One of the most seemingly pointless yet utterly delightful books in my possession is How to Wrap Five Eggs. You can probably guess its theme fairly accurately by title alone. Books can give pleasure from their content, but also for how they make you feel and what they make you think about. A beginner’s Guide …
9/10 You know that little box in Zoom/video chats where you can see yourself moving and talking and, usually in my case, not revealing your best side? Well, I saw myself the other day with a series of small, but most-definitely-prominent, undulating rolls of neck-squidge. I stretched my neck, tried that trick of rubbing my …
I knew next to nothing about Malaysian food. Word association resulted in chicken satay (yum), street food, probably coconut and lemongrass … Some other ingredients I thought of appeared not to be quite as Malaysian as I had guessed, so that very short list above was the extent of my knowledge about Malaysian food. I …
Having recently had cause to think and talk about probate and the sorting out of someone else’s paperwork, I realise that I have very limited control or comprehension of my own paper and online subscriptions, commitments, memberships, etc. While there was no obvious reason for me to prepare my paperwork in the event of my …
Spoiler alert: while the results are mildly surprising (sort of), this post does not stand a chance of ever being an exciting read. It did save me money though, albeit at the expense of my sanity for that afternoon. I have implemented a system of writing shopping lists of things I need (arguably “want”) so …
