Tuesday, June 30, 2015 1
The leading spa directory of the Philippines, Manila Touch, has launched SPA FINDER PH, an app devoted to bring convenience to its users who are a massage enthusiast on June 29, 2015.



SPA FINDER PH is designed to locate spas and home service massage near you preferred city or nearby your location via GPS. You can then check their facilities, amenities, services offered, pricing, and more. Soon as you've found that perfect place to relax, you can contact them directly for reservations via a call or even SMS.

FEATURES:
- Call or SMS your selected spa immediately for reservations.
- Find nearest spa from your location (initially available only to iOS users)
- Choose from the complete list of spas on your preferred city
- Submit information about a spa that is not included on this App
- Review an establishment by posting a comment or rating them
- Read the latest spas featured in ManilaTouch.com




    
Spa Finder PH is more than just a top Spa Directory for Day Spas, Medical Spas, Resort Spas, Hotel Spas and Destination Resort Spas, it also showcase the best spas in and around the Philippines. This App is initially available on Google Play Store (Download Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.app0e4f5066ea64), and will be launched on iOS on July 2015. For more info, visit www.manilatouch.com. 


ManilaTouch.com is a spa directory founded on 2010, featuring spas and on-call massage services around NCR, Boracay, Cebu, Iloilo, Pampanga, Cavite, Tagaytay, and other selected Luzon and Visayas cities.

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Monday, June 29, 2015
We celebrated Father's Day twice this year. Our 1st celebration was last Saturday, I treat my family in eat all you can merienda buffet at Dad's Glorietta where we had a chance to meet the James and Phil Younghusband and other Azkals Members. 

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After that scrumptious merienda buffet, we had the shopping galore for baby bunso c/o my daddy. So imbes na sya ang regaluhan namin, sya ang nagregalo para sa 2 nyang apo. Hihi. 

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We then opted to stay at J.Co and ate again. Nagutom ulit kakashopping at kakahabol sa anak kong makulit. :) 
with MamiLa and DadiLo
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On Sunday, we attended the mass at The Landmark Chapel and bought our baby ate a new toy. Ganito ata talaga pag magulang ka na, hindi pwedeng hindi kayo magtatagal sa Toy Kingdom para malibang ang anak sa mga laruan. We bought her new toy kasi sawa na sya sa mga laruan nya. Don't worry, may magmamana ng lahat nang toys nya. Hihi.. Imagine, we stayed here for almost 1.5 hours. Haha. 
Mommy - Rhian, picture muna tayo bago pumasok sa loob ha.
Rhian - No Mommy! 
It's Play Time :) 
Our Baby Ate is now on her own. Oh noh! Time flies so fast! 
Proud Parents :)

Look at our baby ate, she is so happy! Oh my! May dalaga na talaga kami. 
Rhian's OOTD
Shirt: Hello Kitty
Pants: Justees by SM Kids Fashion
Shoes: Converse


It's dinner time so my husband decided to try Tenka Restaurant. Japanese Shabu Shabu Eat All You Can. (will post review about this resto separately) Imagine eat all you can na ng Sat, eat all you can ulit ng Sun, kaya di na ko nagulat kung bakit 8lbs ang na gain ko in just 3 weeks. 

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And since it's Father's Day, (Ian's 3rd time to celebrate it), our children has a message to their Dad. 



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How about you? How do you celebrate the Father's Day last Sunday? 
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2
Hi guys, it's been a while since my last post and Sorry for that, I'm so busy preparing things for baby bunso. Just last week, together with my parents we went to SM Department store to buy basic needs for her. We bought new set of clothes and other stuffs, napamigay ko na kasi yung ibang damit and gamit ni ChingChing eh. I'm so thankful to have generous parents, mukhang spoiled rin si baby bunso sa kanila. Hihi. 





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Then last Monday, I had my 3rd Trimester UltraSound. Yes! I'm on my 7 months of Pregnancy. Look how big I am in this photo. 

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My husband accompanied me at MMC for my ultrasound, we waited for almost 2 hours since super daming tao that day, but it's worth it.  I thank God for the good result. High lying placenta, healthy and active baby girl plus we were able to see the face of baby bunso. Again for the 2nd time, we got teary eyes we we saw our little bundle of joy - another God's blessing. 

Baby Bunso really looks like her Ate.  

And now, we just need to wait for few more weeks before we finally see our baby bunso. By the way, this is scheduled CS since CS ako kay Rhian. So guys, I need your prayers for my safe delivery in August. 

