New Zealand, 7:15 am. Bea just got off from her 12-hour night shift. She is a nurse in New Zealand. She’s also a part-time online tutor. When she’s not at the hospital, she’s on Skype teaching Korean kids basic English. She works tirelessly every day. “I’d like to be with…
Whenever I see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street, it reminds me that it’s the holiday season once again. Actually, I don’t need to see the children on the street, I can just look inside our home come September and I’ll know. It’s finally the brrr months and…
Have you noticed that social media is replete with posts about gardening, urban farming, and plants in interior and exterior spaces? It’s like people are turning into nature lovers, treehuggers, plant enthusiasts, or organic farmers. There is a term for it: BIOPHILIA. Coined by German psychologist Erich Fromm, biophilia was…
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” ― Peg Bracken How would you like to spend an intimate date with your special someone without having to brave the Christmas rush? No need to travel bumper-to-bumper to go to a restaurant. No need…
Online Oliver is our first webisode for 2019, and we’re raring to roll out the DIY video tutorials that we have in line for you, our readers and viewers! If you watched our Christmas videos last month, chances are you would have seen Oliver. He is a vlogger whose following…
Don’t you just love getting gifts, or giving them for that matter? What about those gifts that come wrapped oh-so-prettily in a unique way, that you know with just a glance that the giver took such great care in preparing something special for you? Nowadays when a busy life seems…
Kitchens are going to be overused and abused this Christmas, I’m sure. We Filipinos love to eat, but more so during the holiday season. Many of us are going to do a lot of entertaining so the kitchen is going to be very busy. I don’t know if your homes…
What could be a bedroom design idea to prepare for some homey hugs during the coming Christmas holidays? Usually most of us focus only on one area of the house, the living room, when we think about decorating our homes for Christmas. But why not start with the bedroom, your…
SM Home started with their Christmas preparations early, and came up with four holiday hues: 1) Classic Charm, 2) Contemporary Luxe, 3) Modern Opulence, and 4) Pretty Whimsical. Here are some living room paint ideas from Boysen based on the holiday hue Modern Opulence. Sapphire, amethyst, citrine, tourmaline: If you…