Merry Christmas! 🎄

Hi, guys! Just want to greet you and your family a Merry Merry Christmas! 

God bless and I hope everyone's enjoying the holiday! 🎉🎁

Love, Dez ❤

Hello, December! 🎄

Only few more days and it's already Christmas. 🎄🎄🎄 How fast the days are passing by! I'm so excited since my parents are coming home and it means we're spending the holidays together. :D

These past few months have been busy and I haven't had much time to update my blog so forgive me if it's been a while since I last posted a decent post. And I tell you, I miss blogging! I used to blog everyday but now it's a miracle if I get the chance to write a post once a week. I've been trying to manage my time but my work schedule tires me so much I only get to sleep when I get home. Anyway, it's Christmas break so I think I'll use this time to write and schedule posts as much as possible.

And I hope everyone's enjoying their December so far. I'm signing off again but I'll be back soon with new blog posts!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D

Hello, guys!

Just want to greet you a Merry Merry Christmas!! :D Hope everyone’s enjoying the day and God bless us all! :)

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#5 Christmas Movies

"9 Things I Love About Christmas"

Well, other than listening to Christmas songs, I also love watching Christmas movies!! Who doesn't, anyway? And honestly, I enjoy watching Christmas themed movies even when it's not Christmas. Because who says I can't? Some of my favorites are Home Alone 3 (I watch this one with my sisters every year!), Magic Stocking (a Hallmark Christmas movie) and A Christmas Carol (a classic movie adaptation of the book I always enjoy!) I know there are more other Christmas movies to discover and one of these days I'm going to reward myself by having a Christmas Movie Marathon! :)

#6 Christmas Songs

"9 Things I Love About Christmas"

Of course, what's Christmas without its music? Today I'll tell you another thing I love about Christmas and it's Christmas Songs!! ♫♪ I've made dozens of Christmas playlists before but I'll share the most recent one I enjoy.

Since I'm having problems with my Spotify, I'll just give you a list of the songs included in my most recent favorite Christmas Playlist.

♫ My Grown Up Christmas List by Kelly Clarkson ♫

♫ The First Noel by Pentatonix ♫

♫ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Michael Buble ♫

♫ Mistletoe by Justin Bieber

♫ Christmas Everyday by Simple Plan ♫

♫ Let It Snow by Christina Perri ♫

♫ Santa Baby by Taylor Swift ♫

>♫ Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande ♫

 ♫ Winter Wonderland /Don’t Worry Be Happy by Pentatonix (ft Tori Kelly) ♫

That's it. I know it's short but I can always give you another playlist!  

And we're only 6 days away from Christmas, you guys! :D

#7 Wishlist

"9 Things I Love About Christmas"

I always always love making wish list and what's more exciting than writing your Christmas Wish list? I know we all have a long list of things we want to receive this Christmas but my list for this year only contains 3 things. These three things are what I would really love to receive this year and I think I've been nice enough for Santa to surprise me by granting these wishes.

Number three on my list is The Lunar Chronicles Boxed Set! I've been wanting to buy one for myself but wouldn't it be nicer if Santa would give me this boxed set instead? (And whoever my generous Santa is, I'd be grateful if you'd actually give me one!) :D

Number two on my list is a roundtrip ticket to Palawan! I miss my mom so seeing her this Christmas would be the perfect gift! And I'd love to see my Nanay (grandmother) too! :)

And the number one thing I've been praying to have this Christmas... a new smartphone. Yep, just a smartphone. I just disposed my old one (I'll miss you!) and now I'm looking for a brand new one. 

 So, that's all for my Christmas Wish list. How about you, what's on your list?

#8 The Joy of Giving

“9 Things I Love About Christmas”

“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.”
-Jim Rohn

Today I’m telling you about the joy of giving. It’s another thing I love about Christmas because it’s really heartwarming everytime you know that you make someone happy by giving them gifts without asking something in return.

Aside from attending Simbang Gabi, it’s also become a tradition to us to pledge to give something for the kids in our church every year. At the beginning of Simbang Gabi, the people in our church put up a simple Christmas Tree where they hang pledges and here, people can choose what they want to pledge to give. These pledges are for the less fortunate kids and we really hope that these gifts we will be giving on Christmas Eve will somehow make them happy! :D

My sister and I chose these pledges (a new shirt and a new bag) and we’re really excited to give these to the kids!!

#9 Chirstmas Tradition "Simbang Gabi"

“9 Things I Love About Christmas”

I know this has nothing to do with books but since Christmas is only 9 days away, I decided to do “9 Things I Love About Christmas” starting today. Each day I will be posting something that makes Christmas extra special for me and today I will be telling you all about a Christmas Tradition called “Simbang Gabi” that we Filipinos very much practiced.

Simbang Gabi is a nine-day/night series of Masses we attend to in anticipation of Christmas Day. It starts from the 15th to 23rd of December at four o’clock in the morning but those who can’t attend this can attend the nine o’clock in the evening mass from the 16th to 24th which is called the Anticipated Mass. My sisters and I have started the Simbang Gabi today, we attended the four a.m. mass, and it’s been a yearly tradition to us to attend and never miss a day for they say that if you complete these nine days of masses, then one of your wishes will come true this Christmas Day.

