The best and easiest way to buy gifts this Christmas!

Christmas is really fast approaching! I'm sure everyone are now busy planning for the different activities this holiday season like...

- Where to celebrate Christmas and New Year

- What food to prepare on Christmas eve and New Year?

- What Christmas décor suites this year?

- What Christmas Gifts to give to your love ones? And more…

There’s a lot of holiday activities that keeps us busy. But, I think one of the hardest thing to do is buying Christmas Gifts. Giving and exchanging gift is one of the most important tradition during Christmas every Pinoy families do and usually enjoy. We really do our best to search in Malls and buy gifts. It’s hard and it will really add up to our expenses but when we see the smile of our love ones while opening our gifts, the pleasure will be on us.

We only have 9 days left before Christmas and I’m sure every Santa Claus in a house is already busy listing the name of their friends, family members and special someone who they will give a present on Christmas.

They’re busy budgeting their savings and all source of income for gifts expenses, busy thinking for the desired items to buy and busy planning to where they can buy such things CONVENIENTLY, HASSLE-FREE AND BUDGET FRIENDLY.

Well, don’t worry! Because I’m here to present to you an option to shop gifts easily, smoothly and effortlessly. This is to shop with Lazada.com.ph online. You can purchase products with them with the following good services they offer:

1. Cash On Delivery

You can pay your order in cash once you received it. With this, you are sure that you received your item upon paying it.

2. Free Delivery

Whatever the price of the item you purchased as long as your location is within Metro Manila, there’s no delivery cost. Free delivery also in Luzon with minimum order/purchase of Php1,000 and Php2,000 for Visayas and Mindanao.

3. No Sign Ups Required to Purchase

You do not have to be an online member of their site for you to be qualified to order. You can order as a guest as long as you have an email, mobile number and the delivery address. Lazada will gladly process you order.

(For instructions on how to order, please visit this link.)

Pretty easy right? You were able to SAVE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT commuting going to Malls, walking while shopping and waiting in line at cashiers. Alam niyo naman ang hassle lumabas ngayon lalo na kapag holiday seasons. Ang daming tao, siksikan, crowded at higit sa lahat MATRAFFIC! So just save your time and effort wisely on important things like spending it with your family while waiting for your orders to be delivered by Lazada.

So, what are you waiting for? SHOP NOW! Fabulous items that can give as a gift are offered at Lazada. You can view a list of items on SALE thru this link.

Our 7 days itinerary during our Seoul, South Korea Trip

Preparing an itinerary before your trip is very important. This will be your guide to where and what time you will depart or arrive at a certain place or tourist spot. Having a well planned schedule for your vacation helps you use your time effectively.

Below is the itinerary we had on our South Korea Tour. You can get an idea here on what are the main tourists destinations we visited.

Day	Date	Time	Description
0	15-Oct-16	5:00AM	Meeting time at NAIA Terminal 3 Airport
		5:30AM	Payment for Travel Tax and Terminal Fee Check-In, Have a snack
		6:00AM	Boarding Gate
		7:10AM	Departure
		12:10PM	Arrival at Incheon International Airport
		12:30PM	Immigration, Luggage Claim, Buy T-Money Card or MPass, Wi-fi Rental, Lunch
		2:00PM	Departure from Incheon Internation Airport to Hotel via Bus
		4:00PM	ETA in the hotel, check in, fix luggages
		5:30PM	ETD from hotel to Banpo Bridge/Han River
		6:30PM	ETA in Banpo Bridge (Light Show, Chill Time, Dinner)
		10:00PM	Return to hotel
1	16-Oct-16	5:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		7:00AM	ETD from hotel to Seoul Museum of Art
		8:00AM	ETA in Seoul Museum of Art
		8:30AM	ETD to Deoksugung Palace (by walk only)
		9:00AM	ETA in Deoksugung Palace
		9:30AM	ETD to Ihwa Mural Village
		11:30AM	ETA in Ihwa Mural Village
		12:30PM	Lunch
		1:30PM	ETD to Gwanghwamun Square
		2:30PM	ETA in Gwanghwamun Square Cheonggyecheon Stream (near Gwanghwamun Square)
		6:30PM	ETD to Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Shopping Center
		7:00PM	ETA in Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Shopping Center - Free Time, Wonder around, Shopping
		9:00PM	Dinner
		10:00PM	Return to hotel
2	17-Oct-16	6:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		9:00AM	ETD to Myeongdong Cathedral
		10:00AM	ETA in Myeongdong Cathedral
		11:30AM	ETD to Myeongdong Shopping Center - Lunch, Leisure time, Shopping for souvenirs
		4:00PM	ETD to Namsan Tower
		5:00PM	ETA in Namsan Tower - Cable Car, Love Locks, Leisure Time, Snacks
		9:00PM	Dinner
		10:00PM	Return to hotel
3	18-Oct-16	6:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		9:00AM	ETD to G+ Star Zone, Hallyu Star/K Star Road, Gangnam Road
		10:00AM	ETA in K Start Road - Leisure Time, Wander around, picture taking
		12:00PM	ETD to Coex Mall
		12:30PM	ETA in Coex Mall - Lunch, leisure time
		2:00PM	ETD to Lotte Mall
		2:30PM	ETA in Lotte Mall - shopping, groceries
		3:30PM	Buy tickets for Lotte World adventures
		4:00PM	Lotte World Adventure begin!
		9:00PM	Dinner
		10:00PM	Return to hotel
4	19-Oct-16	6:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		9:00AM	ETD to Gyeongbokgung palace
		10:00AM	ETA to Gyeongbokgung palace - Hanbok experience, bukchon hanok village
		2:00PM	Lunch
		4:00PM	ETD to Ehwa University
		5:00PM	ETA to Ehwa University - Leisure time, picture taking
		6:00PM	Buy groceries for dinner and buy souvenirs near ehwa university
		7:30PM	Return to hotel
		8:30PM	ETA in hotel, cook ang prepare for dinner, wash time
		11:00PM	Lights Off
5	20-Oct-16	6:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		9:00AM	ETD to Nandaemun Market
		10:00AM	ETA in Nandaemun Market - Stroll around, picture taking, shopping for souvenirs
		12:00PM	Lunch
		2:00PM	ETD to Myeongdong
		3:00PM	ETA to Myeongdong - Stroll around, picture taking, shopping for souvenirs
		6:00PM	ETD to Mapo-gu
		7:00PM	ETA to Mapo-gu -  Dinner at Palsaik Samgyeopsal (8 Kind Tastes)
		9:00PM	Return to hotel
6	21-Oct-16	8:00AM	Wake up time, breakfast, prepare
		10:00AM	ETD to Gapyeong Station
		12:00PM	ETA in Gapyeong Station
		12:30PM	ETD to Nami Island
		1:00PM	ETA in Nami Island Immigration - Lunch
		2:00PM	Buy tickets for entrance
		2:30PM	ETD to Nami Island via boat
		2:50PM	ETA in Nami Island - enjoy the place and the autumn feels, picture taking, leisure time
		5:30PM	Return to Hotel
		8:00PM	ETA in hotel, cook ang prepare for dinner, wash time, pack-up things and luggages
7	22-Oct-16	7:00AM	Wake up time
		9:00AM	Check out in hotel, ETD to Incheon International Airport
		10:30AM	Check In baggage
		11:00AM	Lunch
		12:00PM	Should be at Boarding Gate
		12:55PM	Departure
		0.673611	Arrival at NAIA Terminal 3
		0.6875	Immigration, Luggage Claim

