My balikbayan box is almost ready to be shipped back home. I’ve been stacking up goods that are not perishable because it will take approximately a month to get it to my family in the Philippines. Chocolates are always included when I send them a package but not this time. It will melt before they could even get their hands on the goodies. I bought lotions, shampoos, bath gel, canned goods and alot more. For $70, you can send as much as you can in a big box provided by the asian store where i’m sending my package thru. Isn’t it a deal? When I sent them cellphones and a few chocolate bars couple years ago, I paid $200. Well, that was a stupid decision on my part. I sent it thru Fedex which is NOT the cheapest way to go. I was new here, I didn’t know what to do. Ignorance is not an excuse but, that was what happened. Had I known about the courier, I could’ve saved me $130.

Anyhow, mom and I went to Stater Bros. this morning to pick up some groceries. What else is there to do but shop, right? I found stuff for my bathrooms so I thought why not get some for my mom too. She will be happy with everything that’s in the box. The only thing that’s missing is the bag of pig’s ear for my puppies back home. Costco doesn’t have it anymore. Raw hides might not be the best deal for them ’cause they like table scraps. People food is what they eat. Hopefully, Costco will have it the next time we grocery shop. They gotta have something from me.