I signed up for Paper Coterie and Tracey Clark’s Picture the Holidays.
It’s 31 days of prompts to take photos daily this month of thanksgiving and holidays.
The class creed:
My Newbie Photographer blog is broken, but I’d really like to post my photos for this ‘class’ there. I had another malicious attack and my host disabled it. I have yet to restore the blog, but may have to start from scratch. So. Serves me right for not backing up my post while I had the time.
I choose not to dwell on what losing the blog means. There is truly so much to be grateful for and time is wasted on ranting.
Today’s prompt is Holding Onto Gratitude. Now what to photograph…
With all the Black Friday sales ongoing in the US and online stores, now is a really great time to start Christmas Shopping. Here in Manila, bazaar season is starting too. I don’t remember bazaar shopping much last year, but maybe this time we’ll go to a bazaar or two (Greenhills not counted).
I’ve ticked a couple of names off my Christmas list already. I shopped through the convenience of the group-buying websites. I only get from the reliable sites, those I’ve tried before and personally used by friends. Got this to give my Dad, who doesn’t read my blog so it should be safe to say so here.
This is the perfect solution for him to take his favorite music with him in his car – which doesn’t have a CD player, just like mine. For my car we have the Garmin which not only helps with navigation, but is also an FM tuner for the iPod/iPhone. This player I got for Dad is already sold out, but CashCashPinoy still has an AVT GPS Navigator up for grabs, it plays music and videos too.
I also bought a deal from Groupon Philippines, one I won’t reveal because the intended recipients might be stalking my blog as we speak. But it’s a very good deal, the same type of product is available at Lock N’ Lock stores at a huge price difference. I was so stoked I bought two sets! So go checkout GrouponPh!
I still have quite a list to go through. I don’t know what to get my Mom yet. Although there’s nothing wrong to give generic gifts to specific groups of people, for my Mom I don’t want to get something like Sferra linens, kwim? I’d like to get her something really nice that’s for her and not for the whole household. So what to get for Ma? That Sony Cybershot DSC TX10 camera on sale from Amazon last night would have been a real good gift. I hesitated though so the ones on-stock now are not as cheap, but still marked down.
Getting the pens and sending them to Miss N’s PO Box two years ago was a good experience. I don’t know why I didn’t write about it (the only additional mention of the project was in this post where I said I was going to ship out the pens), but it was a wonderful experience. Not sure why I didn’t send anything out last year or earlier this year. Bakit kaya?
But I am so glad that this Christmas, Miss N will be off to Bobon, Northern Samar to bring books to children.
Find out all about the project and how you can help at Nortehanon.
I hope you do more than check it out. Children’s books don’t cost a lot.
This has got to be the biggest Christmas giveaway this season! Even if it took me awhile to do the required tasks (mostly Liking and Following), the prizes at stake got me going on. hehe
Check out the massive Prize List:
The Prizes
One Winner of $100 Paypal Credits One Winner of $50 Paypal Credits Three Winners of $25 Paypal Credits Five Winners of $10 Paypal Credits Twelve Winners of $5 Paypal Credits Three blog makeovers – special prize for bloggers who do the optional task only
And it wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support from sponsors:
Contest ends on December 23, and announcement of winners will be done on Christmas Day, December 25. Winners must have valid Paypal accounts to receive the prizes.
Congratulations Sheryl, for yet another successful project
But it’s a very good deal, the same type of product is available at Lock N’ Lock stores at a huge price difference. I was so stoked I bought two sets! So go checkout GrouponPh! 
