a christmas miracle

yesterday, the students of block 1-b experienced a christmas miracle. No CONSTI today! and announced a day in advance! it was fabulous. some blockmates and i went to the world trade center bazaar in search of christmas finds for everyone. armed with only 350 pesos (minus the 25 for the entrance fee) i went around in search of cheap finds. found...miracle of miracles, MAC lipstick na 2 for 100. of course, they were from china, but they looked exactly like the real thing. that in itself was a christmas miracle. i hope it doesn't turn my lips black. but i tested it for lead, and it didnt seem like it had lead content. it was really fun going around trying to see how well we knew people and deciding on what we wanted to buy. and it really felt christmassy singing songs while walking (FALALALALA..LALALALA - only words we knew). and...i found a jacket similar to the one i had long coveted in H & M. except that this one was not $60. it was P280. YEHEY! fun fun fun. i think i shall have it altered a bit though. i will go back to find other things to buy for my dad's staff etc etc etc. and to whoever is reading this with a generous enough soul, i would love to have the starbucks journal. or a scanner. or a digicam.