Registration for Baristas’ Quest in Davao, Baguio and Cebu, Now Open!

Calling all Baristas and Coffee Enthusiasts in the Philippines!

The registration is now open for Baristas’ Quest, a campaign of competitions created for baristas and coffee enthusiasts to showcase their skills in coffee that will take place in Davao, Baguio and Cebu this July.

Three different competitions are prepared for the month-long campaign. If you can identify a unique coffee in a set of cups, you may join the Flavors + Profiles: Coffee Triangulation—a cup tasting activity that will be held at the Frog Kaffe in Davao City on July 3.

For artists who can create designs using milk, Baguio City will be having the Coffee + Art: Latte Art Throwdown at Halfroom Coffee on July 10.

Meanwhile, for individuals who can extract rich coffee flavors into a cup, the Kettle + Cup: Coffee Brewing Challenge is set to happen at the Tightrope Coffee in Cebu City on July 25.

Michael Harris Lim, President and CEO of Henry & Sons Trading and Manufacturing Company, Inc., who is also the 2019 Philippine National Barista Champion and the 2019 World Barista Championship Semi-Finalist, leads the Baristas’ Quest campaign.

“Over the years, our company is committed in championing the local coffee scene through programs that promote sustainability in our coffee industry—from the farmers down to our baristas—by alleviating their status, improving their skills, and promoting camaraderie,” said Michael Harris Lim.

Registration is free. Interested participants may register at bit.ly/BaristaQuest-Davao, bit.ly/BaristaQuest-Baguio, and bit.ly/BaristaQuest-Cebu.

The champions of these competitions will get the chance to represent his or her region by getting a competitor sponsorship package for the National Coffee Championships, a travel allowance and accommodation to the National Barista Conference happening in Manila this September, and a Comandante Grinder! These events are co-sponsored by the venue partners.

To know more about Barista Quest visit www.facebook.com/baristasquest/ or contact Tony Dy at 0917.153.1188.

Wordless Wednesday: Congratulations My Dear Niece!

Last July 14 of this year is the graduation day of my niece in college at University of Lyceum of the Philippines. She is MassCom or should I say AB 😊😙👏👏.

Last July 14 of this year is the graduation day of my niece in college at University of Lyceum of the Philippines. She is MassCom or should I say AB 😊😙👏👏.

Congrats bebe 😘😍. Your Mama and Papa are so proud of you. Congrats again👏😊.

Bleeding Love (Da Ren Wu Music Video)

Hello everyone, good day, let's start our day and our weekend full of happiness and good vibes. I decide to have a place of music or song here on my blog, and this is every week and for every Monday only.

I do this thing too before on my old blog but because of the bad happen on my old blog I decided to move this kind of meme here at my new blog.

Ok let's start our meme today and this week and to start I choose "Bleeding Love" song of Leona Lewis. Da Ren Wu music video is my best choice cause I think the song is so suited and fitted on the movie clip or the movie story.

You guys, what's your song of the week? Share your guys 😘?

Help Me?

Its been a long time since the last time I blogged here, sorry for that, I'm just so busy on my personal life 😅. And maybe I have no idea or should I say I have no story to tell and to share here.

Anyways, I'm here today to blog here because I want to asking a little help from you guys. I'm thinking of buying a custom domain name for this blog of mine. But I don't know which name extension I want. My first choice is dot.us and the second one is dot.net.

And also guys, help me too to decide which name I need to choose, Momdiary or Rosediary. Can you help me to choose? Help me to decide too, guys?

And one more thing, whose willing to help me to register or to buy a domain on godaddy.com.ph for me. Don't worry guys I will pay back the money on you, promise. I had a little problem with my Paypal 😅, I have no money there, but I have cash on hand here.

Could you help me, guys 🙏🙏? I will pay or should I say I will send the money through Money Remittance like Palawan Express or Cebuana.

UMak student crowned Miss Makati 2019

An 18-year old student of the University of Makati (UMak), Micah Beatrice Santos from Barangay West Rembo, has been crowned Miss Makati 2019, besting 23 other candidates at the Coronation Night held Friday at the Makati Coliseum.

Makati Mayor Abby Binay said the newly-crowned Miss Makati 2019 impressed the judges with her striking beauty, self-confidence and intelligence, which have made her an ideal partner of the city government in promoting a “smart, sustainable and future-ready Makati”.

“Miss Makati 2019 has risen above the challenges she has faced and turned these into opportunities to grow and become a stronger and better person. I am confident that she will be able to fulfil her crucial role in accelerating Makati’s transformation as a Smart City,” Mayor Abby said.

