This is probably the longest book from the MBA reading list that I’ve read, but it’s also a book that I’ve heard a lot of good things about. So let’s dive into the review! Thinking Fast and Slow is a very long book about how we think. To make things easier, Kahneman refers to our… Read More Book Review: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
I’m not sure if you’re sick of the France posts (because you know, this is still technically a book and tea blog), but my MBA cohort and I recently went on a team-building trip to Île Saint-Honorat, an island just off Cannes, and I really wanted to document my experience for the future. île Saint-Honorat… Read More Team Building Trip to Île Saint-Honorat
It’s been some time since my post on the different types of kimono but I really wanted to write a follow-up post to further explore the variations in kimono. Since I covered the different levels of formality kimonos can have in the first post, I thought I’d focus a bit more on how kimonos come… Read More Reading in Japanese: Kimono Fabric, Seasons, and the Obi
I can’t write a post on new teacups without talking about the teas that I’ve been drinking! I’ve actually got some teas on the way (it’s a pre-order from Rare Tea Company) but I thought I’d talk about the teas that I brought. In the teabag category, we have a selection of teas from Karel… Read More Teas I Brought to France
The last time I read a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (it was Fooled by Randomness, if you were wondering), it was because a teacher recommended it. This time, I read Skin in the Game because it was on my MBA’s summer reading list. I don’t know about you, but I sense a pattern forming.… Read More Book Review: Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I know I normally don’t review games on this blog, but I just finished the Great Ace Attorney (GAA) Chronicles and it’s so good that I HAVE to talk about it and try to convince you to play the game. I’m going to be a bit rambly in this review, so I’ll provide some headings… Read More Game Review: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Hi friends! Just a quick post today because I feel like getting a new phone number in a new country is a big achievement (at least it was for me back when I was in Japan). So I’ve not gotten my phone number for the past week and a half because I heard that you… Read More Getting a SIM Card in France (without a French Bank Account)
A friend from my MBA course invited me to join her on a day trip to Eze and since I’ve never been there, I happily accepted! Eze is actually pretty accessible from Nice. There is a bus stop near Garibaldi station where you can board bus 82 to Eze village; this bus is run by… Read More Day Trip to Eze + Walking Nietzsche’s Path
I’m pretty sure I heard about The Project by one of you wonderful book bloggers, but I’ve forgotten who. But I do remember why I picked this up – firstly, it’s by Courtney Summers and I really enjoyed Sadie, another book by her. Secondly, The Project is about a cult and honestly, there’s something about… Read More Book Review: The Project by Courtney Summers
Time to review another book on my MBA summer reading list! I studied a bit about IoT during my undergraduate days, so this book on artificial intelligence (AI) sounded very interesting. Competing in the Age of AI is based on one premise: that “AI is becoming the universal engine of execution” and as such is… Read More Book Review: Competing in the Age of AI by Marco Iansiti and Karim R Lakhani
