I am horrible at parties, too. I can’t stand to be under scrutiny although I think it’s all in my head. I’m perfectly fine with just a small gathering where everything is used vice a big bonanza.

I am frugal at times. Actually, there are a lot of things I don’t mind saving on and sometimes when impulse occurs, I splurge. I think that life is too short to just do nothing with a small percentage of your savings.

Anyway, I liked reading your blog.

i cannot drive also Beth, but i’m practicing sometimes and hope when the right time comes maybe if God’s will i will do the test.

About mental blank Beth, i’m telling you i even forgot our phone numbers at home hahaha! and sleeping in the bus that happened to me also often
Well, it’s good to know we guys have a lot of things in common, ahmm did i tell you Beth i’m also slow? hihihi

@ Weng, I too would not go back to her party, I actually had experienced several times some people would just simply outright ignore me, and like you, why would I attend their party when I feel am not welcome at all? I do not carry grudge, but I do not want to push myself either.

@ Carmen, you know you always make me laugh…you have a way of making things so light. thanks for taking the courage to leave a comment here, you are always welcome here Carmen. haa, post-it, like you Carmen, a lot of the times, I lost it :)) .

parties i’d like to go to are family gatherings and very close friends. there was one time when my husband and i got invited to a birthday party of his highschool friend. i know him and his wife (met them many times before). when we got there, my hubby’s friend was happy to see us and told me to go ahead inside where his wife was. i saw her in the kitchen with the rest of the women and when i said hi to her, she just looked at me and continued her conversation with whoever she was talking to. in short, she ignored me. from that time on, i told nick that i would never go back to any of their parties. they invited us again for new year’s eve party (one year) and i told my hubby that i didn’t want to go. he agreed.

before i forget…happy new year to you and khai. may you be surrounded with love, peace and more blessings this coming year and always.

leaving shopping bags on the bus? i haven’t because oftentimes my bags are on my lap, but sleeping on the bus, yes

beth, you made me laugh, too, when you told about forgetting your grocery bags after paying the cashier:D like che!:) ok, who among you has experienced this?- getting on a packed bus (in manila) with both arms carrying several shopping bags (from Christmas shopping!) .. luckily getting to sit down (when a kind man gives his seat up), falling asleep from exhaustion (from too much shopping!), then waking up suddenly when the conductor yells out your stop, standing up quickly and getting off the bus …. AND LEAVING THE SHOPPING BAGS ON THE BUS!!:( yes, beth, can you believe i did that?:( it’s been 9 years now, and i still feel bad sometimes when i remember all those gifts i spent hours buying, only to forget them on that bus:( my hope is that someone who was in need found them, and was able to make good use of them..

yes, indeed, che: HAPPY FRUGAL CHRISTMAS to each one of us:)

I forgot to add, like Che, several times I forget the grocery bags too after paying the cashier.

MJ, I always am fascinated to hear about your wedding, my heads bow to you and Rog for that adventurous spirit. I am glad the pastor was not at all shaken when the balloon almost crashed and the ceremony went on!! and you made me laugh with when you shared you and Rog were so tired on your first night you snored like wild beasts, hahahaha!!! but your day activity was your honeymoon already, hihiihihihi.