EastWest Bank Credit Card Promo from March 26 to June 30, 2013

Hey guys! EastWest Bank has new credit card promo. Here it is...

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Promo Period: March 26 to June 30, 2013
Redemption Period: March 26 to August 29, 2013
Requirements:

MAX’S FILIPINO FAVORITES	SPEND REQUIREMENT
Choice of: Fresh Lumpiang Ubod Triple Chocolate Champorado (Petite)  Tofu con Lechon	P2,000 minimum single-receipt purchase
Choice of: Basic Meal Pancit Canton (Regular) Lumpiang Shanghai	P4,000 minimum single-receipt or accumulated-receipt purchase (at least P2,000 per charge slip)
Choice of: Regular Fried Chicken (Whole) Kare-Kare Sinigang na Baboy	P8,000 minimum single-receipt purchase (applicable for merchant installment transactions only)

Insta' Shopping

Hello guys! How's your holy week so far? Do you have any vacation plans? Kami wala! Hahaha! We'll just stay at home and rest (as if naman wala kami sa house lagi di ba? Hehehe). Si hubby naman, he'll do some rounds lang of his in-patients.

Pero may mga plans na akong gagawin sa house. Pero sana naman magmaterialize di ba? Eto yun: aayusin ang mga dapat ayusin, lilinisin ang mga dapat linisin at ipapamigay ang mga dapat ipamigay.

Anyway, kanina I went to SM Southmall. Kailangan ko kasing bumili ng swimsuit since sa Monday na ang start ng swimming lessons ng mga kulilits. Sobrang quick lang ang malling ko since hubby will do some patient rounds pa. 

Well, here are my loots:

Sogo swimsuit...

P1,399.75

Ang conservative ano? Hindi ko kasi keri ang magsuot ng sexy swimsuit eh. Lam niyo na, baka masuka ang mga taong makakita sa akin eh. Hehehe. Ang hirap pa talagang maghanap ng tamang swimsuit for me. Sobrang natagalan ako sa pagpili. 

2 in 1 Capri Leggings...

P599.75

Natuwa lang ako dito kasi ang mura and may botton sa bottom part. Usually kasi ang binibili ko is Soen Leggings eh which is around P500.00 ang isa.

Boy's Brief...

P349.75

I bought briefs na rin for the boys since I'm starting to toilet train them na.

Rash Guard...

P499.75 each

I bought the kulilits rash guard para maiba naman. Puro swimming trunks lang kasi ang meron sila eh. Ang cute ano? Sayang nga eh kasi walang ibang color. As much as possible kasi gusto ko magkaiba sila ng color para may distinction.

Food tray...

P120.00 (set of 3)

I bought the kulilits food tray since plastic bowl lang ang meron sila and para mas lalo silang ganahang kumain mag-isa. Ang cheap nito ano? 3 pcs for P120.00 lang. I checked kasi sa Baby Company section ng SM department store. Sobrang mamahal ng mga food trays nila.

Sun block...

P169.00

Though covered ang swimming pool sa Seton, I still bought sun block para siguradong may protection pa rin ang mga kulilits.

Led lights...

P109.75

I bought this since hindi na gumana yung led lights namin kagabi. Pero guess what? I tested again our existing led lights bago ko itapon kanina, lo and behold, gumana ulit! Kainis lang! Pero okay na rin para may spare na kami.

Fish chicharon...

P21.75 each

Napabili ako ng di oras nito kanina. Bigla kasi akong natom jones eh since hindi pa ako nakapaglunch. Kaya ayun, habang naglilibot, umuupak na ako. Hehehe.

I bought also Rugby para sa mga kailangan irepair sa house. Sinabihan ko na nga si hubby sa mga dapat niyang gawin eh. Hehehe.

You know what? Sobrang happy ako kanina sa counter. Di ko alam may existing promo pala sa SM ngayon. May women's churva daw and last day kanina wherein if you buy at least P3,000.00, may additional 10% discount sa total purchase price. Ang saya di ba? Nakatipid na naman ako kahit paano.

