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the way you said "no" with your whole chest when you dropped your dessert 😭 a tragic event

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

there's a soft-serve-on-croissant shaped hole in my heart

Little reminder that a lot of booktubers or people who reads a lot : read in their mother tongue + very easy books (young adults for example). Which is all fine, but in contrast if we are reading a book that is challenging to us, it will take more time. And all right ! Reading isn't a competition :) loved the video xx

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying that! I agree. Reading isn't a competition. We all have our own pace!

My screen time is embarrassingly high. If I traded my screen hours for reading, I'd lose half the day. It really reminds me to get off my phone and to touch grass. Quick question: Do you ever dive into books in Mandarin Chinese? I'd be thrilled to watch a video where you chat about your top Chinese reads or even a vlog attempting to tackle the latest hits in China. It'd be awesome to explore books beyond the Western authors I usually go for. Thanks for the awesome videos, as always!

@ClosetKPOP

8 ай бұрын

I’d also love this since I’m a Chinese major

as someone who recently got back into reading, this is just the kind of motivation i need.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

have fun reading!!✨

One of the things that I enjoyed most about your video is the way that you track the data from the things that you’re creating content as book reading or spendings etc and how this could be a powerful self knowledge tool. This is really interesting because it is something not commonly to see around. Congratsss love you ❤

I’ve been doing the same. I tracked my screen time each week for a month, slowly aiming to reduce unnecessary use. I recently turned off ALL notifications except phone calls (no red bubbles), am asking myself if I need to call or text someone (or check my calendar, or want to listen to music - main uses for me) and am replacing evening use (the main issue) with reading. Working really well!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

great tips! I find turning on focus mode to be a huge help too!

i love your channel and now the book content makes it even better for me as someone who loves books!!! can't wait to see more!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Hello fellow book lover😉

Loved this video!! And love your review of the book, and also that you showed a realistic reading time - not the extreme booktook numbers you were mentioning. I always look up to that as well, but its not realistic for me, so this was all super relatable😊✨️🤍

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I admire booktubers so so much and wish I had their stamina to read in long sittings...but it's just so hard for me. This is a lay person's version of swapping screen time for reading challenge:)

I really enjoy watching your channel… the aesthetic is arty & original… all the little details don’t go unnoticed. Keep up the good work!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

thank youuuu

Absolutely love your storytelling style and yesssss more book content! :D

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

yay so glad you like the book content! happy reading!

now THIS is a reading vlog! love so much

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! So many people asked for one and this was so fun to make😃

I really enjoy your videos. Looking forward to your next video :)

Evelyn! You have such an amazing storytelling style, love the intro

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Thank youuu❤️ that was so fun to make!

This was inspiring! Thank you!

Definitely enjoy the book content! I'm planning to read Before The Coffee Gets Cold and you reminded me, so thank you and I appreciate that there were no spoilers. I've been trying to read more as well and would like to put together a list of the books to read before the year ends. Loving your channel and recently found Cari Cakes as well, but I've only watched her regular channel.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Glad you are excited to read before the coffee gets cold!!! I love watching Jack Edwards’ TBRs. His taste in reading is very similar to mine (I’m not super into fantasy)…check him out if you are looking to put together a book list!

the motivation i needed :3

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

happy reading!

This was a unique and fresh video! You’ve earned a new subscriber

@tapiocapress

2 ай бұрын

Welcome🫶

Really enjoyed this vlog and I feel really inspired to try this challenge as well 😄 And would love to see more bookish content from you!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!! I was originally going to do this challenge for a week but realized the idea itself intimidated me so much that it prevented me from actually starting. So instead I thought “I’ll do however many days I can”! That was a good place to start:)

@citruscaro

8 ай бұрын

@@tapiocapress that’s such a good approach, it definitely takes off some pressure :)

this was everything, love u!!!!!!🩵🩵🩵

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

I was waiting for this video from you 👏 really enjoyed it! I recently picked up both the midnight library and before the coffee gets cold and I'm panicking now 😅🙈

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Ah hahaha you might like them!!! Reading is so personal. Let me know how you like them!

looking forward to more book and reading content, Evelyn :) would also love to follow you on goodreads!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I've been wanting to make book content for so long but have been worried that people might not like it...will definitely make more in the future! My goodreads is linked on my YT homepage

Loved this video, such a great idea! I always carry a book with me 😊

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Small but life changing habit!

Great content @love it.

