The Little Dapitan at Ayala Malls Cloverleaf

Dapitan Arcade has been one of my go-to places whenever I need new decors or accents for the house or new baskets and crates for my shelves in Common Room. It is a shopping haven! I love shopping at Dapitan Arcade because there's a lot of options and the prices are very pocket-friendly too! Now that Christmas traffic is upon us, going to Dapitan Arcade can be a feat!

Fret not! Ayala Malls Cloverleaf is bringing Dapitan Arcade closer to you with the Little Dapitan! A bazaar featuring the best of Dapitan Arcade - from Christmas decors, home accents and decors, local handicrafts made by local artisans and more. The Little Dapitan will be open starting this October until December! What I like about it is, it's right beside Cloverleaf! You can park in the mall or park right outside it (open parking). And when you're done shopping, you can go back to the mall to shop more, watch a movie or eat at the many varieties of restaurants.

Little Dapitan at Cloverleaf is right outside the mall. Exit where Uniqlo store is.

It is in a open, warehouse-like venue. It is well-lit, the aisles are wide enough and it was easy to go around.

Can you guess what I bought? I went around three times before deciding on what to buy!

A place for you to take your photos! I love the rattan lamps!

I like that there's only about 20 stalls more or less. There's not much of repeating/redundant products which makes shopping so much easier. Better for the sellers too! I'm the type of shopper who gets overwhelmed or anxious when there's a lot of choices that I ended up not buying anything! Are you like that too?

Plastic flowers and plants for those who has black thumb like me! Haha!

There's a lot of selection for Christmas decors too! I honestly cannot decide on what to get. But here are a few that caught my eye.

This is where I got something for our house!

There's a stall that sells room spray, linen spray, hand soaps, soy candles and more that is perfect for gifting this Christmas! You can mix and match then put it a wooden box (sold separately)! I love their design labels and the scents are pretty good too!

If you are looking for crates, there's a stall selling crates in different sizes!

This stall has this gold decors that can be used for lighting or as is. They have cupcake towers and more! They also do customized works!

 There's also a wide selection of bags and wallets. They make great gifts for your officemates, staff and friends!

I also saw these super cute pots for your cactus or succulents! They are hand painted. So pretty, right?

So what did I get? Since I cannot decide on what Christmas decors I want for our home, I just bought what I really needed. I hoarded these wire baskets! I need it for my shelves in Common Room (that's 4, soon to be 5 branches) hence, the quantity! I was able to get a good price because I got a lot! I actually need to go back and buy some more!

The only Christmas decor I bought was this pair of banana-leaf like white Christmas tree! It was love at first sight so I got it na! :)

Thank you Spark It for the invite! I haven't been out on an event in so long. I also haven't written for a long while now! I enjoyed shopping and I will definitely go back for more!

Follow @littledapitan and #LittleDapitan for more updates!

Stay Healthy and Merry this Holiday with Pambatang Solmux!

It's just a week from Christmas! School is out and we're so looking forward to our Christmas staycation this weekend. But to enjoy our Christmas and vacation, I have to make sure my kids aren't sick with cough! I don't want our Baguio vacation mishap to happen again, to get sick during vacation sucks. Who would want to have cough while on vacation and miss out all of the fun,right?! So there's still a few days away from Christmas and your kids are coughing, take Pambatang Solmux 200mg na agad!

Our last trip to Baguio where we all got sick. This was us on our last day, we're still sick in this photo but couldn't pass a photo op with the beautiful decors at the garden!

A&D Holiday Guide: Will It Blend Marinades and Sauces

It's December na!!! 24 days before Christmas and more gift suggestions for you. Now let's talk about food! I discovered Will It Blend sauces one year ago at Yogi Fair. Their booth was just in front of us and I got very curious about their sauces. And I happy I was able to try Will It Blend. It was a happy discovery!

This is their booth at LGV Sunday Market!

Will It Blend has four kinds of sauces: Beef Pepper Steak Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Gyudon Sauce and Roasted Sesame Dressing!

Beef Pepper Steak Sauce

Teriyaki Sauce

Gyudon Sauce

Roasted Sesame Dressing

These marinades and sauces are perfect for those lazy days and you need to cook a quick but yummy meal! I've tried their Beef Pepper Sauce and Roasted Sesame Dressing and loved it! Can't wait to cook another yummy meal with Will It Blend!

Will It Blend has holiday gift packs you can give to your family and friends! Buy na before the holiday rush! Just got mine yesterday!

To order, just go to the following: (please also like and follow!)
Facebook: Will It Blend
Instagram: @will_itblend
Twitter: @will_itblend

My Great Christmas Wish Contest and the Mommy Mundo Bazaar

It's only a week away and one of my favorite holiday bazaar, Mommy Mundo Bazaar, is happening next weekend! It's the pre-Christmas bazaar for chic shopping moms! That's me!

