Kong, London and New York for the
next 13 years and along the way,
had three children – two daughters,
Meera (14) and Sonia (5), and a son,
Faiz (10).
Although Sara’s own career
aspirations were extinguished due
to the constant moves, it laid the
seeds for her current business –
designing luxurious jewellery pieces
for the eponymous Sara Taseer Fine
Jewellery. It started out as a fun
and lucrative side-line but when the
jewellery designs she created for her
friends in New York started selling
well, her passion soon consumed her
life. “My designs started selling very
well, not only in New York but also
in other countries. So, it was only
natural that I progressed into this
field, learning as much as I could and
even going for an accredited course
in gemmology.”
So, when the family moved to
Singapore in 2010, Sara started
hunting for a suitable place to set up
a physical shop front for Sara Taseer
Fine Jewellery and found it at Raffles
Hotel. A year later, she relocated her
store to the Hilton Hotel.
Juggling the roles of being a
successful business owner, a loving
mother and a dutiful wife can take
its toll not just on her but on the
relationships with her children
and husband as well, which is why
Sara says that the family makes it
a point to have dinner together as a
unit when everyone is in Singapore.
During the meal, which is usually
at 7 pm, everyone must put away
their digital devices – smartphones,
tablets, etc. – and concentrate on
being physically and mentally present
at the dining table, participating in
conversations and sharing what they
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