So ayun lang ang happenings sa akin kanina. =)

Coloring/Activity Books From Papa G

Last week, Papa G gave the twins coloring/activity books...

Ang dami ano? Ilang months kaya pagsasawaan ng dalawa ang mga yan?

Kaya nung nakita ng mga kulilits ang mga new books nila, ayun hindi na magkanda-ugaga...

at inumpisahan nang kulayan (o sulatan?)...

Ian

Chris

Thanks Papa G for these coloring/activity books!

Aspartame

Just sharing...

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Too Much Heat = Constipation

Super init talaga ng panahon ngayon. As in sobra! Hindi nga minsan kaya ng aircon namin eh. Kaya ayan, ang mga kulilits nacoconstipate. Ang hirap pa naman painumin ng water ng mga yan. Mahilig lang yan uminom kapag juice or Chuckie ang pinapainom. Haaayysssttt...

Like this morning. Ang sama ng gising ni Chris. Alam ko na kaagad kung bakit. Kasi it's like 3 days na ata since the last time he pooped. Nakakaawa talaga. Kaya I had no choice kanina kundi bigyan siya ng suppository.

Ayun, after ilang minutes, nag-iiyak na. Hirap na hirap siya ilabas ang dapat ilabas. Pero buti na lang at lumabas na rin at least naginhawaan na siya. Ang aga nga nakatulog kaninang tanghali eh. past 12:00nn pa lang, tulog na.

Good thing at nakabili ako ng cute tumblers from S&R. At least, ginaganahan uminom ng water yung dalawa. Sabi kasi ni hubby, I should keep them hydrated all the time and should give them Yakult everyday.

This afternoon, masaya na ako kasi mukhang well-hydrated na sila dahil okay na consistency ng poop nila. Sana magtuloy tuloy na kasi ang hirap talaga kapag nacoconsitipate eh. Nagiging irritable ang bata.

How about you mommies out there? How do you keep your kids hydrated? Please share naman some tips.

Nakakapraning Monday

I'm a praning mom today. Kung ano ano kasi ang lumalabas sa balat ng mga kulilits eh. Nakakainis lang kasi ang pangit talaga tignan ng skin nila ngayon.

Like at their back, may mga heat rashes or bungang araw sila...

Sobrang init kasi talaga ngayon eh. Kahit naka-aircon sila with matching nakatutok na electric fan, pinagpapawisan pa rin. Twice a day din naman sila maligo para mapreskohan - one in the morning and one before going to bed. Siguro gagawin ko nang 3x a day ang ligo nila sa mga panahon ngayon.

May question ako guys, masama bang lagyan ng lotion ang likod? Buong katawan kasi nila ang nilolotion ko. Iniisip ko lang na baka masama na lagyan ang likod dahil baka nakakaclose ng pores.

Another problem with their skin is yung mga braso and legs nila may mga parang insect bites...

Mukhang hindi naman mosquito or fire ant bites kasi there is no swelling naman sa skin. Flat lang siya and medyo magaspang.  I'm applying nga Giga Tea Tree Cream to it eh. Pana panahon lang ang pagkakaroon nila niyan. Hindi ko talaga alam ang cause. Impossible naman na si Pawie kasi kahit wala si Pawie dito noon, nagkakaroon na rin sila niyan. Sabi nila baka hanip na galing sa mango tree or yung super liliit na ants. Ang weird lang talaga kasi 3x a day akong nagwawalis ng house and I'm mopping naman the floor.

Buti na lang talaga kapag nawawala na yang pamumula na yan, hindi nangingitim ang skin nila. Unlike kapag mosquito bites na naglealeave ng marks.

Haaayyy... What to do? What to do?

Tokyo Bubble Tea

Yesterday, before going home, we passed by Tokyo Bubble Tea. Na-curious lang kasi ako eh nung first time kong nakita yun. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, I'll try it one day. Kaya ayun, niyaya ko si Mama G. I told her na bibilhan ko si kambal para ma-try namin.

