Celebrity Mom Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan Birthday Celebration with Mommy Bloggers

Have you ever dreamed about celebrating your birthday like a celebrity? Or have you wondered how superstars celebrate their special day? Well, I was blessed to be one of the lucky Mommy bloggers to party like a celebrity last March 17 at Nurture Wellness Village Tagaytay.

Curious how to party like a celebrity? Here's what transpired that stressfree and refreshing day.

The day started early in the morning anda travel to Tagaytay. The ride on the way was already fun as we all made kwento for the entire travel time. It was exciting as we knew we would get pampered for the day.

The Perfect Venue.

I have known about Nurture Spa for so long, and heard nothing but great stories about the place.  The road leading to the village already reflects a serene and isolated place inside. Once inside the staff greeted us with sweet smiles and hot teas. Tune in to my blog for more details about Nurture Wellness Village cause it deserves one separate post.:)

The Setup

The entire place screamed rest and relaxation. There were greens and natural lighting around which the cold breeze made more refreshing. We got the chance tour the whole village and the farm even. It was so informative and practical. Everything about the village was also consistent with its concept of wellness and healthy lifestyle.

Informative Talks

Understanding and managing stress talk was given by Mr. Anthony Pangilinan. It was short and sweet but every word was significant. He explained  why people feel stressed most of the time and that is because of demands vs ability.

Another talk was given by Ms. Catherine Brillantes-Turvill, the owner of Nurture Spa, a Certified Work-Site Specialist, and Health and Wellness Coach, on the Powers of Oils and Massage Theraphy

After which, we were asked to make our own massage oils by combining different oils and essences. It was a mix of grapeseed oil, lavander, sweet orange, and cedarwood. The combination had a relaxing scent to it.

This then led to the long awaited pampering massage. We were given a whole body massage outdoors. It was a long overdue massage I wanted.

The massage was the highlight of the day and we could not believe our eyes when we went back to the hall. We saw two bags of goodies on our seats and a delicious merienda of suman, ice cream, turon, and champorado. The day filled not only our stomach but also our mind and body. We gained a lot of knowledge on staying well and healthy.

Thank you to Celebrity Mom Philippines, Mommy Bloggers Philippines, and Ms. Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan, for allowing me to be part of the celebration. I am inspired to live a healthy lifestyle for myself and my family.

Thank you to Kimberly Clark, Happy Skin, Usana, Kleenex, and Nurture Spa fora special day you prepared for us.

Happy Birthday again, Mommy Maricel!:)

What is your favorite part of the celebration?:)

Rockin' my 30th Birthday!

It has been a week after my 30th birthday, and I still could not get over the fun surprises my hubby and some friends did for me. Thanks again everyone you all made me feel very special.

The blessings started pouring, Wednesday, the 28th where from masters school I decided to treat myself to my favorite burrito near, Gregory Park Serious Grub.

What took me by surprise was that the people from Gregory Park recognized me from this blog. That was sooooo cooooollll! I have never been recognized for a blogpost I did before. The best part was that they did not let me pay for my take outs! That was really something, and I was estatic. I wrote the food review just because I love their food and it was noticed. Feeling serious blogger na talaga ako. :)

29th of January.

I attended Manulife's Bundle of Joy and got Enzo free life insurance worth 100k for one year. Click here to know how you can get yours.  I also got to seen Delamar in person. #girlcrush And met new blogger friends as well. I got to meet Lhyzie Bongon who I just read online. Cool right? Visit her blog here too:

The food served was also delicious. It was from Chef Jessie who cooked for Pope Francis. It was heaven and I'd bet Pope Francis enjoyed his meals too.

Last but not the least, I won the raffle and got GCs too!:) Thanks to Manulife for the GCs I got to buy myself an induction cooker!

Raffle Prize and Giveaways

Yey for induction cooker!:)

Then in the evening I attendef my first ever Zomato foodie meet up at Wild Ginger where I met the awesome people of Zomato and other bloggers too.

Repost from Elaine at Wild Ginger

I enjoyed the food and the company as well. Will post a review soon and please get Zomato and start discovering the best places to eat out!:)

Giveaways from Zomato!

Then the 30th day came, and though I had to teach for 6hours, it was still an amazing day. I was expecting that my hubby and I with little Enzo will just have a quiet dinner but I did not know I was in for a big surprise.

Excuse the #birthdayselfie, hubby made me wait for awhile at our house so might as well prettify, right? Okay, so as soon as they arrived I was already complaining that I wanted to eat already. So hubby and I rode the orange jeep and was expecting to go to Harbour square which was near to us. But we got off at Sev's Cafe and I was told it was cinema night. I got a little hunch as it was dark and there were no people around. Then everyone came out with a cake singing happy birthday to me. My family, relatives, colleagues, and friends were there. I was the happiest, most special, beautiful lady of the night. I could not be happier.

The surprise did not stop as they played a video of my throwback pictures. The BEST surprise were Kontra Tiempo and Benny Bunny Band. Been raving about them for months now, and I could not believe my hubby convinced them to play for my birthday. What's even more amazing was they agreed to play for me for the night. It was just amazing.

