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Pride and Prejudice Fore-Edge

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Sun’s out in London for a bit ☀️

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Sorceror’s Stone Fore-Edge ✨✨ inspired by the scene below

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Thank you!!

Six of Crows fore edge ✨

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Six of Crows fore edge ✨

Can you spot the crows in the long-edge? ☺️

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Fourth Wing Fore-Edge Art!

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Singapore Views

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Another edge painting

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New book edge painting ✨

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London evenings ✨

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The Vegetarian: 2 / 5

Author: Han Kang

I read 'The Vegetarian' sometime last year and soon realised it is one of those books which goes off tangent from the title, and by the end, just trying to comprehend what you read can give you a migraine.

This book is not for everyone, it stays in your mind days after reading it. Some of the descriptions were so vivid and disturbing, that I found myself having to take a break from reading. The vibe it gave me drew parallels with "parasite" (korean movie) - this book also drew from societal issues (problematic marriages, womens' rights) and tried to make it abstract.

You never hear the perspective of the main character, but only of those around her. This was rather unsatisfying for me, as her actions, while initially acceptable, grew outrageous towards the end. It had me constantly wondering why being ‘vegetarian’ is being portrayed in such an extreme way.

The male characters in this book were misogynistic and repulsing. I would like to forget the way they think. Chapters in which their thoughts were explained gave me shivers. I found myself speeding through those to avoid thinking about the full weight of their thoughts.

Miscommunication, or rather lack of communication also seems to be a key theme of this book. The characters; just don't talk!!!

It gets frustrating. How hard is it to just communicate how you’re feeling?

Overall 2 stars for this as I didn’t enjoy it, perhaps because I’m not used to reading something so graphic and violent.

Would recommend it for those who can deal with issues such as mental health and sexual abuse - but otherwise, stick to happier stuff.

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Cuteness overload

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friends

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Things that I learned in my first year at university

1. Some people are not there to work, they’re just joking around. Don't waste your time with them and try to meet the people that really care.

2. One semester passes at the speed of light. Start from day one and try not to let anything unrevised for too long (one week is considered too long).

3. Your teachers will be your saviors. They are the ones who know everything so make sure you have a good working relationship with them (let them see you know stuff and are willing to work) and then when you’re having more trouble learning something they will gladly help you.

4. Be consistent with your routine. A routine helps you get started more easily and defeat the inertia and laziness. Organizing my day as a working day, with study starting at 10 in the morning and classes in the afternoon, helps me focusing on the things I have to do, not waste time, and also have tiny pieces of time during the day to treat myself.

5. Treat yourself. Sometimes I take the bus instead of the metro because I like to watch the views. Sometimes I buy a cake for lunch. Sometimes I take a break in the park and, at the end of the day I go on a walk. Make sure you don’t forget yourself in the middle of everything. You’re the most important thing!

6. Find things that motivate you. A nice looking library, a park, a playlist, everything is valid as long as it makes you ready to work.

7. Choose your group wisely. When making group projects make sure you choose the people who really want to work, and if they don’t talk to your teachers, they will advise you. Also, don’t be afraid to make a group project on your own. You will survive, trust me! And you will learn a lot!

8. The front seat is the best. Choose a good seat in class where you can see and hear your teacher and they can hear you. The front seat is my favorite because it is easier to ignore everyone else and focus on the class.

9. Exercise. Really! Do something like walking every day, or yoga, or whatever you prefer, but make sure you move. It helps your brain and your body.

10. Have fun. At least every week or twice a month, go somewhere you like or visit a new place. Play the tourist and take your mind away from the work. That’s the way to keep your mind sane.

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xNxP Problems

Me: I should learn to play the guitar

Brain: Hey, maybe you should finish one of your other many projects first

Me: That's it, I'm gonna learn Swahili

Brain: ????????

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Steve Spazuk (Canada) - Bird series

For the past 14 years, Spazuk has perfected a technique called fumage, that allows him to use the flame of a candle or the flame of a torch as a pencil to create his paintings with trails of soot. Using various tools, he intuitively sculpt the plumes of soot left behind in response to the shapes that appear on the canvas.

Spontaneity and chance are the heart and soul of his creative process. He does not censor. He does not direct. Spazuk opens himself to the experience. This in-the-moment creative practice coupled with the fluidity of the soot, creates a torrent of images, shadows and light. Fuelled by the quest of a perfect shape that has yet to materialize, he concentrate in a meditative act and surrender to capture the immediacy of the moment on canvas.

The human body fascinates him. Bodies in a perpetual metamorphosis are the language with which he express his thoughts on the human condition: emotions, opinions, stories that are born of his uncensored psyche. Spazuk often works piece by piece, collecting a multitude of unique elements that he assembles into mosaics.  Entities that, once grouped together, afford a different meaning and provide a new perspective that is both novel and complementary. He sees fragments of things, events, people, as a powerful metaphor of modern life and, even more so, of the way we perceive things through our senses and our minds. His work expresses how every one of us is a constituent fragment of the human community. © All images courtesy of the artist

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