BDJ Rendezvous “Woman with Vision” + Giveaway!

     Hello dearies :) Happy weekend! I'm so excited to share with you that BDJ also known as Belle de Jour Power Planner will be having their first BDJ Rendezvous this year entitled, “Woman with Vision” on February 20, 1:00-5:00 pm, at Gateway Mall Activity Area. I'm sure that BDJ girls are really excited to attend this event because it's an afternoon of fun and learning.

     Our friends from BDJ wants to invite three readers of Dear Kitty Kittie Kath to join the first BDJ Rendezvous event for 2016. I'll be sharing with you a quick giveaway today. It's an Instagram giveaway again and all you have to do is follow simple mechanics in order for your entry to be valid. But before we proceed, see the posters below for more information about the event. 

BDJ Rendezvous “Woman with Vision” + Giveaway!

     This event is created to encourage Bellas to have a clear vision of how they want their year to go, engage them in activities that call for introspection and self-reflection, and teach them how to make progress in the areas of their lives that are important to them this 2016.

BDJ Rendezvous “Woman with Vision” + Giveaway!

     Aside from these inspiring and engaging talks, they also prepared games, raffle draws, and lootbags to enjoy from the support of BDJ's 2016 brand partners. How cool is that?! So do you wanna go with me on February 20 at the first BDJ Rendezvous “Woman with Vision” event? Join the Instagram contest now! See mechanics below:

• Follow @bdjbuzz and @kathneko on Instagram. Be sure to set your profile/account in PUBLIC.
• Repost the giveaway banner (first photo above) and caption with how do you plan to stay focused in attaining your 2016 goals. Tag us (@bdjbuzz and @kathneko) and use the hashtags #BDJWomanWithVision #BDJat10 #BDJxDKKKGiveaway.
• Valid entries will be drawn using randon.org
• Winners will be announced on Dear Kitty Kittie Kath's Facebook page on Sunday evening :)

Good luck to all joining! See you there :)

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Busy Days Deserve #LUXnights + Giveaway!

     I'm a stay-at-home mom and I'm busy as a bee juggling different tasks everyday. I'm a hands-on mom to my son, a personal assistant-nurse-adviser to my father, a wife to my husband, and working full time at home as a blogger. I'm always busy. There are times that I just wanna stay in bed the whole day to relax and ease out the body pains and aches (hello house hold chores), and regain energy by sleeping because I lack sleep due to my son's class schedule.

     I'm not complaining though, life is good. I have a simple life and I'm blessed because I have an awesome family. At the end of my busy days there is nothing more indulgent than bathing with perfume. I haven't tried this ritual but now that LUX is already in the Philippines, I think I'll be indulging myself in a luxurious pampering sesh at home every night with #LUXnights! More details on how you can have an indulgent #BathewithLUX below :)

Busy Days Deserve #LUXnights + Giveaway!

     The new LUX Perfumed Bar Soap and Body Wash Collection allows you to bathe with Perfume Every Day, and promises to be the luxurious indulgent treat every woman deserve – ending your busy days with #LUXNights. With fine fragrances crafted by Perfume Experts from New York, London and Paris, LUX offers you different scents to choose from such as Magical Spell, Soft Touch, White Impress and Love Forever. 

     Last February 2, 2016 at the House of LUX in SM Makati’s Beauty Hall, LUX talked about how women of today deserve to treat themselves after a long busy day by bathing with perfume with LUX body Wash. Brand Ambassador, Solenn Heusaff, together with the LUX team, also demonstrated just how to do this by launching her online film showing how her ‘Busy Days deserve #LUXnights, and sharing a simple yet indulgent way to treat yourself. Watch Solenn’s #LUXNights video here:

After choosing your preferred scent, here are the steps to do this indulging ritual from LUX:

POUR a coin-sized amount of LUX Body Wash on a bath puff

Busy Days Deserve #LUXnights + Giveaway!

RUB the bath puff to form a luxurious lather

Busy Days Deserve #LUXnights + Giveaway!

MASSAGE the bath puff all over your body to enjoy bathing with perfume

Busy Days Deserve #LUXnights + Giveaway!

     With the new LUX Perfumed Bath Collection, every busy day will now be celebrated with an indulgent #LUXnight that every woman deserves. Try new LUX Perfumed Body Wash 100ml for PHP55 (SRP) and LUX Perfumed Bar Soap 110g for PHP39 (SRP.)

     And because I want you to experience #LUXnights, I'm giving away three #LUXnights kit from Lux Philippines. The mechanics are very easy. KINDLY TAKE TIME TO READ and UNDERSTAND the mechanics :) This giveaway is open to all as long as you have an Instagram account that is set in Public. Example entry is posted on my Instagram account @kathneko. Good luck!

