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Hello! :)

I know Fika Baku is a weird name, so I first want to explain it a bit--it's not just two random words, promise!

Fika (fee-kah) is the name of a plant I have sitting on my desk, named after a café called "Fika: The Swedish Coffee Bar" in New York. I went there with two friends on my birthday while waiting to have tea at the Plaza Hotel.

If you've seen, read, or heard of Eloise, you'll know about the Plaza Hotel!
(if you don't, no worries, look here if you're curious: https://www.theplazany.com/eloise/)

The tea room at the Plaza Hotel

Baku (bah-koo) is the name of a small stuffed cat I also have sitting on my desk. I got it with two other friends at Barnes & Noble because, well, they were extremely cute! One of friend named their cat "Salem" after a tv show character's cat that looked like hers. The other named her's "Domenico" after a vampire in something she was reading.

They told me I had to keep with the supernatural theme, so (while sitting on the couch, watching Barbie movies, and eating popsicles, as one does) we all googled names and came across a Japanese demon named "Baku," so we went with that.

Anyway, both Fika and Baku sit on my desk, so when I was first creating this blog and I found myself blanking for a name, I looked over to my right and thought Hey! Why not? I'll call it Fika Baku, I can always change it later... it'll be my Lorem Ipsum. 

 Buuuut, according to a classmate, we aren’t supposed to change our names once we picked one. Plus, I already shared the web address with the class so I couldn't exactly change it  :/

Oh well, going with the title "Fika Baku" gives my blog a (kind of) cool backstory!

Anyway, welcome to Fika Baku! :)

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:02 AM

    Your layout and your writing is very cute, A topic that you could do is places to visit with your friends since you mentioned a cafe in your intro.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:05 AM

    I love the aesthetic of your blog! (also Eloise used to be one of my favorite movies so I got excited when you mentioned it) And Fika Baku is cute anyway, even if it wasn't supposed to be the title. As a fellow boba-lover, I'm excited to check out your next post :)

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  3. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:06 AM

    I really liked how you introduced your blog and its name; it definitely made it more clear for me why you chose it!

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  4. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:11 AM

    I love your blog name so much! Can't wait for more content!

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  5. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:18 AM

    The theme is really cute. I'm interested to see what else you post:)

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  6. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:18 AM

    I love the "hello my bobas" lol it really gives your blog character. the ~aesthetic~ though...gosh this is so adorable, please insert pictures of Fika and Baku!!

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  7. KennedySeptember 23, 2019 at 10:25 AM

    I love your aesthetic! It really caught my attention, especially the bubble tea :)

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  8. UnknownSeptember 23, 2019 at 10:27 AM

    Love the aesthetic of your blog! I am happy to be one of your bobas.

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  9. Disharee Ghosh DastidarSeptember 30, 2019 at 10:32 PM

    FIKA!!! THE SWEDISH COFFEE BAR!!!!

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