A Week Filled With Freebies, Prizes and More

Last week, I received all these freebies, prizes, award and bonus.

Disney UNO cards for my daughter and a Spelling Bee T-shirt for my younger sister from Disney Princess Magazine. They both won in the Fairy Godmother Corner for the months of May and June respectively. Thank you Summit Media for delivering these prizes.


SM gift certificate worth Php 500 from MomCentre Philippines. It was Skylah's prize for her winning picture in the children's category. I didn't know that they'll be sending me a gift certificate.


A Free magazine from Northern Living, a lifestyle guide magazine of metro north. This is a free magazine given by Hinge Inquirer Publications for a limited time. Those who wants to receive a free subscription can send their name, address and mobile number at free.nliving@gmail.com


A winning announcement from from Kainpinoy, that I've won in the Krispy Kreme contest. I've won a dozen donuts from Krispy Kreme just by sharing a Father's day greetings and thoughts. The prize will also be delivered.

Aside from this, I also received a bonus from my provider for the project I had submitted and 2 awards for my blog given by a fellow blogger.

It had been such a wonderful week. Indeed, the best things in life are free.

Hope that my luck continues as Yahoo! Philippines Purple Hunt continues. I've answered all the locations of the 6 cameras but I know the chances are very slim since there are hundreds or maybe thousand purple hunters who are taking part in this contest.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Disney Channel's Princess Movie

A week won't pass without the kids watching a show at the Disney Channel. My daughter and my little sis are fond of the Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, the High School Musical movies and a lot more Disney Channel shows. Of course, my daughter is fanatic of Disney Princesses too. Well, who wouldn't love to be a Princess?

A while ago, I've read about a Princess Protection Program... just the word "princess" builds my interest. I didn't initially thought that it is a Disney movie. Well, it is! I am sure that the kids would love to watch this movie too!

Princess Protection Program is the new Disney Channel original movie that premieres last June 26, 2009. This movie stars Demi Lovato of Camp Rock and Selena Gomez from Wizards of Waverly Place.

This new Disney film is an adventure-comedy about a princess who goes into hiding after her country is invaded and taken over by a dictator. Princess Rosalinda is placed in the Princess Protection Program (PPP), a secret organization that rescues princesses, and lives with the family of tomboy Carter Mason whose life is turned upside-down after helping the Princess.

Checking on the Official Disney Website.

It is interesting that the Disney Channel website features a "Princess Password Program". It is where viewers would count the number of times the word "princess" is uttered in the movie and enter this in the website DisneyChannel.com. A correct answer will then unlock the new episodes of “Wizards of Waverly Place” and “Sonny With A Chance.”

Awards for A Woman Remembers

I am grateful for these 2 blog awards that I received from Mary of Mother NO's Best. Now, I am sharing these awards to 15 fellow bloggers. Visit their sites and see out how lovely their blogs are.

Proud Mommy
Blog Appetite
I Love-Hate America
Conversations with Moms
Czech Off the Beaten Path
Where the Moon Shines
Ask Ms Recipe
Mom From Manila
In Love With Daisies
Chicken Heart
A Little Boy's Blog
Golden
Me, Myself and a Star
All about Babies and Kids
Realm of a Dreamer

The rules for these awards are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Updates:

Another blogger friend, Joy-Anne of From This Side have awarded me also with this twin awards. Thank you so much!

The Governor's Affair and Michael Jackson's Death

When the U.S. entertainment world was still paying tribute to actress Farrah Fawcett's death; remembering the recent death of Ed McMachon; pitching on the scandal that surrounds South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford affair with an Argentinian woman Maria Belen Shapur (who makes the world scramble for her picture); the shocking news about Michael Jackson's death was announced.

Pop Star Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital, and was pronounced death due cardiac arrest. He was 50.

He is a gifted entertainer, the world's top musical performer best known for his trademark moonwalk dance. He was one of the world's most-famous entertainer and even the most-ridiculed one. People loved his music and his albums; yet, criticizes him for the plagued controversies on child allegations. The artist dies, leaving behind his legacy. Just like anyone else, he deserves respect and prayers.

These are the commotions I've read just before sleeping and after waking up. It was around 2 a.m. when I got to sleep after doing my work, finishing and submitting my online project. Before sleeping, I was intrigued on the affair of Gov. Mark Sanford, and now the buzz on Michael Jackson's death. This news has set the web on fire and generated volumes of traffic at Twitter and websites. Google describes the traffic on Michael Jackson’s death as "volcanic".

Extra-marital affairs and deaths could really be saddening.

Moving On. Purple Hunting. Checking Emails. Working.

The Start of Another School Year

More schools have suspended their classes in the Philippines because of the A(H1N1) flu affected students . It's also the second day that classes in Metro Manila are suspended because of typhoon Feria.

It was just last week that my kid's started going to school, and now they already have 2 days off. Good thing, it is just because of the typhoon.

As a mom, I always make sure that I share in every milestone and moments of my kids; and enjoy every day while they are still young. I accompanied them on their first day and my hubby was also with me on their second day. Simply being there on their first days brings them so much joy. My daughter Skylah, who's already in Kinder 2 is already enjoying her class. My son Brent who's attending Nursery class keeps on urging me to be with him at school. He keeps on saying, "I have new classmates!" It is because almost every student in the preschool is new. I think I have only seen less than 10 students from the previous school year. I guess some have transferred in big schools, in other nearby preschools, in public schools and one of Skylah's classmate had already migrated in the U.S. with his family.


These are just 5 simple first week moments worth remembering:

1. Brent only cried because he was alone in the room, whereas some of the kids have their mommies and yaya's beside them.
2. Skylah has 2 new school subjects - Sibika and Language.
3. The kids showing me the stars that they receive and book activities with a stamped word, "Very Good!"
4. Friday school party. A classmate celebrating her birthday.
5. Brent has grown up; unlike before where he is the smallest in class.

Kids Crooked Houses

I love kid's playhouses. Looking at these crooked houses keeps me young at heart. How fun it would be to enjoy playtime and create wonderful childhood memories at these little houses.

Photo Source: http://www.kidscrookedhouse.com

These crooked playhouses are creative wooden playhouses for kids. It can be customized to fit the interest of a child.

Price check. A single playhouse starts from $1,249.00 and a double deluxe costs $4,449.00. Quite pricey!

These kids crooked houses are becoming more popular for it had been recently part of the show, John and Kate plus 8. It is showcased as a part of the episode where they created four "crooked houses" for the 8 adorable kids; the episode where John and Kate announced their divorce. It's like showing the parodies that lies within the Gosselin family! I am not a fan of this popular reality show. But, it is just sad to hear about a marriage that leads into a downfall and would affect their whole family.

Learnings. Life is more than living in a beautiful house or creating impressive ones for people to see. It is more important to create a happy and peaceful home worth living for the whole family.