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This March, Mayor Strike Revilla launched the “Bawal na ang Plastic at Styro sa Bacoor” campaign through a fun run against plastic. This is in relation to Municipal Ordinance No. 14-S-2002 which regulates the distribution of plastic bags and polystyrene (styrofoam) and providing penalties for violations thereof.

The biggest mall in the city, SM City Bacoor joined the brigade on March 12. Even before that they’ve been encouraging people to bring their own bags as they shop and on that day, they stopped giving out plastic bags for your goodies. Other establishments followed and nowadays even the small entrepreneurs from wet markets are no longer providing plastic bags for your wet or dry goods. This leaves us Bacoor people no choice but to bring our own bayong during palengke days and bring at least 1 small reusable bag every day.

While this may be tough for the factories making plastic bags, the move has helped small communities who make rack sack bags, reusable bags and the like to earn a living. This campaign increased their revenues as well. The demand for these kind of bags is quite high giving more people within the community more jobs.

Yes, change is hard for anyone, and bringing your own bag can be quite tasking but eventually people could adjust and we’ll all see and reap the fruits of this campaign.

I really hope that every city will implement this campaign and we would also avoid using the brown paper bags because the more we use the brown paper bags, the more trees we have to cut to fill the demand.

Let’s all use REUSABLE BAGS on every occasion.

A few weeks ago, February 12 to be exact, my godchild Charlee celebrated her 1st birthday and baptism in Lido de Paris hotel in Binondo. Charlee has a very special place in my heart as she’s the daughter of my BFFaE (best friend forever and ever), Mhellai.

To celebrate Charlee’s baptism and birthday, the parents invited close friends who also posed as Charlee’s godparents, a few other friends and of course, the families of both sides.

It was indeed a very momentous event because of course, Charlee turned one and it was a time for friends to finally meet. Everything was personalized from the cake, down to the souvenirs

Of course, I baked Charlee’s beautiful cake haha All the best for my godchild!

I wonder if I would be able to organize a party like that for my kids

A little birdie just said “tweet!”

He’s turning 5 and will give us a sweet treat!

Say hip! hip!, say hooray!

Let’s greet Nuffnang a very happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUFFNANG!

Specialty coffee and tea purveyor, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®, reinforces its claim as the preferred café chain in the country by opening its 42nd store right at the heart of Pasay City.

Located at Two E-com Center in the Mall of Asia Complex, the new The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® store will be serving customers their full selection of specialty coffee and teas by February 18. “This newest addition to our line of strategically-placed stores will help us fully realize our vision of providing every Filipino with the best available coffee and tea out there,” explains Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. “Being a new landmark that packs commercial, retail, residential and business areas in one unique structure, having a shop at Two E-com Center will help us reach more people and tap different markets in a way that we have never been able to do before.”

Located in an alternative business and entertainment district amidst a spectacular bay setting, the new The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® store will serve as a haven for both cult-like followers of the brand, and coffee and tea aficionados of all sorts.

“The Mall of Asia Complex is home to a growing number of young professionals working in technology-based companies and business process outsourcing centers in the area,” adds Chu. “The people that regular the vicinity are part of the growing coffee population in the country that are in constant search for the best blends.”

In line with its debut, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf® branch in Two E-Com Center will be holding a special promotion that will run from February 18 to 24, 2012. During the promo period, customers can come to the store from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon and purchase their favorite drink for only P100.

November 22, 2011 @ Aling Tonya’s Restaurant, Seaside Macapagal

This was Pinay Mommies Community second grand eyeball already, I wasn’t able to attend the first because of my delicate pregnancy back then. I promised the mommies that I’ll make sure to attend the second one

For the information of everyone, Pinay Mommies Community is a group of Filipina moms from all corners of the world sharing the same passion: blogging.

Some moms arrived as early as 10am especially the ones assigned to organize everything while others came in late, some got lost at first and some got caught in the horrible traffic jam from the airport. But at 2pm, every one was there, all too hyper and excited to start the program! Lunch was served earlier so we were so full to the brim already when the program started.

Shout out to Mommy Pehpot and her sister, Mommy Maui, Iris and Montsch for the photos! Thank you guys!

We were so many that the girls at the back already used metal step stools to be seen LOL

A lot of moms brought their kids and some dads were there too including my husband to witness the chaotic yet fun get together of blogger mommies! We don’t just write fast, but we talk faster!

It was such a momentous event because all of us, including the ones from abroad and Visayas and Mindanao really took some time off our work just to be with each other. The day was spent chatting like how we usually spend the day “talking online” so imagine the noise we’ve created haha!

