What kind of angry person are you?

Got this funny line from Anger Management

There are two kinds of angry people: Explosive and implosive

"Explosive is the kind of individual that you see screaming at the cashier for not taking their coupons. And implosive is the cashier who remains quiet day after day... until finally shoots everyone in the store."


So what kind of angry person are you? I won't divulge my answer LOL.

Liquid vitamins for my joint pain

Our paediatrician has recommended a generic brand of multivitamin and mineral supplement for my kids. It is replacing the branded vitamins that they used to take. The generic multivitamin is also complete with vitamin C and zinc; both nutritional supplements help boost my kids’ immunity against cough and cold. I’m considering taking the same capsule one of these days. I'm also checking on these liquid vitamins that I saw while doing my online activity. According to the site, the liquid supplement helps relieve joint pain, decrease body fat and yes this is the best part (thrilled), reverse the aging process. But before I jump on the bandwagon of the latest supplement craze, I try to read as many information as possible about the product or if previous studies were conducted to prove their claim. According to the site, these liquid vitamins contain 29 essential vitamins and mineral and 72 trace minerals (dietary minerals). It further claims that liquid vitamins are 700 percent more absorbable than tablet vitamins. If ever I'm going to try it one day, I want to prove its “efficacy” in relieving joint pain (I have this terrible leg pain which is killing me for weeks now.). If you are interested about it just visit their site by clicking on the link within the post.

Mommy Moments - Welcoming my baby brother

Becoming a mom for the first time is an answered prayer for my family. I have a miscarriage before my firstborn, so you just can imagine the stress that I experienced to conceive normally. We were very happy when my daughter was born. When I learned that I was pregnant for the second time, it was a mixed emotion for me and my husband. We were not actually planning to have another child soon. My daughter was more than a year old and my body needs time to recover from the previous pregnancy. But since another life was forming inside, who are we to complain. It was another gift from God and we should be thankful for the present.
    
The result of my ultrasound doubles our excitement. We are going to have a baby boy this time. We plan for two kids and now we have a pair. We're very happy and we can't ask for anything more except for a healthy child and safe delivery.

As for my daughter, I think I have prepared her for the coming of her sibling. I would tell her how much mom and dad love to give her a brother and playmate. I would let her touch and kiss my tummy as a way of building the bond between her and her unborn sibling.

 

She loves her brother so much that she wants to be by his side every time. 

 

She wants to say 'we love this little guy here. no one can take him away from us'.

Play time with little err heavy brother

'We only have each other when mom and dad will no longer be around for us.' 

I just love these guys! You're the greatest thing that ever happened to my life. 

More mommies are definitely excited to share their experiences this week so head on to Chris' site for more entries at Mommy Moments. 

Something to make him happy

It's very rare that I give material things to my husband not even on his birthday. What we do on special occasion is that we would dine out and spend the day with our kids. But this year, since I'm already earning from my online stints, I'm planning to give him something useful. I'm glad my online friend brought up this Valentine's Day ideas for men so I will not have a hard time thinking of what to give him. It's only a matter of days before Valentine's Day and I have to think of something to give my better half beginning today.

Hmmm. How about giving my husband a wristwatch? I saw an elegant wristwatch in an online store. I hope I have enough fund in my paypal account to buy the watch for him. But if my money is not sufficient to buy the watch, I might give him an electric hair clipper. He can use that to maintain his buzz cut. I saw him searching for inexpensive but sturdy brand on the Internet the other day. Maybe it’s a nice alternative gift idea for him. But the wristwatch is still on top of my wish list for my honey this year.

Safety first

Traffic signs are important to ensure the smooth flow of traffic and to avoid accidents. In construction sites, safety gears are given to workers to protect them from falling debris. Safety signages are a must in construction areas to keep pedestrians off the dangerous side of the road due to an ongoing job. If you are working in a construction company and you are looking for online store for safety vests, traffic cones and ear plugs and muffs, trafficcones.us is the best place to visit. The site is a one-stop shop for safety products such as safety cones, signs, traffic barrels, barricades, and reflective safety products that you can get at affordable prices. They specifically cater to road side jobs, construction sites and in places where safety gadgets and signs are needed such as schools and hospitals.

Trafficcones.us has excellent customer service department to entertain all queries regarding their products. If you have questions regarding roadside emergency kits, they will suggest safety kit, triangle kit, light sticks, and sandbags. These are must-have tools when you are driving your own car. In case of unforeseen accident, these safety tools will show that you need emergency assistance. Did I mention anything about the price yet? You can order traffic signs from them for only $15.95 and traffic cones start at $8.50. All of their products come in safety information for easy consumer use. Aside from the affordable products, the site boasts of their timely delivery schedule. Consumers are happy that they get their money's worth.

