The Venue

Finally..we have our reception venue and its gonna be in Valle Verde 6 Club house..Ü

Last Friday we went there to pay the venue fee, good thing I talked to Benedict ( fellow W@wie ) ..he helped us in the reservation of the place, actually friend nya ang nag reserve for us. Bait db? So pag dating namin dun ni Jeff, ang sabi nga naka reserve na daw w/ ..(i won't mention the name na lang.) buti na lang I asked kung ano name ng friend ni Benedict and good thing din na napa reserve nila..Sobrang thank you talaga sa knila..Ü

That day din, there's an event, wedding din.. so naka set up ang lahat, tables, platform for the couple, sound system.. so we got an idea of what our setup would look like..syempre iba sa knila db para masaya! ayan ang dami na agad ideas ang naisip namin ni Jeff.. nag video-video pa kme hehe! pero nde naman na kme lumakad sa gitna..=p tas ilang minutes lang.. buti nasa labas na kme.. dumating na ung bridal car hehehe! =D

after namin sa VV6 nag punta naman kme sa divisoria, nagcanvass para sa gowns and barongs.. we got the cotanct / shop from W@w din..kaso since ang plan lang is mag canvass.. wala ako dala na sample ng mga gowns.. nakaka tawa nga eh.. kasi ang una namin pinuntahan ung Baby's Embroidery Shop.. tas ung girl na staff dun.. syempre tanong-tanong.. tas nahalata nya cguro na tumitingin ako sa katapat na shop..kasi meron ako nkita dun na okay ung design..akalain mo ba naman na ayaw na kme paalisin..sobrang nde pa kme tumatawad..binababa na agad nya mga price..oh db? pero sana talaga sila na ung pinaka ok dun.. sanay kasi ako na nag lilibot muna then compare tas saka pa lang makipag deal.. so ang nangyari nga is dun na lang kme naka punta kasi okay naman ung mga products/gown nila..nde na kme lumibot pa.. imagine before kme mag punta dun sa shop ni ate Melda.. umabot kme sa dulo..as in dulo ng divisoria.. kasi un ung nakita namin na Jollibee..tas meron din Tambunting na malapit sa Jollibee.. yun pala..lampas na kme..so balik kme ulet khet pa malakas nag ulan ay nag lalakad kme ni Jeff..hay.. buti na lang at game si Jeff sa ganon at hindi umaangal.. ako pa nga nag co-complain eh.. kasi napuputikan na ung paa ko..=C arte noh?

after namin sa gown..nag ikot kme sa ilaya.. para magtingin-tingin ng souvenir / inivitations.. so ang plan.. si Jeff ang gagawa ng design tas kme na lang ang gagawa para mas tipid nad personalized talaga.. hay..nakakapagod pero masaya! last week sobrang stressed ako dahil sa dami ng problema.. but now.. na re-charge na naman ako.. thanks to my honey at sobrang patient nya on me..

hope everything will fall into place..Ü next time ko na upload ung mga pics.. yun muna.. sunod ulet! Ü

what ever!

mahirap din pala mag isip ng title for a post.. like ngaun wala ko maisip.. Ü
thanks geri and harbie ah? have lots of reasons pala not to bother too much about sa loan namin.. baka mashado lang namin namamadali kaya feeling pressured kme..

these past few days, tumatambay kme ni jeff sa isang convenient store near gas station..teka, nde po kme suma-sideline! we're having a cup of choco while discussing what went through the day..mga naging problema..mga ka-cornihan sa ofc hehe! and I think okay sya kasi it's our quality time together.. syempre we argue sometimes, but the thing is.. maayos kme nag hihiwalay at night..Ü ung mga details kme dalawa lang talaga nag so-solve.. nakaka tuwa. just last night, okay kme the whole time mag kasama kme, then pauwi na lang saka pa ko maba-bad trip! pasaway diba? nde talaga ko makatulog dhil bad trip ako.. kausapin ko nga sya sa fone para lang mag ka intindihan kme.. and its great kasi naka tulog ako ng mahimbing..Ü sobrang himbing nagising ako ng 8.30am, sya pa gumising sa aken! naku po pano kaya ito pag sa antipolo na kme? anong oras kaya ako darating sa office if magising ako ng 8.30?! nyay! =D

Should I worry?..

