Online shopping at the comforts of our home is one thing I've enjoyed over the years. No driving to the malls,lining up at the cashiers, crowded fitting rooms. don't get me wrong I STILL like shopping the conventional way but anything that would make it faster,easier and cheaper is always ok with me.Well!with that said I will try to keep updating this site of any sale I know about or coupons I get from the email just like this 25% in everything including free shipping at
Lacoste

or the ToryBurch sale which is 40% off in almost everything with code sale40 (u'll see the deducted price right before u click submit).I just scored myself a reva pumps and Gerrit flat. So,happy=)

Been working a lot lately, doing a lot of ot since I need to replenish the funds and save some more. Our hospital been high census lately due to the firestorm that happened last week. We're far from the fire but the smoke affected our air quality, thus people with respiratory problems had asthma attacks and such. It's been getting better though, still busy but more manageable now, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm still working eve of thanksgiving then off for 3 nights.

We'll be having a small lunch Thanksgiving celebration on my side then we'll drive to Mission hills for dinner with Mike's relatives. The day after which is the "Black Friday" sale we'll just stay local. He doesn't wanna drive to Cabazon outlet so we're just gonna store hop here in southbay and maybe pass by South Coast Plaza or Rodeo drive(*insert devillish grin here*) Naaah!!!just kidding, I'd been spoiling myself way too much and all shopping I will do is for christmas gifts for loved ones.

Snagged this from Jane: thanks gurl

In 1983 (the year you were born)

Ronald Reagan is president of the US Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space Marines are killed when a TNT laden suicide terrorists blows up Marine headquarters at Beirut International Airport US Marines and Rangers invade the island of Grenada and evacuate hundreds of US citizens The Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007 The Internet Domain Name System was invented by Paul Mockapetris Ronald Wilson Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Day Baltimore Orioles win the World Series Washington Redskins win Superbowl XVII New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup Return of the Jedi is the top grossing film "Every Breath You Take" by The Police spends the most time at the top of US charts The A-Team and Webster premiere

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1. What happened in the year you were born? Take the quiz by clicking the link above.
2. Post the result of the quiz in your blog.
3. Tag 5 people who you think are born on a different year than yours.
3. It would be interesting to know the age of your blogging buddies plus of course get to know a little about history few years back.
4. Add your name on the list below. Indicating also the year you were born.



JODY - 1977; (your name - birth year)
JOANNE - 1980
GRACIE - 1978
TRACY - 1979
JANE - 1980
JenR- 1983

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tagging: Frechie , Jacqui , Thet , Macy, Vina, Ricca

It happened last month before we left for Hawaii. I wasn't planning to buy any bags because I know I'll do my "damage" in our trip but as I kept lurking on the purse forum. I couldn't help but fell in luv with the Mirage speedy. As I kept looking at the pics the more I liked it. It was 1 of my holy grail(s). So I scratched the itch and called the 1866LV. I knew it was a long shot since it's an LE of 2007 but no harm in trying dba? So, when I spoke to one of the SA they were able to locate 1 for me in Dallas unfortunately it was on hold for 3 days for a client then im next on the list. Shempre, I waited and after 3 days called them up and asked if it's still available and it was. I was ECSTATIC I couldn't believe I can still buy a brand new Mirage, all along I was thinking my best bet was from a reseller. So, I did the transaction thru the phone, I asked the condition and all and brand new naman daw accdg to the SA. I even asked if it's the store model coz it's the last piece in the whole collection. So, I patiently waited for the shipment when this arrived in our house...

an abused very scuffed bag. I immediately called the 1866LV and the SA in Dallas. All they told me was to bring it in the closest LV botique to assessed it. Next day I drove to South Coast Plaza and showed them the bag. They were shocked they said there's no way they'll sell that bag in that condition. When I spoke to the manager he said he need to contact the SA(off that day)1st before I can return it to verify it was the bag.HELLER!!!!now they're thinking that I switched the bag??!!I was furious there's no way I dropped that much money for a damaged bag..

I waited next day to contact the SA and he admitted that he didn't really checked the bag before shipment and that he's honoring my return daw and contacted the manager from SCP, from there they shipped the bag back to Dallas and refunded my money. I didn't even say anything to the SA as long as he refunded my money.Although, he was apologetic about it.
So, there Mirage(less) pa rin and still hoping to find 1 but in good condition.

