Emceeing for Smart Parenting Philippines' All About Toddlers Workshop!

Getting ready for my cup of tea... so thankful to be part of this highly-attended Smart Parenting Mom Workshops, with our theme, All About Toddlers! Please press the PLAY button below to check out my video clip below as I hosted this phenomenal mom-affair: 

It surely was an exciting and enriching day... we had an amazing lineup of speakers, from nutrition experts, career gurus, beauty & wellness speakers and even an awesome and entertaining book author - storyteller! It was such a multi-faceted activity... 

Everyone went home happy and inspired! With a ton of loot to mention, too! As in most of my events, it was a meeting of friends old and new... 

And of course, the lovely Ms. Berns Lazo and Ms. Aiza Amadar, two of the wonderful people representing one of my favourite brands as a mom and frustrated-interior-designer-wannabe (give me a few years and I will get there...) Giant Carrier for my son, the one brand I love and trust - super affordable, functional and stylish... then for my home of course, HOME SUITE, My Choice, no less! I am in love with my comfy Bunny Easy Chair! Relaxes me and helps me write better. I also love curling up in it during rainy days as a I watch a nice movie on my laptop! 

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A blast hosting for Summit Media's first ever Mommy Bloggers Workshop!

Again my heart brims with joy and gratitude for the many opportunities to live out my passion as an events host, meet wonderful people and learn in the process! Thanks, Good Housekeeping Philippines for yet another thrilling experience! This was held at the Eastwood Richmonde Hotel... 

I got to be master of ceremonies for Good Housekeeping Magazine's first-ever Mommy Bloggers Workshop, and did I learn so much and have so much fun! And of course, to keep our ceremonies alive, I just had to keep those corny jokes crackin' along... (hey I continue to book hosting gigs thanks to my crazy jokes)... here's a video if you please... 

And of course, a snap with the lovely mommy bloggers in attendance... 

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Who's that Pokemon? Having a blast hosting Pikachu's Meet & Greet Party!

I've always loved watching the Pokemon series as a child, and in fact my favourites then, Squirtle, Charmander and Gengar remain as my favourites up until today! But of course, the world's most favourite Pokemon, and the main character in the series, sweet and loyal Pikachu, took centerstage in the much-awaited Pokemon Meet & Greet shows, as part of the Robinsons Malls 2016 Character Festival! I had fun playing and posing with Pikachu as much as I loved hosting this!  

 Are you ready, P? Pikachu says hello; she can't wait to meet all of you! 

 What are you whispering in my ear, Pikachu? Oh yes, that it's time to play games and give out prizes? It's Pika-Trivia Time! 

 These kids were more than ready... in fact they know the answers to all my Poke-Trivia questions! 

With my love, Godric Matthew, who was first in line... I was just as excited as he was! 

 The cool Pokemon photo wall with Ash Ketchum! 

 My love, Godric Matthew and the other kids there were like, "Mom, can we take him home? Please, please, please?"

But do you know what the best part of the 2016 Robinsons Malls Character Festival is? It's that my beloved sister, Natalie, was also able to emcee for someone of our many events! Here's she is also hosting for the Pokemon Meet & Greet Party with Pikachu at another Robinsons Mall! Please also visit and follow her blog: natefridayblog.wordpress.com 

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Ice Age: for kids of every age! My Ice Age Collision Course Movie Review

Look what I've unearthed... a movie ticket fossil... my ticket to this year's greatest animated big screen adventure!  

Loved that cool Saturday morning where the gang and I all trooped to the Greenbelt Cinemas for another COOL-ision: the Ice Age Collision Course Movie Premiere! Forever thankful to the lovely Ms. Mae Vecina of Warner Brothers & 20th Century Fox Philippines, and of course their wonderful and kind President, Mr. Francis Soliven for the awesome invites and amazing big screen adventures!

As always, silly Scrat causes another chaotic course that sets the Ice Age gang, led by monolithic mammoth, Manny and his family (nuclear and extended to include the other species) into one chilly-thrilling ride! You would have to watch this for yourselves to learn more about the escapades that the movie lets its viewers all walk through. But let me just tell you the reasons why you need to watch this with your squad!

1. It is all about Family - Indeed, as what resonated in the past Ice Age film instalments, this movie is all about Family and about how tough it is to survive the cold, hard, icy (literally) world without those whom we can stand on for support. I love how Manny continues to be the main mammoth, the rock of the crew, steering them all towards safety, even if at times, he too would find himself at the brink of fear and uncertainty. 

2. It's a SCRATASTROPHIC Adventure - whenever I see Scrat, chasing after his acorn, I know that trouble is not too far away! Yes, I love those Ice Age trailers; they excite me as I wait for the next Ice Age movies to be launched. Ok, so Scrat can sometimes be so annoying, but then life would be boring without him and his acorn. But hey, what would Ice Age movies (or life for that matter) be without struggles and downfalls? What matters is how we pick ourselves up and save the day in our own little way... together as a family! Check out Space-Scrat who was the movie screening's VIP guest!

