Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Raise Your Little Champions at the MILO Summer Sports Clinics 2016

Tristan is now graduating from Kinder 2 and later today is their school's Commencement Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). Time flies by so fast, my not-so-little man is growing up and next school year he's already moving up to grade 1. I am excited and a bit worried for him, oh the feeling of ambivalence! Mommies do you also feel the same way? But before we worry about that, let's first enjoy the moment because summer is finally here! 

Some of you are planning to have a vacation somewhere, a visit to your provinces perhaps. But I believe that there are still some families who will be staying in the Metro. And for those of you who will, you can definitely make the most out of your summer especially your kids' because there are lots of activities you can let them take up. Activities where they will not only learn the fundamentals of a sport, but will also build their character! And, that’s what MILO is offering as it officially launches this year’s MILO Summer Sports Clinics at the City Club in Alphaland Makati last March 12, 2016.
(from L-R): Aurora Alipao (Head of Corporate Communications & Consumer Services, NestlĂ© Philippines Inc.), Ellen Isturis (Team Lead, MILO Philippines), Nicholas Belasco (Assistant General Manager – Sports & Recreation, Alphaland City Club), Robbie de Vera (Sports Marketing Manager, MILO Philippines) and Andrew Neri (Sports Marketing Manager, MILO Philippines), toast to the official launch of the 2016 MILO Summer Sports Clinics.

Jaear, Tristan and I together with some members of the media and their children were given a first look of what’s in store for this year’s program at the launch. MILO provided mini sessions where kids were able to experience what an actual class from the MILO Summer Sports Clinics would be like. 

Members of the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo (AAK) impressed media 
with a karatedo demonstration during the program.
The program has 17 sports offering and Tristan got to try out 7 of it which are the following:

Basketball


Gymnastics
Football
Tennis
Chess


Table Tennis
Volleyball
The remaining sports are the following: Badminton, Bowling, Swimming, Ice Skating, Karatedo,  Taekwondo, Touch Rugby plus 3 new sports in this years' roster: Golf, Fencing and Triathlon. 


This coming April until May, the MILO Summer Sports Clinics offers a healthy summer experience full of fun and excitement where kids can expect to learn the fundamentals of their favorite sport from expert coaches of respected sporting organizations in the country. The program also promotes the importance of living an active and healthy lifestyle, and offers the opportunity to gain new friends while acquiring character-building traits they can learn in the process such as confidence, discipline, diligence,perseverance, respect, teamwork and sportsmanship.



MILO is my kids favorite chocolate drink, they drink 1 glass in the morning and sometimes another 1 in the afternoon. Drinking MILO with ACTIV-GO everyday helps energize both the body and mind so that kids have the winning energy to fuel them before every game. With Milo, moms can raise their little champions to be active in their sport of choice. 

If you would like to enroll you kids you can register and check class schedules at 
sign up, download the registration form, 
and submit to the organizer of the sport of your choice
together with an empty 1kg pack of MILO.

Friday, March 25, 2016

Make you Sinigang Sour-Savory with the new AJI-SINIGANG® Cube

Sinigang Soup is a ‘must’ in most Pinoy households’ weekly menu. The whole family enjoys a bowl of warm and refreshing Sinigang dish in hot or cold weather conditions. It has been observed though that most people using sinigang mixes available in the market would need to add other savory and meaty seasonings i.e. pork cube and all-in-one seasonings to achieve the ideal sinigang taste, which is not just about sourness but savory taste as well.
 
AJI-SINIGANG® Cube is available in single 13g pillow pack cube for P5.00 and
 8 pieces of 13g packed in re-sealable stand-up pouch for P38.00.


The new Ajinomoto® Sinigang Cube is all that you will ever need to cook Sinigang with the preferred blend of sour-savory (asim-linamnam) taste. It is perfect in providing the balanced rich, savory deliciousness and appetizing sourness to any sinigang dish. Each cube is “ZoopSiksik™” because it is packed with the right level of tamarind sourness and savory taste from meaty extracts.


