Baby & Co. Baby Fair 2012 Finds

I was lucky enough to check out this year's baby fair at Megamall this Saturday morning. I brought along CW since i might need his opinion on his items. I thought we were early already...but everyone seems to think the same thing since Mega Trade Halls 2 &3 were already packed at just 10:30am!?! I had with a good reason to go check the fair out this year...we had to change our home mat from the detachable alphabet puzzle map to a foamed Pororo mat. I went on a whim since I was doubtful of the mat size being offered by Bany & Co. but I was hopeful that I might find a good deal or two...and oh, I surely did and more!

The deals were so hard to resist! Some of these were:
- Physiogel Lotion 200ml = php585
- Nuby Feeding Spoon = php125 (from php159)
- Parklane Pororo mat L size = php2,320
- J&J milk bath promo pack = php172
- Canadian Egyptian Collection pillow case = php550 (from php1,099)

I had the bills split into two, each worth 2k, so that I can get two swag bags and cell phone holders (due to having a Mom card), which I asked my yaya (nanny) sign up for one while I signed up for the other. Bonus!



I'm uber happy with the finds...if only I was having another one on the way anytime soon. :p

Discrimination at it's weirdest form...

A good friend BC recently posted on Facebook that due to a local celebrity's dog run-in with a condo guard...pet discrimination at it's finest.

"PG's Bichon Frise bit a condominium guard. Now the condominium's management is now cracking down on little dogs. As per their decision, there will be no dogs taller than 2 feet allowed (what does height have to d with it?) in the condominum premises anymore. Neighbor GRK is negotiating with the condominium president. Experiencing some doggy discrimination."

I have to agree with BC...what does height have to do with a dog biting a person? I'm assuming that the management is expecting all condominium pet owners is expected to just own a chihuahua or a smaller dog instead of a greyhound or husky. This is ridiculous!

Another pet owner had the same problem and she had to take a more active action - check out the complaint letter for one pet owner who took the stand...Karina.

J.Co donuts ETA March (correction from February) 2012

I can't wait for February and it's not because of Valentine's Day...it's because of these...

I'm excited!
Doesn't it make your mouth water!

It's from a donut company called J.Co and it's been around Asia for awhile now.
I heard from a friend who was lucky enough to get these early as a "preview" that there are more interesting flavors and that it's not overly sugary/sweet compared to other donuts in the market...so you can eat more than just one without having to grow tired of donuts on the same day! Yummy!!!

More information about this delicious donuts is here.

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Update: opening was moved a month later to March 15

Chiquita Feature Alert : That Dog Next Door & Denise Pet Photography

It always amazes me how much appeal our little Chiquita even without us promoting her. 

In Nov 2011, someone approached me to do a feature on our little girl for a dog website. I was pretty surprised with the pitch but was game. It wasn't till I saw the feature a month after that I have to say...I'm uber proud of the "star appeal" this girl can garner. 

To the point of having strangers do a feature on her. 

Amazing!

This is a shout-out for our baby Chi's recent feature online at ThatDogNextDoor. Thank you so much for the feature ThatDogNextDoor! There's supposedly another with a feature of her as what my friend, Maiko, informed me...another store feature of Chiqui but I'm still tracking this down. I will update accordingly. 

 Here's a few more by a pet photographer, Denise of our little one.

 

February 2011 @ BHS April 2011 @ ATC 

Thank you so much for all your support!!!

Kikay Kendz' Christmas giveaway

After a BFF's Christmas gift of make-up lessons and a photo shoot after, I've been more keen in knowing what make-up's would work for me and got a few valuable tips on applying make-up better. (Thank you Tam!)
It's a pretty intense class offered in PureBeauty in Serendra...that teacher beginners to professionals. My favorite segment was shaping our eyebrows!

So when I found out that a fellow blogger friend of mine will be offering make-up...correction -good suitable make-up for me up for grabs, there was no hesitation for me to try my luck!
Who would say no to Good quality make-up!?!

More details are on KikayKendz' site : http://kikaykendz.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/birthday-christmas-give-aways/#entry
The requirement are easy so why not?

Go give it a go for those Filipina friends of mine!

Dainty Mom & Latch A Babe Contest

Being a mother who wants the best for her child, I try to do the best that I can for my son's betterment. Breastfeeding is one of the best things I can do for him. So, finding the right nursing wear to further make breastfeeding easier when I'm out is tough. I'm thankful that there are other enterpreneur mothers saw the need and did something about it. Currently, there is a surge of nursing top options out in the market that is both functional and stylish for everyday use at affordable prices. Thus, if there's any way to promote (and maybe have the chance to win) them, I'm all for it! I've been a fan of Latch a Babe for a while now but never got the chance to really visit them. I'd just be checking out their Facebook album and be having wish list toughts in my head. Obviously I didn't expect to have the chance to get any of their items till now!!! Check out below.

Dainty Mom and Latch a Babe is having a contest wherein one can walk away with these prizes: 1/ Latch a Babe top. 2/ Discount Coupons from Latch a Babe, giving you 20% off on any of their products Check out some of the options below. Aren't they so cute!!!

Game Mechanics are below: 

 (a) This contest is governed by DaintyMom’s contest policies. 

 (b) You must be a resident of the Philippines. 

 (c) You may submit your entries until December 1, 2011 11:59 PM via Dainty Mom's site - http://daintymom.com/2011/11/latch-a-babe-nursing-and-maternity-wear-review-contest/ 

More details are indicated in the site. So join if you can!

Autumn Rising...Outing to be

There's now a breeze in the evening and the days are shorter compared to nights. You all know what that means...it's closing in Christmas...and what perfect way to commemorate this than by taking in the new kit by MKC called All Spice: the Kit available at TDC. :)


I was inspired by the labels in this kit that I found my inspiration for a recent family photoshoot for this kit.

Credits: All Spice: the Kit by MKC available at TDC; Font: Trubble

All's well with the family right now. No one is currently sick so I'm happy.
Bazaars are popping left and right around the Metro. I'm starting on Christmas shopping to avoid the rush and having to worry about not finding the "right gifts" for friends, family and relatives.

Also, we are planning a short trip this coming long weekend so we are all excited since it would also mean it's Colin's first out-of-town trip, aside from coming home from HKG around a year ago. My my my...how fast time flies!