Everything seemed to be fine not until yesterday, when Ate Miriam came to see me and asked for my valid ids and said that we’re having problems with my ITR. Okay fine, I’m aware of that fact and actually foreseen the possibility of this situation, but not to the point that we have to cash out something. It wasn’t planned, and now the dilemma is, should we find other options to “solve” the problem with my ITR or just give them what they want though it’s not very ethical.

Naisip ko tuloy kung ano ung sabi ni geri,.na parang if its not meant to be, then don’t push it too hard.. baka talagang nde ukol.. pero I think it’s just a matter of choice. Pero baka may reason din kung baket kme nagkakaproblema ng ganito. Hay, bahala na nga si batman..

Ayan tuloy.. feeling ko blurred na ung picture ng soon-to-be house namin. Well, we’re yet to decide. Under negotiation pa. Ü

will post again for updates..

updates: talked to ate miriam, she'll find an option daw, maybe i-loan na lang daw namin sa banko. hay,,hope it will be ok na.. at least, one thing learned, we should never give up or lose hope easily.. mas maliit din daw ang interest pag sa bank, 10% pero feeling ko ung iba nga banko mas mababa pa..sa PNB daw i try ni ate miriam, kasi me kilala daw sya dun..(fingers crossed..) hopefully maging vivid na ulit ang picture ng bahay..Ü

Panic mode..on a Monday!

Last night I transferred our guest list in excel.. just to get a glimpse of the number of our guests..imagine we are planning not to exceed 250 pax.. nung mag total na ako eh 282! grabe, hirap naman mag trim down..hay.. no matter how we try na mag cost cut sa ibang details ng wedding.. biggest part talaga ang sa caterer..hay.. saan kaya ako pde mamulot ng pera? meron pa kaya magic hen ngaun na mangitlog ng ginto?!

sobra nagbranch out na problema ko.. wish pa naman namin bumili ng laptop.. my new fone..hay..Ü

got to find a sideline..sideline..sideline.. pde kaya ko sa timog? hehehe! bugbugin ako ni Jeff.

hay.. maka pag trabaho na nga..Ü

blocked again

hay naku, bket ba kasi parati na lang bina block ang mga yahoo mail, etc. =C
nde ko na ma access ang yahoo and gmail ko.. bad trip talaga. un na nga lang ang consuelo sa mga devs eh..(arte!) pero db? nag babayad naman sila eh may pa block-block pa, wag lang sabihin na security chuva, eh kaya nga me mga system admin.. kaso tong mga sysad block ng block..hay naku talaga!.. nde naman halata na bad trip talaga ko db?

d bale na nga.. wala din naman mangyari..buti meron pa din ako ym hehe!

chow muna.

Partially Ours..

yahoo! downpayment was made last night already.. so we partially own the house na..hehe! we're so happy! now its time for "tipid mode" ..Ü
apparently, before we part ways (ni jeff) kagabi, he mentioned that a "friend" of his texted and said that she's happy for our engagement.. dapat ba kong maniwala? because im uneasy with that kind of thought.. kasi naman its seems like a threat.. sana lang, that friend is REALLY happy for us.. kasi if there's something behind that text message..naku pow! nde ko lang alam.. hindi lang ako maka-react mashado kasi im not yet the wife.. hay.. paranoid lang siguro ako..sana nga.

basta masaya kme ni jeff, and i won't let anything come between us.. happy mode ulit ako..Ü

The Church..Mary the Queen Parish!

