See you At Mommy Mundo's Pre-Christmas Bazaar!

The Mommy Mundo Bazaar is happening this Sunday, November 10 and again on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Rockwell Tent, don't miss it!

80 booths will carry the latest finds for mommies and kids alike. And before you think its the same shops as before, there are new brands to discover, like Kate Baked Cookies at the Two Tots booth, who will be launching 2 new flavors this Sunday!

The 2014 edition of the Mom 24/7 Planner will also be launched at the Mommy Mundo Bazaar, and currently available for pre-order online at MommyMundo.com. 

All “Mommy Mundo Privilege Passport holders”, even new applicants on the day, will get free entrance to the event. Passport holders with cards issued before October 31, 2013 will receive a complimentary copy of the new Mom 24/7 Planner - but note, strictly for “PICK UP” at the event dates only!

Entrance to the Mommy Mundo Bazaar is 30 pesos, 100% of which will benefit Momshare’s outreach programs. Feel free to bring clothing donations too as Mommy Mundo will also be accepting clothing donations at the gate which will go to the earthquake victims in Bohol. Find out more on www.mommymundo.com/momshare

Mommy Mundo Bazaar is co-presented by Shop Mommy Matters, PACE and Nurture Nook. This event is supported by Bobble, Digiprint, Cycles Mild Detergent, Life Imagination, Parteizeit, Crystal Clear, and media partners Health Today Magazine, Working Mom Magazine, Moms Today Magazine, Lifestyle Network, www.weddingsatwork.com, WhenInManila.com, Sky Cable, Crossover 105.1, Mompreneur Manila, Mommypages.com.ph and Urban Mom.

Don’t forget! Mommy Mundo Bazaar Day 1 on November 10-Sunday and Mommy Mundo Bazaar Day 2 on December 08-Sunday 2013 open from 10am until 8pm.

For the complete list of participating vendors, click HERE.

All About Kids Bazaar

Today, August 10 at the Rockwell Tent, Working Mom puts together a carnival themed bazaar that’s filled with all sorts of dazzling sights—bringing more than just a shopping experience, but a fun bonding day for the whole family. 

Super sales and discounts that go up to 70% off on baby, mommy and kiddie essentials, educational toys, apparel, school supplies and books are just waiting to be discovered. Items from Babyland, Banana Peel, Nurture Nook, Baby Mama, GPG Bulilit Bookstore, Fatty Brain Toys and Rusty Lopez Kids are just some of the treats that are in store for the family.

Being a miniature carnival in itself, jugglers, magicians, and other performers will be around to give the little ones an experience worth remembering. Lulu Nails and Dry bar will be giving free Little Lulu manicures for the kids, and there will also be fun favorite carnival food stands that serve cotton candy, shaved ice and popcorn. Even cartoon favorites Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star will be around to join in on the festivities.

The “All About Kids” bazaar is being brought to you by KOOLFEVER, in cooperation with Baby Company, and Jolly Corn; with the participation of Johnson & Johnson.

Don’t miss out on the “All About Kids” bazaar, organized by Working Mom Magazine. Entrance is easy—just bring along a copy of Working Mom’s August issue, which will also be available for purchase on the spot, to take part in all the great festivities. 

Visit  and swing by the “All About Kids” bazaar at the Rockwell Tent today, August 10, 2013.

Mommy Mundo Expo Kid 2013

Mudrabelles (ala Karotitay)! Watcha doin' this Saturday? I suggest you check out Mommy Mundo's Expo Kid Year 5 happening tomorrow at 500 Shaw Events Pavilion on Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong! (see map below for directions)

I am going to be there with Berry, because there's plenty of fun for kids in store. Xavi might pop in for a quick visit too! So we hope to see you there!

The event is open to the public with a minimal entrance fee of 20 pesos per person, but you may also get in free if you pre-register by emailing registration@mommymundo.com. Entrance fee proceeds will benefit MomShare outreach projects.

So what's in store for you when you go?

Expo Kid 2013 will feature major interactive activity areas for kids where they can try out crafting stations from Craft MNL, check out the fun learning modules on Jakenpoy.com, music, arts and sports activities from Kids Klub as well as Crayola. There are more booths from other activity providers from all over Metro Manila, as well as a shopping bazaar which is Mommy Mundo’s trademark mompreneur market featuring more than 40+ booths onsite (hint: Grandma's products, Vapor Soove, Aquasana and Boogie Wipes will be there), and more!

• Onstage program featuring the following: Talented performances and demos from Kids Klub such as Julie Borromeo Performing Arts, New York Musical Theater Lab by Miguel Braganza, My Talent by Audie Gemora, the Philippine Gymnastics Academy, Taekwondo by Coach Donnie Geisler, Mathemagis - Singapore Math, KidzArt, Aikido, and Kindermusik by Teacher Suzette & Friends. 
• A multi-arts show from My Masterpiece Movement 
• Informative talks for moms courtesy of the Learning Basket and Wonderworld Toys: Celebrating your child's milestones. 
• Fun and educational demos will be facilitated by Jakenpoy.com and CRAFT MNL featuring screen printing Demonstration and Heritage Craft.

