Embracing Thailand’s Shoes-Off Culture I can count on my hand the number of times I wore closed-toed shoes since I relocated to Thailand. After the first few times, I switched to flip flops entirely, as most of the places we go to expect visitors to take their shoes off. Even venues like shops, café, yoga studios, and nail salons expect customers
My husband is very picky when it comes to swim shorts. They have to be the right size, right colour, right cutting, right feeling, and right pattern for him to be happy. What seems “right” to me may not be “right” for him. For one thing, he does not like the swim shorts too long to make him look like a surfer
Have you ever heard of a Thailand women’s clothing brand born out of an Instagram post? Well, my first time hearing that was when I spoke to Didi, the founder and creator of Lacylace, a Thai lingerie brand that I have fallen in love with, who shared with me how she started her business of making beautiful intimate wear. “It started
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
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
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
