Now that you've finished buying the gifts, the pile you have in your room needs to be wrapped. Arrrggghhhhhhhhhh… I used to enjoy wrapping gifts but not this year!!! I've realized that after spending hours and hours of wrapping, the recipients just tear the wrappers up to get to the gift. So this year, my motto is "Save Mother Earth!" (And save my wallet too!!!). Here are some tips for time friendly, cost friendly and eco-friendly gift wrapping:
1. Buy gift bags. I've bought lots of these from 168. The small ones go for P7-P8 while the big ones are P12 -P15. They have nice designs and are reusable! Lesser use of cellophane tapes too.
Ten days to Christmas!!! Are you done with your shopping? Or are you still scouting around for good buys in the market? For the last minute shoppers, there's very few time left. Even online merchandises can't be purchased this late in the season. Most have stopped receiving new orders. So that leaves you with gift hunting in the malls and bazaars. 
Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Remember how the energy efficient core 2 duo ran rings around its predecessors coreduo and centrino and centrino M?
Core i7 965 Extreme : 3.20GHz ($1100)
June inflation up 11%… 11% ONLY??? I went shopping for groceries last night and was quite shocked at how much my total bill was. It amounted to P4,500. All I bought fit inside only four plastic bags!!! Unbelievable!!! And this is not a full grocery load. Just bought stuff mainly for my daughter's baon and snacks for the family. I did not buy any cooking ingredients, toiletries, canned goods, ice cream, imported chips, canned drinks, wet market items, detergents, etc. The most expensive item I bought was my daughter's milk (which was P474/can x 2 cans). I also indulged myself by buying four small packs of Maltesers and four Yanyan. The rest were local products like biscuits, instant noodles, tetra-packed milk and cereals. I didn't even buy pasalubong for my dog. I usually buy some doggie treats for her. She was so excited to see us come home and I felt guilty for not buying her treats. That's our Haps in the photo. 
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