*Here's the gorgeous Mirage Speedy*

*pic snatched from tpf member south-of-france and Cyndee respectively*thanks*

- oil change acura rsx
- buy Mike's costume for halloween( we've decided not to be in a "couple themed" costume coz the male counterpart of my costume is too basic/boring.hehe
- buy goodies for the trick and treaters
- finalize the halloween night out (we still have to desginate a driver *meaning the person who can't drink that night.
- review for Stat midterm
- renew my cpr card
- update my blog with the happenings last month (ie..my disappointing LV experience, Hawaii trip, my loot) wasn't expecting that some peeps are actually reading my blog and waiting for my Hawaii post..thanks hoppers=)hehe

I'd been back since last Wednesday but I don't have time yet to post. I'm swamped with school stuff and work is toxic right now. All I know is I missed Hawaii and my carefree and relaxing days in that beautiful island. Be back with updates=)

Snatched this from Che:thanks gurl





what makes me happy?
1.Good health of my family
2.Wonderful blessings
3. Appreciactive patients
4. loving fiance
5. stable and rewarding career
6. upcoming Hawaii trip
7. rear view cam of rdx makes it so much easier to parallel park
8. crazy but supportive friends


what makes me sad?

1. Visa retrogression
2. friend J relocating to another state
3. gas prices
4. Wamu going under
5. unreliable SA

what annoys me?

1. antipatikong pasyente. kung maka demand e akala mo nd ako nagbabayad ng tax gaya nila! and akala mo ako gumagawa ng policies. same asChe,grabe so true!!
2. irresponsible people
3. people who think they're all that
4. telemarketers
5. this classmate of mine who has to comment on everything as in everything kahit non-sense na..the whole class and the prof annoyed na rin
6. ung walkway nila Mike,yea it's green and all but the spiders kept camping there..eeekk!
7.some arrogant doctors.hello!ur oncall and ur patient needs something tsk!I'm just doing my job
8. Tailgaters and peepz who ding ur car when they open the door

*smileys courtesy of dreamstime.com*

A very late post re: our anniversary Vegas trip

We went last Aug 24-26. We left our place late afternoon since we went to church 1st. Travel time was about 5 hours since we had a pitstop at Barstow outlet to grab dinner then headed to Las Vegas.

Check in was a breeze. No waiting but as soon as were done people started arriving. Buti na lang. When we were in our room we rested for a little bit then went down to casino and gambled.We had some drinks too complementary if your gambling butwe didnt stayed that long. We were too tired so called it a night around 11.

The next day we did a lot of walking as in A LOT. We casino hopped and gambled and shopped as well. I prolly went to 4 Louis Vuitton in a span of 3 hours.hehe That's how close the proximity of each store. 1 in Saks 5th, 1 in Fashion Show mall another 1 at Wynn and 1 more in Ceasars Forum. Napapailing na lang si Mike (hehe)according to him "parepareho lang naman daw". I was trying to look for this particular limited ed. LV kasi so I kept asking. The funny thing though was so many people kept asking about my bag(was carrying my Damier neverfull) even the SA. They told me how lucky for me to have 1 since it's not yet available here.

Anyways, after so much walking we decided to rest around 4pm. It was enough time for us to prepare for dinner and the Le REve show later that nite.




*home of premiere shopping/ fountain by the Venetian/ by the Palazzo

*Architectural structure of Ceasar's Palace*

For our 3rd day we decided to relax and lounge for the day. We went for an early swim in the pool then went for our massage appointment at The spa. We had lunch at the Le Village Buffet at Paris hotel which has the best creme brulee PERIOD!! Ofcourse, they have more than creme brulee there mostly pastas and some creamy viands and they're dessert selections are to die for..hehe

After that heavy meal we decided to walk around to offset those calories. We went to the Bellagio's botanical garden and watched its dancing fountain which still gives me chills everytime I watch it galing talaga.

We were gonna go to Madame Tussaud's Wax museum at the Venetian but backed out last minute because Mike was complaining of headache. We just went to our hotel room took tylenol and he rested there for a while. Instead of going out for dinner we just had room service.


For our last day,Wednesday we just sleeped in and woke up 2 hours before checkout. Before we left Vegas though we dropped by Carnival buffet at Rio hotel for lunch. I know buffet na naman but Mike was craving for their pot roast so pinagbigyan ko na. Besides ok naman tlaga yung food as in dami selections sarap pa. Gosh! wala talagang diet diet dito.

ok!so for my loot..next time na, haba na kaya nito.

Charice with Celine Dion at Madison Square Garden

Been a very very bad blogger. So, many things happened and yet too busy/lazy to write about it.
But I promise myself I will...

-> Work is still busy like usual and still tolerable. I received a special musical card with Ferrero chocolate from one of the patients to say how thankful he is..aaaww!!I kept the card but the chocolate was smothered by my co-workers.hehe will post the card next time

->Vegas trip was last month and will kwento next post

->Ofcourse, with the Vegas trip comes with the Vegas loot(big grin)

->School!!As I've mentioned before I went back to school 1st week of September to further my studies. Unfortunately I still need 2 classes (Statistics and Humanities)for the program. Upto now I still dont get it Statistics to Nursing???Whats the correlation?????hehehe just ranting..

