Author: Rochelle Sy Chua

New Moon was Eye Candy

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 27, 2009

I was lucky enough to catch the premiere of New Moon by Wrangler last week. Thanks to Jonel for giving me his extra ticket. I’m glad I was one of many who got to watch the movie before it opened in theaters nationwide.

What can I say? The movie was TOTALLY eye candy. Jacob’s overly toned abs & body overshadowed the story, literally! He was just too sexy to watch. Almost all the girls cheered when Jacob came out without any shirt on. To be honest, my eyes were glued on the screen as well. He was just yummy! hahahaha!

Edward on the other hand, really looked like a vampire. His make up was too obvious and too white. I could even hear people joking that Edward was wearing the same lipstick as Bella. He just looked too pathetic in the movie as well.

I’m team Jacob definitely, just because he’s so manly and sexy! So which team are you on? Team Edward or Team Jacob?

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Sorry too carried away by Jacob’s awesome body! 😛 Anyway, the story evolved between the love of 2 guys with Bella. Edward’s family thew a birthday party for Bella. There, Bella accidentally got paper cut and she almost got killed by Edward’s brother. Because of this, Edward decided to break up with her to protect her. He then left with the rest of his adopted family.

Bella was heartbroken and found comfort through Jacob. Apparently, Jacob is a werewolf & they’re enemies of vampires. There was even a treaty between werewolves & Edward’s family that they will not attack each other as long as Edward’s family never bites a human. But Bella was determined to be transformed into a vampire so she could be with Edward right? What will happen then? I’ll let you find out yourself.

The premiere night was star-studded. I think more than half of the theater was occupied by models. Obviously, since it was sponsored by wrangler. Everyone was wearing Wrangler apparel. I, however, was wearing a Wrangler-inspired outfit! Here we are goofing at the Wrangler picture area.

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By the way, my rating for New Moon? 4 out of 5 stars (mainly because of Jacob!).

More pictures here.

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Roch’s Body Fat is at 34.5%

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 26, 2009

Our office launched a challenge for its employees called the FQ challenge. This is aimed to give us a better work-life balance. Ofcourse, It is an exciting way for us to be more determined and also a great way to inspire us to aim for better fitness quotient.

Last week was our weigh-in for baseline measurements. I was totally shocked and became a bit (okay, really very!) worried about my result. Would you believe my body fat is 34.5%????!?

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That just means that my body is composed of 34.5% fat! It just proves that I’m overweight or obese!! Wow! Am I really that fat? I may not look fat but having that big fat percentage is a signal that I should start working on my health as it shows that I’m not healthy with the rate I’m going.

I made a bit of research and found out that body fat are dependent of age & gender. It also depends on how we live our life. Some people do exercise regularly that result to better health. Here is a table developed for ideal body fat percentages:

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Our health team used Omron Body Fat monitor to check our measurements. We just have to hold it with our hands stressed for a few seconds then we’ll be able to see the ff.:

Body Fat Measure
BMI
Body Type
BMR

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The other usual checking was done as well. Weight, height measurement, age & gender. I don’t know what my FQ (fitness quotient) is as our HR team will need to compute it for everyone. I guess we’ll be able to view our result very soon.

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With that in mind, I vow to already start one of my new year’s resolution — to be better fit. Things that I’m planning to do are:

Jog at least 5k every saturday & sunday mornings.
limit cravings for comfort food like Wendy’s Iced Tea & KFC Hot & Crispy Chicken.
Eat healthy: more fruits, less junk food.
learn to swim. Take lessons within 2010.
I also learned that we need to exercise at least 30minutes a day. That I have to think what to do. I’m thinking to do those video workouts in my room whenever I wake up or jog around the village every morning.

So you should expect more fitness-related posts in HeaRty’s Haven. Join me in my journey to better health! 🙂

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Bedtime Discoveries by Johnson’s Baby

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 26, 2009

Last week, I got invited to an event that I thought was a product launch. When I arrived at the venue, I got the shock of my life that it was actually a mommy event!!! I was like, what am I doing here? I’m single & no baby hahahaha!

