Sunday, February 19, 2017

Goo.N Slim and Comfort Pants Review and Experience

      Goo.N (Japan Quality) is the second pant diapers that I bought from Lazada lately.  It comes in 3 sets of 22 pieces. I bought this in bulk as  I think I can save and true enough compared when I just buy from the supermarket. Before I bought this brand, I also did some research, and I guess it has been a bit overstated, hehe.

   
Goo.N - Front Package

Goo.N - Back Package

   Goo.N is Made in Thailand by Elleair Internation (Thailand) Co.Ltd. This is only sold online as I have never seen this in the local stores or drug stores.  The price is not as expensive as Babalab or Drypers though. This is perfect for babies that wee and poo often. It has a super absorbent pad and keeps your baby dry but do not soak him/her for too long as the pants tend to fall because of gravity, hehe.  The design is very simple and subtle unlike my Babalab and Dryper favorites that has colorful and vivid designs. Well, if you go for comfort and practicality, Goo.N is for you, too. 

   Below is my nappy size comparison. As you can see, Babalab(L) is much bigger and longer. Thus, Goo.N is better for babies who just graduated from their medium size pants.

Babalab(left) and Goo.N(right)
    
Back

Front

    Goo.N reminds me of Mamypoko though the latter is softer and silkier. I still have to use scissors since I want to have longer ends to tie when I dispose the soiled one.  The bum of my son is dry but had to change immediately so his bum and willy-willy would not be soaked.  

    Since my son is getting to outgrow Goo.N pants, I am actually selling a pack online, haha! 

    Goo.N pants is not that bad at all if you are looking for slim and absorbent pants for your little one.  You can purchase this online like from Lazada.

My Review on Babalab Diaper Artisan Dress Up Pants

      As a mother, we always want the best quality of products at the same time getting the value for our money.  In terms of taking good care of my little one's bum, I have to consider the quality and affordability.  With this in mind, I get to try varied products especially diapers in small packs and if my son does not show any problems or rashes, then I buy in bulk. I have already tried Sweet Baby (from 1-4 months), Huggies, EQ, Drypers, Pampers, Happy, and Mamypoko. From the most affordable to the high-end nappies, hahaha!

      This time, I got these two brands from Lazada. Well, I thought of trying these other brands which I do not usually find in the local but online stores. Here I am sharing with you my experiences on these nappies.

Babalab Diaper Artisan
  

    First off is Babalab Diaper Artisan.  I ordered this Large pack that has 34 pieces.  I am not so sure whether Babalab also comes in a pack of 4 or 10. Large pants can fit babies that weigh 9-14 kilos. So, if you want to try this brand, I suggest you agree with your fellow mommies so you can buy and try together by purchasing this pack of 34.  I like the turquoise packaging and the design. The back cover has all the details you want to know about these pants.

    Absorbency-wise i rate it 4.5 as 5 as the highest. Its absorbency is amazing considering it's slim. Babalab claims to be safe and pure using natural ingredients.  This aspect is important to me because I also put the environment into consideration. I guess this comes out because I am not able to advocate cloth diapers with my son since we have water and weather problems in my place.
     True enough, I like the texture because it is silky, soft, and cloth-like and it snugs just right when my son wears it.

Babalab- front

Babalab-back

    These are the only diaper pants that have an after-use tape that makes disposal easy and nifty. I usually cut the pants at the sides making sure that I have longer ends so I can tie them when disposing of. You can just rip the sides off easily, roll, and tape away!

    Among the many diapers that we have tried and used, Babalab for me ranks the highest next to Drypers. Babalab is super-absorbent, has excellent air permeability, it has non-toxic water-soluble ink for wetness indicator, silky-soft, cloth-lie comfort that has soft sealing, and contoured fit waistband, and lastly safe and pure which is not harmful to the bum and environment. It is manufactured in the Philippines by Amplus Technologies, Inc., which makes me even prouder. I also reckon they export this to Korea as it has Korean translations, too.

    If you want to know more about Babalab Diaper Artisan, you can check their page at www.babalab.com.ph.






Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Today's Password 07.February.2017, Tuesday



Dilatare il cuore per amare l’altro
Enlarge our hearts to love others
“Let us try, in every situation, to be the first to love, with a love that is generous, supportive, and open to all, being especially attentive to those around us who are most in need of it. 
Let us try to love with a love that does not look for results. Let us make an effort to be instruments of God’s generosity, helping others to experience the gifts that we have received from Him.”

