I miss my man

:(

Churning the creation machine

Since coming back from Hong Kong, I have been wanting to explore and indulge in my new designs. However my Etsy shop is chalked full of my old designs so I have decided to put some of my older pieces on sale for $30 and under. I also understand that times are hard and I create Muntedkowhai for my own pleasure. So what fuels me, are new designs and not making bucketloads of money and you win by being able to own Muntedkowhai pieces at more affordable prices. Here's a peak at what is on sale:

Click here for more pieces on sale.

In anticipation of more space, here are two pieces available now:

Reunited Admirals

Alder Necklace

Light cotton dresses

It has been so insanely hot here in Portland that I'm glad I bought 3 light cotton summer dresses while I was in HK. Actually, that was the only type of clothes that didn't leave me hot and bothered since it was so humid and stuffy there! There were so many insanely huge discounts in HK but I had neither the time nor heart to do real shopping but only got what I needed so I didn't have to do laundry. I stopped at FCUK where they knew HK weather and had light cotton tops and dresses on full promotion. Here are some from their Japanese website, they have different dresses for the USA site:

Airy, flowing and SO comfortable.

DAS necklace

Taking a break from all the lace and crochet, to indulge in a bit of modern glamour. Enjoy, it is available here.

Val and I as wee ones

Here are some polaroids I found of my sister Val (left) and I when we were babes.
Now I can start to imagine what my sister's baby would look like. It's going to be super cute!

Happier photos

Today's my first day back to work after a two week hiatus. These two weeks have gone by very slowly. I started writing about my visits to my aunt at the hospital but decided not to. I have so much to say but am so tired. All I can say at this stage is, it is amazing, just as you think you don't have any more tears or getting on the mend of grieving, sudden images or memories will show you otherwise. I would also like to thank Aaron. Thank you for coming out to HK and supporting me and bidding farewell to Yeeyee. The countless hugs and circular rubs on the back as my eyes swelled with tears, I could not have gone through this without your loving support. I love you very much.

Through my days of catching the train, subway and minibus up to the hospital, I captured some images of my daily venture to visit my aunt and day to day life in HK:

Aaron and I bought sushi after visiting Yeeyee and had it atop a hill overlooking Shatin.

Fishball noodles. The best.

Willy, my dad's dog. Sooo cute.

Market in Wanchai.

Sundried seafoods in Pokfulam.

Some human face photos:

Aaron and the big cheese


Aaron and I in Causeway bay

Dad and Aaron on the cable car to the big buddha

Mum and Aaron at the peak overlooking HK.

Yee yee, as I remember her

Yee Yee from tiffany pang on Vimeo.

bye hong kong

bye yee yee

hong kong

is hot and humid and I don't know how the construction people stand it in the summer time. It has been really nice meeting up with family. There is a typhoon on the way and Aaron's plane may be canceled tomorrow. I'm selfishly hoping it does!

Thank you everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers.

Heavy heart

We are leaving for the airport soon. I will have internet access but will not have time to blog myself. News arrived this morning that she has lost consciousness. I realize I cry mostly because of how this news affected my mother. To see her with such raw emotion breaks my heart. I also cry because it may be too late for her to see us. I wonder, even in such a state, could we comfort ourselves into thinking that she can hear us? or is that just something we think for our own good?
Keep us in your prayers.

The Admiral on Leave- Limited Edition

Muntedkowhai has been evolving so much that I had to sit down and decide how to better organize my pieces. I have decided to look back on all my creations and pool my favourites into the Limited Edition category while still making the majority of my pieces One of a kind. So here is the introduction of my first pieces I'm including in my Limited Edition:

The Admiral on Leave

now available at Muntedkowhai


More Limited Edition pieces will be introduced. Stay tuned.....

Things that make me happy:

My Mr indulging in his favourite fat free treat

Being goofy with my dad. We're both wearing wigs.

And my super silly family in HK




I've missed HK and it'll always be home. I'm going home!

Lemon Drops on Etsy

I have made these for a while and when I say made, I mean assembled. The work is already done, the vintage bead itself is gorgeous. Here are some Lemon Drops that won't give you a hangover or regret last night:

Etsy talents

I can't believe Nitca sells her hand knit light weight scarves for $35. I mean, look how lovely they are! I'm overdosing on the lovely shades of grey and soft textures. Ah bliss.

Apprehensive

I have 2 more days before I head back to Hong Kong to see my aunt. I'm quite apprehensive about it. She has had 2 brain surgeries this year, one with brain mets and just recently water on the brain. She has not eaten normally in a few weeks, I can only imagine her outward image. Her downsized weight, the shunt in her skull transversing subcutaneously into her peritoneal cavity, tubes in and out, in and out, drips. That is fine, I can deal with that. The damage to her spirit is what I fear the most. Her slow and slurred speech from total brain irradiation with just a dampened reaction in general is not the aunt I have alive in my memory. Replacing the fiesty memory of her with something far less, is what scares me.

She swore like a sailor, loved her food, her bargaining and her bright colours.
That is how she is in my head.

Clothes for your camera

I first saw a cute came case when my friend Keenan took his camera out of one. I was in love. No more boring Logic cases for cameras! Cutecamecases have a variety of cases for different brands and models and they fit like a glove! They come in an assortment of colours and are all leather. The best thing? It's not insanely expensive, I got mine for 25 dollars and that came with a free battery for my powershot. If you don't have nice clothes for your camera and want some colour injections, you should definitely check Cutecamecase out!

Love

Coolest video ever:

more 3 day weekends please

I had a very relaxing 3 day weekend, full of sunshine, eating and Muntedkowhai. Oh and oodles of napping. Napping is great. Here is my weekend recap in photos:

Even peonies are pretty when they're dried up!

Berries from Sauvie Island, turned into sauce for crepes!

Kruger farm guard dog. It's so cute. It has a bell!

I love these shoes.

Best part of great meals @ Veritable Quandry.


I even had time to make a few old Muntedkowhai designs to put into my lookbook:

It's Monday and I'm back to work but only for a few more days because I'm taking an emergency leave to Hong Kong on Friday for a week and a bit. My aunt (who has stage 4 breast cancer spread to the brain and lungs) is not doing very well at all. She has water on the brain due to her brain surgery a few months earlier and now she can't walk nor eat. I want to go and see her, to support my mother and visit my dad. I'm actually a bit scared to see my aunt and what state she'll be in. The last stages of cancer is not a pretty sight.