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It’s freezing cold today, winds are strong making it even worst.

So I made a rainbow myself :)

I did this scarf necklace long time ago. It’s only today that I put it up for sale.I love scarf necklace.

I was so proud about myself when I created one long time ago, without realizing it that there are already design like this available for sale but not many. I like its simplicity, its flexibility and its versatility.

Take a look at my scarf necklace, I name it: Cover Me Rainbow Necklace.

What an incredible journey that I have for the past 1 month!! It was a busy busy busy month to clean and tidy up our apartment to prepare for CNY, a celebration (Chinese New Year), an interesting and frustrating adventure to deal with the airlines/cargos to bring my rabbit over, and we had wonderful time catching up with some old friends and extended families throughout this whole CNY period.

I know my shops are almost closed for 1 month! I thought I’ll have time to create some new pieces when I’m back in KL, but I didn’t. So I brought a bunch of semi-precious stones back to KL, and the same bunch of them return untouched to Den Haag, and of course, some additional pearls that I managed to get from KL itself!

I must say, the fever of creating own jewelry is catching up in KL because there are so many new bead stores in Chinatown since I left last year. This is a good thing because it means the handmade market is is growing and getting more mature to be able to accept higher quality handmade products.

And yeah, I planned to do a write-up about my experience of bringing my rabbit over to Holland. It’s not suprising to get a “What? A rabbit?!” kind of reaction from almost anyone whom I called during the past one month. Even though their sizes are smaller or similar to a cat, it still took us so much hassles to deal with the airlines and cargos to actually bring my rabbit over until I have to delay my flight to return to Den Hague.

However, Thank God that everything went so smoothly yesterday on my return!  And, I’m back with my excited bun at home now… happily typing this new entry, with my bun munching his new hay in his fenced area.

My and my hubby were so thrilled to look at him settling so easily into a new environment.

Packing bags again…

We are going back home tomorrow! Can’t you believe it? I’ve been on the move for the past 3 months!  Not to mention that we have also moved to a new apartment to welcome this brand new year in the Netherlands.

Chinese New Year is near. That’s why we are going back to KL for a 3-week visit.

Guess what I will be doing when I’m back? Eat!! You can’t stop a Malaysian to gobble up nasi lemak and asam laksa if she has not tasted them 3 months!

Anyway… I will be in touch soon!

Wow… the last 4 weeks has been eventful, interesting and tiring!

After my hubby’s surgery and our grounding in Houston for 3 weeks… we are finally back to the Netherlands. Within 2 days of arrival, we packed our bags and boxes… and moved into a new place just 10m walk away from his office.  I’m glad I made a right decision to hire the movers. As you can imagine, my hubby is on crutches, we don’t have a car… there is no way that I can move 5 boxes, 2 bicycles, 2 computers and a few other luggages on my own… though I wish I have inherited my mum’s bionic woman gene. But so far… no.

I have tons of my beads and gemstones all packed up in one corner, waiting for me to unpack. I have to do my grocery shopping today to fill up the refrigerator, and learn how to use a dish washing machine, with all instructions in Dutch. Back in KL, dish washing machine is a luxury. I have never operated a dish washing machine before. But since using it can save lots of my precious time, it makes complete sense for me to learn it.

And… I look forward to a brand new 2008! Today is THE beginning for me.

Cheers!

What a wonderful year I had in 2007. I’m looking forward to 2008 for a brand new beginning, new chapter and new experiences!

I wish all my family and friends, and all my customers a Happy New Year! May God blesses every single one of you with a joyful and exciting year ahead!

Sally