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It Is Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas At Home

December 10, 2013 No Comments

It sure is beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at home now that I finally managed to set up our Christmas tree. I originally planned to set it up earlier last month but with the light of the recent disaster in Visayas, I find it difficult to get into all the Christmas vibe knowing that someplace else people are suffering from a tragedy and thought is was rather inappropriate.

But, there is no way we can stop Christmas, right? And there is no way Filipinos would stop celebrating it no matter what, so I was glad I finally mustered enough energy to get the tree out of its box along with all the trimmings I managed to collect the past years.

I am also very delighted that my little helper was very much game to help me set up our tree. He was so enthusiastic, in fact, that we were able to get everything done in a few minutes. He cannot wait to have the lights up so we can turn it on. He also enthusiastically put the little star at the top of our tree. 🙂

Next up are the little gifts to put under our tree. I have yet to shop for those, though, so hopefully I find the time in the next few days.

I hope Christmas’ coming along beautifully in your homes and that you have found the time to set up the tree, too! 🙂

books

5 Love Stories that Yearn for Happy Ending in ‘Para sa Hopeless Romantic’

December 5, 2013 No Comments

A book for the ‘Hopeless Romantic’

“Para sa Hopeless Romantic” by Marcelo Santos III is a novel composed of 5 love stories of people who embark on a romantic search of their own happy ending.

Meet Ryan, Rebecca, Nikko, Maria and Jackie. Each one has their own love story to tell. One character is afraid to love again, the other is hoping to find love. Another character is trying to forget while the other one is longing to reunite with a former flame.

Heart-tugging, passionate, and romantic, fall in love with the stories “Bag at Folder”, “Upuan”, “Jeepney”, “Dota vs Girlfriend”, and “Katol.” The characters are so relatable that after reading all 5 stories, you may find yourself changing your relationship status on Facebook!

Back Cover:

Lahat ng tao ay may kanya-kanyang love story. Mga kwentong tayo mismo ang nagmimistulang manunulat. Mga sariling lovelife na nais nating magkaroon ng happy ending.

Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig – isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot nang umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.

Ang nobelang ito ay para sa mga taong iniwan at ipinagpalit, para sa mga taong nagging panakip butas, para saumaasang mamahalin, para sa umaasang babalikan, para sa mga Hopeless Romantic.

About the Author:

Si Marcelo Santos III ay nagtapos sa Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta. Mesa, Manila sa kursong Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations noong 2011.

Nagsimula siyang magsulat ng mga tula noong siya ay High School pa lamang. Karamihan sa kanyang mga naisulat ay mga nakakatawang tula at mga maiikling kwento.

Ika-20 ng Disyembre, taong 2009 nang simulan niya ang pagsusulat ng Love Story on Video (LSOV), isang makabagong pamamaraan ng pagkukwento kung saan, nakasulat ang mga salita sa isang blankong video na sinasabayan ng background music.

Kumalat at naging kilala ang LSOV sa Facebook at Youtube at naging daan ito para maging kilala si Marcelo samundo ng internet. Ngayon, siya ay isa na ring Blogger, Short Film Director/Writer at isang Author.

Product Details:
Title: “Para sa Hopeless Romantic”
Author: Marcelo Santos III
Category: Fiction
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 5.5? X 8.5? (inches)
Number of Pages: 150
ISBN-10: 971-0453-45-9
ISBN-13: 978-971-0453-45-0
SRP: P149.95

Published by Lifebooks, “Para sa Hopeless Romantic” is now available in all branches of National Bookstore (under Philippine Fiction), Powerbooks, and Fully Booked nationwide. For more inspiring books, follow Lifebooks on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LifebooksPH) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/LifebooksPub).

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Christmas Is In The Air!

December 4, 2013 No Comments

Indeed it is! It is exactly 21 days before Christmas and I can really feel the Holiday breeze in the air. The nights are not only getting colder but you can now hear children roaming around the neighborhood singing Christmas carols, as well as see dazzling lights everywhere.

But I guess the best place to be around during this season will have to be the malls. I know too many people and the flurry of activities put me off, too, especially when I have to run after my 4-year old. But apart from the good deals and the mall-wide sales here and there, there are also loads of beautifully made-up trees to get you feeling all the more Christmas-y! And lots of photo opportunities, too!

We were out yesterday for a moviedate and cannot resist taking some snaps of the beautiful decorations! :heart: My next goal is to hunt for Santa so the little man can have a photo op with him. We’ve done it a few times when he was very little and I think it will be quite an experience for the little man.

If you have information on where we can go to have our photos taken with Santa, please leave me a note in a comment below! 🙂

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