We’ve been attending Simbang Gabi for 11 years and we used to attend with our Grandmother but now that she’s gone, it’s just me and my two sisters. And I always love attending Simbang Gabi because completing it is like an accomplishment and the excitement of counting down the days until Christmas is fun! With these masses, we also get to become closer with God and his words.

They also say that attending the Simbang Gabi is like a sacrifice for you get up early for nine days just so you can celebrate with everybody else and with them you anticipate the coming of Jesus Christ.

That’s it for my favorite Christmas Tradition and tomorrow I will be back to tell you another thing I love about Christmas!🎄🎄🎄

#FreeTheJoy with Limited Edition Cadbury Dairy Milk Christmas Flavors

It's October, you guys!! And Ber months mean Christmas is just around the corner. Yay! But, but! That's not all, because Cadbury Dairy Milk’s limited edition Christmas flavors are back which make Christmas even sweeter and merrier! :D

I remember everytime our dad comes home from abroad with a bag of Duty Free and my sisters and I are all excited to find Cadbury Dairy Milk bars inside. You can actually say that we're Cadbury Dairy Milk kids because since we were little until now it's our favorite. These limited Cadbury Dairy Milk Christmas flavors actually remind me of them and now I know what to give them this Christmas! 

For each of them I decided to give these Cadbury Dairy Milk’s limited edition Christmas flavors.

My older sister, Anne, likes chocolate cookies and red jellies so I really believe she's going to love Cadbury Dairy Milk Black Forest. Since she's working even on holidays, Cadbury Dairy Milk Black Forest will keep her company and I'm certain she's going to enjoy its crunchiness and chewiness.

Yana, on the other hand, likes her chocolate to be filled with flavors so I think Cadbury Dairy Milk French Vanilla is perfect for her. The French vanilla cream will surely surprise her and I can't wait to see how she's going to love it.

 And then our youngest sister, Aly, will definitely enjoy Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Mousse since chocolate mousse is just her favorite! This light and airy chocolate-flavored cream enveloped in classic milk chocolate shell compliments her personality of being a sweet sister.

Now I know what to give my sisters this Christmas thanks to Cadbury Dairy Milk. I'm sure all of them are going to love it and I hope this will earn me votes to be the Sister of the Year! :D

Are you looking for the best gift to give this Christmas? Why not give a Cadbury Dairy Milk to your loved ones? I'm sure they're going to love these limited edition Christmas flavors too!

“Cadbury Dairy Milk Black Forest, Cadbury Dairy Milk French Vanilla, and Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Mousse are available in 180g packs for a suggested retail price of P180.00. Hurry and get all flavors – available until supplies last! #FreeTheJoy this Christmas with Cadbury Dairy Milk! ”

CHRISTMAS 2015! :D

Merry Christmas from OCAMPO Family! :D

I hope everyone is having fun this Christmas! Enjoy and God bless us all! :D

5 Days of Christmas Challenge: Day 5

Give a Christmas card

This one is for someone I haven't talked with for a while now. I'm still not sure how to give this to him but it will definitely reach him one day. :) (If you know who you are, you're welcome to get this from me.)

5 Days of Christmas Challenge: Day 3

Take a Christmas selfie

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

5 Days of Christmas Challenge: Day 2

Watch a new Christmas movie

#nowwatching: Charming Christmas

 *When a young businesswoman plays Mrs Claus at her family's department store over Christmas, her life begins to take some unexpected turns.

Review to come :)

5 Days of Christmas Challenge: Day 1

Write a Christmas poem/story

It's the time of giving

It's the time of loving

The day Jesus is coming

We should be rejoicing

Let's light the candles

Let's ring the bells

Celebrate the birth of the Savior

We should be singing

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(A Christmas story coming up...)

5 Days of Christmas Challenge

 Day 1: Write a Christmas poem/story

Day 2: Watch a new Christmas movie

Day 3: Take a Christmas selfie

Day 4: Make a special gift for someone

Day 5: Give a Christmas card

 

Taking Gifting to the Next Level

Now that Christmas is just around the corner, everyone is excited to do their holiday shopping. We are all excited to buy gifts for our loved ones and of course for ourselves. 

This Christmas, I only have four on my wishlist.

1. Our mom lives in Palawan and it's been years since we last saw her. We really want to see her this Christmas so 4 round-trip tickets to Palawan are on the top of my list.

 2. Can you believe that I don't have my own laptop? Yes, I don't. That's why I really really want one this Christmas. Please?

*cough* Acer *cough*

 

3. I like reading and getting new books this Christmas would be really great! 

   

4. I know my fourth wish is cliche but come on, it wouldn't hurt to wish for world peace.

 So there you have the wishlist that could make me very happy this Christmas.

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Another thing that could make me happy is by giving my family the gifts they really want. Because seeing them happy makes me happy. And this year, I want to take gifting to the next level. 

So here are the things I want to give my family this Christmas:

I know that my family always appreciates everything that I give them. I know that no matter how small or big or cheap or expensive it is, they wouldn't care just as long as it's from me. And I love them for that.  

