souvenir boxes

souvenir boxes
by annasilaran.

we are currently working on our souvenirs. thank goodness we were able to finalize. from native flower vase to rattan mini cart to this hexagon box. at first we were looking for a ceramic token that will be placed in front instead of the ribbon and flower, but to no luck, we settled for the kikay flower hehe! painting the cover was Jeff's idea. wrapping stuff was mine..Ü we found a cheap tule fabric which i wanted talaga as the wrapper. my only concern is that i feel that it's too orangy(?) hindi ba? anyway this will be the finish product. Ü

ei, jeff suggested that we wrap it this way instead.

Our Discovery Weekend

This could be the most important part of our wedding preparation.. or should I say "marriage preparation". Last Feb 3-5 we attended Discovery Weekend and can you just imagine we're going to a retreat and we are fighting on our way there? =P it's funny I know and very immature. Jeff was late for the 5pm call time we agreed on. We left the house at 6:15(?) and we're suppose to be there by 7pm (for the dinner hehe). Good thing we made it on time and got reason to smile for the initial pose for the pictures. Ooops! Warning though for jane.. spoiler din toh! =D

I'm really glad I didn't read Geri's blog entry of their DW, at least Jeff and I are both clueless of what's gonna happen. This is one of the "firsts" that we have shared together.

I have known Jeff for 5 years now and I just realized that I'm missing the chance of appreciating his endearing qualities. Yes I do know that he's loving, fun to be with..etc. and I just asked myself "why do they have to introduce that way?" maybe for us to take some time to recognize the worth of our partner. Usually kasi, we give more attention to the negative side of the person.

With DW we learned the proper way to dialogue, not just talk, but dialogue. It's been a habit for us to talk about things we are arguing about. Khet na pag saraduhan ko pa yan ng pinto, still mag uusap pa rin kme nyan. We realized why our "talks" were unsuccessful, it's because we are not considering the feelings of the other person concerned. Why he acted that way.. why I'm acting like this..just by empathizing pala you'll be able to understand your partner.

I'm very happy that Jeff participated very well, actually mas meaningful pa nga mga love letters nya kesa sa mga letters ko..=D I thought nga matutulog lang yan at mangungulit, but the opposite happened. We weren't able to finish all the dialogues and sharing.. so may mga pending assignments kame kumbaga and yes, the "dialogues" need to continue even after DW.

Nakakahiya pa nga kasi sa last part I cried sa sharing haha! All of a sudden I remembered our college recollection. You just let your emotions go, over the shoulder of a dear friend. And this time, I've let my feelings go, with my partner holding my hands. Not caring of what people will say about me, about us. The important thing is, I have Jeff beside me..who believes in me.

The Lord has always been with us all through out. We admit na we tend to forget HIM pag super okay ang lahat. But HE's the only one who knows us inside out. Parati nga namin prayer.."please help us stay together.." Ü with DW, mas naging aware kame of our responsibilities as Christians.
Thanks to Geri who gave us the idea about Discovery Weekend and to all w@wies who shared all their insights about it.. didn't have the time to chat with fellow w@wies, sina Ade,Rhea & Nap, and others. My roommate si Trina and her partner Allan (na kasundo ni Jeff sa biruan! =D) hehe! I had a great Discovery Weekend. Super enjoy and very meaningful..Ü

"agabalayan dan"

oh i bet most you can't undertand that.. well me too, not until my Lola(Mamang) mentioned that word. It's an Ilocano word for "mamamanhikan sila".. ilocanang hilaw kasi ako.. hehe!

early morning that day, Jeff and I are already together. It was my birthday that day but honestly i wasn't so excited about "my day".. but I was anticipating on what's gonna happen that night. I wanted to cook, but my mom said "no need". kei fine. she'll take care of it na lang daw.. fine ulet. just cleaned the house, my ever famous "magwalis" talent. =D all's set in the afternoon pa lang. we managed to buy groceries pa nga. Jeff bought 3 giant tilapia, giant na kasi when Bryan saw it, he said "Shark!" hahaha! Jeff taught me how to "clean" a fish. kahiya man aminin, yeah hindi po ako marunong nun, buti pa si Jeff..=( funny pa, kasi when I was working on my fish, binabantayan ako ng daddy ko. don't know if he's concerned na i might hurt my fingers or baka mali ang magawa ko..sniff..

anyway, Tito Ben & Tita Norma (Jeff's side) arrived at 7:30. and sila mommy nasa tindahan pa! tama ba yun? Ate Precy & Mang James arrived at 8, they brought all the food (buti na lang) coz Mame didn't had the time na to cook. Everything went out fine. everybody's enjoying the dinner, while I am very satisfied serving them. dakilang alalay ako nun ah? pero im not complaining. Ü hehe.

while the tanders were talking, syempre discussion about the wedding stuffs, agree naman sila since almost okay na lahat ng details. though we will exert more effort convincing them to stay with us sa hotel for the preps. they want kasi na 12nn ng April 8 sila darating sa hotel. though we understand naman na they need to meet the guests/relatives sa mga bahay namin.. pero sana nandun sila sa hotel, kasi gusto namin na maka pag relax naman sila.. eh since ganon nga.. may magagawa ba kme? hay.. baka entou ko na lang ksama ko sa hotel the night before..

im happy that Jeff can call my mom as "Mame" na.. hindi na Ate Tess.. haha! ganon din kay Dade.. tuwang-tuwang nga nanay ko, pag tinatawag syang mame ni Jeff.. ako, mejo shy pa twagin si Ate Precy ng Nanay.. hehe! cguro in time.. Konting background lang.. kasi Jeff's mom and mommy ko are good friends..as in mag kumare. so mas close ako kay Ate Precy as kabarkada. so nung kame na ni Jeff, mejo nahirapan ako mag adjust kasi less "po" ako pag kausap ko sya. buti okay naman..Ü naging magalang naman ako..hehe!