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Friday, June 19, 2015 11
I’ve been SAHM for almost 2 months and half and I must say that I am enjoying being a hands-on mom to Rhian and taking care of Baby Bunso inside my tummy. This post is not a rant instead I want to give you an idea on how Ian and I raise our daughter. I’m so tired of those people comparing our child to their/other child, nakakainis lang kasi I told them na every child is unique, so please STOP comparing your child to mine. “Bakit yung anak ko ganito, ganyan, bakit si Rhian ganito..” Bakit yung anak ni ganyan lakas kumain, bakit si Rhian ganito…” These people are so insensitive. Buti nalang magaling akong sumagot at di mapagpatol sa mga ganong tanong. I’m so tired of answering those stupid questions kasi nakaka stress lang so to give you an idea how we handle our first born child, read on.

MILK

Don’t judge me if we use formula milk to Rhian rather than Fresh Milk or Breastmilk, for your information I breastfed my daughter since birth until 1 year old. Tyagaan akong nagpupump sa office namin para may mauwing gatas para sa anak ko, I just need to stop breastfeeding her when we found out that I’m pregnant with baby number two. My OB advised me to stop it because of contractions I felt everytime I breastfed Rhian. Mahirap para sa akin na itigil yun but I have no choice, I need to do it for the sake of baby number 2, my husband is so supportive, since naka 1 year narin akong mag BF kay Rhian, which is normally daw until 6 months lang. Look at our Baby Ate, she is so healthy and I’m proud to say na breastfed baby sya. Now, she’s drinking Nan Pro Three kasi yun lang ang nahiyang na milk sa kanya, we tried giving her fresh milk pero laging nasasayang because ayaw nyang inumin.


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SLEEPING TIME

Don’t judge me if my daughter sleeps like an adult – she sleeps around 10pm or 11pm. If you will tell me “bakit late na masyado para sa bata yang ganyang oras ng tulog..” now let me tell you this. This is Rhian’s sleeping hours – she will go to bed by 9pm but since masarap maglaro sa aircon na room, hindi pa talaga sya matutulog. We will play around and kulitan moments muna with daddy and baby bunso, by 10pm or 10:30pm she will drink milk na then daretso tulog. She will woke up by 9am, breakfast, playtime and around 11:30am her nap time. She will woke up by 12:30pm or sometimes 1:30pm, we will have our late lunch, take a bath, playtime and afternoon nap by 3:30pm and merienda time by 5:30pm. See,iba iba ang schedule ng tulog ng bata, I don’t force her to sleep on specific time because I want her fall asleep on her own. Hindi ko na sya hinehele, instead  tabi kaming matulog then I will sing her a lullaby then unting tapik and that’s it.


OOTD

My husband and I decided not to buy clothes that are not comfortable for Rhian. Let’s say kahit anong ganda at kamahal ng dress na yun kung hindi naman komportable anak ko, why we should buy that. Rhian is so comfortable wearing shorts and shirt, sometimes pants. She has lots of dress inside the cabinet but since she really love to walk and run at the same time, we opted to dressed her up a simple shorts and shirt with matching sandals or rubber shoes. Nag dre-dress naman sya if we go to church, party or if there’s special occasions, pero pag tamang pasyal lang you will notice her outfit, pang summer talaga.




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By the way, pag sa bahay lang kami. Sando and shorts lang sya or sometimes sando and cloth diaper lang. :)

FOOD

I’m happy to say na hindi picky eater si Rhian although sometimes ayaw  lang talaga nya kumain kc may nararamdaman sya. She will eat anything, if before I prepare different food for her but when she reach 14 months old, we decided to give her kung anong kinakain namin. She already tried eating sweets pero patikim tikim lang, her favorite dutchmilk and yogurt yun ang merienda nya then most of the time tinapay and biscuit talaga. Don’t get me wrong, we didn’t allow her to taste softdrinks ha since super baby pa sya pero nakatikim na rin sya ng icecream and fresh fruit shakes.

BABY LED WEANING

I am proud to say that I am member of Baby Led Weaning Philippines and I practice my learning to Rhian. One time a friends of mine sent me private message to FB telling me na wala daw nakakain ang bata pag hinahayaan na sila lang ang magsubo sa sarili nila, baka daw mabilaukan and super kalat daw yun saying yung pagkain,, but you know what I told her na I trust Rhian so much, so I let her feed herself. I just hand her the food in suitably-sized piece and if she like it she will eat it and if she don’t she won’t. Simple as that.


