You know at one point I kind of considered hosting a costume party that would have a Daft Punk theme.. I figured everyone would get Scorpion EXO-1000 helmets and just paint them with whatever, and that would be cool, ’cause I’d get them to redesign their helmets according to whatever they want it to be.

And then we’d end up on a guessing game trying to figure out which is which. Hahaha.

I don’t know, I haven’t really held a party in so long so I’m hesitating like this. I have so many costume ideas, like a zombie party or a mental hospital party, but yeah, I’ve been to wrapped up in work to even worry about parties.

I kind of miss just having fun with my friends, you know? When have you last been in a party? Did it rock or did it suck? Share your party stories with us!

My friend Rei recently got married, and no, it’s not a gunshot wedding – she’s not pregnant. It was a happy-romantic wedding. ^_^

With the couple being very career oriented, Rei told me, they have no plans on having kids for the next two years. Given that she’s only 25, it does seem practical. However, even with thorough planning and a combination of safe sex methods, pregnancy is still a possibility – especially for a newlywed couple. So, just to be on the safe side, I told her to start taking a daily prenatal vitamin.

For those who don’t know, prenatal vitamins are specially formulated multivitamins that is designed with pregnancy and breastfeeding in mind. While the supplements contain numerous vitamins and minerals, their folic acid, iron, and calcium content are especially important. These vitamins and minerals help reduce your risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect since a lot of defects develop in the first 28 days after conception – the time before many women realize they are pregnant.

So for the newlyweds, do consider prenatal vitamins at the onset of marriage. 0;) After all, you want to reproduce healthy, adorable babies, don’t you?

It’s the christmas season! (Well, it is, technically, for my country, since it starts when the months end in “ber”, and the nights begin to get cold, etc etc.)

You know what I’m excited about? I’m excited about the christmas decorations, listening to christmas songs, and being able to wear jackets outside the house because it’s cold! I also cannot wait for all of the gift baskets we will be getting from our neighbors, because most of them will contain chocolates and awesome food! Teehee.

I’m preparing gifts for my friends, since I’m currently broke, I decided on giving each of them a doodle version of themselves. I’ll doodle on shirts and draw using that special cloth marker that takes a lot of time before it fades so they can wear the shirts with pride!

I dunno about you, but I really am a big fan of personalized gifts. I choose those over expensive things.

My sister has been packing up for New York since her application for a green card has now been accepted and her husband already bought tickets. I actually am a little surprised that she decided to pack earlier than the usual since she tends to procrastinate a lot. I guess that’s what going to New York gives you– a sense of change and excitement to do things. I am a little sad that they’ll be leaving us, but happy for them since they get to take the next step and open way more opportunities when they get to the big apple.

I thought of giving them a bunch of box cutters as a going away present since they brought so much stuff with them and I like giving things that would be useful for them. These things would make unpacking ten times easier, I swear, and they’re so cute and nifty to hold!

Do you have any other gift ideas for my sister and her husband? I’d really appreciate it since I’m really out of ideas at this rate and they’re leaving in two days!

Since we’re on the topic of tornadoes and preparing for them, I’m a bit worried about Irene and the effect it gave on people in the United States.

How common are tornado shelters in there? How do people prepare for tornadoes? I’m at a loss because I don’t believe we’ve ever had tornadoes here in my country. The worst thing we’d get would be typhoons and tropical storms.

And we’d prepare for those by buying groceries that would last for two months and buy candles, flashlights and batteries.

I’ve seen some funny experiences on television regarding the aftermath of these typhoons. People drove straight into the flooded areas and then face palm after they realize that their car is sinking into the water. They would rage at police officers right after and blame them for their stupidity.

It really is better to be prepared than to be scared, don’t you think?

On my way home from work, I saw white led Christmas lights glittering in the streets. Gosh, it’s the “ber” months now (In case you didn’t get it, it’s Septem-ber, Octo-ber, Novem-ber, and Decem-ber).

It seems like it was only a few weeks since we celebrated New Year’s Eve. And now it’s almost the holidays again. My sister and I started reminiscing about our huge pine-tree like Christmas Tree that was in the middle of a huge pebbled star on our lawn when we were still kids. It’s actually just a fake tree but since it was amongst our trees in the garden, only taking up the center stage, one would think that it’s real. In fact, for the drunk guy who peed in it in broad daylight (with the Christmas lights turned off), it must definitely have looked real. Too bad he already pissed on it before we were able to shoo him off our Christmas Tree.

That was the first and only tree we’ve ever had. Until now, we don’t have a Christmas Tree so we’ve haven’t decorated one for more than a decade. I know it’s just an ornament which you can do without (proven in our family, btw). But there’s just something cozy and warm about decorating it with your family, seeing presents underneath it, and gathering around that special tree once a year to open those presents.

I hope I get my first ever Christmas bonus this year. I promise if I do get one, I’d buy my family a memorable Christmas Tree. ^_^

I love shopping for unique birthday gifts for my Nth level friends. Whenever possible, I also organize events or surprises for them. However, for this year, one of my Nth level friend specifically instructed, “no gifts” to me.

I was stumped.

You see, I consider birthdays as a day where you get to be the Prince or Princess – and everyone treats you like one. That is, you can get away with everything and anything, and just because it is YOUR day after all. And I like pampering my Nth level friends like that. For me, it’s also a day where you can legally smother them with your affection without them saying, “It’s too much!” Frankly, they deserve more than what I can come up with during their birthdays. Much, much more.

So for this year, to celebrate my friend’s Birthmonth, given the “no gifts” instructions, I decided to do small things in an extraordinary or special way for my friend. Like last Tuesday, after dinner, I treated my friend to a savory yogurt dessert we both haven’t tried and surprised my friend with a pink stress ball. The next day, Wednesday, I dropped by my friend’s office to deliver a slice of luscious cake.

The month’s almost ending though. I wonder what unique gifts I will still come up with…