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Anything mommy blogger related here. This features blog events coverage. This blog also publish press release and write ups. Tips and tutorials on how to be an effective blogger.

This also include a list of top mommy blog in the Philippines.

In addition, here is the 5 SIMPLE STEPS TO BE A MOMMY BLOGGER:

1. Create a blog name that will represent you as a mommy blog. Sometimes it's good to include the noun mommy or mother or nanay.

2. Create an email the same as your blog name for branding purpose, in other words, for identification. After that, you can proceed to step 3 which is actually one of the most challenging part.

3. Open a blog. It has been debated for so many times which is the best blogging platform to use. For starters, I usually recommend blogspot because it is free. On the other han, if you are ready to shell out money, wordpress org is the best.

4. Design your blog. This sound like an easy task to do, it is actually, however, it can be very time consuming. The number of free templates for a blog is endless. To help you decide, set your blog tone and color. Will it be a dark themed blog? Light? What will be the primary colors? And from there, searching will be easier.

5. Lastly and most importantly, Start writing. The best way to start this is to introduce yourself. Likewise, you can also create a list of why you started a mommy blog. Or you can mention top 10 things that you would want your future readers to know about you.

ParenTIN.TV 2nd Anniversary: 1st Blogger’s Day

Last September 10, 2011, select Mommy Bloggers joined Miss Tintin Bersola-Babao in the celebration of ParenTIN.TV 2nd anniversary and first ever Blogger’s Day.

The day started with a sumptuous buffet lunch from Richmonde hotel prepared by Chef Bienvendo B. Chavez.

Miss Tin-tin Bersola- Babao hosted the event. She updated us what’s new on ParenTIN. TV. She shared 3 exciting news that you all should check out:

More Episodes on www.parentin.tv and Knowledge Channel
Families all over the Philippines can now watch Parentin.tv episodes on Knowledge Channel, Skycable Ch. 42. The schedule of airing:
Sundays 8 PM
Monday 7:20 PM
Wednesdays 8:40 PM
Saturdays 9 AM, 2 PM and 9 PM

Search For Teen Bloggers
ParenTIN.TV wish to know, see and hear the feelings of teenagers. Teen bloggers out there can just send in their articles to hello@parentin.tv

Xmas Booth Promo
An online promo that gives enterprising moms out there an opportunity t win a free booth at The Grand International Importers And Exporters Christmas Bazaar. For more information or inquiries, email t.bersola-babao@parentin.tv

Winners of Parentin.tv Toddler contest were also awarded.. Vince Crispaul Salinas (who was not present) and Harrich Jean Agbisit… Here’s her winning pose:

Winners for the Online Quiz was also given their respective prize..Bedalyn Aguas (one of the mommy bloggers) and Aileen Lumbang. After some photo ops with Miss Tintin the program continued with the first guest speaker. Miss Vanessa Garon of Golden Values School and Nazareth Formation House (Bob Garon Rehab Center). Together with the two residents from the Center, they gave us a glimpse of Addiction that can start from early childhood.

Vanessa first talked about Internet Addiction, how it differs from Internet Dependency and how the addiction is diagnosed. What makes her talk more interesting is the fact that one of the resident from the center is an actual case of internet addiction. Most of the moms were teary eyed when the talk ends. I am pretty sure if Tintin allowed us, we would be hugging and extending our love to the resident. We can feel the struggle… the weight of what she was talking about and the implication of it. I believe all the slides that was shown to us deserves another blog post. I am still encoding the slides shown to us.

Even Miss Tintin admits that whenever she hears that story, it never fails to make her cry.. but before we all end up crying a river.. Robbie Rabbit bags were given away to lucky moms.. and yours truly won a very violet bag perfect for my little girl..It was also during this time that me and Joy presented the greeting cards that the mommy bloggers prepared for Tintin and ParenTIN.TV for their 2nd year anniversary.

Miss Vanessa continued about Aggresive behavior. It was defined to us and just the same as Internet Addiction, one of the resident gave us a glimpse on his life having an aggressive behavior. I will also be posting in a separate blog entry the slides that was shown to us. But over the course of the talk, it was very clear to us that we as moms has a very big role on preventing this things to happen. And I am very glad and very thankful to Miss Tintin for inviting us to this talk. The talk was very inspiring. It was also an eye opener to us.

One of the member of Parentin.tv surprised Tintin with a very touching (and entertaining) rendition of Only Hope.

