Books, 2016 Alice . Books, 2016 Alice .

The Pillars of the Earth

I must admit I fear big books and THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett is HUGE. It’s not that I don’t like these big guys, but the thought of getting started and sticking with them until the end feels daunting. What if I’m not committed enough to finish the job? However, with Pillars, that fear is completely unnecessary. This epic novel is literally unputdownable.

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Personal Projects, 2015 Alice . Personal Projects, 2015 Alice .

Library Member

I became a library member last Sunday!

I joined as a foreign member and the whole process was seamless and so efficient from start to finish. Prior to the visit, I did some research on the NLB's website and found everything I needed to know such as […]

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Personal Projects, 2015 Alice . Personal Projects, 2015 Alice .

Coloring

2015 is the year my love for coloring is rekindled.

A few things are close to my heart: reading, traveling and studying languages. But I have forgotten about my love for coloring. When I was a kid in primary school, I loved participating in coloring contests. I’d buy magazines with my pocket money and the first thing I did was flip the mag to the contest page and started coloring. I’d then […]

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Foreign Languages, 2015 Alice . Foreign Languages, 2015 Alice .

Exploring Latin

For a while I was learning Latin (after I got the hang of Italian) but then got distracted by other pursuits. I must admit I do get easily distracted. I'll poke around at some new things and if it's something I really want to dive into, for example Italian, I'll commit. If not, I know I've tried and it's not really my thing.

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