life is a journey. enjoy the trip.
29 April 2005


A Week Away From Manila

we spent the weekend at subic and we all had fun!

the girls with their dates
pao, armi, judy, eds

lovebirds 1lovebirds 1
armi & pao

arnold with the lovebirds
ronan & juzette

the lovebirds
they're always in pairs

arnold with the lovebirds
pao, armi, ronan,lance, juzette, jazzyl & jay
arnold on the green chair


practice ba ito?!
arnold & lance

strike a pose
juzette nawawala ata bikini mo???

waiting for dinner
lance, ikaw ba'y nalolongkot?

still waiting for dinner
pretty ladies

grill people
grill king & queen

takaw!!!
pao & armi seating under a tree, e-a-t-i-n-g

HP
happy together

MH
MH ata kayo dyan girls

ang landi!
juzette, ayaw mo talaga wear bikini mo???

syokoy!
my merman

d=Þ!
the mermaid

airplane talaga yan!
the airplane with the creators

airplane ito, hindi dolphin!
the airplane

luvin d sun!
ooohhh... ssssssmokin!!!

class picture
madami atang absent

bestfriends
eds & judy

madonna
judy & mom



a day after subic is my flight to cebu. this is a 3-day business trip with 2 of my coworkers. like subic, it's also my first time in cebu. cebu is ok, it's looks a lot like manila. nothing really special, probably because i didn't get to see, taste and feel their beach. oh well... there'll be other times... ÜÜÜ

this afternoon i finished reading the book, Tuesdays With Morrie. it's a very good book. it tells you the lessons that we need to learn about life, about living and loving, the things that must be valued the most. the book is really heart-warming, full of emotion. reading it make you think how we live our lives, if we're doing it right. it gives answers to a lot of questions. this book made me cry..... highly recommended!!!



23 April 2005


New Discovery

called up mace to some quality telebabad. hehehe... we talked about... stuffs. ÜÜÜ i mentioned about the misalette printing. fellow w@wies suggested adobe page maker and ms publishing. we both don't have an idea how to work on these softwares. so, mace installed page maker to see how it works. well... confused pa rin ako... because i don't have a page maker installer at home and we don't have one at work. anyhow, mace tried the software and was able to work in it a bit. this is the good news, while i was viewing the misalette files that i'll mace, i browsed through ms word's help, and came across create a booklet. interesting, huh? so, followed the how-to's, wasted good paper, and finally, was able to create a fold booklet! pretty smart, don't you think? *wink* now i don't need any page maker and publishing, misalettes are plain and simple.

i'm now a bit sleepy.

g'night y'all!




22 April 2005


Getting Ready for Subic and the Invitation Suppliers

sunday is the big day! i'll start packing our stuff for the trip.

yesterday i saw evy, maan and ma'am emilyn. we had lunch at okuya and talked about her business trip to japan and america, and school stuff. she always encourages us to pursue a phd degree, always giving us options on how to do things concerning higher learning. thanks ma'am!

we drove ma'am emilyn at ust, dropped off michael's package at sfdm (weird place... kinda crowded), took maan home, and evy and i met with chairo, an invitation and gift items supplier. the meeting went well. there was one invitation that interests me, however, they do not do the the kind of invitation that i have in mind. i guess, i'll be calling them up at a later time after scouting other suppliers. then, evy and i went to sm city north-edsa. we paid her phone bill and checked out qp designs.

comments on chairo and qp:

chairo: highly recommended!


  • they use high quality papers for the invites
  • fresh ideas
  • personalized approach
  • reasonable prices
  • they listen to the clints' requests for their invites
  • gives suggestions that will be beneficial to the client
  • they are open to the client's suggestions
  • provides freebies and discounts
  • they can do the work in 2 weeks
  • will provide an actual sample of the agreed design of the invites
  • very accomodating
  • nice to speak with
  • nice people



qp:

  • their prices are quite affordable
  • paper used are not really of high quality
  • service provided in answering my inquiries are ok
  • attendants are your typical mall salesperson, they won't right-away approach the
  • client unless their attention are called
  • they can not provide a quotation for a design that's not in their samples


next stop, print lane.



