Suesh at Deal Grocer

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This 7-pc Limited Edition Holiday Make-Up Brush Set is available at Deal Grocer.

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If I actually put on make up, or even knew how to put on makeup, I’d grab this deal. But I don’t know much about make-up. Sure I know something about lipsticks and glosses, and maybe a thing or two about eyelash enhancer, but really not much else. 

Suesh has a good reputation for quality tools, and the discount of 900 pesos is a really good deal. I intend to learn how to do make up some time in 2012, but I will sadly have to pass off on this one for now. I’ve told myself countless times not to buy anything I won’t use right away. Since I won’t be using these brushes anytime soon, the savings from the purchase might not really be savings for me at all. But it doesn’t mean you have to let this deal pass on, you can have it. Click through if you want this set!

So learning to do makeup is just one of the things I want to accomplish in 2012. I haven’t really thought about making a list of resolutions for the coming new year, but flipping through the BDJ 2012 planner got me thinking about my goals.

Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project posted 6 questions you should ask yourself when you’re making New Year’s resolutions. Check those out as you ponder your own list. I know I had to change mine so there’ll be more concrete action. Leave me a link if you’ve listed your 2012 Goal List, or Resolutions! Thanks! Smile

Incomplete Gift List

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Tonight is my last workday for the week, also the last one before Christmas. I’d be bringing the ‘generic’ gifts I got for some people. I really wished I was more creative and picked out something special for each person, but it won’t be so this year. Oh well.

Until now I keep thinking about getting something for all my reps too. I thought I had a brilliant idea last month and perhaps I should have got them then because now, I don’t think it’s so brilliant after all. Haha. Perhaps I’ll get them some food and give each a handwritten note on a card. Hmm, that’s something personal.

I had thought of getting custom lanyards for them but that didn’t come to fruit, either. I would have our LOB names printed on it, but I heard there’s a minimum order and since I handle two small LOBs and two teams of yet another one, what I need for each design won’t be enough for the minimum.

I’m using beaded lanyards now, an agent gave it to me. You can see part of it here:

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Pardon my vanity shot – my eyebags look awful! I was only trying to take a photo of my new earrings that day. Smile

So there’s something attached to the beads that allowed me to also attach a badge reel at the end. I’ve been using the pair for months, but today I took it off because the reel isn’t working anymore. Bummer.

Oh, because my lanyard looks pretty, I don’t mind keeping it on even outside of the office. Just like wearing a necklace without worrying about it being stolen or snatched away.

I’m also still thinking of another gift for someone special. I’ve set my sights on something but I’m still having second thoughts because of the cost. With just one day left and then it’s the 24th, I don’t think I’ll be completing my gift list this year. I can always just send more donations for Sendong, and then name it for the person I would have bought a gift for but couldn’t. A donation in their name is a good gift for people who already have everything.

Melty Kiss

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Today, I stopped by SM Cubao to get some wrapping paper. Mom’s orders. As I was paying for the rolls I got, I saw this display stand of Japanese chocolate – Meiji!

Me: “No Choco Baby. Hmmm. Oooh, the Strawberry ones are there. Hello Panda! Hey, what’s this?”

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It’s available in two variants, creamy milk chocolate and Strawberry. I went with the safer variant because I wasn’t sure it was going to taste great.

I’m not sure why I ever doubted that.

It opens this way, like a gift:

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Inside, there are more snowflakes in the packaging. Nice touch. Festive. It’s individually packed. Doesn’t make it any harder to go through one box though. But I was driving so I only had one, or three.

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Okay, I lost count. At least they reached the house! My mom saw them right away, and she almost finished up all that was left. Had to stop her. Smile

They’re like square chocolate truffles. Melts in your mouth.

 

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A box costs PhP 119.00. Not cheap. But worth it. Consider it a treat.

Chocolates like these – though hardly high end nor gourmet – these are luxuries. Like arturo fuente cigars that you would only take out of the box for special occasions. (Okay, I exaggerate). That’s how I like to think of these Meiji chocolates so I won’t buy them so much. Smile

Before you go grab a box, consider donating first to relief efforts for Typhoon Sendong victims. See my previous post, for links. Better yet, go straight to http://donate.unicef.ph/ and hit the Donate Now button. Whip out your cellphone, type RED 500 and send to 2889 if you’re a Globe user. That sends Red Cross a Php 500 donation for #Sendong.

Are you Disaster Prepared?

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Living in a disaster-prone area (we’re number 5, high risk for flooding), one would think that we’ve learned our lessons and are ready for another big flood. Well, in some ways we are, but in other ways, we’re not.

Two things inspire today’s post. First, the flash floods triggered by Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro City and nearby areas in Mindanao. Iligan is also affected. Second, a Pin I found on Pinterest.

