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I finally got down to finishing Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb after something like two and a half months of reading, and the fact that I took that long is a sign that I didn’t enjoy the book a whole lot.
Assassin’s Quest is the final book in the Farseer Trilogy (the first two books being [...]

Four episodes of volume four of Heroes have aired so far, and I’ve caught three of them (A Clear and Present Danger, Trust and Blood and Building 26), and thought it’s about time to share what I think about volume four, after the trainwreck that was volume three.
First of all, I need to say that [...]

A couple of weekends ago I sat down and read my backlog on Ex Machina graphic novels: Smoke, Smoke (vol.5), Power Down (vol.6) and Ex Cathedra (vol.7). Some background: Mitchell Hundred was caught in an explosion and got the “superpower” to speak to machines and went by the name The Great Machine. After he used [...]

So obviously being a Gen Y kid, a frequent point of discussion at home is about Gen Y viewpoints.
Today my dad forwards me an email with the subject: “Why they’re called Generation Y”

Gen Y

Very funny, Dad.

Okay so I’m not a very messy person (though I wouldn’t say I’m obsessively neat), but you can actually tell when then girlfriend has been over because my room looks neater than normal. Here’s some proof:
When I get back, I usually place whatever bottoms I’m wearing on my couch for easy access the next day.
And [...]

The way I was brought up, my mom always impressed upon me the importance of not going to bed angry with your partner, partially because it’s not good for the relationship, partially because you never know what’ll happen tomorrow. I guess that’s why this song really leaps out at me.
Mad. – NeYo
I know sometimes it’s [...]

Let me come out and say that I’m not a fan of The Fray by any means. I found How To Save A Life incessantly boring and don’t really feel they have variety to their music, ie their songs all sound the same. That said, I have been listening to You Found Me quite a [...]

Today marks the 50th day for us being together (unofficially and officially), and our Valentine’s Day was quiet. No million stalks of roses, no crazy dinner, no being overcrowded with the rest of Singapore’s population. Just us at home, eating normal lunch and being a couple.
I felt today (for the unknown number of times) that [...]

After four episodes this season (Because You Left, The Lie, Jughead, The Little Prince), with roughly two focused on the Losties on the Island and two on the Oceanic Six off the Island, I figure I’ve been shown enough to finally give some first thoughts on the season so far. I’ll split between “on” and [...]

I was recording an episode of That’s Life with Chloe last week and a Jesse McCartney song started from the playlist and she looked up and asked who the artist was, and was absolutely astounded to find out that it was Jesse McCartney.
That’s right, the “Beautiful Soul” and “Because You Live” Jesse McCartney has come [...]