Thursday, February 20, 2014

Start Smart with BDJ: Belle de Jour's First Rendezvous

by Mich on February 20, 2014

Last Saturday, Feb 15 at Ace Water Spa (Pasig), marked the first rendezvous Bellas have been waiting for. We were greeted with exciting prizes and useful talks about living through 2014 without any regrets.

Games & Raffle Prizes

Janeena Chan ~ the funny & lively host that brings cheer to the crowd

First speaker is Daniella Morga from One Core, an organization that supports individuals in making better life decisions. She discussed the questions you might wanna ask yourself first to achieve your goals in life. One Core conduct workshops & free learning sessions that you might be interested in, just check their facebook account here.

Danielle of One Core

"Wear on Repeat" was the topic of the next speakers - Kabbie Alipio & Jacque de Borja, fashion editors of stylebible.ph. They shared some shopping tips and learned from them that there is what we call the end-of-season sale which falls on January, February, July and October.

Jacque of stylebible.ph

Shopping Tips

Quality over quantity
Save up for the end-of-season sales
Look for a trusty seamstress
Give ukay-ukay a try

Sumptuous merienda

Next topic is kinda interesting — "What to Do with your Money" discussed by a professional junkie and a freelance writer/editor Katherine Tiuseco. She gave some recommendations on saving for the Rainy & Sunny.

5 Tips on Properly Save

Value each Peso
Remember your motivations
Pay Attention: List Things Down (Here's when the Cash Flow Tracker on our BDJ Planner comes handy)
Practice Delayed Gratification
Pay Yourself First

If you want to know more about handling your money wisely or want to save but don't know how to start, her book "I Wish They Taught Money in High School" can help you with your problem.

Instant book signing with Katherine Tiuseco.

Last talk was about "The Secret to a Wonderbod" facilitated by Jose Gemora, a senior coach at 360 Fitness Club. He shared some Fitness & Diet Myths some of us might already know.

Jose Gemora

Fitness & Diet Myths

To lose weight, DO NOT EAT
Do crunches to lose fat in the stomach area
Steady state cardio will always help you lose weight
You need a long workout
Lifting weights will make you look bulky

All those inspiring and practical talks plus a delicious merienda is all worthwhile but a bella always doesn't go home empty-handed. So here's my take home. :)