I was so glad that finally, I was able to meet my online mommy friends through the Pinay Mommies Community Eyeball. Events like these should be cherished because get-togethers like this do not happen every month! Not only that, the event was made spicier by our loving and generous sponsors and TONS of freebies from fellow moms. Aylavet!

Tokens from fellow PMC mommies, yeah!

I won one gift pack from Avon Philippines, one of our minor sponsors:

My kids were the happiest with my loot! The huge Ceelin bottle is already a huge cut off our budget and the Dolan bottles too. Thank you Unilab! I was so happy with the Drypers diapers because I spend 600++ for a huge pack of Drypers medium every 15 days for my little girl’s diaper supply. Fellow moms like Nicquee, Cielo, Mauie and Iris also gave theirs to me. Thank you so much! God bless you more!

Hope you can ‘like’ the page of our generous sponsors:

• Smart Steps
• Ceelin
• Unilab
• Dolan
• Procter & Gamble
• Scotch Brite
• Geiser Maclang
• Ajinomoto
• Avon
• Ainon
• Drypers
• Krazy Pix
• PH Bakehouse

Sharing with you the cake I’ve made for the event, an order from Mommy Eihdra:

I was calling myself a baker until I met Top Pastry Chef Franck Geuffroy. He was just too good that I felt like a dot compared to him

Chef Franck is the training chef and consultant of Alain Ducasse Formation et Conseil.

This novice baker just got invited to a live pastry demonstration held in Enderun Colleges –  the L’art de la Patisserie (The Art of Pastry). Why would I say no to this once in a lifetime event? of course I said YES immediately Chef Franck demonstrated advanced techniques in making various pastries including the eye-catching all-edible sugar sculpture.

During the demonstration I learned that a Pastry Chef does more than just bake, he is capable of creating masterpieces. Pastries and desserts should not just be delicious, they must also be artistic, creative and pleasing to the eye.

Here are some of the traditional French pastries fusioned with local flavors giving classic pastries a Filipino twist:

Paris-Manila Brest

Paris-Manila Brest is a ring of golden brown pâte à choux pastry that sandwiches praline cream and sliced almonds. It was created in 1891 in honor of the Paris-Brest-Paris bicycle race.

Kouglof

Kouglof is a brioche-like coffee cake from Alsace—lightly sweet and studded with raisins.

Tropézienne

Tropézienne, from Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera, is a rich orange blossom water scented brioche that oozes buttercream.

St. Honoré

St. Honoré has a base of puff pastry topped with a ring of small, caramel-drenched cream puffs; the center of the cake is filled with clouds of whipped cream.

Citrus Entremet

Citrus Entremet is a confection of coconut mousse, citrus crème, white chocolate brownie and grapefruit.

Intense Raspberry Chocolate Brownie

Intense Raspberry Chocolate Brownie a rich concoction of chocolate brownie and raspberry marmalade.

Enderun Entremet

Enderun Entremet, a playful dessert of buttery shortbread, sour calamansi, intense chocolate biscuit, gingered milk chocolate, and crunchy peanut praline.

As you would notice, Chef Franck has been using various local fruits to flavor his pastries. This is so because this chef just loves our fruits!

“The flavor of calamansi is so strong and so fresh!” he exclaims.  “It is a pure gift from nature.  And the mangos and pineapples here are so flavorful and sweet that they are so much better than what we can find in France.”  He also loves working with coconut paste, saying that the amazing taste of roasted coconut can be used to give classic French pastries a Filipino twist.

L’art de la Patisserie (The Art of Pastry) launches Enderun Colleges’ 3-month Pastry Arts Certificate, which will begin in November 2011. The comprehensive course is ideal for home cooks who want to increase their knowledge in pastry and bread-making, professionals who want to update their knowledge, and anyone considering a career in professional pastry. Students will be given hands-on instruction in basic and advanced techniques to equip them with the skills necessary for mastering French and international pastries, confectioneries, and breads. The program also gives students the opportunity to take further studies at Ecole National Supèrieure de la Pâtisserie, the pastry arts training center of Alain Ducasse Formation.

More importantly, it gives students a chance to discover if they have the passion, creativity, stamina, and skill to be a pastry chef.

For more information about this 3-month Pastry Arts Certificate, please contact:

Enderun Colleges
1100 Campus Avenue
McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio
Taguig City 1634 Philippines
Telephone: (632) 856 5000
Facsimile:   (632) 856 4656
www.enderuncolleges.com

Being born to two working parents, I always get to choose the food that I want to eat and one of my favourites is hotdogs, but it’s not just your regular hotdogs, it has to be Tender Juicy Hotdogs.

