28 October 2025 5 min read Truth or Dare at The Sticks Sahin said, we need to go away for the weekend. So we did. LISETTE SHARE     We packed up the team and drove to The Sticks in Kuala Kubu Bharu, and it turned out to be one of the most…

28 October 2025 5 min read Wall panels that would work perfectly as a skirt I’m in Singapore this week.Back and forth between here and KL for work, and I realised this would probably be my last hotel stay for a while. So I thought, why not pick something really different? LISETTE SHARE  …

Palm Patio was inspired by a hidden Airbnb apartment courtyard in Milan, filled with tall palm trees and soft light. Sitting on the terrace, eating my pineapple bars, which truly deserve a comeback, I found myself just looking up. That moment became the print.

I went with my daughter and immediately felt like I was home. The kind of calm that comes from people knowing exactly why they are doing what they are doing. The experience is a feast, not only for your stomach, but also for your eyes. Everything feels considered. Nothing feels forced. Everything has purpose. Pure wabi sabi.

What also stood out was how deliberately these artists worked against convention. Leaving the studio to paint outdoors went against academic tradition. Choosing everyday life, changing cities, and ordinary moments as subjects was a shift in how art related

But last night wasn’t about business.
It was about atmosphere. Taste. Ideas. And the pleasure of seeing a Christmas celebration done differently.

There are places in Singapore that quietly take your breath away, not for their grandeur but for their grace. Kee’s, the restaurant inside 21 Carpenter, is one of them. From the moment you step in, it feels like a lesson in how design can whisper rather than shout.

We found it by chance, walking along one of the main streets in Penang. We looked up, saw the lights, and decided to go in. It started with a dessert called Eton Mess that we commented on, and from that moment, it became a total love affair. We have never stopped going back.

The last time I set foot in Club Med Cherating was in 1986. I was 16 or 17, working as a GO at the Mini Club. Now it is 2025, I am 55, and returning felt like stepping into a time warp. It was as if nothing had changed. The only difference was the faces around me and, to put it politely, the GOs of today are a little different from the ones back then.

While exploring Singapore, I wandered into a beautifully curated shop called Artifactt (yes, with two T’s), tucked away on the ground floor of Palais Renaissance, 390 Orchard Road. It’s run by the elegant and warm Annie Li, and feels more like a design gallery than a store.