I think I’ve blogged about my youngest brother a couple of times, probably because I find him very interesting, that he is good in math, music and monkey business. Haha. Just kidding about monkey business. He’s just one of those smart guys who know better ways. In fact, he was the first in our family who ordered his “Effects” online (not sure what type but for me, it looked like a very complicated pedal board) and sent it to our aunt who was about to visit Manila. This saved him international delivery charges. So, that’s how I got the idea of online shopping.

I bet he’ll go nuts if I tell him about the Tax Man Sale. He can get a new set of amps and effects, or accessories for their band that he’d been meaning to buy. He could get as much as 15% off from purchase worth $750 or more. It looks like little brother’s going shopping.

When I saw my son playing with her sister’s (My Little Pony) pink car, I felt guilty. I didn’t want to buy him toys yet because I’m starting to feel there’s tons of toys in the house. Unfortunately, 99% of them are my daughter’s.

So I promised myself, I’ll start buying some yoyo toys, and other toys for boys. That, or I’ll just have “any toy for little boys” as his wishlist for his birthday in June.

Speaking of his birthday, I haven’t started planning it yet. In case you’re wondering why you haven’t gotten any (updated) invitation.

Do you run out of gift ideas for your dad? Actually, my dad isn’t much into gifts. And his interests seem to be the same over the years: chess, rubik‘s cube, clocks, sudoku, and coin collecting, which is why I kept running out of gift ideas for him.

Well, got some ideas from right here. I super like the hand-dipped sports berries. But I’m not sure if I’ll give it to my dad, or just have it for myself.

Maybe, I’ll have the sports berries, and order Tuxedos in style for him, instead.

When we were out of the country last week, I never got the chance to look for discount cigars, sweets, key chains ref magnets, or any souvenirs for friends. We were too tired from walking for 2 straight days, hubby and I opted to stay with the kids and sleep longer in our hotel room, while the rest of the family went out to visit some temples. There, they were able to have nice photos (only outside the temple) and in nearby stores, buy souvenirs at a very low price. Yeah, so unlikely of me to skip a chance to take pictures.

I would have wanted to join them, mind was willing but the body wasn’t.

I was reading some apidextra customer reviews when I realized it’s already 2am, and I haven’t finished my daughter’s yearbook page due tomorrow. And I have so much things to do. Stresssssssss.

Good thing I’ve written them all down so I won’t forget. I wouldn’t dare try to do them tonight anymore as I’m sure I’d just mess up. Yeah, that’s how I am, when I’m too sleepy. Plus my left eye is starting to ache, like a migraine attack is on its way. Sigh.

Anyway, good night. Have a great week ahead!

An officemate shared that I can download and use a licensed video editor from the company’s sharepoint. I got excited as I’ve been meaning to learn how to edit videos. He also gave me a vlc download link for my media player.

Unfortunately, when I tried installing the editor, it kept saying that a version is currently installed. I’m guessing somewhere in the script that if it finds an installed version, it would skip installation altogether.

Pffft!

There are just clothes/shoes that you look good wearing and there are those that you don’t. For me, rubber shoes can be tricky. I always get the running shoes type or else, I’d look like McDonald’s with my thin weak-looking legs. Also, I have yet to find anything high-waisted that would look good on me, or womens bib overalls, or crop tops, for that matter. And oh, color peach hates me.

These are just some on my no-no’s list, at least, when shopping online. The trouble with me is some clothes look good on screen but don’t look good on me, while some I won’t even take interest in, will actually look good on me. I wish I could get my mom’s talent, who just by looking even from afar, knows if a piece of clothing would look good on me. I’m just happy that this particular seller (on Facebook) that I recently took a liking, has a store near my place. I can always go and check it in person. Nice!

My husband and I try different places for our monthly massage. And for this month, it was this particular spa near our place. To be honest, I was happy with the service but turned off by the staff. They were talking loudly about us, who were just as they called “walk-ins” and they were ranting why we were accepted (we arrived at 5pm and they were leaving at 8pm). One lady in a lab coat, who I think was the receptionist, was particularly loud. They were complaining among themselves, which we can hear, that they were heading to the mall and needed to leave at 8pm. It was very obvious that they wanted us to hear it.

I didn’t want to ruin the experience so I just shut my mouth. I was just wondering, if they really wanted to head to the mall, why not take a day off? Customers pay for massages to take away the stress. And hearing these rants didn’t help.

I didn’t disclose the name of the spa as we will come back once more just to give them another chance. But I will blog again if the experience will be as bad. I’ll keep you posted.

Contribution by Kennith Griffin

We decided to get clear internet service, and it has actually ended up saving me a lot of money. I didn’t realize that my bonus card, that I use at the grocery store was connected to a web account that I could set up. On the card every week, I log on and can load all of the week’s coupons onto my bonus card. There is no clipping involved, just clicking. You have to wait for an hour for the coupons to show up, so I usually add them on Sundays when the new coupons come out. They have special store offers and also all of the manufacturer’s coupons that are in the Sunday paper. It is so easy to use! The first time I went to the store and tried to use it, I was a bit weary because I wasn’t sure that they were going to work. On my first trip I save ten dollars using my coupons. It is important that I write down everything that I am going to get and every coupon that I loaded inorder to make sure that I don’t forget anything, but the electronic coupons have made my life a lot easier. I love to use them!! I have even shown my mom how to set up an account and use the coupons. There is just something about saving money that makes you feel great!

Forever21 is coming to SM The Block!

I can still remember the days when my friends and I would wait for Forever21 website to go on sale. Only then we would hoard accessories and send them to whoever is sending a box to Manila. I remember those sleepless nights, availing of teleconferencing services just to discuss what we were buying, the shipping fees, etc., etc.

And then in 2010, Forever21 opened in Megamall, and another one in SM Makati. And this year, somewhere near my place! It will be occupying the area where “Our Home” used to be.

Am I excited or what?!