Springorchid Files

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:

Latest posts

Play Notes on Mergeland Alice’s Adventure

My play notes on Mergeland Alice’s Adventure, a mobile game developed by Gaming Laboratory. There are tips and hacks I picked up along the way. Read more
Healing Sessions with Joseph Prince

A collection of healing sessions with Joseph Prince. Let’s dwell in the secret place of the Most High. Under the shadow of the Almighty. Read more
A Knitted Mock Honeycomb Powerbank Pouch | Knitting Pattern

I designed a knitted mock honeycomb powerbank pouch for my Samsung powerbank and a short charging cable I bought separately. 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!