So proud of you, Evelyn!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Evelyn, don't feel bad, you did great considering how bad this book is! 😁 I found it terrible and enjoyed your witty comments 👌🏻 Love seeing your channel growing and getting sponsorships. And that cafe was truly beautiful 😍

love your videos!! i'm going to try to read a book now lol.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

enjoyyyy

Loved this video!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

thank you

Yes to more book content!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

🫡

You love Cari Cakes too?!!!! No wonder you toware my favorite vloggers

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching her for so long…love her content! She makes me want to go to Korea🥺

Love this! Trying my best to swap this for lesser screen time too that’s why I got a kindle 😅 maybe you wanna get one too! Made me read more and so convenient to read everywhere. Love this book and yay for more book vlogs 🫶🏼

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

yay!! I've tried kindle, but, it doesn't work for me b/c my main drive to read is flipping through pages🙈 wish I could use kindle more tho! so convenient and much better for the environment

I love your book content 🤗 also, your videos have made me want to visit China even more now haha

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Come visit😃

I see how hard you worked on the the thumbnail, editing, and hand-drawn graphics!! Anyways, thanks for posting-I really need to get back into reading! btw do you have any advice for remembering what you read? a lot of the time, I just forget most of the plot when I'm done with a book, so I feel like sometimes I'm not doing something right when I read

This was such a fun video idea! And ahhh nooo- not the ice cream falling 🥺🍦

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

my heart💔

Evelyn! I'm so excited you are doing watercolor 太棒了！ It's such a challenging medium because you have to imagine how the colors and water will interact, and them plan out each stage of interaction in sequence before even touching the paper. It is so rewarding, a unique blend of mental challenge and creative outlet. Because of its nature, it has a meditative quality too. An interesting metaphor is that white space becomes as important as color. How fun! Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures! No end to admiration and anticipation for what you achieve. 灰常棒！

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

absolutely! watercolor is so challenging and so fun...it's really hard for me to do anything that requires patience but I think watercolor could really help with that. Can't wait to keep watercoloring!

@rocioiribe5841

8 ай бұрын

i always think of watercolors as backwards b/c you have to build up. challenging for sure!

@gregorybown

8 ай бұрын

Yes! I think it is also a metaphor for control because no matter how much you plan, you can not control the things outside yourself, so you must expect the sometimes alternative outcome in this odd state of hope vs catastrophe, and how to recover 😂 and if you have the right mindset, even a disaster can be made beautiful

I just put my phone aside so I’d pay more attention to this video. It’s always an exercise an I'm not always I’m good at it. I love reading and I’m always reading something, so yeah, I’m in for more reading vlogs.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

yay!! thank you for putting your phone away to give this video full attention. It makes me sad to think people's attention spans are so short these days that they can't watch anything longer than a 15 sec tiktok before getting distracted. As a long form content creator even I find it challenging to watch a full 10-15 min vlog without getting distracted. we need to fight for our attention back!

Missing you Evelyn! I need my weekly fix of Tapiocapress TT_TT!

Love this experiment! I need to get away from my phone from time to time too haha…thanks for the tips for increasing reading time ❤️and Omg there are so many cute places in Guangzhou ❤❤ there’s a KZread channel by a cute Japanese grandpa who teaches water colour I think it’s called water colour by Shibasaki 🤔 also talking about booktuber who reads for 5 hours…reminds me of Jack Edwards and you mentioned about him too haha😂

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Guangzhou is so underrated! And I was genuinely surprised how much more I can read just by intentionally trying to cut down screen time (and not even restricting myself from using my phone when I truly need it). Watching Jack Edwards is an expensive hobby…bought so many books because of him hahaha😂

watching this video on my phone, and that i say, is an ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I was on a 7 am train on HK, half asleep, when I saw this. And it made my day. it was a long day as well - I didn't get home until 1am. Thank you for keeping me happy for 18 hours.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I was on a 7 am train on HK, half asleep, when I saw this. And it made my day. it was a long day as well - I didn't get home until 1am. Thank you for keeping me happy for 18 hours.

I read that book too and had a hard time reading it in one sitting - so I blame it on the book haha. I loooove your editing style though :D

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Hahahaha that’s validating to hear…thank you🫶

I so so much need to do this swapping as well. Except for the working time I spent too much time on my phone. I bought "Before the coffee gets cold " a few weeks ago and still haven't read it yet .😅 But I watched the movie last year and liked it very much.

something a little bit irrelevant to the content here- you look sooo good in those casual outfits🥰

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

oh thank you so much...

