Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

Design students contribute to building thoughtful homes

Mga inay, paki define nga ang pahinga.. nawawala na yan sa bokabularyo ko haha mabuti na lang some of my “partners” here are making my life easier, like my Electrolux Dynamica vacuum cleaner and my Electrolux Water Heater.. bago ko makalimutan ha, I am giving away Electrolux Easy Bread Toasting, syempre naman gusto ko din mapadali ang buhay nyo 🙂

Electroluc Automatic Washing Machine na lang kjulang sa bahay ko, eh solve na ko haha

Electrolux is not stopping from making our life easier and realize that our home appliances can take care of all our chore.. so here’s something from our PR friends:

As you let out a weary sigh, you realize that your home appliances can take care of all these. You see the MAB cleaner scanning your house and deploying its flying mini-robots to the areas in need of cleaning. Meanwhile, an Atonium 3D Food Printer has determined your nutritional needs and is working on a healthy meal for you. At the same time, the Breathing Wall started to purify the air while recreating an environment that will help you relive a happy memory. Imagine this futuristic scenario made possible by you.

This advanced home is the brainchild of the top three winners at last year’s Electrolux Design Lab competition.

The futuristic MAB cleaner scans the environment and deploys nano robots to clean dirty surfaces.

Electrolux Design Lab 2014

This year, Electrolux, a global leader in household appliances, partnered with the University of the Philippines-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, and University of the East-Caloocan to give design students a chance to create a thoughtful, modern home for the rest of the world to enjoy.

Design students around the globe are invited to submit innovative ideas for the future household for a chance to win € 5,000 and a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux Global Design Center.

On its 12^th year, Electrolux Design Lab continues to pave the way for future visions of urban household lifestyles, with the theme Creating Healthy Homes. The competition seeks ideas for products, accessories, consumables and services for three focus areas: Culinary Enjoyment, Fabric Care and Air Purification. Through the Design Lab competition, Electrolux sees a creative and sustainable future that projects a healthy well-being and pleasant environment for everyone to live in.

Andrea Pionilla, Marketing Manager, Electrolux Philippines, explains, “Design Lab is Electrolux’s way of fostering technological innovation. This year, we look forward to receiving creative new ideas that will promote healthy and sustainable lifestyles to millions of people around the world.” She adds, “Design students from the country are capable of competing globally and are equipped with outstanding skills and the drive to be recognized by the whole world. For the winning idea to come from the Philippines this year would be a great finishing touch.”

All Filipino Design students are welcome to join. To enter the competition, participants should submit the following: (1) a brief of their concept; (2) a visual sketch illustrating their concept; and (3) a description of the consumer benefits. Submission of entries is from March 1 to April 6, 2014. To know more about last year’s winning entries and the details of the competition, visit www.electroluxdesignlab.com.

About Electrolux
Electrolux is a global leader in home appliances, based on deep consumer insight and developed in close collaboration with professional users. We offer thoughtfully designed, innovative solutions for households and businesses, with products such as refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, cookers, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners and small domestic appliances. Under esteemed brands including Electrolux, AEG, Zanussi, Frigidaire, Electrolux Grand Cuisine and White-Westinghouse, the Group sells more than 50 million products to customers in more than 150 markets every year. In 2013 Electrolux had sales of SEK 109 billion and 61,000 employees.

The Top Leading Causes of Death Among Filipino Children: Pneumonia and Diarrhea

Do you know that the top leading causes of death among Filipino children less than 5 years of age is Pneumonia and Diarrhea? Everyday, 37 Filipino children die of Pneumonia and more than 13 children dying due to diarrhea.

What is Pneumonia and Diarrhea? Why it is one of the top 2 leading causes of mortalty and morbidity here in our country? What are the symptoms? treatments? Can Pneumonia and Diarrhea be prevented?

During the launch of GSK’s “No Lost Hope” `campaign, Dr Sally Gatchailan, Philippine Foundation for Vaccination Director, discuss these two top leading causes of death among Filipino children less than 5 years of age and how it can be prevented.

PNEUMONIA

What is Pneumonia? It is an infection of the lungs which is primarily characterized by inflammation of the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. These tiny air sacs are responsible for the oxygen exchange in our body during breathing. If there is pneumonia, these tiny sacs are inflamed and is filled with pus, thus making it hard for oxygen to reach our blood. If there is little oxygen in our blood, the cells won’t function well and that is how deadly Pneumonia can be.

What are the causes of Pneumonia? Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the bacterium S. pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus). It can also result to acute otitis media (AOM), an ear infection, a common and highly prevalent disease. It also includes severe diseases such as meningitis, complicated pneumonia, and sepsis (blood poisoning), which occur when the pneumococcus “invades” the blood. The invasive forms of the pneumococcal disease are a category called Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD).

What are the symptoms of Pneumonia? Symptoms of Pneumonia includes cough, chest pain, fever and difficulty in breathing. Pneumonia can be diagnosed through physical exam and diagnostic tests such as X Ray and Blood Test.

Can Pneumonia be prevented? Yes, Pneumonia can be prevented through hand washing, preventing air pollution, and adequate nutrition and through vaccination. Ask your pediatrician about pneumococcal disease and the vaccine to prevent it.

