The reason why I stayed up late

Or why my body clock broke down again.

After our Malacca trip, I didn't sleep the whole night. I just spent the night watching over this beautiful sight...

The living room brightened up by the Christmas tree.


Closeup of the Christmas tree.


Closeup of Angel on top of the Christmas tree.

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Christmas along Orchard Road

Our wedding anniversary stay in Quincy Hotel wouldn't be complete withoout a trip down Orchard Road. Although we didn't have enough time and energy to stroll down the entire length of Orchard Road -- there's simply too much to see -- we did get to see the best of the malls along Orchard Road have to offer.

Paragon


Tangs


A Tangs Late Night Shopping Owl :)


Inside Wheelock's Place atrium area


Wheelock's Place indoor Christmas tree


Ion's Christmas tree


Che's closeup on Ion's Christmas


Ion's Christmas Tree - Closeup from Below


Us through one of the Christmas Balls


Inside Ion's Christmas tree


Across from the Ion tree


Across the Ion tree - The Shaw House


Along the Orchard Road sidewalk - near Wisma


That's the last... our feet are aching by this time, crossing the streets, taking pictures, and chasing Nite Owls :). Obviously, we need to revisit the Orchard Road for more pics. :)

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Efren Florida is the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year

Off the heels of Manny Pacquiao's historic win and controversies, another Filipino gives us another reason to be proud to be Pinoy.

Efren Penaflorida, the one who started the "kariton klasrum" or pushcart classroom concept, and the founder of the Dynamic Teen Concept, is voted the CCN Hero of the Year for 2009.

All of the Top Ten finalists receive USD 25,000. Efren, being the top this year will get USD 100,000. More good news for the hundreds of kids who have grown to depend on this program.

The event will air in CNN on November 26, at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

For more details, click here.

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Our Third Year Anniversary!

We celebrated our third year wedding anniversary at Quincy Hotel where we spent three days and two nights. It is a very nice place, very near Orchard Road and offers special discounts for permanent residents and citizens.

What's more, we get complimentary breakfast, lunch AND dinner buffets! I honestly don't remember any other hotel which offers three complimentary meals per day. Of course if you're in town to visit the entire place, you normally can't go back to the hotel for lunch. (Well, not us! Hehehe)

Anyway, here's some shots that we took of the place.

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