Macaron or Macaroon? 31 May is unquestionably National Macaroon Day, and it is unmistakably an American celebration, as the macaroon is a uniquely American cookie! The perplexity, on the other hand, is understandable. The origins of macaron and macaroon are similar, and many of the […]

It’s been so long since I have written an entry for ‘Urie Diaries,’ so I thought today would be a good chance to revisit the series. The 9th of April was the beginning of our Easter break, so I thought I’d come home. At first, I […]

Springtime. I could basically taste it. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.) Lately, every time I’ve stepped out of my accommodation, whether to do my daily grocery shopping or attend a lecture at university, I can feel the change in the air. Despite how much the warm […]

Or is it?  It was a Monday, and I was awoken by the buzzing of my alarm. Groaning, I stumbled to my table near my bed, grabbed my alarm and stopped it. I remember seeing that it was 7:30am. Nevertheless, I groggily climbed back onto […]

At this point, I think I should consider my love for books as a personality trait. (LOL!) TikTok is probably one of the biggest and most used platforms in the world right now, and it is the app that I mostly waste my time on. Seriously. A […]

It was October 2020 when a tiny spark of ambition ignited somewhere in a small room in Birmingham. An aspiration is based on wishful thinking, not knowing if it will come true.   It was October when I discovered a specific book genre that intrigued me, […]

Waking up to bitterly cold, rainy and gloomy weather hasn’t put me in high spirits lately. I have found it quite tricky to get out of bed. Not only is it comfortable, but I dread picking out layers and layers of outfits to keep me […]

Back at it again with another musical review! So far, I have watched at least four musicals, Moulin Rouge being the fourth one. I had the opportunity to watch this during my three-week break before the second term starts. For those who are considering seeing […]

Although it is a day after Valentine’s once you read this, I couldn’t help but write one more Valentine’s-related blog (and probably another one next week. I mean, to be fair, February is the month of “love”). Therefore, as you probably saw from the title, […]

Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, I thought it would be a good idea to share some cool – or better yet, the worst – “puppy love” stories I had throughout lower secondary school. Only then did I realise that most of those stories were […]