Home Hacks Design

Home Hacks Design for the bathroom such as Simple Hacks To A Prettier Bathroom. Similarly, this also feature Toilet Shopping Tips.

Another Home Hacks Design are for kitchen like Cleaning Tips For Your Dirty Kitchen and cleaning products that is perfect for cleaning.

Kitchen Hacks You Wish You Should Have Known Before like the other great use of paper towels.

Creating an effective cleaning schedule; divide it into categories; daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.

Cleaning schedule that you also need to consider are those that is done every 4 months such as air conditioner cleaning, pest control, and deep cleaning of windows.

Cleaning of roof and rain gutter are done every year. Cleaning/draining of the septic tank should be done every 3 years or 5 years.

Cost of home make over and DIY for cheaper make over ideas.

Bedroom decorations ideas and where to buy the cheapest bed lines.

Kitchen make over ideas and DIYs for cheaper make over ideas.

Tropical living room themed and where to buy cheap tropical plants.

Home make over ideas in the Philippines. Home interior ideas in the Philippines

Mommy Blog with home hacks topic in the Philippines.

Where to buy cheap wood furniture in the Philippines.

Price of Aluminum Screen Door in the Philippines. Price of the brown aluminum and silver aluminum.

Furniture stores in the Philippines. Abad Santos furniture store address.

Uratex foam custom cut online. Uratex foam price online.

Cardinal Santos Maternity Package

When choosing between Cardinal Santos Maternity Package and The Medical City maternity package, we choose the former since the people at Cardinal are more compassionate than the people from TMC (saying this based on ER trip experiences). Isa pa, mas masarap food choices sa Cardinal.

My OB, Dr. Solema Granados-Rivera, assisted me on choosing the hospital but I specifically told her that I need the cheapest one possible. Hindi mura manganak no. I trust her fully naman so I know na kahit saang hospital basta andun sya, I’ll be in good hands. She recommended the Cardinal Santos Economized Maternity Package. The room included in the package is a small private room, own CR, with TV and small pantry (with ref).. super liit lang but at least not sharing or ward.

Last December, I already saw the economized room included sa maternity package:

Maliit lang yung room, pero keribels lang yan, importante mura at komfortable.

TMC banyo is way better but since Cardinal is warmer, keribels na ang ganitong klaseng banyo.

I have been under Dr. Solema Granados-Rivera care ever since the “My bladder is full but I can’t Pee!” episode. Dr. Rivera or Dr Granados (as she is known at CSMC) was recommended by my husband’s niece. Eh during that bladder episode, nagustuhan talaga namin ang service ng Cardinal and Dr. Rivera was very warm and all the OB department staff. Kaya dun na talaga ako nag pa check up and we decided na dun na rin manganak even though we’re no longer expecting twins. Prenatal check up for Dr. Rivera is by appointment only, clinic hours at Cardinal is usually in the morning. I can give you her secretary’s phone number for appointment if you want.

My Birthing Experience at Cardinal Santos Medical Center

(Cardinal Santos Maternity Package)

Alam nyo naman kung gaano ako kaiinip manganak di ba? During my check up last February 19, pwede na daw! I’m 3 cm dilated na. Dr. Rivera can strip my cervix na at pwede na i- induce ng kaunti. Hindi na ako pwede i induce ng bongga dahil malambot na daw ang cervix o matris ko because of multiple pregnancies. After my check- up, ayan na ang signs ng labor! By 6 PM that day, nagpunta na kame ng Cardinal.

Giving birth to an 8 pounder is no joke! This is the hardest child birth but the most comfortable one! It really helps that Cardinal Santos OB department is very caring. Alam mo yung feeling na safe ka kahit wala pa ang OB mo?!? Yan, ganyan na ganyan ang naramdaman ko. From the Emergency room to the labor room, alagang alaga ang pakiramdam ko. Hindi ako prepared sa special treatment. LOL

Dr. Rivera arrived while I was in the labor room. Inabot din ako ng ilang oras na nag le labor, nakapanood pa nga ako ng On The Wings Of Love. By 12 midnight, I was transferred to the delivery room… na kinagulat ko din ng bongga! Sa public hospital kase para kang kakataying baboy sa delivery room. Pasensya sa termino eh ganun talaga na feel ko nung nanganak ako sa public hospital. Aside from letting me wear my eyeglasses (sa public bawal) and my socks, they even put leg warmers on my legs. Naiiyak ako sa sayaaaa!

Gaya ng sabi ko.. mahirap iiri ang batang 8 pounds!! But more than 3 people coaching you with the breathing techniques, nailabas din ang batang mataba at 1:04 in the morning, February 20.

