From Grandma with love

Everybody in the family seems to be excited to see our unborn baby. My mother-in-law, who is working in England, sent us clothes for our baby..here, take a look.

Thank you, Grandma Jas!!

onesies , rompers from Next newborn, pink knitted jacket

jumper from Next newborn, shirt & shorts from Cherokee, matching flower printed blouse and capri also from Cherokee

Funny Video: GMA7 Saksi Blooper

Wanna get a good laugh? Here's a video that will do the favor.
Watch a reporter while he screws up his live report. I wondered what went wrong..

Samba: cheaper alternative to Ferrero Rocher

Since I have been craving lately for chocolates, I grabbed a pack of miniature Nestle Crunch and Kisses Almonds and my husband decided to grabbed a box of Samba to try it when we passed by at SM Supermarket on our way home yesterday.

If you are a fan of Ferrero Rocher but you always think twice just to buy it for yourself or if you don't have a suitor that can afford to give you one, try Samba milk chocolate. It's the cheaper alternative to Ferrero Rocher. Trust me, it's worth trying.

Samba chocolate balls, P31.75 / 100g pack

Shiny Sequin Shirt and Skinny Shorts

This is something I'm looking forward of wearing.. very simple yet fab.

check out the look from Fabsugar

Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year

Being the first time mom that I am, all the mommies that I know of tend to give me advises that sometimes I really cannot swallow them all. With their different opinions and perspectives, sometimes it's overwhelming and I don't even know who to listen to anymore. I am not a superstitious believer either so it's really annoying for me hearing all those pamahiins. I really don't believe in them because I am the person who always needs scienific explanation on anything why it needs to be done and if I'm not satisfied then who cares.


I have this co-worker that has just given birth about 3 months ago and her baby spent one week in the hospital just because her mother-in-law had her baby drink her own urine. It infected the baby's blood and made my co-worker spent P41,000 to get her baby out of the dilemma. My co-worker was so pissed when she found out that the reason why her in-law did it was because of some superstitious belief that a baby will grow strong if she had a taste of her own urine. Her in-law even mentioned that her husband had the same experience when he was a baby but nothing bad happened to him. That's something I don't want to happen to my baby that's why I tried to find a book that can guide me during my pregnancy up to my baby's 1st year.

I found this book at a Mini Stop convenience store. It's called "Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year". It has a label of "Pinoy Essential" which indicates that it is based on our culture which is also great since most pregnancy books that you can find in bookstores are written based in foreign culture. In this book you'll find answers to questions such as "paglilihi" and how it is related to how the baby's going to look like when she comes out, even tips on how to hire a yaya, how to breastfeed if you are a working mom, all superstitious beliefs and pamahiins and dealing with needs and issues relevant to the Filipino family and culture that confuses most moms-to-be. So for all Pinay moms out there, this one is a must read.

Smart Mom's Guide to Pregnancy and Baby's First Year, P295

Nivea Baby: Skin Care for my Newborn

Shopping and preparing for a newborn's grooming needs is often as exciting as having a baby. Expectant moms like me are all over the baby section, going gaga over infant clothes, shoes and every baby product we set our eyes on especially for first time parents like me which I admit sometimes I don't even pay attention to price tag at all. That is because baby products are so cute and hard to resist and as for me since I am having a girl, there's a wide variety of designs to choose from but let's not forget that a baby doesn't need much except simple clothes to stay warm and diapers to stay dry and buy only the essentials.

Next to godliness, it's beauty that I want for my little princess. So among other things, I want to keep my baby's skin absolutely flawless as early as possible, not only for the sake of appearance but for good health as well. Clean and flawless skin is also a reflection of how baby's are cared for. having a flawless skin will also help build my baby's self confidence when she grows up. So I choose Nivea Baby Products for my baby's skin care needs. Quoting from their website:


"Nivea baby is a skin care program tailored to the more demanding needs of baby's sensitive skin"

Milk Lotion, 47.50

Head-to-Toe Wash,109.75

Caring Oil, 43.00

Cream Soap, 38.75

(picture taken by me)
If you are an expectant mom like me, you can try to visit Nivea baby website for everything you'll need to know about their products or if you want a more detailed information about its ingredients and caring tips as well.

Claw Vending Machine

Have you ever won something from a claw vending machine?

I know everybody knows what a claw vending machine is only that they don't know what it's called. I mean...definitely you've seen one but you have no knowledge on what it's called. see picture below to check out what I'm talking a bout

claw vending machine a.k.a claw machine/crane

(picture from Google)

My husband and I went to Glorietta this afternoon and passed by a claw vending machine and decided to try our luck. For me it's luck but as for my husband, it's his ability that made us won a toy. We got an elmo stuffed key chain on our first token (not bad huh?). My husband is good at it. I remember giving away most of what we had won to some of my inaanak last Christmas as a gift. (tipid diba? )

our prize - elmo stuffed key chain

(picture taken by me)