ayun po muna..at tama kayo, tuloy na tuloy na nga and super excited din kme..Ü

pamamanhikan and licensed to marry

yes you read it right, Jeff's family will only do the "pamamanhikan" tomorrow, super later na i know..and I'm excited about it. why? i really don't know! hehe..=D maybe because I'll be the one responsible in organizing the house, since we have Bryan around nakow! good luck talaga sa aken..=D and I'm planning to cook for them.. ehem.. probably I'll ask Mame if she can give some short instructions. yipee! grabe I need to show-off (?) my abilities (tama ba yun? Ü).. i just want them to be comfortable during their stay..aside from the fact that I'm nervous talaga and praying that everything will be okay, like.. hope they would agree or at least won't object to the plans that we have already settled. and that we'll be able to meet their expectations with regards to the wedding details..(sana within the specified guest # pa din kme..hehe!) hmm.. wonder what to cook para ma-tame ang mga oldies haha! =D

and just an update for the preps, may marriage license na kame.. we just have to wait for the marriage banns, kasi on Feb. 22 pa namin makukuha.. anyway, after that complete na kme sa church requirements since we attended the DW last weekend.. and that's another blog entry..=D

saya-saya!!

Monday, January 23.

Since nasa mood pa din mag wedding preps, I took a day off work. Since wala pa mashdo problem sa project ko, we went to Quezon City Hall to complete the requirements for the marriage license. We attended a family planning seminar. Instead of paying for it to be processed asap, we opted to attend the seminar, we’ll learn something from it naman..though mejo kaka antok ung ibang part.. good thing the speaker knows how to strike a joke once in a while, just to check if his audiences are still awake hehe! But mind you, when the speaker was already discussing about the "wet and dry season", I’m a bit surprised because the guys are all ears! As if they can understand everything. As if all of them can really follow on schedules, hehe! Pero nung ang topic is on “things that could make your marriage stronger” na, hay.. hikaban ng hikaban. Pati tuloy ako, hikab din.. haha! =D

While we were in the seminar, I received a text message from our new broker. pasado daw ako sa pre-evaluation ng developer, and that we can pay the full reservation fee na yahoo!!! =D hay, sana tuloy-tuloy na (crossed fingers)

So, at the end of the day.. we filed the application for marriage license na, we’re getting it on Feb. 3 and good news about our house!! Ang saya-saya db? Hihihi Ü

mini-mini-may-nimo

Sunday, January 22

After Geri’s wedding.. we think that the clock ticks faster than usual.. pwede ba alisin ang lahat ng battery?? So ang target naming for this day is to buy gifts for the entou and sponsors. Sad to say, we can’t find the serving tray w/ glass top. Ayaw ni Jeff ung ibang nakita naming, so looked for other options. For the principal sponsors, we were thinking kung rattan magazine rack or this one..

Fruit tray made in hand woven abaca. Export products po ang mga ito. concern ko lang d2 sa fruit tray, mejo mahirap ang wrapping. and kailangan pb lagyan ng laman? =D hehe! kuripot talaga eh noh? hehe

60LA0019
by annasilaran.

Or this.. eto simple lang.. not so sure kung magustuhan ng makakatanggap..Ü

60LA0019
by annasilaran.

mejo malabo lang ang mga pics..pero sana kita pa din..=( If you have suggestions, please pa comment lang..thanks ng madami.

Geri & Raymond and TMU

January 21, wedding day of Geri and Raymond. Woke up early at 9, had coffee with my honey, some chores and prepared myself since I’m also having my trial make-up this day. Buti na lang I was thinking all along that the ceremony is scheduled at 2:30, so I met Ms. Norma (HMUA) at SM North at 1 pm, it was supposed to be 12 noon,buti she was late and arrived there 12:40 and waited for me. Pasaway talaga ako db? Lesson learned : don’t wait for your partner if you have your own appointment. Walang mangyayari sa antayan.

Ok, so make-up-an na. Sad to say, we don’t have a big mirror during the session. Yeah we do have one but its mounted sa wall upstairs. We had to do the “painting session” sa sala. Na-imagine nyo na ba? Mejo hindi ko kasi type ang aking “do” after. Wish I am one of those lucky people who still look good with make-up on. Pero sabi ni Jeff maganda naman..?? he loves me so much I know that. But honey.. please try to hate me muna when I need your honest opinion.. OA na ba? Sabi kasi ni Roni “ok lang”.. well “ok lang” for me is pangit. Waaahh! I was avoiding that word!!! =(

Anyways, carry na rin sa wedding.. smile na lang ako hehe! =D

Ayan sa wedding na ni Geri tayo mag focus.

We arrived sa church on time (I think). I didn’t go to the hotel na. Sayang, sana sa HMUA na lang ni tp ako nag pa ayos. Anyways, pag dating namin we saw the bridal car of Geri, then all the entourage for 4pm ceremony was asked to organize already. Hay sis, obvious na iba ang nag make-up sa aken..coz ako lang naka taas ang hair-do. =( hay, smile na lang ako sis..=)

A couple of more minutes then the march started, was able to saw Geri pero as in upper face lang.. so surprise pa talaga ang ayos nya. Ü When Tito Gener and Tita Grace was waiting for Geri.. suspense ulet, coz mejo natagalan ang pag-open ng door, I think they were waiting for the right timing, based sa song being sung. Then finally.. here comes the bride walking down the aisle..all smiles.. very refereshed, as if she wasn’t cramming weeks before that day. She did enjoyed her walk, and Tita was crying.. sabi nga ni Nina (one of the abays), Tita Grace’s crying sa hotel pa lang.. and yes I think I saw a teary-eyed Geri as she walked down the aisle. Sino ba hindi maiiyak sa wedding day mo?? Ako din teary eyed hehe! sshh!

