Saturday afternoon has become my scheduled weekly binge slot - from Video Streaming service (aka Netflix, PrimeVideo, YouTube) offerings to reading a book or just trying something new. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was such a delightful surprise one such afternoon. It might have been the haunting melody it was using that got me started but… Continue reading Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Category: weekend binges
weekend whatnots :)
Grand Maison Tokyo
This was recommended by a trusted friend and it headlined Takuya Kimura (more popularly known as KimuTaku) so what else is there to do but watch it, right ? I was pleasantly surprised that I am definitely recommending it as a must watch. It has 12 1-hour+ episodes and is thus perfect for a… Continue reading Grand Maison Tokyo
feynman’s the pleasure of finding things out
I have had this book for sometime now and i always have it nearby for times when i would like a random reading session to distract my mind. Yes, i do that. take on another task to get a new perspective for an existing challenge. It is not an easy and straightforward book to… Continue reading feynman’s the pleasure of finding things out
[weekend reads] Dava Sobel’s “A More Perfect Heaven”
Much like Galileo, I have often wondered how Copernicus reconciled science with religion. Thus, chancing upon this book at the Big Bad Wolf event was just a no-brainer for me. Besides, I thought it was a steal at PhP 230.00. The geocentric model ( i.e. the sun, moon, planets and stars revolved around the… Continue reading [weekend reads] Dava Sobel’s “A More Perfect Heaven”
[weekend reads] scott berkun’s the year without pants
this was a fun and yeah, that's true but... oh, is that what is it called? ... oh, hmm lemme think about that.. kind of book. much of what Scott Berkun has described, i have seen and experienced through my 20+ years in software development and it made for wonderful realizations - things i think… Continue reading [weekend reads] scott berkun’s the year without pants