Monthly Archives: October 2018

Reunion Diner Miri

Dancing pole chicken

Today is my wife’s birthday and we decided to have dinner at Reunion Diner (團圓飯店) in Pujut 7. We have heard good reviews about the restaurant especially its signature dish known as dancing pole chicken. In case you are not sure of its location, it is in the same area as Hank’s Meat & Wine. The restaurant has a nice ...

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The Nowhere Girls By Amy Reed

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Amy Reed’s The Nowhere Girls casts the spotlight on rape culture as three misfits come together to take a stand against the societal unfairness to victims of rape and to seek justice for victims of sexual assaults. It is is an indictment of rape culture and explores with bold honesty the deepest questions about teen girls and sexuality and a ...

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Origin by Dan Brown

Origin by Dan Brown

Origin – Where did we come from? Destiny- Where are we going? The paradoxical interplay between science and religion is central to the plot of Origin, this time with the age-old debate of Creationism Vs Evolution. Dan Brown returns to his best with Origin, the latest in his bestselling Robert Langdon series. Once again he sheds light on extremists within ...

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Shelter by Jung Yun

Shelter by Jung Yun

Shelter by Jung Yun is included in the 100 best thrillers of all time by signature-reads.com.  This debut by Yun is more of a family drama but with the tension of a thriller. Kyung Cho is a 36-year-old biology professor living with his Irish wife Gillian and four-year-old son Ethan in a 3-bedroom house he can’t afford and his American ...

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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I have been reading thrillers for the past few months so I decided to try something different for a change.  Browsing through my book list, I chose The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas as it has the highest Goodreads ratings among all the books in my collection. This book has garnered so much praise and accolades that even John ...

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Goodbye September Hello October

Canadian autumn

Today heralds the beginning of the last quarter of the year Like sunset at the end of a day the setting of the year is now so near October is a month of contemplation And also a month of celebration.   October is my favourite month of the year For it is the birthday month of people I hold so ...

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