Category: Thrive at Home

  • Creative Ways to Make Your Hotel Wedding Better

    Creative Ways to Make Your Hotel Wedding Better

    While it’s the most common way to do a wedding nowadays, hotel weddings certainly has its advantages. Hotel ballrooms and function rooms are truly designed to hold big events in — just ask any events organizer. Most hotels offer optimized wedding packages, depending on how many guests you’d like to invite and you can even…

  • Renowned Artist M. Baldemor x Beabi Floral Symphony Bag Collection

    Renowned Artist M. Baldemor x Beabi Floral Symphony Bag Collection

    I can’t believe Beabi has already been in the market for 10 years! I am familiar with the brand because I always check out Beabi branches for their organizers. But now, for its 10th anniversary, Beabi is launching something different. M. BALDEMOR X BEABI Beabi has collaborated with renowned Filipino Artist Manuel Baldemor to launch…

  • Knightfall Review – I Enjoyed this Series About the Knights Templar

    Knightfall Review – I Enjoyed this Series About the Knights Templar

    I recently finished Knightfall, a TV series from the History Channel that is exclusively available in the Philippines (Seasons 1 & 2) on iflix. I devour all shows about the Knights Templar, I read books about them, I find them fascinating with all their secrets. Knights Templar feature prominently in the legends and stories that…

  • Favorite Finds at the Little Dapitan Bazaar in Ayala Cloverleaf

    Favorite Finds at the Little Dapitan Bazaar in Ayala Cloverleaf

    The Little Dapitan Bazaar opened last Friday afternoon at the Ayala Cloverleaf Mall in Balintawak, Quezon City. If you are familiar with the Dapitan Arcade in Dapitan St. in Quezon City, then you’ll have an idea of what the bazaar has in store. The bazaar is located in its own space on the mall grounds,…

  • Reupholstering Our Old Sala / Sofa Sets + Upholsterer Referral

    Reupholstering Our Old Sala / Sofa Sets + Upholsterer Referral

    We have an old sala set that has been with us since our old house. I have no idea when my grandparents bought it, but by all accounts, it’s made with narra wood, and I’m told they don’t make narra furniture anymore, so there is no way that we are ever letting this set go…

  • Joker Movie Review – We Should Be Kinder to Everyone (No Spoilers)

    Joker Movie Review – We Should Be Kinder to Everyone (No Spoilers)

    We saw Joker yesterday. JOKER MOVIE REVIEW I had high expectations for this movie. Did it deliver? There were parts that were a bit dragging, but I can’t say that it didn’t deliver, because I left the theater satisfied with what I saw. I think I felt satisfied because this movie pulls no punches and…

  • Trying Out Sun Soft Cleaning Products + Voucher Code

    Trying Out Sun Soft Cleaning Products + Voucher Code

    I don’t know how a household of 4 people can generate so much laundry Aside from clothes, there are towels, sheets, blankets, table linens, curtains and slipcovers to wash, too! We use up a lot of detergent so I’m always open to trying new brands. SUN SOFT – IDOL SA LINIS! Last week, a new…

  • Amazing Deals at S&R Members’ Treat 2019!

    Amazing Deals at S&R Members’ Treat 2019!

    S&R is currently having their biannual Members’ Treat from Sept. 25 – 29 (Wednesday to Sunday) in all 17 S&R branches nationwide! I’ve actually been back several times – once during the Early Bird sale, and again during the Members’ Treat, and I plan to go back again for a few more things and “pabili”…

  • Ad Astra Review – Beautiful But Ultimately Boring Oscar Bait

    Ad Astra Review – Beautiful But Ultimately Boring Oscar Bait

    The trailer for Brad Pitt’s latest movie, Ad Astra, seemed to tease suspense, action, and finding extraterrestrials. It also garnered high praise from professional movie critics. So you can’t blame moviegoers for expecting a space movie that is a bit more exciting. We went to see this movie expecting something similar to Interstellar or The…

  • S&R Members’ Treat is Happening Next Week! Here’s the SCOOP!

    S&R Members’ Treat is Happening Next Week! Here’s the SCOOP!

    Prepare your wallets! It’s that time of the year again when shoppers and bargain hunters get all excited! S&R will be having their biannual Members’ Treat Sale next week, from Sept. 25 – 29, 2019! That’s Wednesday to Sunday! And I’ve got the scoop! EARLY BIRD SALE Even though the actual Members’ Treat starts on…

  • P150 Window Privacy Sticker Sheet from Shopee Review

    P150 Window Privacy Sticker Sheet from Shopee Review

    We are (hopefully) in the last stages of our home renovation. I haven’t been able to write the finished kitchen renovation experience yet because once that part was done, all the things from other parts of the house that were being renovated had to be put somewhere. The whole time we were just moving stuff…

  • Best Dishes from South America That You Must Try

    Best Dishes from South America That You Must Try

    You are not alone in your dream to try Latin American dishes. This region is known for its diversified culinary art that is not only unique, but one that is dominated by mouth-watering spicy dishes. The best thing is, you do not have to visit any other countries to enjoy these foods. You can just…

  • Tired of Yellowing, Fading, Himulmul on Your Clothes? Check out Comfort Care

    Tired of Yellowing, Fading, Himulmul on Your Clothes? Check out Comfort Care

    Do your clothes look worn very quickly? One of the reasons I avoid buying very expensive clothes is because I know that my clothes will look old and worn just after a few months of frequent wear. I used to just accept that clothes look tired after some use and that there’s really nothing I…

  • Quick & Healthy #QuakerDeliciousMornings for only P10!

    Quick & Healthy #QuakerDeliciousMornings for only P10!

    I skip breakfast a lot. When I wake up, it’s often rush, rush, rush – with things to do and errands to run. All the morning routine videos I’ve seen all emphasize the importance of carving out some “me” time before starting your day, and that is what I’ve been trying to do lately. My…

  • Honolulu HK Cafe – I Like the Manila Branch Better than HK’s!

    Honolulu HK Cafe – I Like the Manila Branch Better than HK’s!

    I was invited to Honolulu HK Cafe a few weeks after they opened their first branch in SM Aura, around the end of February. I was also going to Hong Kong a few days later, so I thought that I would check out the original, too. HONOLULU COFFEE SHOP Hong Kong (Wan Chai Branch) On…