Bel, Dors, & Janet in HK

Doreen, Bel, and Janet came to HK for a short break from work this weekend. They are all very successful and have quite a lot of responsibility... and stress... back home. I was so happy when they told me that they will finally come over for a big Christmas shopping weekend. In fact, I was in Tokyo on business the early part of last week and was excitedly thinking about their visit the whole time. I love it when there is something for me to look forward to! Finally, they arrived around midnight of Thursday, 29 November.

L-R: Doreen Rojo, me, Bel Fernandez, & Janet Bagnes as they arrived at my place

As promised, I brought them to my favorite shopping haunts in Central and Sham Shui Po. We were very successful! Doreen was able to buy over a hundred gifts. Bel and Janet were not too far behind. And, though I declared that I had stopped giving Christmas pressies already, they teased me non-stop after I ended up being second to Doreen after we compared shopping bills. Well, all I can say is this: my relatives back home will be pleasantly surprised! And, I did get a Christmas tree -- my very first since I moved to HK seven years ago! It uses fibre-optic technology!

Janet in the MTR

We were tired in the evenings thus stayed home eating, singing, chatting, watching DVDs, and taking pictures!

Bel & Doreen in one of our photo sessions

Janet, Bel, me, Doreen, & Gia Guiang (who joined one evening)

Gia Guiang & Doreen singing the night away

Before we knew it, it was already Sunday. Time for the three girls to go back home to Manila. But, not before some last-minute shopping in Pacific Place and celebrating mass in Mt Carmel's.