21 April 2005


The Invitation

below is the email of dr. cabanda to all her advisees:


Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:39:03
From: emilyn cabanda
Subject: Boracay Escapade
To: all advisees

Dear All,

Babeth and I plan for the Boracay outing this coming May 20-22. Details are as follow:

Proposed Departure from Manila: May 20, 3pm via Roro (P800 one-way); Arrival Boracay: 6AM (May 21); Resthouse (2-3 persons)-P500-1000/per night. For those who want to go back to Manila by May 23 AM there is a direct flight from Kalibo and to be arranged upon arrival in Boracay. For those who prefer a RORO back to Manila, the cost is P800. You have the option to stay for one or two nights with the group in Boracay.

For those who are joining, please contact Babeth ASAP.

See ya,
Ma'am



that's how cheap is the fare to boracay via RORO?! sobrang affordable!!!! have to speak with the girls, plane or roro? hmmm....




20 April 2005


Bora It Is

on my way to work, i spoke with evy on my celly. great news!!!! instead of going to matabungkay for the thanksgiving party, we'll go party in boracay! yeah, u read that right, boracay. it'll be on the 4th week of may. miss the island, and most especially miss ko nang magbilad!!! hehehe.... *excited* though, been there in 2002, this time it'll be different because i'll be exploring the island with mah friends. it's party party party !!!! *excited* *excited* *excited*

summer is really incomplete without a visit to the beach. it's a must! *wink*

see y'all in bora!!!





Duty Calls...

i'm pretty excited for our weekend trip and our cebu trip next week. though, arnold will be staying at the hotel for they convention on friday and saturday, i'll be needing the time to do the stuff that i need to do, like the meetings with prospective suppliers and the screening process. ÜÜÜ

while i'll be at cebu, arnold might be on a business trip in batanes. i was hoping that i'll be able to join him there... but... duty calls... ÜÜÜ




19 April 2005


A Few Wedding and Travel Updates

received the invitation samples and catalogues from new york the past weekend. i now have an idea on what our invitation will look like, what kind of invitation arnold prefers, the wordings, and finally the budget on how much an invitation costs in america. bottom line, it is expensive in america. though, we only prefer a simple invitation with a little glamour. ehehehehe.....

other than the invitation, also got the catalogue from new york. these are all mailed to my mom and dad's place in new york, and they mailed it here to our manila address. so, you guys wanna see the catalogues, beep me. ÜÜÜ a hundred per hour of browsing... hehehe... kidding!

i think we're giving away wedding favors. it'll be chocolate bars with personalized wrappers. our coordinator helped me out on this one, and got the supplier at very low and affordable price! *wink*

since we already have an idea on the invitation that we want, i set an appointment with chairo on friday. they make customized invitations, plus their office is really near our place. i hope they fit our bugdet. ÜÜÜ

also spoke with my couturier, john abul. i'll be seeing him on the 1st week of may to finally discuss the details of the bridal gown and the other gowns in my package (the moms' gowns, the MOH gown, and the lil bride's gown). finally!!!! need to discuss every detail, including the delivery/pickup date of my gown!!! sheesh!!! the first time we met, he said i will pick up the my gown a day before the wedding... for reasons like the gown might get dirty or i might try to fit the gown. this freaked me out. o dba?! conservative ang designer ko! hehehe....

this gave me a high yesterday!!!! i have meetings with 2 suppliers on the weekend and the weekend after. *excited*

another thing to be excited about is the subic trip on the weekend. made our 50% dp on the resort. 1st time ko sa subic. as in!!! hehehehe..... likewise, the cebu business trip on tuesday next week! 1st time ko din. hehehe.... tell you guys everything when i get back. including all photos! hehehe....




16 April 2005


Teardrops

two teardrops were floating down the river.

he teardrop: I'm the teardrop of a girl who loved a man and lost him. Who are you?

she teardrop: I'm the teardrop of the man who regrets letting a girl go. There would come a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person started hating us but because we found out that they'd be happier if we let them go.

he teardrop: but then You'll know that you miss someone very much when every time you think of that person, your heart breaks into pieces and just a quick 'Hello' from that person can bring the broken pieces back.

she teardrop: It's really painful to say goodbye to someone else that you don't want to let go; but it's even more painful to ask someone to stay if you can never make the relationship work out the way it should be. LOVE? It's kind of complicated, but I'll tell you this, the second you're willing to make yourself miserable to make someone else happy, that's love right there.

