Today’s tea is special. When my Hong Kong mama and my mum came back from settling Yeye’s affairs, they had a few small gifts for each of us. For me, they gave me a small tea set and some tea. The tea is a Da Hong Pao but to be honest, it could be a… Read More Drinking Yeye's Tea
It should be pretty obvious that I like fairytales and folklore. So when I heard about this book on Netgalley, I was immediately intrigued. It’s supposed to be a comprehensive resource on all things about the Good People and it definitely delivers. Organised alphabetically (duh!), A New Dictionary of Fairies covers subjects like Elf-Shot and… Read More Book Review: A New Dictionary of Fairies by Morgan Daimler
I never thought that I would have a third round of this but here we are. After my last post, the idea of comparing the cold brew versions of the teas stuck in my mind until finally, I couldn’t ignore the idea any longer. This was the easiest round to prepare because all I needed… Read More Trying 3 Japanese Green Tea Cultivars (Round 3)
I kind of went into this book knowing that it was going to change the way I was thinking about clothes and I was right. I heard about Fashionopolis from the Dressed Podcast interview (which was great, except for an advert for Fabletics that felt out of place) and knew that this was going to… Read More Book Review: Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas
One thing that I’ve discovered (and am really enjoying) about bookstagram are the challenges! There was the Wodehouse one which I missed, the 2019 Agatha Christie one which I also missed, and this 2020 Agatha Christie one which I am determined to participate in as much as possible! It’s a book a month, which I… Read More Book Review: Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie
Rereading Silence at the start of the year reminded me that there are a lot of books by Endo that I haven’t read. There’s quite a lot there hasn’t been translated, but I found a copy of The Final Martyrs in the library and decided to make that my first Endo Short Story read (I… Read More Book Review: The Final Martyrs by Endo Shusaku
I finally managed to get a copy of the second book in the Mysterious Benedict Society (thanks to a student) and it was just as fun as I expected! The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey starts with a reunion – Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance are preparing for an exciting and safe adventure… Read More Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
It’s always fun testing seasonal teas so when Kittea released their Year of the Rat tea (consisting of the Year of the Rat blend and a Fortune Kittea blend), I immediately got it. After all, I had fun trying last year’s Year of the Pig tea and I haven’t really had blends in a while.… Read More Tea Review: Year of the Rat Tea by Kittea
In the spirit of embracing what bookstagram has to offer, I borrowed another book that I found on the platform. This was from BookandBriefcase’s post and I basically decided to read this after she mentioned that the author was a New Testament scholar who used what he knew in the book. As the title suggests,… Read More Book Review: The Lost Letters of Pergamum by Bruce W. Longenecker
Happy Chinese New Year! 祝大家农历新年快乐！ I’ll be spending the next few days eating and meeting up with family. Hopefully I’ll have time to read too – I will definitely be drinking tea because I bought Year of the Rat Tea which I intend to make everyone drink. My brother and I made pineapple tarts at… Read More Welcome the Year of the Rat!
