We chose to fly from Faro to Porto instead of taking the train because the trip would have been 6 hours. Unfortunately, the hotel I booked cancelled on me the last minute because apparently it actually tests my bank card for its remaining balance and found it not enough to cover the total payment evenContinue reading “22 days train trip in Spain and Portugal- Portugal part 2”
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Broadening Horizon Reads 2025
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter This was to be my first foray into the heist thriller, a subgenre of mystery that I have never delved into before. But the novel itself had too much of a literary fiction bend and the pace was just too slow for me so I DNF’ed it. Withered HillContinue reading “Broadening Horizon Reads 2025”
Scene by Scene breakdown- Reflections to date
I did feel like my amended version of the scene by scene breakdown was more easy to fill out compared to the original version. In particular, it is certainly more suitable for my needs due to my tendency to lose access to my characters. Or rather, I should say that I’m mostly in contact withContinue reading “Scene by Scene breakdown- Reflections to date “
The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (2)- Left versus Right
There are two aspects to which left versus right is important in Chinese culture. The first is that unlike Western society where right is considered the power position, it’s the reverse in Chinese culture. By the power position, I mean both seating arrangements and whether you walk to the left or right of someone else.Continue reading “The Role of Etiquette in Chinese culture (2)- Left versus Right “
Moonlake's Fiction Space 