Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Mar 2, 2011, 9:03 pm
Yes, you heard that right! Just log on to www.ipanemaphils.com, click on Slip an Eco Tip tab and share how you can help the fight against climate change. The most helpful answer of the week wins! This promotion is open to Philippine residents only and will run until March 31, 2011. Brazilian-born ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Mar 1, 2011, 9:52 pm
When I posted my Mommy Moments’ entry last Friday, I mentioned in my post that my four-year-old son (soon turning five) is such a sweet and thoughtful boy. Because I work at home and see what he’s doing all day after school, I’m the willing recipient of his hugs, kisses and I Love You’s. Fro...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 27, 2011, 9:53 pm
Ipanema, the world’s most fashionable Brazilian flipflop brand, has launched its latest summer collection--the Gisele Bundchen Hot Sands Collection--at the SM Prestige Lounge in SM Megamall last Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Event host Ms. Shanen Torres Mr. Patxi Elizalde, Managing Director of EL...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 25, 2011, 7:19 pm
Last Saturday, February 19, we went to Makati Medical Center very early for my husband’s routine checkup with his endocrinologist. We were done by 9am, but because malls would not open until an hour later, we had to make an impromptu decision: where were we taking the little boy after this? Hubby ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 25, 2011, 6:09 pm
In a couple of weeks, I will have to visit my cardiologist again for the results of my repeat lipid profile done last January. By then, I hope all the bad cholesterol I ingested during the Christmas season has been flushed out of my system already. I’m keeping my fingers crossed! I’m also conte...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 24, 2011, 6:19 pm
Our four-year-old son (five this July) is a very sweet boy. He likes to hug and kiss, say “I love you,” and write love letters for both Mommy and Daddy. Here’s the most recent love note he’s written for his Dad: His Dad is the one buying our son toys whenever we go to the mall. Justin charm...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 22, 2011, 10:01 pm
I was one of the lucky mom bloggers who were invited to the first anniversary of Joy Mendiola’s blog Occasions of Joy last Sunday, February 20, at Baby Nathan’s Kitchen, One San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City. The invitation said we needed to be there by 8am because it was supposed to be a “Pandes...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 22, 2011, 4:30 am
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again. I’m a paranoid mom! When it comes to my son, I worry about everything, especially when he gets sick. I’ll do everything in my power to keep him from getting ill. Aside from taking him to his pediatrician for his vaccinations and giving him multiv...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 20, 2011, 4:42 am
Three Saturdays ago, we decided to have snacks at Johnny Rockets at Veranda, Robinsons Galleria. I made a mental note before to try this restaurant because the staff dancing to the delight of the diners were a teaser. At that time, we were dining at the nearby Papa John’s Pizza. We ordered Ph...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 19, 2011, 5:49 pm
Welcome to my blog!! Please leave a comment and I will surely follow you all back!! Weekend Blog Follower Caravan is a simple online blogger-helping-blogger weekly meme. It was designed for bloggers to help each other in terms of blog followers either through Google Friend Connect and email subscrib...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 14, 2011, 6:23 pm
Last February 4, I received an email from Robinsons Department Store Marketing, giving my son a Certificate of Appreciation for having participated in the 2010 Smart Parenting Model Search that was held at Robinsons Galleria last October 10, 2010. My son didn't win, but he had fun, and he sure mad...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 12, 2011, 7:46 pm
Last January 22, 2011, we went to Dentista, Inc. at Shangri-la Plaza Mall for our dental prophylaxis. It was my turn first then hubby then Justin. Last year, we already found a male pediatric dentist who my son liked very much, and that’s Dr. G., so we made sure he’d be the one to attend to Just...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 10, 2011, 6:21 pm
Dear Justin, You’re turning 5 this July, but I still call you “Baby.” That’s because you are and will always be my one and only baby. You are a miracle baby, too! Your Daddy and I never thought we’d have a child of our own because of my medical condition, but God gave you to us after 9 lo...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 9, 2011, 8:41 pm
This picture was taken last Thursday, February 3 before Justin went to school. They were celebrating Chinese New Year in school and the kids were asked to wear Chinese costumes. His old Chinese suit doesn’t fit anymore. We couldn’t find anything for him to wear on this day at Robinsons Galleria....
