MIA

 I will be not updating some the blog for 2 weeks because I will be staying at the hospital.
I am not sure if I will be able to access the net during my stay. If I can I will update the blog.
Hope you will still visit the blog while I'm on hospital.


Have a wonderful day everyone.

MIA

This is just a quick update. I am a little busy here with my daughter who is sick. I will be back soon. To other  bloggers my apologies of not fulfilling on my end. To the readers/visitors please accept my apologies for not updating the blog. I don't have time to check the emails and be in front of the computer. Hopefully everything will be in place on the next few days.

I will be back......

Update

Hi Readers,

There will be upcoming reviews/giveaways on this blog after I just compose myself again. The family is sick and  we try to be better soon.

Hi Sponsors,

I am really sorry, if until now I can't post the review and giveaways. I already received the review materials and I will be posting the review soon.

It's Spring season now, I hope everyone enjoys the blossoms of flowers. While we still experiencing a snow here, hopefully will end by the end of the month.

Have a wonderful week everyone.

Happy New Year 2012

May you have a healthy, joyful and prosperous 2012

Keep believing

Merry Christmas 2011

Hope everyone have a wonderful and meaningful Christmas

Blog Post

If you are wondering why I haven't posting lately it is because we (family) are sick. It started with my husband and then my daughter and lastly me.  I have scheduled some post so you can still receive update from the blog.

I'll be back soon.

birthday girl

happy birthday sweetie.

Vote for Her

The other side of me - I am stage mom. 

If you have extra time while you are on Facebook, kindly help my daughter win on the photo contest.

To vote:
1. Like Princess Tutu Collection on Facebook
2. Like my daughter's photo or you can click the above photo to vote/like.

Additional 10 bonus entries to all giveaway running if you vote for my daughter's photo just leave your Facebook Username on the rafflecopter on each giveaway.

Thank you,

Mommy

Go International Giveaway Hop

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I will be joining the Go International Giveaway Hop starting tomorrow October 1st and will end on the 10th.   

Don't forget to visit me tomorrow for a chance to win and hop to other participating blogs.

Fall Fashion Accessory

The leaves starts changing color and falling it means that Autumn is here. The temperature is mild, and i love the pleasant breeze, and cooling wind as the heat of summer has past, and the chill of winter is yet to come. The day is shorter, and the night is long. As the environment changes, the choice of clothing follows. Packing all the summer clothes, and unpacking clothes for fall and winter.  Fall fashion means layering of clothes to keep the body warm and some accessories to look gorgeous. I always have a fashionable and attractive glasses on my purse to finish my style.  It is the best on-the-go accessory for me. I can wear it daytime and nighttime. And can you believe it for as low as $6.95 prescription eyeglass you can be stylish and stunning? Imagine the amount of money you can save. You can buy even buy 3 glasses and you still have some savings. Now, it's your turn to share your Zenni story.

Google+ Invite

I have few invites on Google+.  Anyone interested just leave their valid email address.

Postponed Vacation

I already placed the bag full of clothes, foods, my daughter stuff to keep her busy during the trip, inside the car. I unload some stuff that will not be use on our travel from the car back to our house.  And then I heard a voice coming from our door, it was my BIL who came with a huge watermelon, its about 16kg. I am supposed to load other stuff on the car, but I know for sure that our vacation will be postponed. My hubby whispered me that were not going anywhere. I just accept it knowing that there is 2 reason today that we need to celebrate. First, it is our wedding anniversary, 2nd  its Brazilian Father's Day. Any as long as we are together on this special day. It is Okay with me.

watermelon -16 kg
daughter - 17 kg

Hope everyone have a fabulous weekend.

Mini Vacation

I will be off for a couple of days because my family will go on a road trip. We haven't decide where to go hahaha. We decided to grab the opportunity because it is a Obon Yasumi ( Obon means to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors. Yasumi means vacation) here in Japan. It's a national holiday so everyone have a week of vacation to travel and rest.

We might catch some festival and my favorite beach hopping.

I'll just catch up the post when I got back.

Have a wonderful week.

Warning about My Blog

I don't know if you encounter when opening my blog it says that there is a malware detected from my blog because I have a link to a specific blog. Actually it bothers me, and I have sent an email to the blog owner hoping she could resolve the problem.

I'm not a computer expert, and I don't know what to do about the warning. Anyone could help me resolve the problem.

Update - The blog host already scan and fix their blog. She is just waiting for the Google to response on their report.

My Take

I do daily scan for this blog and my antivirus is very good on detecting any malicious thing.

To date,this blog is safe and free of any malware.


Thank you.

First Day

Today marks the new chapter of my daughter's journey. She went to school for the first time.  She is very happy on her way to school although it quite far for her to walk, but she doesn't mind walking with her bag.

