Packing for Bologna
After two years, I am visiting Bologna again with fellow illustrator, Evi Shelvia. Our main agenda is to visit the Bologna Children’s Book Fair but 3 days prior to the fair, we will be spending some 19 hours layover in Dubai and still choosing from hotels for cop28, and 3 days around Bologna city. After the fair, we will visit Cinque Terre and Rome.
I actually packed my stuff a week ago in my 32L luggage but had to repack again as I have more items to add in the luggage as the days went by. And as a result, I had to expand the zipper and it looks awful.
And then today I got a bigger luggage with 50L capacity; Proteca Staria EX by ACE. Now all my stuff fits perfectly fine! I am truly loving it. You can find ACE flagship stores at Isetan KLCC as well as Mitsui Outlet Park, Sepang KLIA. I just learned that ACE has only been here less than a year. On my previous travels, I saw ACE stores in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Loving the sleek and stylish design by an award-winning famous designer, Oki Sato for ACE.
Instead of my bulky books, I am taking along with me prints/postcards/bookmarks by fellow artists/illustrators to be pinned on Illustrator’s Wall at Bologna Children’s Book Fair as well as my own promotional items.
My hope this year is to at least get a book or two licensed and published in another language as well as to make network with fellow authors, illustrators, and not leaving behind, publishers.
7 Comments
Sya
All the best k em!
Sya
May Allah swt ease your journey, dan selamat bermusafir 🙂 Doa org2 musafir cepat dimakbulkn Allah insyAllah 🙂
Sya
And may all your aims and objectives of going to Bologna fulfilled. InsyAllah
Hazural
have a safe journey sis!
Syuq
Salam geng semua,
Buat Imaisha, Zura dan Jane, dah dapat ke kiriman saya tempoh hari? Saya hantar pakai pos biasa ja… alahai.. harap sampai dengan selamatnya…
imaisha
Cantik beg 😉 tak sempat nak wish safe journey, dah balik dah kak Em.. hihi.. byk hal bln 3 smpai awal bln ni.. ramai juga yg kirim illustrasi rupanya.. mcm best tgk gmbr depan portfolio kak Em ^_^ hope rezeki kak Em lebih murah lepas pergi ke Bologna Children’s Book Fair <3
imaisha
Wsalam Syuq. Saya dah selamat terima dan ada post thank you kat komen syuq yg awal2 dulu 😉 Syoknya hadiah dari Filipina <3 ada planner, poskad/brochure Korea, duit matawang Filipina, hmm.. tak ingat apa lagi.. tapi terima kasih tak terhingga Syuq v<) Harap2 saya dpt hantar something kat Syuq dlm bulan ni.. agak sibuk sikit sekarang tapi budimu takkan ku lupa 😉