I'm hooked in my new hobby ---> belly dancing! Would you believe??? me, of all people.. hehe But the thing is, I am enjoying it!!! This is my 2nd session coz I started last Saturday. After the activity, my muscles are not as sore as the first time. Waaah, as in I have to apply Bengay jud last Sat.
You might think that a skinny person like me need not engage in such an activity, but before you say anything, TRY IT!! I promise if your instructor is as good as mine, you'll soon be hooked, just as I am now. hehehe
Just to prove my point, last Sunday I went to SM (last day of their 3-day sale) to look for the Belly Dancing instructional VCD of Andrea Del Rosario & Regine Tolentino. Although I enjoy going to the gym coz I get to see myself in the full-length mirror. VAIN!
Hopefully I get better in this in time. If not, I'll have this body pressure-cooked so I can do the "shimmy". hehehe. Ambisyosa!
Those who are still self-conscious, I promise this is one hobby worth your while. As you go along, you will also enjoy the benefit of a boosted self-esteem & a good body posture. As for me, my aim is to have a bikini-worthy abs come my honeymoon. (i wish!)
Friday, April 22, 2005
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Our Save The Date cards for the guests
This is what I have labored over the week-end, our Save The Date cards for the guests, specially for the ones from other places. It's kinda difficult coz in our case, most of our friends & relatives are from Cebu, Zambo. del Norte & Pagadian. And we're both based in CDO. Phew! you can really say that I have a hard time organizing everything for this once in a lifetime important event in our life. But this is worth it. I'm enjoying the preps.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Excited... that best describes me today. Inspite of the hectic day that I had in the office, I was still in a fairly good mood maski pa kuwang sa sleep coz I got home past midnight na doing OT in the office. Dennis (a prospective photographer) texted me around lunchtime to inquire if I have received the package he sent me yesterday containing a sample of his wedding works in a dvd. I texted him not yet & asked for details of the package (tracking#) so I can follow it up with the courier. But I didnt have to do that, before he was able to reply, the personnel from Aboitiz delivered na the package to me. So, even if I'm a bit dizzy from lack of sleep pa the prev. night, I'm so looking forward to view the sample work tonight.
Not only that, just after the exchange of text message with Dennis, another wedding supplier texted me. It's San (a swarovski bridal cord-maker) texted me that she will send me the sample of my cord tonight. Yippee!!! I'm sooo looking forward to checking my email tonight. So, what am I waiting for??? nyt, nyt!!! mwahh...
Not only that, just after the exchange of text message with Dennis, another wedding supplier texted me. It's San (a swarovski bridal cord-maker) texted me that she will send me the sample of my cord tonight. Yippee!!! I'm sooo looking forward to checking my email tonight. So, what am I waiting for??? nyt, nyt!!! mwahh...
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
The Tale of My Engagement Gift!!!- a replacement, actually
Yehey... ecstatic today... cause of my blissful state? After so many months of battling with the supplier of my notebook (an engagement gift from Marlon to help me w/ the wedding preps) to have it changed coz the first one he has purchased had crashed barely a month after delivery. I mean, I'm not a computer-savvy person but I do know that if it is the motherboard that has a problem then it's defective. And there's no way for me to accept the defective unit just like that. Marlon did not intend to purchase a defective gadget with his hard-earned money, you know. The reason why he chose to buy a branded notebook though a bit pricier. Actually, it came as a nice surprise, my laptop that is, but not the hassles that came with it.
Here's the story....As we were preparing for our engagement party (sometime in Aug. 2004), my pc has a problem at that time so I was not able to use it, Marlon just surprised me one tiring night after my office...brought me to my apartment, had our usual dinner together & casually told me that my pc had been repaired already. I said "ok, thanks". Then he told me that he has a surprise for me waiting upstairs in my bedroom, but I have to finish dinner first.(talk abt bribery ;-) Cant wait to see what it is, so I hurried with dinner and ran upstairs to check it out.. but I have no idea that it's a laptop.
