Last year, I decided that it would be fun to celebrate my birthday by having afternoon tea at The Courtyard. I really enjoyed that, so I figured it would be fun to try and make it a tradition. Hence, last Saturday’s afternoon tea at Renku. We hurried the afternoon tea a little because I wanted… Read More Wonderland Afternoon Tea at Renku (Marina Bay Sands)
I was listening to the podcast Cults by Parcast when I realised that their episode on the Symbionese Liberation Army covered one of the books that’s been on my Overdrive TBR list for a couple of years – American Heiress. After so much time, I can’t remember who introduced the book to me, but I’m… Read More American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin
I was going through my Overdrive TBR when in the six or seventh page, I stumbled across this. I’m still very into reading about how the internet and social media affects us so I checked this book out immediately. Also, I guess my habit of adding books to my TBR list and then waiting for… Read More Irresistible by Adam Alter
Now that I’ve finally finished my England-holiday posts, I’m finally ready to move on to the Japan posts! Let’s hope it doesn’t take another three months for me to write all that I want to say. First things first: GHIBLI. I found out about this exhibition when I was checking out the events in Huis… Read More Suzuki Toshio & Ghibli Exhibition @ Huis ten Bosch
I know this is far below the age-range of books I normally read, but I have a huge soft spot for Enid Blyton (given that she’s one of the main reasons I love reading so much) and when I saw this collection of three books with stories I haven’t read, I just couldn’t resist. These… Read More The Secret of the Lost Necklace by Enid Blyton
The only time I managed to get to a tea house in Hong Kong last month was when I went to Fukien Tea House. Sadly, we spent more times on the mountains and avoiding the protests and didn’t really have the time to explore the city. But, I heard good things about the Shui Xian… Read More Snapshots of Fukien Tea House + Zhen Cong Shui Xian Tasting Notes
Since I have been starting to enjoy Miss Marple, I decided to get another one of her books. This time, intrigued by the blurb where Miss Marple receives a request from an acquaintance to “investigate a crime after his death”, I borrowed Nemesis. After Amos Rafiel dies, Miss Marple receives a notification of an inheritance… Read More Nemesis by Agatha Christie
Since I’ve started working in Malaysia, I’ve noticed that quite a few cai fan [1] places give provide free tea to go with the food. However, unlike Japan, the tea tends to be oolong. Wondering what kind of oolong it was, I asked and was told that it was “中国茶 (Chinese tea)”. On another occasion,… Read More What is ‘Chinese Tea’?
I’ve always had a fond place in my reading heart for Percy Jackson, mostly because this was the book that I saw in a bookstore, read a few pages, and then promptly forgot the title and author (and only remembered the tagline) and almost went crazy trying to find the book. So when I saw… Read More The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
When one of my friends sent me a link to this conference, I immediately signed up. I’ve talked about my feelings towards mental health and Christianity before, so I wanted to continue that conversation by recapping the conference and sharing some of my thoughts. Mental Wholeness and the Church is a three-day conference organised by… Read More Recap: Mental Wholeness and the Church Conference