Pehpot Paparazzi

What's the latest buzz about Pehpot?

Heard that she bagged an award for her family and parenting-oriented blog last year and as if she's not busy performing her mommy duties, and maintaining her eight blogs, she is also co-sponsoring the biggest blog contest along side the equally gorgeous and brainy mom blogger Kaye. But that news was like 10 years ago lol. The latest if you may ask is that she is joining this Real Leaf Paparazzi contest. See what the green tea can do for her. She created this magazine to underscore the benefits of Real Leaf green tea to anyone.

Read all about it to find out how Pehpot is energized every time she drinks Green Leaf. You may drop a comment or two here before you visit her site and tell me anything about Green Leaf.

The figure to die for

I used to be slimmer when I was younger. I only got this big when I became a stay at home mommy to my two kids. Household chores don’t have an impact on me. I think this has something to do with my lifestyle now and my eating habit. I can walk a mile then and it feels good when you perspire from walking, but now I’m tied in front of my desktop most of the time. So everything that I eat went straight to my hips lol.

Staying fit is on my wish list this year so I really have to work hard to reach my goal. I'm considering exercise and then dieting. Since I'm normally spending most of my spare time in front of the computer, a grab and go food is best for me. Are meal replacement bars, okay? Someone gave my husband diet cookies last year and it taste good. I think meal replacement bars work the same way as the cookie diet. I want to try some bars later. As for the exercise, I have to keep a strict schedule on my blogging activity to give an ample time to exercise. I'm looking forward to see myself slimmer this year.

When will they ever learn

I'm glad I was able to have a little chat with an old friend on Facebook. He is now based in San Francisco. Part of our conversation went something like this. By the way, I'm getting his reaction regarding the increasing HIV cases among young professionals (particularly those working in the call centers and citing group sex through the internet.) He is directly involved with HIV/AIDS support group here in the Philippines.

3:53pmYami
huli na yata ako sa balita... kawawa naman mga nagwowork sa call center

3:54pmJigor
sabi ni Kim ATienza
matter of fact daw
nanggaling sa monkey ang HIV
nag transfer sa human
tapos sinabi sa TV PATROL
na ang mga call center daw
dami AIDS
http://watchtvpatrolworld.blogspot.com/

3:55pmYami
kailan kaya sila matuto. ilang taon na ang isyu na yan
if you were from the DOH, how will you address this issue? i have yet to hear from the new health chief.

3:58pmJigor
yon nga
alamin mo 'te
di ko alam statement ng DOH dyan eh

3:59pmYami
well kanina pala i heard dr tayag being interviewed. di siya nagfocus sa profession or nature ng trabaho, but sa risky behavior ng mga cases which is msm nga

4:01pmJigor
It's not about profession naman eh

4:02pmYami
ah mas mahirap daw iaddress ang the affected pop dahil unlike sa mga csw in the past may mga health center na nagke-cater sa health needs nila, di gaya sa mga msm na wala pa sa ngayon

4:02pmJigor
madami talaga
haaaay
maswerte nalang ako
nakarating ako ng AMerica
gagawin ko nalang lahat mag stay dito

4:02pmYami
and i'm happy for you
ano na pala status mo diyan
will you be able to practice you profession there.

4:03pmJigor
I can apply for Immigrant VISA
after my Masters

4:03pmYami
that's good to know

4:03pmJigor
hanap lang ako ng employer
may VISA RETROGRESSION for NURSES pero if you have an advanced degree, you can apply for a higher level of VISA IMMIGRANT

4:04pmYami
that sounds good, whatever that retrogression means

4:05pmJigor
hahaha
sana nga
makahanap ako ng employer

4:06pmYami
active ka pa rin ba sa Pafpi or related group

4:07pmJigor
yup
I am still running a youth group based there
and ako pa rin ang nagpopondo ng mga activities nila

4:07pmYami
back to the issue. meron ka bang gustong ipabatid about this. i can always use my blog, open ang mga ganitong issue.

4:09pmYami
yeah regarding that group sex through the internet...

