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Our Fun Ranch Egg-Citing Easter Weekend 2015 Experience

Even though I always blog about Easter Events in Metro Manila, we never really had the chance to attend one (nasa byahe pa kame nun!). This year was different though, finally we got the chance to attend one! And for free! Thanks to Erica and her inaanak (who’s baptismal day was last Easter Sunday). Erica gave her free slot to us to the Fun Ranch Egg-Citing Easter Weekend Egg Hunt & Party!

As we enter the party area, we were given loot bags and coloring activities (from Dong- A). There’s a drawing contest from Dong- A but since Sati’s the only one who loves coloring, sya lang ang sumali. The main event happened at the Great Big Room (Big Red Barn). There was a magic show, a dance show from Champs Vitamins Mascot and game for the kids!

The ticket comes with free food and drinks, free snacks, loot bag and a ride all you can ticket at Fun Ranch! The snacks (popcorn and cotton candy) were served at the main event area where the food (spaghetti, chicken and fries!) is served at Skye’s Room where the tables and chair were conveniently set up for eating comfortably. I have to commend Fun Ranch for this, they really know how to party!

Parents are not allowed inside the egg hunting room! Buti na lang Sangko took care of Sati!

Egg Hunting Activity happened at the Rainbow Room (room on the first floor beside Bump Cars). Before the event started, participants were asked to register for the egg hunting activity. Kids were grouped into 3, depending on age; 2-4, 5-7 and 8-11. The youngest group were the first one to hunt for eggs. Ten kids were allowed 3 minutes to hunt for eggs. After egg hunting, each kids lined up to exchange their eggs for some prizes. All my boys got bags from Jack n Jill! There were more than 50 kids during the event but I haven’t heard any commotion.. grabe lang ang pagiging organized ng Fun Ranch!

We went home with this much goodies! Actually, wala pa sa 1/4 yan ng goodies namin.. it took me 2 hours to organize all the goodies that we got! So thank you my dear Erica for giving us your slot and super thank you Fun Ranch for letting us experience our first ever Egg Hunting activity!

Fun Ranch is a one-stop-shop party place that offers party packages for anything you want to celebrate. Use of function room is free of charge and can perfectly fit in big and small groups. We cater to kiddie birthday parties, school graduations, even company outings.

For party inquires, check out Fun Ranch Website.

My Kidney Stones Passing Experience (Kidney Stones Tried and Tested Home Remedy)

I underwent Shockwave treatment for my kidney stones way back 2012 (read my shockwave experience here). Last December 2013, I felt the same pain on my lower abdomen and this time, it’s on the left. January 2014, I tried treating it using cogon water (it’s the juice you got from boiling cogon grass). I think I only got to drink half liter of the juice. By March, I can feel the stones went down on my ureter. It was the most uncomfortable situation I had to endure. I need to be over hydrated because if I’m dry, I can feel the stones scratching my ureter wall. But over hydration means frequent urination. I had to wear a diaper during our La Union trip (spell hassle!).

When the kids was hospitalized (May last year), I finally had the courage to consult a urologist. Nasa ospital na ako eh, ano pa bang ipag aarte ko? I was asked to undergo some tests (by some, I mean 5 tests), ironically or luckily, as soon as I am done with the check up my stones passed. It was painful but relieving. I saw crushed stones on the toilet bowl, about 5 pieces, all black. I took it and well, uh, it was hard as stones.

All along, I thought my kidney is back to normal. I never bothered consulting again to check if my kidney is cleared with stones.. I should have!

Last March, I suffered from UTI and a week after that, my left kidney is in pain.. it’s different this time. During my first 2 stones encounter, it was my lower abdomen but this time it was the kidney. The kind of pain is bothering, it feels like there’s some weight on my left kidney (if your’re experiencing the same, have your kidneys checked). I am ready for another round of waves this time, after Recognition, I said I’ll schedule a check up.

During that time, Erica mentioned I should drink Cranberry for my kidney.. coincidentally, I got an invite for Old Orchard Cranberry Juice Bloggers Lunch.. talk about right timing. Sabi ko sa inyo, my OCD is obsessed with alignment and right timing.

So I bought an Old Orchard Cranberry juice and also tried the lemon water remedy (for weight loss! haha). Here’s what I did:

Drink hot lemon water in the morning (before anything else). I usually squeeze half lemon to a cup of hot water.
The other half, squeeze in 2 Liters of water which will be your water for the whole day.
Drink 1 glass cranberry juice (usually I drink this during lunch)

And four days after, my kidney stones passed! OMG!!!! It was very shocking!

