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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Hello There December



Hey guys, it's the first day of December. How is it going for you so far?

I'll begin with a short story first.

Yesterday supposedly I was at the Mind Museum taking part of their Cafe Scientifique, but unfortunately we have no one to look for our little man so I stayed home.



The weather was gloomy too so even if I'll bring him it will never be easy. I really do want to, though.

OK, the real story begins now. As I was saying about December - time flies! Last year it was just me and Ace, now we are plus one. It's amazing how my life changed in just a year. And I would never imagine if it wasn't. I love my life and feel so very blessed because of them.

Speaking of Christmas, we started decorating a week ago and we finally finished it up today. All of us are too busy and we only have weekends to do it but as I have said, it's super fun - bonding galore.

So, here is it. TA-DA!



And I found something fun to make my December not just meaningful, also fun - a photo challenge for the whole month. You guys should try it too. :)

My Day 1



QOTD: Have you put your Christmas tree up yet?? It's better early than late, kidding aside.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Being a Mom

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Mind Museum: Why should Pinoys Bother with Science?


"Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to
investigate systematically and truly all that
comes under thy observation in life." - Marcus Aurelius

Science has played the biggest role in almost everything about earth and man. People just love to learn everything and that explains the modern technologies we have nowadays.

And good news! Mind Museum's Cafe Scientifique of the Month presents:

Why should Pinoys Bother with Science?




And also on this same day, they will be having a public event as a part of their celebration of Andres Bonifacio's 150th year. It is called SCIENCE SA PLAZA. Please check the poster below for details.




With our country being bombarded with catastrophe lately, We should take part of this conference. We should know what's going on and why as to be fully mindful of our surroundings.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness
and the power of contemplation rather than
upon mere survival. - Aristotle 

**Cafe Scientifique is a world-wide movement to bring science closer to the public through conversations.

Mark your calendar [phone]. Science sa Plaza at 1PM and Why should Pinoys Bother with Science? at 4PM.

See you!

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Christmas is fast near

Hello! How's your weekend?

Mine? It was GOOD. Why? Because yesterday complete kami sa bahay! Hehe. As I've mentioned before we are living in Ace Dad's house. Their house is actually a "shotgun" concept house [2 houses combine sharing the central wall]. His parents are not really being there, only his little Bro and Sis who came home from CA, USA to finish their studies. And in the other house are his Tita and family, that makes us 9 all together.

Mommy Minda [Ace's Lola who's in the US and will not spend her Christmas in the Philippines for the first time. 'Cause normally she comes home] told us that we should decorate the house immediately because it's almost December and we don't have any Christmas decorations yet. So, we huddled up yesterday, clean the house and put a little decoration. It's fun, kasi tulong-tulong with our persistent Ayvan whose role is " spreading around" - more fun!







I'm super excited. I came from a small family and now I'll be celebrating it with 9 - priceless!

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Time - Too Fast? Or Slow?

Hello everyone!

I'm not feeling well, my throat is itchy and dry. This has been like this since Monday and with the nature of my work, it worsens. I've been a good girl in taking medicines as advised by our company Nurse, but I'm still feeling sick.

Early this morning, when I'm on my way to work I suddenly feel that time is so matagal. Because a normal day for me is, finding myself inside the office's elevator and say to myself that it was a quick trip, but today everything seems so matagal talaga. I found myself catching some thoughts to fill my mind, I honestly got bored. Imagine hindi ako nabobored sa byahe kasi mabilis lang talaga pag madaling araw. Pero ito iba. I was not late so hindi din matagal ang byahe ko if ibase sa oras. Tapos when I stepped out from the elevator ito bumungad sakin.




I suddenly realize how time flies, magpapasko na pala, o di ba? Baliw baliwan lang ang peg! Hahaha.

Last year, in this same month, I was so busy completing my Baby's list for Ayvan and now he's big na. This will be his 1st Christmas. I can't help smiling while holding that thought. Naeexcite ako!

At lunch time, I was so hungry (PG! Haha). I had 2 cups of rice, 3 different viands [tocina, scrumbled egg, fried maling]. Breakfast lang di ba?! Lol



And I did not settle with that, here's another one.