Honestly, this is one of the most informative & most organized event that I have attended. This is very crucial for mommies. I learned a lot from it even though I don’t think it’s applicable to me. As information is so much useful, I’ll just share with you what I learned. 🙂

The event was hosted by Tintin Bersola & the speakers were Johnson & Johnson executives & Doctor Rivera. They shared with us how important sleep is for infants. We were presented with theories of sleep. Things like stages of sleep, wake/sleep pattern development, functions of sleep, sleep evaluation & sleep problems in babies.

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What better way to educate us than to provide a demo right? They did just that and it was truly a learning experience especially for mommy bloggers who attended the event. Let me share with you Johnson’s Baby Bedtime Routine. This is a clinically proven technique that can result to better sleep for babies.

There are 3 steps that mommies should follow to promote better sleep of their baby:

A Warm Bath

This is an action to signal your baby that it’s time for bed. Warm water coupled with gentle lather will soothe the baby.

Massage

A soothing, gentle massage that helps a baby relax. This is also good for baby’s bone development. There are 2 massages here: One is “I Love You” massage where you’ll make up the letters I, L & U by focusing on massaging the chest and stomach. Next is the milking technique wherein you concentrate on massaging the arms and legs of the baby.

Some Quiet Time

This is where you spend quality time with your baby. Activities like singing lullabye & putting powder right after diaper change to keep baby comfortable during the night. It’s best to put powder in areas like the back, underarms & other hard to reach areas.

Johnson & Johnson has a product line which is best suited for the bedtime routine. I’m pretty sure my mom used J&J products when I was still a baby. Right now, J&J has improved their products for the mommies to have the best products for their babies’ development & care.

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You can also go to this site and take the sleep profiler to find out if your baby is getting the most out of her/his sleep. 🙂

Check out the pictures from the event here.

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Blog Watch Press Conference

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

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Yesterday, Blog Watch held its press conference at Max’s Restaurant along Jupiter Street in Makati. We formally launched the site which aim to give Filipinos what they need in order to be a better-educated voter in time for the 2010 elections.

Blog Watch aims to cover underplayed stories in various formats (podcast, video, articles) that traditional media cannot cover due to limited resources and time. Our stories are those that promote voter’s education & automated elections, campaign fund sources & expenditures, background of candidates, platforms, social issues & commentaries on current election scene & the candidates.

The event was sponsored by Philippine Online Chronicles, a news & features website under Vibal Foundation and also where Blogwatch.PH is in.

Sharing with you the Program during the press launch:

Introduction by Kristine Mandigma, Program Director of The Philippine Online Chronicles & Blogwatch.
The Role of Bloggers as New Media in the Philippine 2010 Elections by Ed Lingao, Multimedia Media Content Producer for Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
Blogging & Journalism by Marck Romorin, Blogwatch.ph writer.
Features & Plans of Blogwatch.ph by Noemi Dado, Project Editor of Blogwatch.ph.

This is a video that we have from blogwatch, which is a teaser of what the site is all about.

And this is our group photo which we took right after the event:
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So far, I have written 4 articles for Blog Watch.

And I hope you can read the rest of the articles and see you commenting at http://www.blogwatch.ph.

Pictures from the event can be found here.

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Terra Wellness Spa Signature Massage

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

I’ve been pretty stressed for the past few months. I don’t really know why. Maybe I lack rest & exercise or better yet, I just need a massage!! 🙂

I have been looking for a place that provide soothing massage and I’ve received a lot of suggestions. One is Terra Wellness Spa located in Discovery Suites, Ortigas. If we wanted to try out a spa establishment, why not try their Signature Massage right?

Terra’s Touch (Terra’s Signature Massage) is described as a deeply relaxing massage which combine slow and graceful gliding strokes that are applied to the different key pressure points of the body to relieve tension and aid blood circulation. The experience is enhanced with the use of specially blended therapeutic oil.

As I do my usual bloghop, I stumbled upon The Doctor is VAIN website. Found out that the site is holding a contest. They will give their readers a chance to win a luxurious spa treatment. I definitely want to win this! It is a Php1,700 worth of relaxing massage & pampering. Wish me luck!

** UPDATE: I won!!!!!! 🙂 I’m sooo happy! Thanks for everyone who wished me luck! It indeed gave me good luck!