That’s me (obviously) sharing my shocking cranberry experience during the lunch.

Fly Ace Corporation, exclusive distributor of Old Orchard, pioneers the Love Your Kidney Campaign. It aims to build awareness to the importance and benefits of drinking cranberry juice. May I stress, once again, how cranberry juice helped in the passing of my kidney stones. If you’re still not convinced, here’s 10 Things You Need To Know About Cranberries:

Here’s the photo of my stones:

It is softer than the stones I had last year (though it’s bigger), it’s not even painful. For those asking, during my first passing, I took the stones straight from the bowl (eh ang linis naman ng bowl sa Medical City no.. promise hindi nakakadiri at saka nag safeguard naman ako after), for this one, I knew right away that it’s time. I peed on a container and not on the bowl.

For those of you wondering if they have kidney stones, better consult a urologist now. It pays to know the health status of your kidney. Also start on drinking cranberry juice as it can do wonders to your kidney. And don’t forget to drink at least 8 glasses of water!

More Old Orchard Bloggers Lunch Photos:

5 Summer Activities To Enhance #MultipleIntelligence (That Won’t Break Your Budget!)

Looking for a summer activity for kids has never been this easy. In the age of technology, any information you need to get for a certain summer workshop can be obtained easily. And I have never seen a list this long when it comes to summer workshops and activities. Sports clinic, art workshops, academic tutorials to name a few. So in the spirit of being kuripot and to be a bit different from all the blogs/ websites writing about summer activities, I present to you 5 Summer Activities To Enhance #MultipleIntelligence (That Won’t Break Your Budget!):

Summer Activity #1 Play Outside

Introduce your kids to old games. Remember a few summer back (I mean some decades ago..) when an afternoon nap will end with a paswit from your kalaros? And then you’d hurriedly put on your slippers and excitedly run outside, only to discover na ang mahuli, taya! You’d play taguan, patintero, tumbang preso, moro- moro until your lola starts calling you because it’s dinner time already. Nakakamis no? Why not let your kids experience that? If you don’t have enough space, there’s a nearest park where you can play taguan! Or just like my kids, they play taguan here in the house. I don’t know how they do it but I am glad they knew how to play it.

BONUS: Aside from it builds’ your child’s #bodysmart potential, it helps in being #brainsmart (taguan is the best way to teach counting!)

Summer Activity #2 Create Mother’s Day Card

Aren’t you glad that Mother’s Day is during summer vacation? And also the time when flowers is abundant! For a change, why not start picking flowers and let it dry in time for Mother’s Day. Dried flowers looks good on greeting card. Check out this video:

BONUS: If you made a lot of cards, the kids can even sell it to your neighborhood!

Summer Activity # 3 Set Up A Mini Store

I am not going to claim that I am #peoplesmart, but I am not shy. I think my social skill is on the upper percentile and I have to thank my grand mother for that. She’s the one encouraging us to sell samalamig, halo- halo and barbecue during summer vacations. Dealing with different kinds of costumers everyday enhanced my social skills. It also helped me in the math area!

So if you have a community that is open for this, why not set up a lemonade store, or a sago’t gulaman stop or homemade halo halo store? You can also opt on making ice candy and let the kids sell it on the neighborhoods or make a signage in front of your house. Involve the kids in the making or cooking, let them do most of the selling and the inventory.

And oh, those cards you made from Summer Activity #2 is a good merchandise too!

BONUS: If they have a bike, selling ice candy around the village is a good exercise 🙂

Summer Activity # 4 Gardening

A good activity in the morning and in the afternoon. A few years ago, we did it on the evening. Gardening is very fulfilling, it also teaches the kids to be caring as well as how to be patient.

Here’s a list of plants that’s low maintenance and easy to plant:

Chinese Kangkong
Okra
Tomato
Eggplant
Sili

BONUS: It’s best to plant vegetables so the kids can harvest it and they can eat it too! It teaches them what hard work and reward is all about.

Summer Activity # 5 Reading and Book Buying

I am not supposed to include this on my list but reading is an essential tool for learning di ba? And sometimes, with so many summer activities we have lined for our kids, we forgot the basic one. There’s a warehouse book sale going on here in Pasig, you might want to check it out. Books can go as low as 49 PhP, you can bring your kids along and let them choose some books they could finish this summer.

Try out some of the activities listed here and tell me how it went ha.. Let’s all unite in enhancing our children’s Multiple Intelligence 🙂