DIARRHEA

What is Diarrhea? Diarrhea is characterized by loose bowel movement and when left untreated it can lead to dehydration. We know that our body is 70% water, so just imagine if we lose water in our body, that can be very deadly. Diarrhea is most severe and frequent in infants aged 3-24 months.

What are the causes of Diarrhea? Rotavirus Gastroentitis (RVGE) is the most common cause of diarrhea. RVGE is contagious and the most common way of transmission is fecal-oral route. It is when an infected stool is passed to a mouth of another child, also touching a surface that has been contaminated by the virus and touching the mouth can lead to infection.

What are the symptoms of Diarrhea? The symptoms of this deadly disease includes watery stool, vomiting, fever and sometimes abdominal pain. Diarrhea if left untreated can lead to dehydration and symptoms of dehydration includes dry mouth, absence of tears when crying, sunken eyes and extreme thirst.

Can Diarrhea be prevented? Prevention will always be better than treatment, no doubt about that. As how diarrhea can be prevented, frequent proper hand washing is necessary. A vaccine is also available to protect children from Rotavirus, ask your pediatrician about it.

GSK’s SUPPORT IN THIS CRUSADE

GSK’s “NO HOPE LOST” is an awareness campaign on the heavy burden of pneumonia and diarrhea as the top leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the Philippines, specifically among children 5 years old and below, and if left unchecked can potentially lead to devastating consequences.

“With the help of our dear pediatricians, and the Department of Health, we are committed to the reduction of pneumonia and diarrhea cases nationwide by supplying high quality vaccines. These diseases account for an alarming almost 50 mortalities per day in the Philippines. GSK is here to support the Filipino medical community and the government’s drive to make health services accessible to everyone,” said Philip Cruz, GSK medical director.

THE GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN FIGHTING THESE KILLER DISEASES

In 2012, the Philippine government acknowledged this burden and addressed it by introducing rotavirus vaccine (RV) in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) where 700,000 Filipino children aged six weeks to six months were given free rotavirus vaccines.

In 2013, the Department of Health (DOH) leveled up the fight against the top killer of Filipino children by including another novel vaccine called pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the EPI.

This combined effort to protect Filipino children against pneumonia and diarrhea contributes to the achievement of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 of reducing infant and child mortality by 2/3 by 2015.

Now that you know about Pneumonia and Diarrhea, will you let your child be one of the 37 or 13? Help us spread the word about these two deadly disease so that those numbers will decrease.

P&G Introduces Joy With A Touch Of Olay

Ito na mga mudra! Ang pinakamasaya, kwela at bonggang event na na attendan ko this year (kala mo naman ang dami ko ng napuntahang events this year haha).

Don’t get me wrong OK, some of the events I attended this year was really great but what made this one the best so far is the experience I had during the event and of course the company that I was with. The event was the press launch of P&G’s newest product: Joy with a touch of Olay. The agency handling the product is one of my favorite PR agencies so I was really expecting that the event will be a fun one. What I didn’t know was, the event will also be attended by my mommy blogger friends..kaya ayan instant reunion! (salamat Moe and company!)

The bonggahan starts when I was invited to participate in the media challenge to help Mariel Rodriguez- Padilla do some tough household chores:

We opened cans using an old can opener (gaining the title Abrilata Queen LOL).. it was hard!! Nakalimutan ko na gumamit ng abrilata!! pero it was super fun.. I never thought Mariel can be that fun to work with.. ay walang kyeme ang babaeng ito. Game na game sa lahat ng ipagawa sa kanya!

Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla and Joy with Olay

Imagine ha, while cutting veggies, nahiwa sya and then after that sige pa rin sa pagpiga ng citrus.. eh ang hapdi kaya nun!! Then to our station tapos hugas naman ng plato!! waaah After ng event na ito, fan na ako ni Mariel!

She’s bubbly, she’s kind and super down to Earth.. after showing her hands to photographers and posing with P&G executives, she saw me and she asked me to join her for some photo ops! Mariel: Halika tayo naman

waaaaah nakaka flatter! Instant selfie with a celebrity

And what more? Mariel commented on our selfie photo..josme!!

Now, about the product:

“Joy with Olay strives to take care of women. It is formulated with Vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps repair the skin and nourishes the hands by locking in the skin’s moisture. Joy with Olay does not dry the hands, making them ‘touching moment’ ready,” – P&G Brand Communications Leader Anna Legarda

Sa mga magtatanong, Joy with Olay does not actually contain OLAY, it is the VItamin E that can be found in Olay..so wag kayo mag-alala na maglalasang Olay ang plato nyo, dahil hindi.

Two reasons why I hate (yes strong word, and that’s exactly how I feel about dishwashing) washing the dishes are:

1. Whenever I wash the dishes, I always ended up cleaning the whole house. Maghuhugas ka, makikita mo ang dumi ng lababo..lilinisin mo, kaso magbabasa sa floor, pati floor lilinisin mo na din, hanggang buong bahay nalinis mo na!> ganyan ang istorya ng pag-uurong (tagalog term for hugas ng plato) ko.

2. It dries up my hands.

With this new product from P&G, mukhang mapapadalas ang paghuhugas ko ng plato!