Lablab for Kids Christmas 2015: Gift-Giving and Party at Baybay Maningcol

After we opened our Lablab for Kids Christmas 2015 project last November, we received pledges of donations from relatives, family, family friends, close friends, FB friends, and even non-friends.  They were very positive about the project and were very excited to take part on it.  Even our customers took joy in dropping their P5 coin/s to our piggy bank from the dozen/s balloons they'd ordered.  They appreciated the thought and some even dropped more coins aside from what was stated in the mechanics.  I guess that's just how Christmas is.  A season of sharing and giving.  So the project had materialized into something "big" (for me) though there were some pledges that weren't fulfilled.  And the time has come to finally give joy to the kids of the little community we found the heart for at Baybay Maningcol!

Cast of Characters:  

Bida: Baybay Maningcol Kids

On the Mic: Morishka Nicole Uy

Prayer and Thanksgiving:  Ma. Lourdes Putis and Vivian Garcia

Sample Queen: Dr. Cherry Ann Tuba

Tig Hatag and Tig Pahiluna: Ann Sharon Lee, Ruth Galarita-Abarrientos, RMT, Dr. Cherry Ann Tuba, Mary Grace Vapor, and April Love Olandesca

Tig Assist: Ella Venice Garcia, Hanah Mae Del Rosario, Krishna Rose Madjos, and Naiah  Abarrientos

Supporting Actors and Actresses: Antonieta Olandesca, Camilo Salvador Olandesca, Mary Bone Putis, Jezreel Villanueva, Ate Girly, Joy Bulagao, Marie Celle Mosqueda, and Elizabeth Ang

Tig Putos: June Ann Olandesca

Tig Karga: Ate Esther and Ate Imelda

Tig Takos: Gwapo nga taga Ice Cream ni Suki

Master Chef: Don Vito Garcia

  

Thank you so much to all of you for sharing your time, heart, and blessings for Lablab for Kids Christmas 2015!  If it were not for you, this project would not have become a reality.  My heart is filled with much joy for your generosity to make things happen!  This is indeed, a powerful collaboration!  The kids of Baybay Maningcol will truly remember this day 'coz you've made their Christmas extra magical and special!  So, next year ulit?  Thank you, thank you for the LOVE! ♥  

Special thanks to Ann Sharon Lee, Ruth Abarrientos, April Love, Jezreel, Marie Celle Mosqueda, Elizabeth Ang, Dr. Cherry Ann Tuba, and to all customers of Fascino, Esim Hardware, Ong's Fine Jewelries, and Elizabeth Pharmacy for making ‪#‎LablabForKidsChristmas2015‬ project a success! :)

Games, games, games:

Gifts and Prizes:

Click here for more photos!  Credits to Emmanuel Bom Putis for the photos.  :)

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A Hundred Years Birthday Celebration

Welcome to the 100th year birthday celebration of Lola Meding!

From kiddie pillars to taller towers!

Balloon chandeliers, hearts, and the like!

 Youth is the gift of nature, but age is the work of art. Such a great blessing to reach a hundred years! Happy happy birthday, Lola Meding!

Venue at Bethany Gardens Hotel and Restaurant.  Balloon arrangement by Fascino.  Thank you Jalalon family for trusting us! :)

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Lablab for Kids Christmas 2015 :)

Since today is Thanksgiving Sunday, let us give thanks to our Lord with an ever grateful heart!  God has been so good to us for keeping us away from harm and sickness.  By the looks of it since you're reading this, you are perfectly in a safe place and in good health.  There are plenty to be thankful for!  The moment we open our eyes this morning is such a great blessing for us to enjoy another day of life God has given us.  We are all blessed in every aspect of our lives may it be mentally, physically, or emotionally.  However, we sometimes forget to give thanks because we tend to stumble upon the daily battles we might be fighting.  May it be a tough job, an unfriendly colleague, a dwindling economy, or a missing part of us.  We tend to focus on such things, making us forget to count our blessings.  So for today, let us pause for a while and be reminded of the goodness God has bestowed upon us.

