Year: 2016

Thank you, LittleOnes

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Today, in the Philippines we celebrate Mother’s Day. I am blessed to be wearing the Mama hat for 8 years now. It has been a whirlwind of emotions to have that title. Everything thing that I do and every decision I make, revolves around how it will affect both my kids. I may have done something really good in my life to deserve two beautiful (crazy!) human in my life. Dear LittleOnes, Thank you for showing and teaching Mama what LOVE really is. I will never ever give up on you. On days when I seem too, please always remember that you hold the biggest spot in Mama’s heart. I love you forever and always. and to the Women in my life Each of you have taught me how to be the best Mama I can be. and to my husband, Daddy C Thank you for holding my hand and not letting go in this journey of ours called parenting. I am the Mama that I am because of your support.  

VIP Tickets for the Arabian Bubble Celebration in Dubai

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***Giveaway closed. Winner is Instagram account @dinesta *** We are happy to be giving away 2 VIP tickets to one weekly winner to watch the Arabian Bubble Celebration. Beginning May 3 and every four days after, three question will be posted on our Instagram page. The Arabian Bubble Celebration is coming to Dubai on May 19 to 21 with 12 shows at the Dubai World Trade Centre. A show that the entire family will surely enjoy. The show will feature international artists MELODY YANG and DENI YANG, for the first time in Dubai with spectacular and mind blowing visual spectacles. One could certainly look forward to performances featuring laser and 3D effects in a 70 minute show guaranteed to leave every member of the audience in awe. This competition is being run on Instagram so you will need to check us out here to our INSTAGRAM PAGE to enter. Entrants must carry out all 4 steps below for a correct entry: Follow the Instagram accounts of @cuddlesncrumbs Follow the Instagram account of @ABCinDubai Answer the weekly question on the comments of the …

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Technology: Friend or Foe in Family Life?

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Families around the world at one point or another have felt the disconnect between parents and children, and even between the adults, which is why we all felt the joy from the Dolmio Pepper Grinder advertisement when it shut off all the electronics in the house, leaving family members with no choice but to converse at the dinner table. Despite technology’s ability to connect others living in different parts of the globe, ironically enough of our devices have this ability to handicap people in social situations, directing our attention to keeping the whole world in the loop instead of focusing on the people right in front of us. But people often forget that there are two sides to every story. While mobile internet can distract us from family time, when used correctly our smartphones and tablets can benefit and even strengthen family bonds. Before the age of smartphones, we had to rely on phone calls, texting and refrigerator calendars to keep up with our kids lives. But thanks to all the developments in mobile technology, …

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Teriyaki Sauce Recipe and Bento box ideas

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Any dish with teriyaki sauce is a family favorite that’s why I always have a bottle of homemade sauce to perk up grilled or pan fried dish. I once taught that preparing this sauce would take a lot of effort, I was wrong. You need few ingredients and just simmer away. Teriyaki flavor is different each time you prepare it depending on what ingredients you use. For instance when I make it for salmon more garlic on the sauce then more ginger if chicken. Teriyaki Sauce Three Ways All three lunchboxes below use teriyaki sauce in different ways. Grilled Chicken Breast with Teriyaki Sauce on the side Panda rice bento box is a chicken breast marinated with teriyaki sauce then pan fried, sauce packed on the side. Slow cooked Chicken Teriyaki This week I dumped chicken drumstick with teriyaki sauce in a pan and slow cooked it for 30 minutes. Oven baked meatballs drizzled with thick teriyaki sauce Oh I also use sauce as salad dressing, you should try it. Yummy! One chef on a cooking show …

A trip to Space at the Griffith Observatory

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A visit to the Griffith Observatory was not in our Los Angeles iterinary, we are sure glad we got to visit this amazing place. Griffith Observatory is a free admission and operated by the government of Los Angeles. It opened in 1935 and has been one of the best informal education facility in the US and the most visited public observatory in the world. The Observatory is the best place to see the famous Hollywood sign. LittleOnes were excited to see the sign that we just see in movies. Place was packed with visitors and news media when we visited last July 14, 2015, we did not have any idea till we went inside and spoke to one friendly staff. We are about to see Pluto up close for the first time!  A historic and fascinating planetary event after 25 years because NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to pass by Pluto and give us humans live images of Pluto. It was in 1989 when NASA showed images of Neptune. They revealed a beautiful image of pluto with …

Baby Penguins at Ski Dubai

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Last February 2, 2015 we were fortunate enough to witness a King Penguins incubating eggs at Ski Dubai. News came a few weeks after our visit that the egg has hatched, since then we have been looking forward to go back and see the baby. We went back to Ski Dubai for a VIP Penguin Encounter to meet all 4 new babies hatched inside the facility. Kuya V and LittleMiss were over the moon with happiness when I told them we are meeting the baby penguins. Similar to our encounter before we were ushered to a room where the penguins stay to rest. Paul, a king penguin who is the father of one of the baby penguin greeted us. Three of the babies – Limit, Apple and Pecan hatched last January, when they hatched they looked like a fur ball that would fit at the palm of your hand. In just mere two months the babies have increased their weight from 280 grams to 2800 grams. The penguin on the left with the yellow band is Cuddly and she is a surrogate Mama of baby penguin “Hug”, …

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Fish Spring Rolls (Fish Lumpia)

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Fried spring rolls or commonly known as lumpia shanghai in the Philippines is a favorite dish to serve on special occasions along side pancit. Besides fried rice this is one dish that my kids eat with much gusto that has hidden vegetables and it’s easy to prepare. Lumpia is a versatile dish that you can prepare vegetarian or with any meat you like. For this recipe I made use of left over fried fish and broiled fish fillet. I packed this for the kid’s bento lunch box and they once again requested it for lunch.      

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Star Wars Jedi Training Academy

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As soon as Kuya V saw the Star Wars Jedi Training Academy, he made his Daddy promise to bring him there. We split up to cover more Disneyland activities that both kids requested. LittleMiss C wanted to see Tinkerbell so we headed that way while Kuya V took his Jedi lessons. After taking lesson’s they were put to test.