Today is an Easter Sunday and our day started early and we got plenty of activities, especially for my kids.


I did say we started early so we woke up at exactly 4 AM to prepare and attend the dawn Church service as we celebrate Easter Sunday.  For some they do the "Salubong" thing but for us we celebrated easter with songs and praises.  As we head on to the church my eldest son asked "Mommy, it's still night why we are going to the church", I laughed, so my husband explained the reason why we are going to church.  Easter Sunday is the day that Christ risen from the dead.




After the service, we had our breakfast time first, since it's still morning we decided to walk for about 10 to 15 minutes going to Jollibee, to have our breakfast.  My kids were so happy, they are so makulit na, but seeing them grow up make me smile.

After the breakfast we went home, took a bath and prepared our things then we head on to SM North to celebrate the Easter Sunday for the kids.


The sun was up when we got to the place and the weather is really hot.  The heat is felt outside but still we want our kids to have an outdoor activity.  We spend this Easter Sunday at the the mall.


Kids were happy during the event and so our kids, they did most of the activities like the egg painting, the egg hunting which I think found almost 12pcs of eggs with candies inside, hahaha, he shared his eggs to his little brother.


There was also an egg hunting contest which Maki joined, at first he looses the game and found nothing.  Well there is a saying that "try and try until you succeed", so maki try it again for the 2nd time and he was able to won with a loot bag of goodies as a prize.   Lucky kid!


Wait, but, there's more, "Hop Bunny", kids should hop like a rabbit to reach the end spot. So Maki joined again, but unfortunately he did not make it. Another try and this time I whispered on his ear, "You can make it Maki'.


So Maki did his best until he reached the finish line, yes, he won! I think, my son overcome now his shyness a little. This kind of activity help me and my husband to boast his self confidence.

So mommies, did your kids enjoy their Easter Sunday?

Does anyone know the sitcom Daddy didodu of GMA 7? Well if you're one of viewers who enjoyed watching the sitcom then you'll definitely know Duday, the little one, the youngest among the three of Vic Sotto's kids in the sitcom.   I think the sitcom lasted for almost 7 years.

So, who she was right now?  She's Isabelle De Leon a fine young lady who's into music now!  She is not only a singer but a songwriter as well.  She writes her own composition.   This girl is a total package, not only that she sings and knows how to write but this girl has very powerful. Not the typical sweetly poply singer but more of a rockstar type.  I like the way she sing and did I say she's a total package will she also knows how to play musical instruments such as guitar, bass, drums, piano and harmonica as inspired by her musician dad who taught her to play the instruments.


She already composed 25 songs and 6 of them are all in the album entitled LoveZone. Here are the tracklist.

1. Feelingero - the first song she wrote way back when she was 16 years old, Its about young love.
2. One Week to Move on - she describes this as "dealing with the raw emotions around heartbreaks".
3. Alice Wonders - she goes playfully poetic yet inspirational on this.
4. Pag-ibig ko'y Sayo - speaks of love that is unconditional.
5. Sa Yakap Mo - "Magtatago ako sa init ng iyong Yakap" is the line that says it all in her comforting track.
6. Friend Zone - speaks of unrequited love.

According to her, personal experiences, bestfriend's broken hearted, and family experiences are her inspirations in writing the songs.


Well I have mentioned before that she's a child star way back then and when she got back in acting she was featured in one of ABS-CBN's teleserye entitled "Nasaan Ka Elisa", she was the younger sister of Elisa.  She also did an indie film and now she's crossing her fingers and hoping to be chosen as one of the cast of Maria Mercedes, the upcoming teleserye on the same station. 

Aside on busy schedule, she is still studying 2nd year college major in Mass Communication.


"LoveZone" is now available in the market released by Polyeast Records for P200.00. Special thanks to Pony, Hairshaft Salon and Outdoor Products.

If you're kids love to join Easter Egg Hunting then perhaps this event from SM North EDSA is an event for them.  This coming March 31, 2013, Easter Sunday, SM North EDSA will have their celebration The Grand Easter Party.  Gates of the Skydome will be open at 1 PM for those who will join the celebration. 

It's a day of fun and excitement with lots of activities to enjoy like the Easter Mascot Parade which will start at 2:30 pm, the HOP Race and the Giant Bubble Show which will be at 3:00 PM, and there will be also be a chance for a Meet and Greet with the Hop Character.  So how will you get to join the fun?  Just simply register your kid and let them come with their cutest Easter Egg Hunting costume. 

For more details visit SM North EDSA's Facebook page.

Enjoy the day and Happy Easter!

Moms, Dads and Kids let's all jump right into the excitement as Rockwell Power Plant Mall celebrate Easter Sunday with their Hoppy Hunt, an Easter egg hunting festivity on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Rockwell Tent.

Let your little ones enjoy a fun-filled afternoon as they catch a puppet show and mascot dance, and join in the interactive Easter story performance. What’s an Easter celebration without the egg hunt? Kids of all ages can collect colorful eggs and add them to their baskets filled with goodies from Monde Nissin, Lemon Square, Bizu Patisserie, CPK, Build City, and many more.