The ceremony was solemn all in all, except when the priest greeted the couple for the first time, dun sa part na “ we are gathered here today to witness blah blah…” Haha! Ang pag kasabi kasi ni father is “Chi-Chi and Emon” instead of “Che-Che”..tumawa ba naman si tp sa harap, eh rinig kaya sa mic!! Hehe! Comedy. Yun lang naalala ko na comedy na part.. lahat maayos na. And sipag ni Ate Chary. Full support talaga mga sister nya. Ate Jing was a blast that day too. =)

Then after the ceremony, some pictures.. then off we went to the reception. lahat maganda..loved my bouquet too.. Jeff and I liked the set-up of Swan and by the way, Swan is also our caterer. Ü so when we settled our selves, can’t help but notice Jeff staring and smiling..thinking. Even sa church. He seriously watched the photographers instructing everyone to do this and that.. He got an idea na of what’ll happen to us on our own day too. And yes, he said he’s excited for our wedding already. =D

At the reception, we saw Irvie (with Jayson) and joined us sa table, also came Joy. Also with us are Roni and hubby Gilbert. We enjoyed the food, and had fun. It’s so funny kasi parati naiiwan ni Geri si Raymond. Hehe! The dance floor was open after the program, kaso naman.. ayaw naman ako isayaw ni papa Jeff.. anu ba yun?

Hay, think yun lang ang i-share ko, antayin ko din ang update ni Geri!
Here are some of the pics. Ü

meeting ex-SSIs

Picture 005
by annasilaran.

January 21, 2006.. got another chance of meeting again my ex-office mates..people I’ve been for less than a year but still.. we’re able to develop bonding inside the selda. With my previous work in SSI, my officemates would call our work place as “SELDA” and all of us are mga “KOSA”. Of course meron “MAYORA” but I won’t reveal names here hehe! Ü

the get together was initiated by none other than kakosang Sanhel, this is the second gimmick of the gang in giligans. But this time, most of the attendees are girls. Well, those who advised that “we’ll just follow after blah blah..” we’re the ones present. Syempre, lola Ella was late, hehe! Good thing Jana and Pam met her at her office.. if not, we wouldn’t have an idea what time she’ll be there, hehe! Peace Ella!

A simple dinner w/ little cruiser and ice on the side.. plus lots of kwento! Busog!! So little time to catch up the latest biz of everyone. Ate Kleng (our accountant) was also there, haven’t seen her for about a year, tagal noh? Good thing may bisyo ang lola mag foot-spa.. ayun, Jana dragged her to be with us.. hehe!

Wish I would still have time to meet them when I’m married. Just hope everybody will still keep in touch even through emails. I am also happy that after a year since all of us parted ways and moved on to another step in our careers, I’m glad that everyone is satisfied (at least) with what we have right now, in terms of job and relationship. I really love spending time with friends.. listening to their stories, even problems,..what they’ve been through.. because through that, I learn lessons with out going through what they have experienced. One of my treasures in life.. friends.

blooming daw !!

last night i happen to meet ella, a second degree friend courtesy of eden. we we're on our way home, yippee may ka chika ako until mrt north.. ayun, sabi nya pumayat daw ako.. as usual.. im used to it, that whenever i see someone, sabihin pumapayat ako..=D anyways, sabi naman nya ok lang naman daw.. kumbaga, hindi naman daw pangit... blooming daw ako!! *wink*wink* (anshe blushing) hehe!

sabi ko.. im getting married..kaya daw pala ko blooming! tama ba un? gusto ko na maniwala ah? sabi pa nya kasi, she's sure daw na its not the first time that somebody complemented me that way.. (anshe giggles) oo naman noh!!! nyahahaha!! =D

oops! wala ng kokontra ah? =P
kanya kanyang entry sa blog hehe!
i guess i have to mention that its because of Wheng.. hehe! may beauty secret kme eh! Ü

lahat nga ata ng bride to be eh blooming.. pero its not because I'm preggy ah?
hehe! nabiktima din kasi ako ng notion na ito.. my friend Gelynn asked me if im preggy. nope, im not. at least not yet..
basta enjoy muna tayo being pretty in preps! Ü

accomplishments.. and senti mode..Ü

really tired last saturday..whew!10 am, met Tet Uy of Enchanting Blooms, our florist.. she's so nice kaya we decided na sa sya na lang ang florist namin.. sympre aside from the fact na pretty ang kanyang mga arrangements.Ü ganon pala talaga ang bride.. can't decide at once kung ano ang gusto.. or ako lang ung ganon?, haha! there are a couple of changes sa initial contract namin w/ Tet, imagine we met her at mega trade hall wedding fair last September 24 pa.. at ang down lang namin nun is 500! say nyo?? just to reserve the date..ok db?? plus we get a 10% disc on the tcp. anyways, flowers for the entou lang ang kinuha namin, now my bouquet will be orange and red gerberas/roses.. dati kasi white calla lilies.. though there's an increase w/ tcp, due to the changes, ok na din.. nasunod naman ang gusto ko hehe! Ü

