Of pearls and gold chains

"Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?"

"And it came to me then. That we were wonderful traveling companions but in the end no more than lonely lumps of metal in their own separate orbits. From far off they look like beautiful shooting stars, but in reality they're nothing more than prisons, where each of us is locked up alone, going nowhere. When the orbits of these two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could be together. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that was only for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing."  

-Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart-

I read the first half of Sputnik Sweetheart about a month ago in Borders. It made me wonder how reading it in Japanese would feel like when even reading the English translated copy is so mesmerizing and captivating. I'm thinking of going back there soon to finish it up, I'm so anxious to know the ending. Have any of you read other Haruki Murakami's books? Any favourite/s to recommend?

 

And this is me, attempting the side plait again. My hair is getting so long that it's so much easier to braid it now. I've also forgotten for a bit how much I love this super red lipstick from Mac. I'm thinking of trying another colour from Mac, maybe a nude or a pink one like Chatterbox?

I always feel a little sad on a Sunday night because the weekend is now officially over. Weekends always fly by far too quickly, don't you think so? Hopefully Monday blues won't hit me or you too hard tomorrow:)

 

Blazer: MNG

Top: Zara

Leggings: Flea Market

Shoes: Local boutique

Jewelry: Borrowed from Mom

Lipstick: Mac Ruby Woo