When I saw it, whooaa!!! I LOVE IT... can't wait to try it out. That was mid-August.
fast forward to more than 2 weeks after, cant exactly recall when... something went wrong. I thought it was just me, maybe I didn't know how to properly use it yet. But the prob. persisted. I checked w/ my younger cousins (Ryan & Chen), who are more adept w/ computer technology & they advised me to bring it back to the supplier to have it checked. At least it's within warranty pa. That's when I found out that the motherboard was defective. So immediately I made a complaint letter (as advised by the owner) addressed to HP (my laptop is a Compaq) but to my dismay, no word from them after more than two months inspite of my bf's persistent follow-up. To add to my fury, when Marlon called up their office (relenting to just have the defective unit repaired coz we want to be able to put it into use na), the supplier was the one pa who got angry. He said that we shouldn't have used the unit if we were not satisfied in the first place. The gall of that guy! Finally, I got fed up so I called the local DTI office of CDO & asked for their advise. Know what? The supplier was called in for initial investigation & was told to have my unit replaced with a new one (at this point I would never agree to have it just repaired). The days that followed had been nightmares... I had to wait for so long (Nov. to Jan.) & not only that I came to a point where I called up their HP Representative in Manila. Some days I get bitchy & say stuffs I didn't realize I am capable of saying. They are really getting into my nerves!!! But I just would not give up. I should teach them a lesson. On the other hand, this particular prob. had been tearing the seams of our usually peaceful relationship. Marlon & I fought often bec. of this. (Later on he did admit that he was close to shoving the laptop in front of the supplier's face... hah, wait a min. mental note: my fiance is capable of such horrible things if provoked... hehe...I know that already. Marlon's a very patient person, just don't eat up his patience. You will be threading on a dangerous ground. hehehe) But in my mind, I am determined to win this battle & I want to teach the supplier a lesson or two about handling customer complaints. I've exhausted all means of communication. I emailed the executives of the company & told the HP Rep. that I would not budge even if it will have to reach the president of their company. (Maybe what did it is the fact that I threatened to use my gadget as demo unit just to show whoever is interested that their wares' quality are not as good as they are advertising). It did reach that point. I was downright mean & bitchy, but to this day, I will never apologize for the things I've said to them... they deserve it. After I got my replacement unit (which bdw was exchanged w/ the defective one at the DTI's office bec. no way would I want to set foot on their store premises), I emailed a lengthy, detailed letter to their customer service dept. & made an account of what transpired between the time my fiance purchased the orig. unit to the time I got the replacement laptop, complete with all the supporting documents.
The good thing about this is that I have learned that DTI (at least the one here in CDO) are doing their job well- I have emailed a letter commending the services extended to us by Ms. Masillones. I did send her a box of donuts to thank her for her invaluable help. And most importantly, we should know our basic right as customers.
There goes a passionate account of the tale of my engagement gift.
Yehey... ecstatic today... cause of my blissful state? After so many months of battling with the supplier of my notebook (an engagement gift from Marlon to help me w/ the wedding preps) to have it changed coz the first one he has purchased had crashed barely a month after delivery. I mean, I'm not a computer-savvy person but I do know that if it is the motherboard that has a problem then it's defective. And there's no way for me to accept the defective unit just like that. Marlon did not intend to purchase a defective gadget with his hard-earned money, you know. The reason why he chose to buy a branded notebook though a bit pricier. Actually, it came as a nice surprise, my laptop that is, but not the hassles that came with it.
Here's the story....As we were preparing for our engagement party (sometime in Aug. 2004), my pc has a problem at that time so I was not able to use it, Marlon just surprised me one tiring night after my office...brought me to my apartment, had our usual dinner together & casually told me that my pc had been repaired already. I said "ok, thanks". Then he told me that he has a surprise for me waiting upstairs in my bedroom, but I have to finish dinner first.(talk abt bribery ;-) Cant wait to see what it is, so I hurried with dinner and ran upstairs to check it out.. but I have no idea that it's a laptop.