The mayor said Miss Makati 2019 will serve as the city’s ambassador of goodwill while inspiring fellow young Makatizens to strive for excellence and take an active part in city-building, as defined by the 2019 pageant theme, “Creating the Future Now”.

Santos is also the current titleholder of Miss UMak 2019. She stated that her advocacy is to campaign against bullying, having been a victim of bullies herself, and vowed to help fellow victims overcome adversity.

Mayor Abby, accompanied by Miss Makati 2018 Karla O’Hara and Congressman Luis Campos, crowned Miss Makati 2019.

Mayor Abby also congratulated the other winners, Miss Makati Tourism 2019 Kristina Cassandra Bahaj and Miss Makatizen 2019 Venice Kayla Barrameda.

“Both Miss Makati Tourism 2019 and Miss Makatizen 2019 have shown that they are up to the task of helping us promote innovations that will empower and inspire the citizens of Makati,” she stated.

Bahaj, 22, a resident of Barangay Sta. Cruz, said that she was motivated to join the pageant by her personal experience with taking care of a family member suffering from dementia, her own grandmother. This led to her advocacy for making Makati the first “dementia-friendly city” in the country.

Barrameda, 21-year old resident of Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, who also won as Miss CEU 2016 at Centro Escolar University, is an advocate of good oral health. Her goal is to promote oral health by providing dental missions for the less privileged to give back to the city.

Miss Makati 2019 took home P200,000 cash prize, a crown, a sash, a gift pack from Home of Beauty Color (HBC), and P50,000 worth of gift certificates from iSkin Aesthetic Lifestyle.

Miss Makati Tourism 2019, on the other hand, won a cash prize of P150,000, a crown, a sash, an HBC gift pack, and P50,000 worth of gift certificates from iSkin Aesthetic Lifestyle. Miss Makatizen 2019 bagged P100,000 cash prize, a crown, a sash, an HBC gift pack, and P50,000 worth of gift certificates from iSkin Aesthetic Lifestyle.

Bahaj was also named “Miss Air Asia” while Barrameda won the titles “Miss iSkin Aesthetic Lifestyle” and “Miss Balmain”. The title “Miss Congeniality” was won by Gianelle Anne Balaton, 22, of Barangay Valenzuela, “Miss Photogenic” went to Micah Beatriz Santos; and “Best in Long Gown” was Renee Rose Tirones, 23, of Barangay San Lorenzo.

Now on its 29th year, the Miss Makati 2019 coronation night was hosted by Mikael Daez and Issa Litton. The pageant was part of the month-long celebration of the 349th Founding Anniversary of Makati with the theme, “Makati 2025: Fasttracking Progress”.

The board of judges in this year’s pageant was chaired by Albert Andrada, designer; together with Sheila Romero, CEO Air Asia; Kate Pagkalinawan, CEO iSkin Aesthetic Lifestyle; George Royeca, CEO/owner of Angkas; Franco Laurel, singer and actor; Ruffa Gutierrez, actress and beauty queen; Tim Yap, host and media practitioner; and designers Anthony Ramirez and Paul Cabral.

Entertainment numbers were provided by Air Dance, Nexus (Makati Dance Challenge 2018 Champions), and balladeer Michael Pangilinan.

The other 21 finalists included Charlene Marie Inonog (Kasilawan); Stephanie Isabelle Aquino (Poblacion); Sophia Michaela Leanne Aguado (Pio del Pilar); Alliaa Nicole Diputado (Tejeros); Gianelle Anne Balaton (Valenzuela); Patricia Rose Pangan (San Isidro); Bianca Gabrielle Abaya (Poblacion); Lailah Guiuan (Pembo); Kaoru Aseana Pimentel (South Cembo); Jan Karen Esguerra (Bel-Air);

Monica Acuno (West Rembo); Hannah Patricia Beatrice Kristiansen (Northside); Desiree Harriet Alyanna Gamboa (Guadalupe Viejo); Charlyn Joyce Barrientos (Southside); Ma. Anna Clarisse Villavicencio (San Antonio); Marie Gabrielle Brillantes (Poblacion); Princess Vinia Putulin (South Cembo); Renee Rose Tirones (San Lorenzo); Elliah Kate Nicolas (East Rembo); Jeanne Pauline Suplente (Guadalupe Viejo); and Erika Mae Salvador (Comembo).

The candidates were adjudged with the following criteria: Intelligence, 40 percent; beauty, 40 percent; and personality, 20 percent.