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 For me, Christmas is the best time of the year. It's the season where everyone celebrates and shares the things they have. We buy gifts for our loved ones and we spend quality time with them. And though we're not celebrating our Christmas with our parents (just like any other year), we know that it would still be wonderful.

Christmas is also the season of giving. We share the things we can share to others without expecting anything in return. We reach out to those who need our help and we try to give them something that could make them happy. And I think it's our way of giving back to them for all the good things that happened to us this year. Sharing our blessings with them is our way of giving back.

Another way in which you can give back to others is by participating in SM Christmas Bears of Joy.

Your Php 200 can make a child happy plus you get to keep a cute bear. How great is that? So if you also want to make a child happy, come and join the SM Christmas Bears of Joy.

There are so many ways we can give back to others. It's just up to us how we do it. Be it by donating old clothes and toys or lending a hand in a charity or by just participating in different programs or activities just like the SM Christmas Bears of Joy. And I really hope that each of us would take this opportunity to help others because there's always joy in giving! 

For more details about Merry SM Christmas, you can check the poster and details below.

 “For more updates about this year’s “Merry SM Christmas” campaign, visit SM’s official Christmas microsite (https://www.smsupermalls.com/merrysmchristmas2015) and follow its official social media accounts at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/smsupermalls), Twitter (https://twitter.com/smsupermalls), and Instagram (https://instagram.com/smsupermalls/); and get an insider access to all the fun happenings at SM Supermalls nationwide through Viber (http://chats.viber.com/SMsupermalls). Shoppers can actively share their holiday merriments inside the SM Supermalls by posting their photos on social media and adding the hashtag #MerrySMChristmas2015.”

HAVE A MERRY SM CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

CHRISTMAS 2014! :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Aly, Yana, Ate Anne, Dez :)

We had our annual reunion last Dec 25th and it was fuuuuun! Everyone was there except for those who are in the states which were a lot including Daddy and the family of Tita Dorris.

The host was the family of Lolo Ruding. We started past 7 in the evening with a prayer then dinner since everyone was already hungry. There were a lot of foods, pasta, chicken, beef, pork and everyone enjoyed them. Then we proceeded with fun games, first for the kids then for us teens (even if I'm not a teen anymore), then for adults. The game for us was charades and it was crazy fun! We were grouped by 6, on my team I had my sisters, Yana and Ate Anne, then Tita Terry and my cousins, Angeline and Ate Arlene. On the other group were Tito, my cousins, Kenneth, JJ, Inah, Rainne and Tita Tess. It was charade with a twist. In the usual charade there's only one who will act and the rest will guess what he's trying to act. But in our game, only one will guess what the rest were trying to act. Our category was Disney Movies and of course we won because my sisters and I are Disney addicts. There was also one round and it was funny because all we had to do was point to our faces then to Tito who was on the other group. By that Ate Anne already got the answer Beauty and the Beast and everyone laughed. Lol. 

(Beauties)         and the         (Beast)

We had a couple more games before picture taking and gift giving. 

 Reynaldo OCAMPO and Family 

(That's me, the second girl on the left)

 

 Lolo Reynaldo (red polo shirt) and his siblings with their other half.

 Uncle (single) , Tito with Tita Cris, Tita Terry with Tito Alex, Lolo Reny, Tita Lisa with Tito Paras and Tita Tess.

(Insert Daddy and Mommy somewhere. Hihi.)

We all had a good time and we really enjoyed the night. This reunion is the only time of the year where we can catch up with each other especially when most of us live far away now like in the US and only come back during Christmas. It was a night well spent with my family.

 From OCAMPO Family, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :D

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Day 1. A Christmas Prayer.

Wasn't able to post this last December 25th but this was my Christmas Prayer.

Jesus, Happy Birthday! We've been waiting for this day to come and now it's finally here. Happy Happy Birthday! We thank you for being born here with us. I have a lot of wishes right now but there are only two I ask today, for everyone to be happy and World Peace. :) Thank you and I love you! :)

It was a simple prayer but it came from my heart. 

Merry Christmas!

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Day 3. Make a Christmas Card.

My Christmas Card. 

Didn't show the inside anymore coz it's kinda personal, (if you know what I mean.) :)

Day 4. Favorite Christmas Movie.

There are a lot of awesome Christmas movies. There are the Home Alone series, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol and of course the Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies. I love Christmas movies that I watch them again and again even if it's not Christmas. 

One of my favorites is Christmas is Boston. It's a story about two pen pals who are supposed to meet each other after years of just writing to each other. The girl lives in Boston and so it happens that the guy, a toy inventor, has a toy convention to attend to in Boston. Everything is great except for one little tiny lie they send to each other. They're supposed to send a picture of them but they send the photo of their bestfriends instead.  Now as the time of their meeting gets closer, the girl has to tell her bestfriend about what she's done and make her agree to meet the guy. The guy needs to convince his bestfriend too.The story gets better when their bestfriends start to fall with each other. It's a funny and good movie about friendship, love and everything in between.

 

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