Yesterday, I did my month in review and mentioned that I was rereading The Little Book of Ikigai by Ken Mogi. Well, I managed to finish it today so I’ve been looking forward to rambling about the book now that I’m not writing a “proper” review. If you’re not aware, Mogi’s 5 pillars of Ikigai… Read More June ’23 Rereading: Day 2 – On Ikigai
Hi friends, we’re now in June so it’s time for me to look back on the previous month! May felt like a really short month to me, which I think means there’s a lot to look back on. What I Read in May May was a comparatively slow reading month, since I only finished twelve… Read More May in Review
You can tell that it took a while for me to finish my Wyrd & Wonder reads because they are all scheduled towards the end of the month! But this is the last one for now, and anyway it’s a book that I own which I erm… misplaced for perhaps two years before I found… Read More Book Review: Gwelf – The Survival Guide by Larry MacDougall
For the past two months, I have been intermittently searching the online newspaper and oral archives about the history of afternoon tea in Singapore and documenting my findings on Substack. The motivation was quite simple: I read a book about the history of afternoon tea in various countries and I wanted to do the same… Read More Why Isn’t There a Clearer History of Afternoon Tea in Singapore?
I can’t quite remember how I heard about John Masefield (probably from a book about fantasy), but I’ve had The Midnight Folk on my TBR for quite a while, making it another good Wyrd & Wonder book to read. Written in 1927, almost a century ago, The Midnight Folk is a dreamlike tale about the… Read More Book Review: The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
So a while back, my boyfriend downloaded this free ebook from Brandon Sanderson in an effort to get me more interested in the planes that exist within Magic: The Gathering. Since I was trying to quickly read more fantasy in time for Wyrd & Wonder this month, I finally picked up the book and was… Read More Book Review: Children of the Nameless by Brandon Sanderson
I don’t know about you, but I used to watch so many Hong Kong dramas when I was younger (it did nothing in terms of helping me learn Cantonese though). My favourite dramas were the police/mystery dramas, which I always found really exciting. While reading Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei, I was reminded of these… Read More Book Review: Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei
I’ve been thinking a lot about burning out lately, mostly because I’m going through a stressful period at work and it’s making me conscious about how I’m physically and mentally handling it (answer: not as good as I could). As I’ve gotten busier at work and have had less time and energy outside of work… Read More Let’s talk about burning out and creativity
Here’s another Wyrd & Wonder post! I wanted to join in the readalong but I didn’t get the book and when I got the book, I read it in one day because it was really fun. That I enjoyed the book was quite interesting too – I have distinct memories of DNF-ing the book the… Read More Book Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
What do your clothes say about you? Do you even think that your clothes can say something? While I’m admittedly not a fashionista, I was intrigued by Dress Code, which had this promising subtitle: “unlocking fashion from new look to millenial pink.” Divided into four parts, Dress Code covers: The first part of the book,… Read More Book Review: Dress Code by Véronique Hyland