When I saw it, whooaa!!! I LOVE IT... can't wait to try it out. That was mid-August.
fast forward to more than 2 weeks after, cant exactly recall when... something went wrong. I thought it was just me, maybe I didn't know how to properly use it yet. But the prob. persisted. I checked w/ my younger cousins (Ryan & Chen), who are more adept w/ computer technology & they advised me to bring it back to the supplier to have it checked. At least it's within warranty pa. That's when I found out that the motherboard was defective. So immediately I made a complaint letter (as advised by the owner) addressed to HP (my laptop is a Compaq) but to my dismay, no word from them after more than two months inspite of my bf's persistent follow-up. To add to my fury, when Marlon called up their office (relenting to just have the defective unit repaired coz we want to be able to put it into use na), the supplier was the one pa who got angry. He said that we shouldn't have used the unit if we were not satisfied in the first place. The gall of that guy! Finally, I got fed up so I called the local DTI office of CDO & asked for their advise. Know what? The supplier was called in for initial investigation & was told to have my unit replaced with a new one (at this point I would never agree to have it just repaired). The days that followed had been nightmares... I had to wait for so long (Nov. to Jan.) & not only that I came to a point where I called up their HP Representative in Manila. Some days I get bitchy & say stuffs I didn't realize I am capable of saying. They are really getting into my nerves!!! But I just would not give up. I should teach them a lesson. On the other hand, this particular prob. had been tearing the seams of our usually peaceful relationship. Marlon & I fought often bec. of this. (Later on he did admit that he was close to shoving the laptop in front of the supplier's face... hah, wait a min. mental note: my fiance is capable of such horrible things if provoked... hehe...I know that already. Marlon's a very patient person, just don't eat up his patience. You will be threading on a dangerous ground. hehehe) But in my mind, I am determined to win this battle & I want to teach the supplier a lesson or two about handling customer complaints. I've exhausted all means of communication. I emailed the executives of the company & told the HP Rep. that I would not budge even if it will have to reach the president of their company. (Maybe what did it is the fact that I threatened to use my gadget as demo unit just to show whoever is interested that their wares' quality are not as good as they are advertising). It did reach that point. I was downright mean & bitchy, but to this day, I will never apologize for the things I've said to them... they deserve it. After I got my replacement unit (which bdw was exchanged w/ the defective one at the DTI's office bec. no way would I want to set foot on their store premises), I emailed a lengthy, detailed letter to their customer service dept. & made an account of what transpired between the time my fiance purchased the orig. unit to the time I got the replacement laptop, complete with all the supporting documents.
The good thing about this is that I have learned that DTI (at least the one here in CDO) are doing their job well- I have emailed a letter commending the services extended to us by Ms. Masillones. I did send her a box of donuts to thank her for her invaluable help. And most importantly, we should know our basic right as customers.
There goes a passionate account of the tale of my engagement gift.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Got our souvenirs na!...
our wedding souvenirs for the guests
this is what we are going to give to our Principal Sponsors
for the guests...Today I got a sample of the wedding souvenirs we've ordered in Tabora. They are clear glass paperweight. I love the big ones (they willl be the ones we will give to our principal sponsors). Super clear the glass & the laser printing of bride & groom facing each other. It has 2 cherubs each holding an umbrella over the shoulders of the bride & groom complete w/ our name & wedding date inscribed). Of course I'm biased as we chose it ourselves (",) Though, the ones we will be giving out to our guests are not quite as clear as the big ones (it's cube-shaped w/ same laser-printing) but they're nicely done also. I just hope that our guests would like it as much as we do.
Friday, February 25, 2005
My Day!
dining out w/ friends on my birthday!
Today I turn 28!
Dad Alex & Herbert (Marlon's fave friend) came over to celebrate w/ us on our Marlon & my birthday last Feb. 23 & 24, respectively. This photo was taken by my Dad Alex, the ever-famous personal photographer?? of ours who had captured beautiful pictures of our previous trips.
Do we look happy? U bet!!!
Sunday, February 20, 2005
10 months to go...
Less than 10 months away from our big day, and here I am cramming for the preparations. Don't know where to start.
From Opposite Ends...
I am quoting my all-time fave writer Danielle Steel. Go ahead and fall in love...
From opposite ends
of the earth
we came,
trundling
our bags,
our treasures,
our laughter,
our
hearts.
From opposite ends
of the city
we came,
from different points
where we
once stood,
so near,
yet far apart.
From opposite ends
of the world
we came,
silent and cautious,
unseen.
From opposite ends
of a lifetime
we came,
and found
a breath
of magic
hovering
in between.
