It’s been about a year since I moved back to Singapore. I say “about” because I remember it being early Nov but I don’t remember the exact date (I’m bad at dates; for example, I once got two out of three of my sibling’s birthdays wrong. And yes, they have not let me live that… Read More On Imposter Syndrome for Missing Japan
I heard about this book when Wendy from Literary Feline posted about it. I love faerie stories and I’m pretty fond of historical fiction too, so this book grabbed my attention right away. When I found out that it was available from the library, I knew I was going to read it. Midnight Never Come… Read More Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan
This was one of the books that I bought for my birthday! I’ve been meaning to read up about tea in China, but the library doesn’t have many books about it. I found this book after some googling and it sounded good, so I got it from Book Depository. Subtitled “a religious and cultural history”,… Read More Tea in China by James A. Benn
As much as I try, receiving feedback (particularly critical feedback) is difficult for me. Online, I still get the chance to take a step back and receive it rationally, but I do freeze up when I get it in real life. So when I heard of Thanks for the Feedback, I knew that I had… Read More Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
I’ve been thinking about moving to a self-hosted wordpress blog for quite some time. But I’ve never had the courage to do so because I heard that it’s insanely difficult to move from Blogger to WordPress. So when I came across this post by WP Beginner, I was most interested in the free offer to… Read More Moving from Blogger to WordPress with WP Beginner (Review)
Jian was a time traveller of a different sort. — Jian: Age 5 It was Popo’s sixtieth birthday. Everyone was sitting around the big oak table, slurping their helping of longevity noodles. Jian even had her own serving, in her favourite plastic flower bowl. She grabbed the fork with one fist and a spoon in… Read More Time Traveller (Short Story)
A Pocket Full of Rye is one of the first Miss Marple mysteries that I’ve read in a long time. While I’m a Christie fan, I tend to favour Poirot’s stories. But, I’m running out of new Poirot’s mysteries and decided to try a Miss Marple; I was surprised by how fun it was! In… Read More A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
There are a few strings tying me to Japan. The strongest are my friends and my memories, but there are also, somewhat incongruously, games. One of them was Aerial Legends, a game created by the company that I used to work for. I remember when it first came out. The management was so excited and… Read More Goodbye to More Than a Game
I loved the first book of the Kat Holloway series, so when I read about the second book over at Literary Feline, I just knew I had to read it. Luckily, the library already had the second book in ebook format and I managed to check it out immediately. Scandal Above Stairs doesn’t start with… Read More Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
An online friend contacted me out of the blue and asked if I wanted some tisanes. Since I’ve been told to stay away from any form of caffeine (stomach issues), I immediately accepted. A few days later, I received two packets of herb teas/tisanes from Karel Capek! I’ve heard of the brand, but I’ve never… Read More Karel Capek’s Refresh Green Herb and Beauty Red Herb Tisanes
