Category Archives: Living Green

Tips to Make Your Bath Soap Last Longer

fragrant bath soap on floor

Mom used to get angry with us. Our bath soap barely last for three days. Hmm… please blame the water soluble soap! However, there are some tips to make bath soap last longer: 1) Never let the soap soaked in … more →

Do Butterfly And Moth Cause Eye Blindness?

old white moth on cemented wall

All the elders in our compound always remind us not to get near butterfly and moth. Why? Because they posses a powder substance (bulo in tagalog) that can cause blindness. We still catch butterfly and moth though but we are … more →

Components and Benefits of Duofos Guano Phosphate

duofos guano phosphate

This is a follow up post about duofos. I asked mom to bring home an empty sack. Plus bring home some sample so I can take note all the details about it. Mom did my request. Thanked to her! Here … more →

Duofos Guano Phosphate Fertilizer For Ginger Plantation

duofos

Father and brother plants ginger annually. Sad to say, they have never make it big yet. They can barely recover their capital. A rot disease always infest their plants. The disease is very infectious. It can wipe out the whole … more →

Batong Panghilod / Stone Scrub – Do You Still Use One?

batong panghilod

I hate taking a bath during my childhood years. Why? Mom would never allow us to take a bath on our own. She will scrub our body with panghilod. The purpose is to remove as much dirt/libag as possible. Stone … more →

Santol Wood Is Resistant to Bukbok – Insect Wood Borer

santol wood

My godfather hired two workers to build a nipa hut. Staying there during hot weather is very comfortable. All materials are made of wood and bamboo. Roofing is made of coconut leaves called pawid. These are poor sun’s heat absorber. … more →

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