Thanks to my dad, we know have real plants at our little patio. Seeing 'em potted greens outside our window is truly a refreshing sight. Too bad I don't know what are they called, but they're all pretty! Here are snapshots of them, which I took (using my Panasonic Lumix LX5) two weekends ago, just before the rainy season officially kicked ... READ MORE
Beautiful Lomo Pictures
I am really loving lomography pictures and I'm so glad I can turn my ordinary photos into lomo-ish ones, thanks to Google's Picasa. I love the combination of strong hues, fish eye and blurry effects - they turn fresh pictures into vintage-y old ones. Here are some that I took and then turned into classic lomo pictures: All pictures were taken from our apartment, except the ... READ MORE
Stanhome Try It
What a funny name for an all-purpose cleaner! Don't be deceived though, by its uncreative name, because this super concentrated cleaner from Stanhome World is really effective. Just see how I was able to turn this dirty monobloc chair ... ... into a clean one in minutes, without the use of soap and water! I have actually just cleaned the top portion when ... READ MORE
Cleaning an Electric Kettle
Today is Labor Day and it's a regular holiday here in the Philippines. That means no work, and lots of time for house work and blogging! I made use of that free day wisely and was able to accomplish so many things: cooking our lunch, updating my blog, organizing my office emails (opps, that's work but I decided to do it while I still have free time) and finally cleaning our ... READ MORE
Getting rid of ants…
When we few things we have to deal with when we moved into our apartment last year were the cockroaches and ants - black and red. I tried to get rid of them using chalk roach and ant killers and citronella oil in burners which I light every week and place in our kitchen area. Now, we seldom have cockroaches at home (very, very seldom in fact) and I think it really helps ... READ MORE
New Year Feast
Happy New Year, everyone!!! How did your celebration go? =) Here at our home (my side of the family), we no longer strictly observe the Media Noche (Midnight Feast), where families gather together at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year and feast on lots of food. For several years, we have been having this feast at dinner time (instead of midnight), so we won't ... READ MORE
Gadget Gifts
AJ and I decided not to give each other presents last Christmas and instead gifted ourselves with the following "investments": Got this really generous sale offer at Anson's Makati for an LG 32-inch LCD TV that we couldn't resist. Aside from its superb functions, the lay-away plan (P1,750 for 12 months) was too good to pass by. Now, see that black CPU at the left ... READ MORE
Christmas Gifts
Finally, I'm done wrapping our gifts today! I didn't realize they're so plenty they've occupied the whole of AJ's accent chair already hehe! I love the gift bags we got at S&R. Only P69.75 each for these imported gift bags that are made of thick paper in matte finish, and with free gift tags. I used them to wrap my gifts to my inaanaks (godchildren). Our ... READ MORE