After living in Thailand for one year, I have grown accustomed to several personal care products from Thailand that I can no longer live without. Coming from Hong Kong where there is no import duty, I first found imported skincare and body care products to be pricey. I also made the mistake of ordering them online and ended up having to
A Mini Father-and-Daughter Dream Came True When my father visited us for the first time since our relocation, I took him to the biggest shopping centre the very next day, where the air conditioning was blasting, as the April heat was too intense for him. Trying to show him “Thailand” in the cooling comfort of a mall, the first place
A quick disclaimer here: I am a jewellery designer with my own eco jewellery brand. Hence, it is harder than difficult to convince me to buy another brand’s jewellery. However, when I saw KanateeBla earrings, the only thing I could do was to decide which one I was NOT going to purchase. What drew me to them was its ceramic
There is nothing glorious about this kimono. I wear it for the intimate sense of touch of the soft cotton that came from Northern Thailand, the delicate cutting that falls nicely onto my silhouette. Most of all, I feel it’s a light and easy companion I can tuck into my bag and take everywhere with me. It shields my shoulders from the
“Come to See” Lotus If I show you the following picture, you may think “yeah, I have seen this somewhere.” But you may not be able to say its name. There’s a simple reason Ma Doo Bua is one of the best places to visit in Thailand: it’s one of the most Instagrammed places in Asia. However, its name is
I love a second career story. It helps shatter our negative beliefs about not being able to do something entirely different from what we have originally built, learned, and begun. I wrote a short novel a few years ago after meeting the most celebrated botanical artist in Hong Kong, Sally Bunker. After retiring from being a school principal, Sally began
Mommy’s Turn to Dream I have never owned a non-airline eye mask in my life. In the pre-baby days, a blackout curtain was what did the trick to block out day light when I wanted to sleep in. Seven years ago, I traded half of my king size bed space to barely shoulder length edge space on our now family
Right away, I was intrigued by the brand Endless Summer. I found the brand name poetic. Who wouldn’t want an endless summer? I am sure my European and American readers would agree with me. I instantly thought of Olaf. Having a young daughter means I have watched the Disney production Frozen, both I and II, no fewer than a hundred
Living here in Phuket reminds me of the book “A Year in Provence”. There are few commons between Phuket and Provence, except both being stunningly addictive on their own. The similar sentiment I might be able to share with the author is the constant flow of visitors. Instead of being annoyed like Peter Mayle, on the contrary, I am very
Few months after we relocated to Phuket, it was our family driver Key’s birthday. I was looking for a place to celebrate his very first birthday with us. Key only liked noodles so it was a challenge for me to find a place that was not a hotel restaurant, which could make him uncomfortable, but birthday party worthy. Weeks of