After that, Zonito Torevillas- Tamase talked about Healthier Foods and Alkalinity. She talked about the health risks when the body’s pH goes acidic. She also explored on why our body needs water and the benefits that we can get from drinking enough amount of water every day. Salt was another subject that was discussed and how healing salt can be. Miss Tamase also talked about some foods and what effect it has on the pH level of our body.

Miss Zonito Torevillas- Tamase prepared a fruit shake sweetened and flavored using Malunggay powder. You know by now that I am a Malunggay user that in fact we use the leaves to feed the kids with Malungay rice. It’s one of the best plant out there.. it is a good source of calcium.The Malunggay powder is heaven sent to me.

Tintin then introduced to us to her newest discovery, Smart Steps baby cleaning products. The product line includes Baby Laundry Detergent, mild and safe, no dyes, no bleach and no optical brightness. It also includes Baby Fabric Softener (mild and safe, fresh linen scent and no artificial colorant) and Baby Bottle Cleanser (easy rinse formula, no phosphate and no dyes).

Then we had a tour of the hotel, Richmonde. I believe this hotel is fairly new, because when I first heard the venue, I thought it would be in Ortigas.. it was a fun tour, and we squeezed ourselves in the elevator (surprisingly it only took us 2 rides LOL). We got a glimpse of the different rooms offered in Richmonde Hotel as well as their gym. We was supposed to take a look on their pool but it was raining hard.

We had another taste of the food prepared by Chef Bienvendo B. Chavez and as we finish our food, we were asked to take a look under our chair and we found piece of paper with an M or a P. Then we had some photo ops to be uploaded to Parentin.TV website.. some serious, some wacky, some even showed off their diamond rings. Later, the P and the M, we learned, stands for Pillow and Mattress.. we each got a pillow or a mattress to take home! yay! And to end the event, each one of us greeted ParenTIN.Tv for their 2 years of succes and giving inspiration to us moms and parents.. and again, Congratulations Miss Tintin and ParenTIN.tv!!

photo of Chef with Tintin and photo of moms in wacky pose courtesy of Gene

This Is My Shirt Story: Black Shirt Times 3

A shirt is just a shirt not until you bond with it, not until you experienced something special while wearing it, and when that time comes, it’s no longer just a shirt anymore. It becomes a part of your life. It feels like the memories were imprinted on the shirt. And whenever you wear that shirt or see it, it brings a smile on your face or a tear in your eyes.

What is your favorite shirt? Is it the one that you wore when your boyfriend then, husband now proposed? Or is something that you wore hours before you deliver your first born? Is it the shirt you are wearing when you got your first car or the one you’re wearing when you got your first job?

For a mom like me, all my shirts are my battle gear and the memories imprinted on all those, were usually a pile of dirty laundry (thoughts while doing the laundry), a spilled milk, tantrum tears, soiled diapers and whatever antics my kids do. I can’t even remember what I was wearing when my husband proposed to me or when I gave birth to my first born. I can still recall though what I was wearing when I cried a river upon learning that I am finally having a baby girl. But that shirt, it does not have an effect on me, at all, well because the reason why I cried so hard is with me already, saying I love you and I miss you all the time..

If I have to choose one favorite shirt, I will say my black shirt is the one. I love this shirt so much because it looks really good on me. Take some lbs off my tummy and not to mention (as my first born son said) mukha akong mayamanLOL.. seriously, whenever I wear it, I feel good about my self..

There are 3 occasions in my life that I was wearing this shirt and this one best describes or summarized what my life is all about..

The Shirt and The MOMMY

I got this shirt from a thrift shop and I wore it first last March for my first born’s Recognition Day. I was wearing the shirt as a very very proud mommy. My son finished grade 1 with flying colors. He is my first born son and though we have no favoritism in the house, I have admit that my first born holds a very special place in my heart. I know a lot of moms can relate to that. First born is really special.. this is when we experienced all the first.. the first pain of labor, the first lukso ng dugo, the first happiness of being a new mom, the first hardship of being a new mom..And until now, whenever this boy reach a certain milestone in his life, I cannot help but cry.. even as trivial as blowing his birthday cake candle (sniff).. So imagine how proud I am on that special day. I told my husband that he has to be the one putting his medal on.. not me for the mere reason that if I do that, I will end up crying in the stage.. on that day my son even commented how I look mayaman on that black shirt 🙂

The second time I wore this shirt was during the Pinay Mommies Community grand EB last April. I choose to wear that shirt because as I have mentioned above, it makes me feel good. That would be my first time to meet the moms that I felt connected with, that I come to love over the course of our Facebook interactions. Part of me was afraid that they would not like me so to shake off that insecurity, I put on this very nice shirt. Coincidentally, my Mareng Ruby is also wearing a black shirt (it’s not that hard to figure that out why we all love black shirt).

