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…
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…