Brief Notes #3: Netflix Gems, Palak Recipe and Zooming Out

25.10.20

A little throwback to Tioman in SeptemberIt's a breezy Sunday today, very calm - although the underbelly of today feels like a pocketful of anxiety and a sort of melancholy.On my grocery run this morning, I decided to get a coffee at a nearby coffee shop to just settle and simmer down for about an hour,...

Brief Notes #2: Chocolate Cake, Hamilton and Being Overcooked.

17.10.20

Finding joy in the little thingsHi, it's Sunday! You know Sunday. You've met sunny Sunday before, right? I started this in month 3 of the MCO when I found myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary daily COVID reports (and the anxiety that came with it) and living in 5 sets of clothes in my aunt's...

Brief Notes #1: A Weekly List of Things

16.5.20

Ever since we've been floating in this quarantine bubble, I've been inhaling more and more content online and feeling inspired by a lot of it. We are what we consume, and I thought it'll be quite nice to assemble and share a list of things I've found meaningful; articles, films, music, Instagram page,...

Quick & Easy No-Frills Buttermilk Chicken Recipe

9.5.20

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First off, I'm no Samin Nosrat or Julia Child. But I do enjoy making food. And eating food.  Inspired by a friend's plans for iftar last week, I attempted to make buttermilk chicken for the first time. And I'm quite glad that it turned out quite well! A few of my friends sent me a dm on...

Some Calm Amidst Chaos

19.4.20

Not too sure how to start but I think a simple hello works? Hello. It's funny to me how easy it was for me to have "To write at last 4 blogposts every month" written as one of my goals in the habit tracker section of my 2020 planner, and it is taking me a global pandemic (and a lot of courage) for...

Travel Notes: Perhentian Islands

26.8.16

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With a backpack weighing down on my shoulders, I took a deep breath and traveled to the Perhentian Islands for a weekend off. It was more than just a girls' trip, I was on a personal pursuit of some post-graduation down time. And throughout the weekend, I find myself writing down snippets of interesting...
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