Pre-Nuptial Photo Shoot

we're now set for the photo shoot on monday afternoon, 6th of june. arranged the activity with three of our wedding suppliers, jorge's portrait, eddie bruan and gazebo royale.

jorge's portrait will, of course cover the photo shoot. we have 3 venues for the shoot, namely jorge's portrait's studio in p. tuazon, the gazebo royale and U.P.

eddie bruan will do the hair and makeup. trial makeup will be scheduled before the photo shoot. we booked a 12nn appointment.

ms. baby of jorge's advised us to bring 3 sets of clothes, all in casual wear. quite surprising... hehehe... good thing i asked if a dress code is necessary. hehehe...

im excited!!!!

One of Those Days

work these days is a bit lax. almost no one is around in the department, most are in seminars and some are on travel. it gives the feeling that i should have stayed home and bum around the whole day instead. hehehehe...

been having emptiness with work lately.. probably because i have more idle time since i won't be enrolling for my graduate studies this term. i'm getting married remember? thesis and wedding planning is not actually a good combination. whatya think?


on location photo shoot

finally, arnold's leave was granted on monday. we may now schedule our on location photo shoot. have one worry though... my hair is shorter.... wahhhh..... i hope eddie bruan will create magic for the photo shoot.


hungry na ko. have lunch first.

tata!

Dinner & Movies and A New Haircut

dinner and a movie

my arnold and i went out for dinner and a movie last night. we had dinner at pasto in eastwood city in libis. yummy dessert! dunno what it's called, but it is definitely tasty.

then, saw star wars. it was arnold's choice. at first, i thought i will not enjoy watching the movie, but it turned out well. was able to relate somehow.

last night was one of the best nights that we had. it was a date indeed. we talked and we laughed. really enjoyed every moment of it. even while watching the movie, we were so close to each other, it's like we'll fit in one seat. hehehe... malamig kasi yon cinema. arnold even said that the reason we paid php300 for 2 is because mas malakas ang a/c. hehehe....

after the movie we headed home, more talk and more laughter. it's more than 11 years and we're still enjoying each other's company. makes me realize that i'm having so much fun with this guy, and i love him, probably that's the reason why i'm marrying him.... hehehe.... inspite of the weight that he has gained in his tummy, and the receding hairline that he's having, i equally find him cute as the first time i laid eyes on him. last night was like falling in love all over again. *lovestuck*

i remember my former boss telling us that when married couples grow old and the sex drive lessens, you're left with kwentuhan with your betterhalf. he's probably right, you should marry someone you can communicate with, someone that you are comfortable sharing everything with and someone you can grow old with. of course, the presence of love is equally important.


haircut

now let's talk about my new haircut. well... it's not actually new. i've been sporting this haircut for quite sometime, only now it's shorter. hehehe...

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a coworker and i decided to have a haircut on our way home. took her to david's along congressional ave, and met my hairdresser, ernie. she was really happy with what ernie did to her hair. i'm equally happy as well with what he did to my hair, as always... hehehe... i also had some stray hair removed on my eyebrow area via threading. sheesh!!! and that hurts!!! it was the first time. my brows is a virgin. well... except for the plucking that i had when having my hair and makeup done at a friend's wedding 3 mos. ago. threading is different. masakit talaga!!!

at least now my brows look better.

that's all for now.

good night y'all!!!

Entourage Gowns

been browsing through my bridal magazines this afternoon and finally eliminated the nice looking gown designs to a few for the gowns of my female bridal entourage. here are the photos of the gowns:

gown no. 1 is the maid of honor gown. i want the moh to look really sexy. my moh is my sister, so, i want her to be as pretty as the bride only in a wine red gown.

gown nos. 2-4 are the secondary sponsors gowns. haven't really decided yet which is which. i'll be having 3 designs for the 3 secondary sponsors. i'll be consulting the designers/mananahi that i have in mind and the secondary sponsors, of course.

gown no. 6 is the bridesmaids' gown design.

