What you need to know about City vs Beach UV Exposure

At a time when we face an abundance of choices in how, when, and why we use products, so have sunscreen products slowly evolved from being solely used at the beach during summertime to a daily skin care staple. The message is clear: not only is it important to prevent sunburn, it is equally important to prevent rapid skin aging and deeper cellular damage.

Daylong, a dermatological suncare brand from the makers of Cetaphil, is the first to explicitly advocate daily sunscreen application. In its recent efforts to support its cause, Daylong conducted a UV-exposure study to investigate whether the outdoor sun at the beach shows the same level of strength in the city – even when indoors.

Together with five Filipina urbanites – Jaymie Pizarro, Jackie Go, Marj Sia, Janeena Chan, and Marie Lozano – Daylong used sun sensors to track daily UV exposures in Metro Manila for a week. From day to night, their daily activities were recorded, even when indoors.

The study showed that in Metro Manila, the daily UV Index recorded reaches up to 10 from 12nn to 1pm, which places a ‘Very High’ risk from unprotected sun exposure. Comparing the city’s UV index to Caticlan (Boracay) and El Nido (Palawan), and data showed both summer destinations also reach UV Index 10 during the same hours.

Daylong also found out that despite staying indoors, the women registered UV readings. Whether clear or cloudy weather, UV solar radiation remains strong, and it can penetrate windows. Indoor light sources, even at night, have also been revealed to contribute to UV exposure.

Daylong used the World Health Organization UV Index ranging from 1 to 11, with 11 indicating ‘Extreme’UV exposure.

“We understand that unprotected sun exposure, indoors or outdoors, causes skin damage down to the cellular level. And this means premature skin aging, DNA damage and worse, skin cancer. It’s not just about sunburn” says Jon Lee, Daylong Brand Manager. “Daylong is a dermatological suncare brand that can help prevent all these because it is clinically proven to protect all the way to the skin’s DNA and cellular level. This is why we began the advocacy of daily sunscreen protection – to ensure that everyone’s skin stays healthy, whether they are in the city or at the beach.”

Daylong’s daily sunscreen protection advocacy can be viewed online at www.Daylong.ph, and on Daylong Philippines’ social media pages: DaylongPH on Facebook and @DaylongPH on Twitter and Instagram.

Check out the advocacy through this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQa3aTVlJ8Q

JCI Manila kicks off 6th RVR Award for Nation Building

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, in partnership with the Center for Corporate Social Responsibility of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) launches the sixth consecutive year of the Ramon V. Del Rosario (RVR) Award for Nation Building.

The RVR Awards was launched in 2009 to recognize individuals who exemplify outstanding corporate citizenship and a passion for nation-building. The premier awards program of JCI Manila, its goal is to increase awareness about responsible citizenship and the pursuit of progress among entrepreneurs, businessmen, and professionals.

The award was named in honor of Ramon V. Del Rosario, founder of Philippine Investment and Management Consultants (PHINMA) and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP). He also distinguished himself as a man of firsts. He is the founder of Filoil, the first Filipino-owned oil company, the first national president of JCI Manila, and the first Asian world president of JCI.

In keeping with his legacy, the award seeks to honor outstanding men and women in business that inspire the next generation of professionals and business owners through traits such as entrepreneurial spirit, national or global impact of business, corporate citizenship, and social responsibility. Previous recipients of the RVR Awards are Ambassador Jesus Tambunting and Senen Bacani, Oscal Lopez, Washington Sycip, Vicente Paterno, and last year’s awardee, Jaime Zobel de Ayala.

Nominations of qualified candidates are now open and can be submitted by any person, organization, or institution following the criteria for the award. The Award Committee comprises members of JCI Manila and AIM’s RVR Center for CSR. The recipient of the 2015 RVR Award will be announced in the 3^rd quarter of 2015.