Happening on November 7-9, 2014, at the Glorietta Activity Center for Mommy Mundo’s last big event for the year. The Mommy Mundo Bazaar has been running for 7 years, and is the only Christmas bazaar for uber chic shopping moms.

And as always every year, Mom 24/7 2015 will also be available at the Mommy Mundo Bazaar. Mommy Mundo Passport holders who are current and active and who attend this 3 day event get a complimentary Mom 24/7 Planner. Applications for the passport card may be done online at www.mommymundo.com/passport.

No Christmas gift list yet? Then make one now and make sure to shop until you drop next weekend!  And not only that, you might just win Php3,000 shopping money to jumpstart your Christmas shopping!

Join the “My Greatest Christmas Wish” contest. Here’s how to join!
1. Like the Mommy Mundo Facebook page
2. Follow Mommy Mundo on twitter and instagram
3. Share this poster on your social media account and tag @MommyMundo and use the hashtags #mommymundobazaar2014 and #mmbatglorietta.
4. Make sure your accounts are set to public (even just until Nov 9)
5. Three winners chosen by Rafflecopter get a P3,000 shopping spree in Mommy Mundo Bazaar
*Posts must be done before Nov 7 12mn
*Prize can only be claimed at the Mommy Mundo bazaar 2014
Or you can go to http://mommymundo.com/2014/10/mommy-mundo-bazaar-2014/# and use the Rafflecopter widget there!

Mommy Mundo thanks the following for supporting this event:
Major Sponsors: Philippine Association for Childbirth Education (PACE), Nurture Nook, Marie France, Facial Care Centre, Cycles, Cycles Sensitive, Cradle, Fun Ranch, Sprinkles Accessories, Moringa-O2, Tiny Buds, Johnson’s Baby, Mommy Matters, Melawares, Baby Mum-mums.

Official Photo and Video Provider: ImagineNation Photography, Wang Videography

Media Sponsors: Lifestyle Network, Crossover, Working Mom Magazine, Urban Mom, Mommy Pages

Venue Partner: Glorietta and the Ayala Malls

See you then!!

Hello Kitty Christmas Village

Last January 5 (day before we took Y to the ER), after going to the pedia to have the kids's monthly check-up, we traveled (traveled talaga?) to SM The Block to check out Hello Kitty Village. It was the second to the last day so the BOS was persistent in taking the little one to see one of her favorite characters, Hello Kitty!

I really don't like going to this area because of Edsa, traffic, and plus the mall gets crowded! Gaah. But for our little one, ok lang! Plus I'm also a fan of Hello Kitty.

The village was at the atrium plus some displays scattered all over the mall. So we went to each "house" to have Y's picture taken. There were some fun facts about Hello Kitty posted.

I want one of those cakes!!!

Then the BOS asked Y to stand in front of each house for photos. From the photos and blogs that the BOS have read, wala daw harang before and you can inside each house. When we went, may harang na.

Sobrang pa-cute haha! May sakit pa siya nyan!

Y super enjoyed it. She kept saying she saw Hello Kitty but the next day we were at the ER! Wahhh. Glad she was ok a few days after.

One last photo before going home

And little R who was looking cute in his outfit!

Ayala Triangle Gardens Light Show

Around two weeks ago, after having a rather disappointing lunch at Greeka Kouzina with my HS best friends and picking up photos at The Picture Company in Power Plant, we headed our way to Ayala Triangle for the light show.

We arrived around 5PM which I thought was too early but turns out just the right time. This was the BOS and the kids' first time to Ayala Triangle kaya siyempre picture picture muna kami. 

OOTD: Top from H&M, Floral Leggings from M&S and White Saltwater Sandals (Laureen Uy/Vern Enciso ang peg ng outfit)

Then Y enjoyed the free space, running around and laughing! While killing time, I saw Golden Spoon and I haven't tried it yet so I bought me and Y a cup of ice cream. Read about Golden Spoon here.

After finishing the ice cream, it was still early for the light show so we decided to have an early dinner because I was sure the restaurants will be full by the time the light show started.I wanted to eat at Banapple but they were full and had to wait so we had dinner at Wee Nam Kee instead. The BOS has been wanting to try Wee Nam Kee for the longest time! Read about our experience here.

After dinner, we went out and there were so many people na! I went to find us a nice spot so we can have a view of all the lights. We stood under one of the trees. We had to wait for another 5 minutes before the light show started.

Y kissing R. Sweet!

Y got a little bit scared when smoke came out of the smoking machine but other than that, she enjoyed it! She was mesmerized by the lights! Even our little one was awed. Hihi! The BOS and I enjoyed it too!

From this...

To this!

The little one enjoyed it!

Buti na lang we were there early and ate already because by the time the show finished, traffic na sa parking lot! Everyone's leaving! So while waiting for the cars to leave, we changed the kids into their PJs na para straight to bed na sila! :)
Pssst BOS, we should make this a yearly tradition during Christmas!