YOUR GADGET EXPERT COMPANY BRINGS YOU INTO A WORLD OF UNIQ BETTER BY DESIGN

Macpower Marketing Corporation launches another brand that would dress up your gadgets

UNIQ, a Singaporean brand, designs series of functionally stylish gadget accessories and travel essentials to ensure you stay in style at home or away. Its products are driven by the shared belief that good design should be BEAUTIFUL, FUNCTIONAL, and SUBTLE. They craft experiences with their products to make our lives better; every single day.

UNIQ is perfect gadget accessories and essentials for young professionals and professionals, it can be their companion in office works, business travels or at home. Stay in style anywhere you go.

“Each UNIQ design went through stages of prudent planning and development, with scrupulous sourcing and careful selection of quality materials, textiles, and craftsmanship to produce the kind of premium goods we are proud to call ours.” DAVID, Head of Design and Development.

UNIQ just recently held their brand launching at F1 Hotel last June 13, 2019.

Check out the products UNIQ has to offer:

CHARGING

Solid elegance meets full practicality in the form of Aereo, our 3-in-1 Fast Wireless Charging Pad bundled with QC 3.0 fast charger. Enjoy streamlined charging by powering up iPhone, Airpods and Apple Watch simultaneously on one single platform. A stylish space-saving solution, Aereo is designed to be so beautifully simple that it blends right in.

Enjoy effortless on-the-go charging with Vertex, a wireless charger from the LITHOS Collective that defies the rules of functional design. Designed for ultimate convenience, its simple folding mechanism and 3-coil design allow for easy flat-lay and upright charging at any angle – all without compromising on style. Crafted with a unique texturized finishing that is granular to touch, this portable wireless charger makes for a clever elegant piece on any workspace you place it on.

With compatibility in over 150 countries, including America, Australia, Europe, UK, and Asia, Voyage helps you stay charged and connected, no matter which part of the world you're at. Equipped with USB-C fast charging technology, and is able to charge up to five devices simultaneously. Comes with a travel pouch to store product.

Channel the right energy with Versa Slim Kit, our power adaptor bundle with fast charging USB-C to C tough cable. Built with 18W Power Delivery and slim enough for those hard to reach wall sockets, Versa lends your charging experience a contemporary edge in both speed and style.

A desktop classic upgraded in form and power, Surge is a charging station equipped with 2 USB-C PD Ports at 90W Max Power and 2 Quick Charge 3.0 USB ports for simultaneous charging of all devices at full speed. Designed in flatlay orientation to ensure clean cable lines for complete charging ease.

Designed for those who work on their smartphone and gadgets all day, Fuele is equipped with USB-C power delivery to charge and recharge them 30% faster and up to 3 devices simultaneously. Encased in premium leatherette with an ultra-slim profile to turn ordinary everyday charging into a refined and delightful experience.

CABLES

Simple, understated design methodology backs the overall aesthetics for Halo. Intentionally created to look clean, sleek, and uncluttered, its slender and featherweight size makes it perfect for on-the-go usage. Comes in Lightning and USB-C cable.

Flex USB-C to Lightning cable supports 18W Power Delivery to charge your iPhone at the fastest speed available – up to 60% in 30 minutes. Made ultra-durable with Military Grade material and Xtreme360™ Strain Relief design for incredible flexibility, and completed with a slim charging tip that fits most cases.

CASES

Add the contemporary robustness and touch of genuine leather to your Airpod case with Terra, a protective casing crafted with full-grain quality leather. Designed to shield your Airpod case with a premium pop of color and comes with a bottom cut out for charging ease.

The Ultimate Handsfree Experience. Get full functionality out of your smart device with an integrated stand. Whether you're texting, video-calling, or watching your favorite movies, you can now enjoy protection that comes with hands-free connectivity.

Inspired by the idea of finding safety and security from nature, Element series is a splendid showcase of exquisitely crafted case designs made contemporary with refined natural materials. Like the naturally occurring phenomenon found in nature, no two Element cases are the same.

Engineered with Edge-to-edge Co-Mould Technology with PC coverage on the sides for maximum shock-and-drop protection.

Flaunt your device in a case where style and protection amalgamates. With flexible luxe material and absolute protection, you’ll be ready to take on the day’s challenges on the chin.

Enough of the same humdrum of carrying dull gadget accessories, allow us to bring you to the world of UNIQ as it opens its very First Kiosk in the Philippines on June 22, 2019. Located at 4F Cyberzone, The Annex Building, SM City North EDSA.

Altogether, let’s step into Uniq by using #uniqbetterbydesignph and tagging @uniqbetterbydesignph on Instagram.

