Moms like me need to look great and beautiful, aside that we also need to protect our skin even though summer is over. Sun is still a sun and its UV radiation which can cause skin blemishes and worst skin diseases. To help prevent and restore beautiful skin a new skin care brand Evee launched its Lumina White line of products. Lumina White is a comprehensive facial care line develop to suit the needs of Asian skin which is particularly sensitive to the effects of the sun. It allows one to achieve the Asian ideal for skin which considers very fair, bright, and blemish free skin the most beautiful quickly and effectively. Designed to safely lighten skin and improve the appearance of even severely blemished skin the products features effective ingredients for general skin rejuvenation and brightening.

The Lumina White line comes with a face tonic, night cream, day cream, and cleansing bar. The line offers a total solution for all your skin whitening needs through its complete range of products that targets different problem areas of your skin.

The face tonic that cleanses your skin of impurities while bringing out naturally fine and glowing skin. Its night cream gets rid of tired cells and whitens your skin while you sleep allowing you to wake up with a youthful and vibrant glow. The day cream protects your delicate skin from the ravages of the sun while at the same time acting as a makeup base. The cleansing bar helps whiten your skin while at the same time tightening it for a beautiful youthful look every day.

For people who would like to whiten their skin quickly, Evee also has a Lumina White Quick Result Kit designed to whiten skin after just a week of continuous use.

To learn more about Evee please visit their website www.evee.ph, and their social media accounts.

My first time to cover the Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating contest made me realize that when it comes to eating, especially with rice, Filipinos are big eaters no matter how they look and sometimes looks can be deceiving.

For the past several weeks each branches held their selection of customers who dared to consume the most number of gyudon in 5 minutes. And with that a number of participants were listed down to participate in the final match which was held in Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City.
Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest marks its 4th year as more hungry Filipinos tried to test their mettle to gastronomic challenge. If the Coney Island in New York, USA has the world-famous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Content, then the Philippines definitely has Yoshinoya which hails the participants with the most number of gyudon bowls consumed.

The final match at the Glorietta Activity Center only proves who eats more than anyone else. As safety precautions and procedures all finalists undergone medical check up to ensure their health conditions are okay. All finalists will compete by eating the most number of bowls in 15 minutes. The Top Three (3) Finalists with the most number of bowls consumed and the least weight of food left after 15 minutes will be declared winners of the Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest 2014.
For the media category, the bloggers’ representative, Ruel Umali, who’s all hyped up to win this year’s crown unfortunately lost a little less than half of a bowl. But then again it was a good food fight.
After the 15 minute time mark and after checking their consumed gyudons three winner stands out and are declared winner.

Wayne Algenio who ends up 3rd Place with a winning prize of Php25,000

Piolo Pascual makes his return to television drama with the new series "Hawak Kamay" reaches out to the modern day Filipino Family.

How much can the life of a drunkard and aspiring musician change when he finds himself left with the responsibility of acting as a father to three adopted children?

This is what ABS-CBN’s newest family drama, “Hawak Kamay,” will be taking on as it hits TV screens to reach out to modern day Filipino families.

The series is set to take off with acclaimed actor Piolo Pascual at the helm, who will be making a much-anticipated return to television drama following the success of his movie “Starting Over Again” earlier this year. Piolo stars in “Hawak Kamay” along with three of the country’s most powerful child stars, Zaijan Jaranilla, Andrea Brillantes, and Xyriel Manabat.

The series will also introduce Grand i-Shiner Yesha Camille, who was under the mentorship of Piolo during her stint in the second season of the Promil Pre-School i-Shine Talent Camp.

Taking on the role as a father in “Hawak Kamay,” Piolo has expressed the kind of connection he feels with the country’s young stars, especially being a single parent himself. “I like working with children because I kind of see myself in them,” he said in an interview with TV Patrol.

“Hawak Kamay” details the story of a beat down man named Gin (Piolo Pascual), who has dreams of making it big as a musician and is faced with various challenges that may make or break his belief in himself and in the value of the relationships. He begins the story by the side of the woman he loves, Me-ann (Nikki Gil), and is joined by three parentless children, Emong (Zaijan Jaranilla), Harriet (Xyriel Manabat), and Ningning (Yesha Camille). Their situation unfolds under the watchful eye of the estate executor, Atty. Bianca Magpantay (Iza Calzado).

As time passes and the situation grows deeper, Gin finds himself developing a different sort of attachment to the three children, and decides to get his act together for them.

Catch the story of “Hawak Kamay” as it begins to unfold on ABS-CBN. For updates, visit and like "Hawak Kamay" on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HawakKamayTV) and follow @HawakkamayTV on Twitter and Instagram.

Kids’ fashion authority offers biggest collection of denim pieces for youngsters! 

Sorry for the delay of the post.  And now I would love to announce that the winner of my Ruffles Bag giveaway is none other than .....