MECHANICS:

1. Follow @LuxPH and @kathneko on Instagram.

2. Post a photo by answering this question: how you go about your daily life?

3. TAG @LuxPH, @kathneko and use the hashtags #LUXnights #BathewithLUX #LUXnightsKath.

4. Be sure that your account is set in PUBLIC so I can verify your entry.

5. Giveaway will start at 12:00 and will end February 15, 2016 11:00 p.m.

6. Winners will be announced by Lux PH on February 17.

7. The winners will pick-up their prizes at Makati.

To know more about #LUXnights, visit www.houseoflux.com.ph

#LUXNights #BatheWithLUX

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Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch

     As a mother, my mind is set to save money for my family's needs. Our budget is allocated for my son's education and everyday basic expenses. Saving for the more essential things in life is more important now than buying things that goes under the 'wants' list.When I was in my college, I want the latest gadgets and shop till I drop buying branded clothes and other stuff. I don't have a responsibility back then that's why I always attain these pleasures anytime. Now that I have a family, first things first. I learned to be content with what I have now.

     But it's not bad to dream of having a new gadget, or go to your dream destination because if you know how save on things that you buy everyday, you will have that extra money to achieve what you want. There’s hope, however, as Watsons, Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, helps customers to shop wisely and strategically by providing them with quality products at friendly prices. This 2016, Watsons further rewards its smart shoppers who make the SWITCH and SAVE with the SWITCHER’S SURPRISE campaign. Reasons why switching to Watsons label will help you save money and highlights of the event below :)

     The Watsons Switcher’s Surprise campaign brings to life the idea that by switching to the Watsons label, customers are able to save money for things that they really want or that matters the most to them. Last January 26 and January 28, I was invited to witness how several shoppers at the SM Mall of Asia had a double surprise waiting for them simply by making the switch and choosing Watsons Label products.

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch

     I'm a proud Watsons Label products user, I swear that these products are cost-effective and really cheaper than the leading brands in the market today. We are loyal Watsons Hand Soap user, I already emptied three big bottles of Watsons Argan Oil Hair Shampoo, I have stocks of Watsons Facial Wipes inside my bags. I take Watsons Generics Vitamin E and Vitamin C everyday. These vitamins and supplements offered by Watsons under the Watsons Generics brand are very affordable and the quality is same as the branded ones!

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign LaunchL-R:  Ms. Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Macbook Air winner Jonalyn Pano, Ms. Karen Fabres Group Marketing Head of Watsons Philippines, Ms. Krisel Macatangay, Marketing Manager of Watsons 

     During designated hours of the day, shoppers who pick up specially marked Watsons Label products instantly get the chance to win fabulous prizes, such as a flatscreen TV, a Macbook Air, and a trip for 2 to Hong Kong! The lucky shoppers were guided to a specially designed booth where they get their surprise – a most coveted prize personally handed by celebrity endorsers Lorna Tolentino, Iya Villania, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Patty Laurel-Filart and Christian Bautista! I witnessed how Jonalyn Pano had switched to Watsons Label that day, bought two tubs of Watsons Label hair wax and won a Macbook Air in an instant!

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch
Ms. Krisel Macatangay, Marketing Manager of Watsons with Macbook Air winner Jonalyn Pano and Ms. Tessa Prieto-Valdes

“On top of the savings they get from purchasing Watsons Label products, our loyal shoppers have also gotten used to receiving cute items and tokens, so this year we decided to raise the stakes and reward them with something truly unforgettable,” says Karen Fabres, Group Marketing Manager of Watsons Philippines.

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign LaunchKaren Fabres, Group Marketing Manager of Watsons Philippines

“Our customers shop at Watsons to save on the things they really want in life, but with the Switcher’s Surprise promo, they might just bring home that thing they’ve saving up for but with a single purchase,” Fabres says. “It’s definitely a lot easier to enjoy what life has to offer when you choose to Switch and Save the Watsons way.”

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch
Ms. Lorna Tolentino

     During the event, the newest addition to the Watsons’ family, Lorna Tolentino, was introduced and has switched to Watsons Generics for her medicine and vitamins. Do you know that you are guaranteed to get quality medicine and save as much as 80 percent with Watsons Generics?

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch
Watsons Generics medicines

     Watsons Label believes that with more value from hard-earned money spent on quality affordable products, every Filipino gets more savings to enjoy the other important things in life with their loved ones. With a wider variety of products, from personal care items, beauty essentials, and now medicine, Asia’s leading personal care store provides smart shoppers the choice to save as much as 80 percent without compromising on quality.

