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Temporary rest from Blogging

I just came back from an almost month-long vacation from Europe hoping to have a long sleep session to catch up with jet lag and recovering from the cold, only to find… that our house has been broken into. As a result, I am calling for rest from blogging for the month of June soContinue reading “Temporary rest from Blogging”

European travel from Australia: currency conversion and travel cards

There are many other resources on these topics and feel free to browse around for a wider range of opinions but what I did was to use S Money to do my currency conversion (I used Travelex for the New Zealand but S Money is offering me a much better conversion rate, S Money isContinue reading “European travel from Australia: currency conversion and travel cards”

Moonlake’s Approach to Writing Exercises

Those who followed my blog for a while should probably know that I’m a whimsical person when it comes to reading and writing. So that’s my approach to writing exercises if I have to sum it up with one word. I bounce around with writing exercises in that if I grow tired of one, IContinue reading “Moonlake’s Approach to Writing Exercises”

Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima

Who is she: Notable Life Events: Moonlake’s thoughts on her: I think this is a woman that is worthy of being cast as a female lead for sure (there was definitely a HK movie about her where she was played by Anita Mui): she has outward charm and she knows what she is doing. EnglishContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (21)- Yoshiko Kawashima”

Upcoming European trip in May- planning details and resources

This is not a travel blog per se but because I always obsessively plan my trips down to literally minutiae, I might as well collate the various bits of knowledge I’ve gathered for newbies like me. Firstly, for itineraries, I’ve found the following sites very useful as templates and I can adapt them for myContinue reading “Upcoming European trip in May- planning details and resources”

The Reading Experience: has Writing Changed it?

For me, the short answer is no. The long answer is well, writing could have changed it in a theoretical sense. Because, like a mechanic, a totally valid way for learning is to take a piece of writing apart and try to reverse engineer something of your own. In that sense, as a writer, oneContinue reading “The Reading Experience: has Writing Changed it?”

Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (19)

Xiao Physical Description: A monkey-like bird with two pairs of wings, a single eye and a dog-like tail. Special Properties: The sound of its call is like that of magpies. Consuming its meat cures stomachaches and diarrhea. Yong Yong Fish Physical Description: A fish that looks like a yak. Special Properties: The sound it makesContinue reading “Chinese Lore- a selection of mythical fauna (19)”

A Changing Relationship with Cozy Mystery

I feel like I have said this N times already but sub-genre is a concept that comes slowly to me. Hence, I never quite grasped the concept of cozy mystery until recently and my first time experience didn’t amount to anything even close to liking. I felt the pacing was too slow and there wasContinue reading “A Changing Relationship with Cozy Mystery”

Writing Scenes

Those who have been following my blog would probably know that I firmly belong to the planner school in terms of a writer. This is to say that I outline each scene rather than write them on-the-go. But how does my process look like after that, you might wonder. This is what this post isContinue reading “Writing Scenes”

Revived jigsaw passion

So some time this year, my passion for jigsaw puzzles has been revived. These are the three redone puzzles that I had completed: I have a fourth one laid out on the coffee table that I have been neglecting for a week now. And this is the last one I will do before I leaveContinue reading “Revived jigsaw passion”