my so-called life

lilipat na ko sa bagong tahanan!

2006-07-04T12:42:00.000+08:00

hi guys! pls update your bookmarks! i decided to switch blog to wordpress! yahoo!

you can visit my new blog here!

see yah all there!

ay leche!

2006-06-30T16:59:00.000+08:00

kakabwiset! ano ba nangyari sa template ko bigla? after adding my shoutbox, saved and republished, i tried to edit my template again to add a break < br > code tapos biglang na-cut yung codes, tapos nung viniew ko na yung blog ko, isa na lang syang white na blog with half the codes in it. as in nawala yung pinaghirapan ko! at talaga namang minamalas pa ko e hindi ko pala sya nagawan ng back up! (something i never forget to do! but apparently, this time, i did!!! arrrrrrgggghhh!).

bwiset talaga.

Friday Feast

2006-06-30T14:08:00.000+08:00

Appetizer
On average, approximately how many times per day do you yawn?
- More than 10 times! even before i became pregnant, i have the habit of yawning even if i'm not that sleepy. people i talk to would sometimes think they bore me coz i can't resist yawning.

Soup
What was your most memorable school field trip?

- our visit to Coca-Cola plant in Sta. Rosa Laguna (college days). They have this museum full of coke memorabilias. We also learned that employees get free coke refill anytime (pero di sila pwede mag-uwi). I wonder if they still get insured for diabetes?

Salad
Fill in the blank: I was extremely __________________ this week.

- bored

Main Course
Which color do you think of when you hear the word "soothing"?

- mint green

Dessert
What is something that, if you had to, you could save up the money to buy within one month?

- an AVENT ISIS manual breast pump!

Friday Feast is a weekly meme where each Friday, you will find 5 thought-provoking, mind-stimulating questions to feed your mind. Bon Apetit!

you can('t) dance!

2006-06-26T15:00:00.000+08:00

i was channel surfing last night and got a glimpse of this new (more like ripped-off) reality dance show in abs-cbn called YOU CAN DANCE and got a chance to see the celebrity showdown of nene (& partner) and jenny miller (& partner). there was another couple who danced earlier (carlene aguilar) who i didn't see. anyways, sa pex forum ko lang nalalaman kung sino na ang mga natatanggal na pair and what they think about the show etc.. nacurious ako ksi most of the forumers think nene should be the one booted out ksi nga di naman daw marunong sumayaw. yung mga natatanggal e mas magaling pa sa kanya. so even if i am a nene HATER (eversince her PBB stints) e pinanood ko pa din. masochista kasi ako e. LOL. it was just awful in the eyes. no grace and poise whatsoever. and was i shocked when she got through the semi finals!! booting out carlene aguilar and her partner. di ko naman napanood ang performance nila carlene, but do u mean to tell me she's worse than nene? e from what i read in the forums e carlene is a great dancer (but jenny miller is better). out of the three pairs kasi, one pair will go home. and surprisingly, sila carlene yun. e susme, even if i am not a good dancer, magaling naman akong critic no! dapat siguro ang title ng show na to e YOU CAN'T DANCE, sigurado tlaga mananalo si nene dito.

di naman masyadong halata ang pagka-imbot ko kay nene no? heheheh... sorry, just ranting. luto kasi e. enough of that stupid show.

so how pregnant am i today?

2006-06-23T16:29:00.000+08:00

- stretchmarks. CHECK!
- penguin walk. CHECK!
- LBM. CHEEECK!
- ill tempered. CHECK!
- rings wont fit my finger. CHECK!
- feeling swollen "down there". CHECK!
- increasing Braxton Hicks contractions. CHECK!
- increasing baby kicks. CHECK!

that's how pregnant i am at 34 weeks. 3 more weeks and the baby will be full term already. meaning, baby can come out as early as the 37th week. i've been catching up on my readings about the last trimester and labor and delivery. i've also been meeting with my OB more often than before (every two weeks). richard has advised me to refrain from walking too much until im on my 9th month. baka daw mapaaga kasi. or he probably didn't notice na i know what he's trying to get at hehehe... Superman is showing next week and we talked about watching it on IMAX at Mall of Asia so parang he's trying to imply na i should not come because of the byahe and the walking. hrmph! kala nya ha. hehehe....

im a new tita once again!

2006-06-23T16:15:00.000+08:00

my sister, Jho, recently gave birth via caesarean section to a healthy baby girl (who she named Alexis Ysabelle). she's 5.9 lbs. hmmmm... medyo nagulat lang kami sa timbang nya coz my sister carried big it looked like she's carrying twins! yun pala, puro taba ang laman ng tyan nya mwehehehhe.... anyways, she's very pretty and mapula (dark pink hehehe). her ate(s) are very excited. they seem to really love her. sometimes i see her ate bea wipe the baby's mouth pag nagi-spill ang milk nya.

so now there were three.

pre-partum depression?

2006-06-23T16:02:00.000+08:00

i've heard of post-partum depression, but rarely about pre-partum. haaayyyy.... eversince i got pregnant, i become more depressed day by day. all i think about are negative thoughts. everybody seems to irritate me (except richard). as in parang i hate everybody surrounding me. especially the people i always see. sometimes i won't eat with them. or talk to them. or i find fault in everything they say. i don't really know if it's because of some past issues with them or because of the preggy hormones but im beginning to hate myself for being like this. sometimes, i'm not even sorry. hay naku ewan.

anyways, tomorrow will be a different day. i should choose to be happy. this is not good for the baby i know. he/she might come out pouting (like mommy).

at long last!

