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In a Jar

Gathering the world’s wonders, one tiny treasure at a time.

Collecting memories, savoring beauty, sharing journeys.

In every jar, a piece of the world’s heart.

  • ✨ Between City Lights, Caribbean Waves & Melaka Memories : My December 2025 Journey

    ✨ Between City Lights, Caribbean Waves & Melaka Memories : My December 2025 Journey

    30th November ~ Suitcase out, zips checked, and heart already halfway in December. New York winter, Bahamas sunshine, and return to Melaka all waiting ahead. December, I’m getting ready for you. 💜 🌼 Warm & joyful 1st Dec — We celebrated Judith’s birthday early (her actual day is 17 Dec) since everyone will be travelling.…

  • From Bario to Sibu: 125 Years of God’s Hand in Malaysia

    Timeline of a Move of God: 1900, 1936, 1973, 2023, 2025 17/9/2025 ~ Last night was amazing — the presence of God was tangible. Ps. Rachel shared about the revival fires from Bario to Sibu and how God orchestrated these dates: 1900 – Wong Nai Siong led 1,118 Foochow believers escaping persecution from Fujian, landing…

  • From Customers to Friends — A Birthday Story

    From Customers to Friends — A Birthday Story

    This year, God blessed me with the privilege of truly getting to know a very special friend, Dr. Jazly.For years, I had known him only as a customer. But this year, something changed. Our conversations grew warmer, our connection deeper, and somewhere along the way, we moved from business to friendship. Our bond began through…

  • What We Own, Owns Us: A Leadership Retreat That Changed Me

    What We Own, Owns Us: A Leadership Retreat That Changed Me

    Reflections from Kokol Hill | 1st & 2nd August 2025 Sometimes the most important thing a leader can do is step away from the noise. Not to escape the work, but to hear what the heart has been whispering all along. This past week I had the privilege of journeying with our SM Health Care…

Whispers of the Wanderer’s Heart
In the heart of Kota Kinabalu, where sunrise gilds the morning sky with hues of rose and amber, a quiet thrill awakens. My journey begins here, where lush jungles kiss the foothills of towering mountains, and the warm sea breeze beckons with secrets only the waves can hold. But my soul, like a jar collecting stardust, yearns to hold pieces of this vast, vibrant world — each destination, a fragment of a mosaic still unfolding.

Welcome to Helga’s World in a Jar, where every tale is a petal, each memory a delicate bloom pressed between the pages of my heart. I wander with open eyes and an open heart, collecting not just places but feelings, whispers, laughter — tiny treasures from a world too vast and too beautiful to capture in words alone. And yet, here I am, trying to fill this jar with the scent of far-off lands, the touch of ancient stones, and the hum of places alive with stories.

Join me as I savor the gentle rustle of foreign leaves, the shimmer of sunsets painted over distant oceans, and the laughter that spills from new friends met along the way. Together, let’s journey far and wide, gathering memories like wildflowers to fill our jars of wonder.