For the Little Ones

Baby Company, the Baby Specialist, is inviting us again to the biggest baby event of the year—the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair.  I went to their event last year, and bought a lot of the little one, and gifts for my nephews/nieces and even godchildren.  It's a one-stop-shop for all your mommy-and-baby needs.

Visit the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair on January 27, 28 and 29 at The Megatrade Hall 2 & 3 of SM Megamall.  This 3-day event brings you the most trusted brands and specialists in maternity, parenting, and child care under one place.  Shopping is also fun with up to 70% off on merchandise by over 100 exhibitors.  Talks by celebrity guests and professionals, plus raffle prizes await shoppers.  Plus, get a swag bag with a P2,000 single-receipt purchase and enjoy exclusive perks for Mom card members :D  See you there!

Orange is the Color of the Year

Yes, you read it right!  Orange is the color du jour for 2012.  I expected as much, with Celine having much to do with re-introducing this color last year with the leather totes and "luggages."  Don't you agree?

So, with this in mind, I decided to paint my nails in shades of oranges at Posh Nails in Connecticut Street in Greenhills

Just had to share that I'm pretty impressed with their toilet, btw ;)

To get squeaky clean for the New Year, I got myself a hand and foot scrub, along with my usual maniped

These were my color choices:

Reminded myself that orange is the color for 2012, so I opted to get these shades of oranges: orange sorbet for my fingernails and red orange for my toe nails :D

Welcome the Water Dragon, and cheers to a blessed new year!
Gong Xi Fa Cai :D

True Blu

I just had to share this article that came out last month on the first year anniversary of Radisson Blu:


It was my first time to attend an event in Cebu, and we were pleasantly surprised with how the Cebuanos partied at the First Year Anniversary of Raddison Blu last weekend.


The newest and grandest hotel’s ballroom was transported into a 1920s themed venue, with their staff dressed in bright blue fringe shift dresses, boas and feathered headpieces. And they weren’t the only ones who followed the ’20 look, the venue was filled with gentlemen in dashing suits and hats, and ladies wearing accessories such as headbands, gloves, pearl necklaces, fascinators, and feathered boas.


The citizens of the Queen City of the South sure do know how to get into the fashion game. Here are some of them who took the extra effort to look the part:

Cybill Gayatin went for a black-and-white ensemble that’s very Coco Chanel, and topped it off with a beaded head wrap she had made out of an old beaded vest.

David Cua was all about prints as he went for a striped necktie and plaid blazer. He kept it sleek and clean in black and white tones.

Katsy Borromeo picked a sheer black shift dress and accentuated it with a long pearl necklace and a black rosette headband.

Carla Herrera’s thin black headband and gold-and-pearl neckpiece were the perfect accompaniments to her little black dress.

Sheryl Songsong proved that all you need is a fur scarf to get the roaring ’20s look.

Best dressed awards went to Yvette Vaas and Bong Deiparine. A special mention wento to Jessie Glova for the effort.

You gotta hand it to these guests. My media colleagues all agree that Cebuanos know how to party and how to dress for the party!  Congratulations again, Radisson Blu :D

A New You

Got myself a copy of Good Housekeeping this month:

I tried following PBL (Pinoy Biggest Loser) as much as I can, but it's been busy the last few months of 2011 that I lost track of what happened to the show.  But, I am very amazed at how much the contestants lost—you should check out the inside pages and find out for yourself.  They also have a section where they feature other "losers" with one of them losing more than 200lbs. You really should check this out.

Another reason why I got myself a copy is that I am featured, along with the likes of Frances Amper Sales, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo, on being a multi-tasking mom.  Hope you grab yourself a copy and be inspired on how we live out lives :D

*Read more about them by grabbing your copy of the January-February issue of Good Housekeeping, available in newsstands, bookstores, and supermarkets nationwide.

*For more updates, become a fan of Good Housekeeping on Facebook via Facebook.com/goodhousekeeping.ph and follow them on Twitter via Twitter.com/ghphils.

Missing Cebu

One thing I love about Radisson Blu Cebu is the food and the ambiance.  Here are some of my fave food shots :)

Prosciutto - yummy!

salads and cheese aplenty

Each soup bowl has its own set of crispy croutons and strips of mozzarella cheese

home-made pasta, and so many choices!

I ended up with this :)

Pizza, anyone?

There are so many main dishes to choose from. They can even grill for you.  Sorry, I wasn't able to take photos of them.  As you can see from this blog post, I enjoy appetizers (salads and soups) and dessert the most :)

We were able to try their Barbecue Nights, and it was pretty good, too!

Isn't this relaxing? :)

For their buffet, try to go on a Tuesday lunch to get 50% off the regular rate ;)  
Hope everyone's having fun at Cebu this weekend for the Sinulog Festival.