he teardrop: you know, if I had the letters "HRT", I can add "EA" to get a "HEART" or a "U" and get "HURT". But I'd rather choose "U" and get "HURT". Than have a "HEART" without "U"...

she teardrop: Giving someone all your love is not an assurance that she will love you back. Don't expect love in return, wait for it to grow in her heart, if it doesn't, be contented it grows in, yours.

he teardrop: she told me once, "Don't be too good, I will miss you. Don't be too caring, I might like you. Don't be too sweet, I might fall for you."

she teardrop: A heart truly in love never loses hope but always believes. If you love her please let her know because it hurts to love when you have to go. Take care of me; don't go away because if you love me, you will stay. I love you and do you know why? You got me when you first said 'Hi'.

he teardrop: u’r brave she teardrop, now i know It's always better to have found the courage to love even if you lose it in the end rather than never found love because you were too afraid of the challenge. Did you know that the expression "Nothing" is the subconscious mind's way of saying I love you. that's what I did. I told her NOTHING and bcoz of that I lost her even though I love her. I cry for the time that she was almost mine, I cry for the memories I've left behind, I cry for the pain, the lost. The old and the new... I cry for the times I thought I had her!

she teardrop: Relationships are like glass, sometimes it is better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together, or worse, have nothing strong to bind it together. You never lose in loving. You only lose in holding back.

he teardrop: now I know, I have learned.. Don't throw your back to love when it's already in front of you, don't drive it away from you because if you did, someday you'll think again why you let love fly away when it was once next to you...

she teardrop: Do you know that whenever I watch romantic movies, witness couples kiss and make-up, listen to love songs... I smile and feel good 'cause I know that love still works, if not for me, at least to others.

he teardrop: I feel the same. The hardest part of loving someone is knowing when to let go and when to say goodbye.


juzette now a boracay babyako ito


the photos above are juzette and i at eastwood city coffee bean and tea leaf on a friday afternoon. we were like the two teardrops floating down the river. we talked about living and loving, frustrations and difficulties, and everything under the sun. Ü



14 April 2005


Working Girl

can't imagine myself working, as in really working the whole week?! but i did this week. hehehehehe.... one reason why i'm still sick. ÜÜÜ

tomorrow is a no-work friday. can't think of anything to do yet. hmmm..... run some errands! i'll drop off some jewelries for repair at my aunt's workplace, go to the bank and deposit the downpayment for the resort in subic, and probably have my car washed. there... what else? dunno yet if i'll be seeing my girlfriends for dinner... or have plans with arnold... we'll see...





Welcome Back Dr. Cabanda!

got a word that dr. cabanda is back from her convention in america, and received a message from jacqui, an invitation from dr. cabanda:

to all dr. cabanda's advisees:

she wants to inform you all that the thanksgiving outing will be on 30 april to 1 may 2005 at matabungkay beach resort, batangas. she wants a complete attendance if possible. kindly confirm your attendance. thanks.


all advisees… hmmm…. i’m not yet an advisee since i’m not yet enrolled in thesis writing. on my next term in the ust graduate school, i’ll be an official advisee then. an advisee of dr. cabanda? that we have to wait and see… for now, i’m an adopted daughter/advisee of ma’am emilyn. hehehe….

what is the itinerary? *girls, call me!*

i’m still sicky. having a difficult time breathing through my mouth. wwwwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh………..

gotta get back to work. latah dude!!!

just recalled... was mace and evy able to chat last night at midnight??? *updates girls!!!*




13 April 2005


A Lil Bit Sicky, but OK

was able to report for work today. worked my ass off til 630pm. was able to finish the minutes of the meeting, 10 pages, landscape layout, letter-sized paper! *whew* not bad for a day's hard work. *wink*

work is piling up on my desk. looks like i'll be doing work tomorrow and next week. huhuhu....

mission accomplished! was able to make my phone calls today. but it looks like everyone is busy on the weekend. d=( we will be rescheduling our photo shoot. oh well... i don't think we're in a hurry to do this one. too bad! i was excited pa naman! Ü

been able to talk with my soulsis lately. thanks to sun cellular!!! hahaha... and to our new common interest, blogging! hahahaha... hi macie! luv u sis!

