A Simple Guide to Setting up a Home Gym

In every corner of town I see gyms. People rushing first thing in the morning or afterwork. Either to train, to use their facilities or join the classes that the gyms provide. The main role of the gym is to facilitate training. Gyms hire trainers in order for clients to get knowledge and to be able to apply and use …

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Gym Equipment, and History?

I am  a gym enthusiast. I’ve always gone to the gym, done my little bit of exercise, use the machines and the dumbbells and just left. Happy that I’ve done my exercise, stayed healthy and that’s it. No thought to the equipment I’ve used. As long as it served my purpose, I was happy. Over the years, I have seen …

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Pool trends

Living in a tropical country such as thailand, pools are abundant everywhere, from gardens to apartments roof top, hotels, resorts and schools. Pools range from simple wading pools to olympic size pools. Shapes also vary with the function from regular lap pools to leisure pools with many irregular shapes and forms. Let us look at a few trends in pools …

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The Evolution of Toys

I am constantly looking out for toys for my kids, either for birthdays, celebrations or as rewards. As my kids  are growing and changing so are toys. It is incredible how fast toys are changing and with them our kids. With the spread of computer and 3D virtual reality  games, I sometimes wonder if real toys are going to disappear …

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The Perfect Toy

The holiday season is fast approaching, and everyone is on the look out for gifts. Gifts for their loved ones. I have been thinking very hard what kind of gift should I get for my children this year. There are so many toys, and gadgets and dolls,out there,  making a decision is difficult. I want to get something educational, durable, …

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The Challenges of the Water Hyacinth furniture

These days designers are more and more challenged to find environmentally friendly materials to use indoors and outdoors and water hyacinth furniture seem like the perfect fit. Water Hyacinth weed is plentiful in the rivers of Bangkok and it now is a sustainable source of income for people who collect it and those who use use for many purposes. Introduced …

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Sweet Smelling Dangers

I walked in to a friend’s house last week and her house smelled so good. I asked her what she was baking, it smelled like vanilla.It turned out that she had lit candles to create a relaxing and ambient atmosphere. The perfect interior setting, pleasing to the eyes, and the nose. I wanted to be stay as long as I …

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How did the Miss Sissi Lamp become so successful?

The Miss Sissi Lamp designed for Flos is one of the most iconic lamp to ever been produced during the 90’s . This injection molded polycarbonate lamp became a successful product which signified a bold change in the art movement. Flos, a successful lighting design company, founded in the 1960’s had always “ applied a strategy aimed at leaving durable marks of their …

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Anti-Bacterial Materials

As the end of the year is approaching the weather is becoming cooler and in Bangkok it is the rainy season as well. People are falling sick with all kinds of viruses, colds, coughs, flues and stomach bugs. Most of these infectious bugs are transmitted and spread in public spaces. With people moving around in office buildings, lifts, sky trains, …

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Dissection of a Hospital

Every one goes to hospitals every once in a while. We take our kids, we go ourselves, we visit someone, it’s very much part of our lives. The space planning and layout of the hospital is a very important. Well space planning of all facilities is important but importantly so for hospitals. While planning a hospital, designers and architects must …

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