after that, start na ng drive marathon for Jeff.. we went to Dapitan Arcade, think this is along Kanlaon st. Tet advised us that there are also export products available in this area.. kaya hinanap na namin.. then headed to divi before kme mag pa kumpil, sobra traffic!! it's raining kasi.. kaya we decided na mag pa-kumpil na muna..sa St. Michael Church near Malacañang..kumain naba kme?? hehe! daan na muna sa isang carinderia near CEU ba un?? hay sensya na.. for my 4-year college life,, i can count w/ my two hands the times that I laid my feet in this area.. ngaun ko lang nga nalaman kung saan talaga ang exact location ng UE. =D
anyway, while we were filing-up the application froms for the confirmation, Jeff and I were not talking at all.. as in.. fill up your own form! siguro becoz of pagod na din, namali pa nga kme ng simbahan..pero sister, sponsor namin isa't-isa..pero hindi daw pwede un.. kaya, proxy na lang namin isa't isa.. hehe! good thing we got the certificates that day, kaya bati na kme pag labas ng church..=P

hay.. pagod na ko mag-type.. hindi pa tapos ang araw namin.. i'll make it short na, we went to divi to give the bead design of my gown, so, mega lakad na naman, kesa maipit sa traffic. the on our way back, Jeff bumped into one of his staff, since malapit lang ang project nila sa soler. ayun, start na ng problem,, hay.. I can't elaborate more.. basta I had to call Ate Chary (Geri's sister) to cancel w/ the bridal shower.. tama ba un?? yeah i know hindi, pero I have to wait for Jeff to fix ung problem before kme umuwi.. that's the only time i decided that I can still go to astoria for Geri's bridal shower.. wala nga ako gift tama ba un?? =( naging abay pa ko. ako pa nga ung may prize eh.. hehe! thanks to Ate Chary, and Ate Jing and Ate Janet.. hehe! =D I saw Irvie pala, but she's already on her way home pag dating ko sa place.. then nandun si Joy, classmate sa precom! I last saw her sa Ust pa, imagine that! hehe! =D

wala man sa plano, i decided to stay overnyt na lng w/Geri.. had a bleeding nose na nga sa pagod. buti na lang very accomodating mga peeps.. kaka miss ung iba jan.. 2 ng lang kme nag kita sa b-shower.. i had a great time.. khet super late ako =D

to geri, good luck, enjoy the remaining days of being single =P im really happy for this girl, i never thought that we could be friends.. mag kaiba kasi ang group namin nung pre-com, though wla naman problema..if not for ISM.. if she hasn't said that we'll be partners for the thesis, if they had not accepted me in their home during thesis(before we we're adopted by Tita Harriet)..khet nag kagalit kme noon regarding thesis ulet! hehe! =D those were the days.. i guess a million thank you is not enough.. Ü
and now ikakasal na tp ko..=D

im sad

to continue with my last post.. we went to QC City hall last friday.. and now i know the feeling.. been to city hall many times.. and yes.. you need to be tough and alert pag nasa gobyerno ka, or your dealing w/ government employees.. kelangan alerto ka, dahil mauunahan ka sa pila.. u need to be "mataray" sometimes.. dahil ma-bluff ka lang ng mga employees and mga singit sa pila..(mean anshe..) and you need to be smart enough to ask or assume what'll happen next? where to go after this step.. your lucky if you happen to see procedures/guidelines posted in the area.. hmm.. meron naman, pero you need to ask pa din.. which will consume a couple of minutes of your time.. isipin mo pa, saan kaya ung kabilang building?? saan dun?? hay..

for these times in my life.. i can say that a lot of changes are already taking place.. im not saying that im always present for any get-together or gimmick with friends.. pero lately, twice na ko nag cancel after confirming.. i know kaka bad trip un.. pero, what can I do?? ako din naman ang naiipit.. chika with friends na nga lang ang gimmik ko, bat naman ako ndi sisipot kung wala naman big reason?.. i do hope they would understand me, it's not that I chose "some-other-things" over them, it's just that.. i know they are my friends.. hay.. that is why im so sad.. kasi wasn't able to meet my kada last friday.. dami pa namin ginawa after.. and need to to prepare stuffs since we have a full-packed sched the next day..hay na lang.. maybe guilty lang ako kaya ako sad..

gowns, divi mall and Our wedding bands

last sunday we got our wedding bands finally, after a whole day walk on saturday.. we had to go back pa ng sunday for the rings..Ü

saturday, i first saw my gown.. with no beads yet, yun ang arrangement, i wanted to see it first before nila lagyan ng bead works.. at first glance i was so excited, but when I noticed that the upper part of the gown was longer than expected, and that the skirt was mukhang maikli, hay.. im starting to worry.. pero i had to be calm and tried to speak nicely kay Ate Melda, though i felt at first that she doesn't agree na they'll repair the gown and that they just followed the sample that I gave them.. hay, i insisted that they have to. kasi khet sundin nila ung pattern.. knowing that they have my body measurements..dapat sinunod nila ung measurements.. good thing we agreed on some options..na hindi sila mahirapan, and masunod ang gusto ko. =D so, maging 2 layers ang organza ng gown ko..hehe! Ü

after that, we went to 168 mall, canvass kami ng mga gifts for the sponsors.. ung seving tray nga.. hay, it took us an hour before sya makita, and nakaka inis, kasi malapit lang pala sya sa entrance.. eh naku naman, nalibot muna namin, before sya nakita.. ang dami naman kasi ng entrance eh..=P eh di akala ko okay na.. Jeff commented on the type of wood nung product, mas ok daw ung nakita nya sa greenhills.. hmm.. mas metikuloso pa ang hubby ko, tama ba yan?? hehe!

