Filipinos loves Christmas! It seems to be our favorite holiday of all. Most of our fond childhood memories were during Christmas. Pinoys feels a certain cheerful vibe during Christmas season. Just visit the Philippines during this time of the year and you will know what I am talking about. I have spent some Christmases in other countries like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and almost 5 Christmases in Singapore. It has been fun but will all due respect to other countries, nothing beats Christmas … [Read more...]
A SWEET CHRISTMAS FROM SOPHISCA
Two Sundays ago, my family and I headed to Marina Square to celebrate A Sweet Christmas Party with Sophisca. Sophisca is a Taiwan Specialty Candy Brand that is available in Singapore at Marina Square Mall and Changi Airport Terminal 3. It was started in 1997 and became a favorite confectionary shop by many. It is dubbed as “A Place For Sweethearts” and you can tell why because they give their customers the perfect sweetness with their products & packaging. Along with fellow bloggers and … [Read more...]
THINGS THAT INSPIRED ME THIS WEEK
This week has been awesome. One of the most talked about news of this week was Miss Universe 2015. Filipinos all over the world are cheering on for our Miss Philippines representative for Miss Universe 2015. We were all in a fever-pitch excitement when it boils down to Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia vying for the Miss Universe 2015 crown. My sweet hubby kept me updated while I was at work on the results of Miss Universe. I was slightly disappointed when he messaged me that Miss Philippines … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
This is my 4th Christmas that I have spent in Singapore. I have spent a few Christmases in Saudi Arabia and once in Bahrain. But I have to tell you, 'Iba talaga ang Pasko sa Pilipinas'. Yes, there is something uniquely special in celebrating Christmas in the Philippines. I mean no disrespect to my host countries that I am staying in or the countries I have lived in at that particular time of my life. Let me explain. Maybe it has to do a lot of childhood memories. Christmas and New Year … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS FROM MINTED
December is here!!! Christmas is just right around the corner. Oh how I wish I can gather up all my family and friends and we can all spend Christmas together. Christmas for me is all about baby Jesus, families & friends, lots of food and lots of laughter & non-stop talking. This will be our 3rd Christmas in Singapore. We have yet to celebrate Christmas in the Philippines. Oh, the noche buena, the carollers, simbang-gabi.... How I miss it. Most of my family and friends are … [Read more...]
THINGS THAT INSPIRED ME THIS WEEK
This week, I learned to include fresh flowers in our home decor. I never realised how it can brightened up the atmosphere of our unit. I love how it looks in our dining table and our dining room smells so nice. I will soon learn to do flower arrangement. We also started to decorate our Christmas tree. My hubby, Naj's nanny and I are excited in decorating our new Christmas tree. There are still some stuff to add in. We wanted a blue and grey decors with red accents. Christmas is in the air! … [Read more...]