Bag of the day: Goyard and Tulisan tote bags

I was in the pilates studio on the other day, and brought 2 bags as usual. One bag is for the pilates gears/outfit and the other one is my handbag (i.e. Goyard St. Louis).

Goyard St. Louis has been my favourite daily bag in the past 2-3 months. It is very lightweight and the material is easy for maintenance. Recently I have been thinking to get another Goyard bag and I would not mind if it is another St. Louis. I simply love this tote bag.

The question now is what colour should I pick? *wink*

Bag of the day: Tulisan tote bags

The picture was taken at the pilates studio's locker room.
I brought 2 bags today. One bag is for my handbag (the one of the left) and the other is for my pilates gear/clothes bag (the one on the right).

Both bags are from Tulisan.

Another Le Papillons de Victor tote bag



 

My second tote bag from Le Papillons de Victor series (the first one is here). Love its bold colour and whimsical prints. I wish that I could grab all bags from this limited edition prints.

 

Apparently this bag with title 'Victor is a magician' is the last piece in store *wink* So excited that I can have 2 bags from this cute series.

 



 

Recent findings: Tulisan wallet

Recently I have been very busy for running errands and for an overseas trip. In that situation I would normally require a big and bigger wallet that can fit many receipts that I have collected lol. And this wallet is proven to be a perfect companion. It has many compartments, the wallet opening is wide enough and I can easily slip in my shopping receipts

These wallets are actually not my first wallet from Tulisan. They are the 3rd and 4th and I don't think I would stop there lol. I hope I can get another ones in their new prints ;)

Bag of the day: Tulisan beach bag

As my normal Sunday or weekend, I spent the day with kids. It meant that I had to adjust the entire look properly. Flatshoes, big tote bag and comfy outfit are must items.

And yesterday I opted to wear a beach bag from Tulisan. Tulisan is a local brand that regularly releases limited edition print bags and accessories. It is one of my favourite brand and I regularly made a visit to the store:)

The bag is B.I.G. but that is what I need as I had to put children books, toys, a bottle of milk plus other stuffs. And whenever going out with the kids, I tried to use a non leather bag and canvas bags have been my best companion (like Goyard). The reason is simple, I do not want my designer leather bags to get some scratches or kicks from my kids' shoes lol Having a 1.5 year old boy, I often carried him in my arms and his shoes frequently touched/kicked my bag. Trust me, I have learnt a lesson on this matter from my own experience (and it was a bag chaos lol) :)


And on my wrist I wore a cute leather cuff and my loyal diamond bracelet :)

The bag is from recently launched Love Letter of Roro Mendut series.

Weekend findings: Les Papillons de Victor tote bag

This is my latest impulsive bag purchase that I made during last weekend.
Well, anyone can instantly fall in love with this bright-bold-cute print. And so do I!

Being a limited edition, mine is numbered 11 (out of 100 pieces).

Pssst, see my previous haul from Tulisan in here.

Can't get enough of those flowers

Aren't they cute?
As a tote bag lover, I simply can not resist these bags from Tulisan that have bright-bold flower-themed prints all over it *love*

Sunday morning at the park

Bag of the day: Tulisan Librarian Tote

On sunny Sunday morning we went out to our favourite park where our kids loved to see (and feed) the pigeons.

I chose a Tulisan librarian tote for this fun activity with the kids. The bag also served as my camera bag. It is so roomy and quite structured (but still can slouch), hence it can be a casual camera bag as well. I think the print was from Lucernia Life series, issued last year. I like that the bag has bright green and fuchsia colours with tree and flowers prints.


Previous visit to the park was posted in here, where I also brought a Tulisan beach bag.

Inside my bag: a bag for overseas trip

It has been a while since I made a post about inside my bag;)
So I guess today is the right time to do so, as yesterday night (almost midnight) I just returned from an overseas trip, and my bag (and its contents) has not been changed. It was a short trip and during the whole two days I was always on the move and ran errands. So I needed a good bag companion which is big, easy to handle, not heavy and secured enough to keep my valuable belongings (like passport, etc).


I chose to bring my python hobo bag in 'unbleached' grey colour from pla. The python skin is finished as unbleached so the python patterns/spots/marks (those in darker grey colour) remains on it. Else a fully bleached python bag will have the same colourtone all over it). The bag is BIG, which is perfect for the purpose of this trip.