From opposite ends
of a kiss
we come,
to hold
each other
tight
beneath
a starry sky.
From opposite ends
of a heart
we smile,
two lives
blended
into one.
-d.s.
From opposite ends
of the earth
we came,
trundling
our bags,
our treasures,
our laughter,
our
hearts.
From opposite ends
of the city
we came,
from different points
where we
once stood,
so near,
yet far apart.
From opposite ends
of the world
we came,
silent and cautious,
unseen.
From opposite ends
of a lifetime
we came,
and found
a breath
of magic
hovering
in between.
From opposite ends
of a kiss
we come,
to hold
each other
tight
beneath
a starry sky.
From opposite ends
of a heart
we smile,
two lives
blended
into one.
-d.s.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
W@W Unity Coins
When I started discovering this yahoo group, I surfed the net to my heart's content. As in other newbies who had only discovered that there is a whole world of possibilities out there, I get to sleep at 2am, stopping only when I realize that I'm getting migraine attacks for being exposed to the monitor for so long (hehehe, talk about being addicted to surfing). Anyway, one of the things I discovered are the unity coins, though at first I thought it's only available in the States. Boy, was I ever glad when I saw it being advertised at Weddings at Work website. What am I waiting for? Sent Benz a message (via KanChiu group as I was not yet enrolled in the w@w yet). Benz was quick to reply & we arranged the sending of my unity coins including the freebies she gave me (desktop calendar, Little Kan Chiu book & Bride's Primer). I was happy with my coins! Although I wont really be using it in the ceremony (coz Marlon's mom left them w/ 2 sets of old coins as arrhae na) but I will definitely include it sa pictorial. I remember even posting a comment about it sa w@w. Benz is really kind and accommodating & quick to reply to my queries. I would definitely recommend brides-to-be to get the unity coins.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Our 9th (and final) Anniversary...
Yah, it's V-day and all but beyond that, it's also our 9th Anniversary today. I know, i know some of you might have different reactions towards the date ranging from HHhhhwwwatt??? you answered him "yes" on Valentines Day? How mushy can you get. It's like I did a crime for choosing to be Marlon's girl on this particular day 9 years ago..well, some others (like a particular cousin of his) certainly likes the idea of celebrating their anniv. on V-day (too much that she even thought of breaking up with his then-bf & getting back on V-day just so they can change their anniv. hehehe.
Well, today is more than just our 9th Anniversary because it's also going to be our last.. because I won't just be his gf next year, silly. I'll be his WIFE...(exciting!)
Anyway, I'm off to office or I'll be late. I'm looking forward to our dinner later.
Happy Love Day!!! mwah.
Well, today is more than just our 9th Anniversary because it's also going to be our last.. because I won't just be his gf next year, silly. I'll be his WIFE...(exciting!)
Anyway, I'm off to office or I'll be late. I'm looking forward to our dinner later.
Happy Love Day!!! mwah.
Monday, November 08, 2004
Our Engagement Party
It’s the morning after our “engagement party”. It’s really fun last night! Though not the perfect circumstance…neither was it the perfect party, nor the one I’ve been dreaming about, but just the same, it’s fun. If anything, there was no hitch. No major drama. And quite organized. Best of all, it was attended by my loved ones, and special people who are really close to us as a couple. If anything, I should be thankful that I have a very understanding husband-to-be (oi ha, new term) and a loving one at that. He’s not perfect and in fact couldn’t read my mind nor totally fathom what I want, but as my Dad had pointed out, I myself at times can’t also tell what is it exactly that I want. So I should be fair. Hehe…
I didn’t get the “engagement party” I had in mind ever since I was a child. Used to working on what I want, I feel so down because everything’s turning out different from what I had dreamed of for years. But I have no one to blame but myself. All these years, I haven’t exactly communicated with my then boyfriend, now-fiance that I am longing for a Chinese engagement party, with all the frills and elaborate planning.
I guess the love for Chinese tradition came from way back in elementary bec. I went to a Chinese school. Even as a child, I envy the pure-blooded Chinese classmates of mine who celebrates evrything Chinoy like the Chinese New Year with all the frenzy. As I grow old, I channeled my love for the tradition to Chinese weddings & everything that goes with it. How I wish it was different. But I couldn’t change the person whom my heart chooses. And although, he’s chinky-eyed & is a pure-blooded one, he doesn’t speak the language nor care about the traditions. He wasn’t sent to a Chinese school so the love for the tradition is not enculcated in his mind.