My love for Tender Juicy Hotdogs taught me one of the basic life skills: cooking. I learned to be creative with my Tender Juicy Hotdogs. I would cook it in oil, in water, in ketchup, micro waved, grilled and when I got older, I learned the art of mixing Tender Juicy Hotdogs to my favourite ulam recipes. It’s no surprise that it always comes out delectable.

Back then my mom ensured that we have stocks of TJ hotdogs on our fridge as me and my siblings would always ask for it during meal time or meryenda. My all-time favourite would always be the cocktail size! It’s small yet chunky and fits my pan de sal perfectly!

TJ Hotdogs were a staple in my lunchbox. I would bring 6 when we have cocktail sizes, 3 when we have the regular size on our fridge and 2 when we have the jumbo. That’s how much I love Tender Juicy Hotdogs!
My loyalty to Tender Juicy Hotdogs will be passed on to my kids, this I’ll ensure. In fact, I will bring the two of them to the Tender Juicy Hotdog’s National Hotdog Day, a celebration of Tender Juicy Hotdog as a heritage brand since the 80’s up to the present.

Tender Juicy Hotdog’s National Hotdog Day

The Tender Juicy Hotdog’s National Hotdog Day will be held on Sunday, October 16 from 1:00 – 6:00PM at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia. Everyone who participates in the game booths scattered around the area will sure win prizes. Games include hotdog eating contests, kiddie chef competitions and TJ trivia games. There would also be a photo wall that captures a decade’s worth of fun TJ hotdogs memories.

Hotdogs will be overflowing in the venue and most of all, ENTRANCE is FREE!

Like the Tender Juicy Hotdog page on Facebook to get more updates!

I’ve always dreamed of seeing myself on TV (That’s Entertainment days, hello! Wednesday group was my favorite, how about you?) Singing, acting and yes, thanking sponsors were probably one of my dreams when I was a child but then I wasn’t too lucky because for one I didn’t have that artista x-factor and we then lived too far from Quezon City where auditions were usually held.

When my precious daughter was born I told myself that “this is it! she’ll be into modelling, etc” but everything shattered into pieces when she threw a fit on a ramp modelling stint back in 2009. So that ended it all. So I really admire kids who can do ramp and print modelling (more so TV ads!) at a very young age. They must be really destined to that and has supportive parents to guide them all throughout. How do they do it? Promil pre-school and GMA Network came up with the Promil Pre-school i-Shine Talent Camp TV to help kids reach their full potential.

The Promil Pre-school i-Shine Talent Camp TV is a talent search and reality TV program showcasing 12 children who managed to shine the brightest in a nationwide talent search and will chronicle their journey as they hone their talents in singing, dancing, acting and other areas, with the help of their Kapuso celebrity mentors and their parents.

and my favorite one?

Chesca of course!, she’s the daughter of my very good friend, Venice:

Name: Maria Francesca Rojas
Nickname: Chesca
Age: 4 years old

Talent: Singing
Background:
This four-year-old girl may be small but she has
one big voice. Chesca once dreamed of being a
rockstar, now that she’s on i-Shine, she wants to
be a superstar.
Back in Cebu, Mommy Venice is always on the
lookout for singing workshops that Chesca can be
part of. She also bought a videoke for Chesca to
practice on.

Watch these talented pre-schoolers and follow their journey atPromilPre-Schooli-Shine Talent Camp TV, airing Sundays starting June 12 after Showbiz Central.

And now, here’s my very own i-Shiner who turned into a Promil kid a few days ago after being a “Kapanatag” for almost 5 years:

super presko!

PromilPre-School, a powdered milk drink for children 4-7 years old, also supports and provides opportunities for all parents to develop and nurture their child’s talents. It contains Nutrissentials – a unique combination of essential nutrients such as Iron, DHA precursor, Iodine, Zinc, Vitamin A, Niacin, Potassium and Biotin, that may help optimize your child’s full potential.

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, 3 days from now and until now I still don’t know what to give my mom. For sure she’ll appreciate cash instead of any gift haha but still I want to give her the usual mother’s day gifts like cakes, flowers and jewelry if I can afford it LOL

To everyone who’re giving their moms flowers, check out ProFlowers.com coupons, you’ll save money and you can order it online too! Totally hassle-free!

Here’s a set-up that I really, really like:

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Got nothing to do on April 3?

Enjoy a fun-filled day with your family at the Manila Ocean Park. Your dogs are invited too!

Good Housekeeping Family Fun Run 2011

For only P200 you get a singlet (sizes are from XXS to XL) and for P50, your doggie will also get a cutie patootsie bandana!

Registration at the R.O.X. Boni High Street is until March 28 only!