Finally, we have reserved our church for the wedding..located in Madison St. in Greenhills, near Xavier school.

actually, we already made a tentative reservation last august pa..unfortunately.. we had no time to do the reservation, and mejo undecided pa kami about the venue, whether we're having a garden wedding or indoor ba? so kanina, ( i-kwento ko na para mas masaya!) we went to intramuros, just to take a look at the garden venues that we see at the internet..we went to Puerta Real, ganda ng view..and wala ako mai-reklamo..dahil, khet buong barangay eh pde namin invite.. Ü imagine at 12 noon we were there taking pictures! na tipong kaming dalawa lang ung tao! tas meron isang foreigner na ewan ko ba kung photographer ba talaga un.. he's also taking pictures.. mega pa cute kme ni Jeff, kasi feeling namin kasama kame sa pics nya! hehehehe! anyways.. so napagod kme.. and we decided to go to Manila Aquarium..(katabi lang sya ng Puera Real) to see the diff fishes (malamang!) while nagpapalipas ng init.. and kakahiya man aminin.. ngaun lang ako naka appreciate ng shark! and sobrang lalaki ng mga isda! kakatakot tingnan.. sabi nga ni Jeff parang ang sarap daw ihawin!!! hahahaha!

then after, we went to baluarte de san diego, so picture-picture kme ulet. feeling foreigner kme..and we enjoyed the view..at least nde man kme dun mag celebrate ng wedding, we were able to enjoy the place naman.. na kme dalawa lang talaga..sad part is, we weren't able to ride the kalesa..nde pa kasi ako nakasakay nun.. pedicab lang kme.. hehehe!

after intramuros, although we both loved the place, we know for a fact that we can't afford to have a garden wedding, magbranch-put na lahat ng expenses..addl flowers, chairs, setup..etc. Jeff suggested that we make a "tally-sheet" for all the venue that we are considering, UP Church of the Risen Lord, Puerta Real, Baluarte de San Diego, and MTQ(indoor)..we considered the view, cost, Parking lot, electricity, Cr's, accesibility of the place..and alam nyo ba? the winner is..(drum roll!) Mary the Queen Parish! with 76% oh db? hehe!

finally, we have a church na.. and we are both happy with the decisions we are making..no regrets in the end kumbaga..kasi pinag isipan namin dalawa.. so happy! for this another accomplishment.. eto pa, while we were filing the application form, meron daw nag inquire if available pa ang April 8 at 3:30,..buti na lang at sakto! reserved na namin..kung hindi naku pow! change date kme..Ü

hay haba na pala post ko..next time ulet! antok na ako..Ü

One major accomplishment..

last night we went to isarog st. QC to meet Mrs. Lacorte, owner of our prospect house..now it's gonna be our house-to-be.. since Mrs. Lacorte agreed that we pay only 100k as downpayment..galing db? Ü pero sad to say, nde kme nakatawad kahit man lang 50k.. hay.. pero d bale na.. we are thinking na we have to be thankful na that she agreed on the dp..that's a big help already since we are getting a loan to pagibig for the payment of the property..at least nde na namin problemahin saan kme kukuha ng malaking pang-down in case db? Ü

we are soooo happy! we have a house we can call our own na.. well, almost.. hehe!

come monday, Jeff will meet Mrs. Lacorte again to make the downpayment.. ate miriam (broker courtesy of geri! ) will also be there since she will prepare the notarized contract to sell document. so everthing will be legal. hay im so excited! lalo na si jeff, kasi it was his plan (& will) talaga that we hopefully get a house before the wedding..now, he made it! thanks mahal! muahh! Ü

ofcourse i want to mention, my deepest thanks to my thesis-partner, soon-to-be-neighbor geri.. kasi she was the one who accompanied us to cogeo and introduced to ate miriam..if not because of her, we won't be able have our house2b..thanks so much Geri! besides, i know the same house din ung prospect nila before..sana talaga maging neighbors tau tp.. sana makakuha na din kayo ng property..God bless you and Raymond..Ü

(picture courtesy of geri ulet! )

yun po muna, work muna ko..

