Karmatic

06 January 2017

silt

I never showed off the purion pot that I got from Lin's Ceramic in Taiwan. So far I think it's best suited for roasted oolongs, since the taller shapes allows for the leaves to unfurl and the pot is high fired.

taking these photos made me realize how difficult it is to nail focus

I went to the Lin's at Taipei 101 due to time constraints, but it turned out to be a blessing since the shopkeeper was very generous and brewed me many rounds of tea. Or maybe she was bored and was glad that there's a tea enthusiastic tourist to talk to haha.

I really like the texture of this purion pot, which is unlike the smooth surface of my yixings and jiansui.

05 January 2017

wagashi con't

Durr why did I not think of searching in Tumblr?
Aka the obsession continues, already ordered my ingredients and equipment. SO excite.

Some yokan inspo:

I made a pintrest to save ideas yay

http://japanese-sweets-2010.tumblr.com (info of all the shops)
http://junichimitsubori.tumblr.com (this guy is insane)
http://wagaaashi.tumblr.com (dairy? impecable styling)
http://wagashidiary.blog.jp , old blog at http://nata1222.tumblr.com (dairy, Kyoto based?)
http://12-grand.tumblr.com (more unusual designs)
http://besidebloomingirises.tumblr.com (tea ceremony)

04 January 2017

bohr

Continuing with the throwback theme, here's some wisdom from me at the end of high school:

worrying is okay
what's wrong with me? nothing
self sufficiency is good until a point, relying on others for the rest of the times
having a boyfriend is good for sharing insecurities with and cuddling
all problems are more prominent right before falling asleep
perspective is important "you don't remember what happened, what you remember becomes what happened"
sleep and time cures all, but crying is the best temporary pain relief

Full disclosure this was definitely written right before falling asleep haha.

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So glad I kept a journal, its perfect for flipping through when you can't sleep. Also unfortunately it's only 7 days into the new year and there's already been one of these days.

While we're at it, a list of songs that's mentioned, probably all been posted here but too lazy so have youtube links:

Supernova ft. Kayne West - Mr. Hudson
The Lion's Roar - First Aid Kit
Promise - Ben Howard
Tidal Waves - Owl City
Wish I - Monkey Majik
The Real Folk Blues - The Seatbelts
Somebody That I Used To Know - Goyte
Morning Glory - Oasis
Yellow - Coldplay
Butterfly - The Seatbelts
Fix You - Coldplay
Fun - Coldplay
经过－陈楚生何洁
恋曲 1980 －罗大佑
Walk On By - Noosa

richmond

Super duper belated photos from Nuit Blanche. It's not as good as first year unfortunately, whether objectively or subjectively :(

03 January 2017

zest

Impromptu new years resolution is to document more of what I cook, I slacked on this a lot since forth year started.

So today's food diary:

Israeli style hummus, so good with liberal sprinkling of sumac on top

My goal is to find many ways to use tahini. Made a smoothie yesterday with it, photos to follow next time.

steel cut oats / cornbread

Both will be breakfast staples for a while.

Sidenote: my camera somehow doesn't know how to white balance when it's cloudy outside. I can't even tell whether its too warm or cool and is having a hard time colour balancing.

02 January 2017

brass

Good job myself! Here it is! "All" of my travel photos in one place!

Here's links to my China portion of photos this summer that's mostly non-existent elsewhere on the internet:

Now I get to reclaim ~4gb of previous hd space.

01 January 2017

wagashi

Having a (hopefully) brief obsession with wagashi atm. There's surprisingly little english information on this subject. Instead of just shoving the merger info that I find into an instapaper folder, I'm posting it here to share so you can all drool with me :D