With the summer heat on us again, who doesn’t dream of having cool home interiors where one can find refuge from the sun’s warmth? I’m pretty sure a lot of homes in the tropics have their air-conditioning units turned on especially on warm afternoons. During our recent stay in a condo unit in an urban [...]

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It has been awhile since my mother-in-law saw her grandkids, so we visited her the other night after dropping some documents at an office near her place. She was very happy to see the kids again. Every time she sees them, she always say that they have grown bigger. That night though, aside [...]

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Okay, nothing to be alarmed about the title, it’s just that pets have become prone to gadget-related injuries for a lot of reasons. It’s interesting to know that the iPod tops the list of the top ten gadgets that could harm pets according to a survey as reported by Britain’s Daily Telegraph. We know our [...]

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The few words in the title above are actually taken from a lullaby which is popular in our family. Mom used to sing it to us when we were infants, then we used to sing it to our nephews and nieces when they were still cute babies, and now I usually sing it to my [...]

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I love plants and spending time in the garden. Just like all plant-lovers, there’s something about the garden that makes me happy as I watch my plants grow, from seeds to small cuttings, to beautiful blooms and shrubs. If the best weight loss pills can do wonders to an overweight person, gardening for me is [...]

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Are you starting to feel the Christmas spirit?
If I look around the tall buildings surrounding us, I can say that only few apartments have christmas decorations, unlike in my home country (the Philippines) where almost every house are filled with colorful decors and blinking lights as early as September. From mansions to mobile [...]

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Do you know that there is such thing as hard water?
Water is considered hard when it has plenty of calcium or magnesium in it. If you notice that your things such as water heaters, tea kettles or pots, etc. have that white scale, it only shows that it is caused by hard water. [...]

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With only three more months left till our contract with the flat ends, I was thinking of looking up at our agent’s website to see how much the current rental trend of flats these days are. I find our current fee a bit high; if we can find a lesser rent for a flat, [...]

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I was reading earlier about kitchen interiors coz we’re currently having our condo unit furnished and designed. I stumbled about an interesting article about kitchen sinks. We usually use stainless steel for our kitchen sinks but from what I read, there is a much better option than this.
Have you heard of copper kitchen [...]

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We have 5 months more to live in our rented apartment. We’ve been thinking of transferring again to another place once our contract expires because of the high rent. Actually, the rental fee is appropriate for the big size of the unit, but we want to spend less for the rent. Especially [...]

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