 What makes me more proud?  I'm a Pinay and one  of Pinoy pride is a pinay caregiver who just won as the grand winner of the "X-Factor Israel".  Her name is Rose Fostanes.  Isn't it great to be Filipino when you know people like Rose Fostanes marks the world, especially in singing.  Just recently, her debut album wast launch during the ABS-CBN's show "ASAP 19" where she sang one of her carrier singles and one of the well sung song of Filipinos in videoke bars and lounges, "Bakit Ako Mahihiya."

The album is released under Star Records, Rose's album entitled "Rose Fostanes: My Way" also features three soulful renditions of other timeless hits and videoke favorites, including "This Is My Life," "Rain," "Forever's Not Enough," and her winning piece at the X-Factor Israel "My Way."

It also contains original tracks, namely "Ris" and "If This Is Love."

During the press conference media and bloggers asked different questions that made Ms. Fostanes answer truthfully and instantly.  When asked if she wants to have a concert here in the Philippines well she was hoping also to have one but for now she needs to finish her contract with record company in Israel.  She was even asked that after her winning at X-Factor Israel if she became popular.  She responded that her 30 minutes of supposedly time to get out extends much longer because of picture taking with the fans. 

"Rose Fostanes: My Way" album is now available in record bars nationwide for only Php250.  The tracks can also be downloaded via iTunes, www.amazon.com, www.mymusicstore.com.ph and www.starmusic.ph

Know more about Rose Fostanes' album at Star Records' Facebook page www.facebook.com/starrecordsphil or follow @starrecordsph on Twitter.

For moms who love to be beautiful for their significant other, Ellen’s Skin Aesthetic Center is one of today’s known places to visit that will make the husbands wowed on your beauty. Being in the industry for three and a half decades, Ellen’s has made its name a brand to rely on when it comes to skin and beauty care.
Just this weekend, the brand that started in Avenida as a beauty parlor way back in 1979, marks the celebration of its 35th anniversary and to best celebrate its emerald anniversary, loyal clientele, friends and bloggers were invited to a night of celebration which happened at the 55 Events Place, 55 Scout Rallos Street, Quezon City.
Ellen’s emerald anniversary highlighted the brand’s fascinating journey with its proprietor Ms. Ellen Lising along with her committed, well-trained personnel and team of medical specialists which have earned the growing list of diverse clientele. As proof to its success in the skin care industry, Ms. Ellen and some of her staff have been invited and have attended various international beauty conventions in Hongkong, Taiwan, the United States, and among many others.
As Ellen’s Skin Aesthetic Center glows even more beautifully with their intense and radiant kind of products and services for beauty enhancement, the 35th year’s celebration shines even more with their guest beauty queens like Evangline Pascual who was the First Runner-Up at the 1973 Miss World and Melanie Laurel Marquez-Lawyer who was the 1979 Miss International. Also celebrities graced the affair like Cheska Kramer, Glaiza De Castro, Sheena Halili, Dexter Doria, Battina Carlos, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Cindy Miranda, Carlo Aquino, Mikaella Ramirez, Sugar Mercado, Jak Roberto, and Allen Dizon.
With their commitment to enhancing beauty, Ellen’s has spanned its services and products to twelve branches. The latest so far was the Ellen’s Cebu branches. The number never stops with Ellen’s and in 2008 the Whitening Center & Day Spa in Timog Branch opened its door with their latest technology in whitening treatments. Since then Ellen’s continuously offers a wide variety of services and treatments for every beauty needs, underscoring the importance of performing the safest and most effective clinical procedures to satisfy the clients’ beauty needs. 

If you liked the stickers in the LINE app then probably like more of what this brand has offer.  LINE, the world’s leading instant messaging app that allows its 460 million plus users to make FREE voice calls and messages worldwide, will offer its Philippine-based subscribers a special “LINE Free Calls” promo.

From June 17, 2014 at 12 noon, users will instantly get LINE Premium Call Credits* (up to 300 credits in total), plus an exclusive LINE sticker set, by just sending LINE messages from June 17 until July 1, 2014 only.

LINE Premium Call Credits are electronic credit that allows users via LINE to call mobile phones or landlines anywhere in the world. Upon sending one message within the promo period, 100 credits will be automatically added to the user’s account balance (for guide info: www.line.me/en/call).

The maximum number of FREE call credits a LINE user can receive in one (1) day is 100 call credits. Maximum number of FREE call credits a LINE user can receive during the duration of the promo is 300 call credits, equivalent to up to 30 minutes worth of calls to any mobile or landline number in the world. Credits will be valid for 30 days.

LINE Free Calls promo is open to all existing and new LINE users in the Philippines using Android (LINE version 4.1 and above) or iOS (LINE version 4.2 and above) using mobile phones only. Only those who registered their mobile numbers on LINE are eligible to avail of the promo.

