Why?  Why haven’t I been writing for quite a while and if I would, the posts would be about an event or a product discovery or a sponsored one.  When I read my own blog the other day, I asked those questions myself.  As I examined and critiqued my own digital home, I wasn’t happy about it too.  I lost connection to my inner core; the heart of my blog was missing.

So what’s the reason?  We were too busy about the wedding preparations that we have been forgetting to prepare OURSELVES for the true marriage.  Just like any couple, it's normal for us to go through quarrels, disagreements, arguments, and whatever there is that's not synonymous to a smooth sailing relationship.  We were so caught up with the stresses that we forgot to take care our our hearts and our relationship.  There were pains which we caused each other along the process.

I personally coped with the help of friends, with a few diversions, with a lot of escaping and just focused on work, and he by turning to his mobile phone (COC actually) and going out with friends occasionally.  It temporarily eased the burden, but I still went back to the pain, to the hating, to speaking hurtful words, and to sobbing.  I thought solving the problem ourselves would do the trick.  But it didn’t.

Do you honestly let your kids consume enough fruits and vegetables in a day?  Let's at least talk about you, do you consciously ensure you get the recommended servings of fruits daily?  Personally, we have enough vegetable servings at home.  But fruits, not as much as we should, until quite recently.

To give you a background, I think I've mentioned this in my previous post before that my dad, who's 75 years old, has daily servings of vegetable and fruits.  He cannot live without fruits in his diet and seeing how healthy he is now, made me realize more the effects of making fruits an integral part of one's diet.  Since I was a child, I've learned to eat fruits and one of my favorites is pineapples, which is also my dad's favorite.  So having said this, and consciously teaching by example, I've passed on the love of pineapples to my kids.

We had an awesome awesome time (as always) last Sunday at Spectrum with Fairmont Makati's second series of the Awesome Sunday Brunch.  What made it more awesome are the LEGO-made Philippine landmarks which we all marveled at.

Recognize this?  It's the Rizal Shrine in Luneta, Manila

The Banawe Rice Terraces

There's no doubt that Macky and I are food lovers and explorers.  From street foods to buffets and occasional fine dining, we'd love to experience them.  We both love to cook as well, but admittedly, Macky is a better cook than I am, so I let him take charge in our kitchen.  When cooking or looking for our next dining adventure, we look for inspirations from magazines or TV shows, because they are reliable resources.

Speaking of food, kitchen explorations, and shows, "Let's Eat" is the newest food lifestyle television show airing on Lifestlye Network hosted by our friend, the boss, Spanky Enriquez and Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi.
"Let's Eat," aired its first episode last week, with Street Foods as its first theme.  Both of hosts were so engaging to watch because of the rawness of the comments and reviews of the highly-opinionated and very articulate hosts.

Welcome to McDonald's Kidzania!  

McDonald's Philippines President and CEO Kenneth S. Yang and Ms. Maricel Pangilinan Arenas, State Governor for KidZania Philippines

It's a new Mcdonald's branch in town but it's nothing ordinary at all!  If you look closer, you'll see kid-sized kitchen with super cute young crew members having so much fun while making their own McDonald's Cheeseburger.

When my panganay Dandre was younger, I used to ask my Titas abroad to look for Nike shoes for him.  So we ended up spending for the shipment of the shoes and deal with the waiting game until it arrives.  Sometimes when we're not lucky, we get the wrong size or apparel with damages.  That's no longer the case now for us because of this great news!

I'm so excited to share that a few weeks ago, we were invited to attend Nike Philippines launching of the first ever Nike retail store dedicated to the athletic needs of Filipino children, at the newly opened Ayala Part Triangle BGC, Taguig, where the Nike Prodigy Young Athletes flagship store is located.  Nike Prodigy Young Athletes retail store is not only a first in the country, but also a first in the whole of South East Asia.

Nike Young Athelets Store Launching