Do you love food? I think most people would answer “yes” to this question. But, do you know how to cook? This, may not be a simple question to answer, at least for some people. Nowadays, most people (especially young professionals and students with busy schedules) would prefer to eat-out instead of cooking at home, because… Continue reading Food and its ‘Relationship’ with People
Category: Literary Reviews/Criticisms
Book Review: I’ve Got a Time Bomb
I’ve Got a Time Bomb is a novel by a transgender author/ artist Sybil Lamb. The book is focused on Lamb’s personal story and experience in surviving an aftermath of a hate crime, where she was brutally beaten by two men with an iron pipe, and left to die by the side of the road.… Continue reading Book Review: I’ve Got a Time Bomb
Talking about Childhood Trauma
The term Childhood Trauma refers to traumatic events or incidents that an individual experienced as a child. Childhood trauma often ranges; and, it is usually associated with violence. Some of the violence-related childhood trauma may include: child abuse (or neglect), assault, and rape; or other forms of violence-related causes of childhood trauma may be due… Continue reading Talking about Childhood Trauma
SKIM: Life of a Queer/Goth Girl
I’ve been a fan of graphic novels, since my childhood and teenage years. I read a ton of Japanese graphic novels as a child; they're also called Manga. Manga were my favorite type of books to read, and it still is. And, I’m also a fan of Goth culture, I’ve been into it for a long time since my… Continue reading SKIM: Life of a Queer/Goth Girl
A conversation about being ‘Normal’
What is normal? The term normal has been something that is very hard to describe or distinguish, especially for young people. Is being a good girl or boy normal? Being pretty or handsome normal? Having good grades normal? Or perhaps, is being strong or have power normal? The truth is, what’s normal in one person’s opinion… Continue reading A conversation about being ‘Normal’