we took a quick break , then off we went to divi mall naman.. gosh! my first time sa divi mall as in.. and i thought I can last the whole day walking in divisoria, but just when I entered the place.. haaayyy.. gusto ko na umuwi.. you can't tell kung saan ka mag start, left? right? 2nd flr ba?? =(
suko ako sa divi mall. to think i wore rubber shoes pa nun, para pang harabas talaga.. no use. uwi na tayo.

we need an accomplishment for the day.. canvass wedding rings.. and we have it na.. hirap din pala mag decide.. hehe! simple band lang.. no brillantes, two-toned white and yellow gold.. pero naman 1k na agad ang difference sa price since we last visited.. eh nov 2005 lang un.. kaya, before pa ulit mag taas ng price bili na tayo.. kaso sa tagal ko(?).. este namin nag decide.. sarado na ang shop.. so we had to go back pa ng sunday morning to buy it..Ü

thanks mahal.. kasi ang napili namin is ung gusto kong design, khet mas mahal.. pinagbigayn ako ni Jeff..Ü hehe! spoiled talaga ko.. muahh!!

was happy about the ring..one item off the list.. more to go.. huhu.. na ngaun ang emo ko..=(

got to go, we're heading to city hall for the license..

Pictures!!

finally.. I was able to upload our pictures taken when we were in Leo's Leisure Park.

hope u enjoy it too.. view pics

panic mode

..94 days to go.. and sobrang wala kme ibang update sa preps namin..=(

so many things to do and we are trying our best to schedule it properly, sobrang ngaun ko lang na experience ang magtalo kme to think na we're suppose to be planning and arranging our skeds..hay.. 44 items lang naman ang to do list namin sa excel..hay ulet..

parang ayoko na muna mag trabaho, preps na lang.. dream on anna..

but its not all worry-thing, meron din good news, mejo good news hehe! this morning kasi we went to PAGIBIG in ortigas to attend another counseling..buti na lang mabilis ang sistema sa branch na un and wala mashado tao.. and now, COE na lang ang kulang ko sa mga requirement namin for the unit we're getting.. by the way, we made reservations na sa spacio..though 4th floor nga lang nakuha namin.. kasi yun na lang ang natitira na facing east..Ü wag na natin isipin na walang elevator ok?? we need to exercise..Ü

grabe un muna ang updates, have to go.. baka maiwan ako ng last train sa mrt..hehe!

bye! Ü

Changing house..

Nde naman mashado obvious na wala ko ginagawa db?

Last night, bati na ulet kme ni Jeff.. alam nyo ba? Sobrang bait yesterday ni Ilo.. sabi nya sa aken..he went to greenhills to check on the gifts that we wanted for the principal sponsors.. hay..kelangan ko pa pala magalit ng sobra para lang mag kusa sya to help me out sa preps.. ang role lang nya kasi is ipag drive ako.. at financier..=D good thing na realize na nya.. so ang nkita nya is serving tray with decors and glass top ( wish tama pag ka describe ko).. ang mga pics kasi na kay Jeff pa.. =( (kelan kaya nya upload?)

Another thing na pinag usapan namin last night was our house.. last dec 20, I talked to the owner, ang sabi naka pag bayad na daw sa BIR.. and malalaman daw within that week kung kelan mare-release ang title.. sa kabutihang palad.. we talked to her last night.. nagbakasyon daw ang abogado nya na nag lalakad ng papers.. so "baka" within the week pa naming malalaman kung kelang mare release ang title.. baka lang un ah?

If I remember correctly.. august nag start na kme sa pag process, una sa pagibig.. ang daming delay..kesyo ganito, kailangan ganito.. hindi maayos ng broker, so ako na lang ang nag asikaso.. so ok na "sana".. ang problem naman is ung title nga..kailangan daw ipa-reconstitute.. hay.. ang processing started September/October and 2006 na halos.. same old status pa din kme..tama ba yan? Or mainipin lang kme..ako particularly..

Kasi naman..the reason why we wanted to get a property early so that we'll can concentrate on the preps since malapit na nga..and para ma-budget namin ng maayos..tas ganon din..mag cram din kme. =(

Mali ba? Mali ba?

Last week, I took a day off sa work just to find a condo. Condo naman ang option namin ngaun..ung mga nag lipana na rent to own.. sa 3 place na pinuntahan namin.. (one in edsa near mrt kamuning stn, sa may congressional ave.. tapat ng chery grocery, and ung spacio bernardo near Mindanao ave and Sauyo).. pinaka choice na namin ang spacio bernardo…why? Here’s the list of good/ bad points

Edsa kamuning
- mejo mahal
- bare pag turnover ang unit
- crowded. Parang isang building lang na hinati into rooms.

Congressional ave
- mahaaall…2.5M for a 2 bedroom unit
- maganda ang mga units..class
- mahal ang parking slot 495k!!?
- near lang sa cherry, sm, sa lahat.. kasi malapit lang to sa bahay namin.
- We can transfer agad

Spacio
- cheapest among the 3, less that 700k for 30 sq m unit
- furnished pag turnover ang unit, with vinyl tiles, with paint, and kitchen sink.
- We can transfer agad..
- With pagibig assistance.
- Malapit sa bahay namin, sa sm, sa mrt, sa fx stn..