I feel so full like I want to give my tummy a little space [ to vomit].

When I got home hubby noticed a bulge in my tummy.

A: Ilang buwan na ba yan?

Me: Sira ulo.

Narealize ko, naboring lang pala talaga ako sa biyahe. Hahaha! Feelingera e.

Ikaw? Naramdaman mo din ba un minsan? - Na mabagal ang oras..

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Monday, November 18, 2013

A day at the Office

This is just so funny.



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Blogapalooza 2013: My First Blogger Event

This has been sitting in my draft's list waiting for me to click that orange publish button. My laptop has gone - not gone missing, but the LCD has given up after Ayvan hopped on to it. Okay I got it, this is enough, I should be talking about my Blogapalooza moment. Hehe.

I'm not good in socializing, I'm a home buddy (home body). Hahaha! That's funny, but true. I'm tactful, but only to those people I'm comfortable with. I go out yes, to the mountains! Hahaha I'm sure you know by now that I'm a mountaineer.

Last Saturday, I found it [socializing] not bad at all at the Blogapalooza event.


2 days before that, Ace told me he wants to come together with Ayvan. I was reluctant because I know if they'll come for sure there's no room for me to socialize, and I will not be able to roam around that much. Also, it's my first blogger event. I want to cherish it as much as I could, take everything in without a weary mind and with them that would be impossible.I don't have much of a choice. So, the three of us went.

We got there around 2PM. I did not know what to do, I ended up asking every blogger I see if I need to register, where and how. Everyone was so nice. So, I registered, put the orange lanyard with my name plate in it and entered Hall 1 of SMX.

After we ate (btw, the food was good. I don't eat sushi, I just tried it there and I like it. Yum yum!), we seated and listened to Jason Cruz as he speaks on how to do proper branding on our blogs. Even hubby listened to it and punched in some notes on his phone.

Next was the hottie Karen Bordador. She's sexy and funny. She shared her blogging experience and advices as well.

And then the Boys Night Out - they're funny. And SAM YG is a cutie! Hahaha. Hubby was waiting for Ramon Bautista to come out and disappointed when he did not. He loves Ramon! Lol

After them was the people from Chooks to go, Mind Museum, Chef Noodles, SMX, and many more took the chance to talk about their products/services.


“Where the Internet is about availability of information, blogging is about making information creation available to anyone.” - George Siemens

FOR ME...


It was fast - to the extent that I'm not sure if I answered everything right - like signing up or talking to them, asking what their services/product all about, . I am completely overwhelmed, I don't know what to do. It was my first time.


But listening to the speakers was the coolest! I'm a newbie, I want to learn everything and I'm grateful that there's such a thing like this, where bloggers help each other. Good Job! I have never been to a Blogger event before and my experience from this [event] will definitely be treasured. I met few Mommy Bloggers - Nerisa of Baby Neo's Mom and Yem of Clueless Mom in Manila.



And that's my loot. I was too kwela din to get a whole chicken from Chooks to go.

Next year again! :)

**Pardon for my lack of pictures. I'm posting this using BLOG IT application on my phone. I will update this [post] once I got my new gadget.


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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Blogapalooza 2013

Hello Bloggers, Readers and Traders!

I am inviting you all to come to the 2013 Blogapalooza at SM Aura Taguig. I am so glad that I will be part of this event.

First, I know you want to know what is it and why I am inviting you. Okay, here we go.

What is Blogapalooza?


It is a community. A link between big and small businesses who have something cool to share and the online community of people who love to share. Blogapalooza is a blogger event on crack! Lots of giveaways for the bloggers and online community and a chance for big and small businesses to present their product / brand / thingamajig to hundreds of influential bloggers and online social media influencers.



**There will be freebies and giveaways throughout the day including lots of surprises and entertainment. They will have big raffles every hour plus, lots of interesting and useful speakers for bloggers like Jason Cruz, Director for Community Management at McCann Erickson MRM Worldwide talking about Elite Branding for Bloggers. Plus fun shows like that of the Comedy Cartel who will perform stand up comedy! (AND LOTS MORE SURPRISES)

**Doors will open at 11am and the event will go on until 9pm. There will be Wifi at the venue. 
So that's it. Be a part of this event! You will get to meet those bloggers you followed.  And this would also a good way to know other small and big businesses and share the awareness.