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 7, 2011, 10:04 pm
“I Love My Family!” is ParenTIN.tv’s Valentine event, which was held at The Podium Mall last Sunday, February 6, 2011. I was there, together with other mommy bloggers and members of ParenTIN.tv. ParenTIN.tv is the first Philippine online parenting show created and hosted by Ms. Tin-Tin Bersola...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 6, 2011, 7:59 pm
Last Friday, February 4, 2011, the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes in my son’s school had their reading recital entitled “Mother Goose on the Loose! at AIC Gold Tower Penthouse Level. My husband and I missed our morning work to make it to this important event. The pre-kindergartners w...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 3, 2011, 5:29 pm
When we were just boyfriend-girlfriend and when we eventually got married, hubby and I didn’t have a relationship theme song. Usually for couples, their relationship theme song is their favorite love song. I do have a favorite long song, though, and I’m sure everyone is familiar with it. The ti...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 3, 2011, 6:27 am
Wednesday of last week, January 26, I was surprised when my son told me that he had Math homework that he needed to do and bring to school the next day. He had to solve simple addition problems. I told him we’d do it after I’m done with work. (Note: My son is only 4 ½ years old and he is in pre...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Feb 2, 2011, 8:51 am
My husband went on half-day leave on my birthday, January 31, to celebrate my birthday again. I say again because we already had an advance birthday celebration last Sunday, January 30 at Mr. Choi Kitchen at Robinsons Galleria. I finished work early so we could go to SM Megamall to have dinner at M...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 31, 2011, 8:32 am
Today, January 31, is my birthday, but because Justin’s lolo and lola (my parents) were with us yesterday when we went to church, hubby and I decided we’d have an advance birthday celebration yesterday, January 30, at Mr. Choi Kitchen at Robinsons Galleria. My younger sister and my eldest niece ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 29, 2011, 9:02 am
We were at Shangri-La Mall two Satudays ago for our dental prophylaxis, and before going home, we tried one of the new restaurants there: the Sing Hainanese Chicken House. We ordered the following: Roast Chicken Rice, Chicken Mamee, Vegetable Oyster Sauce and Chicken Liver. Roast Chicken Rice co...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 27, 2011, 7:59 am
It’s very seldom for us to have a complete family photo because usually, my husband and I take turns capturing precious moments of us with our son or just taking solo pictures of our son. My husband is the family’s appointed photographer, so me and my son have more pictures together. We were i...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 25, 2011, 6:49 am
Because I’ll be celebrating my birthday in a few days and because I promised to pamper myself more this year as part of my 2011 resolutions, I went to Forever Flawless at Robinsons Galleria last Sunday, January 23, to have an age-defying facial. This type of facial treatment restores elasticity, b...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 23, 2011, 2:46 am
I was one of the lucky mommy bloggers who were invited to the exlusive food tasting at Lola Maria Restaurant at The Legend Villas last Friday, January 21, 2011. Because I had a wonderful experience at The Legend Villas during the Mommy Bloggers’ Christmas party last December 11, 2010, I didn’t t...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 20, 2011, 6:25 pm
Last week, Justin was given his piece for their reading recital which will happen in February. The parents are supposed to train their children to read at home until they can master their piece. Justin’s reading piece is a nursery rhyme entitled “If All the Seas Were One Sea.” If all the Sea...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 19, 2011, 8:01 pm
Last Saturday, January 15, our son, hubby, and I went to Makati Medical Center not for acne scar treatment but for our doctors’ appointments. Justin had his pneumococcal booster shot (Needle 1), I had my second shot of Cervarix, an anti-cervical cancer vaccine (Needle 2) and hubby underwent routin...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 18, 2011, 2:18 am
“Cara Mia” means “my dear” in Italian, while “Gelateria” is the modern-day version of Italy’s traditional ice cream parlor. Caramia Gelateria offers gelato (Italian ice cream), gelato cakes, affogato (coffee-based dessert or beverage) and gelato shakes. My son craved for chocolate ic...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 15, 2011, 6:39 pm
In my previous post, I blogged about our brief stay at Ayala Triangle Gardens a.k.a. Ayala Triangle Park located on Ayala Avenue, Makati City. That’s because the weather was not agreeing with us on that day. Our time there wasn’t really wasted because we got to take pictures of us goofing around...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 13, 2011, 6:28 pm
We’re supposed to show or talk about new things that were given to us as gifts last Christmas or new stuff we have bought recently as gifts for ourselves for this week’s theme of Mommy Moments, so here’s my entry. The two Chuggington trains are gifts from his Dad and from his classmate last Ch...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 12, 2011, 1:13 am
Last Sunday afternoon, we decided to go to Ayala Triangle Park, instead of a mall, to see what this newly renovated land park has to offer. Our four-year-old son was raring to run, play and explore the park, but it started raining, and we had no other option but to get inside one of the dining pla...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 11, 2011, 9:01 pm
A few days before Christmas, we were finally able to watch more cable TV channels. That’s because finally, the cable company technician was able to make our cable converter work. What I don’t understand here is why we needed to buy a cable converter when our TV is supposed to be cable-ready. An...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 10, 2011, 4:08 am
I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe... they're just saying that for product publicity. I didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives add...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 8, 2011, 8:28 pm
