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Review: This Song Will Save Your Life

Posted on 19 December, 2013 by Ikhlas

Elise is only 15 years old when she decides she’s had enough of life and decides to commit suicide. The laughing stock at school with no friends, Elise has very little to live for when she decides to end her life one fateful day, but things don’t go exactly as planned when she calls a…

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Return to the Land of the Living

Posted on 17 December, 2013 by Ikhlas

Hello friends. So it feels like it’s been AWHILE since I’ve sat down and blogged. I know I’ve blogged briefly over the past few weeks, but nothing substantial, it feels like. So I can’t believe it’s almost the end of December already! 2013 just flew by it seems, especially in the last few months. Let’s…

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That’s Not My Name

Posted on 9 December, 201310 December, 2013 by Ikhlas

If you’ve never met me in real life, then you might not know how to pronounce my name. It’s not a particularly easy name, and so I don’t really blame you. But if you’ve met me in real life, you probably know how to pronounce my name correctly because I’ve probably told you (several times)….

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Scenes from this weekend

Posted on 2 December, 2013 by Ikhlas

Hi there. So I know it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged. And I have lots to share with you all (ahem, pending recipes), and I’m hoping to get back into the groove of blogging this week. Some of you might remember me mentioning that I was planning my best friend’s bridal shower, and it happened…

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You know you love a book when…

Posted on 17 November, 2013 by Ikhlas

You contemplate driving through rush-hour traffic with your book perched on the steering wheel, since you can’t bear to part from it, and are even willing to get a ticket if it means you can just read another page. You think about it all day, counting down the hours until you’re finally free to read…

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