Vietnam, a land scarred by history, yet pulsating with life. I ventured into this abyss with two companions, and the journey began with the chaos of existence. The neon lights of Saigon greeted us, but fate played its cards. One of us was trapped in the bureaucratic snare - a mere passport number anomaly (the idiot friend put the wrong passort number on his Visa Application 😂). The choice was to pay a price, either in currency or in freedom.
Going to Japan solo has got to be one of the best decisions I made this year. It’s always been on my bucket list to visit Japan, but it was not possible for the last 2 years because of COVID. So when it finally opened up, I couldn’t help but book my VISA appointment the very next week. I was there for 2 weeks (which I think is just not enough), and the only way I can describe the country is Sugoi (read Awesome).
A few months ago, I came across a Youtube video titled something like “Top 10 Adventure Sports in India” where I got to know of a Sky Diving facility just 3 hours from my home. That’s when I decided I wanted to do this activity + I watched ZNMD for the millionth time.
I asked some friends if they wanted to go with me but no one seemed to be interested, so I booked a slot just for me for Saturday at 7 AM.
This was a great book. Very sad ending, but still great. This book revolves around mental health. It’s about two teenagers, Theodore (Finch) and Violet Markey(Ultraviolet Remarkey-ble), who go to the same school. Finch is known as a Freak because he’s different. He has an abusive father, an uncaring mother, and indifferent sisters. Violet is a bright girl but with demons in her past (her sister died and she survived in a crash), which have put a halt to her life.
This is the first audiobook I’ve read/consumed, which made me realize audiobooks are great, but not for self-help books. I couldn’t highlight anything when I wanted to and couldn’t take notes. But the book itself was pretty good and engaging. It’s basically promoting the #buildinpublic moment everyone is talking about on Twitter nowadays.
The key takeaways from this book are:-
Being a genius isn’t a necessity - Oftentimes, amateurs get better results than experts at a particular art because to them, there are no rules/preconceptions.
Saying this book is about vampires (who’re on the cover btw), would be incorrect in my opinion. This is a great book about solitude/isolation/loneliness. It’s way different than the movie (which is about zombies). It doesn’t have a happy ending. But it does have an unexpected ending.
The story begins with Robert Neville (the protagonist), using various objects like crosses/garlic/stakes to protect his place against the vampires who attack him every evening after sunset.