ok...so i gave in to the Christmas rush! fun day!!
i set out to have a look at the jap shop, Daiso (always $2), indeed! all for items for $2! maybe except for a 135 film which was for $4. nonetheless, i was browsing through before i knew it, i was there for almost 2 1/2 hours just looking around.

one item that caught my attention was this test tube mounted on a wooden block. different...maybe a few of our friends will find them cute, a display in their room? also got a bunch of incense and potpourri here and there....what i really enjoyed were the wooden things: like miniature chairs, utensils, holders and baskets. had to stop myself from buying a lot of stuffs, saying to myself...next time....next time! (maybe a few days after christmas? lol!)

my sched for today: buy christmas wrappers....probably some more gifts for the home cell members. what would you give a family? probably cookies? choco? today i'll target the mall, for some groceries. aha! marks and spencers? we'll see... the queues were not so bad...the secret was you pay for your stuffs and you bag 'em!

i'm having some problems downloading pics these days but anyway...it's a few more days before Christmas. shops and malls are sure to be full of people. been busy the past week thinking of ways to do gifts and cards for friends - maybe to save some $ but somehow... i'm on the late mode and zero thoughts as to what gifts to make...(gave it all i guess, making the anniv album...lol!)

it amazes me sometimes how the Lord gives ideas and how to do them. in my mind the procedures seemed so real and grafic...easy-to-do stuffs. now all i could think about is going on a "research-tour". this is what i do when lacking in ideas...
1. frequent bookstores in my area and research...browse through project/activity books.
2. visit my craft stores or websites for projects
3. pray real hard for ideas before starting out....
4. relax. don't be frustrated....if things don't work out. maybe tomorrow...

i'm not usually the planner who schedules all her projects way ahead of time. i'm more of the "cramming-type" like, i do my best work when pressured...sounds like an excuse, but true...

of course, i've got to have all my materials on hand like buying them in advance. i have the habit of buying stuffs i like and may need. if they're a bit expensive, would probably come back after saving enough for it. for example, have this round puncher for $13 and a flower puncher for $6.50 - i'll be weighing them down today...to buy or not to buy! maybe an early christmas gift for myself?

my real passion is PAPER! patterned paper. must have's.....there are no specific wants, i just pick them out randomly. although i truly love all colors... i'm more of the pink, blue, brown and black person. love playing around with what goes well with what.... my real problem is: USING THE PAPER.  since i started scrapbooking last year i have more or less a hundred (patterned papers) now, all neatly packed in pink plastic carrier bags from MADE WITH LOVE.

i'll probably venture out to DAISO today. a shop in the east where they sell everything for $2.
there would be a lot of people today...we'll see. but first, we'll see about some application....hmmm....

Pahabol Singit: i remember keeping 5-7 pieces of little notebooks for journals...ano kaya ang pwedeng gawin...isip...isip....

our big 1-0 wedding anniv (yesterday)! as the Lord would bless us with an early bonus, hubby E was given an early time off...so we met for lunch, i was doing our anniv gift the day before, i had to delay our date to finish off some details on our album (the secret gift)...as i was saying...we met at the mall, dressed in my new skirt and sleeveless blouse. E had sirloin and i enjoyed the salmon-mashed potato combo. we were first to get in the cinema, at 1 pm KING KONG the movie...i guess, with the new techno it can be a hit... but i'd still go for HARRY POTTER the goblet of fire any day...it was a 3 hours plus movie. walked through some shops and off we went to the pier for our dinner reservation around 5:30pm. funny thing though every time we went for a train at the mrt, we missed our train just by a few seconds (3 times?) so the 4th time going to harbourfront we made sure we got in as the train was stopping we made a run for it! just in time!

i saw some weird stuffs from the local people here...yes, they were really into music, IPOD style...to the extent of singing out loud and almost dancing..."shoulder-rocking"...really weird. anyway, we were just on time for our dinner reservation....the last to bolt! we were amongst the korean group, but we were happy to note that the staffs of the dinner cruise were Filipinos. we were given priority being the only couple there-the rest were in tour groups...first in the dinner line. great food: salad, bread, pasta, breaded chicken, thin slice beef in special sauce, satay with peanut sauce, kimchi, vegetable and mushroom, dessert....after dinner we enjoyed the sea air and sites....breath-taking. i was so sorry didn't have our camera with us....i simply forgot!

great day! got home early 9:30 pm and E dozed off. after my teleserye, i worked on the album
until 4 am...finally, wrote a msg on my clipboard for E HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY...READ THIS -----> arrowing the album! spent the day with E at home, bec. he had to work mid-shift on our day....which was ok, we celebrated earlier anyway. he worked. i attended a home cell christmas celebration....then another surprise gift from him! that.....is another story! = )

it's my anniv this week being
in a place for
over a year.
wow! great blessing
from the
Lord!

so a new year
i thought a change
of template
would
be a nice fit...