Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (24)

Fei Fei Physical Description: Shaped like a racoon dog but a white tail. Special Properties: Adopting it as a pet removes anxieties. Long Chi Physical Description: Looks like a horned pig. Special Properties: Consuming its meat prevents nightmares. Flying Fish Physical Description: A pig-like fish with red patterns on its body. Special Properties: Consuming itsContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (24)”

Craft and Curiousity Reads 2024

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote I first learnt about this book through the UBC online novel writing courses and I was rather curious about it but the curiosity was not that acute that I searched for it straight away. In fact, it was only because I saw it in my library’s online catalogue thatContinue reading “Craft and Curiousity Reads 2024”

23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Switzerland part 2

Day 12 started our 3 days’ stay at Interlaken. The first day was spent at Interlaken and Brienz. We had breakfast at Cafe de Paris where we had two plain omelets. Since that was rather filling for us, we skipped lunch. There was really nothing at Interlaken (it was also raining that day) so weContinue reading “23 days Italy, Switzerland and France trip on trains- Switzerland part 2”

Remarkable Women in ancient China (22)- Wang Zhenyi

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her:  This is clearly a woman who knows what she wants from her life and works to cultivate that. I have great respect for her.  English Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhenyi_(astronomer)