Quezon City Condo for sale:
Unit on the 16th Floor
Garden Island View Tower 2, developed by Swire,
# 34 N. Domingo St.,(near Gilmore Ave.) New Manila, Quezon City,
92sqm
2 bedrooms
2 Comfort Rooms
2 car garage
maids’ quarter
with split A/C
2 balconies in Master’s bedroon
a balcony in the sala
Near St Paul Univ QC, Jubillee (Chinese) School, Broadway Centrum, Greenhills, St Luke & Cardinal Santos MCs.
Price Php 4,000,000.00 (pesos)
VERDANA: AYALA’S GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH
The Development
Verdana is a walkable, intimate community that offers ideally sized residential lots with an average size of 200 sqm. It is also equipped with top-of-the-line amenities that are housed in the neighborhood’s 2-hectare Central Park which the whole family can enjoy together. This includes:
– a grand clubhouse
– adult and kiddie swimming pools
– basketball court and covered badminton courts
– open playfields, gardens and picnic areas
– biking and jogging trails and skating/ multi-purpose rink
– kiddie playground with complete play equipment and kids’ pavilion
In the past decade, the metro South has become a hotspot for infrastructure development; where once there were only vast green fields of pasture now stands a bustling cityscape filled with culinary, leisure and recreation, and commercial destinations.
At the forefront of this tremendous growth is Community Innovations’ Verdana—a safe, intimate community whose highly networked location makes it Ayala’s gateway to the booming South. Verdana showcases the tranquil sights and tantalizing flavors of a distinct Southern lifestyle by organizing the Verdana Gateway Tour: Secrets of the South, a day-long trip of the finest destinations the vibrant area has to offer.
“There are so many remarkable places to see, visit, and experience in the South,” says Iris Josef, Project Development Group Head for Community Innovations. “The Verdana Gateway Tour reveals these destinations that make living in the heart of the South both stimulating and soothing.”
The Gateway to Delectable Dining
The tour features the various culinary escapades available to Verdana residents, ranging from popular restaurants to gastronomic havens.
The epicurean journey begins with lunch at Bawai’s, an authentic Vietnamese restaurant in Silang, Cavite, that serves a healthy mix of traditional and fusion cooking suited to the Filipino palate.
T House in Tagaytay
The tour continues with the tranquil T-House. The T-House is a soothing Tagaytay retreat for those seeking escape from hectic city living. The peaceful ambiance of T-House enhance the flavors of Filipino delicacies like puto, kutchinta and dinuguan that reflect the culinary heritage of the South.
Getting your first apartment is an exciting experience. There’s so much empty space for you to personalize according to your tastes, but it’s also easy for you to get carried away and spend on unnecessary (but gratifying) things. Here are some essential items you will need to turn your apartment into a comfortable home. It’s a good idea to purchase some of them before you move in.
Mattress or bed
While you still have no furniture in your apartment, your bed will serve as the place where you eat, sleep, or read. Make sure you measure your bedroom before buying the bed frame or mattress.
Trash cans
You’re going to be cleaning up the apartment, and naturally you’ll need a place to keep all the dust and debris. Have at least three trash cans – one for the kitchen, the bedroom, and the bathr
Shower curtains
Besides being functional, shower curtains can add a lot of life and style into your bathroom.
Curtains/blinds
Chances are your apartment won’t come with curtains or blinds, so you might want to get some as soon as you can for your privacy. While blinds are more functional, I prefer curtains as they definitely bring more life to the room. The fabric also helps weather the sounds and temperature outside.
Chest of drawers
You can’t keep your clothes in the box forever. If you have the space for it, a chest of drawers is a great place to store your clothes. A very affordable alternative to this are those stackable plastic drawers that you can get at office or furniture stores.
Dishes and utensils
It’s always cheaper to make your own food than to get takeout everyday. Get some plates, spoons, forks, knives, and glasses you can use permanently.
Feng shui (pronounced fung shway) is an ancient Chinese philosophy that focuses on living harmoniously with the environment. In a home, positive energy or “chi” can be channeled through proper placement and design to achieve balance among the elements fire, earth, water, wood, and metal.
One of the easiest things to follow when choosing a property or home with positive feng shui is the lot. A house with positive chi has a lot shaped like a rectangle or square – never a triangle. Triangles are considered incomplete and irregular because its sharp points indicate ill omens. The lot should also have a natural source of running water, like a river or a creek beside the home, be located near nature or animals, placed between two hills with different sizes that are not larger than the house itself, or placed in front of a hill.
The house itself must face south to allow warmth and sunlight into the home for a good part of the day. A house that is positioned at the end of a dead-end street or a cul-de-sac have less chi because its positions trap in the sha, or the negative energy.
Design-wise, houses that use natural materials like stone or concrete countertops and wooden flooring have a clear flow of chi. Other design elements need to be considered. For instance, the master’s bedroom should be located farthest from the front door, preferably at a back corner. Loud colors and art should be avoided, and you shouldn’t be able to see yourself on a mirror from the bed as your reflection disturbs your sleep patterns.
Whether you actually believe in the flow of positive chi or you just like the location of your lot and the way your furniture is arranged, the philosophy of feng shui is all about harmony and balance – elements that are needed in any home.
Congratulations, you’ve finally gotten around to moving out of your parents’ house and finding a place of your own. You already know what kind of furniture to get and the parties you’ll be throwing every weekend. But before you celebrate, do remember that this is real life and living on your own isn’t just about no longer having a curfew. Here’s some advice you might want to follow so that you can avoid making costly mistakes during first experience out on your own.
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