Naisip namin ni Jeff na its better if mag start kme from scratch.. kahit maliit lang muna ung bahay namin, ang imprtante may matitirhan kme na sa amin talaga..Ü plus mas maliit ang amortization ng spacio, kasi nga mas mura sya.. one more thing, since we have plans to go abroad, if maiwan man namin ung unit.. pwede namin sya paupahan..investmet db? Nde sya mahirap ihanap ng occupant kasi nasa QC naman.. hindi rin mahirap punuin ng gamit kasi mas maliit ang space..pero I know, we can accommodate visitors naman..saka na lang siguro kme mag acquire ng mas malaking property pag ok na lahat.. nag sisimula pa lang naman kme.. saying din ung bahay sa cogeo, pero baka hindi talaga laan for us..Ü ngaun ko lang naisip.. if makuha nga namin ung sa cogeo, sana lang tuloy tuloy ang work namin pareho.. what if hinde? Mas malaki ang amortization nun.. mas mabuti na ung sa mas cgurado kme..

hay, life is really a gamble. Lahat kailangan pag isipan mabuti.. hay.. sana lang, ok ung decision namin.. mahirap din I give up ung cogeo, pero mas mahirap naman kung huli na ang lahat, before namin marealize na nde pa namin kaya, not as of this time.. one small step at a time..

almost gone..

After our Christmas breakfast, Jeff left and promised to be back, pero nde na sya naka balik.. may bisita na daw sila.. my joyful day started to be ruined. He didn't keep his promise that he'll be back. Hanging gabi bad trip na ko sa kanya.. ang mean ko no? Stubborn. I was nagging Jeff already.. kung ano-ano na ang mga sinasabi ko sa kanya..small things na hindi sya nag hug-back sa akin on Christmas eve, naalala ko and sobrang tampo talaga ko sa kanya.. and wanted to call off the wedding all because of the petty stuffs, like he lost my credit card bill, was crying all night,. Feeling ko kasi mashado na sya pasaway..na tipong lahat I need to organize for him. Tama nga si geri, buti na lang at love talaga ako ni Jeff.. at 2am I got a text from him, I thought kasi wala na talaga kme.. he texted me na i-work out namin ang mga problema.. was able to sleep na ng maayos bcz of that text.. the thing is, the next morning, got another from him that he's expecting a new set of friends that'll be coming over sa kanila in the afternoon.. eh hello! May usapan po kaya kme na lalabas kme ng Monday..hay.. hayun, sobrang bad trip na naman ako..

he tried na lambingin ako.. he went sa bahay.. and asking me to go with him to prepare food for his friends.. ayoko nga! Sa galit ko sa kanya, at sinabi ng ayoko muna sya maka usap, nasisigawan ko na nga sa galit ko eh.. I locked my self sa room..nde ko na sya ulet nilabas.. don’t care khet pagalitan ako nila mame at nag aaway kme.. ayun, nag sawa din..left a note sa may door ng room ko.. he won't bother me na daw ever.. that he's letting me go.. at that time, I didn't worry..but was neither happy.. I don’t know how to describe what I felt that time.. maybe kasi im still mad at him.. I didn't text him, nothing.

So that afternoon, I spent time with Bryan, since feeling ko pareho kme walang partner..so treat ko nga sya sa jollibee.. and funny, akala ng mga tao, anak ko si Bryan.. Ü nag grocery tuloy ako para makalimutan ang bad trip ko kay Jeff.. but still, makulit pa din.. sinusuyo pa din ako.. pero I was firm. No, nde ako mag papasuyo, dahil nag sasawa na ko sa ugali nya.. he'll promise na naman na he'll change..pero sooner balik naman sa dati..

Hanging gabi nde sya sumuko.. he went pa din sa bahay at 11 pm, when everybody's sleeping already.. he wanted to talk, pero as in ayoko! Since ayaw nya umuwi.. I got his things sa kwarto ko.. lahat sinoli ko sa kanya.. even our engagement ring..sinoli ko sa galit ko.. he was crying, begging.. pero that time ubos na po ata luha ko.. I pushed him away.. I said, I quit. Wedding is cancelled.

The next morning got no text message.. had coffee.. and muni-muni..as in blank ako.. dumating si ate..nag babayad ng utang sa akin.. I said wag na..sabi nya bawi na lang daw sya sa kasal ko..uh-oh.. can't hold back the tears.. pano ko kaya sasabihin na hindi na matutuloy ang kasal? Dati feeling ko, ako lang ang concerned sa kasal namin.. now my sister remided me of the wedding I'm planning to cancel.. sinasadya nyo ba? Tas ang all my life, na madalang ko na marinig sa radio.. is now playing! Hello! Christmas songs kaya patugtugin nyo! =(

Went to the office at lunch time.. kakatamad as usual.. napansin ni Monica na swollen ang mata ko.. sabi ko na lang.. sobra sa tulog..pero actually, if they knew me better, they can easily tell na umiyak ako.. had a chat with Gerard.. a married friend.. ayun..share ko lang ung situation ko.. sarap pa nga sapukin eh.. kinampihan pa si Jeff.. at ako pa ang mali.. nde ko matanggap na ako pa ang mali.. ang tanong ko.. blet kelangan parati ako umintindi..eh ako na nga dehado? Bket ako pa ung masama.. eh ako ung nasasaktan? Madrama na kung madrama.. pasensya na.. i thought I knew everything..

Hay.. sabi ni Gerard, ganon daw talaga..if mahal mo isang tao, tanggapin mo sya.. and I must learn to accept the fact na he'll spend more time with his friends and family.. since last naman na daw un..feeling ko kasi im the second or third priority na lang kay jeff.. he would remember me lang if wala na pumapansin sa kanya, and galit na nanay nya sa kanya.. hay.. corny, pero that's what I felt.. sabi nga sa isang comment sa blog ni reeyuh.. we are all fools pag dating sa love.. sabi pa ni Gerard, its better to lose your pride with the one you love that lose the one you love..