to give you guys a brief background on how mace and i got together, kwento ako nang konti. Ü

met mace online in chatroom, magic899, can't recall what network was that. anyhow, we hit it off right away. we began chatting frequently, found out that we have a lot in common, and we enjoy each other's company... so much... hehehe... we even finish each other's sentences... in a short span of time i realized that i found a soulmate in mace. at eto pa, we even have the same first name. pa-cute lang sya kaya, mace ang nickname nya. hehehe... luv u mace! a few times we've been together, a few chats over coffee and a duty free trip with mary ann. anyhow, we managed to be friends even if it's been a while since we last had a really really really long chat. miss you sis! see you soon!

let's call it a day! gtg! i'm missing all the fun chatting with evy and mace.

g'night y'all!




12 April 2005


Sicky Me

didn't go to work today because i'm sick. i was sneezing very badly yesterday afternoon at work. then, when i got home, my head was really heavy, and was having a cold. then, this morning, i already have a slight fever. spent the whole day at home sleeping, i took my meds though. so, by the afternoon, i was already feeling a bit better and was able to start on the minutes of our meeting last week.

probably the reason i got sick was because i've been working on the last day of the week last week. hehehehe.... soooo not me. hehehe...

wedding updates everyone!!! we finally booked our music ensemble. we got them for only PhP10k for a quartet, church and reception na. this coming saturday, we'll have a contract signing with our caterer! *sigh* gastos nanaman.... ÜÜÜ

we're also trying to schedule our prenuptial photo shoot and trial makeup on sunday. we'll be booking 3 suppliers for this occassion, the venue (Gazebo Royale), makeup artist (Eddie Bruan), and the photographer (Jorge's Portrait). i'll be making calls tomorrow. sana hindi masyado busy with work... ÜÜÜ

since i'm now feeling a bit better, i might be able to go to work tomorrow... d=(




10 April 2005


review

we went to the movies last night and seen hide and seek.

the story:

Hide and SeekRobert De Niro portrays a widowed father who desperately tries to break through to his 9-year-old daughter when she creates a creepy, maniacal imaginary friend with a terrifying vendetta.

Two-time Academy Award(R)-winning De Niro is Dr. David Callaway, Ph.D., a psychologist and father trying to help his daughter Emily, played by Dakota Fanning, deal with the trauma of her mother's death. Famke Janssen is Katherine, a child psychiatrist and colleague of David. Elisabeth Shue is Elizabeth, a divorced woman who befriends David and Emily. Melissa Leo and Robert John Burke are Laura and Steven, their next door neighbors who are struggling with the death of their own young daughter.



what do i think? the movie is ok and scary... hehehe... it's about a father and his daughter traumatized by the cheating and the death of the mother. the father developed a split personality which made way for the twist of the events in the movie. la na ko maisip for now... to be continued...

must see:
Guess WhoGuess Who
Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) is taking no chances with his daughter Theresa's (Zoe Saldana) future. Even before he meets Simon Green, her latest boyfriend, Percy has him checked out. On paper, he passes with flying colors - great job, good investments and a promising future. Not like the other losers she's dated in the past. But there's one thing the credit report didn't tell him. Simon Green (Asthon Kutcher) is white. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Unless, of course, Simon wants to marry his daughter. Which he does.


bath time guys! we're seeing our music ensemble quartet today.

tata!




09 April 2005


Call Center

something worth sharing...

chat conversation with mace after reading her post on her blog:


Mace: i got in sa US airways...i passed their interviews and all that...tapos something came up na nman..good thing tnawagan na ako ng convergys..kaya nde na ako nag 2 isip mag quit ng program
Maricel: and convergys is??? what???
Mace: callcenter din hahaha
Mace: one of the top call center sa phils
Maricel: so, it's a diff call ctr? not only a diff client?
Mace: yup
Mace: not a diff account
Mace: eh grabe nman tlaga gnawa nila eh
Mace: sayang yung one month na pag hihirap namin
Maricel: oh well....
Maricel: ganon talga sis......
Mace: kaya nga
Maricel: at least now you're more confident
Mace: thats one of the good things tlaga na nabigay sa kin ng call center hahaha
Maricel: ganon talga......
Mace: i hope last ko na ang convergys
Maricel: dapat talga ma experience mo lahat....
Mace: cguro nga
Mace: kya nga kawawa yung mga first timer sa call center
Maricel: but u still can not say that you've learned everything.........
Mace: after what happened parang ayaw na nila mag apply sa call center
Maricel: they have to move on and wag pa-apekto
Maricel: ganon talga sa call ctr eh......
Mace: oh yeah...i always believe na everything start from the scratch...kaya pag pasok ko sa convergys..panibago na nman yun..panibagong matututunan at pagsubok
Maricel: different work, different risks
Mace: korek
Maricel: everything has it's own risk
Maricel: nothing is fool-proof
Maricel: lalo ngayon
Mace: korek
Mace: haaay hirap ng buhay


