hello, are you my fairy godmother ?

just want to say ‘ thanks ! ‘ for giving my bags a ‘ heart ‘ on dawanda … the way it is done there, they don’t let sellers find out who pinned or hearted their products … i think it is to prevent the ‘ i pinned you, so you pin me back ‘ networking system …

so now i have a total of 4 bags on the site… at first , i wasn’t sure about selling the bucket ( picture below ) … as i stated in my own comment , i didn’t think it was my idea … after a much heated discussion with a friend , she pointed out that there is a difference between being inspired by an idea and copying an idea … ” copying would be using the same double bag system to hold the plastic bag and using a pin to attach the straps … here, you’ve come up with your own method of attaching the plastic bag… the shape’s different, the strap’s different … if you stick to your line of thoughts, you shouldn’t be making anything for sale … some time long ago, someone thought up they’ll line a bag to make it prettier, does that mean you shouldn’t sell lined bags ? what about coin purses and mobile pouches ? ” … her point is every new product comes from an old product with a twist … i can say i’ve added mine …. 

 

candle kratongs

the monks at wat prayoon are  geniuses … they built this temporary pond outside their temple and offer candle kratongs in exchange for money donations … after the festival ( which they’ve extended to sunday ), they’ll recycle the candle wax  to make those huge yellow candles for use in the temple … they get donation money and their wax back ! brilliant !

happy loy krathong !

my messenger bag …

 

outside fabric is canvas , inside cotton brown polka dots …. in the pattern, they don’t use inner fabric and the edges  were sewn with red threads … here, i cut the fabric so that the opening is laid on the sides , giving it a raw ragged edge ( that does not fray  ) …. it is an interesting design …. the straps were not sewn on the opening edges, but about 1/3 of the way down the sides …. when you strap it on, the top falls over n becomes the flap … japanese design are the best !

more on recycling …

those recyling bins  in Foodland were actually part of a recently implemented project by Bangkok Glass company with BMA… ( i was trying to watch the program with 2 kids coughing away , so if i miss anything just leave a comment ) … i’m quite sure that Big C, Carrefoure , Foodland, and Central are participating in this project …. the proceeds from sales or profit ( not sure ) will be donated to the Chai Pattana Foundation …. it makes sense that Bangkok Glass is doing this … recycling glass should be cheaper than producing them from step one … they have Boonrawd Brewery as one of their partners , so giving back to society is a ‘ must ‘ thing to do …. 

this wave of ‘ go green ‘ and ‘ i-am-not-a-plastic-bag’ campaign is getting into my head … i was in the bathroom checking out all the stuffs there for the recycling sign …. Rexona roll-ons doesn’t have the sign … nor does Colgate toothpaste … does that mean they are not recyclable ? …

update : Rexona roll-ons have the ‘ PP ‘ sign on the bottom of the roll-on… the ones in Carrefoure has them , but why is mine not marked ?? … also, i spotted those recyling bins at Carrefoure, Issarapap … they are located opposite the store’s entrance

what’s in the bag ?

this time , not my bags … but this brown paper bag ….

1/2 kilo sticky rice + creamy coconut milk + yellow beans :

to make this :

( i really needed those extra calories cuz both my kids are sick  at home coughing their heads off )

oh, this shop’s called Gor. Panit … they’ve been cooking up sticky rice like this since their  grandmas were teens …

pesky-ness overheard …

my K1 was instructed to pick up all her princess dress before bedtime …. since these were her special dresses , she placed them on hangers and zipped them up ( for all other clothings, she just crumple them up into a ball and shove them into the drawer ) … then i heard her said :

” Where is the owner of these dresses ? What? No owner?! Great, I’ll donate them all to charity. “

then she saw me watching her and walked away with a big smile on her face … she does sound like me …

king of recycle

Somthai Wongcharoen  is thailand’s king of recycle  … this guy is amazing … i watched an tv program on him and it really opened my eyes as to what could be recycle … his point is if we don’t seperate our trash , they will probably end up in landfills … i think there are people who wants to do their part in keeping the city green , but don’t know where to dump their recyclable garbage… there is  a lack of convenient collections points… of course there is the ‘ saleng ‘ guy , but they are quite picky about what to accept … in my area, the saleng guy doesn’t accept stylofoam or uht packages … he tells us that it is not profitable … 

I’ve seen Foodland doing their part … they have bins to collect paper / plastic / glass / uhtboxes plus something else, can’t remember …. what about Tesco Lotus , Big C,  and Carrefoure ? … are there recycling bins there ? … actually it isn’t that hard to set up  … they can section off a parking space and fill it up with recycling bins …  they can actually make some money out of this  !  why is it not done ? ….

read more about recycling here ..

new bridge !

This is the outer ring road bridge …. now i can drive directly from Rama 2 rd to Srinakarin ( near the Teparak intersection ) … with the mega bridges, i get off at Poo Chao Saming Pra … the traffic there is bad cuz there are a lot of factories located there … most of the time my little car is sitting in a traffic jam surrounded by 40′ container trucks and 10 wheelers … not very comfortable , espcially when the tanker in front of me is carrying sulfuric acid ….

 

the toll booths are not completed yet, so it is free as of now … you can see the elephant museum  ( there’s supposed to be 3 heads on this elephant ) …. doesn’t it look like the elephants pointing the way ? 

 

been busy …

taking pictures of my bags … this is an one-woman-show …. i have to model them and snap the pictures  by myself … the only place that’s sunny enough is at the balcony … so there i am, standing tiptoe on one foot , reaching for the shutter, and i have 2 seconds to pose … my housekeeper must think i’m crazy …

i found out i can’t verify my paypal account till the bill comes ( mid-december ) … shucks… shoppers will think ” her account’s not verified, she lives in this far away country called ‘ Thailand ‘ and her username is ‘ bang – KOK – mom ‘ ” …. waaaaah !

the shop’s url is : bkkmomstudio.dawanda.com … go on , click on it … you even get to see my face ! … there are only 2 items in the shop so far … i’ll be adding a shopping bag soon …