Saigon this week

Quick trip to Saigon this week. I was bringing fabric to the locally based NGO "Fair Fashion Trade," picking up finished table linens, scouring the markets, eating Pho for breakfast and snapping up embroidered nightgowns for future ZOJORA clients. Loving, loving my sourcing / business escapades. Zojora should be shortly online and in the meantime check out our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zojora/172657192864611.

Have a great weekend.

Bali Escapade

Flower offerings at Kumbassari Market, Denpassar

Sourcing Ikat fabric in Sukawati

Royal Palace in Ubud

Taking a break from all that shopping at Kudeta beach, Seminyak

Impromptu sale at home with goodies brought back from my trip

Escaped to Bali for 3 days this week. Purpose of this trip was sourcing, basically non-stop shopping. Working on a project of "travel inspired" accessories and table linens, that should be launched very soon and in the meantime looking for unique accessories that hopefully will have you lusting for. Went around to a bunch of local handicraft markets and met some great local jewelry designers. Can't wait to show you all the things that I picked up along the way. 

Have a great weekend.

Up and Around Chinatown

Took a quick stroll around Chinatown this afternoon in search of buddhas and beads. I love getting lost and wandering around Singapore. Definitely one of my favorite aspects about living here is discovering all these very typical and different ethnic neighborhoods. In one day, I can "travel" from India to China via Malaysia and then back in my hood which is know here as "Little Paris" or the Goon for others.

PS. If like me you're in the search for beads & trinkets head to People's Park Centre, a treasure trove.

Photo 101

Recently took a 2 day photo class at Ojectifs and have finally understood, more or less, the basic differences between shutterspeed, aperture and ISO. I now take my pictures in manual mode to the great regret of my kids who complain that I'm way too slow. Anyway, loving my newly learned skills. Think the colors are great, never use my flash anymore and learned how to shoot still lifes. Would definitely recommend their classes - check out their website as they have classes for all levels.

http://www.objectifs.com.sg/

Fishermen in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka

Paper napkins in Ambalangoda

On the road to Galle, Sri Lanka

My overexposed Laguna shot that I'm in love with

Weekend Movie Crush

For a lot of you out there it's a long weekend and just in case the sun isn't shining head inside and go see "The Best Exotic Hotel Marigold." Cast is incredible, colors are beautiful and some great funny lines. I think part of me is still in Sri Lanka and also longing to go to India so this just hit the spot right.

Enjoy the show

Kikin back in Ambalangoda

More pics from Sri Lanka. SwissMiss wrote a great post about our stay there. Check it out here and read about our favorite new drink Kik. 

Happy Friday. 

Next stop: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Basically unpacked and repacked. Grandparents offered to look after the Zoros and since I'm still celebrating my milestone birthday (any excuse to travel is good) we escaped again. This time round we met up with friends (thank you again for all) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Had never ventured to Sri Lanka, so very excited to explore and discover. Spent our first day traipsing around the city by tuk-tuk, definitely my favorite mode of transportation these days. Wandered around markets, buddhist temples and the coastline. Vesak was going on and everywhere in the streets there were beautiful paper lanterns. Even managed to do a little shopping -if in town definitely don't miss out on the very cool Barefoot. I would also definitely recommend the Park Street Hotel an old colonial home now converted into a boutique hotel, located in the heart of Colombo. From Colombo we headed south but more about that next week. Til then Happy Weekend.