Hi there,

This is been a rather lazy week. I have had  a lot of organisation to take care of for university so I have spent a lot of time at home, which thankfully has all been taken care of now!

I went into Orchard this week to go shopping, which is always a highlight. I absolutely love Orchard Road. It is one of my favourite places here in Singapore. The diversity of stores all along a single strip of road makes me so excited! I picked out a few lovely items, although it is a shame that most of the stores are still stocked with winter clothes, because this climate is not lenient towards one wearing woollen coats and jumpers. 

Earlier this week I finished reading a book called ‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian Flynn. It is a fiction thriller novel and is hands down one of the best books I've read in the last few years.  The story line is centred around Nick Dunne and whether he killed his wife Amy Dunne who went missing on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary. This novel is full of suspense and twisted story lines which causes each page to introduce something shocking to the reader. The constant happenings and new discoveries kept me gripped the entire time. I read this book in two days, and when I was not reading it, it was the only thing I could think about! I tried to piece together the ending but my prediction was far off. It was a brilliantly written book which is such a credit to the author. I find that a book which causes the reader to turn each page in such anticipation and excitement is really special. ‘Gone Girl’ really delivered and made me eager to discover more amazing books as the year continues.

I had lunch today with a new friend of mine here in Singapore named Sarah. She introduced me to a type of dumpling called Xiaolongbao which originates in China. My own interpretation of it would be that the dumpling contains a pork mixture which is surrounded by a soup or broth. Sarah demonstrated to me that you are meant to bite off the top of the dumpling and drink the soup before consuming the rest of it. We ate them alongside shredded ginger in soy sauce and Chinese tea. It was delicious! The menu included a variety of other flavours of which I was fascinated by, such as black truffle and Crab Roe.  I hope that as my time here continues I will be able to experience an even wider variety of foods!