In addition, LINE will raffle off premium items such as ten (10) LINE USBs and one (1) SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 per day from June 17 to July 1, 2014 only (for a total of 150 LINE USBs and 15 S5s). Qualified entries are your LINE messages sent during the day. Entries will be refreshed daily throughout the promo period. The more messages sent via LINE, the higher the chances of winning.

Randomly chosen via electronic raffle, winners will be announced via the LINE Philippines Official Account and the LINE Philippines official Facebook page Line.Philippines . Winners will also receive a private message for verification and prize redemption procedures.

To download LINE visit http://line.me/en/ for more info.

Last year we were able to attend the Baby Blast which we learned a lot from plus we did enjoy the activity.  It was really fun seeing your kids enjoy the fun and things happening inside the event place.  It was first time last year and I enjoyed it very much.  The Baby Blast 5 was another experience.
This year, as Baby Blast celebrates another year with its 5th year of great activities for the kids and for the rest of the family, their commitment of sharing information for the well being of the babies and kids is their main thrust. For this year's Baby Blast their theme is Go, Grow and Glow which discusses the three food categories that the kids need in growing up.  We just learned that Mommies should eat nutritious food as early as their pregnancy to familiarize the baby with the different foods, especially the veggies and the fruits as these are formed into juices inside the mommies womb which the babies sip and taste. So at this rate babies learns the flavor of these fruits and vegetables and when they come out it isn't hard to feed to these fruits and vegetables. 

Mommies, here is something different from your usual meal that you serve for your love ones, especially to your hubby who is busy on his work and to your kids who love to eat after spending his time in the school. a heartful meal served with love and care.

Clara Ole introduces its newest line of cream-based sauces that will surely provide delight in every family meal. As we all know Clara Ole made Pasata sauces a true and delicious fixture in every Filipino dish, it is a leading name in pasta sauces, tomato sauce, marinades, syrups, jams & jelly, dips n' dressings.


There’s no doubt that these “Quality Cream-based” sauces—Carbonara Pasta Sauce, Béchamel White Sauce, and Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce—from the Clara Olé line of products by Sysu International Inc., serves as its latest coup de grâce in the Philippine food industry.

With this trifecta of sauces, more Filipino families, working professionals and cooking enthusiasts will surely look forward to heading to the kitchen to whip up a non-stop bevy of delectable dishes using Clara Olé’s impeccable, quality sauces.

The Clara Olé “Carbonara Pasta Sauce” is a cream-based pasta sauce that’s immaculately creamy, and fuses salty, smoked bacon and cheesy flavors that will lend your pasta a rockin’ and mind-blowing taste with flavorful creaminess.

You can also use the “Carbonara Pasta Sauce” as an exciting dip for nachos, fries, potato chips, topping for sausages, as burger sauce, sandwich spread, dressing for salads and veggie sticks.

The other sauce in the line-up is the Clara Olé Béchamel, a cream-based white sauce with a masterful blend of butter, cream and cheese.

But unlike its siblings, the Béchamel, touted as one of the “Mother Sauces” of French cuisine, is primarily used as topping on baked pasta variants like the baked lasagna or baked macaroni, veggies, and can serve as filling for rolled chicken meat dishes like cordon bleu, chicken a la kiev, meat pies, and even sandwiches.

And extend its use as sauce for fried breaded meat and grilled seafood, spread for canapés, and as dip for salted chips.

Finally, the Clara Olé “Creamy Tomato” is a cream-based pasta sauce that combines luscious cream and vine-ripened tomatoes to provide a succulent smell and heart-warming creaminess that strike every palate.

This creamy, red sauce is used mostly for pastas, and yet can extend its use by transforming to become delicious gravy for roasted or breaded chicken, as dip for fries and chips, sauce for meatloaf and potato dumplings, and even as base for tomato soup or pizza sauce. That’s talking about true variety.

So make those pasta dishes—and a whole lot more—come to life by using Clara Olé’s newest “Quality Cream-based sauces.” Truly, Clara Olé remains true to its commitment of offering value for money, convenience and excitingly delicious products for everybody’s everyday meal.

Want to see and experience for yourself how Clara Olé can transform an ordinary dish and make it spectacular? Head off now to your favorite supermarkets or grocery stores and bring home the delightful taste of Clara Olé’s “Quality Cream-based sauces” to make your every meal a true spectacle for your family and friends.

Know more about Clara Olé value offerings, visit www.claraole.com or “Like” www.Facebook.com/myclaraole or follow via Instagram @ClaraOlePH and share your unforgettable cooking encounters and dining experiences using Clara Olé Carbonara, Béchamel White Sauce and Creamy Tomato.

You can even catch exciting Clara Olé “Pot Sessions: A Cook Without A Book” adventure webisode series via their Facebook app: https://www.facebook.com/myclaraole/app_566691690034303. 

Kamkam or Greed is a movie that depicts the reality happening even in a very small community. It is a symbolism that even in an urban poor communities the corrupting power of patriarchy lurks in that breeds absolute power that destroys families, relationships and most of all of communities.