Jakie and the Beadstalk

I was fortunate enough to have won a Hydra Vegetal 7-day Trial Pack from Yves Rocher France Philippines .   This was shared by  Ms. Martha, The Beauty Junkee , in one of her posts .  (Thank you Thank you!) The 7-day Trial Pack is formulated for normal to combination skin.  Since my face is oily, I was hesitant to try this but heck, it's for normal to combination skin, so it might work for me. I claimed the Trial Pack at its Southmall branch. Photo Credit: Yves Rocher Philippines' FB Page Yves Rocher (pronouned as "eve row-shay") prides itself by focusing on the use of botanical ingredients in its product line. Its newest skin line, the Hydra Vegetal line, boasts of sourcing its ingredients from maple trees and blue agave plants that will intensely moisturize and maintain the radiance of one's skin, whatever skin-type that may be. First step is to cleanse using the Milk Cleanser.  Pour a small amount on a cotton ball and use as ordinary cleans...

Last Friday, hubby and I decided to have a massage. It was much needed massage since I've been through a lot of stress-induced activities and experiences.  The day before, I met a good friend, Nancy who lives near our place.  She recommended a spa and told us that they have good packages available.  So we agreed to meet and have a massage that Friday. Nichhia is located near Golden City, Salawag, Dasmarinas, Cavite.  It is near Gate 4 of Golden City along Molino Road. Nicchia Spa Sorry, I don't have a decent cam yet.  It needs to be fixed pa. Packages available Thats Dudz, answering a survey on spa services  left by a student     The rooms for facial and body scrubing  According to Nancy, Nicchia offers good massage and one can get a discount there with their packages.  So me being "kuripot" and just being me, I convinced my hubby to try their services at Nicchia even if it was much farther and a li...

I was recently invited to be a speaker to a group of government employees about a legal matter.  The venue? Punta Fuego at Nasugbu, Batangas! I have not been to Punta Fuego and I was looking forward to the place, erm,  the workshop pala. Hehehehe. Anyways, I was surprised na parang dulo na ng Pilipinas eh wala pa rin kaming nakikitang Punta Fuego. It's about an hour to an hour and a half's drive from Tagaytay.  In the middle of nowhere, there's a quaint arrow on the left side pointing you to Punta Fuego. I won't talk about the seminar... I prefer talking about the place. hehehe. We got lost there for 15 minutes or so, because there were not enough signs to the clubhouse.  Halos lahat ng bahay sa dulo ng mga cove eh akala namin clubhouse dahil sa laki. hahahahah! Puro false alarm. Map of Punta Fuego First note: There was lack of signages in the place. If it's your first time, you wouldn't notice the way to the clubhouse since from the entranc...

I love contests! Ever since I was a kid, I've been joining contests - Spelling bee, Quiz bee, Declamation Contests, Singing Contests and now, the latest fab, online contests. I admit, I have won a lot of prizes recently.  I think the two most expensive prizes I got was the Pevonia Combination Skin that I won from Kumiko Mae  (Aus$ 115.00), the Restorative Line of Celeteque from Shen  (almost P4,000.00). My expensive Pevonia from Kumiko Mae Winning really feels great, especially if you've worked hard for it. Oh yes, it doesn't mean that just because I win from time to time is that I'm lucky. Luck has some part in it, sometimes. Oftentimes, what counts is the entry.  I usually win when the the contest requires something to write about - like experience, expectation, stories, etc. Wouldn't you be happy with this: a complete line of Celeteque Products? Believe me, not all prizes are so easy to get.  I spend time and effort joining ...

Photo credit: wiznation.com I'm not a fan of school reunions and homecomings. Why? I really have no answer. When I was younger, I was pretty friendly.  I knew almost everybody and most knew me.  That was pre-beeper and cellphone days. Now, I see my classmates' and batchmates' faces and wonder why I have no desire to meet them again after all these decades. When I was still taking up law, my answer to this was, well, everybody's successful now and would be telling stories of their trips abroad, their families, their cars and jobs. What would I share about? That I have a ton of photocopied cases decided by the Supreme Court? That I was still unmarried and have a love affair with my books? But now, what is my reason? A classmate/friend commented that I used to be friendly in high school.  I even performed a lot in high school. Now, as I'm growing old, she joked that, "Kung kelan ka tumanda, saka ka naman naging takot sa tao." I admit, I a...

I was asked to answer this: “How can you be body beautiful at any age with Wacoal?” For some, this may be very hard to answer but since I have a long love-affair with Wacoal, I have a ready answer: Whatever your shape is, you are beautiful.  But Wacoal makes it more beautiful.  So for me, Wacoal makes my body more beautiful because in my fast-paced lifestyle and ever-stressful jobs (with an 's', as in plural), Wacoal makes sure that my sensitive body part is supported and that my shape is not compromised. For women in the 30's bracket (that's where I belong), intimate apparels are essential not only for one's well-being but also to ensure that one looks good no matter where they may be - at home, at work, engaging in sports and what-have-you's. And this is my dream piece for now: IB 5662 Php 1,100.00 http://www.wacoal.ph Love the color, love the shape, love the everythin'! lol http://www.wacoal.ph

It's a Monday and I want to start the week by ranting. Last Saturday, we went to Picnic Grove because we were itching to leave the house. The last time we went there was when my baby was still a baby, less than a year old! So that was what, four  years ago? Anyways, I noted a lot of changes in the area and my tita/ninang showed me the new Fish Spa inside.  The place has got aquariums with doctor fish inside to nibble on one's feet.  The person gets a 10-minute massage after being "EATEN ALIVE" by fish for 20 minutes. I wanted to try it, but I was too chicken to try it so I asked hubby to try it instead. And he gamely did. I wasn't able to count how many fish were inside each tank One must wash his/her feet before submerging them inside a tank-full of fish.  This is to ensure that the feet and legs are free from lotion or other chemicals that may harm the fish.  Obviously, if the fish would eat you, they would possible ingest the chemi...

It's fun to bake. But it's more fun when there are additional little hands that try to make a mess of what you bake.  Oh yeah, their intentions are sweet- they just want to help.  But imagine little hands tasting the batter from time to time, spilling flour and everything on the table. Do you still get to bake your special treat? YES! Why? Because it will surely be made with love. Here's how we baked our devil's food cake: Ingredients: Flour Cocoa Powder Eggs Butter Sugar Baking Powder Baking Soda Salt A gallon of Love A bowl of laughter Mix all the dry ingredients Add water The little boy is itching to add the eggs as soon as we started Mix Add eggs. Ah not on your clothes cutesy... This is how to break an egg, kids. See the little boy? He changed clothes because he cracked the egg on his shirt And this is how to mix... Mix in one direction only. See, there, you're getting the hang of it. Ta-daaa...