Trinoma VS Divisoria

We anticipated saturday to be a busy day for us, made a christmas list on the way to Trinoma, and ended up shopping for ourselves. Traffic was manageable. It's just strange that outside the mall was cooler. We looked for Ehboi's pair of shoes, walked around and got two Zara hoodies instead. TGIF has always been overrated, but hey, this was a special day.

He splurged while I look for plastic containers at Saizen (I think this is Trinoma's version of Japan Home Center. /me is a big fan). It seemed that I am more excited than him seeing him get the things he deserved as a very hard-working person. We got 6 tickets for the Darren Criss event on the 22nd (we didnt claim another 4. Chance for others heehee. As if I could bring 10 people), finished at around 9pm but waited for a cab for 2 hours playing Tap Tap Revenge to not kill the day's fun.

Sunday was a different day. We went out of the house wearing slippers, not bringing anything, even an umbrella. Before going to Divisoria (168 to be exact), we stopped by to grab lunch at Jollibee. One thing I hate about this fastfood is the crews' extremities. Its either they're on panic mode, or too laxed. One customer beside me was arguing with the cashier regarding her 4 peso change. The cashier in front of me is too eager to solve the problem than to get my order. I almost wanted to bite her face coz I was seriously hungry, but then again that was just my Ally McBeal moment. I don't really bite people's faces off. We were wet waiting for a jeep but I didnt care. The rain was as soft as a molten snow. It felt christmasy, really. But Divisoria is another story.

We know that the mud is default. Come rain or shine. Inside 168, I felt like a happy kid, seeing the cheapest wholesale and things I forgot I wanted and it's the most perfect place to buy the most affordable apt christmas gifts. It seemed like a maze though so we didnt really browse around. Haggling was easy but the amount of people will make you either crazy or annoyed. I wasnt in the mood to get annoyed though. It was too fun. So we went home, stopped by at Starbucks, with dirty feet and a bagful of thingamajigs. I promise to go there again, soon.

Ehboi asked me if I was happy. I said yes and just smiled. He asked me when was the last time Ive felt this way and I paused. It was that long. I can't even remember it. Imagining the faces of my friends and my nephews and niece opening their gifts on christmas eve makes me wanna rush the days. Watching it reel inside my mind made my heart float. I feel like this is gonna be my best Christmas ever.

It's gonna be a different one really. Thinking about it makes me go down, but this time, I'm gonna make a choice of appreciating everything that I have right now, rather than dwell on the big difference.

In fact, it didnt even matter if Im in a high-end shopping mall or in a flea market. It was that weirdly surreal.