the intertwine between knowledge and internet

One of the most beautiful fact about internet is the ability for you to connect with a person without meeting them in person. 

The emotions and feelings produced by that momentum is as real as if that person is really in front of you. I used to expand my brain into thinking how it was so. 

The best way to truly appreciate internet is by imagine the world without it. 

What if you want to say something to the person you have to write and send them in the mail and wait at least for a few days for your message to arrive.

What if you want to know about something that trigger your curiosity on the spot when you bumped into something that puzzle you and you needed an answer. 

Should you dig the information out of books in the library?! Should you ask around until someone can give the answer that will satisfy your hunger!? 

Or you want to be entertained once in a while whereas a common sense part of being a human. Should you wait until your favourite episode to show up in the television?! 

These are an example of few daily mundane people's problem when it comes to life and it's growing pain.

What is the better solution to this... 

This is when you started to value highly the presence of internet. 

For me. 

My delight about internet since the year 2000 is the most significant and remarkable milestone that I could never forget. 

The moment I realize the power of possibility how the right usage of internet bring continuous wonders into our life! 

Do you realize the solution to the common scenarios above can be found in this boring space that looked like this

The moment you type any of your curiosity.. most of the time, your answer can be found on the first page! 

And if your curiosity is too complex and complicated, at least you will find some leads to do further research until your curiosity is satisfied. 

How is this change your appreciation about internet now. You can let me know. 

For me. 

I am forever thankful to the inventor; the builders that keep innovating better and simplify the way to use internet that beneficial for any person regardless of your location and distance. 

Internet bring the connection closer and real and sometimes more real than anyone around you.!

2021 💘💫 V A L E N T I N E' S

🚀🏛️ is the day that anticipated by most couple all around the world.  Sure you can celebrate your love for each other everyday.  but on February 14th is the set apart day for worldly known as "celebration of L O V E!"

💘💫

Is hard to imagine how could that be possible when we know the cause and effect of pandemic still dominated us and our world.  it is plain disgusting but is a must to adhere to what is required of us.  

yet is no crime to reminisce how the day would be like should now be NO COVID 19.  A heart shape ballons filled up the atmosphere.  a dispatch boys delivering flowers and chocolates.  smell of roses filled the air.  

.l o v e.  is A magical feeling that brings the best out of a person. In truest sense, love always wanted to give; give your attention; give your sincerity; give kind words that heals someone's soul.  Give a true compliment.  Give a gift of fabric that give a feeling closer to someone's body.

pyjamas

Throw Blanket

door mat

Coin Purse

me... this is year.. I take it very personal. I may not get what I really wanted. yet I also believed in perfect timing.  however it shall... I choose to be blissful and happy for the upcoming L O V E day|night.

truthfully... I missed to get it right for Christmas.. or New Year....😂 for my special someone.

So.. if what feels right to my guts... I want to make it out for this February 14th... 💕

LOVE 💕 is such a beautiful word 

that contagious with full of feelings... excitements....nticipated and tenderness.  The pandemic not only take lives from us... But it takes our joy, our happiness, and our abundant life.

Sadness and sorrow has filled on every part of the world, from the east to the west... the pandemic reigned like a monstrous ugly flying dinosour

. yet i truly believe we have to take a stand against it until our life break forth once again... like a thunder through a dark cloud.

We know we should not stop!!!

Don't stop our life just because it is dying all around us but we should take a step of faith on what can we do now for a better future. Reach out to a dying soul. Reach out someone that may need a warm smiles. 

I want to focus on the words, little things specials that can bring life to whoever may be.  Little things that can put a smile on stranger's face.  A chuckle from a little kid like having a mouthful of jelly beans/ or a cotton candies 🤭

so... 

how can utilizing fabric be a significant part of this beautiful day!?

what can be something wrapped around you in chilly weather in Chicago or San Francisco at night...!?

or just in the room when air conditioner temperature is so low!

these are just some ideas or selection...! 

buy T H R O W now!

wherever you maybe, is my sincerest hope that you won't take your life and those around you for granted.  Though until today we are still plagued by bad news on every faces of media, let's us not to lose our hope, hold on to our faith whatever what you believe in.  True faith always bring to unite us rather than divide us.  Happy Valentine's folks.

With Love from me.

Vintage PAGODA brand for your white cotton layers shirts

This is the best coverage when it comes to "just plain white cotton for anytime and anywhere top!!  I am not sure how that ever penetrated in the WEST market but.... In Asia is quite hugh ..!! And it is still ongoing....