4:09pmJigor
haha
dati pa anman
ni report mo na yan di ba?
2006 palang
saka yong sa DZRH

4:10pmYami
konti lang nakabasa, at nakalimutan na ng mga nakarinig

4:10pmJigor
may ginawa ba sila
deadma naman sila
kaya ayan
LOBO

4:10pmYami
wala...
asa pa tayo

4:11pmJigor
kaya minsan nakaka frustrate din

4:11pmYami
sinabi mo pa
maingay lang kapag lumabas na ang figure

4:12pmJigor
tapos wala uli
minsan naisip ko
sana nga lumubo
kasi pag konti lang, wala naman nangyayari
eh padamihin

(I cut the conversation here. Jigor is Luigi, the same person I'm referring to my story here.)

Dancing inmates of Cebu

Inmates' new dancing masterpiece was choreographed by Travis Payne, the same person who directed the  dance movements in "This is it"!  Love this video! 





This is it is available in CD, DVD and Bluray disc, worldwide.

She gets praise for her talent

I’m watching the video that I'm telling you about earlier. It contains instruction on how we (the project team including me) go about the translation job that is coming hopefully soon. And before the new assignment will make me super duper busy I will share with you how thankful my daughter is for all the comments and praises she is getting for her drawings that I previously posted for Mommy Moments.

Blogger friends said that her sketches of human faces and animals are detailed just like the works of professional artists. There were comments encouraging my daughter to continue her hobby. Some were wondering if she is currently enrolled in an art school or if we have plans of enrolling her in one. I’m looking at the possibility this summer. A state university in our place is supposedly giving art classes for a minimal fee to young students. I’ll try to check if they will organize an art class this year.

Going back to my daughter’s love for drawing, art books have helped her slowly hone her talent. She gets pointers from published artists. I remember requesting her to design the logo or header of my previous blog layout. I also consult her regarding the correct images that I should post in my site.

With all the positive comments she is getting, my daughter has every reason to be happy and inspired (to draw) these days.

Prospective work at home

I met my former officemate and her husband last Saturday to discuss about a prospective project in the coming days. It’s another translation job. My friend and I have been working on similar projects since 2006. She said this one is a bigger project compared to the ones we have completed in the past.

I might be out of the system (blog hopping, etcetera) for a while (except for writing some opportunity perhaps) since I have to study this translation tool that my friend gave me. I might not be able to join my Marces Kaye and Pehpot's biggest online contest (sorry guys) as studying the 'tool' will require me to watch the instructional material from the video. Meeting the deadline is also very crucial in this project so any blogging activity in between might not be possible.

We haven’t discussed anything about the payment yet prior to the arrival of the project. But since my friend said its 'big' I’m also dreaming big here. I hope it (project) will help me save for the repair of our home. I have posted about our leaking roof even before the devastating typhoon Ondoy hit our country last year. The roof and ceiling in our bedroom and living room badly need repair job. I’m sure it will require a considerable amount of budget to finish especially if it is handled by experienced Builders.

I’m a little excited and nervous at the same time for our new project and thankful to my friend for making me a part of her team. My blogging activity will be put aside for a while, but I'm sure my friends will understand.

Car care101

Even when we don't own a car yet, hubby has learned to drive a car through his brother who used to own a Volkswagen. Hubby got the hang of using the old car while driving around our neighborhood. My BIL also taught my husband when its time for the car to have a brake job. It is necessary to learn everything there is to know about cars and their parts to run well, not just how to drive the vehicle.

Talk about driving a car, I admire the mom of my daughter’s classmate who is now working in Dallas, Texas. She was able to buy a Chevrolet Silverado from her years of working in the Big Apple. I got the chance to visit her daughter’s Face Book account and saw the photos of her new car. It's a sturdy and lovely car. I asked hubby if such car is easy to maintain or requires low maintenance. He said that brand new cars will have minimal care need, but it all depends on how the owner takes care of it. But if the car is pre-owned, you really have some kind of preservation effort to keep it running for a long time. Good for her (the mom of my daughter’s classmate) she lives in Dallas so she can easily avail of the services of Dallas auto repair shop. I heard the shop offers quality car care for a reasonable price.

Blogging syndrome

Hubby was telling me a while ago to prepare our dinner. "Ok, tapusin ko lang ito (writing opps) then post ko na lang," I told him.

A couple of minutes later, I requested the hubby to re-heat the soup. Instead of telling him to turn the stove on, I blurted, "Dy, paki-click na lang 'yung kalan."

I-click ko? Ano 'yan blog syndrome?!

Hehe. Talking of blog addiction here. Ha? Sino? Ako, adik? Hmmp! 

I just took the test and it says...