3. Just Let it Go... You'd really have to watch this awesome family movie to understand what I mean, but this movie is all about learning to love and accept one another for our quirks, differences and preferences. Sometimes, we lose our cool and be all ICY whenever we meet those who challenge our views and 'break the ice' that surrounds our comfort zones... indeed this movie is all just letting go, and just being... who you are and who you can be! It is all about loving, respecting and accepting one another, knowing that each of us hold a potential in our hands, and maybe sometimes it has to take a tough situation like the end of the Ice Age world, for us to discover that... 

I absolutely loved ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE and you will to! Catch it at your favourite movie theatres before the ICE melts... 

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Hosting the fantastic intergalactic gala to celebrate 25 successful years of Guill-Bern Corporation

No words can best describe the glory of that scintillating of that evening, when I was honored to be master of ceremony during the 25th Anniversary celebration of Guill-Bern Corporation, held at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ortigas Center. Here I am with the company's lovely founder herself, a woman of wisdom, Ms. Lourdes Delos Reyes.

With its theme, 'Breakthrough to Excellence,' this event sky-rocketed with an aptly mesmerising and well-conceptualised futuristic look, where I had the chance to come in as space queen in my best black and silver outfit! It was truly out of this world, with guests from principals from all over the globe, and local partners composed of only the most esteemed and reputable private companies engaged in the ever-dynamic medical business. Below are a few clips as I emceed the event:

Plus, here's one of my few voice-over spiel videos: 

Cheers to more years of success for Guill-Bern Corporation! Below are more snaps of me engaging the guests! Visit www.guill-bern.com.ph to learn more about the company's services and how they continue to dominate the cutthroat field of medical science services!

And since there's no getting over this intergalactically fantastic event, here are a few more photos: With the tech team and the queen of RX Events, Xiameer. Yes, this crazy tech booth behind-the-scenes photo here shows the true face of events which are not all glitz and glam! 

 Let's not forget my lovely stage manager, Kresta McCoy! This was a celebration of independent and beautiful women too!

Below shows in my "throne" where I get to live out my out-of-this-world-amazing experiences whenever I host an event! Taken a few minutes before the event began. One of the many times that I get to fly high in space with my 'craft.'

And here I am after the event, signing off... yup my space ship was waiting to fly my back to my Planet Nerd (yes, when I am not in hosting duties, I am a total, downright nerd! Check out the green space beams; this was truly legit... Beam me up, Scotty!!! 

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My latest Philips AVENTure: Hosting 'The Joys & Challenges of Motherhood' Event

The most recent event I've emceed for Philips AVENT was entitled, "Today's Moms: The Joys and Challenges of Motherhood," held in partnership with Baby Company. And what a very apt title for my situation that day wherein there was absolutely no member of my family (not even my mom) available to play nanny for my son that day, that I had to bring him by myself to this event along with a truckload of gadgets to ensure he doesn't get bored while I serve as master of ceremony for the program. Yes, it was indeed a challenging day, but was I so joyful during and after the event, for my boy was very well-behaved; he was a joy to bring along! We (literally) rolled through the day gleefully!  

Skating AVENT-ure. A shout out of love and appreciation goes to my Philips AVENT / LJS Group family who've helped me skate gracefully through 7 years of being a mum! They have helped me in many ways both as a mom and as an events host! As I grow with my son, my love for Philips AVENT will grow too for they've been with us since the start. But below's photo shows me with eyes wide shut... praying and hoping that I can last this day without a nanny watching over my son consistently through this 3-hour hosting AVENT-ure! 

Yes, I cannot believe that it's now 7 wonderful years being a mother and it has been nothing less than rewarding and empowering! And the one brand that has been by my side all these years since I became a mom was Philips AVENT! I claim responsibility for coining the term, "AVENT-ure," and I've been using this word, AVENTURE in all my Philips engagements for this is what all this years has been... not just an exhilarating adventure, but an amazing Philips AVENT-ure! 

Promoting AVENT products comes naturally. While I no longer use all of the Philips AVENT products such as this natural line manual breast pump, I swear by these and still know the product features and benefits by heart. Not just because I host for them, but because I've actually used most if not all of the AVENT products; they are the best partner any mom can have, whether a newbie or a pro. In every chance I find, I proudly exclaim, "I am a Philips AVENT Mom!" 

But I am not the only proud AVENT mom. For not only has Philips AVENT nurtured my son and I; through Philips AVENT, I've made many good friends and the one I call my BFF is the beautiful, kind-hearted and talented Chef, Dang Adrias who is not just a celebrity chef and culinary brand endorser, but also a respected culinary arts teacher at MOST Institute, wonderful wife and mom of three! She's truly a person who inpires me and I look up to her for the many hats she wears apart from the toque. And most recently, she made my son's birthday cake and it was simply awesome! Will be blogging about that soon! I love you always and forever, my awe-inspiring and creative BFF, Chef Dang Adrias! 