Maybe Jeff knew that line..that he really doesn't want to lose me.. kasi after an hour, manong guard is handing me a bouquet or flowers.. I was asking pa nga kung for whom ung flowers.. eh ako lang naman babae sa area ko.. 6 pink roses, perfectly arranged to melt anyone's heart.. when I opened the card, a sorry message.. Jetaime..reading the last word, alam ko na sa kanya galing.. and mejo hindi ko lang naman napigil ang umiyak.. I was sobbing on Jass' shoulders.. saka lang nila nalaman na we we're having problems.. and that I was not wearing my ring.. Sending flowers is totally not an Ilo style. but he did it still just to win me back..

Last night we talked already.. and told him I felt so tired na..and I hope hindi na maulit ung misbehavior ko.. hope ma overcome pa rin namin lahat ng trials along the way..

Sobra haba na pala ng blog ko.. thanks for taking time..Ü

Christmas 2005

We first thought and agreed that we'll celebrate this Christmas with our families separately, since this will be our last Christmas with them. But I guess things just happen as they should.

Morning of the 24th, got up at 9 am and prepared my ingredients since im cooking puto cake again. Despite the fact that I'm having dysmenorhea, just need to finish cooking these stuff since order to ng friend ng mommy ko..=P good thing my brother Ian was there to help me with the icing mixture and Jeff arrived just on time, to help us too. I guess he enjoys cooking with me..=D we spent the whole afternoon cooking puto and leche flan. Grabe kakapagod! Ü at 6pm, Ate Precy (my soon to be mother in law) and Grace (Jeff's sister) arrived. May wine session kasi si ate Precy and mame, alam mo na, ang mga mag kumare, miss ang chikahan pag ganitong season..=D sandali lang sila, they left din at 8 pm. Jeff didn't stay na din.. since we've talked about it that he'll spend Christmas with his family.

At home, mame and dade enjoyed the videoke.. take note, got a video of bryan singing alone. As if alam nya kinakanta nya, Unchained melody lang naman. Ü nakaka tuwa talaga pag may mga bata sa bahay.. I took a couple of pictures of Bryan and Arrianne ( my niece)..hehe! si arrianne baligtad, mag smile lang sya after ng flash ng camera hahaha!

After dinner, natulog na si mame, lasing eh..Ü si dade naman ka-session naman uncle ko hehe! Kaya at 11pm tulog ang mga tao sa bahay..usually naman talaga mas gising ang mga tao sa amin pag New Year.. thankful na rin ako dahil kumpleto ang family namin, walang may sakit, everyone's healthy. Though I don't have a gift yet for everybody.. bawi ako sa new year..I'm grateful for my sister too, since she was able to recover.. sa lahat ng mga naging problema nya..i can tell we're closer to each other ngaun.. at least complete ung family nya on Christmas eve..

Since tulog ang mga tao sa amin, Jeff invited me over..since sinabi din naman daw ni ate Precy na doon na lang ako sa knila..kasi alam nya na matutulog sila mame..=D

Kung gaano katahimik sa bahay, yun naman ingay kina Jeff..well mas marami naman kasi sila..at mas magana kumain mga tao sa kanila..Ü so napakain ulet ako..pero I wonder bket nde pa rin ako tumataba, khet malakas ako kmain..hehe! had a great time with them, puro kulitan ang maririnig mo.. buti na lang walang pikon sa knila.. at ako naman ang taga saway sa kuya nila na sobrang lakas mang asar!! Ü

After that, hinatid na ako ni Jeff, and this time I heard him mag paalam kay Ate Precy na he'll sleep over sa amin..

We never planned this Christmas, that we'll end up na makasama pa pala kme..isn't it great, waking up on a Christmas morning with your mahal? Ü so many blessings I got and I can never say thank you enough to the Lord for all of these.

Morning of 25th
We woke up at 9:30, kasi I heard na nasa baba na sila ate, his husband and si arrianne. This time of the year really makes wounds heal. Before kasi not in good terms kame with Kuya Bytes ( ate's husband) pero good thing he went over and sya ang lumapit kina daddy ko..a form of respect na din and pag papakumbaba..Ü I greeted him merry chirsmas when I went down. I showed arrianne a dancing santa (surprise gift sa aken ni Jeff before xmas). We had a family breakfast. Ang saya saya ko that time. Kumpleto family..and kasama ko si Jeff. Ü parang I don't want this to end.. as in freeze!

Christmas rush..

two days to go before xmas and i still haven't got a single gift for friends, family and as usual.. mga inaanak..hay..

wala na po kasi ako time, unlike before i can go home at 7pm..my schedule lately kasi is 12-10..aside from the fact that Im enjoying my sleep in the morning, kakatamad din naman talaga pumasok ng maaga.. im really not a morning person..Ü

by the way, two nights na kme busy ni jeff .. ooops! that's busy making puto cakes! i don't know if my friends can still recall me bringing puto sa school and sa mga simpleng gathering namin..=D wala lang, i am just so proud of my honey.. kasi he is now my great assisstant! =D and feeling chef na chef na sya hehe! he can prepare the icing mixture properly..and knows how to follow my instructions in measuring and preparing ingredients..Ü o db? minsan lang i have to watch him though, kung hindi.. malamang mauubos ang cheese ang salted egg na pang topping namin hehe! love u mahal..=D sabi nya masungit daw ako kasi tumitikim lang naman daw sya.. heller! meron ba tikim na half agad??! =D sorry mahal.. strict po talaga ako when it comes to cooking/baking.. but anyway.. we had a fun time making puto cakes..Ü sana nga marami pang um-order.. kasi yesterday i brought free samples here in the office..and got order for 7 boxes!! yehey!! pero last night.. sobrang nag kulang kme ng isang box..we can no longer afford to make another recipe kasi sobrang antok na kme pareho.. sa sunod na lang po ulet..Ü i'll be cooking puto cakes and leche flan tom..Ü

hay..i wonder if i am no longer a programmer.. kaya ko kaya palakaihin ang ganitong business? yung tipong mag export kme? para makatikim ang mga friends natin abraod..hehe! kaya lang.. baka naman maharang din sa customs like ung halaya ni beng..=( hay.. basta. one thing i know, cooking and food business is my fall back, if ayoko na mag program..=D

alryt..mejo mahaba na.. and i have to go.. kasi sikip na naman sa mrt.. =D

just wanna wish all my friends out there a very merry and meaningful christmas.. Ü