Fresh and Fun Baon Ideas for School Year 2015

It’s the last week of summer and once again, moms are getting ready to prepare scrumptious yet easy to prepare meals for their kids.  Preparation time doesn’t need to be long, but if you’re short on ideas, here are fast, fresh, and fun packed lunch ideas that will surely delight your children.[1]

Peanut butter fun pack. Make it an exciting recess for your children by creating a peanut butter fun pack. Simply put two to three tablespoons of peanut butter in a container and accompany it with raw vegetables like celery, zucchini or even crackers and cookies. This will definitely be a fun treat to share with your kids and their classmates. To make sure that the sweetness doesn’t overwhelm your child, make sure to pack a bottle of Summit Natural Drinking Water or Absolute Distilled Drinking Water.

BBQ sandwich. Grilled sandwiches will be a hit for your child’s lunch break, with endless varieties to choose from. Grilled skinless breast or gently marinated tapa slices, and yes, even left over pork barbecue can be used. Introduce the taste of exciting vegetables and condiments as well by including lettuce, tomato, or even olives and avocadoes. It’s the zing your child needs to be energetic the whole day long. Pair it with the sweet taste of Sunkist Carbonated Juice Drink that will definitely make this meal even more exciting.

Fun fried rice. Rice is a staple in every Filipino’s diet; more so the classic fried rice or sinangag. Make it more nutritious and flavorful for your child by adding chopped tofu, lean meat, and even vegetables Partner it withPinoy Si-log favorites like tapa, tocino, and hotdog, and this could be your child’s next favorite lunch treat. Take the plunge and make it even sweeter with Nestea in a Bottle. Its sweet taste will definitely compliment the salty taste of the fun fried rice.

Top off these meals with Vitamilk, that’s nutrition and great taste in a bottle that your children will definitely enjoy.With these meals, school year 2015 will definitely be a great one.

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[1] http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/15-fresh-brown-bag-lunch-ideas

Toddler's Top 5 Today!

1 - Earth-shattering tantrums? Check! This little human being also known as the toddler knows how to do it, and how to do it right. I always assess the situation first before deciding whether to succumb or not. It also depends on what is his agenda. You see, it's his way to assert his will - to make you do what he wants. Tantrums also occur when he is frustrated on something or angry when things didn't go on his way. I remember hearing him wail from the second floor, I run up our room and saw him crying very loudly because he is cleaning the bed and he can't put the pillow on stack. Oh so cute!

With Kuya Yuan Yoj at Paradizoo

2 - All about me. Clyde wants all of our attention. He tries to but in when we're having an adult conversation. He mimics us when we're on the phone. He sometimes don't want to share too. Sometimes, because there are times when he gives everyone what he is having, thank goodness. I know it is natural for toddlers to have that selfish streak, but I know that he is growing out of it. Hurray!

He is a loader or a backhoe depending on how he moves his hands to put the sand inside his dump truck.

3 - A basket full of toys, or two. Clyde now has a variety of toys. And like I said on my last TT5T, I don't splurge on toys but still, the toys are coming in. With different colors, shapes and textures, these toys help baby make his world of make-believe more magical, which could mean that his dump truck could also serve as a cauldron where he could cook his ABC's and shape with his plastic spoon as a spatula. ;) His fist is a drinking cup and my sunglass case his phone. This stage of development is a good start to encourage his imaginary play that will make him more ideal - think ideal - in his adulthood. Way to go, kiddo!

4 - In the first 6 months of his life, I'm his favorite person. Thanks to my decision to exclusively breastfeed him. It was fun. But now that he is self-weaning, guess what? His favorite person aside from his all-time favorite lolo, is his dad. After waking up, his first question was, where is daddy? At work, I'd say. And then he'll say, but I want him home, let's call him. And he will. He jumps up and down, and clap his hands when his dad finally walks through the door after a long day work. He even hugs him tight in spite of sweat and hot and even ask for him to saklot - iloco term for carrying him. Daddy time is very much different from his mommy time. Daddy is more lenient, risky, more physical and it seems like he is a just a big kid playing too than strict no-no mommy. I read somewhere that fathers are equally important in raising children especially on their mental development. Let's encourage dads to have more quality time with kids no matter how busy or tired they are.

