#404 - Elsewhere

I remember I really, really, really liked this when I first read it five years ago - it was a heart-wrenching, bittersweet tale that started at the end of the protagonist's life. After finishing it again, despite me doubting the existence of the afterlife, I really do wish that I could end up in a place like Elsewhere. Wouldn't it be just spiffing to age backwards until you are close to a few days old and ready to be reborn again on Earth, to never get fatally ill, view people on Earth from binoculars, finally gain the ability to communicate with man's best friend, and make new relationships that were never meant to be on earth?
Though I've grown up significantly and wondered if I would be disenchanted by the childish story that I had loved a long time ago, I still found it to be by far, a fabulous read with very few flaws and a more uplifting and unique perspective of the afterlife than The Lovely Bones (a very poorly written novel with a horrible plot to boot in my opinion). Highly recommended read - 10/10.

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Moving on, the first week of break is almost over and I've been trying my best to catch up on things I should have done a while ago. Though I still have a lot of things to tick off on a to-do list, I'm looking forward to some well-deserved hang outs and retail therapy next week :)

There's also been many depressing events happening globally this week: namely the Boston bombings, and then there's stories like this that just makes your heart break and wonder how the hell you can have the most lovely, kindest people on one end of the spectrum, and the most evil filthy bastards on the other end ...Honestly, "doom and gloom" articles make me feel so much despair, and reinforce that though sometimes I think there are things that make me hate my life (albeit only for a few moments), my issues are all so petty and I am fortunate to have never experienced true hardships like other people and can never feel truly sorry for them and understand since I haven't experienced the same things they've experience.