I don't want to go viral, I want to set hearts on fire.” 
― Coco J. Ginger


Join us!
Here's where to sign for Bloggers.
Here's for Business.

See you there guys. :)

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Viber extend their help

Viber made a big step in helping fellow Filipinos. They are temporarily letting viber registered users/numbers to call for free to a (non-viber) number inside and outside the Philippines.

Source

I tried this last night to check my family in Cebu and I would say that this is a huge help. I spoke with them with no fuzz, found out that they're okay and not that affected by the Typhoon in their area.

What you need to do is just go to Viber and select a contact on your list and tap the VIBER OUT on the side of the number to call for free. This is also good to a landline number.

To the people behind Viber App TWO THUMBS UP! I salute you Sir/Madame for doing this.

The following is a list of supported destinations

Landline and Mobile (all numbers):

USA & Canada, UK, Australia, Austria, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Israel, Japan
Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand

Landline Only (no mobile phones):

Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania
Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Venezuela

Call your family now!

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” ― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu


Clearly every Filipino has a good heart. To those who haven't dropped their donations, please check the list here of where you can drop it off. Together we can get through to this.

God Bless everyone and live long.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

Typhoon Yolanda: List of drop-off areas. Lets help



Yolanda had battered Visayas region very hard. As what we can see on every news within the past few days, our fellow Filipinos are suffering. Cebu and Bohol have not yet recovered from the 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake and now Super Typhoon Yolanda hit them again.

They have been flooded, no electricity, no food, no houses and dead bodies are every where. And rescue from our Government took time to penetrate some of the areas due to transportation difficulty but they are doing their best.

Other countries extended their help and our other kababayans around the world. In our little way, lets help either in cash or kind it will be HUGE for them.

Here are the list of the drop off areas within Metro Manila.

Quezon City
UP Diliman USC Student Council, New CHK gym, UP Diliman, Commonwealth Avenue, Alex Castro, 0917-8725396, Tweet @uscupdiliman
Ateneo De Manila Disaster Response and Management Team is accepting cash donations. Check this page on how to donate. For inquiries contact the Office of the Vice President for Social Development at (632) 4266001 locals 4051, 4054, 4099.
Citizen's Disaster Response Center is calling for donations and volunteer's at 72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City. Call 929-9820 for inquiries.

Manila
St. Scholastica's College is accepting donations (cash or in kind). You may drop off the donations at 2560 Leon Guinto St., Manila, located behind DLS-College of St. Benilde. For cash donation, you may look for Sr. Selene or Dr. Rebecca Cacho. For donations through check or deposit, account name is St. Scholastica's College Manila, BDO account number 4580-000-210. If the donor is not based in Manila, inform the BDO manager that the deposit is for relief operations and have your fees waived. You may then email your transaction receipts to lizaban2@gmail.com for proper acknowledgment.
Tulong Tomasino of the UST Simbahayan Community Development Office in Manila is accepting donations. Tweet @USTCSC
Caritas Damayan, Caritas Manila Inc is accepting relief goods at 2002 Jesus St. Pandacan, Manila. Cash donation may be coursed through:
Peso bank accounts:
BPI SA# 3063-5357-01
BDO SA# 5600-45905
PNB CA# 10-856-660001-7;
UNION BANK CA# 00-030-001227-5
Dollar bank accounts:
BPI #3064-0033-55 (swift code BOPI PH MM)
PNB #10-856-660002-5 (swift code PNB MPH MM)

Pasig
The University of Asia and the Pacific is accepting donations (both in cash and in kind) for Typhoon Yolanda victims. Drop off point is at the Pearl Drive entrance of the school. For further information contact Erika Ng at 09175598862 or e-mail her at erica.ng20@gmail.com. Cash donations are also accepted through UA&P H.O.P.E.S. Relief Operations (ushare.unionbankph.com/uap) or through BPI Account No. 3993-0387-75 (Business Economics Association BEA). Email deposit slip to bea@uap.asia. For more information contact 09177176212.
Operation Blessing Philippines is accepting donations in cash and kind at E. Rodriguez Ave. C5 Road cor. Corporal Cruz Bagong Ilog, Pasig City. Call 477-7802 to 04 or (0917)581-2603 for more details. Operation Blessing is also accepting volunteers for their partners in Cebu and other nearby areas.

