school’s finally over + summer has officially started. to reward your schooling tots for a job well done, why not bring them to expo kid 3 this weekend .

here’s what’s in store for your kiddo:

• kindermusik opening 
• interactive booths for sampling of fun summer activities
• cooking for kids with chef golda laurel + maya kitchen
• fashion show by elle
• gymboree parachute time
• camp explorer onstage show
• the stork studio photography
• portion with musik garten (+ now that i’ve mentioned it, i will be giving away a musik garten gc to 1 lucky reader, will be posting it here within the week, so please watch out for it!)
• my masterpiece movement muti-arts show
• a free limited edition expo kid backpack will also be given to first 50 kids to arrive and participants of onstage activities:

photo from expo kid

not only that, expo kid 3 will also showcase 40+ exhibitors and vendors of the best stuffs for kids!

entrance is P25 + children below 12 years old gets in for free. 100% of registration proceeds go to the momshare outreach program.

so if you + the kiddos have nowhere to go this saturday, mark your calendars with “expo kid 3” for your next where-to weekend destination!

• this is a great venue for free mentoring on blogging + networking with other pinoy bloggers + companies
• learn the basic know-how + advanced tips + tricks of blogging from notable guest speakers (confirmed speakers as we speak are: jonel uy of Blogger Manila, Antonio Carranza Jr. of PusangKalye.net + fitz villafuerte of Ready to be Rich)
• watch demos + exhibits of products, gadgets + brands from event partners + sponsors
• workshops + one-on-one consultation with the blogging powers-that-be
• join on the spot contests + activities
• have fun, relax + enjoy the luxurious thunderbird resort in binangonan while you learn, nuff said!

nice view

it’s always fun to meet up with fellow bloggers, mummies or not, that is why am so looking forward to this, plus i’ve never been to thunderbird resort so that is another worthwhile experience.

who’s going to bloggerfest? see you there!

In celebration of earth hour last saturday, i am sharing this very old song from my most favorite group back then, the smokey mountain. here’s the lyrics to this timely song:

comprised of lone female member, geneva cruz, + tony lambino, jeffrey hidalgo + james coronel (+ later on james will be joined in by jayson angangan, zhar santos + chedi vergara) this kid-group was very popular here in the country + the neighboring asian countries too. singing socially-relevant songs, this group taught me a thing or two about the environment, nationalism + some other important stuffs kids my age ought to be pondering about. i say they’ve become a major influence in my teenage years. i only wish kids nowadays can have someone like them to look up to + idolize.

here’s another song (this time from the second group), paraiso, which they performed in a songfest in japan + won!

my late entry to this week’s

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Questions:

1.  Crunchy or soft tacos?
2.  Do you scrapbook?
3.  Do you take any daily medications?
4.  What is your favorite sound?
5.  Where were you born?

My answers:

1. crunchy tacos!nom, nom, nom!

2. i try too, but am not really that creative. with my sister’s help i managed to keep a lot of jared’s first year photos in an album 😉

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  3. nope, i veer away from meds as much as i can

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4. my favorite sound is the voice of my son saying “ma” with conviction + urgency

5. i was born in taguig city, philippines all those many years ago

last week (march 14-20) went by like a breeze, i barely had the time to breathe deeply to clear my lungs + seven days are gone in a heartbeat.

what made last week wonderful? apart from my son’s bowel movement returning to normal (here’s my post about it). we spent most of the day cooped up at home (whilst i try to finish most of the chores earlier) then  jared + i can go out for a stroll in the late afternoons when the sun is no longer ablaze.

by mid-week, jared, jared’s dad + mum trooped to sm city baliuag (right after we stopped by a hospital to have jared’s feces exained) for a late afternoon baby’s day out. it was the first time we all went there together (the last time mum + jared were there was when jared was still such a tiny baby), we explore the shops, discovering some window shopping potentials, swing by the department store + bought these lot for the little man:

been wanting to get one of this for jared since last december

huge bubbles!!!

a rumblin’ tow truck 🙂

and went to the groceries afterwards + bought milk for jared, among other stuffs. mum also got to sample this delicious hotdog sandwich in the foodcourt, while jared + his dad clowned around after eating.  we saw this huge statue of pooh + his gang, unfortunately i failed to take photos but promised to do so, the next time we stopped by.

the rest of the week was mostly spent at home, doing stuffs online, finishing all of my writing task for the week, posting some articles on my blogs + watching some more of the movie up, despicable me + a lot of pocoyo episodes too.

i’ve been limiting jared’s viewing time to an hour at least or two hours maximum, so we have a lot of time for play + offline fun, which we mostly spend playing with his new toys + blowing those ginormous bubbles (much to my son’s delight). hopefully we can sustain this, am aiming for a tv-free childhood for my son + thinking of painting + arts ‘n crafts, playing soccer, going to the park, amongst others to form his first-few-years-of-life-memories. wish us luck 😉

our week was swell, how about yours?