While I was requesting the book on Thor, I also chanced upon Warriors, Witches, and Women. Requesting this book from NetGalley was a no brainer because I love mythology and I thought it would be very fun to have the spotlight on women in various myths from around the world. While I enjoyed this feminist… Read More Book Review: Warriors, Witches, Women by Kate Hodges
My friend, and fellow tea lover, Eetel from FlyEetelFly recently gave me two taster packets of Lupicia teas! She knows how much I love them and as expected, I was so excited to be able something new. The two teas I got to try are 雁ヶ音日記 (Karigane Nikki) and からころ (Karakoro). 雁ヶ音日記 (Karigane Nikki) First… Read More Tea Review: Karigane Nikki and Karakoro from Lupicia
It’s interesting how book discoveries are made. I started off by looking at one of the books recommended by the NLB – How to Be Alone – stumbled across this book, and ended up borrowing it instead. And I have absolutely no regrets because this was a helpful book that *surprise* is more than what… Read More Mental Health Monday #3: Book Review – How to Be Single and Happy by Jennifer Taitz
A while back, Uniqlo released a line of t-shirts and dresses inspired by The Tale of Genji. The prints are absolutely beautiful and I became really curious about whether there was any meaning about them. Since Uniqlo credited Unsodo for the designs, I emailed them to see if they could provide any insight. According to… Read More Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve: Meaning in Uniqlo’s Tale of Genji Shirts
I have been pretty good with not requesting things from NetGalley for the past few months because I have a huge TBR list (and access to the library), but when I saw this book about Thor, I was immediately intrigued. My experience of the Norse Myths is limited to the marvel movies, Neil Gaiman’s retelling,… Read More Book Review: Thor by Morgan Daimler
It’s been some time since I’ve read some local fiction so when I saw this collection of short stories at the library, I was intrigued. I had a good experience with Track Faults and Other Glitches so the idea of more Singaporean short stories that play on the fantastical sounded good. Lion City is a… Read More SEA Reading Challenge: Lion City by Ng Yi-Sheng
Last year, I visited Bird & Blend Tea Co’s shop for the first time and impulsively bought some of their flavoured matchas. They’ve been sitting around for a while until I finally bit the bullet and bought a chasen and other matcha utensils. Since I’m not a matcha expert, this is really less of a… Read More My First Matcha Journey with Bird & Blend Tea Co’s Mix n Matcha
This is a long overdue continuation of me reading the Anne of Green Gables series. I suppose I have some issues continuing books after huge events (or just before) because the sheer excitement and anticipation backfires and makes me too nervous to read the book. In Anne’s House of Dreams, Anne and Gilbert finally get… Read More Book Review: Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
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
I heard about this book when Sara Tasker interviewed the author, Nir Eyal, for her podcast Hashtag Authentic. The podcast introduced the idea of timeboxing, which was an idea that I immediately wanted to try. So I decided to read the book as well, to see what else I could learn. Indistractible is broken into… Read More Book Review: Indistractible by Nir Eyal