no work is as easy as it may seem. everything has risks involved. we all need to work hard to earn what we want, though sometimes, events don't turn out the way we plan it. just as the case of working in a call center, you're assigned in an account, then, suddenly, without notice, the client decided to pull-out for a thousand and one reasons we don't care about. we trained very hard for this job, then management will tell us that they have to move us to another account. that will definitely piss you off. working hard and giving your best in the training, and only to find out that it'll all go to waste because you wouldn't be able to apply it on the job that it was designed for. is there anything you can do? nuh duh... mainly because we are only employees, we don't call the shots, but merely follow instructions.

some might have given up previous jobs, and sacrificed a lot for trying out the call center business. this is a choice. nobody, i assume forced you into this position. the call center business is similar to the situations that we live in. there are risks involved in everything. there is no assurance for anything, no promises kept unbroken. these are the risks that we take in making our decisions. there is no such thing as a fool-proof job. of course, there is always luck that we wish for, and an effort exerted in hard work. this is still, however, not an assurance. i believe that job security is not easily achieve in our present economy. there are a lot of factors why i've said this, however, this is a limitation in my point of discussion at the moment.

many of us may be traumatized by a bad experience we had at a former job, or by a decision to move to greener pastures but later realized the grass is not green enough on the other side of the fence. this is not a reason for us to give up, but a reason for us to keep striving for what we believe in. however, how will we be able to know if the grass is green on the other side of the fence if we don't take the risk? we need to make decisions, and rely on our sound judgements. we might be a success or a failure for making these decisions, but we just have to be grateful that we've been through the tough and rough times, otherwise, we wouldn't have matured. let success, as well as failures be our teacher to do better in everything that we do.

no man can know everything, otherwise, we stop trying out and learning new things.





Lazy Saturday and Things I'm Missing

still feeling lazy... bummin around... blogging... hehehe...

nards was online at ym. konting kumustahan, and he's been busy with the family business. haven't seen much of him and kristine lately. *miss you guys!*



Nurture Tropical Spa in Tagaytay
Nards, Kristine and "us"



the heat is killing me!!!! summer na talaga!!!

things that i'm missin most:

  • the beach beach
  • the islands
  • the weekend getaways
  • bummin around at the beach
  • havin fun under the sun
  • havin a spa
  • long drives, going south or going north... it doesn't matter where. though, i love the long drives by the valleys of cagayan and the mountains of ilocos. pretty sceneries... valley mountain a must see!
  • goin to school hehehe...
  • my friends... *hi anne!* *hi rose!* *hi gay!*
  • drivin around
  • chillin with friends over coffee
  • shoppin and tryin out swimsuits


Summer loving had me a blast
Summer loving happened so fast...


hi ate judy! i know you love that song... sooooo much.... hehehehe...




08 April 2005


Meeting with Jeng, Subic and Soaps

the meeting with jeng went well. she’s really a great help. we run through some details for the wedding, particularly the reception table centerpiece, the invitation (main invites, reception cards and the place cards), and the favors for the guests and for the principal sponsors *thanks jeng! luv the idea of a good book for the principal sponsors! since, i luv reading (when i have the time) and books in general, the idea is really appealing*. we also discussed a glimpse of the program, the games, how we’re going to the bouquet and garter toss, the songs/music for the ceremony and the program, the flowers for the church and reception, and some of the things to be asked on the contract signing with our caterer, hizon's, some of which are the principal sponsors’ table, the suppliers’ table, the cake the centerpiece (i.e. the rose christmas trees and the water luminaries), and the freebies. whew!!! what a paragraph?! for sure, bagsak ito sa technical writing! *hi dr. hashim!* hehehe… dr. hashim was my english 101 prof.