..Back in each other's arms

yup.. you read it right, we're back in each other's arms after a night of fight and blaming..
I even thought that night that the wedding won't push through.. bcoz Jeff had already said that he's pissed off with me..=C well i can't blame though, i was always the one who demands..and dictates..im the dominant bitch.. (okay..i must admit).. I never forgot that we are partners here..but what im doin with our relationship doesn't imply that.. I was always blaming him of not doin' this and that.."you should have done this..", "haven't I reminded you already?.." those were the common phrases that you would hear from me..when we're together at least..

i even said that he doesn't console me whenever i feel bad about not getting my prospect venue for our wedding.. but i did not even bother if he's okay or if he's having problems with his work/projects..

well both of us have our own shortcomings..and sad to say..we had to make each other's eyes swolen for crying.. just to realize the fact about our relationship..

i think, our love for each other holds us togother..that no matter how stubborn Jeff is.. and how domineering I maybe.. we would still be here for each other.. because I know that if I were to retain one last important thing in my life..it would be Jeffrey..

House-hunt

our wedding day is scheduled on april 2006, pero as early as now, we are looking for our house na..just to be safe.. we might spend a lot for the wedding..and we have to make sure that after that day..we have a place we can call our own..=)

buti na lang sobrang mabait ang tp ko..sinamahan nya kme sa cogeo, antipolo.. and introduced us sa kanyang broker.. we visited this red-yellow house..worth 1M.. bagong renovate sya.. nice ung location, though the street going to phase 5 is narrower compared to other streets.. It has a garage since the lot area is 218 sq.m. According to Jeff, the house is at around 90 sq.m. we were able to see the inside na din.. 2 bedroom.. mejo maliit ung loob..pero for a starter like us.. ok na un..if we wanted to improve something, maybe at a later time na cguro..ang concern lang namin is we can transfer there anytime we want.. kumbaga kme na lang un ina-antay ng bahay hehehe! maluwag ung harap and ung likod.. we are thinking pa nga to setup a garden sa likod..and maglalagay kme ng hamok(duyan) hehehe!

CR..we will modify the bathroom kasi mejo maliit ung sink..good thing meron na kme item na gusto ni jeff for the cr.. pero teka.. nde pa pala namin binibili to ha? hehehe! puro plano na eh noh? tom we will meet the owner of the house, Mrs. Lacorte, and we'll try to make tawad.. =D sana pumayag.. by the way the owner agreed na 100k lang ang downpayment namin.. then i-loan namin sa pagibig ung remaining..basta sana makatawad pa kme..=D pinag uusapan na nga namin ni jeff ung mga gagawin namin improvement sa bahay.. like kme dalawa ang mag paint.. kme gagawa sa garden.. kakatuwa..=)

Sana we are making the right choice, kasi wala naman na kme iba mkita na 1M tas 200sq.m ang lote, lalo na sa qc noh? almost same lang din naman ung layo, the last time we went to antipolo, 22 kms from cogeo to tandang sora.. and from cogeo to makati, 1 hr lang din.. madami din fx goin to makati.. plus! maging neighbors pa kme ni geri!!!

hope everything will fall into place.. Ü

After a long break..

yes am back.. after a long break from posting hehehe!
dami ng nangyari.. after ng bridal shower ni harbie, came the wedding day..the despedida.. the house hunting sa antipolo with geri..and a new work!

grabe granda ng wedding nila harbie and alfredo! and nakaka tuwa ung groom kasi you can see that he's emotional and i bet everybody can tell that he loves harbie so much!! saka nakaka tuwa sila kasi bungisngis-an silang dalawa hehehe! obviously they enjoyed their day.. Ü

nung despedida nila harbs and alfredo (mon. aug 22 05) naman wala sila geri and roni .. eh kasi naman lakas din naman ng ulan non.. aside from its a monday night.. hirap talaga mag pa gabi knowing you have a work the next day.. grabe obvious din that they enjoyed their honeymoon.. saya nga ng kwento nila, at as usual tawa kme ng tawa hehehe! pero the sad part is.. they are leaving in two days..so wish man namin umuwi ng maaga, we opted to stay a while pa coz we'll miss harbie na.. i don't know when will they be back.. pero as i've said to harbie.. the kada will have its "re-union" at las vegas!! hahaha! oh db? bonga-cious! hay harbie we'll surely miss you..