Before I proceed though let me link you up to where you can send help for the victims of Sendong:

– Link list from Interaksyon.com: How to help Sendong’s victims. Donating thru your mobile is also possible!

– Sagip Kapamilya account numbers for cash donations

– Local Groupon also gives you an easy way to Donate to the victims of Tropical Storm Sendong today! (Red Cross gets your donations)

Prayers are free.

 

As for the Pinterest inspiration, here it is:

Source: parents.com via Vera on Pinterest

 

 

Do you have a disaster plan for your home and family? Do you at list have an emergency bag you can grab as you head out of your house? We have batteries, flashlights, and a battery-operated radio. Apart from that, we don’t have an emergency kit. We don’t even have a first aid kit anymore.

I think that this big problem of disaster unpreparedness in the country stems from the fact that we aren’t that conscious of preparing for what may come. I mean, seriously, if you’re Pinoy and living in the Philippines, do you have an emergency plan for your family in case of fire, flooding, massive power outages, earthquakes, etc?

Of course, the government is supposed to take care of us in situations like this. They have institutions specifically tasked with this purpose. It is their job to think of us. But if we want them to get better at it, we probably should start at home. Propagate the message until it becomes part of culture to be ready for any form of disaster or natural calamity. We have to be proactive, rather than reactive. That goes for both government and its citizens.

After Ondoy, companies checked on their buildings’ emergency exits and provisions. Fire drills were scheduled and executed. Whistles were given away. Good start. But what have we done in our own homes to ensure we are ready? What have our schools done to ensure the safety of our kids should tragedy strike while at school?

I mean, truly, our national disaster management plan must be reviewed ASAP. More localized ones should be too. If the national government is too slow in coming up with a better plan, let’s do the reverse and start from home. Maybe we can influence the village, the barangay, district, city and move on to provinces and the whole country.

We can all do something about it. And I’m not talking about sending in your donations after tragedy strikes.

Finally, click through that link along with the photo. This parent’s letter to her son, made me tear up a little.

And here’s a blog that kinda fits the theme of this post. The Burning House shows photos of people’s answers to the question:

If your house was burning, what would you take with you?

I’m still thinking of my answer. Have you thought of yours?

(Almost) A week to be Single

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Christmas is 7 days away. I have yet to gift-wrap the presents I’ve already bought, and I still have quite a list of people to shop for.

Still no smell of freshly baked goodies in this house. Yesterday would have been the perfect day (to make these), but I woke up to a headache on my afternoon nap and ended up sleeping again – until the wee hours of the morning (earlier).

I find myself thinking about how the next few days will be spent. Not that I have a lot of time to kill, there’s still work after all (we don’t get Christmas breaks). But the boyfriend will be away (hence, the title). This afternoon, he and his family are taking a trip to their province to remember the first death anniversary of his grandmother. They’ll be there until the 21st.

So I’ve got my afternoons free. If it weren’t the Christmas season, I’d think that my lunch buddies at work could fill up a nice chunk of those afties. But they might have shopping to do and waiting around until I finish my after-shift emails would be too inconvenient.

Perhaps I’d be up to working on my Project Life. I figured I won’t try and catch up with 2011, but I’ve got material for the last few weeks at least that could go into those nice pocket pages. My album’s been waiting for me for 7 months! And my big variety pack of additional photo pocket pages were delivered last week!

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This slim box came with a little package, 90 pieces of Zink paper for my Polaroid Pogo Printer!

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Or my inventory projects could start happening. I’ve got two that need to be done – book inventory and baking supplies inventory. The boyfriend was supposed to take care of the latter, but he never got around to it. I should also fix up a number of areas in the house.

Maybe it’s time me and Deena (our DSLR) spend a little quality time again. All year, she’s been spending sweet moments with the boyfriend. It’s time she bonded with her momma. haha. Smile We were at the UP Lantern Parade the other day but I did not take photos like the previous year. I missed out on a lot of bokeh opportunities, so maybe this week I’ll take Deena out and seek out the chance to shoot some Christmas bokeh. Yes, I was inspired by this:

 

 

I could also get a foot spa somewhere. We’re due for what we hope to be our bi-weekly facial treatments by end of this week so I won’t dare go get one by myself. Magagalit sya pag di ko sya sinama. Hihi. One of the things I didn’t get around blogging about was our facial and peel experience at Forever Flawless in MOA two Fridays ago. While there, I noticed how there was no association made to the Belo Medical Group, don’t they own it too? They also have their own line of neuroscience supplements. I was wondering if the facialists would try to sell me on those but they didn’t. I appreciated that.

So I’ve got four days to be single. I doubt if anything will change though. I’d likely go to work, grab lunch somewhere, get home and either sleep or be in front of my PC until it’s past bedtime. It would be nice to accomplish at list one thing on this list though.

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