The fun doesn’t stop there as kids can busy themselves in activities such as bunny ears making, ceramic and plastic egg decorating, and face painting.

Plus! Kids get a chance to win 1 of the 5 Apple iPod nanos courtesy of Beyond the Box.

Rockwell’s Hoppy Hunt starts at 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Tickets are priced at Php550 for one child and one adult, and Php 200 for an additional adult. For more information visit www.facebook.com/PowerPlantMall.

What do you call the day to relax, unwind, be stress free and enjoy the day?  Well, I call it Pampering day!


Yup!  I was able to enjoy a day of pampering courtesy of Mr. Chase Tinio, owner of Express Hair Studio.   This time it's one of a kind pampering experience for me. My previous pampering experience was about foot spa, hands spa, manicure and pedicure, and body massage but this time it was really different.


We head on to Mr. Chase Tinio's salon at Paranaque the place was called Express Hair Studio, we were so blessed that the owner, Mr. Chase Tinio was so thoughtful and caring to us.


At Express Hair Studio, Mr. Shun  and other staff welcomed us happily.  Did I mentioned that this pampering day was different well it is indeed because aside from the usual pampering that I feature here in my blog, this time hair was included. Yes, my HAIR!

Mr. Chase Tinio and Alvin

My Hair, my precious hair, my "virgin" hair, hahaha. I never did anything on my hair only haircut and cellophane to have a shiny hair but this time, I tried something new and it is the rebonding.  I surely vaulted into my memory the experience that I had at Express Hair Studio because this is the first time that my hair was treated aside from the usual cellophane treatment.  It was all about trust and I thanked Mr. Shun and Alvin for taking care of my hair.

Alvin, a very caring and really knows the full operation of the studio, because while he was doing on my hair I asked him few question about Express Hair Studio and according to him "There are lots of customers coming to the salon during week end, Like ng mga customer ang Salon dahil asikasong asikaso sila dito".



I can surely vouch for that because they were able to take care of my hair and I experienced the good service that they have plus since, they devirginized my precious hair, hahaha.  Out of curiosity  I asked what is the process of rebonding. Of course while telling me the process she's doing it already and just explained me what's next.  So mainly the treatment and the process lasted for 5 hours and after that presto... my hair is fully rebonded.  Thanks to Ms. Lea who ironed my hair.


Ah ah ah! But wait... there's more to this pampering because after the rebonding they also colored my hair which is another devirginizing incident.  Hahaha!  Yup, it was colored it with lowlight brown so that it will not be too obvious and since it is its first time.  According to Alvin the rebonded hair will last for about 1 year since my hair is already beautiful and it is already straight.  Hahaha!  Thanks for that compliment.

After that rebonding session, Mr. Shun trimmed my hair, he is very careful in cutting my hair so that in the end it will not fly away and I love it!

Mr. Shun trimming my hair

Did I tell you that this is a pampering day.  So, while rebonding was on process, Ms. Edz did the manicure and pedicure plus foot spa. Wow, what a pampering day! They really cared!


Another different experienced with the salon was the eye brow threading, this was my 2nd time to have that kind of service. The first time that I experienced this, I cried because it was so painful, but here in Express Ms. Aileen did it well, I did not cry and I love the outcome.



Just want to take this opportunity to thank Sir Chase Tinio owner of Express Hair Studio, Mr Shun, Alvin, Lea and Eda for the whole day pampering and of course Mommy Jo.

We went home with a big smile on our face, thank you Express Hair Studio and Good Luck on your next branch, the InStyle.

For more information, visit Facebook Page Express Hair Studio
Email address expresshairstudio@gmail.com

Express Hair Studio
31 Aguirre Ave., Bf Homes Phase 1,
Paranaque, Manila
553-79-89

Summer is a time of going out of town or out of the country, it is the time also for the family bonding and some quality time with the kids.  There are lots of activities in store for all of us, as long as we are willing spend some memorable summer.



Today's summer is totally hot and sunny days makes people sweat that makes us thirsty.  That thirst can be quenched with an ease because there are so many refreshing drinks that is available now but to most of us who knows how to plunge, Nestea is the one and it has been part of every Filipino family for over 30 years.  Quenching the thirst with its light kind of refreshment.  With my family, it is our usual paired drinks when preparing food it comes in Lemon Blend, Apple Blend, Calamansi Blend, NESTEA Premium Brew, Limited Edition Red Tea in Raspberry Flavor and Green Tea in Lychee Flavor plus the newest flavor was the NESTEA Honey Blend Mix which will be launched in time for summer.  By the way my long time favorite was the Nestea Lemon. Love it!



As their usual summer activities, this year, it's the 16th Nestea Beach Celebration which will be exciting!. NESTEA Beach invited volleyball teams to show off their skills and vie for the NESTEA Beach Championship title. This year`s festival promises to be much bigger, more colorful,and more exciting with a host of lifestyle events such as concerts, fashion shows, beach parties featuring the hottest bands and most sought after Djs and clean-up drives of beaches across the country.


