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Eustea Reads

A life in books and tea

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
June 5, 2025

Book Review: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Thursday's Child by Nicci French
June 3, 2025

Book Review: Thursday’s Child by Nicci French

Trying 3 Black Teas from Shimizu-en
May 29, 2025

Trying 3 Black Teas from Shimizu-en

Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson
May 27, 2025

Book Review: Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson

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Book Review: Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche

October 4, 2021
Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche

[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

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Discussion Post: What is Your Relationship with Negative Reviews?

October 2, 2021
What is Your Relationship with Negative Reviews

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?

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Book Review: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

October 1, 2021
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

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

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My Day Trip to Saint Paul de Vence

September 30, 2021
Saint Paul de Vence

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

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Tisane Review: Digestion Nature Bio by Romon Nature

September 29, 2021

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

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Book Review: Once Iron Girls edited by Hui Wu

September 28, 2021
Once Iron Girls edited by Hui Wu

“In her essay, the woman searches for her identity and her soul. Crossing the bridge of words, she dispels anxieties and cultivates her intellect to reach the spiritual realm of her heart.” The “Grand” Realm Versus the “True” realm by Zhang Kangkang After reading Women & Power by Mary Beard, I wanted to read something… Read More Book Review: Once Iron Girls edited by Hui Wu

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One Month of Nice in Photos

September 26, 2021

It feels like I just arrived in Nice, but one month has already passed! And because I just got some Gudak photos (I bought the app so now I try to use it when I remember), I thought it would be fun to revisit the past month through the photos. These two photos are of… Read More One Month of Nice in Photos

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Course Review: The InstaRetreat by Sara Tasker (MeandOrla)

September 25, 2021
The InstaRetreat Review Sara Tasker

It’s time for the InstaRetreat and Sara’s announcement reminded me that I hadn’t reviewed the course! The last time I wanted to talk about courses, I held back on reviewing The InstaRetreat because Sara was introducing a few new things and I wanted to go through the course again before talking about it. What is… Read More Course Review: The InstaRetreat by Sara Tasker (MeandOrla)

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Book Review: A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

September 24, 2021
A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

Every time I go on a long-distance flight, I like to buy a book at the airport so that I can try to retain memories through the book. So A Map of Days will be my “moving to Nice” book and I hope I remember the first few days of Nice (and how I basically… Read More Book Review: A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

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Why I Left a Free Tour Early (not the tour’s fault)

September 23, 2021

One thing about enrolling in a shorter MBA programme is that there’s a very strong feeling that I must Make The Most of My Time (i.e. travel and experience as much as I can). So when I found out that there were no scheduled lessons today, I thought I’d take the opportunity to do a… Read More Why I Left a Free Tour Early (not the tour’s fault)

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