Brooklyn

In light of July being the month for the Independence Day of United States, I am reminded of another district in the U.S. that has quite a relation with our Heartful Twist – Brooklyn.

What does Brooklyn remind you of? What does Brooklyn remind me of? Well, whenever I hear the name Brooklyn, I think of beautiful row houses, cast-irons, Everybody Hates Chris, David Beckham’s son, the beautiful Oscar nominated film, Dan from Gossip Girl, the company About the Fit from the The Intern, Captain America, Bernie Sanders and (from what I heard) the rival of Queens?

Haha, other than the above very pop-culture related things, Brooklyn has always given me a very tough, down-to-earth, persevering, artistic and authentic feeling, and now it has another layer of meaning to it, as it turns out that Brooklyn is also the place where our director Leo spent a majority of his life! (Yes! Director of Heart Twist!) 😀

Our own brand Knit BonBons (KBB) as seen in the Heartful Twist website was founded by Leo his sister Ching C. in New York. They are a family of art. They both graduated from renowned arts academies in the U.S.. Ching C. is a movie director, a fellow graduate from the same institution as the famous Taiwanese director Ang Lee. Ching’s habit is the casual documentation of her life with her phone and camera, putting together every snapshot of life into a complete story, while adding her own flavor and color. Leo graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He specializes in sculpture design, photography and advertising art. He merges art with international merchandising, as a result a Heartful brand is born.

Whoops, looks like I just gave a mini biography of the heart and soul of Heartful Twist! Now you know where our style and temperament come from! What a fella, am I right?

Stay tuned for our future reveals or reviews! Haha!

Until next time!

Lots of love,

Angela ❤

Some Little Heartful Things (part 2)

So I was sharing with you about the Christmas feast I had with my host family in Cardiff back in 2014, and when the night ended, they all said their goodbyes. But this one little kid, this little kid that was not older than 7 years old I suppose, he literally made my heart sing.

You see, I was sitting on the far end of the long table – in fact, the furthest away from the door. And I remember I was so oblivious to what he was up to, I just knew and saw from the corner of my eyes that the little kid and his family were walking out the door and about to leave. And then something caught my curious eyes (again). I saw a little figure, when he was so close to the door already, he turned around and then slowly squeezed himself through all those chairs through the long table and walked all the way to the far end of where I was sitting, and looked me in the eyes, he shyly said, “merry Christmas,” and extended his little chubby hand to me.

I was so shocked. I was not prepared for that. That was literally the cutest thing ever. Just the way he said “merry Christmas” and the way he shyly shook my hand and his pink little cheeks and the fact that he took all these efforts and literally walked across the whole hall just to get to us and say ‘merry Christmas” to us? How amazing is that?! … Goodness, my heart literally melted with how adorable he was. To the little kids’ parents, you’re doing GREAT parenting.

After shaking his hand I was trying to compose myself but I was bursting with “awwww” in my heart of heart and trying so hard not to tear up. I said “merry Christmas” back to him and he shyly smiled and it’s everything to me. This sounds dramatic, but keep in mind that my friend and I were essentially the only strangers in this Christmas feast with this beautiful family, two-young-quirky-Asian-girls-sitting-quickly-in-the-corner sort of thing. Christmas is a big deal in the Western culture, it’s the equivalent of Chinese New Year to us, and being privilege enough to sit on the same table with them and be treated as part of the family is one of the best thing that happened to me during the time I stayed. For them to extend such a welcoming gesture to us was a great and amazing thing. It should be a great deal to anyone, nonetheless. I was just reeling with love and warmth on that night.

I am forever grateful for this family and for the experience and memories that I made during those times, I feel so fortunate and they are truly one of the most precious families I met during my time in the U.K.

And that is end of my little story! It’s not a big or dramatic one, but typing this out still puts a smile on my face as I recall all the lovely memories. I love this family.

So, until next time!

All the love,

Angela ❤

Some Little Heartful Things (part 1)

In this little blog and the next, I am going to share with you some of the Heartful things that happened to me during my study in the U.K. back in 2014. I have some of the fondest memories from this trip that I will remember for the rest of my life.

So, when I was studying in the UK in 2014, I once lived with a Christian host family who lives in Cardiff, Wales around Christmas time. This couple and their family are truly the world’s loveliest folks – Hello James and Jenny if you are reading this! 😀

They had prepared a big Christmas feast for all their relatives and they booked a little hall in the local church to celebrate it. On the day of the feast, my friend and I were helping out trying to organize all the tables and chairs, putting them all together to make them look like the long dining tables you see in the Great Hall in a Harry Potter film. We were bringing in all the delicious homemade food and desserts they made at home – and I mean a lot of food. As in one can see in a buffet in a luxurious hotel, all prepared by Jenny. What a gem. And very soon the relatives were coming one by one. It was a big family.

