Last year, I tried raw puer for the first time. It was an interesting experience, although the intense bitterness and earthiness scared me off trying it again in the near future. But I wanted to come back to this and when I realised that Kenny was selling 2009 raw puer dragon balls (dragon balls again!… Read More My Second Raw Puer: 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang
It has taken me half a year but I am finally over my feelings towards Nemesis (a Miss Marple mystery). It helped that I read C.S. Lewis on why he reads – experience different views of life, not just views that I agree with. I’m glad that I gave Miss Marple another chance because apart… Read More Not That Cosy: A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
Since my last baking update post, Singapore has also entered into the circuit breaker phase, which means that everyone has to stay home unless they have essential business/jobs to do outside the home. Contrary to personal expectations, my baking has not ramped up; I guess inertia has set in. But I have been able to… Read More Stay at Home Bakes #2: Banana Pudding & Earl Grey Scones
One nice thing about bookstagram is that I get to know the Singapore bookish community! The Super Secret Book was one of the first few accounts that I found and I’ve been admiring the cute art that they post ever since. When I heard that The Super Secret book was out in ebook, I had… Read More Book Review: The Super Secret Book by Tian En
Since I’m kind of on a puer roll, I thought it would be fitting for the first tea I’m reviewing for the Rare Tea Company to be their Malawi Leafy Puer! I bought this pretty much because of the name – I was surprised that Malawi produced dark tea (technically not puer because it’s not… Read More Tea Review: Malawi Leafy Puer by Rare Tea Company
This is one of the Kickstarter projects I backed last year when I was a little bit too obsessed with Kickstarter in general (I still check the site but I’m probably more interested in vintage teacups right now). Their Darkest Materials appealed to me because I’ve tried knitting and sewing but never really considered the… Read More Kickstarter Book Review: Their Darkest Materials by Penelope Hemingway
Inspired by my recent tea experiment with rose puer cakes and an upcoming tea session involving Malawi puer, I thought it would be fun to go back to basics and explore the idea: what is puer? Introduction In many tea books I’ve read, tea is often classified as: green, black, oolong, yellow (sometimes left out),… Read More Tea 101: What is Puer?
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
I really like reading about nature (experiencing it is another matter) so when I saw this book on NetGalley, I really wanted to read it. Unfortunately for Birder on Berry Lane, I read it after I had read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (the reviews are far apart because I didn’t want to post this so… Read More Book Review: Birder on Berry Lane by Robert Tougias
If you look at the cover, you’ll know the reason why I picked up this book. The synopsis pretty much sealed the deal – it promised to explain the history of why we’ve fallen in love with murder. To That End, Murder by Candlelight focuses on not one but five murder cases: The Radlett Murder… Read More Book Review: Murder by Candlelight by Michael Knox Beran
