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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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Chef Roberto Cimmino, an Italian Chef de Cuisine at EDSA Shangri-la Hotel’s Paparazzi will visit The Maya Kitchen on May 5, 2012, Saturday, 9am – 1pm.

Chef Roberto Cimmino will prepare a complete course featuring:

• Zuppa Minestrone
• Italian Vegetable Stew with Prosciutto and Parmesan
• Insalata Rughetta
• Aragula Salad with Shaved Parmesan
• Risotto alla Parmigiana
• Pan-seared black Lapu-lapu with broccoli mas, capers, nuts and a touch of anchovies
• Tiramisu “as Roby likes it”

Chef Robert was Chef de Cuisine of an Italian restaurant, Bene at Suzhou Sheraton Hotel and Towers and at the Italian restaurant Danieli’s at St. Regis Hotel in Shanghai.

Other course offering for the summer are:

• The Summer Culinary Workshops for Kids and Teens continue this month of May. The Junior Culinary Workshop for 6-12 years old is from May 8-11, 8:30am-12:30pm. Kids learn something different each day with the following themes: Breakfast Surprise, Fine Dining in Italy, Modern Mexican and Jazzed-Up Kiddie Food.

• For teens 13 years old and up, classes are from May 15-18, 9am-1pm. Daily themes include: Party Fare, Pie Day, Italian Yummies and Decadent Fun Desserts and Food Truck.

• International Breads is on May 19, 1:30-6pm. Certificate Courses with Hands-On include: Cake Decorating (Basic and Advanced), May 2-4,10am-3pm; Fundamentals of Bakery Production, May 2-5, 9am-2pm and May 15-17 and 19, 1:30-6pm; Basic Culinary, May 7-10, 1:30-6pm and May 22-25, 9am-3pm; and Catering May 25-26, 9am-5pm.

For more information, log on to www.themayakitchen.com or e-mail contactus@themayakitchen.com
Visit The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center every Tuesday to Saturday at 8F Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City or call 8921185 / 892-5011 local 108.

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World Book and Copyright Day happens every April 23.

The National Book Development Board, the Quezon City Government and IPO Philippines  will celebrate World Book and Copyright Day  at the Quezon City Memorial Circle:

This is a timely event especially during summer break because children nowadays are not really into reading. Included in the day’s events are storytelling, poetry-reading and picture taking with different characters like a “pirate” symbolizing the pirate of piracy, a crime that is punishable by law.

So, put on your running shoes and ready your bike racks behind your cars and head over to QCMC on Sunday. You can run or walk or bike before or after you visit these activities at the Planas Garden.

April 22 is Earth Day too 🙂

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Who wants colorful flowers for Mother’s Day? Who wants sweet doughnuts for Mother’s Day?

Now you can have both when you buy Krispy Kreme Day Flower Doughnuts flowery treats for mom:

I am sure a lot of moms (and non-moms too!) would love to try these sweet treats. I know I do.

I will see if I can drop by Krispy Kreme tomorrow after I canvass prices and styles of industrial shelving for my newly-renovated little classroom. Last week I got rivet beams but I don’t know where I will put these, lol.

Krispy Kreme’s flower-shaped Mother’s Day doughnuts are only available from April 13 to May 31, 2012. So hurry and go to a store near you. Grab a bouquet before they wither away.

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I am currently having the little room where I teach renovated. I have to do this because during last year’s heavy rains, the ceilings leaked. And my books got all wet. And I can’t use these anymore. Not that these are new ones, these are mostly used textbooks but I use these for reference so it saddens me so that this had to happen.

I don’t know a thing about having a little construction done though I love going to hardware stores. I’d easily get lost in a hardware store because there are so many things to see and touch and think about: shower heads, pots for plants, Venetian blinds, address plaques for houses, cabinet handles and even those colorful paints.

There is just so many things to see and buy there. The most fun? In this particular hardware store where we buy dog food, there is a Japanese store inside where we buy things for only Php85. Happiness!

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