ACE Water Spa in Capitolyo

It must be thrilling to stand in that semi-circular pole with water splashing all over your back and your body. It must be the ultimate relaxation. This picture was taken from the event room at the 3rd floor of the Ace Water Spa in Kapitolyo, Pasig City. We attended May's 7th birthday party at their venue room. The food served was great! I loved the food if the buffet food taste like that I would try their buffet. Buffet consisted of spaghetti with meatballs, buffalo wings, java rice and buttered vegetables with 3 kinds of desserts. Drink served was ice tea. I would recommend having your party here at Ace Water Spa because of its new facilities, good venue and free parking.

What Do We Look For in a Pre-school?

Kiara is turning 4 this June and we are looking for a pre-school, as a teacher and researcher this is what we look for or ideas in choosing a pre-school for Kiara:

Proximity - because we do not want her to waste time traveling and being stuck in a traffic

Schedule - class should start between 8-11 am because she still has to sleep in the afternoon,

research shows that as children start going to school they lack sleep, we do not want her to lack any sleep,

at 3 and 8 months she stands 3 feet and 5 inches. We want her to be really tall, more sleep, more height as research also shows.

Teacher-student ratio- the best ratio for me is 1:5 or 1:6 but to find this ratio, you have to pay high like in gymboree classes, some schools have at the most 20 students with 2 teacher and a teacher aid. With a big class of 20, there is a big tendency that some student will be left out, because teachers will either be busy looking after children causing trouble or making noise or disrupting the class. Kiara is soft-spoken, you know what happen if you are quiet. Teacher tends to forget you because you are not hard to handle. I know this I was once like this and I am a teacher, really, being quiet does not attract attention.

Curriculum- I am not a fan of any curriculum because I believe that learning really depends on the student, it should be individualized. Any curriculum will do. Research also shows that if you enroll your children at a summer program or advance program, there is little impact when these children start going to school as compared to those students who have not enrolled in a summer school. Both students, at some point get the same grade, learns the same things etc. Being in school is advantageous, being out of school is not.

Price:  you get what you pay for: pay small, sometimes you learn big, paying big does not necessarily brings big learning. I will stick to pay small and learn big. I can pay small and maybe hire a tutor, the combined expenses can

equal the amount of a regular pre-school. At least there is individualized learning.

Po Suk Jung Restaurant

Frozen Mango Dessert -Free

Hemul Pajeon Korean style pancake with seafood and vegetables P 350.00

Jab chae Korean Style Pancit Noodle P 250.00

Gal Bi Sal US Choice Rib Finger P 300.00

Spicy and Sour Soup with Steamed Egg - Free

Haemul meuntang Hot and Spicy Stew with Assorted Seafood P1,200.00

Cha dol ba gi US Angus Brisket  P 200.00

We went here last Sunday January 15, 2012 to celebrate my 36h birthday with my family and my in-laws. Parking is not a problem they have a lot of space. My side of the family were ahead and we were seated in the low table where you have to remove your shoes and eat Korean style on the floor.

The kids were even having a great time playing because no one was eating at the other side of the table. A big TV was at the center.

The serving and the price is ok we ate a lot and the barbeque brisket is so tasty and you can easily eat an order. The appetizers were free and you can ask for a refill. We especially like the caramelized potato balls, the sauce tasted like barbeque and its really different. Overall the soup is spicy, serving can be good for two and parking is not a problem. We all like the food that we ordered. 

Richwell Kids Kraze Toy Sale

The annual Richwell's Kids Toy Sale starts today.

Schedule is as follows:

November 11-12

November 18-19

November 25-26

December 2-4

December 9-11

December 16-20 

Saturdays and Sundays 9:00 to 6:00 pm

Weekdays and Fridays 1:00-6:00 pm

Do not panic buy. Bring a companion. Bring water.

Check the merchandise. If you are going to buy a single item do not buy that item, its not worth the wait unless you save more than a thousand pesos. I discourage you to buy shoes for gifts, the one who wears the shoes should be the one fitting them and sometimes it is not appreciated. 

We bought a shoes before and my daughter does not like it. 

Clothes are better. We bought a vtech toy at half the price. Half a year its broken.

We bought a bike and there was a defect, they fixed it, but now it not working.

I appreciate educational toys though. I hope they have lots of those.

See you there.

The Truth About IPL Underarm Removal

Ensogo Dermstrata

Metrodeal Body Accent

Recently I have read a lot of reviews on the promo of several group buying sites to name Ensogo's Dermstrata and my personal experience with Metrodeal's Body Accent.

It seems true that they tried to reduce the price of the service and also reduce the amount of shots for the IPL. I used to have the IPL hair removal way back when it was still expensive and new in the market. It costs me 3,000 pesos for both underarm and I had two sessions with acceptable result. I remember that they performed multiple shots in my underarm that's why I have less underarm hair. Then recently, in a Sunday show, Salamat Doc that features Dra. Vicky Belo and the topic is IPL hair removal, I have seen that they used multiple shots and then it dawned on me that when I availed the Metrodeal's IPL removal, I had a total of 4 shots! I asked the lady who performed the IPL and she explained that the hair that was targeted with the light will also be removed.
After that, I really plan of asking her to take pictures of my underarm to be proof that 4 shots is not effective in getting rid of the hair.
Sometimes, these promos are deceiving especially for beauty services.

You're My Number One- Sharon Cuneta

I used to sing this song to Kiara when she was still small.
This lyrics can be found at http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sharon_cuneta/youre_my_number_one.html dated November 2008. Recently, this commercial was revived again by Sharon Cuneta and one night, when I arrived from work that was the commercial. She called me "Mama, look", and she pointed at the commercial. I was surprised because that was a very, very, very long time ago. She was not even one year old then yet she remembered. "Mama diba sing mo yan sa akin nung bata ako".
And then we sang it together and she know some of the lyrics. I am very, very glad.


Look at me mom
Shining like the sun
Bright as the day
You're my number one

And there's no treasure
That I will cherish like you

And when I smile
They all see you glow
And they all know
You're my number one
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sharon_cuneta/youre_my_number_one.html ]
My one and only joy
Is to give you my love

(Bridge)
My one love for you
I give through and through
I see you and the signs that bring joy
That all the world can see so clearly

Look at me mom
Shining like the sun
Bright as the day

Rootote Bags For Sale

Rootote bags Medium for Sale. Price to be announced.