Of Pink Waves and Mermaid Princesses!

Still surfing these lovely, gentle Pink seas and riding the waves of fashion and fun, we've finally come to the much-awaited meet and greet with the lovely mermaid princess!

Fourth and final day of this doll-lightful program, the activity area was jam-packed with excited little girls who transformed into the adorable little princesses, mermaids and underwater ballerinas that they are!

Tons and tons of kids were in attendance and yes, even those little boys rode on the Pink waves too... the boys didn't seem so happy with all the Pink and Fluff... but they still posed like the gentlemen that they are, just this once! 

Above: I caught me a pretty Aqua Ballerina and an adorable little Mermaid Princess coming out of her Shell!!! And below???

My loving supportive prince, Matthew is always there for me through Pink-and-thin!  

SM Mall of Asia was packed! We were like sardines in this lovely Pink sea... Because we Can! 

My boy is all about Sports, Hot Wheels, Outdoors and everything boys like, but during the few times I need him - despite all the Pink - he endures all the pink, girly craziness and proves, what a Man he is! He is my little Man, and I am very thankful whenever he is with me, a testament of how blessed I truly am!

"To be able to do the things you love, with the ones you love is a grace, a blessing."

Shinin' just like a pearl... with Barbie!

I continue to swim and emcee for this pink, dreamy and DOLL-lightful sea with Barbie! Allow me to now feature Day # 3 of my four fantastic underwater adventures with Barbie! I absolutely love my mermaid head dress reminiscent of life under the sea, in celebration of Barbie's latest movie, BARBIE THE PEARL PRINCESS! 

I came in extra early and a bit too excited to meet the Barbie girls, so I got busy and took myself some Shell-fies...

 As always, I had so much fun swimming with the mermaids on stage and giving away a ton of amazing prizes from Barbie! All these amazing activities leading to our fourth and final day's amazing SEA-prise (Surprise) ! 

Can you spot that lovely little mermaid girl above? She is too adorable!!! Kudos to her loving mom for going all out and letting her join most of our events! She is a mermaid princess, indeed! 

Can't let these lovely little mermaid princesses swim away without having a group Shell-fie, of course! I just love my Barbie gals and my Barbie shows! 

See you again tomorrow, Barbie gals for the Pink-tastic FIN-ale of our grand Barbie Pearl Princess party, where we will be meeting and greeting a live mermaid princess! Oh I am just so excited! 

I just want to share another Pearl of Wisdom for Life and Work: Remember that in every hard, forbidding clam shell  is a beautiful Pearl waiting to be discovered. Likewise, we must remember that wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape WITHIN the problems... so never working with faith, hope and integrity... dive deep and open that clam up, no matter how hard or unrelenting it may seem, until you finally and claim the Pearl of your Dreams!!! 

I'm not Kidding when it comes to my Kidneys!

Just a month ago or so, I was a pill-popping, instant-remedy medicine-chomping career girl trying to be panicky and worried about everything when I should be seeing and taking care of the real concern: my health and well-being. 

So I decided that that I must take things slow, learn to relax and understand that my job will run even without my screaming my head off and stressing about things that take a while. And it helped so much that I had two events in one day (yes before another Barbie Pearl princess event), where I had the pleasure of working with Pocket Rocket and UNILAB BIOMEDIS, who have recently launched www.kidneysupport.com.ph. 

 

Life is Sweet at the SUSTAIN LIFE Suite! 

I am glad that while UNILAB may want to promote their kidney care products, Tacit and Renogen, they also took the right steps to SUSTAIN LIFE, through a fun, educational and interactive website, that serves as online resource bank for everything on kidney disease care and prevention but best of all, serve as an online support group, spearheading their advocacy on the education, prevention and treatment of kidney problems. Now I have learned to take things slow, especially with the medicine-popping! 

I just feel so honored emceeing for these respected kidney doctors (nephrologists) and it is both a humbling and empowering experience to learn with them. 

 

We even played fun games! These doctors know how to have fun too! 

 

 

Thank you, UNILAB BIOMEDIS for not just trusting me with your fabulous events, but also for helping me become aware of the things that matter, especially my utmost wealth! And that is - cliche as it may sound - my Health! 

I love being Barbie!

Once more, I brought Barbie to life (or Barbie brought me to life?) last weekend, during another leg of this year's much-anticipated BARBIE THE PEARL PRINCESS movie launch and string of pearls.. err... string of events! Girls from all over Barbie-town came dressed up as lovely little mermaids and princesses, and waited excitedly for the Pink-tastic games and Barbie surprises! 