Treats from Benny Bunny Band, #perksofafangirl. An important milestone in my life happened in the company of people I love and admire. I am overwhelmed by the outpour of love I was given and I am to always do the same for them. 30 is just a number and I am looking forward to more adventures, surprises, and experience with my loved ones.

The people who made my 30th Rock!:)

Birthday Thanksgiving and Announcement of Giveaway Winners

Hi everyone! It's been a joyous weekend for me and I'd like to share that happiness with all of you.

My hubby surprised me with my favorite people in the world and Pinoy underground bands. Till now I still could not believe ig actually happened, that Benny Bunny Band and Kontra Tiempo played in my birthday party. I'll share more of the deets on my birthday week on my next posts.

As promised I am announcing the winners today on all three giveaways. Thank you everyone for sharing, I hope you will continue to support me and my blog. There will be more giveaways soon so keep posted!:)

First prize set: Little Miss Teacher

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Winner is Princess Buenviaje. Congratulation!!!;)

Second prize set: Crafty Artsy

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Congratulations to Michelle Daria Salazar!!!

Third giveaway set: All Things Beauty

Winner is Melissa Ungco. Congratulations!!

Please email me your Name, shipping address and contact number. Please message me within 48 hours or I will pick another winner.

Thanks everyone!!!!:)

30 on 30: A Month Long Birthday Celebration and Surprises

Aside from the new year 2015, another celebration I look forward to this year is my birthday. I will be turning 30 years old this 30th of January, which is the reason of this blog title.

I watched from my favorite series FRIENDs about a person's 30th birthday being a milestone. So here's my version of a 30th birthday celebration. I am not much of a party person or a heavy drinker so I decided to celebrate it in this blog. What will make it better is to celebrate by sharing it with you.


Okay, so I made a valid excuse for all of you to get to know me a little bit more. This month long celebration will be about who I am aside from being a mommy blogger. I will let each one of you into my life a lot deeper.

What can you expect from this point on?

I will reveal special milestones with you that I have been preparing for this year. These are plans that I wanted to do ever since but did not have the courage to do so. So I hope this will keep you reading and going back here. I'd love for you to be part of my plans in life.

For now, I would like to reveal to you another surprise that I hope you would like and appreciate too! In celebration of my 30th birthday, I'll be having a giveaway.
It's entitled "30 on 30: A Month Long Birthday Giveaway".

Each Friday of the month, I will start a giveaway in which the prizes will let you know more about me. All giveaways will ens on my birthday and announcement shall be done the week after!:)

I have planned this since last year and hopefully you would love the reveals and prizes I have in store for you.

Btw, I also will include a ThereyouJHO challenge for each winner that will dare you to do something related to me! Did that sound too vain? Haha, I promise to make it worth your time!

I won't make this into a lengthy one and just keep you waiting for now!

Any guesses on my reveals or prizes? Comment below and anyone who gets a correct answer will get a special prize from me at the end of the giveaway!:)

Photostory: My Baby's First Surfing Inspired Birthday Party

August indeed was a very exciting and event-filled month for me and my family. Aside from finals week in school and other work related demands, it was also our baby's first year birthday party. I had about 6 months of preparation and even joined Manila Workshop's How to make your own kiddie party so I would be more guided as to what matters in a party and those little important things I might not notice or forget. I'd say I am a good student of Manila Workshop as we had one successful and memorable party. It was not only fun during the day itself but most importantly I enjoyed preparing for it. Even my husband and other relatives enjoyed the preparation as well.

So here's some of the photos from the party I love to share with you. Watch out for my tutorial posts on how I DIY-ed the party. All of the activities, and decors in the event was made by yours truly with the help of my husband, sister, mom, brother, in short my whole family. For now, enjoy the photos and you can always comment if you have any questions or inquiries on how we made the surfing party theme.:)

The Invitation: Lester Espiritu

The Venue: Aquasphere Pool Party Venue, Malate Manila

The Caterer: 6 Armors In-House catering of Aquasphere

The Cake: Max's Bakery

The Cake Topper: Carolyn Tongco, freelance artist

The Birthday Poster: Lester Espiritu

The Candy Buffet

The Surf and Smores Corner

Kids' Arts and Crafts Corner

Sand Art and Loom Band Making

Coloring Area with personalized coloring book

Nail Art and Tattoo Area

Pick-a-Prize area

My (Oh-so-trying-hard) Bento Box

The Pool Party

The Birthday (family :)) Boy

It was definitely a day to remember, maybe not for our little boy, but for us his parents. It will surely be one of our stories for him when his grown up. With the help of our family's official photographer, Mon Parica, it'll be a lot easier for us to share what happened that day to Enzo when he's big enough. 

Thank you, of course, to everyone who came and made it more special for our little boy.

We've been stoked and wipe out in Enzo's Surfing Party!!!:) 

Will post DIY tutorials soon, too so keep on reading! 

Thanks!:)