I’ve followed Claire for a while now because I find her enneagram approach to writing characters to be really helpful (I’ve had alignment sessions with her before as well); it focuses on the core desires and fears of a character and feels a bit more intuitive than deciding what a character’s MBTI is (or however… Read More Book Review: Reclaim Your Author Career by Claire Taylor
Friends, I have finally finished all the teas in the Renegade Tea Taster Set! One day, I’ll go back to that first post and update it with links to all the reviews but today, let’s dive into the last tea – Georgian Breakfast. I generally like black teas and I actually have a place in… Read More Tea Review: Georgian Breakfast by Renegade Tea
This is the third book in the What Katy Did trilogy (though apparently not the last book about Katy and her family) and surprisingly, it was the one that I enjoyed the most! What Katy Did Next takes place a few years after What Katy Did at School and has Katy travelling to London, France… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge
Do you play games? I have to admit that if I have time, I prefer to read or watch a show than play a game (the gamification of our lives is a different thing). The only games that I’ve picked up recently are Pokemon Masters (smartphone game) and Magic: The Gathering (card game). Well, neither… Read More Book Review: Seven Games by Oliver Roeder
I bought this purely because it was themed around Japan and I have a major soft spot for the country. It turned out to be a pretty novel experience for me because it’s a collection of short stories and some of them are pretty experimental (which is not something I usually read). In this issue,… Read More Book Review: Granta – Japan (Issue 127)
This should be the second last tea in this Renegade Tea sample box! It’s certainly the last oolong, anyway. Here’s what the Renegade Tea Farmers have to say about this tea: “Red Sunrise has an intense orange colour and the aroma of fresh tobacco. This well-oxidized oolong has the flavour combination of sweet fruits and… Read More Tea Review: Red Sunrise by Renegade Tea
It has been a very long while, but I’m finally back to introduce you to another one of the public libraries in Singapore! This one is located on the 3rd level of the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, our “durians” and performing arts centre. Opened in 2022, this library is the second specialised library… Read More SingLib #5: Library@Esplanade
I was talking to my cousin about the difference between milk tea and royal milk tea when I realised that I’ve not written a post on this topic! I thought this would be fairly easy to write, given that I own a book called “Black tea bible” but as it turns out, milk tea isn’t… Read More Tea 101: History of & Types of Milk Tea
I’m continuing with the What Katy Did series since I have the first three books! What Katy Did at School is a direct continuation of What Katy Did, and so will have spoilers for the first book. At the end of What Katy Did, Katy has recovered from her prolonged illness and can finally stand… Read More Book Review: What Katy Did at School by Susan Coolidge
“Domestic preoccupation is not a sign of the death of love; it is what we start to get involved with when love has succeeded brilliantly.” Someone on bookstagram recommended this as one of her favourite books from the School of Life. Since I enjoyed How to be Bored, I decided that I had to read… Read More Book Review: The Sorrows of Love by The School of Life