Taguig City
Victory Church Fellowship at LGF Every Nation Building 32nd St. Corner University Parkway, Bonifacio Global City is now accepting relief goods.
TindogTacloban, a partnership among private individuals, Victory Christian Fellowship (VFC), and the City Mayor's Office of Tacloban are accepting donations and volunteers for deployment. Contact Ms. Joey Hernandez at 347-3975 for inquiries. Donations may be dropped off at the following locations:
  VCF Alabang - 4th Floor Filinvest Wing, Festival Supermall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
  VCF Fort - 32nd Street corner University Parkway Bonifacio Global City
Hands on Manila need volunteers who will pack relief goods for Typhoon Yolanda survivors at the Army Gym in Taguig.

Mandaluyong City
Give a Drop of Love, CFC Foundation, Inc. WWP at Apartelle 12, Starmall Complex, EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd., Madaluyong City are accepting food/non-food donations.
For cash donations: CFCFI BPI Mandaluyong Branch,
Dollar: 0184-0279-84 or Peso: 0181-0504-89.
Fax your deposit slip to (+632) 718-2213. Contact Anna Arcaya at 718-2213 or (0923)583-8577 for more details.
The Dream Project Philippines is accepting donations at the RFM Corporate Center, Pioneer cor. Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong City. Contact Prim Paypon at 09088100424.

Makati City
Santuario de San Anotio Church at 3117 McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati will be accepting on November 10 at 9am at the Parish Center. The goods will have to be packed in Manila for immediate distribution in Tacloban and other affected areas. Call (632) 843-8830 to 31 for more details.
The Palladium, Ateneo Law School's official publication, is accepting donations for quake and Typhoon Yolanda victims in the Visayas. Drop your donations at The Palladium PubRoom, 3/F Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell, Makati City. For more information, contact Abe Guinigundo at 09162504430.
The Lyceum College of Law is collecting relief goods at the LPU Law Student Government Office, Lyceum College of Law 109 L.P. Leviste Street, Salcedo Village Makati City.
For further inquiries, please contact Fudge Tajar at 0915 3422304.
Punongbayan & Araullo is accepting donations in cash and in kind until Wednesday, November 13. Donations may be dropped off at their office in 19th, 20th and 23rd Floor, Tower 1 The Enterprise Center, Ayala Avenue, Makati City. For more information, contact Yusoph Maute (09234501004/09175793177).
For cash donations:
Bank Account Name: P&A Foundation, Inc.
Bank Account Number: 096-3-09652319-0

Bulacan
Sta. Maria Katipuneros is organizing Ride for a Cause Donation Drive for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda on Sunday, November 17 from 6:00-8:00am at the Caypombo Municipal Hall, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

It's surreal and doesn't seemed fair but only God knows the reason behind all these. He does everything with purpose and I will not and never will doubt. Let us pray for them.

We can all get through to this catastrophe. God is good.


Saturday, November 9, 2013

Books On A Weekend

Another weekend is about to end. I haven't done anything important yet, except cleaning our bathroom.

What I love about weekend aside from being with my boys, is the "huddle" with the Mendozas even if it's just watching a movie or eating during lunch together, it's priceless.

Meanwhile...

I feel like a bum and sort of kind like it so I grabbed the opportunity and eat up some reading list on my eBook shelves.

I am totally hooked with I AM NUMBER FOUR series. I'm in its third book now. Whew! I'm enjoying every chapter of it, makes me feel I'm at the scene and feels what the protagonist are feeling. Hahaha! Told you I'm hooked.