God bless! Ü

The big escape!

Last Saturday we went to Leo's Leisure Park to relax and unwind while celebrating our anniversary and we had soooo much fun over that weekend..may hang-over pa nga ako ng bakasyon..=D

Grabe we already left the house when I realized that I don't have my map with me. Ay sus pano ba yon? So mega takbo pa ako sa isang computer shop just to print it.. hay, and at that time Jeff had no idea kung saan kme pupunta, basta alam lang nya we're off to pampanga. We are both excited sa trip,and feeling ko nag mamadali si jeff mag drive.. kaso nag wi-wiggle ung car pag sobrang bilis na..kaya everytime na ganon.. kinakantahan ko sya ng "wiggle it.. just a little bit! " haha! =D but anyways, we're safe naman when we got to the place.

The place is beautiful, at first nga I thought nde sya ma appreciate ng honey ko..good thing he did. Malapit lang ung place, we were expecting nga na 2 hours pa ung travel time namin from San Fernando exit..then gulat na lang kme, ayan na pala ung entrance nung resort/park. Kita na namin agad ang mga horses and sheep na nasa field.

After organizing our things, we rented a boat and fishing rods. Nakaka tawa! kasi ako ung sa unahan na part then sa likod si Jeff. Eh maliit lang ung bangka namin.. haha! Tawa ko ng tawa kasi parang natatakot ako, naalala ko ung kina harbie na mas mabigat ung nasa likod ng bangka.. haha! Tas bawal ang extra movements.. kasi nga baka mag vertical ung bangka namin..=D tas ung pag paddle pa namin.. parang saliwaan kme? Buti na lang at umaandar kme..malaki ung lake/pond.. at naikot na namin ung buong lake eh wala pa din kme huli..=D it was our first time na mag fishing at si Jeff ang taga lagay ko ng bait. Hehe! Nag picture picture din kme while nasa bangka.. na tipong I would request Jeff to paddle more so maka punta kme dun sa mga angle ng gusto namin.. at feeling ko lahat ng kuha ko eh sablay..=D when it started to rain a bit, paddle na kme pabalik, kasi baka bigla lumakas nag ulan eh pag tawanan pa kme dahil sa pag mamadali mag paddle pabalik hehe! =D

After boating, we rested a while ang walked around.. relaxing talaga..sayang lang dahil cloudy, hindi kme maka pag star gazing nung gabi..then another first, our first time for a full body massage..=D sarap grabe..tas ang cool pa kasi ung room na nakuha namin is a fan room, no need for an aircon and under it, you would hear the continuous flow of running water..kasi sa harap naman is clear water pool.. o divah? Sobrang relaxing talaga..after the massage we had our dinner.. hay, can u imagine.. inaawat na ko ni Jeff ngaun sa pagkain? Grabe mejo creepy pa nga eh,, kasi natatakot ako whenever mag move ung mga bamboo trees.. tapos nung moring.. nagulat kme kasi ang lakas ng bumagsak sa roof ng room namin.. mga ibon pala.. ung ostrich daw! Haha! =D

After breakfast, ayan na.. gising na ang mga animals.. ung ostrich, naku po! Nang hahabol, buti na lang at naka tago agad ako sa malapit na mga shed! Tas try ulet kme magisda ni Jeff..this time, kelangan may mahuli kme para may pang lunch kme..=D

So tagal na naming palipat-lipat ng pwesto..tagal na din naming nag aantay.. lastly lumipat kme sa isang area na wala mashado current kasi nga dulong part na nung pond.. akalain mo ba naman na may nahuli si Jeff na isang malaking tilapia, as in huge! Kasi sobrang nag bend ung fishing rod..and hindi na maiangat ni Jeff kasi nga ambigat nya..I turned my back for a sec to get the cam, and ayush! The fish escaped!! Arrrggghh! Muntik ko maitulak si jeff sa pond sa sobrang inis talaga! It such a big catch then naka wala.. mas malaki pa sa mga nahuli the day before, kasi they had a Fishing competition..waahh! kainis talaga. We tried again, hoping mahuli namin sya ulet, pero feeling ko.. un na yun.. ayoko talaga umalis don unless maka huli kme ulet, pero its already 12nn and we had to leave na..sayang..=( d bale, babalikan namin ung huge tilapia na yun..

It's such a great weekend for us, and a memorable anniversary. Last anniversary na mag bf. Hay kakabitin ung bakasyon..=D wala kme ginawa kundi mag tawanan, at pagtawanan ang mga sarli namin..hehe! we're looking forward for more quality time together..ilang months na lang.. and finally we'll be staying together.

* upload ko po next time ung pics..

5 years

Dec 17.. our 5th year anniversary..=D
and we are on our way to pampanga for another get away..since it all started with a getaway too five years ago..Ü

got to go..ciao! Ü