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Who would have thought I will be experiencing - home automation?  I remember when I was a kid, The Jetsons series (which is one of my favorite cartoons in the 80's) were the things in their home are fully-automated. Last year my brother in law gave me a Google home mini, he bought it from the US.  I was so excited with the new toy.  It's a speaker that you can connect to your WIFI and can be used as a smart home control hub/personal assistant. I downloaded the Google application in my phone, at first I only used it as a bluetooth speaker for playing music, setting alarms, checking the weather and anything that you wanted to search in Google.  Then after a few months to make the most our of the gadget I bought a smart socket and an IR transceiver. Got my smart socket and IR Transceiver from True Value - Cherry Home Brand.  Since these are electronic devices I really wanted to look for something that is locally made, for safety and has passed product standards her...

Source: Google There are a lot of learnings that happened during this quarantine.  Maybe one of the positive things that  Covid-19 has taught everyone : having an emergency fund.  When I started working I admit, I buy anything and everything that I wanted.  (A new phone every year, clothes and bags etc).   But 5 years after I realized that I need to save so I opened my savings account in China Bank (this is not actually my first, I had a Banco Filipino Happy Saver's Club account before).  This is where I started saving money from my salary.  Saving P500.00 to P1,000.00 per payday, is not that bad, right?! From that time I realized the importance of being frugal.  Though I still buy things that fascinates me but I think about it first 1 million times before splurging. (hihi)  As time goes by I wanted to grow my money more I tried researching for different ways, like investing my money, getting mutual funds and etc.  I also tried the ...

I wanted to share with all of you of the my projects at home during the ECQ.  Aside from cooking and baking I also love crafting.   Here are the things that you need: Felt cloth Pair of scissors Needle and thread Glue gun + glue stick or Fabric glue Trace the bottle cap on the felt cloth. Make 18 pcs. Cut the 18 pcs of round felt in half (making 36 pcs of petals) After sewing the petals together, gently pull to make ruffles. (Do it carefully so the thread with not break). Then roll slowly from end to end, putting some glue to hold the petals together. Now you have a gorgeous rose made out of felt cloth. Happy Crafting! Hope you all enjoy this project!♥ xo,  Chiq♥

source: Katré As promised I will make a review about this bag.  I think this is the first time that Sanrio collaborated with a local Filipino (bag) brand - Katré. I was really looking for a documents bag that I can use for work (for so loooong).  Last year I have to let go (retire) my old Mango documents bag which is super worn out (but I really loved that bag - it served it's purpose for more than 5 years).  So from that time I have been using an eco or reusable bags to carry of other stuff that I use at the office (until I find the best bag to replace my Mango bag). Then I saw Katré in a sponsored post on Instagram:  they are advertising their upcoming collaboration - Hello Kitty.  When they uploaded a sneak peek of the collection I immediately fell in love with the Camden.  I thought it was an ordinary tote but to my surprise it was a three (3) way bag.  Aside from a regular hand bag, it can be used as a shoulder bag and backpack....

Hello everyone!  I know it's been a while since I last have an update.  I do miss writing and sharing my thoughts, but because of the pandemic and "ECQ's, GCQ's whatever Q's" they call it piled up my office work.  I need to finish everything: update records and prepare reports.   Now we are in what they say as the "New Normal".  Wearing a face mask and shield is now mandatory, honestly I am not really 100% into the "full face shield" thing.  It's really hard to breath, with the face mask on + the full face shield.  Before they made the wearing of face shield mandatory I always wear a half face shield with my face mask and I think it's way better than the full face.  Often times I saw people wearing their full face shields on their head.. Anyway that's not the main subject of this post.. (hihi)  Let's go back.. we are in the new normal... and the Internet is really the number one most effective medium in this Millennium / Ge...

They say August is a "ghost month" in Chinese, that we should not start or open a business... But August has been very lucky for me.  I started my online boutique in August 2011 and now it's 9 years old.  I am very thankful to God that I was able to fulfill one of my childhood dream...♥ **Photo credit to the owner

source: Katré Another super cute Hello Kitty collab!  Last February 28, 2020 Katré launched their Hello Kitty bag line at their Pop-up store - 3rd floor of Greenbelt 5.  Honestly, I just learned about Katré when they announced their upcoming collaboration with Sanrio / Hello Kitty.   A little information about Katré: Katré is a  local Philippine brand established in 2009 by it's owner and creative director Kat Erro. source: Katre Aside from Hello Kitty, what's exciting about this collaboration is that - it's a Filipino brand.♥   I went to their pop-up store yesterday to check out their bags... especially the Hello Kitty bags.  (*wink)  Before the actual release, I have been eyeing their Camden bag since I am really looking for a documents bag that I can use everyday to work.  I have an option to purchase it online but I since it's my first time to get to know this brand, I wanted to see and touch their bags in ...