Watsons Switcher's Surprise Campaign Launch
Watsons has the Watsons Buy 2 Take 1 Promo on selected Watsons Label Products from January 22 to March 2016

     Thank you so much Watsons Philppines for having me! Great news to all, especially if you're a loyal Watsons shopper. Watsons has the Watsons Buy 2 Take 1 Promo on selected Watsons Label Products from January 22 to March 2016. I advise you to shop now and hoard on your favorite Watsons Label products.

Have you switched and save with Watsons Label products? 

For more information about Watsons Label products, visit their website 

 http://www.watsons.com.ph/webph/Home.do

Like them on Facebook: Watsons Philippines

Follow them on Twitter: @WatsonsPH

Follow them on Instagram: @watsonsph

Check out the hashtag #SwitchersSurprise

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How to Make Your Home a More Entertaining Place

     Modern homes are much more than places to shelter and rest. They’ve become a place to be entertained and to entertain other people such as family members and friends. When it comes to entertainment features in a modern home, the only limitation is your imagination. The latest technologies and home entertainment-related products give home owners a wide range of options which were not available for previous generations. These are some popular ways to make your home a more entertaining place to spend your time in. 

How to Make Your Home a More Entertaining Place

Create a Games Room

     If you have the space in your home, converting one of your rooms is the ideal way to create an area dedicated to all types of entertainment. These rooms can be filled with a wide range of traditional game room equipment such as pool tables, dart boards and much more. More modern gaming products could also be added for the gamers in your home such as gaming systems, consoles and gaming chairs. Finally, this room could also be used as an alternative room to watch TV, listen to music and relax.

Install High Speed Broadband

     The internet is playing a bigger role in all of our lives including the way we spend our free time. Installing a fast internet solution such as AT&T U-verse in San Francisco gives a home owner many more options when it comes to the entertainment they have access to. You can choose bundle options that let you view hundreds of HD TV channels, play games, use the internet more effectively and much more.

Install a Bar

     This is an entertainment feature for the adults in your home. If you entertain friends and family on a regular basis, a bar is a feature which makes it much easier to host these get-togethers. Having a specific area to relax and drink your favorite beverages is a much more organized way to host guests rather than using different areas of your home.

Make Your Patio and Garden More Entertaining

     Home owners are not restricted to entertaining indoors. Patios and gardens are the perfect places to relax and entertain others, especially during warmer months of the year. However, these outdoor areas need to have certain features which make them more welcoming and comfortable for you, your family and your guests. 

     Adding features like outdoor furniture, outdoor heating systems, barbeque grills and outdoor bars are just some of the ways you can transform the outside of your home. If you have the space outside and the budget, a pool adds even more to the outside area of a home.

     Most people live busy lives, trying to balance work and family life. There are times when you simply want to take your mind off things at home. Having a home that includes a wide range of entertainment features is the perfect way to do this without having to leave your home. Adding the entertainment features mentioned above also makes your home a much better place to entertain other people including young and old individuals.

Feature: HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer

     After all the expenses we had last holiday season, now is the time to cut them down and save for the essential and important things that we need everyday. I can say that saving money for gadgets and accessories that we really use especially in paperwork needs of the family. My son Kenzo has paperwork needs for his school projects and when we say paperwork, we need to produce something printed that will be submitted for school projects.

     As a mom, important things like this matters most that's why I will invest in something that will help me and my son meet the demands of school and work. Education is an investment too so I also need to invest in school essentials that will lessen my efforts of doing paperworks outside the house. Our friends from HP sent and all-in-one printer for me to try. This is the HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635. I'm so thankful for this because having a printer at home will really lessen the hassles of going outside the house to print school projects. Not only that, this printer is copier and scanner too, talk about advantage of having this printer at home! Feature of HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 and why you must consider having this printer from HP below :)

HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635

Having and HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 at home will ensure you these things:

• Value for money!
• With HP, mommies can make sure that paperwork needs at home are conveniently met with low-cost cartridges, seamless printing with the quiet mode, instant access through wireless connection.
• If we have our own printer at home, we are at peace that our gadgets (USB/hard drive) are protected against viruses that can be present in computer shops. 
• Last minute printing will be no problemo since we can use the printer any time of the day. If we don't have a printer at home, I guess we will be cramming the last minute and look for open computer shop. 
• Having a printer at home also encourages kids to be more creative as most of the home works nowadays entail internet reference and various formats that need to be manipulated with ease using your own machines. 
• Mom’s can also save money on ink if they own a printer at home because you can control the settings (draft mode). This can be more beneficial compared to a shop’s standard and more expensive printing costs. All the printing, scanning, and photocopying in your own hands!

Feature: HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer

    Should you wish to own an HP DeskJet 3635 Ink Advantage All-in-One Printer, here are the specifications that you need to be informed with and understand so that you'll be armed on how to use your HP Printer once you have it. It is very important to at least have a grasp of the basics when it comes to buying a printer because a printer will not work alone. 

