Mouth Sore

Hi friends! Sorry for the lack of posts nowadays. You know, it's really difficult to blog using an iPad. Lappy is not working yet.. Hindi ko pa napapagawa talaga..

Anyway, to mommies out there, or to anyone who has experienced mouth sore, do you know how to cure it? Well, mouth sore is also known as singaw... Unfortunately, Johann has singaw. He has been cranky for the past 2 days already.. I tried putting Dequadin on his tongue. Nandun kasi yung singaw nya. Sobra siyang nasasaktan.. iyak ng iyak.. He has not been drinking milk din kasi siguro talagang masakit. I've been up all night for the past 2 days 'coz once in a while, he would wake up and cry. Again, siguro kasi masakit.

I don't know what to do. Nakakaawa din kasi ang baby ko.

Will go to the doctor pa tomorrow, Monday. If you know how to cure his mouth sore or atleast lessen his pain, just comment ha? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

A Greener Selection

In my previous post, regarding Mango Papaya Vinaigrette, well, it was perfect for salad! I tried it kaninang dinner. At first, if you'll taste the vinaigrette lang, para siyang tangy or maasim. But if you put it on salad, masarap siya.

I bought Dole Greener Selection salad. I want to prepare the salad personally sana. I mean, prepare it from scratch. However, I want to try first the two dressings we have here at home. One is the Caesar Salad Dressing which I bought at S&R. The other one is the dressing/vinaigrette I made kanina.

Greens with maling and belcube cheese. Plus the mango papaya vinaigrette. Yummy!

Since I want a taste of something different aside sa greens lang, I added few bits of maling. Just enough to satisfy my taste buds. Also, for additional flavor, I added 2 Belcube Creamy Ham Flavored Cheese by Laughing Cow. It was soooo good!

The Belcube Creamy Cheese is actually a spread. 2 cubes of cheese is not bad naman siguro diba? I'm starting this diet palang naman. Para di mabigla.. If my tummy is sanay na with these greens, tsaka ko na siguro itotodo.

I will have no rice in my diet. Promise. No cheat day yet, because I want to lose weight agad. Full effort ito! :) Next time na ako magcheacheat day kapag payat nako! hihi.

Anyway, you should try it. Salad with bits of maling and laughing cow belcube cheese. It's not really light nor heavy meal. Just right. Atleast, it's a start. :D

Mango Papaya Vinaigrette

Since I am planning to go on a diet, I made a salad dressing. After eating at Mary Grace Cafe kasi, I said to myself, Im'ma try the dressing they have for their Prawn Salad. It is the Mango-Papaya Dressing. It's good huh!

Here's the ingredients:

1 Large Ripe Papaya
1 Large Ripe Mango
1/4 cup of Olive Oil
1/3 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 Tbsp Honey
Salt and Pepper. 

1. Peel and put Papaya and Mango meat in a blender. 
2. Add the remaining ingredients except salt and pepper.
3. Blend well.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

It's kinda tangy because of the Apple Cider Vinegar, but it's okay, it'll blend well in the salad.

Will share to you later my dinner. Will try it with salad.

Truth About My Weight

Hello! Today's Sunday. My mag-ama went out for a basketball game. John kasi would always play basketball kapag Sunday, sinama nya si Johann. Perfect time for me to blog! :)

I just want to share to you (if I have readers. lol.) some things about me and my weight.

When I was dalaga, I was thinner. Chubby, but thinner, compared now. My height is 5"1" and my weight before is from 115lbs to 118lbs. It even went down to 108lbs to 110lbs but average would be the first weight I mentioned. I fit a size Medium in most of the clothes. Large kapag masikip sa arms. Sa arms kasi talaga nagkakatalo. I have brusko arms so if Medium ang damit pero masikip sa arms, I change it to Large. So yeah, Medium to Large ako. Get the picture?

I really looked young, pretty and blooming then. Kasi comfortable ako sa everything. Clothes, face, tummy not showing etc. Now kasi, I feel bloated, fat, parang my clothes kept on shrinking on me na hindi na ako kasya sakanila. Haha!

When I got pregnant, I was not that fat. I gained weight but not too much, so I figured, mabilis babalik ang katawan ko. Johann was not that big din when I had him. First few months, I was a typical na nanganak. Still the same weight when I was pregnant. But as months passed, I gained and gained.

Preggy. 6-7 months na yata ako nyan. 