btw, aug 22 was first day at sgs.. my new work place.. since im working under primetec now. ok yung company.. nice people to be with.. friendly si jass, the first person who approached me and offered free juice and ice tea hehehe! and one good thing.. most of my office mates come to office around 10am.. meaning.. nde na ko OP! hehehe! good thing flexi time na ako.. though im trying my best to report at 9am.. para i can go home early din.. Ü

..Harbie's Bridal shower

last friday we had a surprise bridal shower for harbie..since the big day is on the 11th of this month..sobrang saya.. Ü pero feeling ko that night ako ung pinaka naughty..=( bcoz of my gift.. hehehe! we had so much fun.. kaso ang corny ni geri maaga umuwi.. hmpf! un lang.. Þ

..Ralph Alejandrino

last sunday..july 31, we came to meet Ralph Alejandrino at his house in kalayaan ave.
and we might make reservations as soon as we got time..hehehe!

we saw the sample albums and we find it very nice..although its not as fancy as the other albums / work that we usually see at wedding exhibits at the mall.. you will notice the elagance and simplicity complementing each other..ok pa din pala ung classic style.. as what Ralph said.. when we grow old.. we can still enjoy our wedding album with out commenting on too much software effects..Ü oo nga naman.. baka corny na sa atin un pag mejo aging na tau hehehe!

the plus factor for Ralph is that he offers a different type of guestbook.. well, at least not the usual guestbook that i've signed on and seen at the malls.. the pictures taken during the pre-nup will be used/displayed at the said guestbook.. Ü

if ever this will be our first accomplishment since apr 15.. when we got engaged..Ü

but honey.. we dont have our venue yet?..=(
we set a target date, that we MUST have our venue before aug 15.. oh wish we can beat that..Ü

..Christ the King Parish Church

yesterday we went to green meadows to check out their club house..since it's a holiday.. we weren't abelto talk and inquire fully.. we just visited the place and maganda sya! 300 pax capacity..then they also have an outdoor setup if we would opt for it..kaya lang feeling ko mas maliit ung outdoor..not sure..=p

then after that we went to Christ the King Parish.. =) since it's just opposite the green meadows 3 gate.. as in aaww..ganda! (para kong bata db? hehe!) it's like a bigger version of UP Church of Risen Lord. At first we wanted UP CRL to be our church.. though im having second thoughts since the place (reception) has a max cap of 200..though its just beside the church. oh db malapit.. don't know kc if we'll exceed 250, but definitely more than 200.. Ü i should smile for that hehehe!

goin back to Christ the King..i like the walkway (?) tama ba ? un ba tawag dun? that's also one of the reasons why we had to look for another church.. kc gusto ko sana ung mejo mhaba ung lalakaran ko.. =D khet na asarin pa ko ni Jeff na simulan ko daw marcha sa kalsada! tama ba un? fiancee ko inaasar akow? =p

pero u know what? UP CRL is different.. parang mas maging solemn ang ceremony with UP CRL..kc maliit lang sya..=) i don't know..feeling ko lang..

wish we can make reservations na for the chuch or venue.. i just called RJM photography.. one of the candidates for photo and video.. and gosh! they already have a booking on Apr 8, in the morning.. buti dinner ang sa amin..=(
i dont have to panic i know pero db? ang bilis talaga! feeling ko everybody's getting married..Ü

..If only..

so..finally we were able to watch If Only..grabe ang gwapo ni Paul Nichols!!! Ü
the story is nice..mejo predictive pero may twist sa dulo..basta gwapo si Ian (Paul Nichols!)..

