If you haven’t heard, Disney recently released a TV adaptation of The Mysterious Benedict Society! The TV series is based on the first book, which I reread and really enjoyed about two years back. Because I’m at the sweet spot where I remember most of the book but don’t require complete fidelity to the text,… Read More TV Series Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
I’ve been following Tim Harford’s blog and I realised it’s been some time since I read one of his books. So I checked out one of his older books from the library and had a fun time revising the main topics of macroeconomic theory. Written in a conversational style, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back provides… Read More Book Review: The Undercover Economist Strikes Back by Tim Harford
Abi of Pellinor tagged me in the End of Year Book Tag and it looked nice and short (and unintimidating) so I decided to give it a go! Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? Nope! I finished rereading The Tale of Genji in July (I’m honestly still really… Read More End of Year Book Tag
My hold on the third Temperance Brennan book came through! I started reading this after a fairly stressful school week and this was the perfect antidote. Deadly Decisions starts with a tragic death – a nine-year-old girl is caught in the crossfire of two rival gangs. A murdered child is something Tempe can’t overlook, so she… Read More Book Review: Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs
Today’s review is a short little review, mostly because this is a birthday gift from my family and I want to just write down my thoughts on it so I don’t forget what I received! I received this tea plus some honey, salted caramel, and a box of macarons for my birthday! The Thé Marie-Antoinette… Read More Tea Review: Thé Marie-Antoinette by Ladurée
[A]ttacking to me is a proof of goodwill and, in certain circumstances, of gratitude. By means of it, I do honour to a thing, I distinguish a thing; whether I associate my name with that of an institution or a person, by being aginst or for either, is all the same to me.” Friedrich Nietzsche,… Read More Book Review: Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche
Being late to a lot of things, I’ve only recently read a 2013 New York Times post called “Whither the Hatchet Job?” (Link to the archived version, since you might run into a paywall). If you don’t intend to read the entire article, here are the last two paragraphs, which I think do a decent… Read More Discussion Post: What is Your Relationship with Negative Reviews?
Aeons ago, while I was still taking piano lessons, I used to borrow books from my piano teacher. One of those books was Skulduggery Pleasant, but because it’s been ages, I’ve more or less forgotten what it’s all about. However, Abi of Pellinor has been rereading and reviewing the Skulduggery Pleasant series and her review… Read More Book Review: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Last Saturday, I decided to head to Saint Paul de Vence with my roommate and two other friends. I’ve been looking for day trips from Nice and Saint Paul de Vence is not only accessible by bus, but it also looks absolutely beautiful! We left at a reasonable time of 9:45 from Parc Phoenix, and… Read More My Day Trip to Saint Paul de Vence
Last week, I talked about what I did not manage to do on my free day. What I didn’t mention was something that I did get to do, which is to buy a new box of tisanes. I was walking through Cours Saleya from the post office (errand 1) to the ravioli shop (errand 2),… Read More Tisane Review: Digestion Nature Bio by Romon Nature
