Now that I’m doing a smartphone detox, I’m more curious than normal about how the internet and social media work, as well as how using them affect our brains. So when I heard about The Shallows, I was extremely interested since the subtitle was “what the internet is doing to our brains”. The Shallows covers… Read More The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
It may sound a bit strange that someone in Singapore is writing this, but we always spend some time in London when we visit my sister in England and as a tea drinker, I try to plan a few tea-related things in. So far, these are the three things that I’ve enjoyed immensely and think… Read More Three Things Tea Lovers Should Do in London
Alright, it’s time for the Week Two update! The numbers for this week are definitely a skewed because I just came back from Hong Kong and the lack of data there meant that I was using my phone much less than normal. Still, this week has been interesting. It’s not really related but I was… Read More Breaking the Smartphone Habit: Week Two
I might have mentioned this before, but I’m harnessing my current momentum/desire to read books about or inspired by the history of the UK to make a dent in my TBR list and A History of English Food was one of these books. (I have this very bad habit where I’ll put a book on… Read More A History of English Food by Clarissa Dickson Wright
I can’t believe I almost forgot about this! I went for the Jimami Tofu 5D Dining Experience the week after STF and absolutely enjoyed it, but I also started my smartphone detox soon after and with my new reading speed (or rather, with the extra reading time I’ve found on my commute), I’ve been so… Read More Movie Review: Jimami Tofu (5D Dining Experience)
I was at a secondhand book fair when I saw this and despite the fact that it’s been six years since I read The Mysterious Benedict Society, I remembered enjoying the first book enough to pick up the prequel. Plus, there’s something fitting about the fact that I found both books at second hand stores… Read More The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
This was one of the tea brands that was at the Singapore Tea Festival! They’re also in the VIP bag, but their teas sold out really fast and the only one that I managed to buy (and hence have enough to properly taste and review) would be their Scarlet Roasted Tea. Arinobu Tea is a… Read More Tasting Scarlet Roasted Tea by Arinobu Tea
In June, I managed to meet one of my AC friends – a really fun meeting, even accounting for the fact that we had to catch up on about 8 years of news in two hours. And during the meeting, he recommended me two books. One of them was Soul Mountain. To be honest, if… Read More Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian
This year seems to be the year of oolongs (at least in terms of workshops). I attended an oolong workshop that focuses on Taiwanese oolongs last Saturday and learnt so much. The workshop was hosted by Kenny, one of the tea practitioners in Singapore that I admire, and was chock-full of information. I took over… Read More Taiwanese Oolong Workshop by Kenny Leong
This is another timely book that, oddly enough, helped me to further develop the ideas sparked by Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism. In The Year of Less, Cait Flanders embarks on an ambitious project: Not to buy anything outside what is approved. This doesn’t just impact her savings, it helped her to identify triggers for her… Read More The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