77%How Addicted to Blogging Are You
Want to know the alarming signs of blog addiction? (This is a repost.)

10 Signs You Might Be Addicted to Blogging

10. You check your blog stats a LOT. You occasionally get up in the middle of the night and sneak a peak.

9. Your significant other suspects you are having an affair with your blog. Even when you’re alone with your special person, you do find yourself thinking what your blog might be doing right then…

8. You “mental blog” while driving or on the train, and sometimes even when you are alone in the shower.

7. You filter everything through your post-writing. You can’t watch a movie, see a play, read an article, or share a sweet moment with your child without thinking of whether it’s blog-worthy.

6. You suffer from “blog envy” when another blogger posts something juicy before you do. You suffer “comment envy” when said post gets 40-something comments – the jerk!

5. You “binge blog” 3 or 4 posts at once—only to feel guilty and empty afterward.

4. You ditched all your real friends for blog friends, because, well, “they understand.”

3. You think, “I can stop at any time.”

2. Your lunch hour has become your “blog hour.” You keep a few posts tucked in your desk in case you need them during the day.

1. After 5 minutes of meeting someone really interesting you ask, “So - do you blog?”

Amazing gift directory

I also get excited whenever my kids receive gifts from families and friends. But sometimes I wish I have the guts to request them what I want them to buy for my kids or at least give them a hunch of what I like. ;-)

What if there is a website where you can actually show your gift-giver the item that you want not just in one but as many online stores that you registered at. One website that offers this free service is called AmazingRegistry.com. It was recently relaunched to provide better service to its users particularly mommies, expectant women, brides to be, and all those who simply love to give gifts to their loved ones.

You can share your own registry site to families and friends so they will have an idea what gifts to buy for you and your baby. While your relatives and friends enjoy shopping at the comfort of their own home, they will also be given discount coupons to your stores instantly.

AmazingRegistry.com is so easy to navigate and browse. It provides users with a help page for them to be able to understand how Amazingregistry.com works. You can register in your favourite store such as Baby Earth, Target, Amazon, Land Of Nod, Smartmomma, and all of these sites will be added to your registry website.

Through your registry site, you’ll be able to keep track off the gifts purchased from your registries and how many people have visited and actually bought them. You can also add a message in your registry website for your friends and family to see.

So if you are interested to have your own baby registry just visit AmazingRegistry.com and be amazed of the exciting service this site has to offer.

Balancing act

Ms. Piggy is doing a balancing act.

This is my entry for PhotoHunt.  Be safe everyone! :)
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Friday Photo Flashback # 38

Its been a while since my last post for FPF, and its already Sunday arrgh! Anyway, I'm with my girl friends here. We were covering the DOH beat in the mid 1990's. It was, I think, our Christmas party and one of my friends was jokingly holding condoms while having our picture taken. I had so much fun with my friends then. I haven't seen them in person for five or more years? Thanks to social networking sites that I was able to reconnect with them.

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Love is in the air

Hubby and I are never used to giving personal gifts to each other. If ever we exchange gifts, the item is usually intended for use and enjoyed by the whole family like the laptop that I’m using now. Although I’m using this computer the whole time, kids and hubby can take their turn using it, which is when I do some household stuff lol.

I haven’t thought of giving hubby anything this Valentine’s Day, until I saw this fabulous seiko kinetic watch while browsing online. I can’t take my eyes off this watch. I need to have it for my hubby. For all his hard work and the caring and mushy stuff like that, I think hubby deserved to own a manly watch like this one. So elegant.

It’s not the material thing that makes hubby happy, but the thought that I remember him on the occasion itself. I just want him to know how much I appreciate him and enjoy the ride with him. Advance Happy Valentines’s Day, hon!

Mommy moments - New favorite

Sketches - Portrait and animal are my daughter's new favorite subject to draw.

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Anything soft

I’m thinking of rewarding myself and my kids with a little something after I received my earnings from my writing stints last month. It’s not a big amount though but enough to make my kids happy. And you know what makes them happy? Yes, toys! I think they will never outgrow playing with stuff toys to while the hours away from playing computer games or doing their assignments. My son even goes to sleep cuddling the toys he got for Christmas.

My kids also love to have a pet dog, but since we can’t afford to have one at this time, I’m thinking of giving them an equally loveable and huggable jellycat pup. They can carry it whenever and wherever they want without having to worry about stinky poop lol. Oh, I fell in love with the site’s collection of stuff toys. They look so very delicate and I’m confident the materials used in the stuff toy won’t trigger my son’s asthma. This will surely be a hit to my kids once they see them online.