 5 - A motor skill is simply an action that involves your baby using his muscles. Gross motor skills are larger movements your baby makes with his arms, legs, feet, or his entire body. So crawling, running, and jumping are gross motor skills. Fine motor skills are smaller actions. (From Google) All the motor skills which includes walking, running, crawling, jumping, hopping and climbing, especially jumping and running is what he was into when not focused on watching Youtube, Baby TV or Disney Junior. He is now more independent in riding his cart as his dad would call the motorbike scooter, balancing, throwing, sliding climbing and kicking. I let him play and run as these are opportunities to exercise his muscles, but only on safe grounds - like the grassy parts of BGC where he could stumble and still rise with just mud and dirt on his knees, skipping scrapes from concrete floors or worse, bulging lump on his forehead.

Toddlerhood with its abundance of curiosity and the desire to explore is the perfect time to encourage creativity.

I intend to end this post with this super noob collage that I made awhile back.

We're so excited for baby Bambam. <3

Retire Rich: Financial Planning for Retirement Webinar

• Retire Rich: Financial Planning for Retirement Webinar
  June 6, 2015
  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

After the success of the first run of the “Retire Rich: Financial Planning for Retirement Webinar” last February 7, 2015, and due to popular request especially by those who missed the event, we are having a repeat / re-run of this exact same webinar on June 6, 2015 (Saturday), from 11AM to 1PM.

Retirement is something that a lot of people look forward to. More often than not, we imagine ourselves enjoying our retirement years traveling around the world, and enjoying life to the fullest with our loved ones.

However, it’s ironic that not a lot of people actually plan for their retirement. All they do is daydream, but never take action today to make those dreams a reality.

And this is what the Retire Rich: Financial Planning for Retirement Webinar will help you achieve. This online seminar will help you make informed financial decisions to retire comfortably in the future.

After attending, you will have the necessary skills to create a personalized retirement plan and understand how investments play a key role to achieving your retirement goals.

Xyxon support AdMe

XyXon’s HeartCore®, Asia’s leading Web Content & Customer Experience Management platform partners with Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015

"For a company, a website is an integral marketing platform. HeartCore does more, however, than provide a simple website creation tool - in addition to supporting businesses, sites, and business scenes of all shapes and sizes and making it much more efficient to operate the websites that represent your company to the market, HeartCore can serve as the foundation of your marketing activities." This is according to the company's website. XyXon’s HeartCore® is the Asia’s leading Web Content & Customer Experience Management (CXM) platform partners with Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015 with Lewis Hong as one of the speakers who will be coming from Singapore to share his expertise.

XyXon and HeartCore provides enterprise clients with a powerful Web Content Management (WCM) system that makes it easy for Corporate Management to implement/construct functions for developing, editing, updating, analyzing, searching, and controlling access to content. HeartCore is currently used by over 3,000 companies in Asia, including Apple, Casio, Hitachi, Japan Airlines (JAL) and J-Stream. XyXon Heartcore is headquartered in Tokyo, and maintains locations in Okinawa, Philippines and Singapore.

At Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015, different top executives will join together to share the future of Online Marketing in the Philippines and in Asia Pacific region with the following points:

• The digital economy of the Philippines
• Positioning the Philippines as a gateway from East to West and West to East
• Is the Philippines ready to be a cashless society?
• Disrupting tradition and embracing innovation
• Technology and Entrepreneurship driving inclusive growth
• Micro - multinationals E-commerce connecting SMEs to ASEAN and beyond

Expo Mom 2015

The biggest gathering of progressive, active moms happens this May 22 to 24 at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center in Makati City. Expo Mom shines the spotlight on mom-approved and mom-tested product picks as well as groundbreaking products from mompreneurs. This year's Expo Mom is even more special as it serves as the culminating activity of Mommy Mundo's Mom Manifesto campaign, a series of online workshops to help moms discover their mission in life and formulate their Mom Manifesto. For more information, go to www.expomom.com.