then the meeting was adjourned at 730. *thanks tlga jeng!* *muah* the parking cost me 20 pesos. oh well… better than no parking, dba? üüü

no date for tonight, again. arnold is with anthony and a dealer. hmmm… work as always. tomorrow nalang daw. *wink*

did i mention that i already have an estimate per pax for our subic trip? yeah… i did my homework today. üüü still subject for approval, though. this will give everyone an idea on how much each of us need to share to make the trip successful. *sorry guys! ganito talga ako, oc. hehehehe… i don’t leave home without a plan, most esp. the accommodation, the transpo. girl scout ito!* hehehe…

on sunday, arnold and i with teng will meet with the quartet who’ll do our music ensemble for the wedding, both the church and reception. *hi ate armi! any updates on your wedding singer friend? thanks!*

hmmm… i was able to see a bit of full house and stairway to heaven last night at ate judy’s place. not really into soaps. ü and i find the dubbing weird, the mouth opening doesn’t match the words spoken. hehehe…. though, i must admit, the girl in full house is pretty, but the girl in stairway to heaven has an itsy bitsy lil eyes. not my type. i like widely opened eyes, with large pupils, like the ones in babies, reflects their innocence. 0=)

speaking more of soaps, darna is playing on tv. sexy talaga ni angel locsin! someone told me that angle locsin is a usths alumna, formerly a member of the swimming team. cool!!! kaya pala maganda and sexy, tomasino pala! *wink*

proud to be a thomasian!!!

proud to be a thomasian engineer din. üüü




Subic and the Cake

arnold's aunt called me up to advise that 5 more of their relatives are joining us on our subic weekend. so, we'll be 17 plus a 4yo.

i was trying to call up hizon's for a verification of the packages details and inclusions. need to verify about the cake and the bridal car. btw, here's a photo of the cake that i like:

the cake



instead of having orange roses, we may have a combination of red and pink roses, or all red roses. i think that'll be nice...

gtg again! bath time! date with jeng at 530. see yah jeng!




Blog Error

this blog error is really pissing me off!!! ggggrrrrrrr!!!!! it's been giving me errors since my first post this morning.

can somebody do something about this?!?!?!!!!!! my patience is waning.




No-Work Friday

today is a no-work friday. got up an hour and a half ago and feel so lazy… i’m suppose to go to the bank today to transfer money to a relative but i prefer to do my blog and chat instead of going out. so, i asked my cousin to do it for me. hehehe…

i’ll be meeting with my wedding coordinator, jeng, late this afternoon. we’ll be discussing my personalized wedding favors and the songs for the reception program.

it just struck me. i still don’t have a couture for my entourage gowns and an invitation printer and still have to make a lot of phone calls!!! stress!!!

reminder… take one step at a time…

today is also arnold and i’s 134th month anniversary. yeah, it’s one hundred and thirty-four months. it’s like we’ve been together forever. hahahaha… have to call him up, greet him and make arrangements for tonight. *wink*

btw, i can't provide reviews for the movies because we stayed home last night. tinamad... hehehehe…

i’ll make the phone calls now. gtg.

tata!



07 April 2005


Last Day of my Work Week

just got home and still in my work clothes. hehehe... it was a busy day at work. can't imagine myself working the whole day on the last day of the week. yes, it's thursday and it's our last day of the week. *wink* we had a meeting this afternoon. *sigh* meetings are ok, but they pile up your work load... huhuhu... and that exactly what happened. i have a lot of "things to do" for next week, on top of my regular work. which reminds me... what is my regular work? hmmm... chatting maybe? blogging? or attending to wedding stuff and/or school work? plus, surfing the net? hahahahaha.... do i look like i'm having too much fun? nuh.... just making the most out of life. *wink*

while i was taking the time fixing my stuff and getting ready to go home, blogging and surfing clickthecity.com for movie schedule, i realized that my car was in the way of another car in the parking lot. hehehehe.... good thing that the owner of the car parked behind me is still enjoying himself at work, otherwise, i might have pissed him off... hehehe... anyhow, i was surfing clickthecity.com for movie schedule tonight at our fave cinema, the eastwoodcity walk cinema. closer is now showing, and so is the pacifier. i've read good reviews on the movie, closer; and i find the trailer of the movie, the pacifier, exciting! heheheh... i guess the pacifier is more appealling to arnold, since he's not into chick flicks or heavy drama... well, i'm into those films. the type that makes me cry... hahahaha...

oh well... as usual he's still at work talking business with a co-worker. though, he agreed to go to the movies tonight. if we're seeing the pacifier tonight, the movie starts at 830 and 1055. so, he has to be home this soon to get good seats! pretty excited! it's been ages since we last went to the movies.

i'll keep you posted on the movie reviews. tata!