I might also get my kids some appaman tees. They look so very comfortable to wear because the fabric is made of cotton material. I prefer cotton shirts as active wear for my kids because they are comfortable and the fabric doesn’t cling to the skin when they sweat.

Of course, there will be something for me and hubby. I’ve been looking for this at the department store but nothing comes close to the quality. I’m talking about barefoot dreams bamboochick throw. Hubby and I love to watch movie and since its cold these days, these throws are just perfect to keep us warm while spending time together. How sweet. 

The next item on my shopping list will be this Barefoot Dreams Women’s BambooChic Hoodie that I fancy. I’m sure it’ll look good on me. Wanna bet? :D

Eminent Eight

I got this cute tag from Willa of Fickleminded.net. My first tag for 2010. Thanks, sis! The rule is simple list down  eight  things that you are passionate about, favorites, etc and then pass it on to eight of your friends.

8 TV Shows I like to watch

1. Pinoy Big Brother
   
2. Boys Over Flowers
   
3. Evening news
   
4. American Idol
   
5. Quickfire (cooking show)
   
6. Bubble Gang
   
7. Lokomoko High
   
8. Showtime

8 Favorite Place to Dine-out

1. Shakey's
2. Yellow Cab
3. Max's
4. Burger King
5. Chowking
6. Jollibee
   
7. Mcdonald's
8. Greenich

8 Things I look forward to

1. School field trip 
   
2. My daughter's 13th birthday
3. School Recognition Day 
4. Mom writes for a cause Blogversary
5. Vacation
   
6. My birthday
7. Summer activities for kids 
8. More online opportunities

8 Things that happened yesterday

1. Woke at 5 a.m. (kids almost missed the school service)
2. Cook breakfast
3. Prepare kids to school
4. Check email
5. Blog
6. Cook lunch
7. Wash clothes
8. Wait for kids then dinner
   

    8 Things I Love about Winter (or rainy season in the Philippines) 

    1. Sipping hot coffee with milk while watching movie
    2. Prepare the most delicious sinigang or nilagang baka for lunch
    3. Cook champorado for meryenda
    4. No need to take a bath (joke)
    5. Less cloth to wash (no one changes clothes when it's freezing cold lol)
    6. more reason to snuggle
    7. sitting close to one another while watching TV
    8. more time to sleep

 8 Things I’m Passionate About

1. spending time with family
   
2. movie  
   
3. music 
4. eating
   
5. writing
6. blogging
7. earning online
8. books

8 Word/Phrases I often Used

1. Love mo 'ko? 
2. Iligpit niyo nga 'yan!
3. Ano ba?!
4. Kakainis na!
5. Yakap
6. Pa-kiss
7. Ingat!
8. Night. lab u!
   

8 Things I learned from the past

1. Looks can be deceiving
2. Easy to trust people 
3. Learn to love myself more
4. Learn to keep things to myself
   
5. Choose my friends and keep them
   
6. Be conscious about my health
   
7. Strike while the iron is hot
8. Save more

8 Blog Friends I want to tag.  I'm tagging everyone! Yipee!

Football kits

Play and look like a football star. Have a complete set of football kit similar to what your favorite football team from Brazil is wearing.

Sports uniforms are usually cheaper if bought in complete set than per article. You can get football kits and full team kits at clublinefootball.com. You can choose from the wide array of popular brands from Nike, Adidas, Puma, Prostar, Stanno, Errea, Mitre or Centris, all soccer kits online. These kits are discounted so you will have extra budget left for other sports gadget that your team will need.

The Nike Brasil Full Team football kits that you’ll reserve will include 15 Nike Brasil Football shirts; 15 Pairs of Nike Park Knit Football Shorts; 15 Pairs of Nike Game Park Socks. All these cost for only £465.55 online. Its Recommended Retail Price is £569.55.

If you have some questions regarding your order, sales staffs from clublinefootball.com will attend to your queries. They will contact you to confirm the colors and sizes of the articles. If you want additional service like putting attractive designs on the shirts or short they can do it for a good price. If you want to mix and match the color for a certain appeal, the site has this kit category and strip selector to find the right soccer kit.

The site also offers a comprehensive range of football equipment, training gear, coaching aids and match day accessories for a complete football experience. You can even get your referee his own equipment and essentials.

Maudesport clublinefootball is one of the UK’s leading mail order suppliers of sports and leisure equipment and sports team wear.

