Toy Sale!

Today, I will brave the crowds and test my feet's stamina as I head on to this:

Okay, pamangkins, inaanaks and young-at-heart friends. I'm praying to finally cross you out of my list tonight. :-)

Polly.

Early this month I got myself a Christmas present. Impulse buy, what my friends would say, but it's what I really wanted. I just got a later model. (And now there's a give away that I got a gadget.) Yes, I got myself a new digicam.


A few weeks before I got Blackie, I was already eying this gadget. Actually, the older model. I feel my old digicams are about to die any moment and I just had to replace them asap. But I just had to buy Blackie. So my imaginary savings account had to go into rehab for months.


Came November, I went back to the same store. I noticed the price had dropped. Not drastically, but hey, anything that helps me save money is a blessing. It was actually the same price as its predecessor. And I also noticed one more thing. Beside it, was a newer model. At the same price.


Since it was a payday (I think) and most Pinoys got their 13th month pay that month, people all over the store were buying cellphones. (Samsung Star at E72. Which in my honest opinion, would seriously go down the drain quicker than Apple can upgrade their iPhones. But my angst over cellphones deserve a different entry. Not this one.) No sales staff was around to assist me. So I just stared. And stared. Until a saleslady who just came out of the stock room was kind enough to talk to me. I instantly asked her the difference between the three models. Not that I really cared the predecessor, but all three having the same price tag just fed my now growing curiosity.


Unfortunately, she did not know much about the latest model. And she was only able to tell me the notable features. One's a 10mp, 12mp, and a 14mp. One's got a lot of buttons, one is touch screen. So I lost interest. And I went home. Googled.


I kind of forgot about the camera for a few days. But remembering how much I didn't want to use my old cameras anymore and Paolo breaking his, I suddenly felt like I had to buy it. For real.


Came the second week of this month, and I told Niq I just had to buy it. One, December is a busy month and it would just be a crime not to have a digicam to use. Two, it would be a great Christmas gift for myself. Three, I found out it's got a focal length of 5-25mm (which accdg to a photographer friend is considered ultrawide angle already). Four, this will be an "impulse buy" that definitely makes sense.


It was considered an impulse buy because I got the 14mp model. I figured if all three was the same price, I'd go for the latest model. And I have issues with touch screens so I'm really thankful the new model comes with buttons. =)


Oh well. It's a purple (thank God I got it during its first wave of release. Purple models of this brand sell like hotcakes!) Polaroid T1455. Not much reviews online, probably because it's not a household brand and it's not as techie-sounding like Monique's Ixus 130. And the cost? It's just 4 digits. =)


I created a new Tumblr blog just for the photos. I don't think I'm ready to revive my Multiply yet. Nor am I liking Flickr's interface. I believe Polly will bring me back on track with good pictures. And as we grow together, my adventures can be seen here.

Birthday Extension.

Maybe this is what I get for postponing my birthday and not announcing when the new date is.

Up until now, I've been trying to figure out what the "goody" bag is for. It's ten days past my birthday, I'm a Samsung user, and there's #1209 right next to my name on the delivery address label thing. Go figure.

All I Want For Christmas Is You.

Woohoo!

Night temperature in Alabang has once again hit 26 degrees. This only means one thing: Christmas is just around the corner. :-)

Anyhoo, I was told a week ago that exchange gifts would happen. For my Gaudete friends, they imposed the Php150 budget. We'll pick out names on Sunday. *Insert excited music here* I can't wait. Really. I mean, I've been living in this subdivision for more than a decade, and it is only now that I found time to mingle and have fun singing with these people. (Except probably for Zyena who I used to sing with before, but we both took our own time for breaks. Oh well, we're back, and this is sooo fun.)

So basically, the reason why I've been procrastinating again on writing, is because I have been searching all over for stuff that I want for Php150. Really. It's not that I can't make up my mind between stuff, it's more like I don't know what I want. And I'm serious.

I hate to admit it. I don't know what I want. Literally and figuratively. Although I do know what I want to have in five years. The irony of my quarter life crisis. *Insert emo music here haha* And now I am being transported back to Richard Gere's Shall We Dance scene where he was asked what he wants… that comes in a box.

I feel for him. Php150 is a pretty good amount to for a nice Christmas present. Why oh why, can't I think of anything that I want? I'm guessing I want something bigger. But since Monique and I are imposing the expenses challenge, I think I've grown to break the habit of wanting too much things, much more things that I don't really need. I know, there's a lot of things out there that I might need and not know it but I seriously can't think of anything. I'm actually at the point where I am asking people who know me what would be a nice gift. (And surprisingly, my mom asked me too what I want for Christmas. We are this clueless.) Could it be that I already have everything that I need and want? Oh well. As pathetic as it may sound, I asked random people, and thankfully, here's what I got (And at this point, I learned there's about two more exchange gift thing I have to hand out a wishlist for.):

• USB Mouse (Cd-R King sells them techie stuff cheap, I think this really fits.)
• Purple or Black Reva thong slippers/sandals (I think these are Php200/pair.)
• Half a roll of Brazo de Mercedes from Shopwise (Seriously, they make the perfect Brazo de Mercedes for me. And at a flat Php150 at that.)
• A bottle of VO5 - Lavender
• Tickets for the Manila run of RENT (Now I think I'm going over board. But this doesn't really count. It doesn't come in a box! Hah!)
• Grande Vanilla Frappe

I can't think of anything else, and that's all I can consider from all the suggestions I got. And oh. I'm hearing out JR's suggestion:

• A bottle of Gilbey's Premium Vodka (Which we will basically use for our New Year flaming shots. )

Now I think I'm happy with my list. I'm really really easy to please. Just don't ask me what I want because then, it would be hard to please me as I can't figure out what I want.

So what do you want for Christmas that comes in a box? ;-)