Daylong Advocates #NoVacationFromSunProtection

At a time when we face an abundance of choices in how, when, and why we use products, so have sunscreen products slowly evolved from being solely used at the beach during summertime to a daily skin care staple. The message is clear: not only is it important to prevent sunburn, it is equally important to prevent rapid skin aging and deeper cellular damage.

Daylong, a dermatological suncare brand from the makers of Cetaphil, is the first to explicitly advocate daily sunscreen application. In its recent efforts to support its cause, Daylong conducted a UV-exposure study to investigate whether the outdoor sun at the beach shows the same level of strength in the city – even when indoors.

Together with five Filipina urbanites – Jaymie Pizarro, Jackie Go, Marj Sia, Janeena Chan, and Marie Lozano – Daylong used sun sensors to track daily UV exposures in Metro Manila for a week. From day to night, their daily activities were recorded, even when indoors.

The study showed that in Metro Manila, the daily UV Index recorded reaches up to 10 from 12nn to 1pm, which places a ‘Very High’ risk from unprotected sun exposure. Comparing the city’s UV index to Caticlan (Boracay) and El Nido (Palawan), and data showed both summer destinations also reach UV Index 10 during the same hours.

Daylong also found out that despite staying indoors, the women registered UV readings. Whether clear or cloudy weather, UV solar radiation remains strong, and it can penetrate windows. Indoor light sources, even at night, have also been revealed to contribute to UV exposure.

Daylong used the World Health Organization UV Index ranging from 1 to 11, with 11 indicating ‘Extreme’UV exposure.

“We understand that unprotected sun exposure, indoors or outdoors, causes skin damage down to the cellular level. And this means premature skin aging, DNA damage and worse, skin cancer. It’s not just about sunburn” says Jon Lee, Daylong Brand Manager. “Daylong is a dermatological suncare brand that can help prevent all these because it is clinically proven to protect all the way to the skin’s DNA and cellular level. This is why we began the advocacy of daily sunscreen protection – to ensure that everyone’s skin stays healthy, whether they are in the city or at the beach.”

Daylong’s daily sunscreen protection advocacy can be viewed online at www.Daylong.ph, and on Daylong Philippines’ social media pages: DaylongPH on Facebook and @DaylongPH on Twitter and Instagram.

Check out the advocacy through this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQa3aTVlJ8Q

Managing Family Income and Budget

• Managing Family Income and Budget
  May 30, 2015
  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

One of the challenges of having a family is making both ends meet and saving for the future. Newly married couples and even couples who have been married for a longer time are always having the same struggle of managing family income on a regular basis, which most of the time, is a cause of marital problems between husband and wife. A solution for a harmonious marital relationship is having the right mindset and know-how on handling money wisely.

Manila Workshops, in partnership with Best for Families and Insular Life, present Managing Family Income and Budget, a finance workshop for couples who would like to know more about balancing family income and planning for the future.

 

About the Speaker:

CELSO CARLOS L. MAGCALAS

• A graduate of Business and Economics from De La Salle University majors in Marketing and Advertising
• A recipient of Certificate of Diploma from the University of the Philippines major in Physical Education.
• Took his MBA at the Philippine School of Business Administration
• A former faculty member of the Miriam College Foundation in Quezon City
• In 1997, joined the Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation as a full-time Pastoral Worker
• Joined the Insurance and investments industry in 2003
• Author of the Financial Needs Analysis program used by Insular Life
• A regular speaker in the Financial Wellness program for the OFWs organized by the OWWA – Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
• A Registered Financial Planner
• Regional Head of the Metro North Regional Office of Insular Life

Event Details:
Date:    May 30, 2015
Time:    1PM – 5PM
Venue: Best for Families Headquarters, #29 1st Street, New Manila, Quezon City

Learning Fee:
Regular Rate:   Php800
Couple Rate:    Php1200

For more information about the event, you may email donna@manilaworkshops.com.

(If you sign up use this Referral Code: YWCMFBI_1) so they will know that you learned the workshop from this blog.

