It’s just Woodbury Common Premium Outlet on our agenda today so we’re pretty relaxed. Hindi umiikot ang ulo ni Ate kakamadali sa amin to move it move it: ;P

Katz Deli is always full, so Kap & Ate went there early to buy a sammy for us to try while the rest got ready for the day ahead. Because there’s only 1 bathroom, it takes us 2 hours more or less to get ready & out the door. Kung maghihintayan pa kami, walang mangyayari sa buhay namin, lol.

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Hay Katz, na-dale din kita! 😛 Thank you Ate & Honey Pie for making the effort. How sad namang tunay if we leave NY without getting to try Katz’s famous sammie. <3 Henyway, nakalibre pa sila ng Matcha drink kasi akala homeless at na-decline ang card HAHAHAHAHA! BDO credit card is SO BULOK abroad. Buti pa ang Citibank, kaskas lang kami ng kaskas. Itong BDO kahit na may advice na mag-a-abroad kami, bina-block parin tuwing may foreign purchase hmp. Kainez.

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It was a choice between going to Pennsylvania for the day to visit the Madrazos, or to the outlet. In the end, shopping won over friendship, teehee. Mga material girls & boys talaga kami, sorry nalang pareng Stephen. ;))

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets is an outlet center located in Central Valley, New York. The center is owned by Premium Outlets, a subsidiary of Simon Property Group, and takes its name from the town in which it is located. CLICK HERE to see the list of stores in the outlet.

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Unfortunately though, walang nagustuhan ang mga bagets kaya nasayang lang ang 1.5 hours na lakad namin at gas. Outlets usually carry past season’s stocks kasi, eh ang type ng mga giblings yung mga bagong labas at nasa uso pa. Kaya si Kap lang ang may bitbit pauwi. Tapos umulan pa, kaya nawalan na sila ng gana umikot.

Ewan ko ba bakit napakahilig ni Kap sa jacket eh napakainit naman sa ‘Pinas. He bought anothet leather jacket from RL. Nanghinayang sya kasi sale daw. From $600 down to $200. Eh diba sabi nga ni Chiz kay Heart: Sale is not a reason to shop. 😛 Tignan mo ako, kahit hindi sale nagsa-shop ako, WAHAHA!

After going thru the stores on their list & not finding anything to their liking, we grabbed a quick bite at Shake Shack before heading home. Mas gusto nilang suyurin nalang uli ang Times Square bago magbagong taon.

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Shake Shack is a hip, counter-serve chain for gourmet takes on fast-food classics like burgers & frozen custard. We first got to try this popular burger chain while in Korea. Although I liked Wahlburgers, I definitely liked Shake Shack more. I like how it’s oozing with just about EVERYTHING! <3 Buti nalang meron ito sa outlet, akala ko pupurgahin na naman nila ako sa chinese food zomg!

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When my Bae bought her Dior tennis shoe at Saks Fifth a couple of days ago, Ate eyed a small Chloé Faye Leather Bracelet Bag (retails for $890.00), cute enough to hold just her essentials like phone & money. Since she’s not an impulse buyer, Ate decided to look around first before her wildcard purchase (on top of the cash gift, they each have a wildcard purchase -anything they want, on me. Faken spoiled brats lol).

We actually saw one in the outlet at $250 cheaper, but it came in red. And if you know my Jana, she is not one to go for bright colors. So when we returned early, I sprang a surprise shopping spree just for her. I dragged the girls to Barney’s & Bergdorf Goodman for what I hoped would be a successful purchase. True enough, my picky Ate found a Chloe Bracelet Bag in brown sa Bergdorf. Sa wakas, wagi! \m/ Tinahak talaga namin ang ulan ang siksikang tao para lang matupad ang pangarap nya. ;))

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Ate is SUPER choosy. As in papatayin nya ako sa pagod kakapili. She can go around in a store for 3 hours na walang bitbit. Kaya minabuti ko nang puntahan itong 2 tindahan para siguradong may magustuhan sayang kulay at may mabili bago magtapos ang taon!

From Sak’s (again) to Barney’s, to Bergdorf where she finally found the color that she wanted. Ganyan ko sya mahalin at i-spoil. So her future husband better love & spoil her the way I do, or better pa pga kung more. Pag sa basurero napunta itong prinsesa ko hay naku, ewan ko lang ano ang gagawin ko! 😛 Walang ROI! ;))

Ayan, sige, shop pa more. New York palang tayo ayaw na magsipag-sara ng mga maleta nyo. Papunta, they left half their luggage empty para daw may paglalagyan ang pinang-shopping. Their daddy kasi told them: Buy only what can fit in your maletas. Oh, eh halos pumutok na!

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It’s New Year’s Eve so Times Square was packed.

We agreed beforehand to just eat in at baka abutan pa kami ng putukan, mahirap na.

Our dear Kap was so very kind to offer to cook steak again. Besides, it was raining hard. I don’t know how people could stay under the rain & in the cold just to see the ball drop -crazy!

Here he is inspecting the quality of meat the the butchers hehe. Akala mo naman profeyshenel chef is OTL! ;))–

Kap & Ate went to Foodtown early in the morning to buy steak for our dinner. Subok na matibay, sub na maaasahan ang kanilang gala tandem. ;))

Kap & Ate made another quick dash to the grocery in the morning to buy meat for or dinner, perfect for our NYE celebration.

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But before heading home, we made a short detour along Dyker Heights to look at beautiful & festive lit-up houses. Dyker Heights is an affluent residential neighborhood in the southwest corner of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The professionally-installed Christmas displays in every house along the streets offer so much luminous, holiday razzle-dazzle that you may want to wear shades when going around!

Seriously, the Kings County neighborhood is home to the most over-the-top Christmas lights Ive ever seen, with thousands of lights twinkling! As one of the most popular Brooklyn attractions, the event entices the crowd with inflatable Santas, snowmen and houses blasting Christmas carols from loudspeakers that leaves you wandering in awe down multiple blocks and avenues for hours. <3

I don’t know how in the world Ate found out about this, but I’m so happy she did!

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Headed home & had a quiet but sumptuous dinner witth people who counted the most. The ones who I wanted to spend the last of my 2018, and the very same ones I wanted to start my 2019 with.

Happy New Year guys! :-*