pAsTeL CoRnEr

where I blog about the fun things I do to entertain myself…

how do you make a Bangkok Kalachuchi bloom?

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 [...]


soon it will be Christmas!

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 [...]


is your water hard or soft?

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. [...]


looking for a less expensive flat

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, [...]


advantages of using copper kitchen sinks

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 [...]


moving woes

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 [...]


desktop still rules!

At least for our daughter. At home, desktops have been overpowered by notebooks. My hubby has two notebooks and I have mine too. We only have one desktop left but I’m glad we still have it. It’s what our little girl uses when she watches her favorite children shows. It’s placed [...]


on rugs

I have a love/hate relationship with rugs.  They can be very comfortable to walk on (barefoot) especially on cold days, but they can also be difficult to clean.  Vacuuming them alone doesn’t guarantee cleanliness.  In fact, dust are more likely to stick on them. And whenever food crumbs or some wet food falls on them, [...]


busted light bulb

While most guys love being in handy stores, home depots and the likes, most women stay away from these establishments as much as they can. Who’d be interested in drills, mowers and electrical stuff anyway? Unless they’re shopping for home accessories to beautify their house or home, most women don’t like spending time [...]


not enough bathroom space!

When we moved into our new apartment, one of the complaints I had was the small space in our bathroom. Only one person can use it at a time. If my husband is shaving or brushing his teeth in the lavatory, I have to squeeze in to go to the shower area. [...]