Month: December 2012

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New Stuff for Christmas

If you’re a Filipino like me, you grew up as a kid getting pamasko or aguinaldo (Christmas presents) from your parents, siblings, relatives, godparents and family friends. It could be in the form of material gifts or just plain cash (which I preferred and still prefer up to this day!).

Now that I’m an adult, I don’t just rely on anyone for new stuff whenever the Christmas season arrives. While I appreciate receiving gifts from family and friends, I also buy myself Christmas presents. It’s like my reward to myself for all the hard work I’ve done this year. The gift could be expensive or not, so long as it’s the one I really want. To give you an example, I almost purchase this yoga pillow at yogadirect had I not suddenly realized I’m not yet into yoga. Haha.

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Internal Arrangements

Now that I’m married, planning for Christmas and New Year celebrations is a must. As early as the day after our wedding, the hubby and I have already made “internal arrangements” as to where we would celebrate the two special occasions. Christmas would be with my side of the family while the New Year would be with his. Fair enough.

Things were different when I was still single. It’s a must that we stick together at home. When the hubby and I became a couple, I remember celebrating a few New Year’s with them. There was even one New Year celebration where they invited my family over. It was a fun celebration complete with parlor games, prizes, gifts, fireworks and of course, lots of food.

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Photoshopping

I started using Photoshop on my photos in 2003. I had just started working then. I used to replace faces of celebrities with my own face. Haha. I mastered the technique after reading various tutorials online.

But ask me to do the same thing today and I won’t budge. Why? Because I’ve totally forgotten about them now! I was just good then because I had tutorials to follow. My Photoshop skills are now back to zero. Poor me.

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Weight Lost is Weight Gained

What I lose is what I gain. Yes, you read that right. I’m talking about my weight. I’m really having a hard time losing the pounds I gained when I was pregnant. I blame it to the lack of discipline on my part.

From 167 lbs., I now weigh 137. I lost the 30 pounds during my maternity leave and it was a breeze for me. When I got back to work, my appetite got back as well. And in full swing, mind you. It doesn’t help that this is the Christmas season, what with the many food gifts I have been receiving and enjoying in the past weeks.

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Christmas Raffle

Christmas or not, I’m not really lucky when it comes to raffle draws. I’d win in a parlor game or some random contest but not in a raffle draw. My raffle winnings are few and far between. I don’t even remember them anymore.

Christmas parties, or any party for that matter, usually have raffle draws to infuse fun and excitement to the event. Raffle draws, especially when expensive items are at stake, make the crowd alert and happy. Actually, even if you’re raffling off some cheap plus size prom dresses, I bet people would be too thrilled to win them.

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Red Velvet Cakes and Cupcakes

I love red velvet cakes and cupcakes. I guess it’s the red velvet color, the hint of chocolate, the cream cheese icing, the not-too-sweet taste. Okay, make it everything about them. I even looked for a good red velvet cake recipe online so I could bake some in the future.


Cukay’s red velvet cupcake is love!

I remember the first time I tasted a red velvet cake was in the office. Our boss brought some for us to share. One bite and I got hooked. That’s why whenever I’d go to a café or a food bazaar now (hello Mercato and Soderno!), I always look for it. I’m just not sure if S&R has it because I’ve seen muffins there in our last visit.

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