Yani's Lucky 8th

Today is Yani's Day! It's her 8th month and of course this day won't be complete without me having to cook something special. We spend her 8th month with Pancit Bihon Guisado and Chicken Wings a simple yet very filling meal. And our cake for the month: Red Ribbon's Choco Mango Mousse! Super! Here are some photos:




Milestones:

Can Stand and walk with her arms holding on to her crib's railings
Can say "yay-yay" "a-te" "di-di-da" "u-huh"
Can pose infront of the lens =D (artistahin!)
Is eating Rice with viand, Lugaw with Potato, Leche Flan =p
Can finish 2 bottles of gerber in one feeding
Has her first pair of teeth!
Weight: 17 lbs

Sleepless Nights Perfect Match

This topic has been long over due but I guess it's better late than never. Countless efforts in finding the right vitamins for my little boy has become too tiring for we never saw the results of the supposedly "health benefits" as each of them claims to possess. My son has always been awake at night and sleeps during the day for many months now since he was three. I tried many ways to keep him awake the whole day and put him to bed at night but most of the time didn't worked. I felt hopeless and tired, I'm too tired of staying awake at night to keep him company. He don't just play the whole night but he often eats at dawn! It makes me go crazy! My little boy is as hyper as ever! and so is hard to feed...

I even brought him to a new pedia to get a different strategy on how to make him eat and sleep and this is what he gave me: Appebon to be taken for 2 months. On the first few weeks it kept him busy eating all the time but, still never sleeps at night (but he usually take 1-3 hrs nap) and I noticed his eating habits drops again after several weeks. Then, I went back to his pedia and was given a different vitamins - Mosegor Vita Syrup! again to be taken for 2 months. So I went to the drug store to buy a bottle of the said vitamins and got shocked when I saw its price! a whooping Php716 for a bottle of 120ml. My goodness gracious this has to work!

I have seen a slight change since we shifted to Mosegor Vita Syrup. He now eats (but still has to play the run around) , noticed weight increase, he now sleeps at night (sometimes) but we are still working on it and hopefully we can correct his sleeping patterns before he go to school in June.

Well, I guess I have found a perfect match for those sleepless nights! =D

What's in it again?

I have been browsing the net the other night when I stumbled upon an ad about baby diapers and sign up their diaper CLUB to include me in their mailing list. I registered online and fill out my children's profile and there was a question about "my name was suggested by" and "what's the meaning of the name?" then it made me think, what's in it (baby name) again?

I remember I wrote it somewhere and so I started to look for their respective time capsule boxes (I'm preparing it when they turned 18/21) and here's what I have found:
Name: Luis Antonio Alhambra
Nickname: Luis
Birth Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Age: 4 years old
Name Origin: Spanish and Italian Origin
Meaning of the Name:

The boy's name Luis \

luis\ is pronounced loo-EECE. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of Louis (Old German) "famous warrior".

The boy's name Antonio \a-nto-

nio,

an-

tonio\ is pronounced an-TOH-nee-oh. It is of Spanish and Italian origin. Variant of Anthony. "priceless"



Name: Safia Ayanna Alhambra
Nickname: Yani
Birth Date: Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Age: 7 months old
Name Origin: Arabic and African Origin
Meaning of the Name:

The girl's name Safia \s(a)-fia\ is a variant of Safiyah (Arabic, Hindi, Swahili), and the meaning of Safia is "friend; pure".

The girl's name Ayanna \a-

yanna,

aya(n)-

na\ is pronounced ay-AHN-ah. It is of Kiswahili origin, and the meaning of Ayanna is "beautiful flower". Also an invented name based on Anna.

Toy SALE 2010

Christmas is fast approaching and almost every week there is a SALE happening everywhere! Everybody is on the look out for nice buys in every mall sale, Christmas bazaar, also toy sale. Kids are the most excited during this season so we, parents are on the hunt for nice yet affordable toys for our kiddos. I just learned that Richwell trading is having their annual warehouse sale starting November so make sure to bring ample cash in your wallets since this is a CASH BASIS ONLY event.

I gathered details about the event and You might want to save-the-date!

