Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Arts and Crafts and Doughnut Design Challenge at One Serendra

The kids had a chance with doughnut and clay last Sunday at One Serendra. They had an afternoon of fun and fun and fun.. Moms from Filipina Bloggers United were also there and so I had so much fun ctaching up with them 🙂

The kids having their time designing their respective doughnut.. Sati wonders why she does not have her own doughnut hahaha

After the kids finisheed their doughnut, they made cute little Mario Brothers mushroom from clay. I did not had the chance to take photos because we’re all busy helping the kids.. but it was fun.

Then we had a sumptous meal which the kids enjoyed too. and while we were waiting for the clay to hardened.. we had a chance for some photo ops with the moms and the kids.

The Filipina Bloggers United Junior edition.. hahaha

The kids together with teacher who helped them create their mushrooms..

And of course the lovely Blogger moms 🙂

We also had fun touring the One Serendra model units and learning about the amenities of the place.

Blog Contests And Giveaways Are Not Under DTI

There has been some talks regarding bloggers and the involvement of Department of Trade and Industry specially on contests, giveaways and the likes. The burning question is, As bloggers, do we need to apply for a permit at DTI before we held a simple giveaway or blog contest?

Let me answer it with another question.. What is the jurisdiction of the Department of Trade And Industry in the blogging community? We are not in trading, we are not a business entity. The answer is none. So it is very clear that a blogger can hold a contest without per DTI permit blah blah..

As per DTI website when I searched the word contest and permit.. one of the sear result is this page: http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php?p=26

And that page clearly states (the page under Promo Permits FAQ):

How is an activity conducted by an agency identified as a sales promotion?

It is intended for broad consumer participation.
It contains promises of gain or reward for the purchase of a product, security, or winning in a contest.
It utilizes mass media and other forms of communication.
It is conducted within a short period of time.

Based on the said definition, some of it coincides with the goal of any blog contest such as It is intended for broad consumer participation and It is conducted within a short period of time.. but the thing is this all defined the phrase SALES PROMOTION. The keyword being SALES… which means there is purchase involve. So even if a blog contest falls on this definitions.. a blog contest cannot still be concluded as a SALES PROMOTION since blog contests does not involve purchase.

So what if a blog held a contest and the contestant was not satisfied with the result? What if they complain at DTI? What will the DTI can do? again, the question of what is the jurisdiction of DTI to bloggers will be brought up. Bloggers are not in the trading industry… so what is Department of Trade and Industry will be of concerned to us?

Sati’s First Movie

The first time we went to the cinema with the kids, we only brought the older boys inside the cinema. We still had my two helpers back then so we left Sati and Chico with them in a playhouse inside the mall. This year, since I no longer have helpers, it’s either we bring them all inside or one of us will have to be with Sati.

When Kung Fu Panda 2 was shown, the boys together with my sister and mother watched it. I was left to take care of Sati and mend a friend’s broken heart (can you guess who? LOL). On our second movie date, our plan was to leave Sati under the care of my mother but for some reason, she was not available that day. We decided to bring Sati inside the cinema..

And her first movie experience.. was a success! As expected, she did not let go of my breast and sleep more than half of the movie. She spend some time eating popcorn and munching on a lollipop. I also made sure that cotton balls are on her ears to lessen the sound. The thing is, she didn’t threw a tantrum! yay!