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Palsaik Samgyeopsal Preparation

You can check out the videos below on how they prepared/grilled the meats. It's our first time to eat in this kind of resto and we don't know what to do that time, so the restaurant crews helped us to grill it. Even it's just a 2 short clips, have a drool with it! :D

Part One


Part Two


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A very DELIGHTFUL dinner experience at Palsaik Samgyeopsal of 8 Kind Tastes

After our whole day shopping at Myeongdong and Nandaemun, we decided to have our dinner just around Seoul. That day, we crave for meat. We searched on the net for their best restaurants that serves meat and we came across to a site which talked about the famous Palsaik Samgyeopsal of 8 Kind Tastes. We immediately searched the address and luckily it's just around Seoul. The complete address is: 121-100 Mihwa Building B1F, 18 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. We're at Myeongdong that time and the next thing we searched is how we will get in Mapo-gu. Since we're just transferring from place to place thru their subway, we searched for the best and easiest route.

We rode the subway from Myeongdong station (Line 4) and stop at Ddm-S station (2 station stops only). From there we transferred to Line 2 and rode to Sinchon station. Overall, there are 8 stations from Ddm-S to Sinchon. Sinchon station is the nearest station in Mapo-gu, Seoul.

After exiting at Sinchon station, we immediately search for the restaurant. We easily found it because it's just around the main road beside a KIA Motors branch.

(KIA Motors at the bottom left. Palsaik Samgyeopsal is just beside it, on the right)

Upon entering to the main entrance, you have to go downstairs to reach their main dining area.

(Restaurant main entrance)

(Waiting area)

Here is a part of their menu. We decided to order PALSAIK 400g Meal. The group meal at the bottom in the picture below. As per the waiter, each serving is good for 2-3 persons. Since we're 6 in the group we ordered 2 servings. So that's a total of 54,000 won (around 2,500 in Philippine peso). It's a bit pricey for us but for them - it's just within their budget. At first, we thought that 1 serving is enough for  us and that we can't consume all if we order 2. But in the end, we just ordered 2 servings because we're really hungry that time. LOL

Their resto is very crowded. This just proves that they are very popular in Seoul. Here's the evidence. :)

Below is a picture of us waiting for our order. (Forced smiles of hungry tourists LOL)

I'll give you a short overview of Palsaik Samgyeopsal. It is a meal that consist's of pork belly meat in 8 different colors/flavors such as plain, wine, pine leaf, curry, red-pepper paste, herb, soybean paste, ginseng. These meats will be cooked in grill usually positioned at the center of the dining table. To eat this, you need to wrap the meat in a lettuce or perila (a mint herb) along with other side dishes like Ssamjang, Kimchi, etc. Ssamjang is a thick spicy paste in korean while Kimchi is a traditional korean side dish made of vegetables with variety of seasonings. It can be made of napa cabbage, radish, callion or cucumber.

(8 flavors of pork belly with the lettuces and perillas)

(Side dishes and mussels soup)

(Yummy!)

You can watch the preparation video here.

(Picture muna bago lafang :D)

(I'm enjoying wrapping the food)

(I'm enjoying wrapping the food)

(My friend trying to fit all in her mouth :D)

(Mussel soup with veggies)

(Aftermath. hahaha Sorry!)

Overall review: We really love the food so much. The pork bellies that are marinated in different flavors are very delicious. At first we thought that their servings is too much to us. But at the end, we're laughing because we finished all the meats, side dishes and leave wrappers except for the Korean Mussel with soup. The Mussel is unpleasantly chewy, it's kind of leathery when you chew it out. But I like the taste of it's soup. I also love their Kimchi, it's very tasty and somewhat spicy. The taste is perfectly matched to the meats and perila/lettuce leaves. My four friends doesn't like it including it's smell, but for me and my one other friend - it's really appetizing. :) 

We saw this chocolate store in front of the restaurant. Perfect for desserts. Their goodies are on sale that time. :)

I can't read their store name though :( 

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