Event:

Richwell Trading Warehouse Sale 2010

Where:

Creative Trade Center

No.6 Industria St., Bagumbayan, Quezon City (Libis)

Dates:

November 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28

December 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 19 to 22

Time:

9:00am to 6:00pm Saturdays and Sundays

1:00 pm to 6:00pm Weekdays & Fridays

Yani's First Pancit

Yani just turned 7 months today and she got even bigger and heavier. I'm so mesmerized with her smile and whenever she makes her uber pa-cute face it makes me want to bite her chubby cheeks (hahaha!=p) I really am sooOOO blessed and grateful that God has entrusted her to become our daughter.

Truly, she is a loan of love a gift from above and we give her back to God! Happy 7th month Yani!

I have prepared a mini celebration and for this month's cake, it's Choclate Blackout by Bean and Baker (SM Hypermarket, Pasig)

Here are some of the photos:

The Paskong Pilipino Shopping Expo 2010

The Paskong Pilipino Shopping Expo is a vibrant event centers on the Filipino family celebration. Now on its 5th year, the said event continues its objective of promoting Filipino family values, culture and tradition, as well as talents and businesses. To be held at World Trade Center of Pasay City, the first-world class exhibition center in the country that maintained its reputation as the entry point to the international business community. The given fact proved the World Trade Center to be ideal for exhibition, trade shows, bazaar, special events, trade and investment.

The 5th Paskong Pilipino Shopping Expo is one way of bringing businesses and bazaaristas to showcase their one-of-a-kind products or services closer to fashionistas, collectors, business-minded-individual, shoppers and number of suppliers to the Greater Manila Area. This exciting event is definitely offers enticing products in fashion accessories, ready-to-wear collections, apparel and kid's wear, gift and novelty items, gadgets, jewelleries, health and beauty, bags, shoes, toys, home decors, house wares, furnitures and appliances, handicrafts, Christmas decors and other bazaar finds; it also offers new and promising concepts in food, retail or services from real estate, banks/credit card facilities or financial institution, tourism, franchising, hotels and resorts, beverage, telecommunications, vehicles and other corporate entities. The people behind Great Links Events Management are the organizers of the successful Filipino Business Expo for the last five years in the north area of Manila as well as Car Shows in the south of Manila, providing exhibitors and sponsors a precise marketing opportunities powered by intensified quad media advertising campaign to create awareness and generate huge crowds of shoppers and visitors.

Furthermore, there will be a lot of well-known personalities from the showbiz industry, and we will be getting a lot of mileage from top broadsheets and TV news programs and shows. We will be providing credit card processing services to encourage more spending from customers. We shall be featuring various entertainment programs and activities to add up to the celebration like Kid's Play area, Magic Show, Face Painting, Puppet Show and Clowns, Inflatable Slide, Live Band performing local artist, cultural shows, and raffles among many others. Your company should be part of this grand event; to showcase your one-of-a-kind products/services, establishing more contacts or increase your sales this Christmas season to a bigger market and more people.

Rates and Packages:

• Package A (with booth: P10,000.00 / without booth P8,000.00) : Fashion Accessories, Garments/Apparel, Kids Wear, Gifts & Novelty Items, Toys, Other Bazaar Finds
• Package B (2m x 3m raw space: P12,000.00): Furnitures, House Wares, Home Decors/Accents Filipiniana, Handicrafts, Christmas Decors.
• Package C (2m x 3m with booth: P15,000.00): Corporate to include but not limited to Banks/Credit Facilities, Franchise, Real Estate, Tourism Facilities, Hotels & Resorts, Food and Beverage.
• Package D (3m x 4m space: P30,000.00) Telecommunications & Vehicles

Note:

• All bookings are on a first come-first served basis
• Bookings must be accompanied by a 50% non-refundable down payment to ensure reservation.
• Cancellation of paid bookings will not be allowed, however exhibitor substitution is allowed.
• Full payment has to be made by October 15, 2010.
• Please make all checks payable to Great Links Events Management; either depositing it at our Banco De Oro Account with Account Name: Great Links Events Management - S/A#431-0026934)
• Fax deposit slip at 824.3247/632.5910 for acknowledgement. NO FAX DEP SLIP, NO RECEIPT.

