Monthly Archives: January 2013

Les Miserables: Change can happen

Les Miserables: Change can happen

I’m not that good with movie reviews as I tend to go all over the places instead of talking about the movie. I don’t write many reviews because of that. But this year, I promised myself to write book reviews based on the books that I will be reading. So let’s call this practice. Last Friday, I watched Les Miserables. I don’t watch a lot of movies, a lot of movies don’t interest me. This …

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Where did you get your name from?

Where did you get your name from?

I’m always curious as to how people get their names from and if there’s any meaning behind that name. I used to go on one of those baby name websites just to look at names and their meanings. (Yes, I had too much time in my hand back then.) So let’s dissect my name for now. My name is Julie. My dad gave me that name. He’s had two versions of the story. The myth: …

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Quotes to live by in 2013

Quotes to live by in 2013

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain I love quotes. I love quotes so much that every time I see a good quote, I just have to post them somewhere. My Facebook walls are filled with …

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Here comes the 2013 resolutions…

Here comes the 2013 resolutions…

I know some people just don’t do new year’s resolutions. “Why make a list when you’re not going to keep it anyway?” And I know what they mean. For example, I’ve been telling myself that I want to live healthier for years now… That is: do some exercise, eat more vegetables and have a healthy sleep pattern. I’ve probably achieved the latter by now – after having this resolution year after year for the last …

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Let’s start planning for 2013

Let’s start planning for 2013

One thing I love about the new year is that I can plan for things afresh. It’s as if I could give my life a fresh start and everything is going to be different (at least it feels that way.) The most exciting thing about the new year is having to use a new diary planner. I have been contemplating if I should go paperless this year, but when my awesome friend bought me a Kikki.K …

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