TRAVEL/HOLIDAYS

Packing for Bologna

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Don’t laugh at the bulkiness! I have books more than clothing.

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.

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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

    May Allah swt ease your journey, dan selamat bermusafir 🙂 Doa org2 musafir cepat dimakbulkn Allah insyAllah 🙂

  • 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 😉