I am a stay-at-home mommy. Johann's malikot but I make it bawi sa food intake lagi. When I am depressed or stressed, I eat. When I am pagod, I eat. When I am happy, I still eat! Haha. No exercise.

Honestly, that is may be one reason why I seldom go out. I am so conscious of how I look and how I weigh. I get ill-tempered that I can't wear any nice clothes anymore 'coz hindi na kasya yung mga luma kong damit. I also seldom buy clothes that's why I have only a number to choose from. I am not kasi a type of person na would wear sexy clothes or fitted clothes kahit mataba. May iba kasi, mukhang suman sa damit if they wear uber fitted eh. No offense meant to those who wear clothes like that. It's just that it is not me. I am not comfortable with that eh.

I enrolled back to boxing and even gym. (Dati pala, kaya ako payat kasi, nagboboxing ako sa Elorde and nagggym ako sa Fitness First. Sarado na kasi Elorde sa SM Southmall kaya nakakatamad na sa malayo magboxing.) Anyway, I enrolled in a boxing gym located in Madrigal Business Park, Alabang. 4 months ako naka-enroll. Come 4th month, medyo tinatamad nako. Lost few pounds. But ever since I stopped, I gained again. I have been telling John, if I really want to lose weight, dapat consistent ang gym ko. Since I am not enrolled anymore, pano ako magwowork out? Sis in law ko kasi, payat na. Pero it took her more than 2 years din, bago na maintain yung figure. Kasi, hindi natatanggal gym nya. There would be times na she's lazy to go but atleast, anytime, she can come back. That's what I want. Pero siyempre, we're not that mayaman naman. So dapat, once enrolled, sulitin. Which I didn't.

Why am I gaining? It is because I am a rice person. Take note. I eat lunch and dinner. Twice lang ha? Pero since I eat rice, I keep on gaining weight. Usually pa kasi, 1 and half cup rice ako. Haha! If masarap ulam, hanggang 2 cups. lol. In between meals, I seldom eat. Pero if eat usually fatty food. Ice cream, chocolate, sweets, or junk food. Diba? Sino ba naman di tataba non?

However, there are people who I really idolize for their dedication in losing weight. They are Mommy Fleur, Mommy Cheryll, Tina de Guzman and Joanne Avila (friends of mine) and Marie Flores (also a friend). I have been observing them for almost 2-3 months now. They are losing weight. Kailangan talaga ang mind set. San ba nakakabili non? Pa-order nga ako.

I tend to be tamad talaga kasi at times. Pero as I said, I need my mind to be set in order for me to get back into my dalaga weight. Exercise, eat well and control.

Ate Che of Out of The Box Ideas, told me, I should reveal, make kwento and blog it so the whole world (lol. daming readers?) will witness this. Para mag-pursige ako magpapayat. I will start again tomorrow. Jogging, diet and control. No rice, no sweets etc.

Will update what and how I am doing about this project me, soon! :)

Current weight: 145lbs. Kapag busog, 148lbs. Haha! :D

Security Pillow

I have a question to those who have kids. Do you have a kid or kids that has/have a security anything? Like, security blanket, pillow, stuffed toy, etc. I do!

When I was in college, there was a bazaar in school where a lot of things are being sold. I was sooo into Monokuro Boo at that time, that when I saw a beaded pillow of MB, I grabbed it and bought it. Utang pa nga ata yun noon sa friend ko. Haha! Anyway, when was that? 6-7 years ago?? or more pa?? Haha.

When I became a mom, I used that beaded pillow as blanket to Johann.

He is 4 months in this photo. See? perfect for kumot si Monokuro Boo. 

Now, he really can't sleep without that pillow. He gets cranky kapag antok na antok na siya then hindi pa niya hawak yung pillow. Everytime we have long travels, need namin kasama si pillow. In short, he can't let it go.

My only fear lang is, baka masira si pillow, then always cranky na si baby.. What will I do?? Huhu.

Alam nyo ba?! Niretoke na yung pillow! It's soooo manipis na kasi, it can tear apart anytime na noon, since nandito si ninang ko before and magaling siya manahi, inayos nya yung pillow so medyo makapal na yung tela nya. But, what if, ma-tear apart bigla?? Haay.

Oh well.. Look at Johann. What he does is, he rubs the snout of the pillow with his fingers.. Orrrr, he rubs the snout with his snout este nose or lips. Haha.. Addict lang!

Fell asleep while rubbing the snout. Hihi. :)

I am just wondering, on what age kaya ma-lelet go ni Johann yang pillow na yan? Hmmm.. 

