana ini sejak malam semalam. Saya faham keresahan mereka. Saya faham kebimbangan mereka.
Harap tak tenang lah hidup semua yang terlibat; hilang rasa tenang dan gembira dalam hidup, kulit muka dan badan jadi berkedut, bergedeber dan kencing sentiasa menitis, tak lawas.
not to mention olympic medalists sohn kee-chung (์๊ธฐ์ ) and nam sung-yong (๋จ์น๋ฃก) - who were forced to compete under the japanese flag during the 1936 olympics and forced to change their names to son kitei and nan shoryu. to this day, japan officially claims their medals.
Untuk mereka yang cakap โSiapa suruh undi PH haritu, padan mukaโ, you think I would vote for BN or PAS if given the chance ke? Um, NO. Iโll PASS.
Slice of life book recommendations. My comfort genre due to its quiet, mundane and introspective quality. Despite sounding ordinary, the appeal of this genre lies with the familiarity and complexity of what makes us human, thus making it easy to identify with the characters.
If you love coffee (americano & latte) & want to jimat:
1) buy coffee beans (from Starbucks, Tesco etc)
2) ask staffs to grind the beans for you
3) get a french press
Finally completed my 2022 reading challenge. 52 books. It was a really good year in books for me. Letโs hope the next six months is as good :-)
Constantly blown away by the quality of the books I read so far but if I had to spotlight a few, my absolute favourites would be:
Sunday shelfie. What are your TOP 2 favourite books read in 2021 so far? Mine would be The Sword of Kaigen by M.L Wang and Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura.
Finished watching Squid Game and Alice in Borderland and I really enjoyed both. Both have great premises and strong execution. I don't see the need to compare because each story has its own focus and style of delivery.
Haritu nampak ada yang cakap B40 kerja asyik merungut je. Padahal ramai juga T20 yang merungut lol. T20 merungut lagi buruk dari B40 merungut ya. Sekurang-kurangnya, kau merungut dalam rumah besar, kereta besar. Bukan dalam flat sempit, risau nak makan apa tengah bulan.
Letโs not forget these heroes, their struggles and contributions to the process. This one is specifically for you guys. The rakyat have spoken, weโve made it! ๐ฒ๐พ
Malay incels with their โkekejaman wanitaโ stance when talking about Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck. I just know Hamka is rolling in his grave right now, I can feel it
Have been reading Days at the Morisaki Bookshop for the last couple of days and it took me to Jinbocho in Tokyo, also known as the City of Books. With almost 200 secondhand bookstores in the neighbourhood, itโs possibly the largest book town in the world.
Finally back to life, the scarier version (yet wonderful & exciting) of reality of life. Way too many people to thank for coming to our wedding. Your presence means so much to us. Also, I think I can finally say, we made it,
@luq_tarmizi
. Alhamdulillah โค๏ธ
If you're looking for a light-hearted and entertaing read, please please please read this series. It's sooooo funny (aku gelak macam apa entah) and sooooo good and even a little touching! What is it about?
Selamat pagi! Berita gembira (dan gila!) buat semua rakyat Malaysia! Kedai buku pertama yang dibuka 24 jam di cawangan Bookxcess di Tamarind Square, Cyberjaya!
Time to round up my reading list of 2019. No matter the year, itโs always important to look back at what we read. Because they always say something about us: what captured our mind, heart & attention
A quick summary of my 2019 reading journey:
Untuk penyokong PAS: Harus ingat matlamat kebanyakan daripada kita sama: nak jatuhkan BN/UMNO. Dan susah untuk PAS nak berbuat demikian jika berseorangan. Jadi tolonglah, ketepikan sementara ideologi/pendapat/sentimen, dan undilah Pakatan Harapan.
As we come to the end of the year, we want to know what were your favourite books of 2023 written by women?
๐ Did you devour a book in one sitting?
๐ Has the way you see the world changed because of an amazing book?
๐ Have you been devastated by an ending?
We want to know!
Books I read in September (How to Win An Election not in picture). It was such a great reading month. I enjoyed ALL the books that I read but the major winners would be Shokoโs Smile, Tulang-tulang Berserakan and Beautiful World, Where Are You ๐
Some book recommendations for women in translation month (japanese lit edition). If youโre in the mood for:
โข absolutely vile and disgusting books, read Earthlings & Life Ceremony.
โข quiet, introspective and sublime writing, read Heaven and All the Lovers in the Night.
Promosi buku di Kinokuniya sempena sambutan Hari Wanita, ada potongan 20%. Nyaris keluar dengan 4 buku semalam tapi berjaya kentalkan hati dan akhirnya keluar dengan 1 buku saja!!! Fuh emosi ya
2023 in books. 82 loyal companions that taught, comforted, and challenged me โ though, admittedly, some of you did make me feel sleepy. You are all loved, and cherished.
My first read for January in Japan. If you enjoy Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata) or Almond (Won-Pyung Sohn), you donโt want to miss this out. Amiko is slightly odd. She sings in the middle of class, walks around barefoot at school and eats with her hands.
๐ Tak paham logik orang yang dulu โaku kena pukul jadi aku pun kena pukul anak anak aku.โ Baru jadi manusia berguna katanya. Tapi dalam diam sebenarnya ada trauma yang masih belum diproses dan tanpa sedar kita wariskan pada anak cucu kita juga.
