Day Care Diaries: December and January Activities

The months of December and January came in a breeze for the little one.  This is mainly because both months has a lot of holidays given that December is the Christmas season and January is when Pope Francis arrived here in the Philippines.

Aside from the normal daily activities that the Day Care has for their students like School Feeding and Coloring and Assignments, they also celebrated their Christmas Party. 

CHRISTMAS PARTY.  Sadly, we don’t have a picture of their Christmas Party.  It was moved from one date to another that it was so hard for us to get a leave from work.  But we were informed that the little boy was so happy and participated in a lot of games.

SINGING.  Neo has learned a lot of songs these past months.  From Twinkle, Twinkle to Head, Shoulders…, to Bahay Kubo.  Ooops, he also knows Pusong Bato too J (Thanks to The Ryzza Mae Show).

RECITATION.  Last month, their teacher started calling students to recite colors, shapes, and alphabets in front of the class.  This develops the little boy’s confidence as mommies and guardians clap their hands whenever a kid answers correctly.

As a side note, we got news that Barangay Day Cares would be imposing age bracket for the next school year.  This is in line with the K-12 program.  With Neo’s age, he won’t be permitted to go back to the Barangay Day Care because they not accept kids whose birthdate falls later than June 2011.  So Neo, whose birthday falls on December 2011, won't be accepted at Baranggay Day Care next year. 

Now we are planning to enroll Neo in another school or enroll him in a different program that focuses on a particular activity.  What would be a good decision?  Hmmmm…

Blogopolis: Shifting Gears

Last Saturday, February 21^st, Nuffnang Philippines held Blogopolis 2015 at Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati.  Thanks to The Soshal Network, I was given a chance to attend this event.  Registration started at 1130AM.  The event proper started at 130PM.

Since I arrived around 12PM, I was able to roam around the sponsors’ booth area where I get to know the sponsors and brands and was treated to different games and tokens.

This is my first time to attend a seminar/talk about blogging and social media and I really learned a lot.  The event was hosted by Karla Aguas and Justin Quirino.  

Blogopolis: Shifting Gears was divided into four (4) different segments – each segment has three to four subcategories with different speakers that are all reputable figures in their field. 

Segment One – Movement: Social Relevance

Speakers: Ivan Henares of www.ivanhenares.com, Senator Bam Aquino, www.pepper.ph, and Gang Badong

Ivan Henares talked about the importance of heritage, culture and tourism in today’s social culture.  Senator Bam Aquino talked about using social media as a tool to disseminate relevant news and information.  The lovely ladies from Pepper.ph talked about audience reaction towards viral content.  And lastly, Gang Badong talked about empowerment of advocacies through social media.

“Not all negative comments deserve a negative response.”

Speakers of Segment One.  L-R Ivan Henares, Senator Bam Aquino, Pepper.ph, Gang Badong.

Segment Two – Machinery: Content Shift

Speakers: Abe Olandres of www.yugatech.com, Josh Villanueva, Jeff Lo of www.pinoyfitness.com, and Jackie Go of www.gojackiego.com

The second segment focused on content.  Abe Olandres talked about blogger’s options to expansion of content.  Josh Villanueva talked about how he decided to quit his job to become a youtubber.  Jeff Lo inspired the audience on expanding beyond social media through offline endeavors.  Jackie Go talked about the the three Cs of blogging which is the Content, Connectivity, and Core. 

“Content is king.”

Speakers of Segment Two.  L-R Abe Olandres, Josh Villanueva, Jeff Lo, Jackie Go.

Segment Three – Accessory: Social Marketing

Speakers: Googly Gooeys, Revo Naval, and Jim Paredes

The third segment focused on marketing.  The Googly Gooeys inspired everyone to go global and how to maximize opportunity beyond borders.  Revo Naval talked about craftsmanship and shifting to communication platforms.  Jim Paredes talked about the accessibility of apps.

“Creativity + Collaboration = Product and Communication Innovation.”

Speakers of Segment Three.  Top: Googly Gooeys, L-R bottom: Revo Naval, Jim Paredes.

Segment Four – News Online

Speakers:  Stacy de Jesus of www.rappler.com and Tony Velasquez of ANC

Segment four focused on news online.  Stacy de Jesus talked about how social media can be used in news delivery.  Tony Velasquez talked about political participation through social media.

Speakers of Segment Four.  Top: Stacy de Jesus. Bottom: Tony Velasquez.

By 3pm, Dusit Thani Hotel made sure the participants and speakers were treated to a delicious mirienda . 

Personally, I find the almost 8 hours seminar/talk/event an inspiration.  From improving the content of my blog, to connecting and reacting to my blog readers, to using my blog as a platform for relevant news and information, to innovating offline, and to dreaming higher reach.

Blogopolis: Shifting Gears is such a wonderful event and I'll be looking at attending more events like this. 

Maxicare EReady Card

Taking care of our health should always be one of our top most priorities in life.  After all, how can a person work and earn for a living if he or she is not healthy.  Sickness will always be our enemy.  Being sick will not just rob us of our health, but also with our money and our emotional disposition.

I am lucky to be working in a company that offers me good medical benefits.  And we are lucky as a family because the hubby’s company offered each of us HMO benefits.  So whenever we get sick, we are secured that the bills will be covered.  

But this is not the case for my parents.  They don’t work in a company that offers the same medical benefit.  And needless to say, when they get sick, we as children are affected as well.

It’s a good thing I was introduced to Maxicare EREady card last Blogapalooza. 

What are the details of Maxicare EReady card?

·         It can be used for illnesses or injuries that are defined as emergency, which means it’s immediate and urgent in nature.

·         It is divided into 2 plans.  PLAN1 cost Php549 without access to 6 major hospitals.  PLAN2 cost Php749 with access to 6 major hospitals namely: Asian Hospital Medical Center, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City and Global City, Makati Medical Center, and The Medical City.

·         It’s a one-time availment with Php15,000 coverage for emergency cases.

·         It has one-year validity.

·         Easy SMS enrollment registration.

·         It has Life AD&D (Accidental Death and Dismemberment) up to Php25,000 with Double Indemnity Feature.

·         Card holder is entitled 20% discount on Metro Dental, and 15% discount from My Health Clinics.

Where can you get one?

You can purchase it at Maxicare’s head office at Makati or from their agents.  

We bought each of my parents Maxicare EReady card because nobody is ever prepared when 

it comes to emergency. 

For more info visit: https://www.maxicare.com.ph/faqs/maxicare-eready-faq/

Note this is not a sponsored post.  There are other HMO companies that offer coverage of the same extent or better.