But everything went well anyway, he has no idea that I was disappointed in any way. And if there’s anything Chinese about our party, it’s the cake I myself had ordered. It’s a double happiness twin cake variety. And oh, the double happiness sign that my ever-artistic Siobe herself did for her own wedding last July. If anything, it cheered me up! And the fact that though I didn’t get the party of my dreams, I still have the man of my dreams. After all it’s what matters the most.
In fairness, I can’t thank my family enough for all the love & support they have extended to us. And Marlon’s family as well because they had been good to me right from the start. Grace, pregnant and all made it to our engagement with her equally busy husband Nolvin, my brother in law. (I still am not used to the idea of having one:-) My Mama & Dad are both there inspite of all the differences & arguments that we have had prior to this engagement party. Together with Jay-r, his girlfriend Monica is there also. My cousin, Chen-chen along with her parents, Mama Grace & Papa Bito made it to our engagement party too. They are the closest family to us. They are like our surrogate parents all those years in Cebu. Mama Grace especially is like my own dear second Mom. And Chen’s my closest cousin.
In his side of the family, his ever-supportive Ate Dulce came together with Kuya Edwin, Marlon's brother in law. Also, his Uncle Vic & Auntie Azon came all the way from Malabang, with police escorts in tow. I really appreciate how they had shown support inspite of the far travel & the danger in going out of Marlon’s hometown. As for his Mom’s side, Nana & Nono came with the ever-supportive Auntie Mel and Auntie Tata. I forgot to mention, Auntie Baby Utar also came. Worthy to mention is the attendance of Uncle William & Auntie Tessie together with their son Wiwil. I know how hectic their schedules are that’s why I truly appreciate their efforts in taking time out to be able to make it to our engagement party.
For family friends, I have to start with the person I look up to as second father- my Dad Alex, who had been so busy with entertaining our guests from the time we arrived there. I couldn’t imagine how it would be without his help. Herbert, Dad Alex’s son, who is Marlon’s bestfriend also took time to be with us. Some other special family friends were there too-Uncle Nonoy & Tita Lorna with Ma-an, Uncle Siote & Tita Auring with Mahal, our barkada Tootsie, Uncle Samuel & Auntie Rebecca’s with Joy-joy, Auntie Lita and adopted son, Ma’am Inday and Auntie Bebie (Villas), even Tita Julie (Cebedo) with friend came. Also present was Rev. Fr. Belleno, who’s a priest close to my heart.
All in all, it was a night worth remembering!!! Well, one can't have it all.
.
I didn’t get the “engagement party” I had in mind ever since I was a child. Used to working on what I want, I feel so down because everything’s turning out different from what I had dreamed of for years. But I have no one to blame but myself. All these years, I haven’t exactly communicated with my then boyfriend, now-fiance that I am longing for a Chinese engagement party, with all the frills and elaborate planning.
I guess the love for Chinese tradition came from way back in elementary bec. I went to a Chinese school. Even as a child, I envy the pure-blooded Chinese classmates of mine who celebrates evrything Chinoy like the Chinese New Year with all the frenzy. As I grow old, I channeled my love for the tradition to Chinese weddings & everything that goes with it. How I wish it was different. But I couldn’t change the person whom my heart chooses. And although, he’s chinky-eyed & is a pure-blooded one, he doesn’t speak the language nor care about the traditions. He wasn’t sent to a Chinese school so the love for the tradition is not enculcated in his mind.
But everything went well anyway, he has no idea that I was disappointed in any way. And if there’s anything Chinese about our party, it’s the cake I myself had ordered. It’s a double happiness twin cake variety. And oh, the double happiness sign that my ever-artistic Siobe herself did for her own wedding last July. If anything, it cheered me up! And the fact that though I didn’t get the party of my dreams, I still have the man of my dreams. After all it’s what matters the most.