A few hours before 2011, Justin, his Dad and I went to Veranda at Robinsons Galleria to try one of the restaurants there. Veranda is located along Ortigas Deck Parking. We agreed to eat at Papa John’s Pizza. Mommy and son hamming it up for the camera while waiting for our orders We chose to stay...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 6, 2011, 7:07 pm
It has been customary for others to list new goals at the beginning of each year, hence, the term New Year’s resolutions. In my case, I don’t usually list down my goals for the new year (except in 2007 in this blog), but instead I make a mental note of what I hope to accomplish each year. That�...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 5, 2011, 1:47 am
We were able to watch RPG Metanoia at Robinsons Galleria last December 30, 2010. RPG Metanoia is the Philippine’s first full-length 3D animated film, and it is an official entry to the 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival. This movie is a joint production of Star Cinema, AmbientMedia and Thaumatrope. ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 4, 2011, 2:02 am
Death is a topic we’d like to avoid because it is something we don’t want to happen to us or any member of our family and even to our friends. Death is something unavoidable, however. The loss of a loved one is not only emotionally devastating but financially crippling as well. Planning ahead fo...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 2, 2011, 9:52 pm
Who would have thought that a place of tranquillity lies in the midst of a bustling metropolis? We’ve lived in Mandaluyong for three years before moving to our condo unit here in Pasig. In those three years, I have never set foot on The Legend Villas, which is so close to our studio apartment then...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Jan 1, 2011, 12:45 am
Let me start 2011 with a list of things I’m thankful for in the past year. I never expected 2010 to be a better year than 2009 in terms of finances, but it was. I remember in 2009, I had to ask my bosses to give me half of my 13th month pay middle of that year because we simply had so many expense...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 30, 2010, 6:09 pm
I’ve been joining Mommy Moments for almost 2 years now. I started participating in this meme on January 18, 2009, and I think I haven’t missed a single entry since then. Chris even gave me 3,000 Entrecard points last year as a token of gratitude for having had the highest number of Mommy Moments...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 30, 2010, 2:24 am
My husband is a certified movie buff. His growing collection of VCDs and DVDs is a tangible proof of his fascination with movies. It’s the same reason, too, why he bought a big TV when he moved to our condo unit in 2008. He wants to get a cinematic feel when he’s watching movies at home. I know ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 28, 2010, 7:07 pm
Because it’s been our tradition to celebrate Christmas with the entire family, all four of us (Justin, his Dad, me and his yaya) trooped to my parents’ place in Dasmariñas, Cavite last December 24. We actually did not have a Noche Buena because we really intended to have our Christmas family g...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 27, 2010, 12:24 am
My four-year-old son got to experience being Santa Claus for a day to the kids in my parents’ neighborhood. Since we cannot consume all of the sweet treats that we received as Christmas gifts from friends, we decided to have them distributed to these children instead. My parents added more goodies...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 25, 2010, 7:21 pm
If you are the type of person who likes to fix things around your home, chances are you’re always on the lookout for repair shops that can supply you with replacement parts for your broken appliances. The question is: Do you always get what you need when you need them? Can you also call these supp...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 24, 2010, 5:07 am
I got the surprise of my life today when we arrived at my parents’ place in Dasmariñas, Cavite. Since my younger sister moved there, a lot of things have changed. The house underwent major renovation. The living area was extended, the cooking and washing areas have been moved to different places...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 23, 2010, 7:03 pm
Like most Filipino families, we, too, observe some Christmas family traditions every year. One of those traditions has something to do with food. Each year, we make sure we have Christmas ham served during Noche Buena. Yesterday, hubby brought home Purefoods Fiesta Ham that we simply had to try for...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 23, 2010, 6:13 am
We spent three days and two nights at Boracay Regency Beach Resort and Convention Center (Boracay Regency) last November 26 to 28, 2010. We availed of Philippine Airlines’ PALakbayan LITE package that includes air fare and hotel accommodation with complimentary buffet breakfast. We had to pay Php1...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 23, 2010, 1:31 am
I wanted my son to have a new haircut before Christmas, so after meeting Joy Mendiola at Robinsons Galleria yesterday, off we went to my son and his Dad’s favorite barber. So I could tick off this mommy duty on my to-do list yesterday, I just made a mental note to do my research on life insurance ...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 23, 2010, 12:18 am
My son and I took a quick trip to Robinsons Galleria yesterday noon to see Joy Mendiola and give her my Christmas gift, to take my son to the barbershop to have his hair trimmed and to treat my son to Tom’s World; he hasn’t played there in a long while. On our way to the barbershop, my son stop...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 22, 2010, 4:31 am
Last Sunday, December 19, 2010, my husband and I went to Marquee Mall in Pampanga upon the invitation of Ms. Cel Mabalot of ELRO. Marquee Mall is an Ayala Mall situated within Angeles City’s business district. It opened in September 2009. This mall has an upscale feel without the upscale prices. I...
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Maria Teresa G. posted an article on pensive thoughts - Dec 21, 2010, 9:23 pm
We can’t deny the fact that the advent of modern technology has made life easier for most of us. Who can’t live without computers, for instance? I know I can’t. I use my laptop every day to do my online work and to connect with family and friends. Many industries are also heavily dependent on ...
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