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Hi! Welcome to Springorchid Files
My name is Phoebe Lim. I live in sunny hot Singapore and work as an academic librarian.
Springorchid Files is my personal site. I file random content that are of interest or are meaningful to me. It is literally my filing cabinet in the Cloud.
What do I file?
I have been filing since 2006. I used to keep 2 sites but have now combined them. Looking over my filings, I realized that they are not as random as I thought. There are some common topics. I gravitate towards detective fiction, mystery fiction, literary adaptations, old movies, Chinese cooking, personal finance, and spiritual wellbeing.
I file a lot of songs and videos that matter to me. I want to keep records of music that touches my soul and videos that make me laugh or cry.
I also file a lot of content on my favourite hobby: knitting. These include compilations of free knitting patterns, and my own knitting designs. I created an online store selling PDFs of some of my content to people who want offline access.
I’ve come to a stage in my life where I am interested in photo journalling; document the stories behind photos of families, friends, familiar places old and new, and more.
Finally, I amassed a lot of Chinese soup recipes and cooking related content on Chinese cooking when I ran a website called Magic of Homemade Chinese Soups. They can be found here too.
My current files:
- Annotated Lists (51)
- Cooking (18)
- Financial Peace (5)
- Knitting (48)
- My Quiet Time (28)
- My Singapore (11)
- Random Stuff (8)
- Worship Songs and Lyrics (99)
Latest posts
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My SRS investment Using the Dogs of STI Strategy
This is an account of how I work out my SRS investment since 2023. It also corresponds to Dave Ramsey’s Baby Step 4 – Invest 15% of Your Household Income in Retirement. Read more
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A Reversible Collared Shawl Knitting Pattern
I knitted a collared shawl by modifying the Knit Envelope Cardigan designed by Patons. A handsome ribbed collar with a shawl. Read more
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7 Free Knitted Baby Mittens Patterns
A collection of knitted baby mittens patterns featuring knit stitches, rib stitches, i-cord, simple colourwork or intarsia. Read more
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What does Springorchid mean?
Springorchid is made up of 2 words: Spring and Orchid. It is a straightforward translation of my Chinese name: 春兰.
Growing up, I was told that the meaning of my name is just some flowers in the springtime. A teacher once told me that it is a common practice for the uneducated to name children after natural objects and seasons. It is true that many domestic helpers in feudal China bear similar names.
Much later, I found out that 春兰 is the Chinese name of an orchid species known as Cymbidium goeringii. Confucius called it the Noble orchid.
It is a small plant, with small fragrant flowers. It grows on the ground in temperate regions like Japan, China and the Korean peninsula.
I don’t think my father knew about this association when he gave me my name. But it is nice to share my name with a beautiful fragrant orchid.
I thought it would be nice to use this to name my personal site. It also gave me an opportunity to mention the noble orchid.
Thank you for dropping by. I hope what I share are of interest and use to you.
Happy browsing!
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