I would like to thank my forever fashion house, Dress In Manila for sponsoring all my lovely Barbie clothes for the past years, and especially this year! Do check out their lovely looks for less - yes for as low as P 185 per dress only at www.dressinmanila.com and you can feel fabulous everyday! Feel like a million bucks without spending more than 500 bucks for a couple of dresses. 

So going back to my Day 2 as host of Barbie the Pearl Princess parties, I learned that we are always more than what we think we are. This is not a call to be self-righteous or conceited, to be haughty or feel on top of everybody, but believing that there is always something inside of you that can do more. It all starts with believing for that faith, that belief will be the one force that will unlock all your other untapped potential in whatever it is you intend to be and in some cases - in what life challenges you to become. 

I am having my own challenges now (as a mermaid swimming against the current in this vast, mysterious ocean, LOL!) and sometimes you feel like stopping, giving up as you don't really know where you're heading and it seems that no matter how painful the stroke, the shore still seems so distant. But if you just learn how to relax, give yourself time, swim at your own pace, and never ever give up, then that's when the mist clears and things become better. 

Be careful of mirages that mislead. I am already at a point in my life where I have learned to accept fact from fantasy and know where to draw the line. But the one thing I am not shy about is being Barbie! I would like to be Barbie as long as I can or as long as my age doesn't give me away. 

Already past my quarter-life crises (yes I won't lie about my age and so far I am thankful that wrinkles are not selling me out) and I overcame it fairly well and even if I will soon be reaching the dreaded 30's... I don't care because Barbie just turned 55 years old this year! 

Life is what you make of it, so choose to be happy. Choose to be who YOU are, but sometimes it's okay to wear a wig and pretend that you're a Barbie mermaid princess!    

 

Living the dream of the little girl in me with Barbie!

Will be sharing a series of posts of the past four amazing weekends I have spent being the official host for Mattel and Richprime Global Inc.'s BARBIE party, coinciding with the launch of the latest Barbie movie, and the most splashamazing one of all - Barbie the Pearl Princess! 

Below shows photos of Day 1, where we awarded lovely little Barbie girls who took part in our day's festivities! Of course, they got treated to a fun time with a Barbie mermaid princess makeover, unleashed their creativity at our Barbie arts and crafts booth, plus won in our hourly raffle draws and took home Pink-tastic prizes only from Barbie! 

I am out of my shell, just like a Pearl... I love pearls! I get to be a Pearl Princess this day, living out the dream that every little girl dreams of... I guess that little girl in me, will never grow old.  

Still stoked to be part of this campaign! I think Barbie and I are making waves, don't you think? She and I have been working together since way back in 2010, when I first met the amazing Richprime Global team, led by my beloved friend and events head extraordinaire, Shan Carlos!  

Can you say, "I love Barbie?" We all definitely do; we think she's Pink-tastic!

That's it for now! I have got to close the gates to my underwater mer-kingdom, and I will see you all next week for another Doll-lightful adventure, only with me and Barbie! Three more Barbie-mazing events to share with you all, Barbie girls! I am just so thankful that I am still able to do this, along with the many other things I love doing! 

WATER you waiting for? Watch Barbie's newest movie this sizzling summer season, Barbie the Pearl Princess! You surely will enjoy the valuable lessons, the inspiring songs, and the lovely pink pearls throughout the movie!   

"Always leave things better than you found them." This is one of the lessons Barbie shared in the movie, and this is a message I can apply in my other life, this time not as a Barbie host, but as a manager. As I face a new, unexplored, even scary ocean in my life, I know that I have sailed this far to make things better than it was, better than what people can believe it to be. Barbie is not just about beauty or vanity, but about courage, that you can inspire the change, the transformation you want to SEA... er... SEE! 

A spectacle of colors and fun at the Cirque Du Bebe by Mothercare!

To this day, I still smile from the fun activities, the knowledge I've gained from expert speakers and best of all, the wild shopping spree I enjoyed at the Cirque Du Bebe: The Baby and Kids Fair! This event was truly one of a kind and while this is the first time for Mothercare, along with their other world-class brands for kids (and us, kids-at-heart) to mount it, it was certainly a success! I also look forward to the usual Mothercare Baby & Me Club Activities - fun sessions for parents and kids - in the months to come. 

Come one, come all! And so did a lot of moms, kids and their happy parents! So many amazing finds - your favorite brands at much lower prices - all in one roof! Plus, tons of learning sessions as well. Below shows me interviewing a doctor on the benefits of cordblood banking. 

