It was unfortunate, however, that my dad was invited to an iftar by his client that night so we decided to reschedule my treat to them the following day. We finally went out last night and they decided to eat at Applebee's in Jarir Plaza for dinner.
The food was great! All of the servers are fellow Pinoys so we felt right at home. Papa had a steak while mom and I had pasta and chicken. Mama couldn't finish everything on her plate so we decided to take the order out even if Papa was totally against the idea.
Since we're so full, we decided to go to walk the pounds off by going to Ikea to check out the new 2010 catalogue.
My parents were looking for a new TV bench to replace their decade-old one while I was looking for the catalogue. The kabayan manager told me that they are still in production and will be available by the end of the month. Papa and Mama didn't find any TV bench on sale too.
While sulking a bit on the way to the checkout, I found out that my favorite chair, Urban, is on sale and is now priced at SAR 175 (~ PHP 2,250)! It was priced at SAR 375 (~ PHP 4,800) before that's why I'm so happy with the price cut for this chair.
There weren't new stocks for the orange Urban so I'm still holding out until there begin importing again. I didn't particularly like the remaining orange Urban chairs because they look really old and soiled.
All I was left with on the counter was the two pieces of Bräda -- a cute and stylish laptop stand -- one for me and one to be shared by Papa and Mama. It's dirt cheap too at SAR 19 (~ PHP 240). I am such a sucker for cheap but well-made items.
Oh and, by the way, Verdana was all over the store premises na. Eep!
Jarir Bookstore was the next stop for us, mag-anak, and spent most of our time browsing books. Here's what I purchased:
I bought Computer Arts issues 164 and 166 (165, the graduate showcase ish, was nowhere in sight), Ken Watanabe's Problem Solving 101, a Keep Calm and Carry On book (because the book is the next best thing to the poster that I can't buy online), and a Moleskine-esque notebook for my doodles. Good thing Papa brought his discount card that slashed a lot from the prices.
To cap the night off, we watched Villa Estrella and Miami Vice, and slept in very, very late.
