Christmas Season: Divisoria

It's Christmas season here in the Philippines, actually it started last September and will end on the first Sunday of January. I do not know how long do other countries celebrate this "season of giving" but here, it is that long... no wonder that many of us have gone broke by the time the season ends!
When I was a kid, Christmas is the event of all events in a year, aside of course of the Intramurals we have after the school Christmas break, which I also treat as one of the special events. Why is Christmas for me "The Event"? Well, I love the cool weather and the Christmas tree and the gifts and the food....back then I was not that concerned where the gifts given to me were bought, or how much did it cost? Now, since I am the one giving with a tight budget, I look out for sale. Much that I would want to go to Divisoria, the shopping haven for most of us in Manila,but I hate crowded stores and smelly people around...plus me being all sweaty!
But I like going to Divisoria when it's not "ber" months...I can have nice outfits for, like 5 pieces of nice blouses for just a thousand pesos!I have tried going to Divisoria one December, and I ended up just looking around since it was all crowded, and the stuffs that I was supposed to buy were out of stock. I ended up buying Christmas gifts at National Bookstore and Robinsons Metroeast and Sta. Lucia Grandmall.