It's Time To Move

It's been a days since I created this blog as back up blog of mine. And then since I can't retrieve my old blog because of error and being banned I think this is the right time to move here and to announce that this back up blog is now officially my personal and my official blog site from now on.

From now on, and starting this day Mom Diary and https://ilovemomsh.blogspot.com is now my official blog site 😉, and I'm thinking to upload and remove my all posts and comments here from WordPress to here (blogger). For now, I'm still learning the steps of how to uploading my WordPress blog posts and comments here at blogger. I hope I learned it 😅😊. Or maybe start from the start again 🤔, I mean start from the fresh one and scratch 🤔😅. What do you think, guys?

By the way, I'm thinking too to buy a custom domain for this blog. I want dot.com or dot.us or the cheapest one 😊. I try in Namecheap.com which domain name extension is on sale. Like what I said a while ago, com or us is the domain I want and, luckily, dot.us is for $3.88 only and $8.48 yearly.

The domain I like is not the cheap one, there's another one, which is XYZ with a pri ce of $1.38 only. Suddenly I don't know when I buy cause I don't have PayPal or credit card. And I don't know if the registration company I know or should I say the company where I bought my first domain has dot.us.

For now, blogspot.dom is my temporary domain extension. Maybe next month I can buy one.

What do you think? Buy own domain or not? Help me to decide guys?

LBC Launches Php 80 Pasabog Promo for Cash on Pick Up Transactions

LBC has terrific news for online sellers. LBC is launching the Cash on Pick-up (COP) P80 Pasabog Promo. Starting on June 1, 2019 until August 31, 2019, LBC will charge a fixed rate of only 80 pesos for LBC COP transactions of shipments up to 3 kgs.!

LBC’s COP regular service rates are competitive and are designed to provide value for money for each buyer and seller. With the upcoming COP P80 Pasabog Promo, online sellers and buyers have the opportunity to take advantage of the cheapest and most affordable service rates of any logistics provider in the country.

The LBC COP P80 flat rate offer is applicable for the following LBC parcels and boxes: N-Pack Small, N-Pack Large, KB Mini, KB Slim and KB Small. This fixed rate applies to valid shipments coming from any domestic origin going to any domestic destination. A minimum charge of 15 pesos will be added as valuation fee and may increase depending on the declared value of the shipment.

Through LBC COP, online sellers immediately expand their reach in the market as they gain access to LBC’s more than 1400 LBC branches nationwide as pick-up points and payment centers for their buyers. LBC COP facilitates the “Kaliwaan System”, making transactions safer and more secure for both buyers and sellers. LBC COP also makes online sales transactions faster and more convenient for buyers and sellers because they can count on the speed and reliability of the LBC brand.

The COP P80 Pasabog Promo is a way for LBC to thank their legion of customers and a way to show their commitment to continuously innovate and evolve to support Filipino online businesses.

For more information, visit https://lbcexpress.com/80-pesos-pasabog. *Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 10157 Series of 2019. Promo runs from June 1 to August 31, 2019

Kimstore Partners with LBC as New Paycollect Merchant

For pioneers in the e-commerce industry to remain relevant and stay ahead of the pack, they must not solely bank on their experience and know-how – and partner with companies that will help them grow their business. This is especially so when it comes to businesses who need to deal with customers who still opt to make cash payments for their orders and transactions.

Kimstore, the Philippines’ most reliable online gadget store in the country and one of the most awarded online platform, knows this too well. In their quest to make it easier for Filipinos to own and enjoy the latest in mobile technology- from mobile phones, laptops, cameras, gaming consoles, tablet PCs, and various accessories, they chose to partner with LBC in making sure that cash-reliant Filipinos will have an easier way of paying for their orders.

This is why they chose to sign up as a partner of LBC’s Paycollect. With this invaluable service offered by LBC Business Solutions, Kimstore can now access LBC’s nationwide network of more than 1400 branches to collect cash payments from their customers. For just a minimal remittance fee, LBC Paycollect allows Kimstore and other enrolled merchants to use all LBC branches as payment centers for their buyers. More than that, LBC Paycollect service provides these merchants a full consolidated report of all the payments collected and LBC will remit these payments in a manner and lead time most acceptable to them.

By joining LBC’s growing roster of satisfied and successful Paycollect merchants, Kimstore is certain that they will be able attract more online customers into their fold while ensuring that their business remains viable as new competitors surface.