Totally comprehend the different feelings between reading English books and Chinese ones.🤣 When diving into an EN, I need a quiet room cuz it's easy to be distracted.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

hahaha same

Always enjoyable ;)

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Always appreciate youuu:)

I hope to see you around HK !!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Ahhh I was there yesterday! So fun!

I watched the movie based on that book! BTW, the train announcement in Japanese was saying Asagaya and Koenji train station in Tokyo, which is my fav part of Tokyo and found it funny lol For one second, I thought you were in Tokyo lol

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

ohhh! The soundtrack is called Shinjuku Station. This song was on my mind b/c i was planning a trip to Japan when I was editing this video....so excited!

Really resonating with your video~ and had similar sentiments reading Before the coffee gets cold, would you be able to recommend any Chinese books that are easy to read that isn't the chinese traditional fantasy type, nor an autobiography?

not me watching this on my computer that have two monitors, and having two phones and a tablet on my desk as well. 😅😅😅

hi sis, ur intelligence is commendable

hey which app do you use to add and he font type?

My screen time is very high, im wfh and my first reaction if I get bored is to reach for my phone :(

I got so hungry, when I saw you eating noddle. but it is 12:29 in Shenzhen. anyway, I order some deliver food noddle. so funny two Chinese communicate through KZread in English

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

The internet is a magical place. Enjoy noooooods🍜

have u ever read any murakami books? after dark and a wild sheep chase are some of my favs!!!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I read what i talk about when I talk about running for a freshman writing class in college, and norwegian wood in Chinese - but I just got the book in English and can't wait to read it!

95% if screen time is really unnecessary. Most of it is pointless Tiktok/KZread/Facebook browsing because we have made it a habbit. People did just fine before social media. It's crazy how much social media takes away from time to do something else, like reading.

next up: swapping reading time with coffee time

😮

09:48 AHHAHA

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭a tragedy

Where did you design your thumbnail - its sick!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

procreate! use my link to learn how to use procreate on Skillshare haha: skl.sh/tapiocapress11231

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

...and thank you😁

What Mandarin books do you recommend? Or authors? Something not too complicated and fun :)

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I really liked 流浪苍穹 by 郝景芳. There’s an English translation available called vagabonds

@agnieszkawalczak9390

8 ай бұрын

@@tapiocapress That's the Folding Beijing author right? Gotta check out, thanks!

Do you have any Chinese books you recommend? I’m a Chinese major living in Taiwan and really want to read more Chinese novels

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I love 流浪苍穹 by 郝景芳。something on my tbr - 潮汐图 by 林绰

@ClosetKPOP

8 ай бұрын

thank you so much! i am studying to be a translator and its my dream to translate a novel one day@@tapiocapress

I don't think reading (in general) is a better use of our time than e.g. scrolling social media. I'd say for me it's about the same value I get from both.

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

I actually said in the footage “reading is not inherently better than doing other things with your time and we shouldn’t read for the sake of reading”, but ended up cutting it out. For me reading is a joyful thing, and scrolling on social media usually ends up stressing me out. But to each their own! All we can do is try to do more things that make us happy:)

still cannot find your goodreads link

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

updated on my homepage! lmk if it works now:) thanks for flagging this

I really like your videos, but personally I feel like the music is a bit too loud. Especially when you are talking, it is sometimes hard to focus on what you are saying

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

appreciate the feedback! mixing is hard b/c the soundtracks come out at different levels on different devices. I edit on my laptop, but when i watch the video from my phone it always sounds different. trying to find a balance!

Come on Evelyn, admit it. If you could travel back in time you would do so too to improve your relationships too. In the end relationships are the only thing that really counts in life (though not necessarily with men).

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Good point! But read the book and you’ll know what I mean…

your screen time is so... low HAHA esp for someone who makes content!!

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

hahaha yeah...luckily I'm not super dependent on my phone, and can live without it for days if I really have to. However s a content creator I still spend a lot of hours in front of my computer screen, and there's still so much time I want to get back

Buuuuuut what if you read ur books on your phone 🥹🥹🥹 XD

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

hahahah really? If you can actually read on your phone w/o getting distracted that's a serious skill!

Unsurprised by the way women were portrayed in the book, and THIS is why I don't read books written by cis-het male authors anymore XD

@tapiocapress

8 ай бұрын

Ahh the male gaze…I’m an optimist and still believe there are less male gaze-y cis-het male authors out there. If anyone in the comments have any recs please share

Hi Evelyn, I discovered your channel last month and I love your content, personality and channel overall. I have just started posting vlogs (again since may in another channel @waxrxda) and you are one of the vloggers I use for learning and also consuming for myself. Thankyou for being on KZread ❤.