Category Archives: Shopping

The HomeWorld at SM

SM City here in Bacolod has been around for several years already. But somehow, no matter how many times I had been there, I have not gone into the HomeWorld. Oh yeah, I usually pass the HomeWorld Section the Department Store because it is just beside the Baby Company, but I have never gone into that store near the entrance in the north side. I dunno, I guess I just think that I don’t have an interest there. And with a toddler now in tow, I don’t think it is the perfect place to window shop.

But the other day, we stopped by SM from church and I was with my parents. My mom dragged me in there to show me that she got lovely table runners there. Because of how my mom is so friendly, she is already chummy with the sales people there that they really greeted her warmly when we went in

I browsed through their wares and the desire to have and decorate my own home came over me again. Yup! I really like the aesthetic part of making a house. I love to decorate and if I have the money, I know what to really put in a house to make it lovely and yet still be livable. I like organizing stuff, putting everything in order and not make a mess. But on the contrary, our room is a giant mess! haha Thanks to my darling toddler!

I also saw some roller blinds there and I think I would like to have that in the entertainment room with blinds covering the window. At least we can shut out the sunlight during the day when we want to watch a video, right?

Well, I really enjoyed my time there. I also liked the fact that their store smells so good, thanks to the big display of scented candles in the middle of the store. I will definitely visit this store if I need some decorating to do.

My Lovely Photobook

Last Friday, we picked up my daughter’s 6×6 photo book from the post office. I ordered it from Artscow.com.

My 1 year old daughter absolutely loved it! She must think that it is awesome to have your own book–I mean a book that has her face all over it. There were words on each page so she must think that it is like her own kiddie board books that we often buy for her. After that, I ordered another, this time, it is about her 1 year–from her birth to her birthday, plus some other events in between.

My daughter absolutely loves books. We have encouraged her to have a liking for books from when she was 4 months. She probably thought that reading is a great past time. She was very young then, but I thought of reading to her the four Brainy Baby books that our friend gave to her during her baptism. And whoa! Her eyes would really widen when I would open each page. She was really enthusiastic about reading. We would buy books from time to time and let her see that we also read. She is just so comfortable in the bookstore that one time, she was with my parents and they were looking for us. Our daughter led them to the Book Sale shop at SM City. She knew that we always frequented that place and she thought that she could always find Mama and Papa there.

I will be looking for a couple of Christening Presents next week because a classmate of mine will be holding the baptism of her youngest son on Christmas Day, December 25. So we will be having lunch with them. I will be a godmother so I think I will get the boy, who is already 7 months old, some books as well. I think that more than toys, it is best to impart knowledge and the love for reading to the child. So my gifts will be books. :-D I just hope that they will encourage the boy to read.

By the way, as of yesterday, my daughter read the words on her flash cards! Well at least some of them, about more than 20 words. And I was so happy. We never really drilled her because she was always uncooperative. But she did read! I think it was amazing that without much instruction, she learned to read words!

New Clothes for Me

I would like some new clothes for Christmas. I would like to buy some wholesale clothing, so that means I would have to buy at least five pieces in order for me to get the wholesale discount.

I frequent the small stores at the Triangle Plaza or the bazaars of 888 Chinatown Square because of the great bargains they have. And I have a lot to choose from. But in order to avail of the wholesale discounts, I have to buy in one store only. I do not have budget to buy a lot of clothes so five pieces will have to do.

Maybe I will make my rounds next week after I have met my work deadlines!