GreenBucks

I never thought I’d say this to myself: I long for a heated blanket.

Unusual, knowing that I can tolerate cool weather except of course in extreme circumstances which rarely happens due to our climate.

The weather has been cool lately all because the rainy season is in full blast. Daytime is another story though. It is the season of “suddenly” as a television commercial says: suddenly there’s rain, thunder, lightning, the works especially during the afternoon. People with weak immune system are getting sick.

Here are a few tips on how to avoid getting sick during these times:

• get enough rest/sleep
• load up on ascorbic acid
• bring rain gear whenever you will go out of your house
• drink plenty of fluids
• get enough exercise

Tags: health, rainy season

I have written about my need to purchase a netbook here and here.

I have read countless netbook reviews.

Last Sunday I was at it again. Looking at an Acer (like hubby’s netbook), a pink Toshiba (netbook, not the full-sized one), a Vaio  and a Mac when we went to a mall’s cyber center to buy ink for the printer.

Mac? Yep, even the kids said it looks different, feels different and more cool than other brands.

I’m afraid though that if I don’t get one soon, the budget would go to another major financial obligation, payment for tuition fee. Sigh, such is the life. Oh, the lure of an Android too is a strong one for me,

I’d better look for online contests soon, who knows I might win something there

Tags: internet, netbook, online work, technology

Nuvali One Evotech Building is a cool structure. And by cool I mean literally cool.

The building was designed to have cool air entering the premises and plants planted between ramp-like pathways to encourage easier walking. There is only one elevator which, if one uses these ramps would not be used, especially for those who want to have some “leg work” done.

This green building was built according to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) standards.

Another green building with green roofs was also visited in this trip, along with a visit to beautiful green homes. I’m not sure if Baldwin door hardware was used in these homes but I am sure that recyclable materials and minimized use of artificial lights are a part of the package.

It would be good for these homes to use Eco-Furniture too.

Tags: artificial lights, eco-furniture, energy conservation, Environment, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design), non-renewable energy, Nuvali, Nuvali Evoliving, Nuvali One Evotech, recycable materials

It takes a lot to impress my husband to like a car that does not carry the brand and performance of cars that he has favored. So it was a surprise to learn he was reading a site on a car that would probably rank way down should he make a list of cars he like down to the cars that he doesn’t like.

And all this because he rode in a cab that has that brand and make which impressed him, which usually won’t given another circumstance.

Yeah, and he talked about the monthly terms he read. He read the manufacturer’s site and some other blogs related to the car brand.

I told him I have a former classmate who sells this brand which, incidentally, is not made in Japan. He mumbled something I didn’t understand and I didn’t ask what it was.

But if it was me, I’d say no, we are not ready for a purchase like this yet.

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Tags: 12:00 am of July 30 until 11:59pm, 2010, free internet on July 30, Smart Communications, SMART mobile internet, Smart MOBILE subscribers free mobile internet services, T.G.I.Freeday