good thing we enjoyed the movie..thought jeff would sleep kc nga it's a love story.. i've seen the movie twice,(half-way that is) pero naiyak pa din ako sa ibang part.. especially when Ian gave the bracelet to Sam...
its nice we were able to see movies like these..to give us idea that we have so much to look forward to and that we have so many things to do for our partner and for ourselves as well.. sometimes our day to day stuff tends to be boring.. it is really our choice staying in love and keeping the relationship romantic and steady.. sometimes we tend to forget how to show our partner how much we value them..i do hope that even in small ways..i'll be able to let jeff know how much i love him.. (sniff..).. i've realized too,that no matter how hard we try to consider and please other people surrounding us..the only thing that would matter in the end would be US..in HIM.. (seryoso ba mashado? Ü)

i do pray that jeff and i, be able to surpass all trials that we are to face..now that we are engaged..i must admit that we are tested more..good thing my partner is very patient with me.. sungit ko kc.. =p and i do hope we'll continue to grow..together..

wuaini..

F4 in SM cinema!

so much for my lonely weekend..
last monday, jeff and I went out to watch a movie.. Fantastic 4, its good. kakatawa din.. lalo na si torch..Ü (nice body huh?) un nga lang.. same typical super hero story, they'll fight the bad guy and the good guys win..good thing the effects are smoothly done hehe!

btw, my second time to watch in SM north cinema..the ones they renovated..its better and more comfy now.. well it should be for 100+ bucks fee..hehe! halata ba pag ka kurips ko? hehehe! sagot naman ni jeff..=p the floors are carpeted and the seats are a lot better than the old ones.. plus! astig din ung neon lights nila on the walls..Ü wish henry sy would pay me for these advertising..lol!

so my honey owes me one more movie.. If Only.. I remember Ria kc whenever i see JLove Hewitt ( spell?) .. wala lang.. humma berdey to ria again.. and today's my dad's beer-day too! =D

ciao!

lonely friday..

last friday i had a terrible day.. a company, where I applied as SA, informed me that they have considered the other applicant..it was so disappointing since I really wanted to be part of their company.. aside from the fact that I wanted to work again with my friend..who happens to be their QA..sniff..=C i guess it wouldn't be that hard if i didn't hear my friend say that she really wanted to work with me again too.. sad no? drama ba?

on a brighter side..maybe i need more experience and exposure muna..baka nga naman kasi nde pa ko qualified..asa pa ko db? and there is always a better opportunity..just keep looking..Ü

since im on a bad mood.. i turned down Geri's invite for a dinner..Jeff's sick that night so he can't be with me..i wanted to visit him and take care of him pero syempre nde naman ako makapunta kasi, maistorbo ko lang sya.. he will insist na ihatid ako pauwi.. e db nga me sakit? so nde na lang ako nagpunta..

so wala ako mgawa, at down ako.. i thought of watching movie.. and i did. If Only.. the movie is good. while i enjoy the guilt of watching and my honey is sick in bed.. i had to leave at the middle of the story, stubborn lang talaga ko.. we always watch movie together.. and we have to see this again..

so to end the day.. i cried hard as soon as i entered my room.. ewan ko ba? nde naman fri the 13th.. kainis noh? buti na lang jeff's still there to comfort me..he called me to check if im home na.. baligtad db? sya na nga ung me sakit..

the next day.. saturday.. we went to anitpolo, site viewing of Maia Alta.. maganda ung subdivision, pero ang layo naman po.. at least we enjoyed the trip.. and alam ko na kung saan ang Ynares gym hehehe!

when im with jeff.. i feel safe and im stronger..Ü

My First Blog

at last.. i have my own blog.. where i can finally share my life details to my friends.. Ü
still a newbie so i have to familiarize my self first for the features of this blog..=p

as of now i can't think of what to write here.. except that Im happy for this one..can't wait to let my honey see this site! hehehe! surely you'll read more of us here!

i hope my friends will enjoy reading my blogs..( to come..)
so, i welcome my self and my friends who will read my first blog! Ü
and to my honey..Jetaime so much!