Author Archive: Henri

I used to hang my sunglasses on my collar, but I stopped after dropping them one too many times every time I’d bend down, even the slightest, to pick something up. I’ve since switched to actual hard cases, and while they do a great job of protecting my shades, they’re…

When Stefano Boeri announced his plans to build the world’s first ever vertical forest (dubbed as the Bosco Verticale), some people were amazed while some were skeptical. His plans to construct an urban forest in Milan sounded grand and complicated, but they’re slowly being built to fruition.…

The first time I saw (and used) a spork was because it was included in the bowl of instant noodles that I was eating for dinner. It was a clever design, but I didn’t find it the most useful thing in the world because I had a hard time forking…

How cool would it be to live for a few days in a volcano? I’m not talking about the real ones because that would just be a literal death wish. What I’m talking about is the Montana Magica Lodge in Huilo Huilo, Chile that’s built to look like a true-blue, albeit…

The first virtual pet I got wasn’t a Tamagotchi, but a virtual pet dinosaur called Raku Raku Dinokun. Like most kids, I played with it, raised a few dinosaurs that eventually died, and forgot all about it. (On a side note, I just did a quick search on eBay and saw…

After a long hard day at work, the last thing you’d want is to be trapped in a bus filled with people talking loudly into their mobile phones. On some days, that’s probably you, but I’m sure you’ve wished for some peace and quiet while you’re on public transportation.…

It’s not uncommon to hear about men peeing on walls. But this will probably be the first time you’ll hear about women peeing on them. Well, not exactly on walls per se, but on toilets suspended from a wall.…

I wasted half an hour yesterday morning looking for my cellphone, only to find it and spend another twenty minutes looking for my car keys, which I had in my hands while looking for the aforementioned cellphone. Needless to say, I was late, my boss gave me an earful, and…

Planes and theaters might have lights to guide people to the exits in case of emergency, but most people don’t have that kind of system in their very own homes.…

I tried lying down on the concrete road once for a school project, and let me just say that my back was sore for close to a week afterwards. Obviously concrete isn’t made for comfort; it’s made to be strong and hard and long-lasting so we don’t end up with…