Contact Details:

For bookings and inquiries, please call . (02) 824.3247 / 0917.827.6190

Holiday Bazaars 2010

Christmas is just around the corner. And it really is! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and mind you, it's only 55 days before we open our gifts =D I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet so I tried to look around for bazaars which would normally mushroomed within the metropolis starting from October to December. I have gathered a few that are slated today onwards.

You might want to save-the-date...

1. Grand bazaar @ The Big Tent

The Big Tent

Holy Spirit Drive, Don Antonio Heights,

Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City

The only bazaar in Quezon City that is open all-year-round. You may find all types of fashion wear, accessories, home decors, footwear, gift items, toys, unique novelty items and a lot more.

Schedule:

November 5, 2010 - November 7, 2010

November 19, 2010 - November 21, 2010

November 26, 2010 - November 28, 2010

December 3, 2010 - December 5, 2010

December 10, 2010 - December 12, 2010

December 17, 2010 - December 23, 2010

Contact Details:

For inquiries, please call (63 2) 932-9860 or visit: http://www.facebook.com/zeltevents

2. Rockwell's Pre-Christmas Sale

The Power Plant Mall

Rockwell Drive cor. Estrella St.,

Barangay Poblacion, Makati City

October 28, 2010 - October 31, 2010

This might be a bit late since the sale started yesterday. However, for those who want to drop by over the weekend it's Rockwell's Pre-Christmas Sale Up To 70% OFF on selected items.

Per DTI-NCR Permit # A2-0905, Series of 2010

Contact Details:

For inquiries, please call at (63 2) 898-1702.

3. Paskong Pilipino Shopping Expo Year 5

World Trade Center

Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. cor. Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Blvd.

Pasay City

November 13, 2010 - November 14, 2010

The Paskong Pilipino Shopping Expo is a vibrant event centers on the Filipino family celebration. Now on its 5th year, the said event continues its objective of promoting Filipino family values, culture and tradition, as well as talents and businesses. They are still open for bookings so for those who would like to be part of this year's Expo and for more information regarding this event you may click here.

Contact Details:

For bookings and inquiries, please call . (02) 824.3247 / 0917.827.6190

4. Spooktacular Bazaar @ NBC Tent

NBC Tent

Bonifacio Global City 8th Ave. cor. Katipunan Circle,

Bonifacio Globe City, Taguig

October 30, 2010 - October 31, 2010

5. St. James the Great Christmas Bazaar

Cuenca Community Center & St. James Parking Lot

Ayala Alabang, Ayala Alabang Village Muntinlupa

Ticket: Free Entrance

November 26, 2010 - November 29, 2010

It is the biggest in the South of Manila with more than 470 concessionaires. The variety of products to choose from is so enormous that one's Christmas shopping list will surely be filled up. "The early bird catches the worm", as the saying goes, so we enjoin all the shopaholics out there to come early to be able to grab the fabulous products on sale. This annual extravaganza is transformed into a virtual Shoppers Paradise for all discriminating shoppers. Products range from holiday foods for gift giving, Christmas décor, beautifully crafted home décor, wrought iron, native and imported bags, toys, shoes, Filipino ethnic products & handicrafts, Christmas packaging and wrappers, decorative candles, paintings, silver jewelry, over-runs of men's, ladies and children's clothes, accessories, sculptures and many more. It is a conglomeration of manufacturers, exporters, importers and traders from all over the Philippines like Davao, Cebu, Zamboanga, Bicol, Iloilo, Baguio, Pampanga, Quezon, Bulacan, Laguna and Batangas.