Satellite navigation gadget

If you are a newbie driver and you are getting yourself familiar with every street and road you are traveling through, a Satellite Navigation is simply the car accessory that you must have. Sat Nav gadget is a GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation device that tells you where exactly to go or turn to when one area is congested, and tells the most fuel efficient way to reach your place of destination. It also offer live traffic information through your cell phone. Most importantly, the device has a built-in speed limit warning so it will just ‘speak’ to remind you if you are driving past your limit.

If you want to know which brand suits your needs, the latest model available, their prices and the new features in a brand, just visit Unbeatable.co.uk for the real honest to goodness review on the navigation brands. Right now they have client satisfaction reviews of four major Sat Nav in the UK. The most popular brand according to the site is Tom Tom followed by Garmin, Sony and Navman.

The little device comes in different shapes and sizes, from 7 inch wide screens to small 3 inch screens. The latest feature added to brand new models is Bluetooth that enables the device to function as a hands free car kit using your own mobile phone.

Tom Tom, for example, offers live service which allows users to connect wirelessly to real-time HD traffic information and safety alerts, to make sure that you don’t get stuck in traffic jams and road works.

Sat Navs are also recommended to motorbike users, cyclists and as hand-held GPS device for ramblers while walking.

Check out Unbeatable.co.uk now for more details about Sat Navs and avail the exclusive Sat Nav discount codes.

Mead Johnson, Maker of Enfamil, Loses Multi-Million Dollar False Advertising Case Against Store-Bran

This is a sponsored guest post written by a Press Release on behalf of PBM Products. Post powered by Sponzai.

GORDONSVILLE, VA., December  2 , 2009—PBM Products, LLC, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of   Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula.  Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant formulas, suggesting they do not provide the same nutrition as Mead Johnson’s brands.  PBM’s store-brand infant formulas cost up to 50 percent less than Enfamil® LIPIL®.  The $13.5 million in damages awarded by the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest damages awards ever for a false advertising case.

“This decision by a jury of the people confirms that Mead Johnson’s ads have been false in suggesting that there is a nutritional difference between our store-brand formula products and their products, when in fact the only major difference is price,” said PBM CEO Paul B. Manning.  “Despite Mead Johnson’s scare tactics, parents are assured that PBM’s formula products are as high quality and nutritious as Mead Johnson’s.”

U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer issued his written rulings yesterday following the November 10^th jury verdict. Judge Spencer’s written rulings permanently enjoined Mead Johnson from making any false statements concerning PBM's infant formula, including the claims Mead Johnson previously made in Enfamil advertising that "It may be tempting to try a less expensive store brand, but only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development," and "there are plenty of other ways to save on baby expenses without cutting back on nutrition."  The Court also ordered Mead Johnson to retrieve from the public domain all advertising or promotional materials containing these or any other false claims about PBM's store brand infant formula.  

The details of the decision and the complaint are posted online in full at:

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf

The nutritional supplements under examination in the case are two fats, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), which Mead Johnson calls “LIPIL®” solely for marketing purposes and touts as promoting infant brain and eye development. PBM’s claim focused on Mead Johnson’s direct mailing to more than 1.6 million parents of an alarming blurry picture of a child’s cartoon duck next to a clear picture of the same image which suggested that anything other than the Enfamil LIPIL® blend of ingredients is inferior and will result in poor eye and brain development.  Other parts of the false advertising campaign consist of statements that only Enfamil LIPIL has been proven to confer visual and mental benefits on infants, and store-brand formulas are a “cut-back in nutrition” compared to Enfamil. 

PBM successfully argued that these advertisements were false and misleading especially since PBM store- brand infant formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels as Enfamil.  PBM infant formulas are formulated to contain DHA and ARA, and are sourced from the same supplier in amounts which equal or exceed the DHA and ARA in Mead Johnson’s Enfamil LIPIL®. 

This decision marks the third time PBM Products has sued Mead Johnson for false advertising claims. On the prior occasions Mead Johnson admitted that it made false claims about PBM’s products.  It is also the first false advertising case to focus on the issue of DHA and ARA nutritional ingredients in formula, which were introduced into the market in 2003 and have become a staple in recent years by many brands as key components for infant development.

“This jury verdict should send a significant and clear message to Mead Johnson about the way it conducts marketing and advertising for its brands,” said Manning.  “This lawsuit also demonstrates our complete commitment to defending our products and the valuable brands of our retail partners.”