->our upcoming birthday trip to Hawaii. Hotel and airfare is booked but still need to finalize the activities and such

See lots of happening thus, no time for blogging

Thanks MM

:START:
:RULES:1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.2. Get back to Me {YEN} and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list HERE! Note that you are not ALLOWED to change the link of the here.3. Copy from Start to End.4. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.Copy this Participants List: Me and Mine Creative in Me For the LOVE of Food Little Peanut Pea in a Pod It’s Where the HEART Is Around the World SugarMagnolias I Am Mommy All About The Memories Enchanted Play Just My Scrap Whats Up Simply Me Kitchen Deelite A Mothers Horizon In Depth A Life in Bloom Because Life is a Blessing Digiscraptology Mommy Talks Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps All Kinds of Me Stuff The Salad Caper Winding Creek Circle InkBabyStudios My Precious Niche Eds Mommy Life Just Me…Eds In Depth celebrating life my life is peachy belly, body and beyond My Random Thoughts My World Woman Style Scribbles of My Life In This Game of Life The Shopaholic in Me My Family is my Life Jen's Sweet Escape YOU

LAYER ONE:
– Name: Jen
– Birth date: every 26th of the 9th
– Birthplace: Manila
– Current Location: Torrance, CA
– Eye Color:Black
– Hair Color: Black
– Righty or Lefty: Righty

LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage: Filipino
– The shoes you wore today: my Tory Burch flats
– Your weakness: Shopping and desserts
– Your fears: to suffer before I die
– Your perfect pizza: Philly CheeseSteak pizza
– Goal you’d like to achieve in life: to live my life with no regrets

LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on YM: oh!yea
– Your first waking thoughts: 5 more minutes
– Your best physical feature: my behind..(hehe)
– Your most missed memory: childhood memories

LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke: Coke
– McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald’s
– Single or group dates: Single Dates
– Adidas or Nike: Nike
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea
– Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
– Cappuccino or coffee: cappuccino

LAYER FIVE
– A famous person, dead or alive, would you interview: Michael Jordan
– Movie can you watch and say the lines along with the actors: The Notebook
– Name two of your passions in life : nursing
– Least favorite time of day: Morning!

LAYER SIX
– Use hairspray or gel: mouse
– Your favorite meal: thai
– Color is the inside of your head when you close your eyes: dark green?
– Listen to classical music: when I want to relax
– Ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it: nope

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What are your Six layers? Frechie, Ricca, Gracey

It's 2:32 am right now.
Just finished watching the gold medal basketball game between USA and Spain.
I havent packed yet for our trip later to Vegas.
Have to wake up early (7:45am) to go to church 1st
I am cramming AGAIN..and yet
I'm still blogging..(hehe)

can I stop myself from shopping??? When all these stores keep sending me all these coupons..hehe..Giving me reasons to keep spending some moolah..






*Macys is giving me $10 off if I spend $30 and above, as well as 20% off of everything
*Coach sent me the PCE (Preferred Customer Event) card which gives me 25% off
*Victoria Secret is giving free undie and $10 off of their new biofit bra line
* My American Express card sent me a $10 off in CheeseCake Factory

Mike and I started talking about our plans for our birthdays next month you see our birthdays are just 4 days apart and we usually celebrate it together with our friends and family. But this year were thinking of going on a trip. No specifics yet but most likely in a place where serious swimsuit wearing is needed(ayayay!cringing here,hehe).Hopefully we will be able to finalize everything before the end of the month.

Next week also we're going to our VERY delayed anniversary trip in Vegas. We had to postpone our trip back in February because his parents came here to visit and then our schedules didn't clear up until now. I'm a little hesitant driving there though coz the temperature there is in the 100s but our complimentary room will expire this month so we might as well use it.

So, were going for 3 nights and 4 days. I've already booked tickets for the Le Reve show at Wynn hotel and really looking forward to this show. Aside from that we'll be doing the usual casino and restau hopping, gambling, massages in the spa and lounging in the pool.

That's how I would describe my day was. After an early Sunday bible meeting Mike and I opted to just stay in at the comforts of a turned on ac. It was HOT HoT Sunday so no way I would go out.

Around dinner though Mike was craving for some Hawaiian laulau and got our fix at King's Hawaiian

Here's my Royal Platter with very yummy calamari


Mike's Laulau platter



My sweet fix paradise cheesecake

is an understatement. What a race!!I'm thousand miles from China but I sure felt the energy.. To France’s Alain Bernard, How's that for "smashing the Americans"??

Asus!nagfeeling American naman daw ako..hehe

It's my weekend off so will be

-seeing my dermatologist
-eyebrow threading
-hair appointmet
-major decluttering in my room
-eating out with Mike
-watching Olympics marathon


Have a happy weekend everybody.

They sure are, 7 million each to be exact.