I really love reading, it's just that sometimes it's so hard to find a time for it. I usually read when I'm on the road coming home but I always end up sleeping. Hahaha! I'm just too tired.

Here's the list of the eBooks that I have. I am sharing them with you, maybe you'll find interest of reading one of them.















They are just a few. I have heaps, waiting for me to read them.

That's all for now folks. :)

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Mendoza comics 102


Good Morning! Another comics here..


Okay naman ang hotdog at itlog sa umaga ah... bakit kaya? Lol


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Photoblog Time: Baby A Through The Months.

Hi Moms!
I'm sharing my little man today...











Keep safe everyone as super typhoon Yolanda is coming. 


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Mendoza's comics 101


Hi Guys,

I saw this online, got an idea of using this in here (my blog). This will be very useful since I'm not really good in telling a story in details. He he.

So here's the first one.


Langya siya pa daw magaling ah! You already. Haha


Mommy Mundo Bazaar 2013 this coming Sunday!

Hi Moms,

MOMMY MUNDO BAZAAR 2013 will be having their first leg at the Rockwell tent this coming Sunday! This would be a good time to shop for Christmas gifts for the kids and inaanaks. Make sure to bring your wallet and extra money in it, just in case you see an irresistible stuff. Hahaha!

Gates open at 10am and close at 8pm. the entrance to the event will be at the Bridgeway area.


Here are some reminders and info from Mommy Mundo.



Entrance fee is P30.00 per person, 100% of which goes to the MomShare outreach projects. All current Mommy MundoPassport holders get free entrance and also get their Mom 24/7 Planner copy at the registration area.  Non passport holders may apply for a card onsite and also purchase the planner at the venue.


They will also be accepting pre-loved clothing donations at the reg area which will benefit the Bohol earthquake victims. All donations will be laundered by their great partners at Electrolux as part of their #WearYourPassion campaign. 


Please bring your own shopping bag! They will also have a breastfeeding lounge, diaper changing area, stroller parking and kids activities to keep the little ones busy.  Credit card transactions will also be accepted.

For more news and updates, please check out the Mommy Mundo Bazaar events page on Facebook.
The official vendors list is here.

They've also got a grand giveaway running until Dec 10 in partnership with Two Tots! Win a Playroom Suite Showcase worth P45,000!








Details can be found here.



Hope you can come! :)



Sunday, November 3, 2013

Brent Turned 3: NBA Theme

My college days had been fun and full of adventures. Ace and I shared mutual friends since we went to the same School and College together.

We were invited to attend a birthday party of one of our mutual friends - Brian Sotto, who's now married to a fine woman named Marian Montemayor (they went to the same College as well). Their love resulted an angel named Brent that turned 3 last October 29 but, they celebrated it last 27th. The theme was NBA which did not surprise me because Brian is such a fan of the NBA since back then.



I bought Ayvan a Boston Jersey and Short for 100Php.
I saw it on my way home one day and I find it really cute on him the moment I laid my eyes on it and it's decent for 100 Php. He'll use it din naman sa house kaya hindi sayang.

We were the first guest, early bird lang ang peg namin. Lol . It so happened din kasi na I need to get my Medical Certificate at Medical City Sta. Lucia for my Acute Tonsilitis. The Doctor's sched was just until 1PM. We arrived at the venue around 2:30PM. Ayvan started to roam around with his Dad and the birthday boy. Bri and Ace talked like no tomorrow because it was the first time they saw each other again after Brian came home last June from Saudi.


The party was held at Brent Ville Garden which owned by the Sotto's.




The food was good, not that bongga but enough for us to go back to the buffet table three times. Hahaha!



There were few games and magic show which was bentang benta sa mga kids.
We had fun and so busog that Ace asked Brian if we can leave early because he's too sleepy and can't handle our Ayvan anymore.

On the whole, the event was smooth and I guess properly prepared by the parents. Brent Ville Garden venue is situated in Angono and it is very nice for 50-200Pax. They have an in-house Catering, Photobooth, Clowns, Magic show and Party needs such as back-draft with standee.

If you want a fuss free event you may check their Facebook Page Brent Ville Garden.

That's for now folks.