Oh hi, I believe this is the first tisane review of the year! And probably the first time I’ve drunk mugicha in a long, long time so let’s dive into it. First impressions Because I’ve not had mugicha in a while, I’ve forgotten how… strong it can smell. As soon as I opened the packet,… Read More Tisane Review: Lychee Raspberry Mugicha from Karel Capek
I first heard about How to Change when The Indicator podcast re-published their episode on “How to keep your New Year’s resolutions“. It sounded helpful and since I wanted to take advantage of the ‘fresh start’ effect that January provides, I decided to read it ASAP (it may or may not be important to note… Read More Book Review: How to Change by Katy Milkman
It’s been a while since I wrote a universiTEA post and today, I want to explore (keyword: explore, not answer) the question: can crazing in teaware ever be a good thing? What is Crazing? For the uninitiated, crazing (or crackling) refers to the network of fine lines that develop in teaware. These are very fine… Read More UniversiTEA: Can Crazing Ever be Good?
This is another book club book, for which I should have a tag on this blog. But while I figure that out, let me tell you about A Burning, which is the tragic tale of Jivan, who is falsely accused of aiding a terrorist attack, and two other characters whose fates are tied with hers.… Read More Book Review: A Burning by Megha Majumdar
I was randomly looking at my Goodreads To Read shelf, arguably my most neglected TBR list, and I decided to pick up the latest addition on the shelf: The Agathas. I like Christie and I was in the mood for something fun. In the Agathas, former popular-girl Alice teams up with her socially invisible tutor… Read More Book Review: The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
Oh wow have I procrastinated on these! I finished drinking these in November 2022 and the post is coming out… now in 2023. But I am somewhat of a completionist and since I had a Part 1 of quick tea reviews for Zealong, I need to have a part 2. So without further ado, here… Read More Quick Tea Reviews: Zealong Teas (Part 2)
I heard about this book from Sumedha over at The Wordy Habitat and since it’s the new year, I thought this would be a good book to help me make the most of 2023. Simply put, Building a Second Brain is a book on how to make the most use of the information we encounter… Read More Book Review: Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
This is another book that I got from the book and tea swap last year and one that I’ve heard quite a bit about! I’m always a bit scared to pick up Asian-inspired fantasy because I’m afraid I’ll nitpick at it, but I didn’t have this problem (not sure if that’s good or bad). In… Read More Book Review: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
Yes, this post is going to be as weird as the title sounds. I was looking for things to do over the new year’s break and I heard about the Forever Twenty Cafe in Johor. Since I was already planning to go to Malaysia a little early for work, going for this cafe sounded like… Read More I tried painting on toast!
This has been on the TBR for a while and like many of the TBR books, it has been languishing on the list until I decided I was finally in the mood for MG fantasy. Fablehaven starts when Kendra and her younger brother Seth are shipped off to their grandparents because their parents have to… Read More Book Review: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
