The Healing Vibes Moving to Thailand from a hustling city like Hong Kong is a major adjustment for everyone. I had only ever been here on holidays, when I was naturally relaxed and chilled. However, when I realised that I was going to be here for good, I had a hard time settling. I felt restless, even stressed by how chilled my
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, at first I found imported skincare and body care products to be pricey. I also made the mistake of ordering them online and ended up
It’s been a quest for me to look for a decent Thai bag brand. Working for French luxury brands, I have a thing for beautiful bags. A lady cannot have too many bags, right? Yet, I found Thailand is not a habitat for leather. Simply, it’s too hot for my Birkin! In such a hot climate, I really needed a bag that’s light
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
