Given that we’re such huge fans of Ethiopian coffee, it only made sense for us to compare it with those from other neighbouring countries in Eastern Africa. But since I wasn’t familiar with African geography, I consulted my knowledgeable friend Dr GM, who suggested that I explore Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
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Nature moves at its own pace
The sprouts shot up at quite an amazing pace and after only seven days, they were ready to be harvested and eaten again. It’s unclear if the Totoro had any significant impact on their speed of growth.
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Let’s hope we don’t run out of Greek letters anytime soon
The World Health Organisation decided in May 2021 to name Covid-19 variants using the Greek alphabet, which contains 24 letters starting with alpha (α) and ending with omega (ω). And so far, exactly half of them have been used.
Given the rate at which mutations are happening, it’s almost a certainty that the remaining 12 letters will be utilised at some point in time. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t happen too quickly.
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Explore the wonderful world of Indian curries at Manam
There were 13 different curries listed on the menu, including the familiar Butter Chicken and Mutton Rogan Josh. But there were also many that looked totally unfamiliar to us, with equally exotic (and long) names like Varutharaicha Kari Kuzhambu that I had never seen before. It was then that I realised that we were in for a treat.
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Drinking my way around Ethiopia
I doubt that I’ll ever make my way to Ethiopia in my lifetime, but at least I’m able to travel there virtually by brewing and drinking the wonderful coffee that is grown there, right in the comfort of home.
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Intermittent fasting takes time, but it does seem to work
We’ve heard about intermittent fasting over the years and had thought about trying it out, but never really got round to actually doing it. That is, until a few months ago, when we were sitting on the sofa, watching our K-dramas and feeling a bit chubby (okay, maybe more than just a bit), and decided to give it a go.
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Thirty days of machine learning with Kaggle
Last month, I received an email from Kaggle inviting me to participate in a beginner-friendly “30 Days of Machine Learning” challenge. It was a timely reminder to continue on my data science learning journey, especially since I haven’t made any progress for quite some time.
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There is such a thing as a purple radish
Kawaii desu ne!
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Putting the flexibility of Tetsu 4-6 to the test
One of the reasons that led me to choose the Tetsu 4-6 recipe when brewing our daily morning V60 was the supposed flexibility of the technique. The best way to find out if this was indeed the case was to try the different combinations myself. Here’s what I found out.
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Ollella doesn’t just make yummy kueh kueh
When it comes to kueh kueh, Ollella ranks high on my list because of their fantastic kueh dadar. We recently discovered that they also cook home-style comfort food like nasi lemak, lontong and sate ayam and offer island-wide delivery. So, we ordered their family combo meal to sample what they had to offer.
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