Super excited and honoured to be a guest at the Alila Anji for a series of weekends dedicated to artful explorations with kids. The program is called “Artist-in-Residence” which is part of the pop-up series of events. I’ve been asked to develop a series of art workshops for kids and adults who are guests at the…
Category: Shanghai living
My Design Has Been Plagiarized
I cannot believe that my work which is given as a free download is being plagiarised and sold from here! Thank you to Maud Fournier for bring this to my attention. PLEASE STOP BUYING FROM THIS SITE! I am definitely taking action to protecting my work! Because of this, I am closing my Downloads for…
First TN Meetup in Shanghai
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…
‘Happy Little Moments’ Workshop
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…
Shanghai | Today
A glorious day in Shanghai today with clear blue skies and some sun. In spite of the cold cold temperature, the aged p’s are out and about enjoying the weather. Snapped these photos at the Fuxing Park.
December around here…
… has been a blur with a flurry of routine stuff + the preparations for the holidays all keeping us busy.
Around here…
… our days seem to go in a blur! … keeping a journal handy with my fauxdori (courtesy from the fantastic Happie Scrappie) and custom-made insert to document our Week in the Life … school homework takes a big part of our evenings … work has been hectic with deadlines all sort of happening at…
A New Chapter
The other day I was going through my blog and somehow did not realize I had started blogging back in 2004! The blog has transitioned over time from Typepad to Blogger (up until Blogger was blocked in China) and then hosting it using iWeb (which proved to be a bit of a nightmare when it…
Where I Can Be Found These Days
Life has been so full these days. There has been hardly any time to update this blog these days… in between doing Project Life, being on top of the kids’ school assignments, doing a lot of pinning and full-time work. Lately you can find more updates of our lives in Shanghai via Instagram.
Routines and the Everyday
It has been a while since the last blog post. Life has been full! Kids are in their last term of kindergarten before grade school. Finding the ‘right’ local school is on our to-do list. International schools in Shanghai are not affordable.
Shanghai Summer
Summer in Shanghai for us means lots of pool time….
Plum Season Has Descended in Shanghai
Yes, the wet and humid weather typical of the ‘plum season’ has descended on us. A typical June weather that calls for wellies and raincoats as we walk to school and work every morning during the weekdays. This is the season when closets needs more airing to prevent mold and mildew from setting, when laundry…
