Celine's Life Adventure

This month we shopped, packed, and shipped our very first balikbayan box, and I hope it gets to my in-laws early or in time for Christmas. But the picture for this month is the different imported Filipino food that I miss. When doing shopping for the balikbayan box, we went to Superstore. So while Jomar is busy grabbing things we will put inside the box, I was shopping for things we'll enjoy here in Canada and can only get in the Superstore, which includes a lot of Filipino food. Cupp Keyk, Lemon Square Cheese Cake, Hi-Ro, Hansel, and Yakult I grabbed longganisa and lumpia from the frozen aisle and all these wonderful snacks from the international aisle. This was the first time I went grocery shopping without looking at the price. Filipino goodies are so expensive (at least according to my budget) here because they're imported.  Why am I so confident to spend? Because we accumulated a lot of PC points! Yay for points! I only paid $7 and some cents for groceries worth more than ...

I don't have many friends in Canada, but my former colleagues have become great friends, and we met up for dinner this month. We last saw each other in March 2020 before working from home permanently. A few of us have already resigned but have kept in touch. It's nice to see them again and have a wonderful time. After Dinner Sunset Picture Before Dinner Picture of False Creek In my head, I am already organizing a holiday dinner inviting all former colleagues just to see each other and catch up.