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Charmaine Lim

Reader | Writer | Chai Drinker

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Thurs • 05.10.2023 ❔: What’s your favorite i

Thurs • 05.10.2023
❔: What’s your favorite indie bookstore?

For the longest time, I didn’t have one, but @bookbarsg has easily taken that spot. Granted, I’m a little biased because I know the store owner, but it’s a great place to discover and support more local authors.

Swipe to the end to see something cool, and then visit the store to see it in person 👀

The older I get and the more I learn about how publishing and bookselling works, the more determined I am to find indie bookstores that I can buy from. It’s more expensive than Amazon, for sure, but supporting them is something special I can afford to do from time to time.

So if you’re in Singapore and looking for a place that has books, food, and drinks (of the alcoholic and non-alcoholic kind), drop by BookBar and browse for a bit!

The vibes are great and the owner is always happy to share recommendations if you’re looking for something new.

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Wed • 04.10.2023 ❔: What are you currently rea

Wed • 04.10.2023
❔: What are you currently reading/have you finished anything already?

I’m a little over 100 pages into The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose (not pictured). It’s a book I’ve been borrowing and re-borrowing from the library since I saw her hilarious video about how she dealt with a reviewer who EMAILED her the negative review right before Christmas.

The book itself is alright, a bit simple for my taste. A few things strike me as weird, but I’m waiting to see if the book can surprise me.

I’m hoping to finish it soon as I have to read a short story collection over the weekend for work. The rest of the month will be work reads unless I somehow have the ability to read something else for fun.

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Mon • 02.10.2023 #MinimalistMonday 🏷️ #Vic

Mon • 02.10.2023
#MinimalistMonday

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#Vicious #Vengeful #VESchwab #FantasyDuology #FantasyBooks #Superpowers #UKEdition #WhiteBooks #MinimalistCovers #MinimalistFeed #EliEver #VictorVale #Schwabling

Fri • 29.09.2023 ❔: What are your weekend plan

Fri • 29.09.2023
❔: What are your weekend plans?

My brain is all over the place after getting back from my US trip. It was half work and half personal since I went to see my best friend in Maryland after wrapping things up in San Francisco. Flying home took over a day as I left the US on Monday evening and arrived in Singapore on Wednesday morning.

It’s taken my brain a bit to catch up with things since then.

I have pole class in the morning tomorrow and then I’m planning to be a loaf for the rest of the day. Sunday will be a really early morning for me and I’ll probably loaf after that too.

I think I need the weekend to reset everything so I can feel like I’m back in the rhythm of work again. It’s like I left my brain on the plane or something, things just aren’t quite clicking for me these couple of days.

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Thurs • 28.09.2023 ❔: Do you like reading outd

Thurs • 28.09.2023
❔: Do you like reading outdoors?

This is how I learned that even when reading in public I look somewhat pissed off 🤣

While I was in San Francisco last week for a work trip, I took the opportunity to read outdoors in between interviewing people. The weather was so nice compared to Singapore, and I enjoyed every minute of me being outside with my book.

I’d do it more often here but I’d probably get eaten alive by mosquitoes before I melt from the sun and humidity.

Also get you a friend who not only doesn’t bat an eye when you say you’re using their water bottle to balance your phone for a selfie, but moves the bottle closer to you for better angles.

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So simple yet so difficult 😭 🏷️ #Bookstag

So simple yet so difficult 😭

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