06 April 2005


Subic and my Soul Sistah

starting to get used to goin home at 630. hehehe... we'll have a busy week next week, a lot of work are lined up because of the IQA scheduled by the end of the month... whewww.... i was planning pa naman to take a leave from work for a week. hehehe... arnold is asking me to join him in cagayan next week because he'll be covering the area for only a week, then drive back to manila for an event. anyhow, spoke with my luvy this after noon, no directives yet on the schedule for next week, parang he'll still be in manila then... hahahah.... HP nanaman ako... ÜÜÜ

the rooms for our subic trip has been confirmed yesterday. we just need to make a 50% deposit to the resort's account next week. pretty excited about this trip. haven't been to subic. hehehehe

the phone just rang. IT'S ARNOLD!!! of course, he called me up! hmp! but to ask to scan his dealers' photos and send it to him via email. not urgent naman, but if i can email it tonight, better! ggggrrrrr..... it's almost 8pm and he's still at work... oh well... that's more than 30 photos, btw... d=(

some updates.... the avp is frustrating! i want it done asap! OC talga noh?! hahaha.... anyhow, it can wait, we still have a lot of time, and there might be more ideas coming. alright! alright! i'll give it a rest!

just spoke with my soul sistah, macie. she's at work and she's suppose to speak in english at all times. sheesh! don't you think that's too much?! hehehe... it's alright macie! you still sound good, and bagay naman. hehehe... she works in a call center, and that's one of their policies. but for as long as she's having fun with her work, i wouldn't mind listening to her every work in english, even in british accent! hehehe.... you take care girl! i'll take to again, on your day-off. hahaha... kidding... *muah*



05 April 2005


Tired From Work

the new compressed work schedule is exhausting!!! although, i was used to the 8-630 work schedule at digitel, this is like a new adjustment period for me. we all seem restless by 3pm in the afternoon, uwing-uwi na kami! hehehe....

let's wait what will happen after the non-working fridays....

o sya! i still have some editting to do!

see yah latah!!!



04 April 2005


Trial Amateur AVP and New Working Hours

man accomplishment today! i have trimmed down the number of avp photos to a lil over 300. imagine, selecting photos from 5 disks and the old photos?! i think it's something. hehehe... i was also able to make a trial photo slide show for these 300 photos. pretty need huh? although, most of the photos are blurred because i only used nero... well... kaya nga trial lang eh. ÜÜÜ hayaan na... i'm not a pro on this stuff, that's why i badly need the expertise of JUDY ANN PRUDENCIO hehehe.... anyhow, this what i did the whole day at work. good thing that my boss is on leave. hehehe...

did i mention that we have a working hours at work?! instead of 8-5, monday to friday, we start working from 730 to 630. dang! the good thing about this, is that we'll only working from monday to thursday. no fridays til may. hmmm... is this good or bad?




Some AVP Photos and the HMU

spent the whole afternoon scanning old photos which will be used for our avp for the wedding. we have too many photos to compress to a 10-minute presentation hi ate judy! i know you can do it. hehehe... I guess, the photo selection will be subject for elimination, 3 times or more. Hahahaha…

here are some of the photos:

Arnold
baby arnold d hunk tokyo disneyland



Maricel

baby maricel water gal high school



this avp is really fun, or shall i say funny?! hehehe...

had dinner again at mama's place, and as usual.... discussed more of the avp with judy, i, of course was raving as usual. *sigh hope judy doesn't get tired of me. sorry ate judy! OC po talga. Ü

the girls have been teasing us about the color of the photos, because arnold's baby photos are in black and white, and mine are in sepia... hahahaha.... ang yayabang nyo! hmp!

