Penny for my thoughts? Book of the month : The Kite Runner

Hi everybody! I know recently my posts have been quite sad and depressing and revolves around studio life...but today! no more! today i am writing about the book "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and just telling you about how I enjoyed the story.

So the novel is Khaled Hosseini's first novel and was published 10 years ago (the cover is a special 10th anniversary edition) and I only started reading it recently. Along with other books such as Sherlock Holmes and If I stay. But I'm not here to talk about the other books (because as ya'll know...or don't... I like reading 3-4 books at a time) 

This book however, caught my attention and I definitely stuck with it. It did take me awhile to finish it because of the busy schedule I have, but every time I pick it up...Its almost always impossible for me to put it down. 

The way Khaled Hosseini tells the story is so easy and effortlessly that you wouldn't need a dictionary to refer to the words. There were words in them which were in Afghan language but he translates them at the side. So you don't have to constantly refer to the back of the page to see what it means or google translate it. 

The story itself is just breathtaking and amazing. Apart from that, the story which tells of the betrayal and salvation of the narrator takes you through a whirlwind of emotions and memories and I suppose thats what makes it addictive. I just couldn't put the book down. 

The story also revolves around the revolution of the narrator's country to the invasion of other forces. The political events are only part of the story...it made me feel very humble to be living in a peaceful environment and I pray to God that their fate doesn't happen to me or my country. Which, I know is very naive of me...but I just couldn't help feel sorry for the people in the story and at the same time feel very grateful and humble with the life I was born into. 

The Kite Runner, I would say is a powerful book that everyone should read. 

It left me breathless and its definitely on my favourite books list and I highly recommend those who haven't read it yet to stop everything you're doing and go get the book and read it. haha

Thats it for this book sharing review. The next book on my reading list is a bit of a funny one...but who cares! 

Xx,

Sarah

"For you, a thousand times over"

Project 1 : Signed, sealed, delivered.

Hi! It's been a crazy crazy week. and I am definitely sure its gonna be the same day in day out. But thats life right?

I am sorry I haven't been updating recently and I've been asked quite a bit about whats it like to be in architecture. (I'm not yet an architect, mind you).

So, where shall I start?

I'm not yet an architect. I'm an architecture student. And the life you've been told about sleepless nights, studio, crit session etc. is true.

Our projects for this semester is about designing a kindergarten in Nilai, a small town just outside of our university. Recently, we submitted our first project, which is a case study of 2 kindergartens. Its a group project and we had the freedom to choose which kindergarten to go to. Sounds really awesome right?

HAHAHA! we were rejected nearly 10 times by various kindergartens. They didn't allow us to conduct our case study at their kindergarten. Sucks, but we had to move on.

Eventually we managed to get 3 kindergartens and thank God managed to complete the work in time.

After the first project, we continued on to the 2nd project (current project) which is a site study. We are required to do a site analysis. and we need to send that in next thursday.

I think thats it for now...I pulled an all nighter last night and am in need of a good night's sleep! hahaha

Will talk more after I've regained my energy.

Sarah