Entrepreneurship 101 Webinar

• Entrepreneurship 101 (June 2)
  June 2, 2015
  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Entrepreneurship 101 (July 21)
  July 21, 2015
  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Do you wake up every day tired and depressed and questioning yourself if this is the life that you really want? Do you feel that you were meant to do so much more? Do you feel that you were meant to change the world or at least make a difference? Do you feel that you should have been or should be an entrepreneur?

Join our founder and serial entrepreneur, Ginger Arboleda, as she takes you through this 2 hour webinar that will help you discover if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. If you are still doubting if you should go into it or if you are still at a lost on how to find that business that you can start, we highly recommend that you sign up for this webinar.

For those who don’t know Ginger, please watch this video and subscribe to her channel for aspiring entrepreneurs (GTV channel).

She was also featured in Rappler recently: Manila Workshops: Teaching Filipinos what Schools Don’t

We really hope that you can join us! The details of the webinar are in the poster below:

(If you sign up use this Referral Code: YWCENTREP1) so they will know that you learned the workshop from this blog.

CEO Rebecca Bustamante joins Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015

Considered as the most accomplished female entrepreneurs in Asia, CEO Rebecca Bustamante joins Asia Digital Marketing Expo as speaker

Chalre Associates, a multinational executive search firm with CEO Rebecca Bustamante Mills joins the upcoming Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015 happening on July 26, 2015 at SMX Aura, Taguig, Philippines. Considered as the most accomplished female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia because of her struggles to succeed as then an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) & became the Director for Sales in a multinational cosmetics firm abroad before having her own multinational company, Rebecca Bustamante is an inspiration to many because of her determination and for being focused to be on top of her game even just as being a household helper before. According to her, everyone can shine, in any fields whether being a household or a janitor, one just need to do her best and the employer will notice. That's why, Rebecca, from being an OFW, because of her determination, graduated from college while working overseas and even took and finished a masteral degree while working as an OFW. Now, not just an inspiration but a mentor, motivational speaker and the CEO of her own company.

Bounty Fresh Arte na May Diskarte

Bounty Fresh brings #DiskarteNaMayArte to the Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015

Bounty Fresh will bring #DiskarteNaMayArte to the Asia Digital Marketing Expo at the SMX Aura, on July 26, 2015. The campaign aims to celebrate the Bounty Fresh Moms out there who always find creative and resourceful ways to make homemaking extra special for their loved ones.

Why #DiskarteNaMayArte?

Being a Bounty Fresh Mom is not just about providing for the house needs, it’s about providing the best experience for the family. According to Joan Caccam, Assistant Manager, being a Bounty Fresh Mom is not just about being a “wais mom”, who makes the budget fit. Being a Bounty Fresh mom is about being creative and resourceful to make everything extra special. This entails creativity, turning good chicken recipes to great chicken recipes. It’s about being resourceful, finding ways to turn the regular and ordinary things at home into something that will bring extra delight to the family.

Hacking life one diskarte tip at a time

Acknowledging the power of social media in informing people of the campaign, Bounty Fresh launched the campaign on their Facebook page with an album containing different tips on how to put #DiskarteNaMayArte into the daily household chores. There are tips about the family, home, finances and personal well-being.

To access the #DiskarteNaMayArte tips, you may visit Bounty Fresh’s Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/bountyfreshchicken

TAKE YOUR STEP 2 SUCCESS AT THE 2ND ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO

THE 2ND ENTREPRENEUR AND FRANCHISE EXPO, Your Step 2 Success!, now on its second year is set to be held on June 05-07, 2015 at the Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Floor, Mega B Building, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines to strengthen the growth of franchise businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). 

With the upcoming ASEAN integration, the country's fast growing economy, plus an annual growth of 20 percent in the franchise industry, the Philippines has the potential to become the franchising hub in the region. With over 1,300 local and international franchises, franchising remains a preferred route for many Filipinos to start their own business.

