I went to Yakushima for tea, but it would have been silly of me to go there only for the tea. After all, Yakushima was the inspiration for the forest in Princess Mononoke (it’s a great movie – go watch it if you haven’t!). Since we were going to stay the night, I wanted to… Read More Beginner Hiking Trails at Yakushima
Alison Weir is a name that has popped up several times when looking for recommendations of popular British history books. I thought that she wrote mainly biographies and added Anne Boleyn to see if I liked her style, so imagine my surprise when I realised that this was historical fiction. Subtitled: A King’s Obsession, this… Read More Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
The more tea I drink, the more I realise that there are gaps in my tea tasting experience. I’ve always thought of Sri Lanka as a place for black tea (and more as a base for flavoured teas than single origin teas) but this white tea changed my mind about it. Golden Tips was a… Read More Tea Review: Damro Labookellie’s Golden Tips
I heard about this book quite a bit when it came out but I tend to avoid books during their hype (I’ll probably be reading Harry Potter soon and I guess I’ll continue Game of Thrones when the series is done). When I saw this book in the library, I figured that most of the… Read More Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton
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
