gghannd

•personal blog• •just sharing my little whims•

[gghannd]

Book Review: "One Hundred Year's of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez"

I'll be honest here.

I'm struggling to finish reading this book. I believed it's been a year since I picked this up and just stopped almost halfway of the book. I've read classics before but this book is a challenge. I find myself confused, stressed, and don't know what proper reaction to give every time I turn the pages.

But I'm really trying to finish it. I recently read a few pages a while a go and I still have the same comments. Maybe this book is not for me? Or I'm not the right audience for it? Still I want to continue reading it to fully understand the story and concept. Once I've finished it, I could probably give a proper review about this book.

[gghannd]

Lately, I have been struggling to focus on things. I stopped reading for some reason. I don't have the energy in writing on my journal. I'm slowly losing my motivation to write and the worse part of it is I feel like my vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and reading comprehension was affected. And I'm starting to feel ashamed. Sometimes I blamed social media for it. I've been constantly on my phone from day to night. I try to break the bad habit and go back to my usual hobbies but I keep struggling to focus like I used to.

Is this a sign of...aging?

Am I getting old and losing the interest to the stuff I used to enjoy? Naaah, impossible.

Perhaps it's only burntout? Yep, that probably is, I think. Or it's definitely social media, for sure. I blame that.

I guess, the only way to solve my problem is to get away from my phone and have a social media detox. I really do need to get back on my hobbies and be more productive. Social media really worsen my procrastinating on a whole new level.

[gghannd]

Short Anime Review: "The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague"

This anime is actually cute. The fact that the male lead is the one who always acts giddy and bashful while female lead is just there playing it cool. It really is nice seeing a male lead who is emotional all the time which I did not expect, I just thought that he's literally gonna act "icy-cold" due to his ability of making snow but I was wrong, he was the complete opposite of it.

[gghannd]

bye, 2022!

i had a lot of fun! this was the year that made me actually forget that i was an introvert.

the past 12 months was an experience making me feel like a main character in a book a long with having the 'character development phase' that comes with it.

i am grateful for everything, 2022! you made my year both exciting and memorable!

2023 hope you'll be nice to me like 2022 was.

[gghannd]

I silently sit on my chair doing nothing except for daydreaming wishing my life would be just like the books I read.

Being the protagonist of a story, go to adventures, having an exciting life, and a world where everything is filled with fantasy.

[gghannd]

current read: the moonstone by wilkie collins

i read this book a few years back and honestly it was a difficult read. i barely recalled what happened in the story. the only thing i remembered was bits and pieces from the beginning of the story. i am sure by that i gave up reading the book because i don't even know the ending.

we all know that 'the moonstone' is a classic detective book and i am a huge fan of this genre so i decided to re-read it again. i'm at around 80 pages and so far so good. this time i finally understood the writing style compared to the first time i read it.

perhaps the reason why the book didn't instantly click with me is- i wasn't actually in the mood to read especially it has a different style which seems to be written so formally.

though this is not the first time i've ever read this type book, somehow this is one of the few that didn't actually caught my attention at first. i don't why but that's how it was.

anyways, i'm still reading the book and i'm still far away. i actually avoided reading some spoilers online even though it is tempting to search it on wikipedia, but i'm not gonna do that. i have to read it fairly and see my genuine reaction when i find "who did it!?"

[warmandcozyaes]

baked goods, leaves crunching, sweaters and pumpkin spice 🍂🍁

[dovesandlove]

~ oh fall

[gghannd]

i try to stay productive and reach my goal. however, i struggle to get out of bed and do some work done. yeaahh, i am lazy.

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[queenmoriarty]

POV: you're in a quiet, cozy spot with a simple view of magnificent trees with colorful leaves on a crisp autumn day - you are wearing fuzzy socks, have a warm drink and a good book with you - the wind is howling at night, you are looking at misty lands and the smell of fire in the hearths is in the air

[gghannd]

sometimes it comes to my mind what if i do writing full-time and just quit my job? but then again, i'm broke so i can't quit and i'm also not that confident with my writing. so yeah, i still need to prove myself before aiming to write full-time.

if only i can live the life i want with no worries...

reality sucks.

[gghannd]

When laziness strikes

Skipped writing for 2 days now. I don't know what to write anymore and it's frustrating me.

This is one of my problem when I try to write something, even if you have an outline you still lose all the ideas how to put things in place. I honestly want to scream because I keep typing and nothing actually makes sense.

I really hope I get out of this creative block. My aim is to finish the first draft by the end of December.

[gghannd]

Writing project is still on progress. . .

I recently started to take writing on a serious level and so far I am making a little progress. I do not know where this project of mine will go, whether it will be a short story or a novella? But one thing I am sure of is to just keep writing. I am actually still on the idea process or first draft and to be frank, I am not 100% sure where the plot is going because I keep changing it while writing so in the end I did not follow my original outline, at all.

While starting on my writing project everything I have written is on a small notebook. I know that some people would write their works mostly on the computer but in my case writing on a notebook is much more convenient. I noticed that when I try to write on a notebook or a piece of paper, story ideas instantly flooded my mind and keeps me more motivated. Unlike when I was typing my story ideas in the past on the computer the only thing I see is a blank page and nothing more. So having a notebook really does help me with my creativity.

I do hope that I can finish this little writing project of mine. I am not confident with my writing especially that English is not my first language which makes me question myself as why am I doing this.

Besides for being negative about my skills, there is still editing. Which I am thankful for. So good luck to me and my writing process.

[gghannd]

bye, october!

i can't believe it's over. it was an interesting month filled with so much spookiness, new project/s, and new beginnings.

[cynthia-viv-deactivated20240204]

“I am a child with an old soul. I see magic in everything. But at the same time , everything tires me because I feel everything so very deeply.”

–Juansendizon

[gghannd]

practicing how to write poetry

this form of genre is a challenge, for me

as i am the type of person who has a limited vocabulary

as well as lacking the ability to play with words

even so, i am still doing my best to improve my writing skills