Specifications for HP DeskJet 3635 Ink Advantage All-in-One Printer

Feature: HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer

What’s in the box: HP DeskJet 3635 All-in-One Printer; HP 680 Black Ink Cartridge (~480 pages); HP 680 Tri-colour Ink Cartridge, Software CD, Setup Poster, Power Cord, USB cable.

AIO functions: Wireless, Print, Scan and Copy 

Print:

• Technology HP Thermal Inkjet 
• Speed1 Black: Up to 20 ppm (draft, A4); Up to 8.5 ppm (ISO, laser-comparable); Colour: Up to 16 ppm (draft, A4); Up to 6 ppm (ISO, laser-comparable) 
• Resolution Black (best): Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi; Colour (best): Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi colour (when printing from a computer on selected HP photo papers and 1200 input dpi) 
• Languages HP PCL 3 GUI; PCLm (HP Apps/UPD); URF (AirPrint) 
• Borderless printing Yes, up to 210 x 297 mm (A4) 
• Energy savings feature technology HP Auto-Off Technology 
• Wireless capability Yes 
• HP ePrint capability Yes 
• HP Auto wireless connect Yes 
• Mobile printing capability3 Features wireless direct and local Wi-Fi connectivity to enable mobile printing via Apple AirPrint™ as well as other solutions. Supports printing from most smartphones and tablets using these operating systems: Android, iOS, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows 8, Windows RT. 

Scan:

• Technology Contact Image Sensor (CIS) 
• Resolution Hardware: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; Optical: Up to 1200 dpi 
• Max scanning size Flatbed: 216 x 297 mm 
• Input modes Scanning via HP Photosmart Software 
• Twain version Version 1.9 
• Grayscale levels 256 
• File format pdf, bmp, jpg, gif, tif, tif, png 

Copy:

• Speed2 
• Black: Up to 5 cpm (laser-comparable); Colour: Up to 3.5 cpm (laser-comparable) 
• Resolution Black (text and Graphics): Up to 600 x 300 dpi; Colour (text and graphics): Up to 600 x 300 dpi 
• Max copies Up to 9 copies 

Display: 7 segment + icon LCD 

Media: 

• Duplex print options Manual (driver support provided) 
• Duty cycle (monthly, A4) Up to 1,000 pages 
• Recommended monthly volume Up to 100 to 250 pages 
• Supported sizes A4; B5; A6; DL envelope 
• Recommended weights 75 g/m² 
• Supported weights A4: 60 to 90 g/m²; HP envelopes: 75 to 90 g/m²; HP cards: up to 200 g/m²; HP 10 x 15 cm photo paper: up to 300 g/m² Types Plain paper, photo paper, brochure paper, envelopes and other specialty inkjet papers 
• Paper handling 60-sheet input tray, 25-sheet output tray 

Memory: Integrated memory 

Operating system compatibility: Windows® 8.1, Windows® 8, Windows® 7; OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X v10.9 Mavericks, OS X v10.10 Yosemite 

Minimum system requirements:
PC: Microsoft® Windows® 8.1, 8, 7: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Windows Vista®: 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor ,850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8; 
Mac: OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X v10.9 Mavericks, OS X v10.10 Yosemite; 1 GB HD; Internet; USB 

Connectivity: 

• Connectivity 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 
• Network ready Standard (built-in WiFi 802.11b/g/n) 

Dimension: (W x D x H) 438 x 310 x 158 mm 

Weight:4.17 Kg 

Environmental: Operating environment 

• Recommended operating temperature range: 15 to 30° C; Storage temperature range:-40 to 60° C; Recommended operating humidity range: 20 to 80% RH Acoustics Acoustic power emissions: 6.0 B(A); 
• Acoustic pressure emissions: 47 dB 

Power specifications: 

• Power supply type: Internal; 
• Power supply required: Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz). High voltage: Input voltage 200 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3Hz); 
• Power consumption:4 10 watts maximum, 0.07 watts (Off), 2.1 watts (Standby), 0.88 watt (Sleep) 

Warranty:
One-year limited hardware warranty; 24-hour, 7 days a week support Specifications for HP DeskJet 3635 Ink Advantage All-in-One Printer 

Price: 4,499.00

Feature: HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer

     I can't wait to share with you my experience using this printer. I'll be unboxing HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printer on my next post so stay tuned for that. Actually, this will be our second HP printer. The first one that we have is a hand-me-down HP printer that still works good up to this day. My thoughts about this new printer and recommendations on how to maximize HP Desk Jet Ink Advantage 3635 All-in-One Printers's features soonest!

Do you own a printer at home? If you're an HP printer user, kindly comment your experience below.

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