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Transforming the Landscape With Modern Asian Design

Just when you’ve finally saved up enough to build your own home, looking for the best person to design and build it, while staying within your budget, is a tricky one. Enter NATMO Asia, an architectural firm that has been in the design and construction business for 20 years now. Architect Neil T. Monzones, a graduate of Mapua Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture and currently serving as Vice President for the United Architects of the Philippines, has been consistently designing and building structures that are well-planned and fit any budget requirement.

Arch. Monzones’ own home in Batangas is proof of how the contemporary 3-storey structure suits the trapezoidal shape of its lot. The house rises at an interesting angle, easily making it an outstanding feature in the community. With his signature round “holes” on the exterior and extensive use of glass both in and out of the house, the … Read More

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Future Direction for IT Firms in South Asia

Lets start by examining why such partnerships are proving to be beneficial for software, design and publishing houses located in the IT business hubs of the world. Well, the reasoning is simple, the electronic age has transformed the business world, it is very easy to communicate with a client sitting at a 12 hour time zone difference. Much of the development work in the realms of web design and development is very easy to outsource to offshore companies just by an email exchange. Upsurge in cloud computing has made large volumes of data transfer to be easier than ever. Hence large software houses in the Europe or the US can easily send out work without incurring any cost which would otherwise have been there for the physical movement of raw materials in any other industry.

On the other hand, small scale companies in South Asia stand to gain financially when … Read More

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Feng Shui And Your Home Interior Design

Feng Shui, when relating to home design, is a topic that is gaining more momentum and is becoming more well known in Western society. Centuries, or in fact thousands of years ago, Feng Shui was known only to the wealthiest and most powerful of Chinese families, including emperors and empresses of China. The royal families used the concept of Feng Shui to influence the harmony and prosperity of their palaces and homes. In the modern day, as a result of this knowledge becoming known among the rest of Asia, and now in the West including Europe and the US, these principles are now being embraced, regardless of their cultural background.

See, the principles of Feng Shui are based on the concept of ‘chi’ or energy. And since we are all energy, it is believed that the energy from environmental forces have an effect on our lives. So how does this … Read More

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Setting Personal Challenges to Help Stay Motivated When Trying to Lose Weight

Keeping our motivation to
lose weight alive is never easy. We often become bored with the constant
calorie counting, the grueling exercise and workout regimes and also the battle
with our willpower to resist delicious temptations, plus more challenges for Zero
waste products
that are beneficial to the environment around you.

One way of helping to keep
the motivation to lose weight alive is to set ourselves a series of challenges.
Because we are looking forward and excited about the prospect of the problem of
a change in our diet and lifestyle, we are full of enthusiasm.

We know that it will not be
easy and there will be many obstacles and hurdles along the way, but we have
the confidence to meet any challenges to reach our goal. Problems begin to
arise once the initial excitement and enthusiasm begin to subside. For some of
us, this may be a … Read More

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Use An Animal Skin Rug To Add Natural Comfort & Style

Anyroom needs lots of comfort and style. Comfort and style go hand in hand. Agreat room is one in which both take center stage. All the details have to becorrect. One detail that needs lots of thought are the kind of rugs to be used.Fabulous rugs like a cowhide rug, reindeer hide rugs and sheepskin rugs. Theserugs have so much offer. They are soft, made of all-natural materials and haveincredibly beautiful patterns. All of these qualities make any room come alivewith much needed textures that make it wonderful to put the homeowner’s feetdown and truly relax. These rugs are much beloved by those who appreciate thefiner things in life and want to experience all that it has to offer. They are alsorugs that are used by those who love using modern items that are in true styleand likely to remain so for many decades.

Cowhide Rugs

One kind of rug … Read More

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How Buying A New Home Can Improve Your Overall Living Experience

According to V12 Data, studies show that between the years of 2015 and 2016, more than about 11.2 percent of the entire U.S. population moved to a new home. On average, the average household will move about every 5 to 7 years, with the average household moving at least 12 times during their entire lifetime. Many people make the decision to move to a new home for reasons that can help their situation. For example, some people move to be closer to their job, some people move due to location, relationships, divorce, family issues and some people simply want to move to improve their overall living experience. Some have lived in older homes that have caused them more misery than pleasure due to dealing with constant home issues such as plumbing, insulation, old windows, doors, and many other issues. Moving into a newer built home can allow you to breathe … Read More

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Southeast Asia May Be The Subsequent Proxy Battlefield For Chinese Tech

asia houseThe modern era has snatched away the precious moment of intimacy that we used to spend with household. The topsy-turvy of life has made work the one partner of males. Family get-collectively sounds an outdated vogue now. Running in need of time is an ultimate excuse for escaping this beautiful tradition of changing into social. This apply is at the brink of extinction. There have been essential British and US army bases within the region, the British in Hong Kong and the US in the Philippines (which was managed by the US), on Guam, Halfway and Wake – which Japan wanted to attack, too, to destroy British and US power within the region.

In an effort to tackle these issues, Melissa (or any other creator) would need to handle every animal individually, with professionals and cons of possession. This might be unattainable unless she has personally owned every of these … Read More

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What to Consider When Hiring Plumbers

There are many things we should consider when thinking about hiring a plumber for a house.  We may not realize it, but these are things that can help you make a great hiring decision you won’t regret.  Many of us spend days and hours searching through websites trying to find the plumber of our tastes. Consider some of these major factors when hiring your next plumber to repair your pipes in your home.

Response time

We can all admit it’s never fun waiting for any contractor to reach your home.  It can seem like hours until they get to your house. When you call any plumber to fix the pipes under your sink, make sure to ask about arrival time.  This way you’re not sitting around waiting for hours and no one shows up. Lock a time with your plumber that you both can agree on and works with your … Read More