Treasure Jar

As a mom of three, most of the baby clothes my children wore when they were younger was in white. I didn’t go for the boy-girl color thing when they were still babies.

That was exactly what Beginnings COO Govind Daswani had in mind when he observed moms buying white infant garments for their babies. What he did was interview them and from their practical and sensible answers a new baby wear  concept came to be: all-white baby garments.

The reasons why Beginnings, an All-White Baby Clothes is just right for your baby:

1. It’s easier to spot stains and dirt.
2. It’s easier to detect insects (especially mosquitoes!)
3. It’s clean and cool to baby skin (perfect for our warm weather)

PLUS the fact that an all-white baby garments can be used for a baby girl or a baby boy!:)

And so Beginnings, an all-white baby clothes, was born.

Moms take into consideration everything when it concerns their babies. I know because I am one and it is good that Beginnings follows US standards for baby clothes:

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Fettucine, fresh homemade Pasta with Classical Tomato and Basil Sauce

Pasta dough

400 gm Maya all purpose flour

100 gm semolina flour (optional)

4 medium eggs plus 1 yolk if necessary

A dash of salt and extra virgin olive oil

Pasta Sauce:

Tomato sauce 2 small can of canned peeled tomato sauce,

crushed with a fork Half garlic head, peeled and crushed

A handful of fresh basil

Extra virgin olive oil

Rock salt and pepper

Handful of parmesan

Method For the pasta dough:

• Mix well the 2 flour, put on the table and make a well in the center, add the egg, the salt and the extra virgin olive oil.
• With a fork, incorporate the egg into the flour beginning from the center, when possible, start to work with the hand in the classical way, work on the table for about 10 minutes.
• Cover with a towel and let rest, prepare the tomato sauce in the meantime.
• In a pot add a good amount of extra virgin olive oil, add the garlic and the basil, add the tomato and put on medium high heat, simmer, once start simmering, cook for 10 minutes and take off the heat. Cool down and season to taste.
• Take the pasta dough, it can be worked well with a roller or a pasta machine, fettuccine should be about 2.5 cm wide and 0.3 mm thick.
• Cook in boiling salty water and toss in tomato sauce. Sprinkle with a good handful of parmesan and basil.



Cooked by Chef Robert Cimmino who recently visited The Maya Kitchen.

Recipe serves 4

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UPDATE: Congratulations to the Winners! Whoop de Doop!

Michelle Razo
Razielle Anne Luna
Charity Carlos

Prizes for the winners will be shipped next week.

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What is your Fave Unilab product? Look in your medicine cabinets and/or kikay kits and look for your favorite Unilab product. Now, what to do? Join the “What is your Fave UNILAB Brand?” Contest and win gift packs from Unilab! Cool huh?

samples of some Unilab producs you can use

Contest Mechanics:

1. Take a photo of yourself with your favorite Unilab product and submit with the following details:

• Full name
• Complete Mailing address
• Contact number
• Facebook page/name/account name

Entries will be posted at Unilab’s Facebook page. This is UNILAB FACEBOOK PAGE. Click LIKE it if you haven’t liked the page yet.

Criteria for Judging the winners:

• Quality of description (30%)
• Quality of photo (40%)
• Unilab’s favorite (20%)
• Fan favorite (10%) <- ask your friends to “LIKE” your entry but remember, this is only 10%

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Are you ready for the Unilab’s 2012 Run United 2 on June 17, 2012? The 2012 Run United 2 will be at the SM Mall of Asia grounds.

Here are the different categories:

Ceelin 500 meter dash for children 5 – 12 years old

3k, 5k and 10k run singlet

21k category. The 21km runners will run the Bonifacio Global City to Mall of Asia race route. Shuttle service will be provided from MOA as pick-up point for 21km runners who has to go there if they have family members and friends running at the MOA.

Visit Active Health for more information.

“Active Health delivers Unilab’s vision of providing active health solutions for Filipino families,” Unilab Active Health Head Alex Panlilio said. “We encourage families to start or continue leading active lives through our events like Run United“.

There will also be a Team Bike Boutique, the official merchandise partner of Ironman races worldwide, to organize the Run United Race Expo happening on June 13-16, 2012 at the BGC Grounds near Mercato. This four-day race expo will have fitness and athletic brands showcase their services and latest products like gadgets and running gear.