Expo Kid 2013 is set to be a kids’ haven and a great way for parents and kids to discover what activities to get into this summer!

This event is produced by Mommy Mundo, the go-to resource for active and modern moms. Co-presented by PACE, Mommy Matters. In partnership with Jackenpoy.com, CRAFT MNL, Crayola& Kids Klub with the participation 500 Shaw Events Pavilion as our venue partner. Supported by Cycles&Cradle, Parteiziet and Crystal Clear. Media partners, Manila Bulletin, Sense & Style, Smart Parenting, the Style Weekend, Working Mom, Lifestyle Network, Urban Mom, www.mommypages.com.ph and Crossover 105.1 FM.

Meet The SoMoms + A Giveaway!

Let me tell you how I stumbled into blogging and how MFO has evolved. 

Yes, "the evolution of MFO" as my friend Karrots would say.

It really wasn't a deliberate thing. I studied Business Economics in UP, then I took up my MBA in AIM. My business background led me to corporate careers - I started out as analyst for an investment bank, then found myself doing merchandising for Starbucks (yes, I bought those Starbucks tumblers and mugs you collect, and rolled out all the seasonal marketing collaterals to stores, fun stuff). After my MBA, I went back to banking, doing marketing for Citibank. 

It was while I was in banking that I started blogging in 2006, as a way to kill time because Dada was studying abroad in Harvard and I would patiently wait for him to wake up so we could talk on Skype. It was also a creative outlet and a way to document my wish lists and anything that caught my fancy. 

What started as a mishmash of a blog filled with fashion related topics ranging from clothes, shoes, shopping, travel tips and industry news I was keeping tabs on, has grown into a full on lifestyle blog with my move to the US to join Dada who started working for a law firm in NYC in 2007. The blog took on another dimension when I became a mom to our two adorable babies, Berry and Xavi.

Today, apart from writing about my love for fashion, shopping and spreading word about the need to cultivate one's personal style, I also share my musings on motherhood and parenting, as well as baby, pregnancy and mommy friendly products. And my readers, as it turns out, also grew along with me! They eventually got engaged, married and found themselves with kids of their own. 

When we moved back here from Singapore last December, I was gone a total of 4 years. I was afraid that my friends have been so used to not having me around that I would have a dismal social life. But on the contrary! My childhood friends were so happy to have us back in town. Not only that, I gained a new set of friends, my mommy blogger friends who I finally could meet over coffee or lunch, after having only exchanged messages with online or via email back when were still living abroad.

Meet my mommy blogger friends, the Mommy Mundo Social Media Moms or SoMoms for short.

Neva of Manila Mommy who is currently on maternity leave and busy with new baby Noah, Michelle of My Mom Friday who is the poster full-time mom, Jenny of Chronicles of A Nursing Mom who also happens to be a lawyer by day, me aka MFO, Eli of The Painter's Wife aka The Painter's manager/muse, Janice of My Mundo aka the power mom behind Mommy Mundo, Cai of Apples & Dumplings who is an IT "geek" by day, Jenny of My Mommyology also a balik Pilipinas mom like me, Jen of Jen and the 3 Boys aka President of Next9 Baby, the beautiful Jackie of Go! Jackie Go, Fleur of Mommy Fleur aka Engr. Sombrero and Kris of OC Mom In Manila aka Donya Aquasana.

Yes, parang gang lang kami or high school barkada with a barkada name. Hehe.

We all have different interests, different advocacies. Some of us are corporate career women, some are mompreneurs, some of us are stay-at-home moms. But I guess what brings us all together is our desire to be better moms, and to not lose ourselves in the process. We are still fun, interesting individuals who are also devoted to our families. In SoMoms parlance: 

We are a collective of moms who are active on social media and have unique voices and points of view that are relevant to moms like us. 

Interested to know more about Mommy Mundo SoMoms? Click HERE. 

Better yet, want to meet us? Mommy Mundo SoMoms will be at the Mommy Mundo Bazaar happening on November 24-25, at the Rockwell Tent in Makati. We will have a booth there. Say hello, ask questions about our blogs, our advocacies and passions, we can even do personal shopping for you! Hehe!

The MOMMY MUNDO BAZAAR features 80+ booths of the latest mom and baby products, gift items for the whole family, fun activities and more. The bazaar highlights all kinds of mommy essentials from maternity and nursingwear, babywearing products, baby slings and accessories, diapers, baby and kids clothes and shoes, toys and books. For the full list of partners and vendors, click HERE.

The Mom 24/7 2013 Planner will also be launched during this event. This is a mommy essential, especially for mommies like me who have had epidurals and tend to forget lots of things, even our kids' names. Haha!

Fun no?! To celebrate all these exciting developments, Mommy Mundo and the SoMoms are giving away a Mommy Mundo set which includes not only the Mom 24/7 Planner (worth PhP395) above, but also a Mommy Mundo Privilege Passport (worth PhP175), free entrance fee and a shopping bag (worth PhP30)! Join via Rafflecopter below!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Important details on the giveaway:
- Contest will run from Nov 14 to 21
- Winner will be announced on Nov 22
- Prize is transferrable. If the winner already has a passport, she can assign it to a friend or anyone she wants. If she is not yet a mom, she can give the planner to her mom or a mommy friend.
- Prize must be claimed at the bazaar. Winner forfeits her prize if she doesn’t come to the bazaar.