Here is the facade of the restaurant. I thought small lang siya na bilihan lang ng milk tea. Pero inside, malaki rin pala. It's a restaurant din kasi eh.

Here is the milk tea preparation area...

Inside, meron din Honeybee Patisserie. Hindi ko napansin yun sa labas. Nung paglabas ko na lang nakita na may maliit pala silang signage din.

Here is the interior of the restaurant. They have a second floor pa.

I checked their menu and ang daming selections. Pero dito lang sa page na ito ako namili.

I ordered large Taro Milk Tea...

and large Royal Milk Tea...

Though medyo pricey siya (kasi yung large size nila medium lang sa iba), masarap naman talaga. Sulit na rin for the price. Creamy siya unlike yung ibang milk tea na parang ang labnaw labnaw. And yung bubbles (pearls) niya, you can choose if you want big, small or combined. I chose small bubbles para pwede kay kambal. In fairnes ha, yung bubbles makunat kunat and manamis namis. Yun lang, wala silang small straw. Nahirapan tuloy ang mga kulilits inumin. 

Aside from that, I browsed din yung menu nila, parang ang sarap ng food. Nabanggit ko nga kay mommy and hubby eh. Sabi ko minsan itry namin kumain dun.

I'll definitely go back there!

Tokyo Bubble Tea

Unit 101 Westgate, Cluster J, 

Commerce Avenue, 

Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Back to S&R

In my previous post, I mentioned na may topak yung nabili naming alarm clock from S&R kaya nagising ako ng around 4:35am. Kaya yesterday afternoon, we went back to S&R to have it exchanged with a new one.

The people at S&R are very accommodating. Sila mismo ang nag-inform sa akin na palitan ko na lang ng ibang model dahil second customer na ako na nagreturn ng ganong item. Mukhang may defect daw ata talaga yung model na yun. May binabanggit sa akin yung promodizer na 5 hertz churva yun kaya nag-aadvance ang oras. Kaya ayun, pinalitan ko na lang ng ibang model and nag-add na lang ako ng additional P100.00.

Here is our new digital alarm clock...

While I'm waiting for them na matest yung alarm clock, sinamahan ko muna si Mama G kasi she'll be buying dog food din. On our way sa dog food section, nakakita ako ng katol. Since may katol holder na ako, bumili na rin ako ng katol para magamit ko na. Hehehe. Mura lang pala ang katol ano? Sorry, first time ko lang kasing bumili ng katol eh. Haha! P89.95 lang yang 6 boxes na yan.

After S&R, uuwi na kami pero I requested my mom na dumaan muna kami sa Westgate kasi gusto ko itry yung Tokyo Bubble Tea which I'll blog later.

Weight Update as of March 22, 2013

Yesterday, sobrang sarap ng pawis ko after I exercised.  Yun yung tipong para lang akong naligo sa ulan (since umulan rin ng pagkalakas lakas kahapon).

Kapag ganito ang pawis ko, ang sarap ng pakiramdam. Para bang ang dami kong nabuburn na calories. Hehehe. Parang nakaka-addict lang mag-exercise ng mag-exercise. Kung hindi lang de-oras ang kilos ko, since ako lang ang nag-aalaga sa mga kulilits, di ako titigil eh.

Anyway, I weighed again and I'm very happy to announce that I lost 4 pounds in 1 week this time. So from 196 lbs from my last weight update, I'm down to 192 lbs. Yes I know, mabigat pa rin ako. Pero slowly but surely dapat eh. Pangit naman kung instant di ba kasi kapag ganun I'm sure konting kain lang mabilis pa sa alas quatro tataba ulit.

Pero right now, I'm very happy na kasi at least kahit papaano nafeefeel ko na na pumapayat ako dahil sa mga damit ko. Lumuluwag na sila mga mothers! Like yung suot ko yesterday, hindi na bulging ang aking tiyan. Hehehe.