 Photo above is with my son, Godric Matthew and Chef Dang's lovely baby girl, Andrea or simply Andi... she is as beautiful as mommy, and she's a gymnast too... watch out for Andi Adrias soon! Photo below shows me taking many more snaps with my BFF Chef Dang before the program started... can you spot my roller-boy son, Matthew in the photo below? 

And here I was with the rest of our three featured speakers for that day. Chef Dang of course taught the moms how to prepare fresh and healthy food for the little ones and the family... Ms. Sharon Galang Agoncillo (extreme left) spoke about Baby Signs, while magazine editor Frances Amper Sales talked about grooming and wellness so moms won't let themselves go and totally forget to look after themselves, especially as remaining fit and pretty can be very challenging after giving birth.  

 I can never get enough of Philips AVENT and our fun learning AVENTURES which my son has mostly been part of... 

 An AVENTURE for the whole family. Yes, everyone is welcome to learn and have fun with us and even take home some goodies!

 Thank you, Philips AVENT for always being there for me and my son all these years... you will always occupy a huge space in my heart! 

Thanks for dropping by; may we all continue to strive for God's glory!
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Tiny Buds: pure, natural and wonderful, just like a Mother's Love

I usually write about being a working mom and events host and rarely rave about my personal life online, but now I dedicate this post to the one you find occupying the largest space of my mind and heart: my son, Matthew! Seeing him grow has been the most wonderful and blessed dimension of my being, an adventure where as he grows, I see myself also growing in many ways. As he is God's grace manifest in my life, he is indeed the best blessing I've received and thus, he deserves nothing but the best! Speaking of the best, check out our favourite brand for Mommy & Baby care needs: TINY BUDS! 

I am so glad to have discovered and being awarded the gift of working with Tiny Buds. I've loved this product for ages and my family can attest to the fact that I personally use their rice baby powder! Imagine my glee after learning that this particular product was awarded internationally for its quality (hypoallergenic and helps keep delicate skin fresh and dry all day) plus the wonderful innovation that it is, being made of 100% real rice grains. Just Wow! Even the world loves it. What a very pleasant surp-rice!  

But more than just my preferences, I would like to share why this is the one product I swore by when my son smaller and to this day, we still love using Tiny Buds! And the best part is you can order these products online too at www.tinybudsbaby.com I dare you mommies to go crazy and shop for your babies (and yourselves too)! Yes, the company behind Tiny Buds is comprised of such wonderful people (Shout out to Ms. Lorina Tan and Ms Lei Cabaltica for your wonderful support and genuine care towards moms and kids) and not to mention, really creative too. This is just one of the things they do, which I am sure the other baby care brands do not do (or if the others do this now, they probably imitated Tiny Buds) personalised gift baskets, to show they're not just out there to promote their awesome, recognised products, but to also show how much they care... 

So where do I even begin to rave about my Godric Matthew, who I fondly call Theo or Matty? It's no secret that I am very expressive with my overflowing love for him. In fact, I enjoy every moment with him, be it on a zip line, a penny board (my son is into extreme sports), soccer and what not. I cry deep down when he doesn't like to read or go to school (sigh, boys will be boys), but I have come to embrace that this is what being a Mother is all about... being able to accept that the greatest part of your being is someone very different from you. Let me walk back to the the precious times, before he became such a great bundle of energy... he was my wee baby, my tiny bundle of joy...  

He used to have skin allergies and even eczema on his scalp and face back when he was less than a year old. That's when I learned that I must always stick to natural and hypoallergenic products such as Tiny Buds to properly care for his skin. For when his delicate skin breaks out, I totally break down and go berserk a la Godzilla... like my boy right here... 

 He's so active and loves to explore! He likes to be involved even with my affairs. Matty even goes to my office sometimes and plays with whatever he can find! And I know that his skin can be allergic to a few things. But with wonderful goodies like Tiny Buds, I've got his skin covered! 

My Matty may not know a lot about the products I use to nurture him physically, but I am glad that he is starting to learn more about Tiny Buds as a brand, and is starting to consciously appreciate it too. Whenever we are out playing and he knows it's time to apply powder on his back, he says, "Tiny Buds" instead of asking me to apply powder. LOL. And here was the very special time, particularly at one of the Summit Media events I've emceed where I got to feel so loved by Tiny Buds... a personalised brand bucket for me and the speakers of the Good Housekeeping Mommy Bloggers' Workshop! We love Tiny Buds!  

 

He couldn't wait to use and play with his tub of Tiny Buds treats... until today, this adorable Tiny Buds giraffe plushy is his security blanket at night... but mine? It is of course no less than Tiny Buds when it comes to protecting his smooth and delicate skin! 

With Tiny Buds as one of our partners, Mommies, we can surely face this wonderful journey called 'Motherhood' with confidence and joy! Keep making happy memories with your little ones, for while they won't be TINY forever, they are our BUDS for life! Thanks, Tiny Buds Baby for being part of many moms and babies' lives, especially ours...