Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

4 Reasons Why WeChat Is About to Give Cupid a Run for His Arrows

Happy Valentine’s my dear readers!

WeChat, 2013’s most-searched social mobile app, is about to give cupid a run for his arrow this Valentine’s Day! Read along why 🙂

WeChat lets you air out your emotions

Love qoutes? Poems? Why not read it out load and send it to your partner through WeChat’s voice messaging feature. You can even sing a few lines from your theme song (ayyyiii). Plus points: Recipients can save these audio recordings to WeChat’s Favorite Messages feature and replay it whenever they please.

WeChat helps you keep moments on record

And there’s video recording feature too! Be more creative and record a stunt that you can think of (we’re talking about romantic stunts, OK? haha). For a more real-time approach, opt to use WeChat’s video call and reach your loved ones wherever they are. (Kilig moment to hear his voice after almost a week of no voice calls hahaha)

WeChat takes the ordinary up a notch

Love, love love..I love you’s and what not.. how can you make those phrase better? Say it over WeChat! That would definitely make your smartphone screens rain with roses every time it gets keyed in. Not only is it more economic, it’s also more accessible and surprising than a real bunch.

WeChat adds up to your list of surprises

Update your roll of to-dos for Valentine’s as WeChat brews up a Facebook activity especially for the season. Simply snap a photo with your loved one coupled with a note which explains why he/she is the Valentine of your eye and post it to WeChat’s Facebook page. The team will choose the best entry and will grant the winner a special gift—fitting to let the warmth of love melt into the occasion.

About WeChat
WeChat envisions and innovates new ways for people to connect, communicate and share. A mobile social communication app designed for smartphone users, WeChat is the world’s fastest growing social app with over 100 million registered accounts internationally.

WeChat empowers users in fun and dynamic ways by bringing together messaging, social communication and gaming in one seamless, interactive experience, with comprehensive privacy and security settings that can be tailored as needed.

WeChat is an all-in-one app that enables users to add friends with several innovative features. These include highly convenient and reliable QR code scanning, phonebook and location-based connection services such as “Hold Together”, “People Nearby” and “Shake.” The platform facilitates social interaction with real-time “Walkie Talkie,” “Voice Call,” and “Video Call.” Supported on data networks and Wi-Fi, WeChat makes it easy to stay connected with friends anywhere, anytime. Users can choose to communicate and share photos one-on-one, or within their closed social network through “Moments”. The popular WeChat Sticker Shop has a variety of fun animated emoticons to express any emotion. Also, with a host of addictive WeChat Games, users can play and challenge their friends on the move, share scores and even find competitors nearby.

WeChat is available free for download on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows operating systems.

Learn more about WeChat and download the app at www.wechat.com
Faebook.com/WechatPH

Tried And Tested Baby Skin Care Tips From My Mommy Blogger Friends

Chico suffered from Atopic dermatitis, it took us some ointments and some bottles of moisturizing lotion to treat it. Now he’s free from it and we still continue using moisturizing lotion to prevent it from happening again. Sati on the other hand has snake skin on her legs (it’s super dry to the point that becomes scaly, hence the term, snake skin). We scrub her twice a week and also use the same moisturizing lotion to treat the skin. It takes a lot of patience to treat the skin condition but slowly, her skin is getting better.. and smoother!

The most common baby skin disease my kids experienced was bungang araw. Specially now that the summer is approaching.. we really have to be more careful and be extra conscious with their skin. To prevent it, we always give them a bath twice during the summer months and they only wear cotton shirts. We also make sure that their back, specially their nape area are always dry. Bungang araw can be bothersome to kids and sometimes it can lead to infection, so dapat malinis din lagi ang kamay ng mga bagets.

I asked some of my mommy blogger friends to share their tried and tested baby skin care tips:

Mommy Jem of Expereince of a super mommy shared that they use hypoallergenic and mildest baby products for their baby. She also said that she always wash baby’s hand with clean water and keep them dry. Mommy Jem also mentioned that she gives her kids fruits such as oranges and grapes as a natural source of Vitamin C, makes their skin glows and prevent from sickness.

Mommy Badet of The Misis Chronicles said, “I use only use mild and natural products for Gwen. I don’t use baby powder anymore. Thankful that her skin is not that sensitive, so low maintenance.”

Mommy Nicquee of Pop Ups of My Mind mentioned that her youngest has some sort of chicken skin on her tummy and it is triggered by eating “malansa” food and so to prevent it from showing, she changed the diet of her youngest and she also uses only the mildest baby products for her kids.

Mommy Vix of Mumwrites made sure that she only uses the safest baby product for her little man who has a very sensitive skin.

M ommy Sigrid of Lovingly, confesses that because she have allergies, she is rather careful with her kids. The care started during pregnancy, she avoided the food that usually triggers her allergies. As for baby products, she always check if the products are hypo allergenic and uses mild soap and lotion for her kids. As to prevent diaper rashes, Mommy Sigrid said she change diapers when needed and always wipe baby’s bottom each change.

Mommy Peachy: When Ykaie was still baby, I used jelly before putting on her diaper to prevent rashes.

Mommy Serene of Nure’s Diary said she always wash and keep the baby’s bottom dry to prevent diaper rash

Mommy Rikka of Rikx Knows Best also mentioned the use of jelly and constant washing every diaper change.

We were lucky that my kids never experienced diaper rash, I guess it pays that I always make sure that their diaper area is always dry and that I only trust a diaper brand that can protect them from wetness, Pampers. We’re more careful with Sati.. alam nyo naman, nag iisang babae.. and not knowing how to take care for a girl’s bottom, it helps talaga to know that Pampers has 5 star skin protection:

12 Hours Dryness. Pampers Active keeps baby’s skin touchably dry for up t 12 hours.
Baby Lotion. Pampers Active diaper is infused with aloe lotion to help prevent diaper rash.
Cottony Softness. Keep baby’s skin free from imitation with cotton-like softness.
Breathable Cover. Air circulates so baby’s skin can breathe easily and stay wonderfully fresh.
Comfortable Fit. A flexible, side stretch design keeps it snug and comfy whether baby is at rest or play.

Yes, she’s still on diapers.. pag malamig ang gabi and for long travels.. and when it comes to long travel (like 6 hours+) I am at peace knowing her bottom is in good hands..err I mean diaper haha

Kayo mommies, what are your tried and tested baby skin care tips?

Spontaneous Musicals From Improv EVerywhere

While waiting in line for our NBI clearance.. (we applied online but the whole process took 4 hours! argh!!! will post about that soon!) I thought or more like wished that someone from the long queue would start singing Let It Go and we’d all sing along.. or a surprise mob will appear to entertain the applicants. I wish we have something like that here in our country, a group of artists dedicated to entertain people in long queues, like MRT lines, NBI clearance or any other government agencies with long lines..

And today, I found out, there is a group/ organization (or company)based in New York: Improv Everywhere

Watch this video when the speaker asked the audience at Gel Conference to turn off their mobile devices:

And this is one of my favorite.. very heartwarming…

Imrov Everywhere shared in their website why they were doing this:

Improv Everywhere is, at its core, about having fun. We’re big believers in “organized fun”. Our missions are a fun source of entertainment for the participants, those who happen to see us live, and those watch our videos. We get satisfaction from coming up with an awesome idea and making it come to life. In the process we hopefully bring excitement to otherwise unexciting locales and give strangers a unique experience and a great story to tell. We’re out to prove that a prank doesn’t have to involve humiliation or embarrassment; it can simply be about making someone laugh, smile, or stop to notice the world around them.

See, it’s all about making people smile and laugh!

I really wish we have something like this here in the Philippines!