Hi*Life X RODY

Been a while since I had Hi*Life coffee - but with RODY on board as their newest Promotional Program, I know I will be having many cups of their coffee for a while... at least, until I collect them all!!!

Well, not all as am not really into the BIGGER ones, that are Coin Banks....  maybe I will break down and get one... but that is a BIIG MAYBE....   am also not too sure about the key chain ones...  as I have no use for those....  and they run a bit high....  instead I really would love to collect the ones that are 2 inches in height as they are perfect to blend in with everything else I collect....  

The way the program works is that you purchase 2 large coffees, and you get to buy one for NT$39 each, a little over US$1.00 each...  if bought on their own, they will run you NT$99 each or US$3.00 plus change each....  since we do have coffee everyday anyway, might as well opt for the former way of acquiring one....

So far, I have the Yellow, Green and Blue Versions....  I have seen a White, Pink, and Lilac variations as well....  so I know, I will be having more of Hi*Life's Java to get those, too...

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and it really MUST BE the time for RODY, as the market seems to be getting it's fair share of RODYs....   even the upcoming Taipei Toy Festival will be debuting RODY's in collaboration with another fave of mine, EVANGELION....  

Sweet Saturday

Unplanned, Unexpected Outings are ALWAYS BEST!!  Such was how Saturday was spent....   with such a gloomy day and nothing really much to do, as work was all done, went along with Jewel and family to Yilan for an afternoon/evening outing....

First stop was Mr Brown's Castle....  yes, Mr Brown Coffee - is BIIIIG in Yilan... this is actually the 2nd BIIIIIIG Coffee shop they have in this town....  you already saw the other one which I blogged about previously.....   This one, though not as biiiiig - is actually even cooler as the building facade is that of a castle.....  and the view - oh what a view.....   as it is located way up in the mountains - one gets a great view of the city and ocean.....  almost like being in one of the Castle's in Northern Europe....

In the evening, we went to the actual Tourist town of Yilan....  closed to the Train Station....   always bustling with tourists...  parades of Tour buses are parked, neon signs for various Hot Springs. Spas, Hotels blinds....  and rows and rows of restaurants lines the streets....  Here, we had dinner and took a bit of a Hot Springs dip in one of the public ones....  well, just the feet but still soothingly pleasing....

Someone's had a looooong nite....  hahahahahaha.....

STRABUCKS Planner 2009

Am soooo EXCITED to see that STARBUCKS will have another planner for 2009.... I enjoyed the one for last year and though, this is not as good as the leather bound one from 2008 - some of the graphics inside are really, really nice.... so am working on getting one...

PROMO is already running.... and will run till the 6th of JAN.... you will need 8 stickers from the coffee purchases... and 8 from 3 of the HOLIDAY SPECIAL drinks: Dark Cherry Mocha, Praline Mocha & Toffee Mint Latte = a total of 16 stickers!!! Not too bad as I remembered last year being sooo much more.... Thanks to Juliana's recent trip to Manila, am 4 coffees and 2 special drinks away in completing mine... Imagine, even on our way to the airport to catch a flight back to TAIWAN, we still managed to stop by a STARBUCKS for two more stickers... LOLs....

Not sure where else this PROMO is running... certainly not here in TAIWAN... boo hoo... but it is available in all STARBUCKS in Manila...

Be Sure to check out this really cute HOLIDAY REINDEER they are offering.... it is small enough to fit inside a mug for a SPECIAL GIFT.... and of course, cute enough to buy for yourself!

PS:
am not a SHARE HOLDER of STARBUCKS - I WISH!!! I am merely sharing INFO... hehehehe Below are a couple of ILLUSTRATIONS from the planner that caught my eye....