December! Where did it go? I’m still amazed at how the whole month went in a blur. I think it was more to do with the extra(ordinary) events that seem to happen within the month! Looking back, I am so happy that I managed to get a chance to do the December Daily and finish it within December! And to be honest, I’ve flipped through the pages so many times since, and seeing all we did never stop me from grinning and reminiscing of all those moments. So here is a look at half of my album; the latter half will be in a separate post… (Pardon the glares, I need…
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Cannot believe that Christmas is just a few days away! Apart from all the craziness with the holiday season, I have traditionally documented our December days, through Ali Edward’s December Daily. No matter how busy the days are, I still make sure our days are documented as this is our way to reflect and look back on the days even after the holiday has passed. My collection of albums through the years is constantly visible so kids can pick them off the shelf. This year’s album us a series of accidents. I ordered a Flamingo colour 6×8 album which turned out much too pink for my taste so I sprayed Mister Huey mists…
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This post is supposed to be about Australia but at the last-minute our plans changed. We literally decided to go to Seoul the day after my visa to Australia was not released on time. Did not have much time to prepare for this trip and ended up using one of the 1/2 Trip notebook inserts I bought in Tokyo. Life took a turn for the hectic after the trip with new school term starting, kids’ activities and school events and work stress. Hence I actually did not finish up the last few pages of this journal until last week! But am so glad this is finally done! I had actually forgotten…
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Me and my little collection of Midori Traveler’s Notebook – I only have 3 plus a mini – are well-used as you probably have seen in this blog and thru my IG feed. Yes, I started making my own about 5-6 years ago when I first saw one here in Shanghai, back before there was a big following. Then a little later, I decided to invest on the real deal and boy! it was definitely the right decision to go as these has become part of my everyday carry (EDC) for years now. I am still loving every bit of these notebooks! Here is a few background story photos on how…
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A few days before our last trip to Japan, I managed to cram some time into finishing this book that has been in my to-list since last year! Somehow I started it but never managed to finish it. So I made sure that this was finished and sent to the printer before we went on the Tokyo trip. When we got back, this was delivered and I couldn’t stop flipping through the pages over and over again. It is part reminiscing about that trip and also just seeing photos in a physical form is so gratifying. In this modern digital age, most photos just get tucked away in our hard drives. I love…
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This post is a wee bit long overdue. For some reason, I keep forgetting to post this! Anyways, last 28 May, was the very first official Midori Traveler’s Notebook meet up that was sponsored by Midori. It was quite an honour and a privilege to have been invited to join, one of the very few and exclusive guest list. Who can say ‘no’ to such event? The event was held at a the World Expo branch of a shop called 猫的天空 which is a local specialty shop selling original postcards, books, magazines and now even more stationery items. The invited guests was an eclectic mix of TN users from all walks…
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It has been a while since I last posted anything on my blog. Sorry for that. I’ve been dealing with a lot of work stress leading up to our Tokyo trip. Fortunately I had an extra handmade TN insert I had made a while ago so used it for documenting our trip to Japan. The insert is a collection of special papers I had bought in Taipei last year from here. So sit back as this post is heavy with photos of some of the pages from my latest travel journal. Up until this point of the trip, after getting back from Kamakura, I had all gotten the pages all done…
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A few weeks ago, I made my way to Taipei again for a whirlwind 3-day trip to get some personal matters sorted out. As it was a short trip, I decided to make use of the unused pages in my TN insert I used before. My entries this time is quite a contrast to my last year’s Taipei trip. Less images and texts but I quite love how they turned out. There was pre-planning on the pages to use, just went with the flow. The special edition TN stickers I managed to pick up went perfectly with my pages… That’s it… If you follow me on IG, you may have read…
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Welcoming the month of May with open arms. Full of possibilities and finding inspirations. Unfortunately we have been experiencing a lot of rainy days in Shanghai. Location: office // 10:30am Doing: hitting the gym for 1 hr after I drop kids off and before I go to work Watching: Arrow (with the kids), (just finished) Game of Thrones (season 5) Reading: The Sins of the Mother – Danielle Steele (still) Listening: The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting by Brené Brown, which I am enjoying very much! Eating: lots of vegetables and spicy food Drinking: 3-4 cups of coffee during the day Enjoying: the watercolour challenge, GetMessy Messy Lists season and #ifdrawaweek challenge Thinking: about the trip to Taipei next week and what I can accomplish…
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So excited to share with you all about the recently concluded Planner/Journal Market (手帐集市）that was held last May 1. This is the third time that I’ve been to this 1-day event but this time around, I was asked to give a 40-minute workshop about decorating with Instax photos, wash tapes, stickers and etc. on the Midori Traveler’s Notebook. This workshop was in Chinese so it was a bit scary for me to give a workshop using a language for which i’m not a native speaker. After deliberating for a long time, I decided on the theme “Happy Little Moments” for everyone to document simple stories that happens everyday in their life.…