ASIM-LINAMLINAM PORK SINIGANG



Ingredients:
2 pieces AJI-SINIGANG® Cube                          90 grams Gabi
½ kilo Pork liempo, Sinigang cut                          80 grams Labanos, sliced diagonally
90 grams Tomato, quartered                                  45 grams String beans, cut into 1 ½”
30 grams Onion, quartered                                    90 grams Kangkong
1 ½ liter Water                                                       1 piece Green chili

Procedure: 


1. BOIL pork in water for 40-50 minutes until tender. 

 

2. SIMMER. Add gabi and simmer for 6 minutes. 


 

3. SEASON AND SIMMER. Add AJI-SINIGANG® Cubes and other vegetables. Simmer for 5 minutes until cooked.



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Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) is an affiliate of Tokyo-based Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Established in 1958, APC lives by its promise to provide consumers products that will always give the delicious taste to healthy and nutritious meals as embodied in APC’s slogan Ajinomoto® “Eat Well, Live Well.®” APC’s complete line of quality food and seasoning products are produced by international affiliates and local toll manufacturers using Ajinomoto’s license, quality standards and technological expertise. APC’s products include AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning, Ajinomoto® Brand Ginisa Flavor Seasoning Mix, Ajinomoto® Brand Chicken Powder, PORKSAVOR® All-in-One Seasoning Mix, CRISPY FRY® Breading Mix, CRISPY FRY® Seasoned Crumbs®, TASTY BOY® All Purpose Breading Mix, AJI-SHIO® Seasoning Mix, Ajinomoto® Brand Sinigang Cube and “amino Fres-C” Instant Drink Mix.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Green Footprints Movement: A Call For Green Advocates

When we moved here in Las Piñas 4 years ago, a lot of things were different from what we were used to. Aside from the fact that we moved in a condo where it is more quiet and safer as there are securities compared to the residential house situated in an overcrowded and busy Barangay in Tondo, the practices here are different. One thing is that they do not use plastic bags, they use brown bag or eco-bag instead. I am not sure whether it's just here in our community or is it also practiced in the whole city, but garbage are segregated accordingly.  

Honestly, it takes a lot of getting used to these practices at first but come to think of it, these practices are environment friendly and is something that we would greatly benefit from. Besides, I'm a mom I serve as role model to my kids thus I should portray exemplary practices. I also taught them to always turn off the lights, electric fan, television and any other electronic appliances when they are not in use. Simple tasks, but I know it could make a difference especially now that we are facing climate change.

In line with this, the leading air conditioning and refrigeration solutions provider Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC), through its subsidiary Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Company (CCAC) has launched the Green Footprints Movement. This advocacy aims to strengthen their commitment to a sustainable future by driving greater awareness and understanding of climate change and global warming among consumers and other stakeholders, and enabling access to green choices that will enable consumers to reduce their environmental footprint. The launch was held last March 10, 2016 in Makati City and I am glad that I get to be part of it.

According to CIC Chief Executive Officer Raul Joseph Concepcion “As the most encompassing environmental issue facing us today, climate change must be everyone’s agenda”
CCAC’s Green Footprints Movement calls out to the public to become green advocates.

“We want the public to be able to connect their everyday actions and decisions with its environmental impact. This consciousness, we believe, will lead them to make environmental impact an important consideration and value in everything they do or use.”  shared Harold Pernikar, Jr., CCAC Director and Head of the Consumer Solutions Group. 

The Green Footprints Movement is a testament to CIC’s long-standing commitment to the environment, having led its industry in exercising responsible stewardship by employing best green practices and conducting their operations in a manner that safeguards the environment.

Concepcion Industrial Corp., through its subsidiary Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Co. (CCAC), takes its commitment to the environment a stepfurther by launching the Green Footprints Movement,an advocacy campaign that seeks to galvanize the general public into action towards reducing their environment footprint. Event attendees include (from left to right)Manila Fashion Observer blogger Christine Dychiao;Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) Assistant Director Dr. Eva S. Ocfemia;celebrity host and World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-Philippines National Ambassador Marc Nelson; Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC)Chief Executive OfficerRaul Joseph A. Concepcion, Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC) Executive Vice President for Business Development Rafael C. Hechanova, Jr., and Concepcion-Carrier Air Conditioning Company (CCAC) Director and Head of Consumer Solutions Group Harold Pernikar, Jr.

“Environmental health and safety is and has always been a key core value of CIC, and this is evident in the way we manage our business,” stated Concepcion, who noted how the company has leveraged on technology to create green facilities.

CIC was the first Philippine manufacturer to convert its refrigerators to use environment-friendly refrigerants back in 1995, and is once again leading the industry for its air conditioning solutions. Ninety-six percent of their air conditioning products have already been converted to using environmentally responsive refrigerants, and they expect to make a 100% product conversion within the year.

 “As we enjoin people to commit to reducing their collective environmental footprint through the Green Footprints Movement, we believe we can create a significant impact towards creating a better, safer environment for the next generations.” said Concepcion.

At the event  I get to show my support by signing on the Green Footprints Movement pledge wall. I bow to be more responsible in terms of recycling and garbage disposal.  
We all have a responsibility to our environment. Let's do our part and support the Green Footprints Movement. Let's start NOW!