Category: Lifestyle

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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Belle de Jour 2010 Power Planner

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

It is every girl’s desire to have a Belle De Jour Planner.

So yes, I definitely want one. For a fact, it’s very girly & also very useful. It has tons of discount coupons from various brands which shopaholics like you would love.

Now that I’m more serious with my goals, I would want to have a planner that I could bring along with me everyday. I have a lot of habits that I would want to break & I also have habits that I would want to make. Having a BDJ planner could really help me keep on track as to where I am with my goals.

Here are parts of the BDJ planner that I really like:

2010 Checklist – will we able to follow or even remember our goals if we don’t list them down? This is the most important section of the planner coz this is where we list down all our goals (small or big).
Habit Tracker – is extremely important for me. I do have a lot of habits to make & break. One that I could remember is to break my habit of buying Wendy’s Iced Tea everyday & make my habit of exercising every weekend morning.
Savings Tracker – another major goal of mine is to keep track of my finances and having this tracker could help me monitor my expenses.
Health Checklist – I’ve been having problems with my health lately. Especially when it comes to cholesterol, headache, eyes & others. I will need this checklist to help remind me of any appointment I need to make with a doctor.

I stumbled upon Jenny’s site & she’s giving away one BDJ planner to a lucky reader! So here I am joining and hoping to win!

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2012 the Movie

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 23, 2009

Last Saturday night, I joined Stef and her family to watch the movie 2012. We saw it at Trinoma Mall in QC. Wow, there were too many people in the mall! I found out that people were lining up to watch New Moon (I’ll post review soon). Good thing, I had already watch that movie. This time, I got a chance to watch 2012.

Thanks Stef!

As I was saying, I watched the movie thinking that I could get to see the ever infamous “2012 phenomenon”. I don’t have time to read. I do know this: December 21, 2012, according to the Mayans is believed to be the end of the world.

The movie stars John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt & Woody Harrelson. This is a power cast that portray their role very very well. The movie is really fictional. So if you’re coming into the movie thinking that it would really happen in the next 2 years, then you’d be disappointed. 2012’s effects make the movie unrealistic. It was made to entertain us. It also had touching moments. And yes, I did shed a few tears in some scenes.

Do you believe that the end of the world is near?

Does it matter if it was?

Wouldn’t it be better to believe what the world will make of us? One thing is for sure, the movie taught us that we should stick together. That we should care for each other. Everyone is important. When we stay together and help each other, we’ll be able to succeed.

I liked the movie even though it was two & a half hours long. It is like the movie Armageddon but with a different twist. The special effects were just cool, though as I mentioned, they exaggerated it a little as all the damages can’t seem to harm the main cast 😛

Danny Glover’s character really was touching. He portrayed the US President. He opted to stay with his people even though he had the chance to save himself. How I wish that we have politicians like that in real life. Our world would be a better place to live in.

Anyway, if you have time, do watch this movie. My rating for this is 4 out of 5 stars.

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John and Yoko

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 22, 2009

John and Yoko
2/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 729-8698

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Yesterday, I met up with Christina. It is such a rare occasion for me to go and eat at Greenbelt 5. I’m so used to eat at Greenbelt 2 and 3. So sometimes I feel that whenever I go to Greenbelt 5, I’m always at a loss as to where to eat.

Anyway, so yesterday, we opted for John and Yoko. It was because I kept raving that their wagyu rice is soooooooo delicious! Definitely, this is a must try!

There wasn’t too many people dining because it was early evening when we entered. Would you believe that after an hour, the place started to fill up? Certainly, nice business for John and Yoko despite the expensive price of their dishes.

Here are what we ordered:

Tofu Cheese Melt (Php 178)

To be honest, I was hesitant to try this. I didn’t dare touch the food until we finished all the other dishes. hahahah!! I don’t know why, it was just that I felt that cheese with tofu doesn’t blend well.

When I finally tried it, I was pleasantly surprised. Tofu felt like it was wrapped in melted cheese. And wow! It was spicy!

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile now, then you know how much i love tofu! This is simply one of the most unique Tofu dishes I’ve sampled. This is very good food and I recommend you do try this!

Wagyu Rice (Php 299)

I tried this before and I just can’t help but order this again. It is just consistently good! Our favorite Wagyu beef combined into our rice w/ common fried rice ingredients such as onions, eggs & soy sauce. I wish I could cook fried rice this good.

Bacon Wrapped Dory (Php 238)

From all the dishes that we ordered, this is my favorite. This is Fish with Bacon and wow!!! It was yummy!!! I don’t even know how to describe this dish but all i can say is that it was delicious. Every John and Yoko customer should at least try this on their next visit to the restaurant.

One other thing that I noticed in John & Yoko is the outfit of their female servers. They were wearing such short skirts that most guys (even girls) can’t help but notice. I know it is a strategy but I really hope that they don’t push them to wear something so short. The girls are pretty aloof as well.

The male servers, I found to be more friendly & service-oriented.

More pictures from our dinner here.

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Family Game Night

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 22, 2009

If there’s one thing that I really love to do as a group, it would be to play board games or any other games we can do for fun.

Since I live alone, I don’t have that chance to have any Family Game Night in my lifetime. I do wish to have one. What I do to make it into reality is to have a game night with friends instead. Friends that I treat as family, which is why I can still call it a Family Game Night.

Family Game Night can do a lot of things. It can bring people together. It can bring out competitiveness in everyone. It also brings out excitement and adrenaline. Let us not forget the fun factor in the game and the smiles and laughs you get to share with everyone.

Priceless experiences that you get to remember as years gone by.

I miss my mom & aunt who are my only family. We saw each other last September and went on tour in Taiwan together. The next time we meet, I’d make sure that we have a Family Game Night. I’m sure it will be loads of fun!

Thanks to Animetric’s World for making me remember how precious it is to have a Family Game Night! I do hope I get a chance to get hold of Color Mix Toys & Games so I could finally have a Family Game Night with 2 of the closest people in my life: my family 🙂