US Recalls Havaianas Kids

i heard this last night on the news but i was to busy with sid.. a fellow mommy mentioned this and i decided to look for info..

http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml09/09137.html

Children’s Flip Flops Recalled by Alpargatas Due to Violation of Lead in Paint Standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Children’s flip flops

Units: About 210,000

Manufacturer: Alpargatas USA Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: Decorative paint on the sole of the flip flops can contain levels of lead in excess of the federal standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Description: Flip flops of the Havaianas brand containing decorative paint were sold under the following model names: Baby Estampas, Baby Pets, Kids Apple, Kids Fairy, Kids Flores, Kids Lighthouse, Kids Monsters, Kids Surf, Baby Letrinhas, Kids Sports, Kids Candies, Kids Fun, Kids Love, Kids Sereias, Kids Speed, Kids Lucky Bug, Kids Pets, Kids Rock, Kids Slim, Kids Wonder Woman, Kids Small Flowers and Kids Tropical w/Kit. A photo of a representative flip flop is provided below. Havaianas flip flops without decorative paint are not being recalled.

Sold by: Department and specialty stores nationwide from November 2006 through February 2009 for about $15 to $24 a pair.

Manufactured in: Brazil

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled flip flops away from children and return them to Alpargatas USA, Inc. to receive a replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Alpargatas USA at (888) 289-5306 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s Web site at www.havaianasus.com

question is, how about those bought here? i'm thankful sid doesn't have any printed havs.. di pa nga niya madalas sinusuot ung kanya eh.. hehehe

for charity

most of my digiscrap kits are freebies from all the wonderful and generous designers in scrapland.. recently though, while browsing for freebies, i found a massive collaboration kit that i really really liked! i knew i had to get it.. what's also nice about it is that it is for a good cause.. here's a preview of the gigantic kit.. it's the victorian bushfire charity collab kit called spirit of summer



i have never been to australia (though i would love to visit it someday) but i saw the bushfire incident on tv.. i just couldn't believe how devastating that fire was.. and so, i decided to donate to the australian red cross (you can also donate to the salvation army).. im got the kit by doing that.. if one donates more than US$10, you can also get the qp album..



the kit is just amazing! i love every color the designers used! i hope i made a difference by my gesture..

you can get the kit here.. the owner of the site is very nice and very accomodating.. details on how you can donate is there..

hiatus

i was sooo lazy the past weeks.. the last time i blogged was almost three weeks ago.. i don't know what sort of laziness spell was cast over me.. i haven't also been doing my blog hopping.. btw, i turned 29 last february 23.. i think i got overwhelmed with getting older and yet almost nothing has changed.. im still a SAHM and have been jobless for about 2 years now (not that i don't like being a full-time mom and wife.. i hope you know what i mean.. lol)

i haven't ordered the pens i wanted from ebay.. maybe soon.. i'm saving for my girls' photoshoot.. i found one photographer with really good works and affordable too.. i just have to think of a nice place where i can have the kiddos' pictorial.. i still have some time to decide.. hopefully he'll be free when it's all saved up..

so what was i doing while i was too lazy to blog? i was taking care of sid as usual.. she has been very active lately.. she rarely stays in one place and she can turn our room into a blizzard zone in just a few strokes.. i realized that tidying her mess when she's asleep is not a good idea.. better wait until night time so i don't have to do it over and over again..

sam's final quarter exams will be next week.. we have to start reviewing too.. though it will start on a wednesday, i feel we're always pressed for time.. oh, the schedule of the subjects hasn't been given yet.. &^*&%&^#$!!

LP: tipanan sa palawan

ito ay kuha mula sa mitra's ranch sa sta. monica, puerto princesa city, palawan. nuong nakaraang taon ay pinalad kaming makauwi kasama ng aking pamilya sa bayang pinagmulan ng aking kabiyak. sa aming pagpasyal sa lugar na ito ay maraming magsing-irog ang aming nadatnan at hindi ko na lamang isinali sa aking kinuhaan. napakaganda sa lugar na ito, tahimik at napakaaliwalas, bukod pa sa magandang tanawin na tatambad sa iyo. kung magawi kayo duon ay siguradong masisiyahan kayo ng iyong katipan. hehehe..

this view was taken from mitra's ranch in sta. monica, puerto princesa city, palawan. last year, we were lucky enough to go home with my family to my husband's hometown. when we reached the place, a lot of lovers were there and didn't include them anymore in my snapshot. the place is so nice, very peaceful and so refreshing not to mention the beautiful scenery. if you and your loved one visit palawan, make sure you pass by mitra's ranch. you'll surely enjoy.