I was essentially introduced to James and Jenny’s whole extended family and it was just the loveliest sight one could ever wish for at a Christmas feast. They were just the nicest people ever. They were very curious about my friend and I and we were very curious about them. We chatted, we laughed, we made the babies smile, we helped ourselves more food … by the end of the night I was so full that I had to stand up a bit otherwise I might fall asleep blissfully. You may think this whole dinner feast is already heart-warming enough – not nearly there yet! This is where the true essence and meaning of Christmas gets to shine.

After such an wonderful and blessed night, when the relatives were leaving, they all came up to my friend and I and said their goodbyes and blessed us. There was this one little kid though. This one little kid, not older than 7 years old I suppose, already looking so cute from the coats and beanie he was wearing, he literally made my heart sing.

And the meaning and reason to that? Catch up in the next blog/episode ;-D teheheh!

Until next time!

All the love,

Angela ❤

The Twist of Heartful Twist

Helloooooo you lovely peeps! It’s Angela again and I’m back to give you the juicy little details about the “Twist” of Heartful Twist!

There are a lot of commercial and online stores, in fact, so many that we are almost amongst the one tiny grain (a tiny grain that is actively growing into a giant grain ;-D) of sand on a beautiful summer beach. What makes Heartful Twist stand out then? It has to be different. At the same time, it has to be authentic. This is where the “Twist” in Heartful Twist comes in.

We care.

We care about the people that come to Heartful Twist.

The society is so strange nowadays that a good intention is seen as hostile and a bad one is seen as normal. How messed up! We want to bring back the good old faith and trust and a bond between an established company and their customers. We put ourselves in your shoes! (Figuratively! And maybe sometimes literally? ;-P ) Is it really that difficult to believe that we just want to make life better? To change?  To constantly put forward great and revolutionary ideas? Since we all want a better life, no one is going to reject a better and more convenient and heartfelt life, right?

“Twist” is the execution. As I have covered about the “Heart” of Heartful Twist, this time it’s about the other half.

The twist of Heartful Twist is some little cleverness in life that we want to bring to you. To enhance your life, to boost your living standard. The little wise words that you wish you had listened to when your grandpa was excitedly telling you? Or the long babbling from a spectacled friend who is actually a genius but you were just too cool or too preoccupied to pay attention to? Well, you will get exactly these from us – only we are younger and groovier and doesn’t babble as much. 😉

We really want our products to have these things:

• Good usability
• Friendliness and very human.
• Will evolve to the better, yet consistent.
• Products that we would actually want in our lives.
• Quality over quantity.
• Gives you a better outlook in terms of lifestyle, innovation, passion etc.
•  Inspire and induce greatness.

The little Twist in life is the representation of our dedication, braininess and wisdom. The products we feature are not just any other products that simply finish your job for you –  they improve your job for you. They help put a little satisfied smile to you face, they are meticulous and personal, and they provide a surprising little twist that you don’t see it coming. ;-).

I know right?

Until next time,

All the love,

Angela ❤

The Heart of Heartful Twist

Hi everyone! Welcome to the first official blog post of the Heartful Twist website! My name is Angela and I am the Heart of this little blog ~ ❤

I am going to go straight to the topic. You could be a little curious still as to what exactly is Heartful Twist?! (other than it being quite a mouthful of a name!) Well, that’s why I am here writing this litte blog to explain to you just a little bit more about the “Heart” of Heartful Twist. 😉

“Heartful” is the intention that we have.

Everyone in Heartful Twist is a firm believer of “Attitude determining altitude.” Whilst we are reluctant to judge people, (hey, it’s a free country!) we all know that when we do, we should judge people based on their intentions and not their actions. Heart is heart, literally and figuratively. Simply put, we produce and feature products on Heartful Twist with our heart and dedication.

From now on, I will explore and find the best and worthiest cool new information to share it here with you. Be it the latest trends, like fashion and accessories; this blog is also very family friendly! I will bring you and your kids some of the most exciting things that you can’t wait to try on and experience! Other than the fun and game, we can’t really have a heart if we don’t care about things, right? I will also address the issues related to the society and the world, since we are all inhabitant on this planet, gotta take care of her, am I right? Last but not least, I will constantly update you with the latest news and press on Heartful Twist. In other word, this place will the first place to know everything that’s going on in Heartful Twist!

I am also a huge fan of cinema, lifestyle, DIY and life inspirations, that’s why I can’t miss the opportunity to share with you some of my own picks and opinions regarding films and entertainment in general; I’d love to share any tips and story as motivation and inspiration in life, as we all know that life is all about experience and you only get to live once, so live the fullest with all your heart and have no regret! For all you lovely young folks, I will also talk about school and education related things to keep up with ya and study with ya! So please know that you are not alone and know that I am fighting this battle with you!

That’s quite a lot of information to take in, right? I basically just talk and share about anything and everything with a single goal in my heart: to make your life simply better! Heartful enough for ya?

I have planned so much exciting new things on this blog so you’d better buckle your seat-belt because we are definitely going to have a great extraordinary rideeeeeee!!

Stay tuned for the next blog post about “the Twist of Heartful Twist”!

Until next time! Ciao!

Lots of love,

Angela ❤