The bag has a detachable pocket (also made from real python skin) which I like!

And inside of this big python hobo is my many cluttered things which I tried to organize into several small pouches. I used to like a bag ornanizer but now I much prefer to use small pouches as most of the times I can find my stuffs easily (without peeking into the bag) by touching and instantly recognizing the 'shape' of the pouch. It may sound odd but it works well for me :p Ooh, one thing missing from my bag in this pic is an iPad, as sometimes I asked my husband to carry it in his handbag ;)
See, I carried quite a lot of stuffs, right :p

Ok, let me 'break down' those clutters inside my bag;)


A Prada wallet that contained only the foreign currency in small denomination and coins which must be sufficient enough to pay for meals, taxi and tips. Note that I did not (and never) keep any atm or credit cards inside this Prada wallet.

A Tulisan money pouch where I keep the foreign currency in big denomination. No coins or small notes or atm/credit cards inside!

A small pouch from Seabreeze Studio @Etsy which is nicely designed and very good for travelling. It has 2 zip pockets, 1 open pocket and lobster clasp. I like it so much! This small pouch has the local currencies, overseas SIM cards (for mobile phone and iPad to avoid any unnecessary roaming :P) and a paper clip. The paper clip is intended to open the iPad's sim card holder and to replace its sim card.

A Bottega Veneta card case in steel colour is to keep my atm cards, credit cards, ID card and driving licence.

In conclusion, I had intentionally organized the money and cards into 4 different wallets/pouches.
The reason behind it is simple, because I remember very well an idimoatic phrase of "Do not put all your eggs in one basket". I could not imagine if I put all my resources into one wallet and it got stollen wheile I am abroad. It will be a nightmare for me!!! So this system always works well for me whenever I had an overseas trip.

My passport with Coach leather passport cover. I adore its green colour on this passport cover. And it is very durable as I have had it for more than 5 years and never had a thought to replace it.

A blue pouch from Auntie Betsie where I kept brochures, leaflats, maps, receipts, hotel bill, etc..... The size is small so most of those papers had to be folded into it.

A small fuchsia Moleskine notebook where I normally write down things I have to do and to visit during the trip. I also wrote down stuffs like hotel name, address, phone number in this notebook (this may become handy when talking to the taxi driver) and tried to record the shopping expenses as well (but most of the time I was lazy on this expense things) hehehe:P

A pencil case from Jim Thompson that I bought almost 7 years ago during Thailand trip. Inside the case I had a pencil, pencil eraser, 2 black pens and small post-it.

A matching pocket mirror from Jim Thompson which was also bought almost 7 years ago in Bangkok.

A three-fold business card with keyfob from Cassy Lain Totes @Etsy where I kept the undergound/mrt card and its small folded network map. It is bright and can easily be found inside the bag. So I can grab it fast and tap it on the machine to get in and out of the station's platform.

A make-up pouch from Tulisan. The pouch has the following contents: (1) MAC pressed compact powder, (2) Shu Uemure blush on, (3) MAC lipstick, (4) Shu Uemura retractable brush (for blush on), (5) mouth refresher spray, (6) foldable comb (I have a very short hair so I do not to carry/have a hair brush :p ), (7) tooth picks (I wear braces so these things are very important), (8) Japanese green tea sachet (it is good to bring and enjoy my favourite tea flavour in the morning as I can have the feeling of having breakfast at home), (9) bandaid (also very important as I walked a lot during the trip and sometimes foot blisters happened). Oh, I still have 2 sanitary napkins inside the pouch as a spare for those 'rainy days' (but not shown on the pic *too embarrassed*).

A multifunction soft pouch from Auntie Betsie. I like to use this pouch to keep my shawl or thin cardigan or extra t-shirt. This pouch is good to keep clothes as it does not have a zipper so the clothes/shawl will not get stuck on the zipper and get ripped, and its shape is very flexible.  Note that I always avoid to throw my shawl inside my bag 'uncovered' or 'unprotected' as I treasure my shawl ;)

And lastly, my batik shawl that I kept inside the above pouch. It is handwoven and handpainted and made from silk. Very beautiful when it is worn over the neck and very very soft. Look at those details, dots and strokes which was handdrawn, handpainted (by using wax) and handcoloured. This piece of batik fabrics has undergone several manual colouring processes. It is truly a work of art and I am proud of wearing it.