To increase your chances of winning, check out my fellow SoMoms blog posts:

Why I Blog (SoMoms Giveaway) by Jen and the 3 Boys
Mommy Mundo SoMoms by The Painter's Wife
Giveaway: Launch Of SoMoms At The Mommy Mundo Bazaar 2012 by Go Jackie Go
Mommy Mundo Bazaar 2012 by Manila Mommy
Mommy Mundo SoMoms Giveaway by Apples and Dumplings
Meet the Mom behind My Mommyology and the rest of the SoMoms by My Mommyology
Introducing Mommy Mundo So Moms by Chronicles of a Nursing Mom
Introducing: The Mommy Mundo SoMoms (with a Giveaway) by Mommy Fleur
The Mommy Mundo SoMoms (and a Giveaway) by OC Mom in Manila

Welcome Mommy Mundo SoMoms by My Mundo

Sophie the Giraffe x Babypalooza Bazaar Raffle

Berry's much loved Sophie the Giraffe

Parents, godparents, and doting family members, here's a tip. If you are to buy a gift for the wee one in your life, that's guaranteed to be loved (and chewed) to much satisfaction, I would suggest getting Sophie the Giraffe.

It's the ultimate teether that all babies seem to love. I bought this for Berry simply because she wouldn't let go of her playmate Max's Sophie the Giraffe. My friend Tina, Max's mommy, said that it was the only teether her son ever liked and true enough, when I got Berry her own Sophie, she wouldn't nibble on anything else.

All my mommy friends have noticed how much Berry loves Sophie, or have heard me rave about Sophie, that they all end up buying Sophie for their babies too (read my friend OC Mom in Manila's encounter with Sophie here). And Sophie is so sturdy that Berry has passed on Sophie to Xavi now. Awwww.

Now on to the good part! A Sophie Giveaway from the Babypalooza Bazaar organizers (more on that in a bit)! Simply join here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Winner must be willing to claim the prize at the Babypalooza Bazaar. I will close the contest on November 14, 2012 and will announce one (1) winner on November 15, 2012. Prize will be raffled off randomly. Good luck dear readers! 

About the Babypalooza Bazaar:

Date: November 30, 2012
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Walter Hogan Conference Center, ISO, Ateneo de Manila University, QC campus.
Site: www.babypalooza.com.ph

This bazaar focuses on items and services for babies, toddlers and expectant moms. It features both preloved and brand new premium items from widely trusted local and imported brands. Items from Phillips Avent, Vulli (Sophie the Giraffe), Carter’s, Dr. Brown, Calvin Klein, Tiny Buds, Red Tag, Gap, Human Heart Nature, Osh Kosh and tons of other stuff produced by Manila-based mompreneurs and from well-known brands will be sold on-site at negotiable, parent-friendly prices. 

A lactation consultant will also be on-site to offer FREE breastfeeding tips and counseling. 

A special feature of this bazaar is its Vendor Protection Program (VPP). The VPP ensures that items that will be sold by one Babypalooza vendor will not be sold by another. This will ensure that buyers will not see the same stuff from several vendors over and over again, making their visit and shopping experience much more fun and worthwhile.

Items that will be sold are baby clothing, shoes and accessories, gear, strollers/baby furniture, feeding bottles, nursing wear, breast pumps, skin care and cleaning products. Edible products such as organic baby food, pastries, pasta and other food items will be sold on-site. 

Services such as umbilical cord banking, bronze casting and pregnancy/breastfeeding massage will also be featured.  

Venue is fully air-conditioned. Free parking and entrance. For the list of brands, items and more bazaar information, check out www.babypalooza.com.ph

Ateneo Management Association Summer Bazaar

WHO: Ateneo Management Association, GoNegosyo, David & Goliath and Belle de Jour
WHAT: is inviting all of you to Big Bang Bazaar, a summer bazaar!
WHERE: Venue is the NBC Tent
WHEN: April 30-May 1, 2011.

Shop for clothes, check out the food stalls, and get a chance to win cool prizes from David & Goliath and Belle de Jour every hour!

Entrance is FREE!

Cubao Expo 2010

In case you missed the last 2 Cubao Expo Bazaars, there's still another one scheduled for December 4!

Since 2007, Cubao Expo has become the place where the unexpected pleasant find is the norm. In the 2010 1-DAY HOLIDAY TWIST BAZAAR, there are 32 different sellers to satisfy your gift-giving needs.

You might also want to check out the  "LATAGAN SA CUBAO X!” section, where a space in Cubao Expo (the former Heritage Art & Antique Gallery) has been set aside for sellers of any goods that are vintage, handmade and art-inspired, “mat/floor-selling style”.

Entrance to the bazaar is free, and there is ample parking space in the paid parking lot to right of Cubao Expo, as well as in front of the Cubao Expo compound.