“As a parent and supporter of children’s medical research, I take a personal responsibility in assuring our customers that the products we produce are healthy and nutritionally equivalent to brand names like Enfamil® LIPIL®.  It is important, especially now, for parents to know that there are lower priced yet highly nutritious store-brand formulas that will provide the same benefit to their children as any national brand name formula product,” Manning added.   

The U.S. infant formula market is estimated at $3.4 billion and the global market is estimated at $7.9 billion.

All of PBM’s formulas, and for that matter all of U.S. infant formulas, are subject to the exacting standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to the Infant Formula Act of 1980.  This legislation vested FDA with the authority to ensure that all infant formula products sold in the United States provide the necessary levels of identified nutrients required for the growth of healthy babies. For more information, visit this FDA link.

PBM Products was represented by the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  Partners from the firm’s advertising practice, Harold P. Weinberger and Jonathan M. Wagner in New York, led the team.  

About PBM

PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA.  PBM companies specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit www.pbmproducts.com.

Enfamil® LIPIL® are registered trademarks of Mead Johnson & Co.

Mom bloggers Kaye and Pehpot launch this year's biggest online contest

By Yami




Two amazing work-at-home mommies yesterday launched the biggest blog contest online to mark their simultaneous blog anniversary celebration this year.

Dubbed as the Biggest Contest in the Blogniverse, Pehpot of Make or Break and Kaye of Random WAHM Thoughts, said cool cash and popularity await the lucky winners.

A total of $500 in cash and hundreds of back links will be given away during the month-long contest.

Bloggers extraordinaire, Pehpot and Kaye come up with the contest to give thanks to hundreds of people mostly maintaining a website or two, for following their respective sites and blogging careers in the past year(s).

Pehpot is not the typical stay at home mommy who keeps her household neat and tidy, but a confessed-OCD and multi-tasker who maintains not one but 8 live blogs updated on a regular basis. Her blogs stimulate her creative juices she said.

Kaye is a born writer. She also maintains a high profile blogging career and still has more productive time to attend to the needs of her family.

Both have organized this exciting online contest where participants are sure to gain the cash prize at stake and back links from other participants who will join and review the sponsors’ sites.

They urge everyone to check out the links to join the biggest contest this year which will run from January 18 to February 28.

Here’s the teaser of what the winners will receive.

Here's the list of the sponsors:

Level 1 Sponsors:

I Am Buraot : Anak Ni Kulapo : Seiko's Diary : Mom Conversations

Level 2 Sponsors:

Brisbane Australia : The Latest Buzz : 113Tidbits - Social Feeds And Daring Commentary : Thoughts And Obsessions : Just About Anything : Blog Appetite : Home Buddies

Level 3 Sponsors:

His Unfailing Love : My Memories and Crystals : Bacolod and Beyond Journey

Azumi : Fab Momma : Mara's Personal Bubble : Mara's Appetite : The Pinay Blogger @ Home : Diva Fabulosa : Best vacation Places : Momma Wannabee : Advising Writers :United World Poets : A Mom's Life and Loves : Travelin' With Marie : Happy Thoughts : Stalking Mind : Living Life To The Fullest : Online Mommy's Corner : Her And History : Careless Whisper : In My Psyche : My Quality Day : Just Throw Money : My Journey To Life : Cotton Candy Buzz : The Mommy Journey : Super Gulaman : Pen, Paper and Pan : Niko's Blog : Lover's Mushroom : Yena's World : Girls Rule! : Online Trends Now : Husband of A Blogger : Glitter Page : Here Comes The Bride : Heart Random : Novice On Blogging (Noob) : At Home Here : Sexy Blogging : My Camerasexy : Dishes By Pehpot : Wonder Wifey : Coffee, Anyone? : Clarisse After Dark : Jena Isle's Random Thoughts : Where The Moon Shines : Crossroads.. Where Ideas Meet : Simple Pero Rock : it's not always about me... : Pinay Mommy Online : How I Earn Money Online :
A Woman Remembers : Beng's Entertainment Spree : My Thoughts, My Heart, My Turf : Yashiro : The Blogger Hub : Embrace Life

Say thank you thru party favors

I’m not good at organizing parties especially when the occasion calls for a big attendance like baptismal gathering. So we opted to celebrate the baptism of our two kids in a restaurant where the venue enough to hold our guests down to the food served is taken cared for us. During those times I had no idea of the importance of party favors or keepsakes to give out to guests such as our friends, relatives and loved ones who truly made the occasion meaningful for our children’s entry into the Christian community. Sadly we don’t even prepare any token to remind our guests of the occasion. But if it happens today where I’m more exposed to this kind of occasions, I would love to give our guests with delicious-looking Lollipop Cake Towel favors as our ‘thank you’ gift to them. Now I know what to give my future guests in case I throw a simple party at home let say for my coming nth birthday? 