In this matter, a simple "thank you" would already mean a lot.  It's the thought and act of being grateful that count.  But would it be nicer if we give back?  As the children's action song goes, "It's just like a magic penny.  Hold it tight and you won't have any.  Spend it, share it.  Give it away!  It will come right back to you."  I'm amazed I still memorize this song from grade school taught to us by Mrs. Carmen Guangco!  And what was the first stanza of the song?  Hmmm.....  "Love is something if you give it away.  Give it away.  Give it away.  Love is something if you give it away.  It will come right back to you."  Yes!  I exactly memorize the lyrics of the song!  I do believe that love is indeed something if we give it away!  Thank you, Ma'am Guangco for not only teaching us this song but also teaching us the value of loving and giving.

So that means, we can also say "thank you" by giving.  Since we are tremendously blessed, let us also share the blessings we had receive from God!  I know each one of us has his/her own way of sharing and giving but if you would like to give more, you can also allow us to be the way for that.  In continuation to Fascino by Maria Rosalia's project last year which was entitled "50 days of Christmas:  Singko Mo, E-Regalo Mo", we are again opening up another one in collaboration with a dear benefactor.  For this year, we name it as "Lablab for Kids Christmas 2015 :)"!

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That's the product of our brainstorming last week 'coz we envision to put a smile in every kid's heart for Christmas starting today until we grow old.  "Lablab" is the baby talk for love in Cebuano language.  We used the slang instead of the proper word because it sounds sweeter, nicer, and kid-friendly.  In short, it's more malambing.  'Coz everytime a child makes lambing to us, our hearts easily melt.  

So we make lambing to you too.  Hehe.....  If you have old children's books, children's clothes, children's shoes, and children's toys that can still be used, we're willing to adopt them for the little community we are currently eyeing at Baybay Maningcol.  Donate 'em at Fascino starting tomorrow until December 24, 2015.  If you still don't have kids and don't have the aforementioned stuff, you can also have your share by ordering your balloons at Fascino.  Yes, your purchase can also be of great help!  For every dozen of balloons ordered at Fascino Store, you will be able to donate 5 pesos to the said community.  But take note, prices of our balloons remain the same.  There are no add-ons for we will only be getting a portion of it for kids' joy!

Then our Thanksgiving Sunday becomes a meaningful one.  Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks by sharing your blessings!  Let's jumpstart the holiday season by spreading love love love!  See you at Fascino! :)

*Prices for every dozen of balloons are still P180 for assorted colors, P190 for choice of colors, and P200 for cartoon character print. 

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Praise God there ain't no typhoon this year!  Thank God there ain't no fatalities to be aided so Fascino's project for this year is for kids' joy!  As we launched our project last month, balloon orders kept coming thus making our 50 days of Christmas fruitful.  We didn't expect to have collected as much P5 coins for every dozen of balloons ordered at the store.  Aside from that, some customers/friends were also so generous to share their coins to our piggy bank.  So everything was made possible.  A party was thrown to the kids of Brgy. Bongbong Happy Church outreach and gifts were given to each and every child.  We had celebrated a very bountiful Christmas last week and this came into realization because of all of you.  Now here are some pics of the joy the kids experienced as our way of saying, "Thank you, thank you, ang babait ninyo!" :)

Parlor games were played and winners were given prizes.

A magic show was performed by Mr. Clown which amazes the kids so much!

Playtime with Bugs Bunny was a lot of fun time!

Now here comes the food and the gifts!

It's not only the kids who enjoyed but also the adults as well.

Thank you so much to my Singko Mo, E-Regalo Mo army for supporting this project all the way!  Thanks to Papa, Mama, Ep2x, and Laling.  To our cousin, Rio and niece Ella.  And of course, to Fascino's stockholders (hehehe) Annalyn, Christ, Alvite and Jing2x.  Thank you, thank you for sharing your time, talent, and effort to Fascino by Maria Rosalia!

And to you my dear blog readers and loyal customers, a big THANK YOU to all of you and 'till our next project, Fascinofiers! :)

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Whimsical Wednesday: Happy Frozen Christmas

Whimsical Wednesday shows my fancy in a myriad of beautiful things. 

My December started without a feeling of December.  Then again, it would just be another cold December as my Decembers always had.  I even told Christ and Annalyn when we met last Saturday that I wasn't excited for Christmas.  I didn't even touch a single Christmas decor when my sister put up our Christmas tree at home.  Worst, I didn't have any plan of decorating Fascino for Christmas.  But I got rebuked when I watched ASAP last Sunday.  The show started with Martin Nievera's speech on how fortunate we were for being safe and dry while the others were battling yet another typhoon, Ruby.  So I told myself to set aside my lonely and selfish feelings.  It is just too selfish of me to only think of myself and grumbling about same old grumbles I have.  So I found light amidst the darkness I'm making to myself.

