— EusReads —

Book Review: The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe & Michael D. Coe

April 17, 2024

Going to Choco Story in Belgium made me realise that I’ve not reread this fascinating book about chocolate for quite some time! I think The True History of Chocolate was one of the first serious history books about food that I read and it definitely left an impression on me! Broken into 8 chapters, The… Read More Book Review: The True History of Chocolate by Sophie D. Coe & Michael D. Coe

— EusReads —

Book Review: The World of Lore – Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke

April 16, 2024

I’m pretty sure I heard about Lore when I was in the spooky podcasting phase, though I don’t remember ever listening to the podcast. But oh well, it never hurts to check out a book that’s already on my TBR list. Lore is a collection of stories about supernatural creatures and phenomena, with the book… Read More Book Review: The World of Lore – Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke

— TacoTalks —

My History with Ghibli

April 12, 2024

The first time I can remember watching Spirited Away was way back in the time of portable VCD players. My mum had brought my siblings and I to queue for passports (this was also way back when you had to wait for ages instead of waltzing in on the time you chose online) and the… Read More My History with Ghibli

— TacoTravels, With Love from Japan —

Memory Rest Stops

April 11, 2024

While I can confidently say that on the whole, this trip to Okinawa was a success, there is one thing tha I wish I did differently. I really would have liked to stop by more Michi no Eki. Michi no Eki is literally translated as “The station for roads”, though in my mind the Japanese… Read More Memory Rest Stops

— EusReads —

Book Review: The Ryukyu Kingdom by Mamoru Akamine

April 10, 2024

When it comes to books on the history of Okinawa, I haven’t been able to find much in English. Most of the books I can see cover the battle of Okinawa, or they talk about Okinawa’s diet or karate traditions. So in this way, The Ryukyu Kingdom fills an important void because who doesn’t want… Read More Book Review: The Ryukyu Kingdom by Mamoru Akamine

— TacoTravels —

Wearing Mamianqun in Okinawa

April 9, 2024

Lately, I have been obsessed with buying Mamianqun (Horse faced skirts). It’s part of my growing fascination with hanfu — traditional Chinese clothing. While I have bought a few modernised Tang and Song dynasty outfits, the first piece of hanfu I bought was a mamianqun and the pieces I’m most often drawn to are mamianqun. … Read More Wearing Mamianqun in Okinawa

— TacoTalks, With Love from Japan —

Soundtrack of My Life

April 8, 2024

The first time I tied a memory to a song, I did it by accident. It was my first trip to Japan and my first trip overseas without my family. I was fifteen and it was 2008. In other words, I had just graduated from bringing one of those portable CD players around to bringing… Read More Soundtrack of My Life

— Misc —

Hello from a serial experimenter

April 7, 2024

I have been very used to “trying new things” by adding more and more things. For example: tried writing a book, tried publishing & marketing, tried being consistent on Instagram, tried a bunch of courses, etc. But this year is the first time I tried something new by removing something – the pressure to blog… Read More Hello from a serial experimenter

— Misc —

My New Year Resolution is to Stop Blogging

December 28, 2023

Before December started, I thought I was more or less settled with my blogging plans for 2024. I’ve been pretty happy off Instagram and I was considering how I’m going to narrow down my Internet presence for a saner year. And of course I had aaaaalllll the year end blogging plans. But then December rolled… Read More My New Year Resolution is to Stop Blogging

— EusTea —

Christmas Tea Review: Karel Capek’s Merry Christmas and Holly Greeting Tea

December 20, 2023

We’re approaching Christmas and… I don’t feel prepared! Mostly because I left my advent calendar somewhere I can’t reach it AND I didn’t bring the two books I borrowed for Christmas along (basically winter murder books). But oh wells, it’s not in the Christmas spirit to be a grinch so let me share with you… Read More Christmas Tea Review: Karel Capek’s Merry Christmas and Holly Greeting Tea

Eustea Reads

A life in books and tea