You will see it often still in Malaysia... worn casually by older chaps walking around town, slowly cycling their old bikes or reading newspaper in mamak stall and just chillin'...!

especially slow and lazy town like in Georgetown... Kota Bharu and many places in Johor, Malacca & Ipoh... still...

The manufacturer name for this cotton shirt is Chung Kai Knitting Company.  I am not big on the historical part of it; yet if you want to read more... I provided you the link 

Chung Kai Knitting History

Here is the customed ads and the company brand printed on their packaging and shirt labels and the brand has been long trusted among Malaysians for a very long time.

They started to be around Malaysia in late 1930s and was in major productions until 1962 where Chung Kai Knitting Company started to export their garments to Hong Kong and England.

There is no big fashion in this type! However it is bought and worn by majority because of its high comfort level.  that bring me back when I was just a kiddo too.... My grandfather after his hard work at the shop he will take his shirt off and leave his undergarment on while taking a nap by wearing the exact same brand.

And is a type of cotton material is fairly light, quite airy and breathable.  Though is majorly customed to men's body... I took a personal effort modify it to my liking and that is because of I love the feeling of CK cotton on my skin.  Simple as that.

It is commonly available on four types of shirts: sleeveless, round neck, with button and with zip and pocket on the front.  Whichever comfortable to you.. you can get online cheaper in price major on lazada.com!

The factory are still in operation in Petaling Jaya and they are also open for wholesale.  The price is quite low and is a must have for anyone in Malaysia.

*Quilt* is A sustainability heritage that not properly introduced!💯

What is quilt!?

You may wondered.  A quilt is commonly known as a piece of heritage heirloom that in my opinion is crafted with love.

This adorable piece of artwork that wholly made out of fabrics is a remarkable products made by women that has collected patches of fabrics from leftover materials making a clothes/dress.  

These leftover patches; which is mix & match patterns, colors and kind is cut into shapes according to their creativity; and being stitched together into a shape of a flowers, stars, fans, and sown beautifully to be as little as a baby blanket or as big as a throw for your sofa or bedspreads.

Why it is a product of sustainability concept?!

Being sustainable is all about eliminating waste and put it into use for anything you are about to throw away.  Since most of fabrics are not biodegradable meaning they are not environmental friendly by the time they reached the landfill.  Therefore; quilt is actually and intelligent way to recreate something out of waste.

Quilt is a beautiful artwork that not only appreciated as a handcraft of many states in the USA but for some, it is a gift that being passed from one generation to another.

What's more; some of these quilt also was turned into another piece of handcrafts by making a shoulders/duffel bags that is quite attractive towards tourists.

To summarize this culture wonders, I truly think is amazing by how a simple idea of leftover fabrics has put women to get together for mutual purpose to create something beautiful such as this; yet also at the same time; contributing an enormous value to our environment!

Is a little steps as this can bring a big difference to our society, community at large also towards our future.

Local Stores Supported Sustainability Cause🗿🌐

These stores in operations based on their mission of practicing ZERO waste mentality towards all of their products and conducts.

The rise on the landfills is a current major threats to our environments that slowly destructive towards our ecosystems.  And based on this awareness; shops with a cause such as The Hive & A Bit Less started rooting on sustainability mission. 

 

The word *sustainability* should not be intimidating... Rather the root of the cause if to totally eliminate waste in our daily use.  As a responsible consumers; the practices of separating our wastes into categories that can be recycled, donated or reused for ourselves.  Ideally, lesser items you have seen it in the bin is a practical example of a household that being sustainable in everyday living.

The Hive: launched in the market since 2017 has been my favourite kind of concept of sustainability.  Their products range from individuals and small business owners; created their products line based on sustainability concept!

Some of the featured items in the store including bamboo made toothbrush; food containers; kitchen utensils and chopping boards; reusable straws; napkins & wipes made out of clothes.  Which is all materials are biodegradable and environmental friendly.

What make it most interesting; The Hive also carried a meal consisted of grains, nuts, cereals, oil and sauces that is FREE of chemicals and naturally organics!  It is sold by bulks so you may have being your own containers or some still available for reuse in the stores brought by kind loyal customers.

The rest also included personal healthcare & hygiene such as body wash; shampoo + conditioners; organics soaps, toothpaste, balms and lotions.  Also cleaning products that liquid based items; 100% chemical FREE gentle for your skins and our environments.