I know it’s so hard to practice BLW since Rhian just play with the food. But you know what I’m so proud of Rhian since she explores food and she can cope with different food textures and new tastes without the pressure to eat a set amount or specific food  plus the fact that I won’t have to spend time making up purees. She even joins us at mealtime

Just a simple reminder, BLW is very messy and there is a lot of waste. As in! So you have to be patient and just believe in your child, kaya nila yun.

PLAYTIME

Most of the time we let Rhian do whatever she wants to do but with strict supervision of course. Let say, we let her open the ref, the door, the television ultimo magkalat at magkalkal ng mga gamit hinahayaan namin sya para ma explore nya. I’m happy to say that through her observation on what we are doing inside the house, na aadopt na nya agad, like pag open ng television, aircon and pati pagsasalin ng water sa baso alam na nya. I let Rhian play outside, in fact sya lang ang babae dito sa amin and take note puro boys and kuyas na yung kalaro nya, she wants to play ball, taya-taya and even taguan. I let her walk and run on her own (ooppss.. of course nasa tabi parin nya ko), I let her explore the things around her kasi I believe na mas effective sya compare sa mga napapanood sa tv. Speaking of TV, I allow her to watch television not because gusto ko lang mapirmi sya but I want her to learn how to dance and sing and appreciate everything. In fact Hi-5 and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ang favorite nya. Now, everytime we watch those show napapasayaw and indak ang anak ko. Watching television often is not bad naman at all, but too much exposure to them is bad na. Ika nga nila nasa time management lang yun.

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So I hope everything is clear na, iba iba talaga ang pagpapalaki ng magulang sa anak nila. So please stop comparing your child to another child kasi nga uulitin ko, every child is UNIQUE. 

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Intel teams up with Lazada.com.ph to provide incredible discounts on select items

Intel Philippines recently inked a long-term partnership with the Philippines’ One-Stop Shopping and Selling Destination Lazada.com.ph to provide best-in-value 2-in-1 convertibles, notebooks, smartphones, tablets, and desktops to more Filipinos.



To celebrate this recent partnership, Intel is generously offering PhP 2,000 discount on select 2-in-1 convertibles such as the Acer One 10, Acer Switch 10E, Asus T300 FA, Asus T300 Chi, Redfox Wizpad Scribe WS-101, Redfox Wizpad Scribe WS-101 3G, HP Pavillion 11-N002TU X360 11.6”, and the Lenovo Yoga 3 11”. The first 100 customers can avail of the discount simply by using the voucher code INTEL2000 upon check out in Lazada.com.ph or even in the Lazada Mobile App. Hurry now! Simply log on to www.lazada.com.ph/shop-intel and be incredible with Intel!



About Lazada

Lazada (www.lazada.com.ph) is Philippines’ largest online shopping mall and is pioneering e-commerce by providing a fast, convenient and secure online shopping experience combined with an extensive product offering in categories ranging from mobiles & tablets and consumer electronics to household goods, toys, fashion and sports equipment. Lazada is continuously striving to offer its customers the best possible shopping experience with multiple payment methods including cash on delivery, extensive warranty commitments and free returns. Lazada mobile applications for Android, iPhone and iPad provide additional convenience to its consumers’ allowing them to shop anywhere, anytime.

For more information, please visit http://www.lazada.com.ph. For updates on Lazada’s latest innovations, as well as activities, contests and promotions, connect with us via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LazadaPhilippines).

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 2
I was so excited when LazadaPh invited me to the exclusive lifestyle blogger event last June 10 at the newest hotel located in Ayala Makati – Discovery Primea. As soon as I read the invitation, I immediately say “YES” because I know I will learn and earn at the same time through blogging. I was surprised when I found out that Ms. Kryz Uy, fashion/lifestyle blogger will be there as one of the speakers. Oh I love Kryz Uy especially her shots on her Instagram account.


As soon as I arrived in the place, the staff of Lazada Philippines gave me freebies from the generous sponsors and ushered me to the function room. The room was filled with sponsors, nice table set-up and scrumptious food. I was so happy that through this event I was able to meet new found friends – Mommy Maricel (The Dreamer Mom) and Mommy Lorly (Making Working Mom Works).


The event started with the games followed by Mr. Inanc Balci the Co-Founder and CEO of Lazada Philippines which he discussed about the Future of Social Commerce for Lazada.


