Colored Smencils: The Fun-Smelling Pencil Revolution

Be part of the Pencil Revolution through Smencils. These ingenious pencils are constructed of 100% recycled newspapers utilizing a technology that allows the Smencils to sharpen like ordinary wooden pencils. As an added bonus, Smencils come fully charged with fun-smelling scents that bring you back to days when you had your school bag in hand. Some of the irresistible scents are Very Berry, Tropical Blast, Grape, Orange, Rootbeer, Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy, Watermelon, Black Cherry, and even Peppermint! Each Smencil brings you a special scent that lasts for two years, whether inside or out of its corn-based biodegradable container. At 69 pesos, Smencils make great Christmas gifts.

The most recent addition to the Smencil family is the Colored Smencil. There are 10 available colors in 10 different scents. Don't you just love the way it looks?

Create wonderful works of fine art using Colored Smencils and submit them to the Smencils Manila Gallery which will be up and running soon. Free Smencils will be given away to creations that make it to the website's art galleria. You can submit your scanned works to admin@smencilsmanila.com.

My daughter has submitted her barn and farm creation using her Colored Smencils. She hopes that you will like it :)

Barn and Farm by Amber Andres. Media: Colored Smencils

The Fire Treatment: One of China's Fiery Massage Treats

The Fire Treatment Massage: Spa Near Guangzhou Hotel

The past decade of advances in clinical psychology has afforded men free access to information regarding what women want. A visit to your neighborhood bookstore will reveal hundreds of crazy books authored by crazy writers in an attempt to provide "useful" information to their willing male victims. Men's magazines are not only filled with filth (if women read it) but also tips on how to bag the next damsel in distress by setting up a bait. And what is that bait? What women want.

What is Married Life without a Wok? (Ten Years and Counting)

This moment is captured on photo by Jan van der Crabben

In two days, I will have completed a decade of marriage. And fortunately , with the same man. While most pious women will write (or think) about how trials and challenges have strengthened their love and commitment to their spouses, I choose to write about a wok. It may be a trivial matter to most, but I find the wok to be one of the most soulful elements in my relationship (and that means friendship and marriage, which are two separate components) with my husband.

Smart Smencils: It's the Peppermint That Makes You Smart!

Did you know that the scent of peppermint induces a significant amount of blood flow in the brain that enhances one's memory? It actually does! The use of peppermint dates back to centuries ago when it was used by people who lived near the Mediterranean Sea, where the peppermint plant species originated. Its benefits to the human body range from brain (memory) to tummy (digestion-related relief) and is fully backed up by clinical studies conducted by a variety of groups in the United States.

I am quite certain you have already heard of Smencils, the world's only gourmet-scented pencils made from 100% recycled newspapers. The same company has introduced an ingenious variety of gourmet-scented pencils called Smart Smencils. These writing instruments are applied with peppermint scent, perfect mates to improve your test scores!

Grab your own Smart Smencil now from the following outlets:

• Hobbes and Landes Bonifacio High Street
• Hobbes and Landes Power Plant Mall
• Hobbes and Landes Greenbelt 5
• Hobbes and Landes Greenhills Promenade
• Hobbes and Landes Shangrila Plaza Mall
• Hobbes and Landes Mall of Asia
• Hobbes and Landes Trinoma 
• Fullybooked Bonifacio High Street
• Fullybooked Power Plant Mall, Rockwell
• Fullybooked Greenhills Promenade
• Fullybooked Shangri La Hotel
• Fullybooked Cebu
• Fullybooked SM North Edsa
• Fullybooked Greenbelt 5
• Petshop Trinoma