Christmas Parties Turned Reunions

I know Christmas isn't supposed to be about the parties, the gifts and boozes, and that it's all about the birth of Jesus Christ... but, I have to admit that I really look forward to all the parties because I get to see most of my families and friends. Catching up has to be the best part.

December 13, 2012

First Christmas party of the year with my favorite college buddies: Marion Bugay, Bianca Perez, Charie Hernandez, Angel Aba

Dinner at The Burger Project at Taft Avenue, Manila. Got the chance to make my own burger!

Exchanged gifts with the ladies. Thank you for all of these! :)

Beerpong at Timeout right after dinner. Get your beerpong on!

 December 21, 2012

It's funny how everyone waited for this "end of the world" day, yet nothing happened.
Anyway, this was definitely a good vibes day. My parents and their high school batchmates are still friends nowadays, and their kids (meaning, us) are closer than ever. Every year, the inner circle families do this annual Christmas party despite the distance of the others who lives way up North, while most of us stay in the South.

Meet the parents. (There's my mom and dad at the right side.)

And the kids. Everybody loves children, who doesn't?

Christmas Caffeine Rush at Starbucks

Every year, we await for the Yuletide Season kick-off of Starbucks wherein the company brings back their famous Christmas frappuccino blended drinks.

As for me, a self-confesssed coffee person, I am very excited every November for these three fabulous drinks of Starbucks. What makes it more exciting is that every year, Starbucks comes up with a newly designed planner for everyone who gets to accumulate 17 stickers (8 classic blended drinks, 9 Christmas special drinks). If I remember it right, they lessened the number of stickers this year. A few years back, I think I had to collect 24 stickers just to get their amazing planners.

This year’s planner design comes in three different colors: balck, green, white. According to one follower of Starbucks Philippines, Heidi Donasco (photo below was also taken from her post) she said that this year’s planner has good quality paper, the case is similar to iPad smartcovers. It also comes with a magnetic bookmark. 

I definitely cannot wait to have all 17 stickers and purchase my own Starbucks planner! ♥ (As of now, three stickers for me then I'm done. Yay!)