Share ko sa inyo ang pics. Walang edit yan ha...

Ano sa tingin niyo guys? Grabe, parang ginaganahan talaga akong magpursigeng magpapayat! =)

Pasalubong From Lola Es

This afternoon, we had a surprise visit from Lola Es. Buti na lang at nadatnan niya kami dahil nagpreprepare na kami umalis papuntang S&R that time. Ang dami niyang dalang pasalubong for the kulilits! Nakakatuwa nga si MIL eh, laging nakakaalala sa kanyang mga apo. =)

Here are her pasalubong for the kulilits:

New swimwear for their swimming lessons. Sinukat kaagad yan ni kambal. Feel na feel! Balak pa atang yan ang isuot kanina sa S&R dahil nagpapasuot na ng shoes nung suot na nila ito eh. Hehehe.

Their favorite chilled taho. Sobrang addict ang mga kulilits sa taho. Kapag dumadating ang Lola Es nila at may bitbit na paper bag, automatic alam na nilang taho ang laman nun kaya if their Lola asks them what's inside the bag, they'll answer "Taho". Sabi nga ng Lolo M nila nung last na nagkita kami, nagayuma raw ang kambal ng Lola Es nila ng taho dahil panay sama sa Lola Es nila. In short, taho lang daw ang katapat ng kambal. Hehehe.

Langers Cranberry Juice. I still don't know kung magugustuhan ng mga kulilits ito dahil never ko pa silang napatry painumin ng cranberry juice. Hopefully, magustuhan nila para hindi na lang parating Chuckie ang iniinom.

At siyempre kami rin ni Doc Padu may pasalubong. She gave us Salazar ensaymada. Ang sarap nito, hindi masyadong matamis and super lambot ng bread.

Lola Es, thank you po sa mga pasalubong! Huwag po kayong mananawang makaalala sa amin. Hehehe. We love you! Mwah! =)

Summer is Here

Summer is here! I can feel the heat! That's why yesterday, sinimulan na ng mga kulilits ang pagbababad sa tubig.

Bumigay na ang mini inflatable pool ng mga kulilits sa house nila Mama G that's why I requested hubby to borrow the kulilits' inflatable pool sa house nila Lola Es. Yes, ganon ka-addict sa water ang kambal kaya sa mga bahay ng mga lolo't lola nila may inflatable pools sila. Hehehe.

It was my first time to setup this kinda huge inflatable pool kaya naman mega tagaktak pawis na ako while inflating it. Nagsilbing warm-up ko yan kahapon. Hehehe. (pasensya na sa background dahil nagrerenovate sa house nila Mama G eh) Ang sakit sa kili kili, promise!

Actually, hindi pa tapos sa pag-se-setup and hindi pa sila nakakapagpalit ng swimming attire, ang mga kulilits gusto nang lumusong. Kaya naman nung tapos na, attack kaagad!

Here are some of the pictures that I took yesterday...

Ian & Chris

Ian

Chris

Ian & Chris

O di ba enjoy na enjoy ang mga kulilits? More than one hour ata sila nagbabad nung morning eh. May part 2 pa nga yan after they ate merienda in the afternoon.

Kayo mothers, ano ang trip ng mga bulilits niyo this summer?

Sesou Nature Source Loots

After our family Sunday lunch at Shi Lin, Mama G and I went inside Sesou Nature Source. That store is a one stop shop for natural products. Super nakakaaliw ang store na ito because it sells a wide range of products from home, pet, personal, mother and baby care.

Browse browse muna kami ni mother until we got the following items:

L-R: Xterminator P95.00, Giga Flea Away Pet Cologne P175.00, Human Nature Sunflower Oil P140.00, Grandma's Secret Wrinkle Remover P295.00, Grandma's Secret Spot Remover P295.00,  Be Organic Triple Rice Soap P85.00, Be Organic Black Rice Soap P85.00, Be Organic Papaya Kojic Soap P85.00 and Giga Massage Rub P400.00.

