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Huge thanks to the internet (and great friends), I was able to shop for the best Black Friday deals even though I’m not in the US.

These are just a few of the great steals from one major Black Friday destination. Marked down gadgets, electronics, toys, clothes, mattress and bed linens, kitchen stuffs…all are truly irresistible. It’s no wonder why people are all game and willing to camp out and fall in line in the wee hours of the morning just to be the first ones to storm the store and snag all these great stuffs.

As for my BF purchases, just wait and I’ll be blogging about them in a few. Mostly are kitchen stuffs.

Our grocery shopping is usually scheduled every two weeks. The husband do not bring packed lunch to work anymore and since our daily meals are being taken cared of by my in-laws (my SIL’s family and ours contribute to the daily market funds), our grocery cart is usually seen with these contents:

1. 1 can of Enfagrow-A milk (1 month supply)
2. 1 pack of ProKids diapers (36 pcs)
3. Yakult
4. Yogurt
5. Fruitini Vegetable and Fruit Drinks
6. Champorado and Arroz Caldo ready to cook powder
7. Variety of Oatmeal flavors (in sachets)
8. Hotcake Mix
9. 2 large packs of Fabric Softeners
10. 4 bars (of 4) detergent
11. Various canned goods: tuna, sardines, corned beef, meatloaf
12. Biscuits, breads and cookies
13. Rice Cereals
14. My Anlene Milk
15. Dishwashing liquid
16. Del Monte Pineapple Juice in ready to drink cans

Actually, they’re more of for the little one’s food and daily supplies. We have a certain grocery budget and we try to stick to it no matter what.

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Lately, we try to limit the bulk so we can go with our easy-to-maneuver cart around the home appliance and furniture section. It’s a must-visit section as we prepare for our own house that’s being constructed. Last weekend, tv stands were our target. It would have been great to canvass but it’s undeniable that window shopping can be depressing too especially if you know that the prices displayed are simply unaffordable and there’s nothing left for you to do but just drool.

Tomorrow’s the first day of December and as early as now, I can’t help but feel the Yuletide Holidays already. The countdown to Christmas is much easier to monitor now..it’s just 25 days away. The whole family is eagerly looking forward to our yearly Christmas getaway in 27 days. As usual, Baguio is our Holiday destination. We’ve originally wished for a ski vacation but it’s just too impossible to push through for this year. Talk about financial crisis and meager savings. But we’ll still keep wishing because who knows, it’ll be a Christmas dream that will unfold not now but perhaps next year.

I’ve been through a whirlwind of weekend events and activities over the weekend and I think I need to look for some sort of medical assistance program now because I’m feel so exhausted and sick. I’ve been sniffling for two days now and I feel like my sinus and my head are about to explode. They feel so heavy and my body’s just yearning to lie still and rest. BUT, online works have piled up over the last couple of days that I wasn’t able to go online so I don’t have a choice but work in front of my laptop with a box of tissue by my side.

*Hachoo!*

Ooopps..sorry..I don’t meant to spread the virus.

You Are Gravy

You may not think of yourself as an exciting person, and it’s true that you’re quite ordinary when you’re all alone. But when you get with a group, you really come alive. You tied everything together nicely. On the rare occasion that you’re cold, you are a completely different person – unappetizing and practically cruel. Luckily, you are naturally are warm-hearted and mellow. You can take a boring, dry situation and turn it into something comforting.

What Thanksgiving Side Dish Are You?

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What an interesting result. It’s just perfect for my favorite mashed potato. I could say that the personality notes are partly true but I beg to disagree on the cruel part because I’m actually the “softy” type – the entire opposite. I rarely get mad and I’m not the hysterical type who gets physical and hurt other people or toss things like office supplies or anything that I get hold of. Speaking of Thanksgiving, what will you serve on your dinner table tonight? Are you ready to gobble, gobble, gobble?

It’s the cold season once again and expect that nasal allergies, cough and common colds will be very rampant. Load up your family especially your kids with vitamin C and better turn on the air purifier all the time to keep away the airborne viruses causing these common ailments. Maximize your Blue Cross Blue Shield NC and have yourself checked if it’s going too long, say for a week and you aren’t getting any better. You don’t want celebrating the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons with sluggish and sick bodies, do you?

If I have been a bit scarcely missing in action in my blogs, that is because I am recently hooked with playing Cafe World in Facebook. Just as I once got addicted with Restaurant City, I now find myself spending countless minutes in this application checking every now and then how’s my cooking, servings, my restaurant’s buzz rating and all those things. You see even if it’s just a virtual restaurant, it can really be time consuming and taxing most of the time. I’m just at level 13 and yet look how I managed to get the highest buzz rating, hence, I need to keep up with their cravings and see to it that I’ve got enough servings. Looks like these clients need an appetite suppressant to slow down a bit but on the contrary, the more the customers coming to your resto, the faster you level up. They’re lucky because they’re just virtual characters and they do not get fat. LOL.

So want to drop by at my Tiki Restaurant and taste my menu?

I can’t stop laughing at this commercial from a certain insurance company. The humor of this commercial will surely get a lot of viewers to ask for an insurance quote from their favorite agents. Language barriers can indeed bring forth devastating effects. I wonder which leg of the guy got operated on. This is quite improbable because of course, the doctors even with difficulty communicating with the patients would know which part of the body or the injury to deal with, right? (no left…right..no left). Hehe!

Many of us are anticipating and excited for the Christmas Holidays but a lot also dread the “weight gain” inevitable opportunity that Christmas feasting brings. If only there’s a thing such as a calorie emergency alert system that will tip off or warn when one overeats, many would have included this in their Christmas wish list. But since this isn’t invented yet, then I guess people don’t have a choice but practice self-control. I have read some holiday eating tips last week and I’ll be sharing them in a while.

You Are a Sweet Person

When it comes to snacks, you’re more likely to grab some candy than heat up a pizza. There’s a good chance you’re female (women prefer sweet snacks)… Or at least, you prefer to be in the company of women. Your tastes are simple and predictable. You are young at heart. You tend to crave food you can just grab and eat.

Are You Sweet or Salty?

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Wow..this is so true. Aside from my being affectionate, which the husband can attest to that, I truly have an incredibly sweet tooth. In fact, the barcode scanners in the grocery could actually break down whenever we shop for my sweets stocks for the week. I stock our cart a lot! From ice cream, to chocolates, cookies, donuts, etc. My latest sweet cravings lately are Goldilocks Polvorons which I’m currently munching as I blog.