Rainy Days During Summer

Summer here in the Philippines has always been characterized by a very hot weather. The problem is that the scorching summer heat is usually followed by heavy rains late in the afternoon. I am also preparing for June when rainy days can be a regular fixture of our daily lives which can be good if I only stay at home and sleep. But what if I have to go out

for some errands and I am greeted by gushing winds and strong trains? An umbrella can only protect the head but what about the rest of the body? Here's the solution!

Monetize Your Blog With Smorty

If you are starting out your blog then make sure you write some very good posts not only because your reputation is at stake but because there is a big chance that you will earn money from your blog later on. Some people blog their life away as a hobby while others have made it a relaxing way of making money.

Aside from using your blog as an online store where you can post items that you want to sell, there is also a big chance that you will be able to get paid to blog. I'm talking about Smorty, a site that serves as a middleman between bloggers and advertisers. However, it has also evolved as site where bloggers can interact with other bloggers through the smorty forum.

Companies who want to advertise on blogs got to Smorty and depending on a site's content or niche, Smorty takes care of the blog advertising. A lot of bloggers have taken advantage of the opportunity to get paid for blogging thanks to smorty.

Making money through this site is fairly easy especially if you have a cup of coffee beside you while writing.

Looking For Smart Furniture

I have a very small office space and I have been looking for smart furniture which can make my home office livable and comfortable both for office work and for relaxing. I work wee hours of the morning so I need to have a sofa or a love seat. However, the room is really very small that any additional furniture would make the space tighter.

I found this smart furniture that folds up as a small bed and a computer-office table. It is a bit expensive at $3000 though but if you know a good carpenter there might be a way to have this at a more affordable price. Now where can I find a good carpenter?

Hot And Cold Coaster Gadget

I always have a hot cup of brewed coffee whenever I have to work overtime to meet my deadlines. But while my coffee is surefire hot when it leaves the pot, I get so engrossed with what I am writing that after a while it gets cold and is no longer palatable for me. Coffee should be hot, not scalding hot but right hot.

This is why this oaster temperature controller is one of the best things you an give to a coffee lover. It is powered by USB so you can just plug it in your laptop or your PC and get the desired temperature for you coffee or your cold water. This gadget can heat beverage up to 104 degrees F and can cool your favorite drink to 59 degrees F. At $42, it is a good buy indeed.

Figaro opens SM outlet

Is the opening of the second Figaro outlet in Davao City indicativce of the growing coffee culture in the city? Figaro just opened its second outlet at SM City Davao yesterday. The first one is located at Chimes Department Store.

Despite the common notion that Figaro is a foreign-owned company, it is really a business venture fo seven Filipino friends who loved coffee and traveling. Theere are only two Figaro outlets in Mindanao and these are all located in the city. There are plans to open a third franchise outlet in Cagayan de Oro City.

Davao City Figaro franchise owner Cyndi Yap said the Davao market is ready for coffee. In fact, her decision to open up another outlet at SM was brought about by demands from her Chimes and other customers who requested a much nearer venue for those residing in the Matina area.

Making Money Out Of Coffee

There are a lot of ways to make money from coffee. The traditional way is by of course, growing and selling coffee beans. This is easy for farmers or who have experience in planting and growing agriculture products and who have hectares of fertile land to start with.

For those who do not have land nor the agricultural expertise but who have the gift of selling, they can market coffee beans and act as middlemen between offee-growing farmers and coffee buyers.

Those who have enough capital and business savvy can go into the coffee/cafe business. If you have enough capital to buid your own spot or rent a building in a commercial and crowded area then you can start your own cafe business. There is a coffee boom and almost anyone wants to drink coffee.

However, a coffee shop can cost a lot and you are not even sure when you an get an ROI or return of investment. If your cheapest brewed coffee costs $2 or P80 then you need about a hundred coffee drinkers on a daily basis to get a revenue of $200 or P8,000 which is what you basically need to pay for monthly overhead expenses that can run from $1,500 or P60,000 a month to infinity depending on how much rent you pay for your building, salary cost for your servers, power and water bills, installment or cash price for coffee equipment, Internet fee and other expenses.

I just discovered another way to make money through coffee and that is by publishing a coffee news-magazine that features coffee and non-coffee related news, coffee products (and I am not only talking about coffee beans because coffee news have coffee T-Shirts, mugs, stickers, etc.

There are a lot of coffee possibilities and we can talk about that over a cup of coffee. Do you know of otehr possible enterprising endeavors using coffee?

Onion Goggles, Anyone?

How many times have you cried while slicing onions? There's a folk belief that a hardworking person who is all-too familair with cooking would be immune to the tears brought about by onions. I don't beleive them. Kitchens are my favorite corner in any house (and not just for eating purposes) but I still cry whenever I slice onions. I probably need these goggles to stop those tears.

For only $18.95, these goggles are a geme speically if you do not want to appear melodramatic everytime you cook your favorite meal.

The goggles prevents stinging or tearing as a result of chopping or mincing onions and even chives. It is the best eye protection any cook an wear at such a reasonable price.

So why buy this one when you can use yoru ordianry lenses at home? Duh! These goggles fit the eye area to a T plus it has a foam sela that vloaks out the irritating vapors from onion. You can even choose your colors as the goggles come in in pink, black or white.