In 2014 the show featured 88 businesses and attracted over 11,000 visitors covering over 1,348 square meters of exhibit space. This year the show will feature 108 top franchise businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from various business sectors and expects over 15,000 attendees. Visitors will be able to discover new franchise and business opportunities from various business sectors, such as Food and Beverages, Remittance Services, Property / Real Estate Services, Retail, Education, Travel, Pharmaceutical, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Cable and Internet Service Provider, Printing Services, Processed Meat Distributor, Pawnshop, Beauty, Health and Fitness. Suppliers from the agriculture, manufacturing, technology, automobile, logistic and financing sector will be present during the event.

The expo will also provide seminars on The Power of Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, 5 Secrets To Run Your Business Like A Top CEO, Promoting Your Business Online, What To Look For When Investing Into A Franchise, Financing Opportunities for Small Businesses and much more.

The Entrepreneur and Franchise Expo 2015 was endorsed and supported by the Filipino International Franchise Association (FIFA) and the Young Entrepreneurs Society Philippines (YES); sponsored by GLOBE My Business, 2GO Express, Benchmark and ESQUIRE Financing.

If you are interested to visit the show, register for Free online at www.efe.ph. Interested to exhibit? Contact ELVIS ELORDE at+63.2.509.4792, +63.927.395.1575 or send an email at elvis@efe.ph. Join the community on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/EFEph.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER

MEDIACOM SOLUTIONS INC. is a leading Philippine exhibition and convention organizer. The company is currently servicing 80 industry sectors with 6 dynamic face-to-face exhibitions and professional conferences, supported by its targeted trade publications for a fast growing community of over 380,000 exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world. MEDIACOM provides a one-stop diversified global service for high-value business matching, quality market news and online trading networks for businesses that like to enter or grow in the Philippine and the ASEAN market. MEDIACOM SOLUTIONS INC. operates from Makati City, Philippines. Contact info@mediacom.ph I Phone +63.2.509.4792 http://1event.info/entrepreneurandfranchiseexpo2015 

Toddler's Top 5 Today

A family friend once gave Clyde a monster truck toy. It was very well used to the point that the chassis was detached to its body case yet he still plays with it. Twice already that we fix it that even the glue gun can no longer do the justice. He still plays with it. I have to say, that toy is very well-loved. The fewer their toys, the more they'll give appreciation to it.

Although, I really am convinced that we are not obliged to buy our kids expensive toys, especially when we don't have the budget; I also learned that quality time is better than quantity of toys. Don't tell me I'm a killjoy mom. Clyde has lots of toys - gifts and hands-me-down from relatives and as mentioned earlier from friends. But, most of the time, Clyde was more than happy to play with me - my walking fingers and talking hands - than his not-so-long-ago bought toys. He even is giving more importance to my art.

Two of his favorite things: the all-time favorite, family portraits and his recent addiction in everything mechanical, elevators. Can you spot baby number 2?

 

At the dawn of his three years, I'm proud to say that he is not-so-secretly loving household chores! I myself loves to do the dishes. He cooks, I scrub is the current situation in our house. The two years old sweeps the floor. And just recently, he helped me wash the dishes. He scrub the plates and cups while I do the second scrubbing -just to be sure- and rinsing. He scrubbed away while explaining to me how the bubbles (suds) will wash away the germs and make our chinas clean so that we could eat again using these bacteria-free utensils. Yup, I have a professor in the making. Involving him this early on household chores is a step forward to a more fluid distribution of work in the future!

Surprisingly, there are a lot of simple tasks toddlers can do. Get things from here to there. Fold clothes. Separate the spoons from forks. Wipe the table. Sweep the floor. Close the door. Etcetera. It will give them confidence that they can do things, it will assure them that we trust them; and as we expand and increase the complexity of the tasks, they will grow as helpers in the house, not spoiled masters that whims on the littlest things. Maybe, I'll be spoilt on waking up with breakfast ready, complete with freshly brewed coffee. Ahh, I could dream, can't I?

And giving them responsibilities is a win-win-win situation. Who needs a maid when you can't afford one and have kids that love household chores?
And if you can, maybe you could use the salary fund as reward fund aka quality family time together -shopping maybe, out-of-town, movie dates perhaps? Besides, it will benefit them in their adult years. Smart and practical.