Nakaktuwa kase I was awake the whole time… dinig na dinig ko ang lakas ng iyak ni Marius. Until he was given to me and allowed to latch, gising din ako… alam ko nakatulog na lang ako before I was transferred to the recovery room, tapos pagdating dun ginising ako to breastfeed again.

We availed the Cardinal Santos Maternity Package (economized maternity package) that includes the small room pictured above kaso lang there was no room available when I was admitted. Isang malaking kwarto ang bumuluga sa akin! We were advised that we have to transfer as soon as an economized room is available but if we refuse, the economized package will be forfeited. The economized room is 2500 PhP while the bigger room is 2800 PhP. Maliit lang diprensya ng room rate at Cardinal Santos di ba?

Here is the breakdown of the Cardinal Santos Maternity Package (economized package, NSD local anesthesia)

For Mother: P40, 486

Total expenses: P51,286 (includes OB PF, delivery room charge, room and board, laboratories, pharmacy)
Discount: -P7800 (room and board discount)
Philhealth: -P3000

For Baby: P22,832

Total Expenses: P19, 862 (includes Pedia PF, nursery charge, room and board, laboratory)
Xray: P5,120 (OB requested for Xray because she heard a click on baby’s shoulder when he comes out)
Discount: -P900 (room and board discount)
PhilHealth: -P1,250

Total payment for Cardinal Santos Maternity Package: P63,318

Kung hindi kame lumipat sa small room and we choose to stay on the bigger room, mawawala yung discount sa room and board. Mas OK din naman ang smaller room, mas malapit ang CR. Mahirap maglakad pag bagong panganak no.

If you’re planning to give birth, I highly recommend Cardinal Santos Medical Center. The economized maternity package (excluding OB PF and Pedia PF) is 30,700 Pesos only.

Updated: Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People

Carbonara is the easiest pasta recipe for me. The challenge comes when you need to cook Carbonara Recipe For 15- 20 People.

How much pasta do you need to prepare Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People? How much sauce? How much is just enough? I’m a fan of perfect ratio and proportions (OCD hello!) and I recently discovered a new recipe for Carbonara that is perfect for 15-20 people. And you know what is surprising? The cost of carbonara is only 36 Pesos per serving (if for 15 people) or 28 Pesos if served with 20 not so hungry people.

Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People

The recipe I am going to share with you is creamy and tasty..a bit on the sweet side but OMG!! It is soooo good hot or cold!

Here’s what you need:

1 kilo pasta P85 pesos
2 mushroom (150grams) P38 x 2
1 ham (500 grams or 2 220 grams) P80
1 cream of mushroom (300 grams) P60
4 nestle cream P45 x 4
1 small can condensed milk P23
1/2 cheese P22
3-5 onions P10
1 cup water

Total cost of ingredients: 536 PhP

Here’s what you need to do to prepare this creamy and tasty Carbonara Recipe For 15-20 People:

Cook the pasta according to instruction.
Dice the ham and slice the onion into small pieces
Put some oil on the pan and cook the ham, add the onions then the mushroom.
After 5 minutes (with occasional stirring) add the cream of mushroom and the nestle cream and the condensed milk.
Let it simmer for about a minute then add the water and cheese.
Let it simmer for 5 more minutes then turn off fire.
Put the drained pasta and mix.

It can be served hot or cold!

Palabok Noodle And Seasoning Mix From Mc Cormick

I have no plans on turning this mommy blog into a food blog. It so happens that I am always angry err hungry most of the times. And just last week, I have been craving for Palabok. Not Jollibee kind of palabok or the one being sold at carinderias. HOME MADE. I want home made palabok! Palabok with lots shrimp, tinapa, chicharon and hard boiled eggs! YUMMY!!!!

But I don’t know how to cook the sauce! I have an idea but I don’t wanna dwell on it! In short, this momma is lazy again! NESTING. It’s called nesting LOL

Good thing I found this at Shopwise:

Mc Cormick Palabok Noodle and Seasoning Mix

This is around 150 PhP and according to the label, it serves 4. If you’d include the cost for shrimp, tinapa, chicharon and egg, that would be around 240.. and it serves 4!! Yummy palabok for as low as 60 PhP!

Looks really yummy right? IT IS!! The sauce is tasty. And the consistency is perfect, even the noodles. And the most important part, the ratio of the noodles and the sauce is just right. Walang sayang na noodles or sauce!

The package includes 50 grams of McCormick Palabok Seasoning Mix and 150 grams of noodles

Here’s the instruction that can be found at the back of packaging:

Ingredients: