There’s no such thing as a white Christmas where I live. Brown is more likely. Most days it will be green. Scorching hot. Then a thunderstorm. Like now. That’s the formula for high levels of humidity, I tell you. Heavy and sticky. It turns you into a hog. And not a cute one. But a…
It’s been 12 days since leaving Japan but I am still missing the Ohaiyo Gozaimasu’s everywhere I turn, the crazy labyrinth of subway and trains, and the waterfall ‘music’ in the lady’s room. A friend remarked when I was gushing over my trip, “You’ve really fallen in love with Japan, huh?” Yes, I admit. Hard….
Photo: MADDUX99 Yes, for the next 9 days I will be in the land of sashimi and pachinkos. Can you tell, I am super excited? Japan has always been on my bucket list, probably ever since … Ultraman. The hours of my childhood spent watching him trounce bad asses in lizard rubber suits with terrible…
One of the best things about running IKEAHackers is that when others go to work, I go to IKEA. And I always prefer to go on a Monday. Why? There are a gazillion times fewer people. No queue at the cafe or the wee room. Just peace and quiet. On Mondays, it is almost therapeutic…
A trip up to Penang island last weekend rekindled my interest in Peranakan design. I’ve always been a little intrigued by the Peranakan, or Straits Chinese, lifestyle. The Peranakan seem to have squeezed the best out of the Malay-Chinese-European culture and blended them into a unique identity – with their own customs, dressing, jewellery, furniture…
The Malaysian Women’s Weekly wanted to feature me in their story about women with quirky hobbies. “Quirky? What do you mean quirky? Doesn’t everybody hack their IKEA?” Nevertheless, the vain pot in me couldn’t pass up the chance to be in a glossy mag. So I said yes. I’ve done a number of press interview…
When I started working from home, I got so wrapped up in my work that I would forget to eat. Then I would get hungry and grab whatever junk I could find in my larder, which most often was a packet of excitotoxins like instant noodles. Evil stuff. But I’ve learned to take better care…
I work with paper quite a bit. And the cutting mat is my best friend. While I love how useful it is, it doesn’t look pretty. Thus far, I’ve always just left it on my craft table because I loath having to search for tools when my DIY bug bites. After rummaging through boxes and…
Photo: IKEA.com The Lampan lamp.At less than $5, it’s one of those things that you just mindlessly stuff into the blue bag. It’s just too cheap to pass over. I don’t deny the Lampan is kinda cute and I like its simplicity quite a bit. My only gripe is it doesn’t offer much flexibility. You…