judy asked if the person doing their makeup for the wedding is a badinggerzie. well, mine is. ÜÜÜ don't worry girls, i'll see what i can do to have additional persons in my hair and makeup package. para we can all dressup at my place. Ü or sana sa hotel nalang... my hair and makeup artist is really good. yon lang. hehehe... he's eddie bruan, btw, very popular in the wedding network.

have a good week y'all. ÜÜÜ



02 April 2005


the AVP, Subic, and a New Song

arnold and i had dinner at his mama's place. saw my fave future sisters-in-law. *hi ate armi! hi ate judy!*___judy discussed her initial proposal for the avp on our wedding. so far, so good. this girl is really full of ideas. pwedeng pagkakitaan! hahaha... i already gave her a copy of the songs that will be used as background music for the avp. we really are in synch! imagine... she finishes my sentences. luv u ate judy!!! *muah* next step, i need to provide her with the photos. i'll give her all our photo disks for her to choose from, definitely, i'll have my choices too. Ü ate judy, reminder lang po, fun and interesting, not embarassing! hehehe...

we're going to subic on the 24th and the 25th! pretty excited on this one, since i haven't been to subic, and arnold's friend confirmed that the resort i chose is a nice place. yeyyy!!!! still need to call the resort tomorrow confirm the date. ÜÜÜ

still at mama's place, as we were viewing the conclusion of the movie, taxi, they played this really cute, bagay-sa-wedding song, This Will Be (An Everlasting Love), performed by natalie cole... listening to it right now... nice song... ate judy, i think this may also be used in the avp. Ü *sigh* as the wedding approaches, ideas have been popping into my head... now is another collection for our reception background. really need to meet up with the quartet that a very dear friend, teng highly recommended.

also thinking of luminaries as an aisle runner for the church. i wonder if mt. carmel will allow that...

good night y'all!!!




Couture House

yesterday afternoon after work, i drove by the galeria corporate center to drop off anne's wedding album, which has been with me for almost a year now. thanks tita anne! *muah* anyhow, anne, was looking great! i think she lost a few pounds. anne, you look great in your glasses. Ü

as i was drivin back to qc, passing by libis, i saw this nice looking shop across the street. so, i made a u-turn and stop over the Couture House with the intention of asking for a quotation and viewing some of their work concerning wedding gowns. I met Christine Go, the fashion designer (very lovely looking lady), and ryan, probably an in-house coordinator. i was surprised that their simple bridal gowns cost only PhP20k, including all accesories, a 5-meter detachable trian for the ceremony, and a tiara; the gown by the way are already simply beaded and embroidered. However, the wedding gowns for the mothers are quite expensive, a whopping PhP10k each. sheesh! that's too much, i think. The entourage gowns, on the other hand, cost PhP4.5k each, the flower girls' gowns at PhP2.5k each, and the little bride's gown is PhP5k. Oh well... it really is difficult to find a designer that will fit a modest budget. anyhow, i'll be confirming with our tested designer on july. can't wait though. hehehehe... symptoms of being an OC. hahahaha...




Thanks Sheggz

hi sheggz! thank you for seeing us last night. we really missed you. btw, u'r brother is really cute. *wink* pwedeng pang-display! hahaha... and a law student. wow! boyfriend material talga!

d lawyer-2b in white shirt
sheggz' bro, sheggz, maan & gerald


we really can't believe that maan told sheggz' brother outright that he's really cute. hahaha... gerald, maan's boyfriend doesn't mind at all. very cool guy.... boyfriend material na nga rin! hi gerald! pagudpud natin ah... ÜÜÜ
btw, guys, i love seeing you too together. ÜÜÜ

maan w/ d cool guy
maan & gerald


seeing the girls again is really very uplifting. you realize that we have the same sentiments. though, we're all different and similar in personalities at the same time, we manage to blend and get along really well. one common ground for us, the UST Graduate School. we are into different programs, mba and ms mgt eng'g, but the thing is, we love each other. i think that matters most in every relationship. i can't say we're perfect, of course we have our flaws, but there's always understanding, and the generosity to reach out in whatever means possible. i guess, i can say that we compliment each other.

luv u maan, evy, jacqui and sheggz !!!

nawawala nanaman si sheggz
evy, jacqui, yours truly & maan
late si sheggz


girls w/ geraldgirls w/ d cutey


let's do this again next week!



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