• stultifying, (adj.) : tending to stifle enthusiasm, initiative, or freedom of action.
jul 18 2024 ∞
may 5 2025 +

books

  • crescent by diana abu-jaber
  • cupcake cafe series by jenny colgan
  • hannah swensen series by joanna fluke
  • kitchen by banana yoshimoto
  • sweet bean paste by durian sukegawa
  • the tassajara bread book by edward espe brown
  • the vegetarian by han kang
  • tiny moons: a year of eating in shanghai by nina mingya-powles
  • hanamaru's kitchen by nishimura tomoko
  • hell's kitchen by mitsuru nishimura
  • hopper and yummy's kitchen by suzuka natsukawa and eiko ouchi
  • kitchen princess by miyuki kobayashi & natsumi ando
  • little forest by daisuke igarashi
  • yumeiro patissiere by natsumi matsumoto

movies

nov 4 2023 ∞
nov 30 2024 +

website:

application:

  • renshuu
  • mazii

youtube:

podcast:

  • slow japanese by mochifika
  • seika の japanese podcast by seika
dec 1 2024 ∞
dec 1 2024 +

books:

  • kitchen confidential - anthony bourdain

writers:

  • iwan simatupang
  • rosemary sayigh (palestinian studies)
  • anthony bourdain
  • hannah arendt

articles/essays:

  • permission to narate by edward said // written in the aftermath of israel’s 1982 destruction of beirut, “facts do not at all speak for themselves, but require a socially acceptable narrative to absorb, sustain and circulate them."

tv series:

  • parts unknown
  • peaky blinders (continue from where i left off)
jan 14 2025 ∞
may 21 2026 +

community:

  • berkutubuku
  • bacabatja
  • transit book club
  • book picnic club
  • temu book buddy
  • ciniima craft night (niima studios)
  • lit house (crafty events)
  • kita baca santai
  • literatour

cafe & eatery:

  • pigeon hole (dirty latte) ↺
  • kopi manyar ↺
  • espresso boy
  • torino's (dirty latte)
  • again (mont blanc)
  • bakedhaus (salt bread)
  • warung kulila (next time try their dirty latte)
  • warkop jaelansky
apr 16 2026 ∞
jun 2 2026 +