According to Coach Rio de la Cruz, “Major international marathons like the ING New York Marathon and Chicago Marathon hold their own expos days before the event. Together with UNILAB Active Health, we look at some of the best practices from international races, and apply them to the Run United Series to further enhance the race experience of the Filipino running community.”

Registered participants of 500-meter dash, 3km, 5km, and 10km will receive their singlet upon registration.

The Active Health race belt bag, bib with timing chip, and Riovana 10% discount stub can be claimed during the 1st ever Run United race expo scheduled on June 13-16, 2012 at BGC Grounds near Mercato from 12nn to 8pm.

IMPORTANT: 2012 Run United 2 singlet size availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early to get the singlet size that fits you perfectly.

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Expo Mom 2012 is on! Be there at the Rockwell Tent on May 5-6 Saturday and Sunday and experience what is Modern Motherhood.

“Being a mom today is so different from what it was before. For starters, we have access to all this information. We now know that caring for our children starts from Day 1 of our pregnancy. We now know that the best way to take care of our family is to take care of ourselves first. We also know that technology, while allowing us to make full use of our time, is a double-edged sword as it has exposed our children to materials that they may not yet be ready to see,” observes Janice Villanueva-Crisostomo, founder of Mommy Mundo, a dynamic organization devoted to empowering and engaging mothers through unique concept events and publications. Mommy Mundo has been organizing Expo Mom since 2008.

She adds, “These are some of the issues that the modern mom faces every day. Expo Mom hopes to answer some of these concerns by showcasing the latest tools that can help us save time and make tasks easier, so that we can devote more of our efforts into becoming better moms.”

What kind of mom are you? Me, I am a Hands-On Mom. No live-in househelp for almost a decade makes me a hands-on mom, right?

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Expo Mom 2012 is co-presented by Shop Mommy Matters, Philippine Association of Childbirth Educators (PACE), GlaxoSmithKline, Anmum, Sweet Baby Diapers and Goldilocks. Sponsors include CordLife Philippines, Cycles Mild Detergent, Cradles, Samsung, Havaianas and PLDT. Also supported by Crystal Clear, Tiny Buds, Lactacyd Baby Bath. Media Partners include Manila Bulletin, Sense & Style Magazine, Style Weekend, Working Mom Magazine, Lifestyle Network, Smart Parenting, Breakfast Magazine, Multiply.com, Crossover 105.1 FM, Urban Mom Magazine and Mommy Pages.

For more info visit www.expomom.com.

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We all know that babies babies have delicate and sensitive skin, right? Now, moms can protect their babies delicate skin by using Johnson’s Baby Top-to-Toe Foaming Wash when bathing their babies. Babies skin are 40% thinner than adult skin and is prone to dryness because it loses moisture at a faster rate.

Babies need to use a mild and gentle wash which was what Johnson’s has formulated in Baby Top-to-Toe Self-Foaming Wash:

•  gentle cleansing in a new format: a self-foaming that lathers instantly to a fine and delicate foam in one pump, leaving baby’s skin soft and smooth
• rinsing is easier keeping bath time shorter (though of course, there are babies who enjoy bath time especially when the weather is hot)
• CLINICALLY PROVEN MILDNESS® seal and is pH-balanced for baby’s skin. It’s free from known irritants such as soap and alcohol to keep the natural moisture of baby’s skin. Its unique NO MORE TEARS® formula is a guarantee that it will not harm your baby’s eyes, and that it is as mild as pure water.

(pardon the photo taken with a mobile gadget, I left my camera at home with its duracell procell c batteries)

• Johnson’s Baby Top-to-Toe Self-Foaming Wash can be used in three easy steps:

1. Rotate the pump clockwise to release the pump
2. Push down the nozzle with one hand a few times until the foam is released
3. Close the pump by rotating it counterclockwise

Johnson’s® baby Top-to-Toe™ Self Foaming Wash is available in Mercury Drug, Baby Company, Watsons and selected supermarkets near you.  It is available in a 400mL bottle, with suggested retail price of PHP 407.00. The 350mL Refill will be available in June 2012, and will be priced at PHP 323.40.

Johnson’s® baby Top-to-Toe™ Regular Wash is also available in 200mL and 500mL bottles with suggested retail price of PHP 84.50 and PHP 195.50 respectively.

To know more about Johnson’s® baby Top-to-Toe™ Self Foaming Wash, visit: http://www.facebook.com/JohnsonsBabyPhilippines.

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