GCASH LOOKING FOR NGO PARTNERS IN MINDANAO FOR GCASH FOR GOOD PROGRAM

Leading mobile money platform, GCash, is looking for partners in Mindanao for its GCash for Good - a pioneering corporate social responsibility program that enables Filipinos to donate to non-government organizations (NGOs) that champion worthy advocacies from education, environment to animal welfare among others.

This was announced yesterday by GCash VP for Corporate Communications Reyner Villasenor in a press launch held in Park Inn Hotel in Davao City who said that GCash for Good is another big step to further develop the GCash app into a more socially relevant and sustainable platform that help addresses issues across different levels of society.

GCash, operated by operated by Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), is well-equipped to become a springboard for donations to non-government organizations that champion various advocacies, thanks to its scale and innovative digital platform. Thus, the GCash executive is calling on all NGOs in Davao City and nearby cities and provinces to join the GCash for Good as their partners in spreading good to all.

"With GCash for Good, GCash users can use the GCash app to donate to various groups to create an impact on society. This allows GCash to be a more inclusive and open platform that will help create better opportunities for millions of Filipinos. I am calling on all our NGO friends in Davao region and in the whole of Mindanao to join us as we spread the power of good through GCash,” Villasenor said.

For interested NGOs, some regulatory requirements need to be completed before becoming official GCash for Good partners to ensure the organizations are legitimate and the money donated cannot be abused.

The GCash for Good program currently involves 35 NGOs, which are included in the initial batch after completing their documentation requirements both from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Mynt before the program was launched. The program has already been launched in Manila and Cebu.

During the GCash for Good launch in Davao City, Villasenor also disclosed that that people now prefer to donate online, as this removes the hassle of having to go through long queues and processes, giving them more time to focus on their daily lives.

He quoted a study by 2017 Global Trends in Giving which shows that 54 percent of individuals prefer to donate online, while the total volume of donations made online grew by a strong 12.1 percent.

Various researches also show a growing trend in micro-donations and crowdfunding, with sites like Patreon and Kofi gaining massive support. According to Tech’s Good, micro-donations range between $0.25 and $10. This kind of donations, although small at a time, can make a huge difference once added up.

"With innovative mobile money technology like GCash, people who want to do good are now empowered with a more efficient experience. Any amount will create huge opportunities for organizations that forward different issues. With GCash for Good, users will also have direct access to where their donations go. It showcases a more transparent ad user-friendly interface for anyone to access, ” Villasenor stressed.

Back Up Blog

Ok, since I recognized that my blog link is blocked and banned in Facebook and Instagram, and I don't know where it's back to normal I decide to make and create back up blog site with new blog URL of course for a while or maybe for good.

I hope this time everything is ok and can't get or can't see that error again in the future. I love blogging so much and trying my best to have or create a blog post every time I'm free.

Anyways, a while ago, I said that I create a backup blog. Yeah create one, and this time I'm back again in Blogger and, my new blog link URL is https://ilovemomsh.blogspot.com. Yeah, guys, i.m back in Blogger again. I need to make a new one or should I say a backup blog because I have no choice cause my custom domain name is banned and can't use it anymore.

I wish this time I never block or ban again. I need to be careful and be aware from now on.

What's Happening?

Oh my god, what's happening? Last Monday, I noticed that my Instagram is had a problem and got an error there while I'm trying to like or heart the new post of my friends. But suddenly I encountered an error which is "Link is not allowed: It looks like your profile contains a link that is not allowed. We restrict certain content and actions to protect our community. Tell us if you think we made a mistake."

I don't know what's going on and I don't know how to fix that error. I don't know where to report regarding that error and, also I don't know how to contact or to email the Instagram Support. The only link I have on my profile is my URL or should I say my blog URL.

I ignored it because I thought it's just a mistake only. And sooner my account is become ok and no errors. But suddenly it's nothing change the error is still there and still can't like a new post.

The said error is on my FB account too. The last blog post that I share on my FB Page and Group is gone and can't see it either on my page. I don't know what's going on and what's happening. I can't figure out why it's happening on my accounts.

I'm a little confused and little panic now because I don't know what's going on and what's the problem. But later on, I found the problem I found which is the real problems. I found that my link blog URL is the problem (http://www.momsjournal.info). I also found and noticed that my blog link is blocked, I don't know why?.

I don't know why my blog link URL becomes blocked on Facebook. When I knew it, I log in on my Instagram account and start removing my blog link on my profile there and gotcha it's back to normal again. I can like and heart my post now. Thank God because I figured it out. My problem now is my blog link. I don't know how to unblock it?

Can you help me, guys? Or I need to move in blogger again.