In fairness, I can’t thank my family enough for all the love & support they have extended to us. And Marlon’s family as well because they had been good to me right from the start. Grace, pregnant and all made it to our engagement with her equally busy husband Nolvin, my brother in law. (I still am not used to the idea of having one:-) My Mama & Dad are both there inspite of all the differences & arguments that we have had prior to this engagement party. Together with Jay-r, his girlfriend Monica is there also. My cousin, Chen-chen along with her parents, Mama Grace & Papa Bito made it to our engagement party too. They are the closest family to us. They are like our surrogate parents all those years in Cebu. Mama Grace especially is like my own dear second Mom. And Chen’s my closest cousin.
In his side of the family, his ever-supportive Ate Dulce came together with Kuya Edwin, Marlon's brother in law. Also, his Uncle Vic & Auntie Azon came all the way from Malabang, with police escorts in tow. I really appreciate how they had shown support inspite of the far travel & the danger in going out of Marlon’s hometown. As for his Mom’s side, Nana & Nono came with the ever-supportive Auntie Mel and Auntie Tata. I forgot to mention, Auntie Baby Utar also came. Worthy to mention is the attendance of Uncle William & Auntie Tessie together with their son Wiwil. I know how hectic their schedules are that’s why I truly appreciate their efforts in taking time out to be able to make it to our engagement party.
For family friends, I have to start with the person I look up to as second father- my Dad Alex, who had been so busy with entertaining our guests from the time we arrived there. I couldn’t imagine how it would be without his help. Herbert, Dad Alex’s son, who is Marlon’s bestfriend also took time to be with us. Some other special family friends were there too-Uncle Nonoy & Tita Lorna with Ma-an, Uncle Siote & Tita Auring with Mahal, our barkada Tootsie, Uncle Samuel & Auntie Rebecca’s with Joy-joy, Auntie Lita and adopted son, Ma’am Inday and Auntie Bebie (Villas), even Tita Julie (Cebedo) with friend came. Also present was Rev. Fr. Belleno, who’s a priest close to my heart.
All in all, it was a night worth remembering!!! Well, one can't have it all.
.
Maiden Post...
This is the pilot post of a newly-engaged girl. I am soo looking forward to chronicling my wedding preparations here so that I will have something I can always go back to as years would pass. I know that soon I will be having headaches over some stuffs as I go along the preps, but as of now I am just enjoying the bliss of being a "fiancee", maybe not so different from being the gf of 8 years now (yes, you read right, we are 8 years into the relationship & no break-ups). Well, we also had our share of troubles in paradise but always it's resolved before we come to a point of breaking up. There are days when we decide to just keep our distance from each other instead of saying horrible things we can no longer take back when our heads had both cooled down. It has not been easy but we managed to sail along. Most of the time, we are simply enjoying being with each other but we do have our share of arguments-petty and reasonable ones (who hasn't?).
Well, I'll be raving some more about our wedding preps in the coming days. Hopefully I get to post our love story here sometime in the future ( if & when the inspiration would hit me, hehe). So this is all for now.
Bdw, I found this wonderful yahoo group called Weddings @ Work, and this is where I've discovered this Blogger site too. I just hope I'd be able to learn this blogging stuff as I really am not so good at computer thing..
This is the pilot post of a newly-engaged girl. I am soo looking forward to chronicling my wedding preparations here so that I will have something I can always go back to as years would pass. I know that soon I will be having headaches over some stuffs as I go along the preps, but as of now I am just enjoying the bliss of being a "fiancee", maybe not so different from being the gf of 8 years now (yes, you read right, we are 8 years into the relationship & no break-ups). Well, we also had our share of troubles in paradise but always it's resolved before we come to a point of breaking up. There are days when we decide to just keep our distance from each other instead of saying horrible things we can no longer take back when our heads had both cooled down. It has not been easy but we managed to sail along. Most of the time, we are simply enjoying being with each other but we do have our share of arguments-petty and reasonable ones (who hasn't?).
Well, I'll be raving some more about our wedding preps in the coming days. Hopefully I get to post our love story here sometime in the future ( if & when the inspiration would hit me, hehe). So this is all for now.
Bdw, I found this wonderful yahoo group called Weddings @ Work, and this is where I've discovered this Blogger site too. I just hope I'd be able to learn this blogging stuff as I really am not so good at computer thing..
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