I have three loves and those are books, travel and fashion. I had the chance to go and see the exhibition Gabrielle Chanel: a Fashion Manifesto at the Victoria & Albert's Museum in London. Once tickets got released a while ago I immediately jumped at the opportunity of getting a ticket for myself. Gabrielle Chanel … Continue reading Gabrielle Chanel: a Fashion Manifesto exhibition at the V&A, London
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September, my second-chance January, and a huge life change
Hampstead Heath September is here. Suddenly, almost three-quarters of the year have gone by. You don't really know what you have been doing all of this time. It's gone so fast. And despite how scary that seems, I have always welcomed September because this month demarks a new season - to me, it marks a … Continue reading September, my second-chance January, and a huge life change
Photos from a day in Bath, UK
London is such a grand city, with so much to do, that it's easy to forget that it only takes a train ride to get to a different and not less astonishing place. And Bath is definitely one of those. Many years ago I was in Bath as part of a guided tour to Stonehenge. … Continue reading Photos from a day in Bath, UK
What I’ve been up to in London
I haven't been up to much. After returning from Vietnam, I faced the tough reality that my and my colleagues' jobs might be at risk. I work for a big tech company, and if you have seen the news, big tech is facing a huge wave of layoffs. Capitalism is brutal. And so was this … Continue reading What I’ve been up to in London
The Month of the Dead – learning about the Paris Morgue in Brompton Cemetery
We fear death almost as much as we are attracted to it. The gruesome, the morbid. As long as it's not with us, or our loved ones. There is a reason why the true crime genre has had such a resurrection in the past few years. Understanding what happened, the why, and how. The twistier … Continue reading The Month of the Dead – learning about the Paris Morgue in Brompton Cemetery