finally, gown no. 5 is the flower girls' gown design.

our color motiff is wine red and silver. so, everything will be in wine red with accents of silver.

been thinking of the wedding today. thinking of the entourage gown designs, the invitation, the save the date cards that haven't been sent out, and the final list of the bridal entourage participants. the preparation have been on hold for a while, since my objective for the summer is working on a good tan. hehehehe.... now, that summer is almost over, here i am concentrating again on wedding preparations, and thinking that the big day is in 6 months!!!! *pre-wedding jitters*

hey! don't get me wrong on the jitters. of course, i want to marry arnold. he's the only person that i love that much and i am willing to spend the rest of my life and have children with. been gathering my thoughts lately for my personal vow. *pre-wedding jitters*

these jitters are giving me a bit of tension...

Tell Me Who Your Friends Are...

last night i've been thinking... thinking about friendship... who my real friends are... my best buddies... people who will stand by me and love me still inspite of all my kahibangan, kagagahan & kababawan...

a few who made the list are:

Mommy Rose
my ever mahalay friend in a size cup ZZZ

our friendship has been tested through time. we had misunderstandings, gone through rough roads and settled our differences. she's our party animal, ever!!! always in the hottest gigs and been to all the coolest clubs in the metro. she's not only there for the parties, though. i always feel that i can come to her anytime whenever i need someone to talk to, someone for gaguhan, someone for gimmicks, someone for chillin, someone for late night talks, someone for coffee breaks, someone for yosi breaks (if only i can smoke... hehehe...), someone for driving/parking consultations, etc., etc., etc... mommy rose, we love you still. anne and i will always look after you, kahit na we're all wrinkled and old.


Tita Anne
our butt girl

same as rose's, my friendship with anne has gone through a lot of bumps. imagine missing a wedding of a really really good friend? for all its worth tita anne, i'm so sorry... anne's one of my kunsintidor friends. she says, "do what makes you happy!" she has grown into a matured woman, became rounded in all sorts. she's gone through a lot for her age. something like a been-there-done-that thing. she's like the an m & m, hard on the outside but soft in the inside. in some ways, i think we're alike, we're both stubborn and pretty. heeheehee... tita anne, enjoy the moment of being single again. someone will come your way soon. we're always here for you. luv u! *hugs* n *kisses*


Ate ChaCha
our lil girl

cha-cha is someone i whine to... a lot... she's always there to listen, serious topic or not... hehehe... she's a good daughter to her parents, sister to her siblings and aunt to her nephews and nieces. we kinda lost touch since our resignation from digitel, and since she transferred to globe. since then, she's been a very busy curly-head girl. haven't seen her in a loooooong time... miss you 'te cha! luv u! *hugs* n *kisses*


Raymond
my ever kakulitan buddy

he's one of my best pals in digitel. miss the times when we sing at work, duet... hehehe... miss the times when i consult him with the way i look (makeup and all)... miss the times when we chat at work... miss the times when we mock and tease each other... miss the times we gossip... hehehe... miss the times when i lecture him, about love, about live, about "our" stubborness... miss the times that we rant about our bosses... miss the times we talk about how "the management" sucks... miss the times we go out for coffee... bottomline, i miss you pal!


Teng
my ever kagaguhan buddy

well... mentioned him already in my previous posts. he's one of arnold and i's fave friends. fave because of a lot of things. he's my friend in college at ust ece, my buddy in ust graduate school, my buddy in driving to makati, my coffee buddy. he introduced me to the coffee bean and tea leaf. i learned from him that dew berry goes with good coffee/any hot beverage. every time is a good time spent with him, basta, wag lang sya in a bad mood, otherwise, forget it! learned a lot of things from him. he's very open-minded, a wide reader, and someone who's willing to try and explore anything... i wonder when he'll be willing to explore things with tita dodge? hehehe... luv u onteng! peace!!! hehehe...