Grabe, there are a lot of items to choose from. Parang ang sarap i-try lahat ng products.

Sesou Nature Souce
Alabang Town Center

They also have other branches. For more information, check their website: www.sesounaturesource.com

CSR: Tuyo Pasta

CSR: Tuyo Pasta

 Ingredients:

Garlic (minced)
Onions (chopped)
Tuyo (shredded)
Olive Oil
Black Olives (sliced)
Spaghetti Noodles (or angel hair noodles)
Salt
Ground Pepper
Parmesan Cheese


Procedure:

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Olive Oil

Minced Garlic and Chopped Onions

Shredded Tuyo

Sliced Black Olives

2. Cook noodles Al dente and set aside.

3. In a frying pan, saute garlic, onions, shredded tuyo and sliced black olives in olive oil.

4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Mix sauce and noodles.

6. Sprinkle some parmesan cheese


Very simple, right?

Happy eating!!!

"The Gift of an Ordinary Day" by Katrina Kenison

Mothers, I just want to share you a video...

Honestly, naluha ako while watching this video. Suddenly napaisip ako na balang araw lalaki na ang mga babies ko and kami na lang ulit ni hubby ang magsasama. Time flies talaga. Parang kailan lang nung pinanganak ko yung mga kulilits, tapos ngayon 2 years old na sila. Sobrang thankful talaga ako dahil I could cherish every moment with them. Sa ngayon, parang ang hirap isipin na kailangan ko mag let go in the future. Haaaysssttt... Kung pwede lang talaga bagalan ang oras, gagawin ko eh.

*source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olSyCLJU3O0&feature=player_embedded

Kulilits Video: On Counting

I'm such a proud mom again! This afternoon, while we are playing, the kulilits are in the mood to count.

Are you ready guys???

Ian, come on down...

Partida, distracted pa siya sa lagay na yan ha.

Next...

Chris, come on down...

Ang galing ano? He can count 1 to 10 in Spanish. Actually, both of them can count in Spanish. Bale they already know how to count 1 to 10 in English, Tagalog and Spanish. Nakakataba lang talaga ng puso kasi worth it ang pagiging housewife ko. =)

I'm such a stage mom right? Hehehe.

Family Sunday Lunch at Shi Lin

Last Sunday after going to S&R, we went to Alabang Town Center (ATC) to eat lunch at Shi Lin. Shi Lin, for me, is the Philippine version of Din Tai Fung. Din Tai Fung, by the way, is a famous restaurant in Taiwan which is known for their signature Xiao Long Bao (steamed dumplings).

Here is the facade of Shi Lin at ATC...

Inside the restaurant, like Din Tai Fung, there is also a see-through kitchen where you can see how each dumpling is carefully prepared.

Here is the restaurant's interior. You can see that a lot of people are eating there...

We ordered the following:

House Tea...

P88.00

Fresh Taiwanese Tofu...

P128.00

Stir Fry Taiwan Spinach...

P140.00

Shrimp and Pork Wonton Soup...

P165.00

Noodles with Shrimp and Pork Wonton...

P188.00

Xiao Long Bao (6pcs)...

P148.00

Fried Chicken Chops...

P195.00

Mushroom and Vegetable Dumplings (6pcs)...

P158.00

and Seafood Omelette...

P88.00

Note: The price indicated above is not inclusive of 5% service charge.

Overall, we had a great dining experience at Shi Lin. The service is fast and they are very attentive to our needs. The food is served hot and delicious. According to hubby, the taste of the Xiao Long Bao is almost the same as the original in Taiwan. The quantity of food served is generous enough which just right for the price. Would you believe that our total bill is only P1,338.07 (net of Senior Citizen discount)?

Shi Lin

Alabang Town Center
New Wing, Alabang Town Center,
Alabang-Zapote Road, Muntinlupa City

*Shi Lin has branches at The Podium, Lucky Chinatown Mall, Fort Bonifacio and Power Plant Mall