halloween

i don't know when filipinos started adopting the western practice of trick or treat.  Is it just now or have we always been fascinated with horror stuff, and with Magandang Gabi Bayan missing nowadays, halloween seemed empty?  It has always been a practice when we were young to watch MGB during the last Saturday of October.  i couldn't remember the last time I watched it.  Was it before Noli de Castro's vice-presidency days?

I mentioned in my last entry that Sofi had another "major, major" October activity.  The most recent of which is the costume party they had during their last day.  She wanted to come as a princess but Jaims and I said, one can never win if they come as princess or a fairy.  Teacher said they'll be awarding the most creative costume to those who'll come in their most creative get-up. When Jaims saw the laundry basket sold in the departments store, he insisted that Sofi comes in a Frog costume.  it's somewhere P150-P220.  I couldn't remember the exact amount.  But anything more than 250 is way out of the budget.  We made two paper mache webbed feet to match the outfit.  On one of our grocery trips, Jaims found a polka-dotted jogging pants to complete her look.

and to add to my happiness, Sofi went home with the "most creative costume" award. :)