Gladly, my heart followed suit.  I am not that too selfish anyway!  As what Vice Ganda also said that night in GGV, "If we can't be happy, why not pass happiness to others so happiness will voluntarily find us."  So the following day, I decided to decorate the store!  However, I got tired and bored of same old decorations we have and thanks to my former student, Crissie for the fresh new frozen idea!  We got inspiration from FROZEN!!!!

More gladly, then came along Christ to the rescue!  With my new storekeeper Jing2x's help, everything was made possible!

Crafternoon with Christ and Jing2x

Then Olaf becomes the new Santa!  Kids passing by are mesmerized and tongue-tied at first before they exclaim "Ma, it's Olaf!" I feel happier making kids happy!  I also received FB queries on where our location is which made me more than glad.  So we are welcoming all of you to do visit us and take photos of Olaf with you!  Post your photo on FB or Instagram, write a sweet caption, and add the hashtags #ChristmasAtFascino #Ozamiz.  Ten best shots and ten best captions will receive Fascino scents of your choice!  This is our way of saying a big "THANK YOU!" for keeping us up for years now!  We will be waiting for your posts and let's all gonna have a Happy Frozen Christmas! :)  

Thank you so much for the realization and materialization of my simpleng hiling, Kringy!!! You do not only made me super happy but also all the kids and kids at heart passing by Fascino everyday! :)

Visit Fascino along Gomez St., (beside Mom's Sweet Delight, across Kinny's Bakeshop) Ozamiz City! :)

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5 5 5

5 is for quintessence.  5 is the number of Islam.  5 is greater than four.  And 5 is the number of the day because today is November 5 bringing in high 5 of good tides!  First and foremost, today marks the launching of my ever favorite blogger, Patty Laurel's newly-dressed website.  So if you want to get good vibes for happy lives, do waste your time with her at www.pattylaurel.com.  To my idol Patty, more power!  You're always an inspiration to many.  I'm looking forward to read and see more of your adventures with your hubby, Patrick Filart! :)

Second, today is 50 days to Christmas!  Yepey!!!  It's now start of the season to be jolly!!!  So with this, I am also launching a new project for the little community me and my family are supporting at Brgy. Bongbong, Ozamiz City.  In cooperation with Fascino Body Essentials, we are naming this project Singko Mo, E-Regalo Mo wherein for every dozen of balloons ordered at Fascino Store, you will be able to donate 5 pesos to the said community.  Proceeds of this fund-raising project will be used to let the children of this community experience a happier Christmas.  We envision to give them a Christmas party with lots of food, games, and gifts!  Wouldn't it be great to share a little monetarily and give big joy heartily?  But let me have this clear with you.  Prices of our balloons remain the same.  There are no add-ons for we will only be getting a portion of it for kids' joy! 

So let's start the ball rolling!  Starting today up to December 25, we're gonna have 50 days of Christmas through Singko Mo, E-Regalo Mo!  Your 5 pesos will definitely go a loooong way.

Now that's my 5 5 5!  5 for 50 days.  5 for November 5.  And 5 for 5 pesos that when saved up would become bigger and make every child smile! :)

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*Prices for every dozen of balloons are still P180 for assorted colors and P190 for choice of color.

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Fascino Store @ 5!

Exactly five years ago, we opened Fascino along Gomez St., Ozamiz City.  Time just flies soooo fast as I always say and here we are, still standing proud of keeping the biz at pace.  From a cramped little corner at Centrum Department Store which we opened last June 5, 2009,

Blessing at Centrum

to a cute pink shop in our former little house, Fascino had gone through the tests of times.  (For the complete history, see Here Comes the Fascino Store of My Fascino.)

Inauguration and Soft Opening

Truly, running a business is not an easy task much more to a non-business person like me.  I never had any business training and I didn't have appropriate knowledge in putting up one.  What I just had was a dream - a dream of giving my family better living.  So despite the downside of the business, I fought for it and we also triumphed the trials by God's blessings!

Fascino's First Christmas

Fascino's First Valentine's <3

With that, we had a thanksgiving last November 6, 2010 wherein we also had a relaunching of the brand and a shooting for Fascino's first TV ad as well.