The Food Pavilion has the participation of well-known eateries such as Las Paellas, Tapa King, Brothers Burger, Barrio Fiesta, Don Henricos, Serye Restaurant, Fish & Co., Yellow Cab, Ellies Roasted Calf, Bambu Thai Restaurant, Coolman Halo-Halo, Potato Corner, Yohgurt Fruz and several others. Bibingkinitan & Smokeys Hotdogs as sponsors. Official drinks are Coca Cola and Viva Water. Proceeds of this bazaar will be for the benefit of St. James Foundation. The Chairpersons for this event are the mother-daughter team of Mimi and Nikki Valerio. Committee members are Manny Gonzales -- President of St. James Foundation, Ricky Presa -- Parish Pastoral Council President, Edza Gonzales, Titang Montinola, Msgr. Ernie Joaquin, Parish Priest. The highlight of the bazaar will be a grand raffle with TV sets, DVD players and other valuable items as prizes. Citibank Rustans Credit Card is a Major Sponsor. However, all Mastercard & Visa credit cards will be accepted. ATM machines & Mobile ATM will be available to service the shoppers. Free Shuttle Service will be provided for all the shoppers from the bazaar venue to their parked cars.

6. UP Bazaar for All Seasons 2: Campus Christmas Bazaar

UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni

University of the Philippines - Diliman,

R. Magsaysay Ave., Diliman Quezon City

November 26, 2010 - November 27, 2010

December 10, 2010 - December 11, 2010

Its Christmas time once again! Following the success of last years' BAZAAR FOR ALL SEASONS: A Grand UP Bazaar, we invite you to join us this year for BAZAAR FOR ALL SEASONS YEAR 2: A CAMPUS CHRISTMAS AFFAIR. This year there will be two runs for the bazaar, on November 26-27 and December 10-11 (Both are Friday-Saturday, 10am-7pm) at the UP Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City. The bazaar will feature the following items:

• Clothing for men and women
• Fashion Accessories
• Bags, shoes and accessories
• Health, beauty and lifestyle products
• Organic, herbal and natural products
• Children's clothes and toys
• Premium gift items & novelty items
• Filipiniana and handicrafts
• Christmas decors
• Gift items
• Food booths

Join us as we celebrate the Christmas season! Shop till you drop and enjoy great finds at the UP Bazaar for All Seasons 2: Campus Christmas Bazaar.

Contact Details:

For inquiries and booth reservations, please email jenn.tabs@gmail.com or SMS: Jenn at (63 922) 862-1784.

7. Christmas Bazaar @ The Levels

Commerce Ave., Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang Muntinlupa

Christmas Bazaar @ The Levels, in cooperation with Filicity Alabang, Four Seasons Creative Ventures Inc. and Danzach Fashion Shop, will be transformed into a dazzling festive place filled with products and ideas to help Christmas come to life. It will be an ultimate way to source new ideas for stylish and exclusive Christmas gifts. As a great way to bring shoppers and their families, the bazaar will feature activities for all ages, from shopping and game booths to fun activities and tasty treats. Adults may bring their kids to the bazaar to play games and win prizes from a variety of game booths for adults and kids. There will be about 80 handpicked vendors under different categories:

• Fashion and Accessories
• Home & Garden
• Gifts & Novelies
• Beauty & Wellness
• Arts & Crafts
• Christmas Decors
• Food & Beverage

Schedules:

November 12, 2010 - November 14, 2010

November 19, 2010 - November 21, 2010

November 26, 2010 - November 28, 2010

December 3, 2010 - December 5, 2010

December 10, 2010 - December 12, 2010

December 16, 2010 - December 24, 2010

December 26, 2010 - December 29, 2010

Contact Details:

For inquiries, please call (63 2) 771-8181

8. Holiday Rush Bazaar Year 2

Christ the King Parish

Green Meadows Ave., Green Meadows Subdivision Quezon City

December 11, 2010 - December 12, 2010

More than just a bazaar, The Holiday Rush 2 is a fun-filled, family-oriented event where the whole family can spend their whole weekend shopping, eating and enjoying the different activities in store. Better yet, in line with the spirit of giving, the event will aide a worthwhile cause, as proceeds shall be donated to a charitable organization.

Activities:

• Live Appearance of Santa and His Elves
• Photo OP with Santa and His Elves
• Free Goodies for the kids
• Storytelling with Santa Claus
• Pick-A-Prize
• Christmas Caroling Performances

Contact Details:

For inquiries, please call Dore at (63 917) 826-1810, (63 922) 861-8288, (63 2) 215-7306, Cris at (63 917) 827-8928, (63 922) 827-8928, (63 2) 502-3632, Anna at (63 927) 664-8985, (63 2) 586-9157.

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