Monthly Archives: July 2021

July 2021 (lockdown) reads

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Topher

Another month, another list. Since my last catalogue, I’ve cleared another trio of reads. I started off with Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, which has been dubbed as the foremost Filipino novel. We studied this text in high school, although the … Continue reading →

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Fear Street Trilogy (2021) reviewed

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Topher

As per my previous posts, this month has been lockdown in Sydney. I haven’t finished my latest read yet, but I’ve gone through a couple of series: The Mechanism, Atypical (season 4), and Dash and Lilly. My latest watch has … Continue reading →

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An ode to the COVID epicentre

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Topher

Have you been paying attention to the news? Then you’ll realise that this pandemic doesn’t choose At first, they made masks mandatory It was a nod back to recent restrictions The current wave began at Bondi Once it started, the … Continue reading →

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Notes from (Sydney’s) lockdown

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Topher

A flurry of COVID cases last week had prompted the NSW government to enact a partial lockdown last Friday (25th of June). This would’ve lasted a full week. The four councils included City of Sydney, Woollahra, and Waverley. This meant … Continue reading →

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