I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but I temporarily lost my phone twice this week. This never used to happen because my phone would always be by my side, but since I’ve become more and more comfortable leaving it for longer stretches of time, I’ve also found myself losing… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week 4
In the past, I was sort of aware that the library had programmes but I never really bothered about them. That changed after reading Briana’s post about how libraries market their programmes. Her discussion post prompted me to check out the event portal for the NLB, which is how I found this event: A Librarian’s… Read More SingLib Talks: A Librarian’s World – In Defence of Self-Help
As a souvenir of my time in York, I bought this book, The Birth of the Chocolate City, from where else but York’s A Chocolate Story. I really enjoyed the exhibition and I love chocolate so I was eager to learn more about York’s chocolate history. The Birth of the Chocolate City traces the chocolate… Read More The Birth of the Chocolate City by Summer Strevens
I’ve been interested in reading this book ever since I saw a review of it on My Japanese Green Tea. Well, I recently found a copy at the library! Luckily, I was carrying a pretty sturdy bag because this book is huge – think coffee table size. But it’s not just gorgeous pictures. The Life… Read More The Life of Tea by Michael Freeman & Timothy d’Offay
Now that I’m back home and have ready access to a library, I rarely accept ebooks for review. The odd NetGalley copy is normally the most I’d do, but when I heard about Murder in St. Paul’s, I was intrigued. Apart from the fact that it’s a historical mystery, which is something I enjoy, the… Read More Murder in St. Paul’s by Richard Dale
Before I went to Scotland, I decided that I had to buy Scottish tea. The whole idea came as I was watching Escape to the Country (Hi Netflix, please bring it back) so I started googling for places to buy tea from. Nicole from Tea For Me, Please suggested Kinnettles Gold from Pekoe Tea and… Read More First Impressions of Kinnettles Gold + My Visit to PekoeTea
This was one of the new ebooks in the NLB and the title sounded pretty cool. Hacking Life is not a manual or tips on life hacking. Instead, it’s a critique of the life hacking movement as a whole. I’ve heard bits and pieces about life hacking – I’ve heard of people tracking their entire… Read More Hacking Life by Joseph M. Reagle Jr.
Now that the third week is over, I’m finding it a lot easier to leave my phone behind. I used to bring it everywhere, but now I’m more comfortable leaving it at home for short trips to my grandparent’s place (goal: be like my dad and leave it for an entire day without missing it).… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week Three
Exactly a week ago, my sisters and I were hiking to Suicide Peak in Clear Water Bay, a pretty major feat since I am afraid of heights. I’d love to reference my trip to the Isle of Skye here, but I haven’t even written that post (time evidently doesn’t flow linearly on this blog) but… Read More Hiking to Suicide Peak With a Fear of Heights
Since the library is having a reading competition, I’ve been visiting every week to borrow a book or two. And in the interest of being able to finish books fast enough (while making progress on my book haul), I’ve been trying to borrow mostly books that I know I’ll enjoy – like the next book… Read More A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