Greeting cards from friends

I received two Greeting cards the other day. One card came from Mommy Clarissa of Kizuna and the other one from Mommy Rose of Rose's Obstacles and Glories. My SIL handed the cards to me while I'm busy preparing our lunch. It's been a while since I last received greeting cards from friends. I'm so touched by your gesture and your well-wish for my family. :) 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless both of you and your respective families.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I would like to reiterate my appreciation to  Marce Pehpot and Marce Kaye for the redesign of my site Pen, paper, pan; For Ms. Carlota for the new layout of this site; and for another mommy who requested anonymity, for the gift that she gave me. Thanks to you all!  

Funny me

Not exactly me, but what I did to my pictures out of stress.

I have a deadline to meet today but have yet to complete a single post. Waah! I need a break even for a couple of minutes, please? It’s a good thing I find this amusing site where I turn to for relaxation and have photo fun!

Co-starring in a widely acclaimed movie Avatar

Love of Edward Cullen's life

 Play mysterious in a coin

See I can create different amazing effects of my favorite photo at the moment in less than a minute.

If you want to create your personal photofun album using this great effects just visit picjoke.com. Upload your photo and select the best effect of your choice. See the result in less than one minute and be the envy of your online friends.

"Work of art"

You can download the pictures and place it as your profile photo in any social network or create a crafty header for your blog or website using photofunia.

You can also make new effect everyday using more than 100 effects. So what are you waiting for? Start looking for that cute photos in you file folder now, better yet take a snap shot of that cute face pronto! :D

My first Adgitize payout

Remember what I told you about the benefits of adgitizing here? I'm reaping the fruits (aside from the subsequent traffic that I get) of adgitizing these days. I received my first payout. Yehey! Just want to share with you the proof of what I get from advertising with them.

If you wish to receive the same benefit for your blog as a publisher or as advertiser visit their site now by clicking on the Adgitize banner above. Happy adgitizing with you!

We want to try Direct TV

My kids have been requesting us to have a cable connection at home. They missed a lot of US TV shows like Hannah Montana and Glee which are shown locally through cable subscription. They were able to watch some episodes while visiting our relative who owns a cable TV. If we are to subscribe to a cable company, we want to make sure that it has over 150 digital channels including, of course, our favorite local channels. I don’t want to miss the rerun of “Boys Over Flowers”. *wink* I heard from blogger friends that direct tv is giving this kind of package for $55.99 per month. Who would not grab such an offer knowing the good reviews made about Direct TV Service?

Compare the benefits of Direct TV with your cable or dish network

We inquire about direct tv further and discover that their clients have access to 130 plus channels including my favorite HBO in overwhelming HD (high definition). I will have the chance to watch the movies that I’ve missed on cinemas. Hubby is already excited about having our own Direct TV Satellite System because he will have access to several sports channels such as ESPN GamesPlanTM, ESPN FULL COURT, NBA League PassTM, and MLS DirectKickTM. I can see from where I’m writing this post that he is grinning from ear to ear as I told him about this amazing offer from direct tv. Hubby is practically glued on our TV screen whenever NBA games are shown. But since basketball games are sometimes scheduled for airing by our local channel here, he missed a lot of games from his favorite NBA team. That’s too disappointing for him. Patience dear, owning a DirectTV Satellite will be our next project this year once we have all our bigger obligations settled. For now, we have to work and work some more in order to achieve what we want for our family. :)

My lavender layout

After nearly 10 months in existence, Mom writes for a cause has its own layout design finally. This is courtesy of Ms. Carlota of Dashing Smiles and My Web Blog Designs. I got this free blog make-over from her after I won at Her and History's contest last year. Thanks, Ms. Carlota. :)

You can visit her site if you wish to have a nice blog makeover like mine.

Photohunt - Jiggly

Getting jiggly with Polly Pocket Dance 'N Groove Hula Crissy. One of the gifts received by my daughter last Christmas.

This is my entry for Photohunt.

Mommy Moments - New born days

Our kids are God's most precious gift to us.

Naomi was three days old when this picture was taken in March 1997. She only weighs 4.11 pounds.

This is our first family photograph with Khalil. He was born on July 1999.

Visit more new born babies here.