Current Read: Eva Braun

i've always been fascinated with the history of the nazi regime, and to be honest, i decided to take up history as a higher subject mainly because of my large interest pertaining to this subject. 

this is the book i'm currently reading: eva braun, life with hitler by heike b. görtemaker. 

it's really interesting and covers many aspects of the regime, of hitler, and of his relationships which were not very publicised. although many of the things stated in this book are falsifiable and some are assumptions, i like how görtemaker evaluates the different historians and their standpoints, especially their reliability.

the content of the book is rather heavy i must say though, and it isn't an easy read at times (especially when i stay up late and am very dreary the next day). it's got a lot of information and history, which is amazing, and it's not until i really sat down today at tea (i decided to destress by eating my favourite noodles today and reading) that i realised how intricately woven the story is and how eva braun might not have been the submissive naive girl people assume her to be - or the "shadow" of hitler who just comitted suicide with him before the russians invaded in the bunkers.

i shall not go on and on about the history and the book itself, but do try to pick it up if you're interested in history i guess? i strongly recommend it!

p.s: i've become to have the bad habit of sleeping past midnight (i think i'm nocturnal) (i literally die in the morning) (and afternoon) (at night i'm a wild beast) (just kidding i stay up writing this and doing other nonsense)

"i want to be a beautiful corpse, i will take poison." 

- eva braun

Happy Lunar New Year's Eve!

In photo: Valentina Eau De Parfum spray 30ml/1oz, The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

So today I'm spending my Saturday morning lazily for once, instead of always having to get up early for my service project. And I savored this luxury by indulging myself with pancakes and melted cheese (goodbye skinny love nothing happened here).

It's also sad to say how I've been wasting my life away watching reruns of tv shows that have ended. I've been watching Gossip Girl for the entire week and I've almost finished an entire season, which is pretty worrying! 

Today's the eve of Chinese New Year and I'm half half so so about the whole festivities this year. It'll be nice to catch up with my extended family again, as well as eat the really good food. But tomorrow I'm going to be out for the whole day, visiting one house to the next in the heat, praying that I shall survive till Monday! 

Currently reading Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness Of Being and I'm just in love with it. Though I'm only starting the book but it's just so beautifully written and I'm not sure but at my angle I feel it's very psychological and analyses so much of ourselves in the characters and it's just so relatable as well as enigmatic. I really cannot wait to make a trip down to the bookstore to find more Kundera reads! Are there any books which you would recommend me read as well? What are your favourite books? (I think one day I shall write a list of my favourite reads to share with everyone)

I hope everyone's having a lovely weekend. Really ecstatic we got an entire week off from school - it's been so busy and I just feel so weighed down. Been coming home and knocking out as soon as I touch my bed, unintentionally! Proud to say last night I stayed up until 2 a.m. finishing my Chemistry IA so I don't have to think about it the entire week! 

Thought I would share a "quaint" little song with you all to listen to and start your weekends off: