Gifting is an ideal way to show your gratitude, love, and thoughtful feelings towards others. With the most popular occasions around the corner, gifting becomes a challenging task. You have to understand the style and personality of the recipient so that he/she can cherish the gift for a lifetime.

In this particular post, we have clearly listed down some of the most popular occasions and the gifts associated with it.

Christmas Day

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Got back home last Monday, December 7. Yup, I'll be spending Christmas, New Year, and my birthday here in the Philippines. Yay!

I arrived in the morning and got to Antipolo just in time for lunch. Hap Chan has always been a family favorite, and because I missed having Chinese food a lot, this is where we had my first food trip. :)

Every once in a while, it's but fun to enjoy lazy weekends at home. Whenever we don't have plans, Mark and I just spend almost the whole day doing nothing but sink ourselves on the couch while watching movies and munching on some home-cooked food. But a few weekends back, our lazy weekend came with a tasty surprise...a Zomato Surprise, that is! :D

Never knew of Which Wich? Supreme Sandwiches until I received a surprise delivery from Zomato. I was initially intrigued by what makes Which Wich different from the famous sandwich brand that I frequently buy, until I unpacked the surprise.

Thank you, Which Wich and Zomato UAE! :D

It has been 2 years since my last hair treatment. It was still back in the Philippines when I had my hair curled. I sported a long curly hair for over a year, after which I cut short before I left for Dubai.

I have a naturally straight hair, which I got from my Mom, so I seldom had to worry about bad hair days. I would also have hair relaxing treatments just once in a while.

I am not sure if it's because of the weather or the usually hot water from the showers, but my hair suddenly became dull and dry. I can no longer sport the wash-and-wear hair so I had to have it ironed almost every single day, which of course made my hair's condition worse.

I had been meaning to try out the keratin hair treatment which is offered in almost all salons here in Dubai, but I just haven't got the time. Good thing I finally got to try it yesterday at Infinity Beauty Salon & Spa, with Ate Cherry and Tita Liz, who have been raving about the salon's keratin treatment.

You have some money, and you don’t really know what to do, you’re thinking about a profitable business to start, but your mind is going blank on you, you’ve thought about a retail shop but it’s not really your thing, you also thought about e-commerce and then remembered that many are going that direction, and you finally thought… Restaurants! But you’re still on the fence about whether or not to make a step forward and invest your money is something that Dubai has plenty of. What to do?

Now one can make the argument that there are A LOT of restaurants in Dubai, and investing in one is not ideal. However, if you put your passion into it, and make it stand out in its own way, it will definitely succeed. Putting all ingredients together and taking it slowly and steadily, you’ll start cooking up the restaurant in your dreams and bake it into perfection. Let’s take it one at a time:

1. Multinational City
Over 190 different nationalities reside in Dubai, that huge number of multicultural scene is surely a great demographic one can cater to. Whether it will be serving Asian, Indian, Oriental, American, or International cuisines, a restaurant business will surely pull guests your way, but your part as a restaurant owner is to stand out by the service and delicious food.

2. Economical Factor
Such as any other countries, Dubai has different social classes, starting from people with fair income all the way to ridiculously rich, and because of that, there are all types of restaurants that caters to each of those classes. So if you’re thinking about a restaurant, just make sure to target what type of audience and serve accordingly, and that means that whatever type of restaurant you’re going to be interested in, you have to give good service with attention to detail the higher you go with the scale.

3. Research and then More Research
Be ready to undertake an extensive research, studying the economy, behavior, how to spend your resources, and most importantly study the location carefully in order to pull people towards you. A viable business plan is the way to go. Knowing the market, competitors, and vision will take you a long way and make the steps and transitions from one phase to another easier and more organized.

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Our Romantic Escape in Nour Arjaan came with a complimentary dinner at Murjan Cafe. Breakfast and lunch were also offered to us for complimentary during our stay.

We arrived at the hotel past lunch time and the almost two-hour travel surely made us hungry, so we went ahead to have our late lunch at Murjan Cafe after we got our things settled in our suite.