Yes, I am a hands-on party organizer for Isabelle’s first birthday…I knew I can do it, I have done it on my 18th birthday, CJ’s baptismal and birthdays also with Isabelle’s baptismal—Now, I am doing it again for the little princess birthday!
I went already last Monday to make invitations, tarpaulin, souvenir tags, signature frame, name tags, pinata and pabitin things but I come back again today to buy more toys for pabitin and prizes, also get some small bags for give-aways as well as souvenir for adults!
I went with my mom, we’re lucky to get a taxi ride from our place to the Immigration which is maybe 15 minutes jeepney ride to Divisoria because my Auntie & Uncle is going there, so the trip going is just easy…we just take jeepney from Phil. Post Office then we arrived in crowded Divisoria—it doesn’t matter to me, I knew the place and I already knew what I will buy!
First stop is in Ilaya where we looked for possible adult souvenir and lucky to find one at reasonable price, only 18 pesos each so I got 50 pieces and we can get it after 2 hours…no time wasted, Mom and I went to Divisoria Mall, started my search for toys…its so easy, I got toys and some school supplies from 10 to 15 pesos wholesale price with a minimum of 6, which I know can get it in Makati mall for maybe 50 up…really bargain! I got some for major and minor prizes for a total of 100 toys. Next is, we look for bag which I am going to give for kids, I got like 20 pesos each so as fairy theme I got Tinkerbell designs and had few for boys like Cars and Ben10. I also got some party poppers! *smile*
I think, I only spend a fraction of what I might spend if I will buy it not in Divisoria…I have no regrets that I went there!
We finished our tasks faster than expected, oh, I also got some hopia for us from 3rd floor of the mall, poor me, I forgot its name but its my all time favorite, will never miss it I am in Divisoria…and guess what, Kent loves it, too!
Everytime I will be in Philippines I would love to go back to Divisoria if time permits…hope next time, I can buy something to sell here! *hahahaha*
Tomorrow’s Isabelle’s big day…I am excited! I also checked all supplier and everything’s ready for tomorrow! Also, counted and arranged give-away, souvenirs, prizes for tomorrow’s party!
Everything’s ready but have to wake-up early because I need to buy clothes for Isabelle, waaahhh, we forgot it, we are just so busy! 
Good that party will start at 3 and malls open at 10am, lucky still…*smile*
Anyway, see you all tomorrow!
i love divisoria! an daming pwede bilhin na pwedeng butingtingin.. hihi.. and i love going there to eat pancit sa food court sa 168..
Lui
thanks sa dalaw lui, bakit ngayon ko lang ito nabasa!? hehehe…more than 2 months after! nakapunta ka na ba ulit divisoria? hehehe! enjoy ang vacation and ingat palagi!
excellent points and the details are more precise than elsewhere, thanks.
- Thomas
your welcome thomas, hope it helps…feel free to visit anytime!
[...] Next month, Isabelle will be two…and last year, we celebrated her first birthday in Manila, we went home for her birthday as well as to pick-up CJ to be with us here in Penh. Since its Pink Fridays today and I was browsing first birthday picture, would like to share with you all the prizes, give-aways and loot bags that we had then! This is the first time that I will be posting these pictures here, but I wrote about these stuffs back then in May 2010 that you can read HERE. [...]
where exactly in divisoria were you able to find the tinkrbell souvenirs?? i need also for my daughter’s bday.. thanks!