As you guys probably all know, I’ve been blogging for a long time and if you are a really, really long time reader, you may remember that I volunteered/was voluntold to help out in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta for two years in a row during my university days. While that experience was memorable in… Read More I FINALLY RODE A HOT AIR BALLOON!
I admit, this wasn’t my first choice for a book about Morocco. What I really wanted to read was Lord of the Atlas, but the library only had In Arabian Nights (unless I wanted to read a travel guide). So although I had some reservations from reading the Goodreads reviews, I decided to borrow it,… Read More Book Review: In Arabian Nights by Tahir Shah
Due to the way the two overseas weddings I was invited to were arranged, I had about a week between when I needed to be in Morocco and when I needed to be in Japan. Since this would be my first time in Morocco, my friend and I figured that we wanted to spend some… Read More My experience with 4×4 Sahara Tours
I first heard about The Lies of the Ajungo when Lashaan reviewed it over at his blog and the novella sounded so good (plus it’s available on Libby) that I borrowed it immediately! It also helps that it’s a short read so it was easy to fit into my reading time. There is no water… Read More Book Review: The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
I borrowed this because it was recommended in the Booklist magazine as being a mystery centered around a podcast, and also because I remember enjoying Nicci French’s Freida Klein series (which I need to continue and finish). Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? is, like the title says, about the disappearance of Charlotte Salter, who never… Read More Book Review: Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French
I am very late to this book because it has been hyped as THE book on inequality and poverty in Singapore and in general, I’m afraid of reading books that are too hyped. But my recent devotional series has been focused on inequality and injustice, and that prompted me to start learning more about inequality… Read More Book Review: This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn
Hey friends, I’m writing this a bit early because I’ll be headed off for a trip soon and I won’t get back till sometime in October, and given my energy levels nowadays, I probably won’t have a blogpost up until mid-to-late October (though I will likely make a few substack posts as I blog from… Read More Not a September ’24 in Review post
In my previous tea post, I talked about the San-Cha Darjeeling tea that I had bought on my trip to India (all the way back in July). But after writing it, I realised that I still had a few packets of the Darjeeling tea by Chayurveda – this was part of a box of various… Read More Comparing Teabag vs Loose Leaf Darjeeling (that I bought in an airport)
Some time last year, I did a bit of a binge read on the Influencer Industry (and I rounded up my thoughts in this post) so when I saw The Influencer Industry, I couldn’t resist picking it up. While a bit more academic than the other influencer-focused books that I read, The Influencer Industry provided… Read More Book Review: The Influencer Industry by Emily Hund
Picture this, I’m at Delhi International Airport, extremely tired because I didn’t realise that weddings in India last till 3am and I booked a 8am flight (we went straight from wedding venue to hotel just to pick up our bags and to the airport). There’s only one more flight home and in my sleep-deprived mind,… Read More Tea Review: Darjeeling Chardonnay by San-Cha