They are branching out into five stores up to dates and more can be found here.   Another sustainability stores also carried the same mission with their own concept of what sustainability is about to them personally: some can be read online before your visits.  

ABIT LESS |NUDE | kloth |the H I V E

The Hive are also quite versed in launching their newsletter that is packed with quite informative ideas regarding their products/produces and sustainability issue in general.  To be included in the list, your emails will be added automatically whenever you have made your our purchase in the store.  I just hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Thumbs up for The Hive as they continuously be a doer of sustainability living.

The Significant USE of ECO cotton based "reusable bags"...!

since my blog is about fabrics 

and all matters that socialize with it... 

fabrics can be A metaphor of the ocean's depth just to help you visualize how truly big the universe of fabric is.

... and fabric is "the making" of our LIFE after life necessities like food, homes, air and clean water.

Is the fabric that clothed our being, adding creativity flair to

interior decor for our homes; bed and linen, upholstery, curtain and furnitures. 

In other words.... Fabric is the one reason that separates us from other living creatures including flora and fauna.

Yet living in 21st century, the revolving technology of fabric shook the world by the alarming cause on how more than 185 million tonnes of fabric waste being dumped in the landfill yearly.

It is our responsibility to take this figure seriously because by adding more to this number is going to decrease our earth longetivity, and cost pollution generally to our people and planet;  it is because this mixed scraps of fabric simply are not recyclable.  

And that is why responsible clothing industry started to take initiative by producing quality clothing that not only manufactured by using recyclable fabric materials but also by educating and raise consumer's awareness on how to recycle their cloth when they about to throw it away.

...now back to the point of reusable 

ECO cotton based shopping bags.

ECO simply means what is caring and kind to our environment.  Since you say NO to single use of plastic bags for your shopping and by acting in BYOB you are supporting the cause of being sustainable to our environment.  The habit of eliminating plastics should be a shopping practice to everyone of us!

Since ECO cotton bags are woven by recycled cotton fibre derived from fabrics and denim, so the fabric was produced are high in durability and the use of it can last at least 30 times stronger that the use of common plastic bags.

Major groceries stores are now also discouraging consumer's use of plastic bags by charging customer RM0.20 on each plastic.  Assuming an average household shopping for groceries about 3 times a week and about to carry home 4/5 plastic groceries bags, is roughly amounted to RM12/month and RM144/year and RM1440/decade.

That amount of money may not sound much at first but should you be a responsible consumer's.. that amount could be saved up for worthy cause or donate it to global charities that in needs even for basic items for their life!! rather than contributing all those plastic bags drained the freshness of our oceans!

Do you really want to keep purchasing shopping bags from these major groceries stores or would you think is better BYOB.. bring your own bags!!

Those major groceries stores started their initiative in sustainability cause by selling their own brand of reusable shopping bags.  Meaning by avoiding buying single use plastic bag for every purchase in the store, you can keep bringing this "reusable bags" to the store for every shopping trips.

They are not FREE.  The cost varies from $0.50 to below $5.00 depending on the size.  The only not cool about it is...

Those bags carries their own brand that printed on them.  and to carry the same bag to different groceries stores simply not ethical.  That is how powerful brand can speak about our social ethics even in shopping behaviour!

So what seems fun yet better alternative for "reusable shopping bags" is.....!!

Bring YOUR OWN shopping bags. They are cheaper to purchase on your own or even better  getting one from my store.  Best.. you can customize it, by adding your name/ business logo or print your dog's face add sense of personal value to your bags!  buy ONE here

Is just a common sense to care more and carry it with you on your shopping trips when you have sentimental value about it.  buy ONE here

I hope this thoughtful article helps us to share  a common values about our environment.  Running a campaign alone will not save our environment! Is simply OUR personal duty.

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tie A proper knot wearing pareos | sarong 🏖️

These are among the elegants selections of sarong according to my eyed candy.

Pareo; are often made out of 100% cotton fibre and for some is mixed with rayon to create a flow to minimize wrinkles on them.

They are comfortable to wear often by the beach as a cover up or simply for any relaxing purposes.

And if you are an avid travellers like me, bring at least a couple of sarong is a must to bring along and they are very useful; not only as a cover up but also can be used as a bundle for your laundry, scarf for a visit to religious places, and as a protector against insects or mosquito.

For a better quality, higher thread count will cost you a bit more but it last longer, no color runs and feels great on your skin.

I simply love them!!

There would be a section in my shop selling them too!! Update soon will follow.