When she saw the door of the classroom, she had a loving smile, I know she is very happy and excited. She entered the room and seated at the vacant seat. I know it is a little hard for her because she is learning an additional language and all words are new to her. (She currently speaks English - her first language- Tagalog, Japanese and now Portuguese). (My daughter is a mixed blood - I am Filipino and my husband is Brazilian-Japanese).

I left the room and stay outside the room for about 20 minutes, thinking in case my daughter cry I am just outside, the teacher will easily find me. After 20 minutes, I don't hear someone's crying I decided to go home.
I picked her up and talked to the teachers about how's my daughter on the first day of class. They said she is very nice and did not cry at all. When I told her, we have to go home, she said she doesn't want to go home. She wants to stay and play on the corner. (The classroom has a small corner where children playing while waiting for their mom's.)  The teacher told her to bring home the toy and return tomorrow morning, that change her mind and decided to come with me. I taught everything is fine, but when time to say bye-bye to everyone, she again changed her mind, she is pulling me not to go near the door, so I decided to carry her. Outside the room, she started crying. She said she want to go back. I have no choice but to call my husband and told him to talk our daughter. She stop crying and went home.

At home, she said she is tired and sleepy, but she will eat first before taking a nap.

I am considering the idea of school service, so there will be no more talking and explanations why she has to  go home.

My Challenge

I know everyone start its resolution on the first day of the year to get fit but, for me, its been almost 4 years that I started to get rid of unwanted fats on my body.  I avoid being photographed because I see my size and it makes me sad. I also don't like to go clothes shopping because it frustrates me when I love a shirt/blouse/dress/jeans/shorts, but it does not fit on my body.

People also ask me if I am expecting another baby because I have podgy tummy. During my daughter's annual check up. That's the time I get to see kids at her age, and their mom. Again it breaks my heart because I envy them for having a flat tummy. I was wondering we just have the same age kid but look at them their slim, and sexy you might even think that did they gave birth.

I walk for an hour every day except rainy/snowy days. I tried some DVD workouts video, but it does not work for me.  I wanted to go back to the gym, but no one will look around for my daughter when I'm working out, children are not allowed their unless someone will look after.

I'm 31,  5'5 tall, and my weight now is 60kg (ouch). I have skinny bones, so my arms are not the big, but my tummy and thighs you can sell them on the market for kilo.  (I still remember my Auntie told me, I have nice long legs; a lovely butt, but that was before getting pregnant). Luckily I'm blessed to have a medium size boobs that if I look down I don't just easily see my tummy, but if I face the mirror waahhhhh, I can't hide it.
Am just the only person having these problems? If you have been in my situation, what advice can you give to me?

Your free leave suggestions, comments here or you may give me email.

P.S.
I am happy with my life but I can't accept the fact that I can't have a flat tummy. 

Configure HTML/JavaScript problem

I don`t know if I am just the one experiencing a problem on blogger. I been trying to delete and add some of my sidebar html but it seems that I can`t save my work.
Is there someone have the same problem as mine? Or can someone help me resolve the problem.

Thanks

Fuji-Q High Land

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Last Year, I won a 2 free pass ticket to visit the exciting and most thrilling park located at the foot of infamous Mt. Fuji in the Fujiyoshida City at Yamanashi Prefecture. 

Actually, I'm not familiar with Fuji Q (I am more familiar with Disney Land Tokyo and Nagashima Spa Land) because I don't see it being advertise on national TV Japan. I just saw it on a magazine and joined the contest, luckily I won.

I've used Uncle Google to help me know more about the park and looking at the photos on the web really excites me and the eagerness to go is getting high.

My husband hesitate to go because he doesn't know the place and it's 4 hours drive via expressway from our place. If coming from Tokyo it's 2 hours drive.

 Here are the attraction's that you could enjoy while you are there:

photo from the theme park review
The king of roller coasters that set 4 Guinness records in 1997, reaching the max speed of 130 km/h. No matter how many times you ride it, the excitement and thrill never fade.

photo from the site

The world's most exhilarating roller coaster, DODONPA reaches 172 km/h in only 1.8 sec after launch. Challenge your limit with the feeling of zero gravity, incredible slope and vertical rise and fall!

photo from the site

The mega roller coaster set a Guinness record for the total number of spin. The seats spin forward and backward, loops and flip-flops on the air, and spinning with twist in it. This is our(hubby & I) favorite. This unprecedented creature with 14 inversions has set the 13th Guinness record, following FUJIYAMA, the king of roller coasters, and DODONPA, the world’s tremendous roller coaster.

my photo

My daughter had enjoyed the Thomas Land.

The Theme Park is tourist/foreigner friendly as the signs and instructions are written in both in English and Japanese.

Visit their website and watch the short video clip of the rides. Just watching you will feel your heart is pounding.

Whether rain or shine you can enjoy the theme park and have a beautiful view of Mt Fuji.

I am not affiliate with Fuji-Q Highland. This is not a paid post.