smiled sweetly inspiration

I found his blog and fell inlove. I can't read Japanese but I can spot craftsmanship and artistry. My new inspiration, Mico Ogura. I love the sweetness and it's honesty. And the colours are fresh and vintage all in one.

Now I wish I could read a bit of Japanese.

ABC's and 123's

My 2.8yo has never been this interested in the alphabet and numbers. It's always been a mother's pride hearing for the first time, without a miss, her child reciting his abc's or 123's - or at least say his complete name. And I am so proud of how he has grown to love enumerating and identifying figures in plate numbers, store names, keyboard, and books. 

I found Starfall.com that teaches letter-sound relationships and has an easy and kid-friendly navigation. My boy is now experimenting and learning on the exercises it offers. He's having a lot of fun and at the same time he's collecting new words, understanding simple instructions. And what's more amazing, he has discovered how to click and drag a letter using the touch pad! Because he has trouble controlling the mighty mouse, he found a solution on his own.

What an A-for-Awesome discovery of good things! (Like mama discovering the alphabet series by Paul Thurlby.)

who knows!

I just found out that Coldplay drummer Will Champion is living in Dubai. Whoot! Who knows, we might be neighbors! :)

"Making it to the Middle East was something Champion said the band had always strived for. With family currently living in Dubai, he said he was looking forward to his father coming to the gig."

Read full article here

doodled wedding album

View full 23 spreads here.

After a month and a half (or so), here they are. 23 spreads, 46 pages, a gazillion doodles. All for the love of... well, design-dancing. These are pages for my good friend and diva Tishoo(and Teody)'s wedding album. Thank you for the surprisingly "lisud" and "kuti" kind of fun. Hope you'll love them as much as I do.

his first tattoo

He calls it "S". Just showing off.

Coldplay high.

Photo credits from gulfnews.com

Whoooooooooooo!!! Even if I'm thousands of miles away from Abu Dhabi, I am still on Coldplay high! My husband called me as soon as the show started with VIOLET HILL from their new album Viva La Vida... and then they hit it with CLOCKS!!!! OH MYYYYY GUULAAAY!!!! tengnengnengnengnengnenggg!!! That's one of our wedding songs! .... and then it comes to IN MY PLACE one of our favorite coldplay songs...we sang together... I can hear people screaming...I was gleaming... flying like I've been transported... I just closed my eyes... and then people went crazy. It was all YELLOW!!! Whooooo!!! And then Chris said some greetings in Arabic... 

We had to cut it off because it was now raining. I love you my husband! Thank you for doing this for me, for us!

Coldplay tonight.

I am receiving text messages straight from Abu Dhabi, with love, that soon enough the show will start. My husband isn't a fan of the band I adore the most, but still he managed to get a ticket, ride on a two-hour bus ride, and made sure he's going to enjoy their concert for me. 

Now I can't sleep. I know he'd call any minute.