Some criminally underrated Asian crime novels that I thoroughly enjoyed and which I believe, deserve a lot more recognition. These novels particularly interest me for the following reasons:
โPeguam tak amanah kalau bela orang bersalah. Tegakkan benang yang basah.โ
You clearly donโt understand how due process & โinnocent until proven guiltyโ works & it shows. Thereโs always the presumption of innocence irrespective of glaring evidence. Public & their assumptions ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
Siapa yang tak setuju Dr Maszlee sebagai Menteri Pendidikan kerana latar belakang Islamnya, nampak sangat tak kenal Dr Maszlee ini macam mana orangnya. Bukan main paranoid.
30 seconds book review: Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura. Officially one of my best reads this year and possibly one of my favourite books of all time ๐
Singgah MPH Nu Sentral sekejap tadi. Ada jualan penghabisan stok. Boleh tahan pilihan buku tapi kena rajin korek sikit. Yang pasti dah tak menarik sangat macam awal-awal jualan, grr *jeling siapa yang dapat pergi awal*
Tengok perangai SPR masa masa PRU ini pun dah tahu yang BN ini fucked up & rotten gila. Yang paling jelas sekali bila ramai pengundi luar tak dapat kertas undi lagi - their voting right has been robbed, poof, just like that.
Apa lagi yang nak dipertahankan entah.
Harapnya dengan naiknya Muafakat Nasional ini, ekonomi akan stabil, kilang arak semua ditutup, kes Adib boleh selesai dalam masa satu hari dan dapat selamatkan TH ๐
Sorting out books to sell/bring to Shah Alam. Something deeply & weirdly therapeutic about rearranging and cleaning your book shelf. A moment of rekindling past memories & stories. Thereโs so many Iโd forgotten about.
All the books I read in May. Had an excellent reading month with each book offering an exceptional experience. If this month has taught me anything, it is that you shouldnโt judge a book by its Goodreads rating (especially books by BIPOC authors).
@shaenats
Salam, saudari. Kita dah tahun 2020 dah sekarang, jujur saya tanya, takkan tak tahu yang government aid adalah dari duit rakyat juga? Bukannya ambil dari bank Muhyiddin sendiri.
So glad this book finally pushed me out of my reading slump. The Decagon House Murders is a light and entertaining homage to Agatha Christieโs And Then There Were None. Loved the ominous feeling that it gave me and the plot twist, wow it was such a shocker.
I thoroughly recommend this to anyone who finds themselves continuously overwhelmed by constant, unstructured communication during work & to anyone who seeks for practical approaches to concentrate on deep & meaningful work without getting swamped by constant communications.
On Palestine is an insightful & incredible read that looks into the history of Palestine struggle for liberation, the atrocities committed by the Zionist, the roles of civil societies and international communities in pressuring Israel and the possible solutions in the future.
@SHUHAILRONE
@hiduprakyatM
Apa benda ni abe :( Saya tak kata pun Islam fahaman saya yang paling benar :( Inilah masalah orang PAS, suka banding banding siapa lebih Islam :( Cuba paham elok elok dulu, Abe :(
What better way to end the week than with some bookmail? Amazing book package from Times Reads. A mix of fantasy, non-fiction, asian literature and crime mystery. Tak sabar nak baca semua ๐
โI believe reading makes us better people, more empathetic, more understanding. Reading is an act of putting yourself in someone else's shoes. The more we walk around as someone else, the less alone we are, and the better our community.โ
Aaa betul sangat. Dulu duduk tak sampai sejam pun dah lenguh, sakit belakang. Sekarang alhamdulillah dah okay sangat boleh duduk lama lama. Selalu buat pose 9 & 13 dalam seminggu atleast 3 kali. Sekali buat, 3 pusingan (satu pusingan tahan dalam 15-20 saat).
Ingat tak dulu I selalu complain back pain all the time and sekarang dah tak complain, ye la...dah tak sakit dah ๐
Why?
Because Iโve been doing this yoga moves 2-3 times per week โ๐ผ Sekarang mmg dah tak sakit belakang. Yay!
@ Kinokuniya. This monthโs theme is womanhood and motherhood. 20% for all books displayed here. I have only read The Push by Ashley Audrain and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and I really enjoyed them ๐
Genuinely one of the best things I have ever watched. A slow burn horror series that offers a vividly rendered portrait of grief, death, obsession, redemption and religious fanaticism. Highly recommended.
Ladies, please. If you feel like there are signs of your partner being abusive - violent, has anger issue, always resorts to nasty name calling or a control freak, please leave before itโs too late. Donโt trust their sorrys & I love yous. Leave.
Just โจAsian Readathonโจ things. Here are some of the books that I'm excited to pick up for this challenge and some recommendations for you all. I've read all the books on the recommendation list and they are all brilliant and amazing. Highly recommended ๐
โInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.โ โ Martin Luther King
#Lawan
#KerajaanGagal
#KerajaanZalim
Hereโs something I learned this year: Itโs okay to be perfectly content with mediocrity. Life is not a competition and you donโt owe excellence to anyone.
Frankenstein is probably one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented classics in the history of pop culture. Itโs often represented as horror with mad scientist and a dumb creature who only groans yet the whole book was incredibly heartbreaking and introspective.
Based on a true story of a serial killer who murdered hundreds of patients when he was working as a nurse. As much as Iโm disgusted by him, Iโm more appalled by how the hospitals where he worked, turned a blind eye out of concern for their interest and reputation.
Koleksi cerpen kontemporari Korea Selatan yang berkisar tentang kehidupan, persahabatan, dan hubungan kekeluargaan. Selesai baca dua cerpen pertama. Sedih ya, beria menangis. Kawan cakap memang setiap cerpen sedih, so get ready ๐ตโ๐ซ