The third time I wore it was during the launching of Kapuso Foundation Celebrity Ukay Ukay. It was also my first time to meet Miss Mel Tiangco and it was a very touching experience. We learned a lot of things about their foundation and how they really work hard to help people in need. During the AVP, I was deeply touched and almost cried..

Miss Mel Tiangco gave us a message that I will always remember..and here is what she said during that event:

“What the kapuso wants to offer you is for your profession, for your hobby to be a medium of public service for our people. We assure you that every single centavo would go to the kapuso classroom project. Di ba ang sarap nun, ung enjoy ka na, nag ba blog ka na, pero alam mo deep in your heart nakaktulong ka pa sa kapwa mo? At ikaw ang nagiging daan ng pagmamahal ng kapwa mo sa kapwa nya. It is really the most fulfilling thing that can happen to professional likes us. Para ka maging instrument for God’s love and an instrument to a kapwa tao na nagmamahalan.”

The three occasion where I wore this shirt represents the three most important part of me.. as a mother, as a friend and as a person who is willing to give a hand. I love this shirt so much not just because it makes me feel better, I love this shirt so much because of the memorable events that happened while I was wearing it.. I love this shirt so much but I am willing to give it up in support of Electrolux Wash-athon. This is one of my treasured shirt, but I know that through Electrolux Wash-athon this shirt will be more than a mom, a friend or a human.. I know that this with this event, the shirt will give hope and faith. And This is my Shirt Story.

I love this shirt! Now I want someone else to love it too! I support the Electrolux Wash-athon Clothes Donation Advocacy.

About Electroux Wash-athon

This typhoon season and advent of climate change, when the need forevacuation centers has been part of our society’s disaster response protocol, Electrolux Philippines is rolling out its Wash-athon clothesdonation advocacy campaign in Luzon, Cebu and Mega Manila. This year,Electrolux created the laundry mobile, which will tour Luzon, Cebu and Mega Manila to pick-up the donation and wash the clothes of those who donated. The Electrolux Wash-athon invites people to donate their clothes for the benefit of typhoon victims and other people in need. In return,Electrolux will wash the dirty clothes of those who donated!

AQIVA’s Treats for Tots: Healthy food your child will love

When it comes to my kids, I am really lucky that they are not picky eaters. There are times though, that they are fixated on eating certain food like shrimp, corned beef or chicken. I have to trick them just to eat the right food for them such as vegetables. I usually tell them that those were their favorite dishes when they were younger and it is effective so far. The only vegetable that they cannot eat is ampalaya, and I don’t even eat it myself.

Of course even though they are not picky eaters I still want to make sure that they eat as much veggies they can and I am really glad that I have been part of AQIVA’s Treats for Tots: Healthy food your child will love. Chef Carina taught us two dishes that the kids will surely love but is actually a very healthy treat.

We were grouped and all participated in a cook off. Now, these two dishes are not very new to me but the way Chef Carina prepared it, that is something I am not familiar. Two students from FEU Culinary School (Makati, where the event was held) helped us in preparing the dishes (Thank you so much Louise and Ina). We committed a lot of mistakes and put a lot spices so I am quite surprised that our dish won over the other 4 groups.

Rowena and me while preparing (Thanks Ferdie for the photo) Super Healthy Kiddie Spaghetti and Chicken Fingers. The spaghetti was super healthy because it has spinach, broccolo, green peas and carrots on it. It’s actually 70% veggie sauce. The chicken on the other hand was baked. Surprisingly the spaghetti taste good and the chicken is something that my kids will really love. I was able to take home a sample for the kids and as expected the chicken was a hit. The spaghetti didn’t taste as good as it was during the event, somewhat the taste of broccoli surfaced and one can actually know that the sauce is about veggies but the kids loved it nonetheless.

And as the winning team (photo above), we were able to take some goodies from Healthy Options

AQIVA is a nutrient-enriched milk supplement from Wyeth that is designed to fill the nutritional gaps of children 4 years and older. AQIVA contains more than 40 ingredients including 25 essential nutrients and it comes in a great-tasting vanilla flavor.

My memory card has been corrupted and I lost all my photos.. I am really thankful that Rowena of Animetrics allowed me to use her photos.