Maan, Evy, Jacqui & Sheggz
graduate school buddies

these ladies really made graduate school life colorful. shared with them a lil joy and pain in their thesis, the trips to sinapore, malaysia, indonesia and thailand, friday nights, late coffee nights, pang ookray and pananalbahe times, a few ym chats, my wedding preparations. they've always been my kaladlarin friends, most especially maan. anything is possible with these girls. they spice up my late 20's, and will definitely put more color into the latter years of my existence. i love you girls! let's always stay together. kahit nasa pluto na tayo, let's keep our promise to always see each other, through the friday nights, and the out of town and overseas trip.

of course there's also my high school and college friends. i know kahit na gaano ako kaloka-loka, they'll still love me unconditionally.

to all my friends, thank you so much guys, for everything! i'll always be here for all of you. *muah*

Last No-Work Friday

today is the last friday on our 10/4 schedule at work. i'm enjoying the moment, feeling it, completely absorbing a friday of doing nothing and staying at home. no plans for today, dunno bout tonight, though. hehehe....

the only thing planned today is giving rocko a long bath. he loves that, so much... all the scratching, the rubbing, the towelling, and a lil playing.

oh and btw, need to run to the bank, and to villman for my printer ink cartriges.

i'm currently seizing the moment... d;)

A Few Things I've Been Missing

am i having too much idle time lately, or i'm really missing some things and people?

yesterday morning i visited friendster. it's still the same, though there are a few additions to the site. there are new faces, new photos, and some of my buddies now maintain a friendster blog. hmmm.... seen photos of people whom i admire, "i'm just appreciating beauty", as i put it. do i miss browsing through friendster, a lil maybe...

i've been in touch with former digitel colleagues and found out that gay now has a blog. can't believe it?! seen photos of their galera department outing and the usual office pictorial <<< the most that i missed in digitel. miss the office pictorials. almost every month during my three-year stay with the gokongwei's we never missed the chance to engage ourselves in the funny and wacky ever snap shots. our baguio and puerto azul trips were showered with endless photos of everyone in every pose possible. even our (hi mommy rose!!!) cagayan de oro business trip has lots and lots of photos. here at my new work, they usually shy away from cameras. too bad for me, huh? d=(

been missing our coffee breaks. missing long talks with chacha and anne between memorandun preparation/phone coordinations. (hi ate chacha! miss yah!) missin the serious and gaguhan moments with raymond. (hi raymond! wish we can still have those talks even now that we're more mature, and still couldn't care less) missin the lunch outs with almost the whole group around. missin sir egay's first 500 share on eat outs. (hi tita anne! hi mommy rose! do you guys still eat out with egay's first 500? heehee) missin the kilig moments we had at digitel. hehehe... it's a secret joke i share with anne, rose, cha and gay. hehehe...

is this a sign of growing old? or is my clock ticking towards mid-life crisis??? what ever it is, basta, i miss my digitel buddies.

Zambales

spent the weekend at zambales with my friends, dr cabanda, and babeth's family. really had fun. this is a different out-of-town weekend because we get to spend it without our betterhalves. hehehe... since, my arnold is not with me, i drove to zambales, and back to manila. i was the official chauffeur. we stayed at the white rock beach resort. it was ok, their accomodation is hotel type and the facilities are ok. their beach is not as good as boracay, though, we don't mind. what's important is i had a good tan. hehehe...

we have observed how dr cabanda felt really comfortable with us. she had opened up some of her personal insights. this is really surprising, since she was our professor/mentor in the graduate school. we were really glad that she considers us as friends and not only as her students. this made us respect her more.

she is well rounded, and very open-minded. she's open to the fact that she doesn't know everything and willing to learn what she needs to learn. she's also very generous in sharing her experiences, professional and personal, most especially her stay in different countries, and knowledge in everything. she's a listener, very eager to learn from us. she's not the typical professor that will intimidate and always trying to impress her students. she shows real concern for her students. she's very humble inspite of all her personal accomplishments. she is indeed a role model.

here are some of our photos: