Celebrity dads AJ Dee, Ali Khatibi and Troy Montero all have one thing in common: They enjoy the conveniences of online shopping.
While balancing their respective career, family and personal time, the three men still find time doing what they love to do.
“I’m usually kept busy with sports training, attending business meetings and running errands,” shares mixed martial arts fighter Khatibi, husband of actress Cristine Reyes and father to Amarah.
Khatibi and Reyes make it a point to spend free days together eating out, watching movies or taking long drives. “Our daughter is only a year old, and it’s critical that the three of us spend time with each other as much as we can.”
Dee’s schedule is just as hectic. But when he is not shooting, working at an event, or updating his blog, he squeezes in some much-needed me-time by working out, watching a movie or reflecting.
But above everything, Dee actively finds time to talk to his family who is based in Norway. “It’s a different kind of situation because we’re apart from each other,” he says. He reserves late evenings to communicate with his wife and two sons through Facetime. When he visits them in Norway, the family bonds by shopping.
Like Khatibi and Dee, Montero’s daily routine is a balanced mix of daddy duty and work responsibility. Up by 5:00 a.m. in the morning, Montero is in charge of taking his kids to school, before heading to the gym and to the office.
“Since school is on, family time is usually on the weekends,” says Montero.
The Montero-Miles brood counts shopping, eating out and traveling during the summer among their go-to activities. “That’s the way I grew up. My parents made an effort to spend time with us on the weekends and I appreciate the time and effort they put into it.”
For these three guys, shopping certainly counts as both a family activity and a personal one. Thankfully, despite their busy schedules, they can still shop for things they need with the help of online shopping.
Fitting the needs of these men—from paying bills, booking travel tickets and purchasing from online shops online—is Metrobank Card Corporation that offers YAZZ card, the all-around prepaid VISA card that allows cashless transactions, anytime, anywhere.
“We usually book airline tickets, hotel rooms online if we are going on a trip,” says Khatibi, who also purchases sports gear through the Internet. Dee, who has his own suit collection, naturally gravitates towards fashion pieces like accessories and hard-to-find shoes, while Montero likes the online-only travel perks, in addition to the convenience of purchasing anything from clothes to gifts.
With convenience and time-saving in place, these multitasking dads have more time to raise their families and enrich their lives.
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