When we found out that we were coming to Mumbai some time last year in 2012, one of the things I was curious about and checked was whether there was a Starbucks store or not. After a rese… Read more
Leaping Into A Life As An Expat in Mumbai, India ☆ Konnichiwa Mumbai
Here we go again.
We started our exciting tour in Mumbai. My husband and I along with our 3 little kids arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (tongue twister), a… Read more
Paisley Things ☆ Jakarta Indonesia
NEW LOCATION
Updated on February 5, 2015
Paisley Things have grown and moved to a new location! I have changed the address to the updated one. Please scroll down for the information… Read more
Snap Shots ☆ Summer 2013
After we put a closure to our wonderful 3 years in Jakarta, my family and I flew to Tokyo. I stayed there with my 3 kids for 3 weeks at my parents’ place. During those 3 weeks, I har… Read more
Immersion in Japan ☆ My Daughter’s First Experience at Japanese Elementary School
日本語訳は英文の後
My three kids have dual nationalities. They are a Japanese national from me and an American national from my husband. What is their identity or identities? It’s h… Read more
Colette & Lola ☆ Adorable Cake Shop in Jakarta
I have so much to write about my personal trip after I left from Jakarta, but I’ll get to work and share with you one of my favorite places in Jakarta that my girl friends introdu… Read more
Nice Frame ☆ Jakarta
Some of you must have thought what has happened to my blog? Or me? I am alive. I have been absent from blogging for over a month and I feel terrible. After having left a nice life with dom… Read more
Monday Mode ☆ Le Petit Society
The other day I had a play date with my two girl friends in Jakarta, Erica of That Wild Road and Ana of Stumble Abroad. It was a play date with a fashion value added where all of our kids wo… Read more
Weekend Get-Away ☆ Sheraton, Bandung ☆ Indonesia
On the last weekend of April, 2013, I took a trip with my 3 kids and nanny to Bandung as my husband was away on his man-cation in Bali and Komodo island for a week. The weekend away in Band… Read more
Monday Mode ☆ Milky Way Gems & Jewelry
In Japan, there is a proverb “Sit on a rock for 3 years” (“Ishi no ue ni mo 3 nen”). The origin of the saying means that if you continue to sit on a cold rock for … Read more