I Won Asian Secrets Gift Pack (Not Once But Twice!)

Less than half of what I've won. Still way too much
for my own personal use, I guess. :P

GeekGirlManila.com hosted a weekly raffle for the whole month of February with Asian Secrets products as prizes. Since all I had to do was fill out a form in order to enter the raffle, I tried my luck.

I've joined several raffles online (and offline) but never won, so I entered the raffle without really expecting to win to the point that I almost forgot about joining the said contest already. It may sound narcissistic but I have this habit of Googling my name sometimes when I am bored. So one evening, I randomly Googled my name and the top search result showed my name under the link to GeekGirlManila's website. I clicked the link and the next thing I knew, I was one of the five winners for  Week 1 of GeekGirlManila's Asian Secrets products giveaway! I won six tubs of lulur whitening body scrub and four bars of bengkoang soap. A total of 10. How cool was that? :)

But my luck did not end there! Aside from the weekly giveaway, GeekGirlManila also hosted a special raffle on Valentines Day, still with Asian Secrets products as prizes. I entered again but did not really expect that I'd be lucky the second time around. But yes! I won again! This time, I won another six tubs of lulur whitening body scrub and eight bars of bengkoang soap. That's a total of 14 Asian Secrets products for Valentine's Day. :D

I claimed my prizes just this morning at Bonaventure Plaza and received a total of 24 Asian Secrets products, which is way too much for my own personal use, I shared more than half to my friends in the office, both boys and girls! :D

iPhone Silicone Cassette Case

It gives the illusion that you're listening directly
from a cassette tape. ;)

I first saw this kind of iPhone silicone case on Instagram and found the design sooooo clever and cute, I instantly Googled for stores selling them here in the Philippines. As expected, Ebay and Sulit topped the search results, where most online sellers offered them for a price range of P200-P300 apiece. I excitedly told the BF about the new addition to my wishlist and my plans on purchasing one online soon. Being the practical person that he was, he remarked on its expensiveness and added that he once saw similar designs being sold along some Manila streets. I got excited by the thought, so I visited Quiapo when I finally got the chance and found similar cassette cases sold at P80! I was tempted to purchase one but I didn't want to take the risk of taking my beloved phone out in the open for trial fitting because of fears that it might get snatched, much to the disappointment of the vendor when I lied that I left my phone at home. His reaction suggested something fishy so I said "Thank you" and immediately left, praying that I find a similar cassette case in stores located in safer places. Fast forward to yesterday, I was walking  home from work, and guess what I found -- my dream cassette case waiting for me along the sidewalk! For P120, I know it was a bit pricier than those sold in Quiapo, but at least I still have my phone for it to snuggle. :)

You Give Me Allergies...

...because me looking for you only means I need to do something I hate doing -- MINUTES OF THE MEETING.

Gift Certificates (GCs) from GLOBE

Few days ago, a Globe representative contacted and informed me of the Globe Loyalty Program, wherein Globe grants rewards, discounts, and privileges to its subscribers. In my case, she offered to give me three Sodexo GCs worth P500 each BUT in one condition: I should agree to extend my Globe WiMax subscription for another two years. Since I have no plans on having our internet connection at home cut anyway, not to mention that doing so would make my Mom and younger brother very very sad (Hello, internet junkies!), I agreed.

And guess what I received in the mail today!

P1,500 worth of Sodexo GCs from Globe!

Hmmm. I'm currently thinking on where to spend these. :D

Update:

I gave two of the three GCs to my Mom (as additional birthday and Christmas gift) and the last GC to my Ninong. :)

Casa Cecilia Hotel and Restaurant in Taal, Batangas

One sunny afternoon, Mom unexpectedly decided to treat me and my younger brother to pizza at Casa Cecilia.

I intentionally left my DSLR at home due to laziness, which I regretted when I later found out that the place was nicer than I expected. Good thing I have my phone with me. Hence, I decided to challenge myself.

Breakables

Top: All Meat (my favorite!), Bottom: All Seafood

My blueberry cheesecake

Protecting my iced tea from the sun

Frothy

Gumamelas

Curtains

Aside from the resto, Casa Cecilia also has a hotel...

... and is along Diversion Road, Taal, Batangas,

All photos were post-processed via Instagram. :)