Creativity is defined as the invention of any new thing. This can be a new solution, artwork, way of thinking and even a new way of playing with an old toy or ordinary objects. Encouraging creativity in toddlers can help them to cope with the demands of a rapidly changing world and prepare them to adapt in a variety of settings as they progress through childhood.

Kids don't need to paint, sculpt nor compose to be called creative. I'm amazed at how my two-year old shows his creativeness. It's his mindset to produce art.

• He gets a paper bag; put everything inside the cabinets in it and called it shopping.
• He put all the clothes he could get into a pile. He is creating a mountain.
• The freshly pressed clothes was tumbled down. I asked him why he did it. It's the London bridge falling down.
• He imagined himself as the elevator. So no airplane spoons for him. I need to press his nose and wait for the elevator to arrive and open before giving him his spoonful. After swallowing, he will explain that the food will go down his stomach, ride the rollercoaster of his intestines and come out as kaka (poop). Professor indeed.
• I let him play hide and seek on a blank corner of our room. He thinks he's inside an elevator.
• He put alphabet letters and shapes on his dump truck and mix it with a big spoon. He is cooking.

#throwback

And many more...

Toddlerhood is the time to explore new things, this is the peaked height of their curiosity. Let's let them. Just make sure they are supervised.

Have an Absolutely Memorable Day Out with Mom at the FIC Loves Moms 2015

More than anything, moms want nothing but time for themselves and time with their loved ones for Mother’s Day. This coming Sunday, May 11, treat your mom to a memorable day out at the Fox International Channels (FIC) Loves Moms 2015 in Newport Plaza, Resorts World Manila.

SUPERMOMS TAKE A BREAK – TAKE THE PENINSULA MANILA MOMMECATION PACKAGE

From May until the end of the year, The Peninsula Manila’s advice to all hardworking moms is to take a break with the MomMeCation Package

 The modern mom does everything. She makes breakfast for the kids, takes them to school, goes to work, and is home early enough to tutor her kids and tuck them into bed at night. This is the reason why this generation’s moms are often called “supermoms.” Supermoms are quick to get things done, but despite the fact that they seem to be blessed with an endless supply of energy, even supermoms need to take a break sometimes.

Unveiling The Peninsula Manila’s MomMeCation Package, the perfect pampering package that is guaranteed to rejuvenate moms everywhere. This luxuriously indulgent treat can be enjoyed solo or with a friend, and begins with a stay in a Deluxe Room, Grand Deluxe Room or a Premier Suite.

Mommy downtime then takes a healthy turn with a 60-minute supervised workout with a personal trainer before winding down for an hour-long Swedish or Shiatsu massage for one at The Fitness Center & Spa. (A 30% discount is available for one other companion wishing to take a massage).

The package also includes an exclusive beauty gift for one from iconic luxury emporium Rustan’s Department Store, P1,000 food and beverage credit at The Lobby, and themed cocktails for a nightcap in Salon de Ning or The Lobby.

The following day will see Mommy treated to a scrumptious buffet breakfast, valid for two, in Escolta restaurant with its view of the azure waters of the outdoor pool and where a leisurely swim might be high on the agenda before finally deciding to head back home and see her darlings again.

Valid from May until December 30, 2015, the MomMeCation Package starts at P 11,500 per night in a Deluxe Room.

Prices are subject to 10% service charge and prevailing government taxes.

The Absolute Surprise

The moment a woman becomes a mother, she makes a decision to enter a life-long commitment to providing her family with unconditional and pure love regardless of all the sacrifices it might entail. From sacrificing time, care, and distance, mothers will always do what it takes to make sure their families get only the best. This Mother’s Day, Absolute Pure Distilled Drinking Water recognized three well-deserving moms coming from different walks of life who have been dedicating their entire lives to make sure their families live great ones.

Relive the Absolute Surprise of moms Marissa Galvez, Nancy Fernandez, and Sherry Macapagal here. Give your mom her own surprise as well by posting your photos and messages on Facebook, explaining why she is the most selfless woman in your life using the hashtag #MomsAbsoluteSacrifice and #SelflessMom.