New Haircut! :)

Summer is here! I can feel it na sobra! Ang inet palagi! Malamang niyan mataas na naman ang kuryente this month and next month. Oh well. 

If you have read some of my previous posts regarding my little boy, Johann, makikita nyo sa ibang pics nya na mahaba hair nya. Well, it is his papa's choice. John wants Johann to have slight long hair 'coz he looked cute. 

Playing with the mattress with messy hair!

Haha! Mukhang yagit! 

However, since you can really feel the heat of summer, we decided to have his hair cut short. Plan sana is mohawk cut. Well, it is mohawk style naman, bagsak lang talaga hair ni Johann plus, I don't want to put gel on his hair yet, kaya hindi nakapatayo yung middle portion ng hair/head nya. Masyado pa siyang baby for gel. 

Here's how he looks now:

Mas naging mukhang pasaway. Haha!

Will have better photos next time. Hindi masyado halata or kita sa pic. Hehe. Parang hindi halatang mohawk ano? It's okay, hmmm.. he looked, pasaway and he is really pasaway, pero it's summer, gusto ko mapreskuhan si Johann. Hehe. Look at that smile! Smile na may masamang balak. Haha. Cute!

Anyhoooo.. How are you handling the heat of summer? Swimming na tayoooo! :)

McCormick Grill Nation Event

Sunday is Fam-Bam day. It is hubby's day off kasi so complete kami. Dapat jan, masarap ang lunch and dinner during Sundays.

Kapag sinipag si hubby he would sometimes grill bbq or porkchop. Kapag tinamad naman, dun kami kakain sa kanila, sa in-laws ko. Dun sila mag-ggrill ni FIL.

Since we really love food, it would be better if the food tastes good diba? So when it comes to grilling bbq, porkchop or anything, hindi na basta basta toyo, ketchup, asin at paminta ang pwede lang ilagay. We can spice up or give flavor to the bbq, porkchop or anything with McCormick Seasoning Mix. There are a lot of varieties. It all depends on what meat you'd grill.

Enjoy steaks the way Americans do with
McCormick Hickory Smoked Seasoning Mix. 
It gives that sweet, hickory-smoked, hot-off-the-grill flavor to beef, pork or chicken

The taste of New Orleans can now be enjoyed in your grilled beef, pork, chicken with
McCormick Cajun Seasoning Mix. 
It contains choicest spices such as paprika and oregano
to give your grilled meats a distinct southern flavor

The famous Korean dish Bulgogi, which means “fine beef” is now readily available
to savor with your grilled beef, pork and chicken with
McCormick Korean BBQ Seasoning Mix. 
It has the right mix of bulgogi marinade of soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and
other spices to easily provide you an appetizing Korean meal

Spice up your grilled beef or pork with
McCormick Pepper Steak Seasoning Mix. 
Made with pepper and garlic bits,
it will surely give your grilled meats a flavor boost

“A la Pobre”, which means “of the poor”, is a funny name for a dish rich in taste and
flavor to add on your favorite grilled meat or beef, pork and chicken with
McCormick Steak a la Pobre Seasoning Mix. 
The distinct taste of garlic, soy sauce and other special herbs and spices is captured
to provide you the exact taste of “a la Pobre” cooking style

They are available in all leading supermarkets. Very affordable na, will make your food more flavorful pa.

If you want find out more about the different seasoning mixes, you know, if they're really perfect for your grilled meats, you can go to their event.

One flaming passion for flavor! One fiery showcase of grilled cuisine!

McCormick will hold an event which highlights their Grill Mates line. Dubbed as the McCormick Grill Nation, the event will feature their different seasoning mixes through serving grilled meats that all attendees can enjoy! This will be held on April 7, 2013 at Bonifacio High Street, Lane O corner 9th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The event starts at 4pm.

The event will cover charge of Php 100 but with that, a lot of freebies will be given away! (The event is open to the public, however, food samples will be given to participants who purchase 5 packs of McCormick Grill Mates Seasoning Mix – you get these with the P100 already!).

You can get McCormick Grillmates Seasoning Mix; a specially branded McCormick apron, a chance to win the McCormick grill kits and a chance to win the top plum for the day –an outdoor griller during the raffle. Of course, attendees will also able to taste different grilled meats from our partner concessionaires.

There will also be a cooking demo, games, and live entertainment from surprise guests.

Enjoy your summer grillin'! See you there!