There is a growing community of plant lovers on Instagram which has seen the plant swapping movement grow. There are plant parents, plant enthusiasts and many a plant geek and hoarder sharing houseplants, cuttings, seeds and best practices. Intrigued with this concept, I attended my first plant swap last week at Warehouse Eight in Makati...
With smartphones being a multi-purpose handheld device, it is making every other gadget we used to need seem obsolete, like the alarm clock and the calculator. However no matter how practical these digital devices are, many of us still prefer to use an actual physical planner than use the digital versions to manage our deadlines,...
I grew up playing with toys where sometimes the batteries leaked or with toys that have been painted with lead. However, that didn’t keep us from playing with them. We just didn’t consider these things because what kid does? We just want to have fun and play with our toys! Now as an adult, I...
The promise of deep cleansing that gently and thoroughly removes skin impurities is what encourages us to purchase beauty products that contain microbeads. We buy into this simple exfoliating solution as it’s more affordable than spending big bucks for a skin treatment at a derm clinic or spa. All we need to do, the packaging...
For some people, their relationship with food has evolved to merely eating for sustenance and survival. It has become an art form for the culinarily talented and ignited romance in food lovers. Meanwhile, a vast population of people around the globe are simply wishing that more food is available to satisfy their hunger; according to...
I sometimes share heartbreaking photos of environmental devastation with my kids. I believe that keeping them in the loop with what’s going on with our planet is my responsibility as a parent. That way, educating them and exposing them to the harsh realities of human existence will help them understand issues instead of denying them...
Holiday season is a time of overindulgence. It is the time when marketers encourage us to abandon self-discipline, forget about guilt and give in to our gluttony and material wants and spend all that we can to celebrate the season of giving by buying, buying, buying! This of course results in garbage bins that are...
While everybody is busy rummaging aisle after aisle for the perfect Halloween decoration or Christmas finds, this is the best time for you to update your summer wardrobe and grab those essentials as well. Why? Take advantage of the currently available prices and discounts – before the silly season increases store pricing too! Whether you’re...
The watch you wear says a lot about who you are. People can tell a lot about your personality based on the style you choose to wear around your wrist. You may be judged as practical, fashionable or a complete show-off depending on your chosen timepiece. It’s also rare these days for someone to sport...
The fast fashion trend is on its way down. Forever21 recently filed for bankruptcy, H&M has been experiencing a decline in sales and there are reports that Zara is also in a sales slump. Could it be that people are finally seeing the true cost of fast fashion? Have consumers finally realised that unethical, polluting,...
Flash floods, forest fires, drought, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, earthquakes… you’d think all of these have something to do with the end of the world prophecy as read in the bible but no. These are the results of activities performed solely by man and if you connect the dots of these catastrophic events it...
In the television show Mad Men’s pilot episode, a veteran secretary is showing the new office girl the ropes. As she points out the electric typewriter she says, “Now try not to be overwhelmed by all this technology. It looks complicated but the men who designed this made it simple enough for a woman to...