Almost Christmas…literally

December 22, Tuesday, Manila time…
    Bro got to go with me again.  He went with me to our old house, so I can go see if there are things I want to take with me.  I did not realize that I left a whole bunch of Mad magazines behind; I can’t really imagine why I did that.  He got a USN ring that belonged to my ex-BF.  And then of course he got fed again.  The day before was at Mang Inasal, this day it was at Chow King.  Then I went to see if I’d be lucky again and find more tops at P100…no such luck.  I did get some peanuts…not cooked the same way anywhere else.

I really should not use public transport much…it adversely affects my throat.  I can’t risk coughing on the way out; I don’t want to be quarantined or anything.

December 23, Wednesday, Manila time…
     This was not a very eventful day.  We did go to a different grocery store to buy some items not offered at the one that the family regularly goes to.  I did find my brand and type of astringent, FINALLY…so I bought a whole lot of bottles, and if I’m lucky, they’ll last me a couple of years.

My mom had been trying to reach a catering service for our Christmas dinner but they weren’t answering their phones.  So we dropped by…they were not taking orders anymore, and of course my mom complained about not being able to reach them for the last few days.

We were supposed to try to go to the birthday dinner of a relative but she did not exactly live nearby.  This being the last working day of the week, most people who were going to the province for the holidays were on the road then.  At some point we decided we were not going to make it, so we ate at Barrio Fiesta.  It was not bad but it wasn’t as good as I remember.  I think things are just really going down the drain, quality-wise.

December 24, Thursday, Manila time…
     We got home around 2am, and everyone was tired.  I did set my alarm for 7am so I can call DH and get ready early.  Well, let’s just say that my efforts to get ready early got wasted.  There was a lot of time spent waiting…and waiting…and waiting.  It was not pleasant; with about a week left to enjoy my vacation, it felt like the clock was ticking.

We did get to our studio appointment.  These photography studios really have their gimmicks down.  Yeah, there’s a studio fee…more charges for more people…pay for each printed picture…pay for the CDs (priced per 25 images) you can get an hour later…except of course the pictures have their watermark and they are only good for wallet-sized prints.  Well, I don’t need big prints.  I’ll just copy the contents of the CDs and print my own wallet-sized pics.  Sure, those pics are not yet edited but I think I am qualified enough to play with them myself.

We went around buying what we wanted to eat for Christmas Eve dinner.  No blueberry cheesecake…poor me.  At one store they said they were phasing it out.  WHAT?!?

Well, we finally made it home around 8pm, it felt like.  We did not get our pictures taken till around 1pm, although our appointment was for 9-10am, when the mall opened.  Like I said, there was a lot of waiting.

I’m tired.  DH is delivering papers in a car other than his own…not good…will talk to him when he gets home.

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