Hong Kong – Part 4 Hong Kong has been a second home to me since childhood, as I’ve visited my family here regularly. While the nostalgia and familiarity of this city comfort me, I’m equally excited to explore it as a tourist, given the endless array of options available. While it’s impossible to capture everything ..read more

Shangri-La Kowloon Which hotel would you stay when you could choose between two Shangri-La’s in Hong Kong- one in Kowloon and one on Hong Kong Island? You can’t go wrong with either luxurious option. I selected Shangri-La Kowloon because I wanted to explore this area some more, in particular Tsim Sha Tsui. Also, Shangri-La Kowloon has an indoor pool, which I gladly took advantage of since it was still chilly outside in March.  Let me just say that their hospitality was one of the finest I got to experience in my whole blog career thanks to the Shangri-La Kowloon team. The luxury starte ..read more

CHRISTMAS TREE WITH A STORY Christmas time is probably my favorite time of the year. It gives me all warm feelings. As we grow older, we come to understand the significance of this holiday season. My parents worked tirelessly running their Asian supermarket since before I was born. They work all the time. Like 6-7 days a week. Me and my brother spent our time mostly with different babysitters when we were young. A few mandatory days in a year the supermarket is closed, including Christmas.  We always celebrate it with our family, eating good food in each others company, great laughters ..read more

Our magical day in June Life has been busy to say the least. It’s almost two years after our wedding, I am a mother of my daughter Yuna Jade now. I wanted to share our beautiful wedding for quite some time, but life happened. Lots has happened. I am finally sharing all the ins and outs of our magical day in Goes. I don’t even know where to start. Luckily, I can relive that day through all these photos and video.  I am looking back at a perfect day. It really exceeded all my expectations and after reading my story you will understand why. I know it’s very common to feel the stress lev ..read more

With my job, I am lucky enough to get invited to amazing events and receive products when there is a new launch. Truly, I feel blessed and it doesn’t get bored after so many years. I still appreciate the effort and enjoying the experiences.  That said, I feel like I should continue sharing these, because they simply deserve to be seen and I don’t want to take them for granted. I try to bundle them in (bi-)monthly articles like these, so you’re also up to date with the latest launches. Enjoy! X Lily Chin. Ind. Rest. When it comes to Asian (Chinese) representation, you can find me as ..read more

After 1,5 years absent here on the blog, I am ready to be active again and I am so excited for that! I mean, life has changed. Like drastically since my last post. I don’t even know where to start to update you.  To bring you up to speed the short version. I got married to the love of my life after being together for over 18 years, we bought a house outside of Amsterdam, and I gave birth to a beautiful babygirl named Yuna Jade. Talking about growing up big time within a year.  I tried to keep up with everything, but when I found out that I was pregnant, I wanted to capture the pre ..read more

Hair journey I’m pretty aware of how blessed I am with my full black hair. Over the years I got to experiment a lot with my hair, from coloring it blond to purple, permanent curls to permanent sleek hair. All types of hair products and tools to create certain looks. I have tried a lot, which is not always the best idea, but you can’t say I haven’t tested. Especially in the last few years, I noticed my full hair got thinner and less lively because it wasn’t very healthy after all the shit I put my hair through. So I decided to step up my hair game again to get that full healthy glowy hai ..read more

City centre Eindhoven Born and raised in Eindhoven, this city is where I still feel at home, even though I moved to Amsterdam years ago. So much has changed over the years though. I have been rediscovering Eindhoven for a while now because this city develops at such a fast pace. Eindhoven is a perfect place for a day trip or a weekend away with a friend. It’s only a 1 hour and 20 minutes train ride from Amsterdam. It’s the city of design, tech and so much more. I as a foodie got pretty excited to explore the different areas around town. There are so many hotspots in such a relatively ..read more

#lilyweeklyhighlights no.11 Our pre-honeymoon trip was pretty amaaazing! It was the first real trip for us since Covid. I “needed” it more than I thought. But I was also happy to come back home to my cat Mochi hihihi.  Back in town, the busy days are starting again, like pre-Covid time. Events, meetings, and work are in full force, which makes it even easier to share the weekly highlights. It was a lovely week again. Enjoy!  X Lily Giftings This week’s brand giftings included lovely beauty products. From beautiful scents to serums. Here are the ones I can’t wait to try ..read more

Charming Bled Finally, the day is here, time for our vacation! Our end goal is Croatia, but we figured to make a pitstop in Slovenia since we will pass by anyway and we’ve never been here before. To be specific, we picked Bled, because that’s the first place I think of when you say Slovenia. We arrived at Bled in the night, after long hours through Germany. As we were pretty tired, we ordered some Asian food in the Centre (Asian Peking Bled) and ate it in our hotel room, and called it the night to start fresh the day after. The next day we spent a few hours doing the mandatory tourist activi ..read more