 

 

My day wouldn't be complete without Truman the Rabbit! Oh, and everyday is Easter by the way - there's always a cause to celebrate, thanks to our beloved Philips AVENT Mascot, Truman the bunny rabbit! 

 

And Truman invited me over to the Philips AVENT booth, and look what I saw, more circus folk to cheer up my day (and take my migraines away!) All our beloved Circus pals really put smiles in every face there, both young and old! 

With my Philips AVENT family. Another reason to smile! I have been working with these amazing, efficient, funny and kind (oh, and sometimes crazy) ladies since I had my son back in 2009. And it's been one amazing journey, and I am certain we'll have more fun AVENT-ures together!  

This made my day. Popcorn and cotton candy galore - and my son was first in line! I love Godric Matthew - my everything! His cheeks alone is like sweet cotton candy to me. Here he is DEVOURING cotton candy using both hands! 

 

 

My son's smiles are far sweeter than any cotton candy to me! 

Moms I love. Above shows me with the beautiful Ms. Ais Vagilidad, a social media mom who also loves being part of fun, empowering activities! I would like to congratulate her for her new business, Little Miss Captain Burgers and Patties! Creating a waves in tons of parties for kids! Soon at my son's party too. And below is the fabulous mom of two, the lovely Ms. Mariel Bartolome, the brand manager of Mothercare! She put this fantastic event together, and she did so well, obviously taking inspiration from what appeals to her own precious kids!  She wears so many hats, and does so beautifully... Great job, Mommy Mariel! Oh and I got the pleasure of meeting her handsome son below...  

To end, I would like to thank Mothercare and Philips AVENT for letting me be part of this wonderful AVENT-ure. Sometimes, being a MOM is like a circus - you have to juggle so many things, you need to bend your back like an acrobat (working by day then playing with your kid at night). You need to be a clown at times - put up a brave, happy front for your little ones, even if behind that smiling mask, you feel sadness and fear too. Oftentimes you'd feel you're always on stage, in the spotlight, the world looking at you but you try to focus on that one beautiful small face that matters to you. You feel like going through rings of fire to get things done, to accept sacrifices for your family. Then next you find yourself walking a tightrope, with all the things you have to take extra care on, realizing that one misstep will not just affect you, but the little ones that mean the world to you. 

But while Motherhood is like an everyday Circus. It's one amazing spectacle I would love to star in, every single day. With my little ringmaster by my side, traveling the world with me, one experience at a time. My boy thinks that my presence makes him feel that everything is okay, when in fact... it's really him who makes me feel that everything is okay... 

How my son saved Earth Hour!

I take pride and happiness in my work - both as a Leasing Manager and also as an events host. Indeed, I am very thankful, but nothing can ever compare to my pride and love for my son, whom I like to call my GM (my boss, Godric Matthew). 

Above - My Internalizing Spidey. While I like to take control of the stage and the crowd when I work as emcee, I can never contain my laughter and my smile which I feel stretches a thousand miles from my face, to the point of aching already! Whenever my son gets to go onstage to win a handful of costume competitions or when he is on the field playing soccer, I just beam with pride, like any other mother, but with me, my stage mom vibe just explodes!  

Per the request SM Pasig, my son brought one of his favorite superheroes to life, to lead the switch-off ceremonies in celebration of EARTH HOUR! Here he is with SM mall manager, Ms. Bel Bartolome, and Pasig Councilor, Lex Santiago. My superhero just saved the day, and had fun too! 

I tell my son that to be a Superhero, you must always do what is Right... and so he took it to heart and there he is, doing the "Write" Thing, at the Earth Hour Freedom Wall.  

"With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility." We've all heard this line so many times, and it became unforgettable when it became part of the script in one of the many Spider-man movies! Above shows our councilor and mall manager, plus of course my powerful superhero (who has power over me with just a smile), and they all teach us to properly handle the power entrusted in each of us, and harness the power within. 

Of course my Superhero, Spidey had to eat some ice cream after saving the Earth! You deserve it, big boy! But apart from my snaps on how he saved SM Pasig on our unforgettable Earth Hour celebration, I would also like to share how much my Spidey loves animals, too! At home, he has adopted my sister's (his aunt) old pit bulls, and he cares for them a lot! Here's  a few adorable snaps of my animal champion, Spidey too! 

Top, his new-found poodle buddy and photo below is him cuddling his newly-hatched pet chick! He is gentle, and he knows how to control his "power" to not squish his chick. 

Remember that Power is from within - what we see in the outside world is what we visualize within! To the dull mind, all nature is scary and bleak. To the bright, optimistic mind, the whole world burns and sparkles with light! Choose what you see, and unleash the power, the being that is yet to be!