-Chiara Lubich

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Today's Password ( 02.02.2017 ) Thursday

Essere capaci di ascolto e di misericordia

Be able to listen and be merciful.

“This is my son, my beloved. Listen to him!” (Mk. 9:7).
“When did the Son speak? Where can we find his Word? We can find his Word in the Gospels. Let us open them and read them with love. The Gospel is the Word of Jesus. But he speaks to us in other ways as well. He speaks to our soul in one special moment: in prayer, and the more we seek to love God present in our heart, the more his voice makes itself hear, the more it guides us from the deepest part of our being.

How different our relationships would be if we did more to cultivate this rare quality of listening, which at times is the only way to show our attention towards those near us, even strangers! This is the point: the best way to prepare ourselves to listen to the voice of God is to actually listen to our brothers and sisters.”

Chiara Lubich
(Word of Life March 2000)

Monday, January 30, 2017

Today's Password: 30.January.2017, Monday


L’amore vince ogni timore
Love overcomes all fear
“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him to all who call upon Him is truth.” (Ps 145:18)
“God tells us how: by calling out to him. The Lord was already on Peter’s boat when a storm came up, but the disciples felt alone and helpless because he was sleeping. The called out to him ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing’(Mt 8:25) and he calmed the wind and the sea.
How else can we revive our faith in his presence? By seeking him in our midst. He promised to be present ‘where two or three are gathered’ in his name (Mt 18:20). Let us then meet in the mutual love of the Gospel with all those who live the Word of Life. Let us share how we have put it into practice and we will experience the fruits of his presence: joy, peace, light and courage. The Lord will live within each of us, and we will continue to feel him close by and working in our lives everyday.”
Chiara Lubich
(Word of Life July 2006)

Password
( 29.01.2017 ) Sunday 

Credere nell’amore anche senza vedere i risultati
Believe in love even without seeing results
“If you try to make love the main thing in your life, you will realize that here on earth it is worthwhile doing your part. The other’s part, for all you know, may never come to you; and it is not necessary that it should. At times you will suffer disillusion, but you will never lose courage once you have convinced yourself that, what counts in love is to love.”
Chiara Lubich

My experience on believing in love even without seeing results.

Today marks our twenty-five months of being husband and wife; as a small family now because we already have a fifteen month old son. My husband is now in Canada and we are still here in Butuan City.  Our relationship is very challenging considering the distance and time difference yet with the daily password it has been bearable and manageable with conscious effort on our ends.  I particularly reflected on today's password which Chiara gave further meditation to believe in love even without seeing results.  You see, last December I was very busy filling up our Canadian papers and making sure I have secured the necessary documents so we could already submit them to the immigration center. Unfortunately, my husband is out of job for the second time around and will be on social insurance which will bar him from sponsoring or disqualify him as such. Thinking on this, I felt that being together as a family in Canada will again be on hold until he gets his license and a better paying job so we could follow suit. I felt a great pang in my heart because I have been waiting for so long yet with this password I have a renewed strength to continue on believing in God's love for us even in this, situation. At the end, I felt peace and consolation that I could still spend more time with my parents who are not getting younger and to live the present moment well.

Friday, January 27, 2017

Today's Password: 28.January.2017, Saturday


Non risparmiarsi nell’amar
Do not hold back in loving

“We need to enlarge our heart to the measure of the heart of Jesus. How much work that means! 
Yet this is the only thing necessary. When this is done, all is done. It means loving everyone we meet, as God loves him or her. And since we live in time, we must love our neighbors one by one, without holding in our heart any leftover affection for the brother or sister met a moment before. It is the same Jesus, after all, whom we love in everyone. If anything leftover remains, it means that the preceding brother or sister was loved for our sake or for theirs… not for Jesus.”

-Chiara Lubich

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Today's Password: 26.January.2017, Thursday

Vivere con sincerità
Be sincere (Live with sincerity)
“How can we do something concrete to prepare the way of the Lord? By asking for His forgiveness each time that we have put up a barrier that prevents us from being in communion with Him. This sincere gesture of humility and truth allows us to stand before Him as we are, acknowledging our fragility, our mistakes, and our sins. At night, before going to sleep, we might stop for a moment to take stock and see how we did and ask for God’s forgiveness.”
Chiara Lubich

Five Years after Graduation by Paciente Cubillas, Jr

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