Happy New Year 2016!

01 January 2016

Wow! It's 2016! Time to get used to writing that in all documents with a date on it haha  We welcomed the New Year from our home.  Dylan was asleep though we tried to wake him up :) Let me make a recap of 2015...

2015 Christmas Day


25 December 2015

Merry Christmas Everyone!

The day started bright and early despite the late night we had.  I was first to be up and about since my biological clock unfailingly wakes me up at 630AM every day.  I sorted out the gifts we received last night on the bed so that when the kids wake up, they'll be ready to be unwrapped :)

2015 Christmas with the Escalante-Aguilos Family

2015 Christmas Eve

As is our tradition, Patrick, the kids and I went to the Aguilos Christmas Eve gathering, this time held in Urdaneta.  The family, collectively called P4 because of the Escalante home in Project 4 was the original site of THE gathering, is growing larger and fit much more comfortably in the home in Urdaneta :)  We arrived around 1030PM to see the party in full swing.  Gifts were being exchanged, stories were being told and people were partaking of the great feast on the table.  We brought pork adobo as our contribution :)

Went to the Scholastic Book Warehouse Sale

23 December 2015

I appreciate blogs that regularly post about sales and bargain deals that happen in Metro Manila.  It gives us a lot of choices for shopping and saving.  Just like the other day when I was scouting for sales because my sister wanted to know where they are.  I found a link that pointed to "The Big Christmas Blowout Warehouse Sale" and I sort of went into panic mode because I only had a few days to go and visit.  On the last day, we managed to travel to Pasig and check out the sale.

Watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens

19 December 2015



When something big is happening, you want to be there when it happens. Star Wars:  The Force Awakens is a film that we are not going to miss for the world.  As avid Star Wars fans, this has been a long time coming and this is a movie that you really have to watch on the big screen.  We got our wish when we were given 2 free tickets by a dear friend of ours, Bito and we trooped to the Rockwell Powerplant Cinemas to watch it there!

First time dining at Chopstop SM City Sta. Mesa

16 December 2015

Today, there was a declaration of "No Classes" because of Typhoon Nona.  Though Metro Manila experienced some heavy rain, it was manageable because it wasn't continuous.  Mostly, it was just really dark and windy.  It was kind of fortuitous for Dana and I because we needed to go to the mall to buy her exchange gift and other stuff for her class Christmas party.   So off we went to SM City Sta. Mesa because it was the closest mall and if it rained really hard, it would still be easier to get home from.

Purchased Collection 2000 Extreme 24Hr Felt Tip Liner from CashCashPinoy

14 December 2015

So, emboldened by my initial purchase with CashCashPinoy which I posted here, I proceeded to purchase another product, this time using their Cash on Delivery option.  The offer that I opted for was the Collection 2000 Extreme 24Hr Felt Tip Liner which was available for P139.

Purchased P500 worth of food and drinks at Buffalo's Wings N' Things from Deal Grocer

05 December 2015

It seems that the Online Shopping God decided to put a lot of great deals out there for the Christmas holidays.  I just found another great deal, this time from Deal Grocer, and it's a P280 voucher for P500 worth of food and drinks at Buffalo's Wings N' Things.

Purchased "1-hour Bowling at Playdium" voucher from CashCashPinoy

05 December 2015

The prospect of a sale is guaranteed to energize someone's day even if it's just a 10% discount.  That's exactly what I felt when I saw that there was an ongoing sale over at www.cashcashpinoy.com where I regularly receive daily emails from.  Of course,  the deal has to really be worth it before I take the plunge.  I think I found one in the "1-hour Bowling at Playdium" bargain.

SCC's "It's Beginning to Look-A-Like Christmas"

04 December 2015

Today, Dylan and I went to Dana's school for their "It's Beginning to Look-A-Like Christmas" program. I mistakenly thought they were holding a look-a-like competition among the students but it turned out that the school invited "Look-a-Like" celebrities from an upcoming show called "Let's Mall In".  The event was very entertaining to say the least!