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The Crazy Things We Did at the 33rd MIBF 2012!

102_1207As I shared in my previous post that we are annually attending the Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), of course we did it again this year and invaded the 33rd MIBF 2012 which was held at the SMX Convention Center last September 12 to 16, 2012.

As both kids are available during the weekends only, we were there on a Saturday, 15th of September.  Hubby is not with us because of work – weekend football festival.  And this is also the only year that my BFF Mac was not able to join us because she needs to take care of her sister who is confined in a hospital.

There were so much people at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA).  My kids and I were jokingly asking, “are there still people in other parts of Manila?”  Kidding aside, it was a massive number of people roaming in every part of MOA.  Later we found out the reason why.  It was a payday weekend and as usual, SM is holding a 3-day payday sale.  A basketball game is also on going at SM Arena, the current venue of the Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games.  And of course, the very popular MIBF.  So that Saturday = all roads lead to MOA!

Since we are on a book fair, you might expect that everything that we will do there is about books right?  Naah! We actually did a lot of crazy things there aside from reading and book hunting.  Here’s sharing to you some of them.  Now it’s up to you if you will believe everything that I am going to say from here…

To start with, our faces became the official models of the book fair.  As you can see in the first photo is the book mark with our faces on it.  This was used as a giveaway for the fair. 

Then a magician asked if I wanted to try that my head be chopped off and served in a platter.  And I said yes why not?

There goes my smiling head!
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My kids noticed that it was so much fun so they tried it also.

They are obviously having fun while their heads are being served in a platter!

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When they are able to sew our heads back, they let us try how it feels like to be electrocuted!  My boy tried it but there was no effect (see he’s still smiling while holding the electrocution ball). My little girl’s does not like the idea of  electrocution so I tried it and here’s what happened!

Hair raiser! LOL


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Don’t worry, we survived all the ordeals and we’re able to finish eating half of our finds from the book fair.

Oishi = our all time favorite at MIBF. We have already eaten half of these junks before this photo was taken.
Seriously, the second photo contains some of our great finds for this year.

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If you want to see some serious and believable photos from our 33rd MIBF adventure, you may find them here. Till next MIBF folks!

Comments

  1. Whatta lovely mom and kids bonding, thumbs up for that mamaLut! How did that choppped head err.. magic thingy happened? Cool! And the hair raiser WINNER the pooh!

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    1. THANKS Gracie! Uhm.. really not sure how my head ended there :(

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  2. You look nice at the table..hahaha...

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    1. I can feel your laughter seeing my head at the table my friend! ha ha

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  3. ang cute! I did not try those things kc haggard na akey! pag punta dun:)

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    1. ay sayang naman dear ang saya pa naman. try mo next year :)THANKS for dropping by :)

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  4. ang galing naman noon! haha. gusto ko matry. inggit ako! haha

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    1. taraletz Marco ako ang maglalagay ng ulo mo sa platter ng di ka maiinggit! ha ha

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  5. Oist, pano ginawa yung putol na ulo naglalagot sa lamesa? Ang kulit. Haha!

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    1. Ay pinutol at inihain KM ha ha ha! ang kulit ba? ha ha

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  6. haha cute nung head shot ee ang kulet want ko matry

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    1. tara MEcoy ako ang maglalagay ng ulo mo sa plato ok lang sayo? ha ha ha

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  7. Naku iba po talaga ang daluyong ng mga tao kapag may sale. Dati gusto ko rin yan pero nitong mga nakaraang taon minsan na lang ako nagpupunta. Sa Divisoria na lang ako naghahanda na maraming tao akong sasalubungin hehehe!

    Ayos yung magic photo nyo. kaloka lang ang mga nakahaing nakangiting ulo. hehehe! then nakakatakam naman yung mga books!

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    1. hello hitokirihoshi Jr! ang dami ngang tao kaka-haggard naman talaga :( but enjoy naman sa books and sa mga kalokohan :) salamat sa pagdaan ;)

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  8. Galing! Btw sis, please take time to visit my site kahit busy ka as I have nominated you for Liebster. Thanks!!

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    1. THANKS A LOT sis! I visited na :) will work on it as soon as I can :)

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  9. Ang saya naman! I like the hair raiser and the photo of your head with the fruits. :) Musta pala sis? Tagal ko nawala sa circulation.

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    1. ha ha oo nga sis, minsan try mo. Naku pareho lang tayong naglalaho :( basta litaw ka lang paminsan minsan. THANK YOU for sparing some time dropping by here :)

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  10. Nice one! Btw, sis you may wanna check my site , I have nominated you for Liebster.
    Thanks!

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    1. THANKS AGAIN sis! I really appreciate it you considering me as one of the "dearest" ;)

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