The 16th season of NESTEA Beach kicks off with regional elimination for Visayas and Mindanao on March 22 to 23 ar Moalboal, Cebu followed by GMA and luzon regional elimanations om april 5 to 6 at Laiya, San Juan , Batangas. There will be a total of 128 teams composed of 64 men and 64 women, competing in two regional legs. The 24 best team from eliminations will face of in Boracay for the finals on april 18 to 20 where they get the chance to win Php 100,000 in cash.


“We`re very excited to launch the NESTEA Beach this year. The competing volleyball team have increased from last year and that means more ation-packed matches to watch out for. Even more exciting are the various side activities we prepared that can be enjoyed not only by sport fanatics, but by all the participants and spectators,” said Jadessa Leyte, Marketing promotions and Events Manager for NESTEA BEACH.


Redefining Fun, Nestea will also hold activities to preserve the prestine beaches of Boracay, NESTEA Beach Finals' for the past 16 years. Working with Boracay Foundation, Inc. and local government units, NESTEA Beach will hold coastal and underwater clean-ups that consumer can join. Beach preseervation information materials will also be produced and given away to encourage peopple to keep Philippine beaches clean. In Partnerships with Boracay Foundation, 100 coin banks will also be distributed in Boracay resorts and funds will go support the foundation projects.



Series of cool, fun parties featuring the hottest Djs in the Metro await the NESTEA Beach goers in BORACAY starting off with Jam Illumina Party at Summer Place featuring DJ Elmer Dado on April 18, Play FM Bass & Island Rhythm at club Epic on April 19, RX Summer Fling at Club Epic on April 20 and the most awaited 16th NESTEA Beach Victory Party at Club Paraw on April 20, 6:00 PM onwards.


The 16th NESTEA Beach is proudly supported by official partners Converse, Mikasa, Acuaverde Beach Resort and travel Factor. Other sponsors include La Carmela de Boracay Beach Resort, Crystal Sand Boracay Beach Resort, Lenovo and 0+ Mobile and Shakey's.


16Th NESTEA Beach. Ang Gaan, Ang Sarap. For more information, please see: www.nestle.com.ph Facebook: www.facebook.com/nestea.ph. Twitter: www.twitter.com/NesteaPH .

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL adapts Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling book on Lincoln assassination Tackling a monumental event in American history, National Geographic Channel’s first original scripted drama “Killing Lincoln”, based on the best-selling book by controversial political commentator and TV personality Bill O’Reilly, will hit Philippine television on April 14, 2013. The film portrays the dramatic events that led up to the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and reveals the mysterious motivations of its perpetrator John Wilkes Booth.

“Killing Lincoln” is a film produced by Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free Productions and written by the Emmy Award-winning Erik Jendresen, writer for the acclaimed TV series “Band of Brothers”, who based his script on the book Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever co-written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. “What people never knew, and what both the book and the film capture, is the great tale of action and conspiracy surrounding the manhunt for Booth. It is ultimately a fascinating story, and that’s what makes it the perfect fit for us at Scott Free,” said Scott.

The book was a runaway hit when it was published in 2011, placing No. 2 on The New York Times’ list of best-selling non-fiction and finding a spot among Amazon’s best sellers in November of that year. Millions of readers were captivated by the way O’Reilly and Dugard wove together a compelling narration of the historic circumstances at the close of the American Civil War that led John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln as well as the thrilling manhunt that ensued to capture a ruthless killer. Bill O’Reilly is best known as the outspoken anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor,” an opinion-oriented news show on Fox News Channel that has consistently garnered the highest ratings among US cable TV news channels. Previously, he was a correspondent for ABC News before becoming the anchor of “Inside Edition” from 1989 to 1995. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Marist College in New York and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. O’Reilly is widely considered one of the strongest voices in media today.

The film “Killing Lincoln” is brought to life by a wealth of acting talent, beginning with narration on camera from Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks. Billy Campbell (“The Killing,” “Once and Again”) gives an impressive portrayal of Lincoln, while Jesse Johnson plays John Wilkes Booth in a breakthrough performance. “Killing Lincoln” also stars Geraldine Hughes as Mary Todd Lincoln, the president’s wife, Graham Beckel as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s secretary of war during the American Civil War, and Shawn Pyfrom as Private John W. Nichols. The two-hour film is directed by Adrian Moat (“Gettysburg”) and produced by Mark Herzog’s Herzog & Co. (“Gettysburg”).

National Geographic Channel’s viewership records were broken when the film premiered on February 17 in the US and recorded 3.4 million viewers. “Killing Lincoln” was hailed by critics as “fascinating,” “heart-pounding” and “constantly illuminating,” and is sure to captivate Asian audiences when it premieres in the region at 9 PM on April 14, Sunday on National Geographic Channel.