I ramble…
Happy New Year everyone! On paper/computer screens it seems like we’ve left 2020 behind but in real life, not much has. Singapore entered Phase 3 (groups of up to eight!) a few days ago and we’re likely to continue that for a while. This year, apart from continuing my two 2020 keywords to consume thoughtfully… Read More Keywords for 2021
Hello! It’s New Year’s Eve! 2020 has honestly been such a strange year that I was a bit scared about writing your post. I knew that I had keywords that I wanted to follow for this year, but I have no idea how well I’ve followed them. So I went to my Keywords for 2020… Read More Year in Review: Life as a Whole
I don’t know if it’s the areas of the Internet that I hang out in but I realised that I don’t really see many generalist blogs. Most of the blogs I follow tend to fall into a certain niche: book blogs and tea blogs being the main ones. So I’m wondering, what is the best… Read More Discussion Post: How Niche is Your Blog?
Disclaimer: in Singapore, the number of cases diagnosed daily has dropped since our lockdown/Circuit Breaker. Things are slowly opening up and I am writing the post in the context of a society that’s in pandemic mode but also trying to find its way back to normal. If you’re living somewhere where COVID cases are still… Read More Mental Health Monday: The Pandemic is for the Long Term, When can I act Normal?
I hope everyone’s been doing okay obeying the circuit breaker/quarantine/shelter-in-place/movement control orders! It’s pretty amazing how many names can be given to the instruction “don’t leave your house.” While I have been reading (and have quite a few book review drafts waiting to be posted), I find that the most calming things I can do… Read More Mental Health Monday #5: Calming Hobbies
Singapore will be starting a one-month circuit breaker (in other words, a lockdown) and as I prepare to stay in, I found these three posts/articles to be helpful. Boundaries at Home (@SitWithWhit – Instagram) For my family, staying at home comes with a heavily reduced workload since our work is tied to a factory. So… Read More Mental Health Monday #4: Stay Home Edition
Three things I noted this past week: 1. Do Migraines Mean Anything? Last Thursday, I started having sharp pains in my head (imagine an ice-pick hammering into your skull) every few hours. When the pain did not disappear by Friday, and in fact was joined by a low-grade headache when I woke up, I decided… Read More Mental Health Monday #2: Taking Breaks
As I continue pondering the role of technology and social media in my life (basically something I do whenever I have nothing else on my mind), I realised something: The book blogging community works extremely hard. Like, I’m not even joking. I see daily posts from so many book bloggers, I see readathons, I see… Read More You’re Not Lazy, You’re Tired and That’s Okay
Warning: Extremely long post I meant to post this at the three month mark but I lost track of time (and kept procrastinating on updating the weekly stats for over a month) so this is coming to you about four months since my last update. It’s going to be a very long post, starting with… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: The Four Month Mark
I was halfway through my New Year Text Messages (which are A Thing if a good number of your friends are overseas) when my mum shouted. “Hong Kong Yeye is dead!” The entire car burst into chatter and tears. My brother, normally the type that refuses to deviate from a plan, especially one that involves… Read More Grief and Gratefulness