update on the pilot pens

i mentioned on my previous blog that i wanted to get the pilot pens and they can be bought from the US.. while pondering on whether to buy them or ask my sister to get them for me as gifts, a bright idea came to me, check eBay!!! i likewise googled the main pilot website and found out that there are more than 30 colors!! pen freak alert!! lol i found 2 power sellers from eBay who sell them. one from taiwan and one from hongkong and both with good feedbacks..

i don't have to buy them at once but the other seller is giving me a good price since i'll be getting a lot! im still deciding though but im definitely getting them!

wanting these..

i so wanted to have a new set of this set of pilot pens.. since my birthday is coming up, i might get one for myself.. problem is, it's not available here and i have to order it from the US..



it's available here

the need for high-chairs

last friday, sid and i accompanied my MIL to sm cubao to pay the utility bills and get the tickets she reserved from PAL at their ali mall office. after getting everything done, we decided to take an early lunch at goldilocks. we were actually choosing between max's and goldilocks but since MIL was craving for goldi (and she was paying for lunch too) i agreed. i wanted to eat in max's cause i know they have high chairs for kids.

as soon as we got inside goldilocks, my eyes searched for any high chair but i couldn't find any. i asked the waiter if they have one but to my disappointment, they didn't. i used to not worry about this before because sid wasn't as fidgety as she is now. i used to eat while carrying her with no problems and even finishing ahead of others. i didn't bring her stroller anymore since she likes to walk nowadays and i thought we would be eating at home.

i placed her in the chair next to me but she only managed to sit for 10 seconds. before i knew it she was already standing next to me and waving to the people looking at her. my MIL offered to look after her first while i was hurriedly eating. after that, it was a lot of chasing and sid-calling. hehehe..

i've noticed that a lot of food establishments (or at least the ones we usually go to) here in our country don't have high-chairs for kids and even if some do have them, they are literally "high chairs" -- no seatbelts (good thing i had my sling with me that time so i just used that to secure sid)!

i hope sometime in the future, owners would be responsible enough to provide safe high-chairs for their establishments so we wouldn't have to worry about our kids while we're eating. not all families have those handy portable high chairs you know.. customers would be able to eat as a family and daddy, mommy or yaya wouldn't have to run after the kids anymore while everybody else is eating.

feeling guilty on valentine's day.. =)

background: since sam is performing really well in school, jong decided to increase her daily allowance.. a few days ago (i think monday), jong asked sam if she had saved her money on that day.. sam said only one peso was left and we asked her what she bought then started to discuss with her the value of saving.. she of course just listened to our long lecture.. (good girl!)

last night, she asked me if daddy would be on duty today, v-day, i said yes, he will be. she left the room and surprised us with some gifts..

for daddy 

for me

and of course, for her baby sister

which looked like this after a few seconds..

it really came as a surprise since every year, she would write letters or make cards for all of us so we weren't expecting that she would give gifts this time.. i felt like crying when she gave my gift.. we felt sooooo guilty (especially daddy! hahaha!!) cause of the long lecture we gave her last monday.. my daughter is sooooo sweet..

this morning i asked her how much she've spent.. i figured she wasn't able to buy her usual after-school ice cream just to buy the gifts.. since dad is on duty today, im buying her favorite ice cream tomorrow!!

happy heart's day everyone!!

LP: Puso

ito ang puso. kung bakit kaiba ito sa hugis na kadalasan nating nakikita ay hindi ko rin alam..

ang puso ang isa sa pinakapaborito kong paksa nung ako ay nag-aaral pa.. isang napakaliit na parte ng katawan ngunit napakarami nitong nagagawa.. ito ang namamahala sa pagdaloy ng dugo sa ating katawan.. kasama ang ating utak, sila ang dahilan ng ating pagkabuhay..


this is the heart.. why the shape is different from that we usually see is beyond me..

the heart is one of my favorite topics when i was still studying.. one small part but with many functions.. it regulates the flow of blood to our body.. together with the brain, they are the main reason of our existence..

a colorful world

i have an obsession for pens -- even hi-liters -- for as long as i can remember.. when i finished med and after passing the boards, i thought that that obsession will disappear.. it didn't! it just took a rest.. whenever i am in national bookstore, i have to check on the pens section or i would feel something is missing..

recently, i found out that pilot released a new 3-in-1 pen called Coletto.. aside from the usual colors of black, blue and red, they have refills in light pink, light blue, green and violet.. too bad when i got mine there weren't any available refills.. that means i have to check and call every now and then so i'll know if there are stocks already..

last monday, during a visit to nbs trinoma, the long-awaited refills were available! i didn't waste any time in getting them.. i also got a new barrel so i can already use them..