Relaunching of Fascino's New Look

And so the store became known not just in Ozamiz but also the whole province of Misamis Occidental.  However, we were still striving in marketing our products and in making sales.  Well, it's reality that apparel and fragrances are not needs but luxuries especially to people in our city who are only earning just enough to meet daily commodities.  Sales were not really good so we added party needs and balloons to our merchandise on August 25, 2012!

Party Needs and Balloons Added to the Store

Luckily, the idea of including party needs and balloons saved Fascino from going into its downfall.  I couldn't say that it's totally a downfall because we were not bankrupt.  It's just that, we were only break-even with the fragrances and apparel.  And fortunately with the party supplies, we began profiting!  People came to recognize and we also entered balloon arrangement.

Extension of the Store to Accommodate Balloon Orders 

From a bare, clean, pink store in its opening in 2009 to a lush, embellished, blue store in its happy days in 2010 to a messy, dusty, rubber-smelling bigger store in its bountiful days at present, Fascino may have different looks but still instills its goal by heart.  And this is to be a channel of blessings to others.  

Fascino and Friends

So apart from my family who are always there to support me since day one, thank you so much to all my storekeepers - Hayde, Len2x, Glaiza, Tata, Mary (who served for only a week), Mispha (who served for two months whom I kicked out for not remitting all the balloon sales), and Cecile who just came in today.  A big "thank you" to the in-betweeners who had filled up the store in my absence - Christ, Annalyn, Deo, and Alvite.  To my forever suki Ann2x and my frequent visitor Hannah.  To my MUHS gang - Yieldeza, Irish, Cheryl, Ate Aida, Rhea, Rene, and Charelle.  And of course, to my MUHS kids who are so kulit every time they pay a visit to the store.  Last but not least, special thanks to that special someone who had made this store a once happy place. :)  It's not that this place is not happy now.  It's just that, here is an empty seat, an empty store, and an empty me.  Though I had planned for a renovation last year, I couldn't move yet because I don't have that fuel to do so like before.  You know where to find me.....

And above all else, thank you so much to Papa Jesus for the realization of my dream and for all the bountiful blessings that you had showered upon us!  Thank you for the creative mind and creative hands you had bestowed upon us and these we use for your glory!

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Feature Friday: Fascino's Special Event Party Favors

Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun!

It has been a while since Fascino opened its Special Event Party Favors services!  With this, we had hosted four kiddie parties last 2013 and as a baby in this business venture, that is already a big accomplishment to us!  And also considering my very hectic schedule, we had managed to cater the needs of our baby customers, namely:

Andrea Bertulfo - June 28, 2013

Disney Princesses-Themed Party

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Spiderman-Themed Party

Krishma Kelzi Garcia - November 4, 2013

Tinkerbell-Themed Party

Mary Irene Ortiz - December 5, 2013 

Kids Party with Clown and Mascot

So if you want a humble yet very memorable birthday celebration that is just right for your budget, visit as at Gomez St., Ozamis City (beside Mom's Sweet Delight, across Kinny's Bakeshop).  Book your parties early so we can have enough time to prepare for it and make it the most unforgettable moment of your child's life.  Because the smile of every child is what we treasure most! :)

Fascino's Special Event Party Favors

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Planning for a Make-Over

Four years and counting.....  My baby Fascino had turned four years old last August 5, 2013!  Sad to say, I wasn't able to visit my baby that day and I wasn't able to celebrate its birthday due to some inevitable circumstances.  So as a way to make it up for my baby, I'm planning for a huge store make-over!  

Since we're already into kids' party supplies, I would like my shop to become more kid-friendly.  I would love it to look like a colorful candy that is so mouth-watering and pleasing to the eyes.  So now, I'd just like to share some of the photos I had scoured over the net for inspiration and concept for my baby's new look!

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But the problem is, I'm not really into construction thingy.  Who will help me out with this?  Oh, I summon the creative side of me!  I really don't have any idea on how to start this out.  Fairy godmother, do bring magic in transforming my shop into a Hansel and Gretel Candy House!

Fascino now specializes on all baptism and birthday party needs!  We accept order for invitation, giveaways, balloons, cakes, etc.  Name it and we have it! :)  Take a look at our party packages here or visit us at Gomez St., Ozamis City (beside Mom's Sweet Delight, across Kinny's Bakeshop)! :)    

          

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