Then, the much awaited talked of Ms. Kryz Uy about improving your blog content. She shares some tips and tricks in blogging world and gave some practical advice about dealing with haters, get sponsors, get noticed and earn from blogging. She also gave us some tips on how to capture photos to be more attractive, she even conducts simple game so we were able to apply what we learned from her when it comes in shooting.  


Finally, Mr. Florian Holm the Chief Marketing Officer of Lazada Philippines talks about Affiliate Program. 



I really had fun that day; I learned so much about Lazada Affiliate Program and decided to join the group. 

Thank you. :)


So if you want to be part of the program, sign up now at www.lazada.com.ph/affiliates/signup. Registration is FREE. If you have questions, concerns or inquiries, just email them at affiliate@lazada.com.ph.

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Photos credit to Mommy Maricel and Lazada Affiliate Program Philippines
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Saturday, June 13, 2015 1
After we roamed around our room at Sol Marina Beach Resort, the husband and I decided to check out the place. We were amazed how Sol Marina maintains the cleanliness of the beach and the surroundings. (Btw, there’s an on-going construction / renovation of the resort.)

Let me photo-blog our 1st day to Sol Marina.

Team Villareal 
Mommy and Ate Rhian (Oh, I'm 3 months preggy that day)
Happy Family
with mini me 
Daddy's Girl Forever 
Rhian's 1st Time in Boracay! 







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Friday, June 12, 2015
1..2..3..4.. Hi-5!

Finally, TV5 launches Hi-5 Philippines, a local version of the award-winning Australian children’s edutainment program. Airing weekdays at 8:30 a.m. starting June 15, the show also features an all-Filipino cast, a first for the series franchise in Asia.


Hi-5 is my daughter’s all-time favorite show from morning to afternoon till night. She actually dances as the cast started to dance and clap and sing. So imagine how excited I am when I got an invitation from TV5 to the press launch of Hi5 Philippines, so without any hesitation, I say “YES” to them. Thank you Mommy Pehpot and Sir Neil!

Rhian is so excited to meet the Hi5 Philippines Cast!

So together with fellow bloggers and media friends, we welcomed the cast of Hi5 Philippines - Gerard Pagunsan, Aira Binas, Rissey Reyes, Alex Reyes, and Fred Lo are set to bring a Hi-5 House Party in every household as they interact with kids in both English and Filipino, inviting the young audience to sing and dance along to the show’s iconic songs and lessons.

Are you excited baby?
Mommy and Daddy are also excited to meet the gang!
Fred, Aira, Rissey, Alex and Gerard
Hi-5 Philippines Cast

One of the casts of Hi-5 Australia,  Fely Irvine formally introduced and welcomed the new cast of Hi-5 Philippines. She is so beautiful!


The dynamic new quintet all boast of extensive backgrounds in performing arts and will now channel that energy to engage kids in music, imaginative play, social interaction, and developmental growth in a fun way.


All the kids and kids-at-heart really enjoyed the show as all of us participate in dancing and singing, oh I love the L-O-V-E and Wow! Amazing song. #LSS


After the show, all of us got a chance to meet and greet the cast of Hi5 Philippines and the first ever group photo with the gang.

with Fely Irvine :)

“With Hi-5 Philippines, we are very excited to bring the world-class edutainment experience closer to more Filipino kids. This is our way of not only showcasing world-class Filipino talent, but more importantly, helping shape our country’s future generations,” said Noel Lorenzana, TV5 president and CEO.

with Mr. Noel Lorenzana - TV5 CEO and President 

“We are proud to partner with Hi-5 World in introducing to millions of Filipino kids a local version of this highly interactive edutainment show. We are up to the challenge of producing the show that is at par with global standards,” said Jane Basas, Media 5 Corporation president.

Launched in Australia in 1999, Hi-5 rapidly grew in popularity over the years. It has won three Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Children's Program, five ARIA Awards for Best Children's Album and five Australian DVD and Video Industry Awards, among other achievements. It was then that Hi-5 started expanding its reach by franchising the show across North America, Europe, Australasia, Latin America, and Asia.

However, this is the first time that the Hi-5 franchise assembled an entirely new cast for the localization of the show in Asia. The Filipino version of the musical group is currently one of the only two casts for Hi-5, the other one being the Australian cast.

So get ready to dance and sing along the new cast of Hi5 Philippines Gerard, Aira, Rissy, Alex and Fred. Watch how the Hi-5 gang makes learning exciting and fun for kids through songs and dancing. Don’t miss Hi-5 Philippines, airing weekdays at 8:30 a.m. starting June 15, only on TV5.

Please do visit and like their official fan page for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/Hi5OnTV5



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