2006-06-15T14:21:00.000+08:00

our wedding video is finally here! delivered personally by Jason's brother (thank you! thank you!). actually, dapat for pick up sana yun, kso lang, our only free time (richard's free time) is weekends, pero wala naman sila sa ofc tuwing weekends ksi may shoot sila, ako naman, di na ko makabyahe ng malayo (ng mag-isa) and wala din akong mautusan so i asked Jason if they can deliver it via air21 sana. pero sabi ni jason idedeliver na lang sa bahay mismo. haaaaay.... finally, kaninang umaga, natanggap na namin! pero i promised richard na hindi ko sya papanoorin ng hindi sya kasama, so pinatago ko kay inday yung 3 dvds hehehe.... so later, pag uwi ni richard from work, papanoorin namin all 3 dvds hehehe.... i just wish na worth it lahat ng paghihintay (more than 6 mos! hehehe) and ung binayad namin. tomorrow ang final supplier's rating ko for Jason. watch out for that!

first day funk!

2006-06-15T13:57:00.000+08:00

June 13 was Bea and Iyay's (my nieces) first day of school. Bea is in nursery and Iyay is a toddler. We are more excited than them actually! I rushed doing my palengke just so i can go home on time to take pictures of my pamangkin on their uniforms! how cute! syempre i played the doting ninang/tita. hinatid pa namin sila and even stayed there till their class is over. medyo mahiyain pa sila ng konti ksi they're really not used to being with other kids, they're more sanay with older people kaya ang teacher ang palagi nilang kinakausap, and not their classmates hehehe.... nakakatuwa to see other parents na excited din with their own kids sa first day of school nila. para silang mga nasa aquarium na tinitingnan ang bawat galaw hehehe...

here are some pix!

parang naiinggit tuloy ako and how i wish meron na din akong toddler to take to school. ehehehhe....

my birth plan

2006-06-08T17:04:00.000+08:00

this early, i'm already preparing the birth plan i will give to my OB-GYN and to the rest of the hospital staff who will attend to me during my delivery. i have listed the following for their guidance and wish ko lang sundin nila ang mga bilin ko hehehe.... i will also give Richard a copy para ma-monitor nya. Infact, i will give him a separate list of things TO DO/MUST DO during that day at baka makalimutan nya at biglang iwan nya ko hehehe.....

1. I plan to BREASTFEED EXCLUSIVELY - pls don't offer anything to my baby at any point (like glucose water and formula milk); inform mommy or daddy ANYTIME OF THE DAY if the baby is crying
2. apply epidural / pain reliever ONLY when requested by mommy
3. I'd like my husband to be present in the labor/delivery room. I also like him to be allowed to stay with me at all times.
4. DO NOT give me any pain medication unless I ask for it; if I need to be injected with epidural, pls don't show me the injection/needle
5. I'd like my baby's picture taken in the delivery room
6. After birth, I'd like to hold my baby right away, putting off any procedures that aren't urgent
7. After birth, I'd like to breastfeed as soon as possible
8. After delivery, I'd like all newborn procedures to take place in my presence
9. After delivery, I'd like my husband to stay with the baby at all times if I can't be there
10. I'd like to room in my baby if there are no complications
11. I'd like to have a copy of my baby's footprints as a keepsake

ok there.... i will add na lang pag may naisip pa ko.... all this stuff reminds me of my wedding planning hahahhaa.... an OC bride.. now an OC mom to be!

Pinoy Truisms

2006-06-08T15:03:00.000+08:00

eto nahalungkat ko lang sa email ko dati pa. natawa lang ako kaya gusto ko ishare sa inyo. kakalungkot kasi dito sa bahay e, nakaka-depress haaaaaay....

Ang buhay ay parang bato, it's hard.

Better late than pregnant.

Behind the clouds are the other clouds.

It's better to cheat than to repeat!

Do unto others... then run!!!

Kapag puno na ang salop, kumuha na ng ibang salop.

Magbiro ka na sa lasing, magbiro ka na sa bagong gising,
'wag lang sa lasing na bagong gising.

When all else fails, follow instructions.

Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, lumaki
sa ibang bansa.

To err is human, to errs is humans.

Ang taong nagigipit...sa bumbay kumakapit

Pag may usok...may nag-iihaw.

Ang taong naglalakad nang matulin... may utang.

No guts, no glory... no ID, no entry.

Birds of the same feather that prays together... stays together.

Kapag may sinuksok at walang madukot, may nandukot.

Walang matigas na tinapay sa gutom na tao.

Ang taong di marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ....ay may stiff neck.

Birds of the same feather make a good feather duster.

Kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga. Kapag may taga, may tahi.

Huli man daw at magaling, undertime pa rin.

Ang naglalakad ng matulin, late na sa appointment.

Matalino man ang matsing, matsing pa rin.

Better late than later....

Aanhin ang palasyo kung ang nakatira ay kuwago, mabuti pa ang bahay kubo, sa paligid ng puno ay puno ng linga.

Kapag maikli ang kumot, tumangkad ka na!

No man is an island because time is gold.

Hindi lahat ng kumikinang ay ginto... muta lang yan.

Kapag ang puno mabunga... mataba ang lupa!

When it rains...it floods.

Pagkahaba haba man ng prusisyon... mauubusan din ng kandila.

Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsan nasa ibabaw, minsan nasa vulcanizing shop.

Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan... sapul.

Try and try until you succeed... or else try another.

Ako ang nagsaing... iba ang kumain. Diet ako eh.

Huwag magbilang ng manok kung alaga mo ay itik.

Kapag maiksi na ang kumot, bumili ka na ng bago.

If you can't beat them, shoot them.

An apple a day is too expensive.

An apple a day makes seven apples a week. (really expensive)

guilty pleasure

2006-06-07T18:18:00.000+08:00

i love watching Game Ka Na Ba. It is my guilty pleasure. I would never want to miss a single episode. I like answering the questions. Sometimes i would not look at the screen and just close my eyes and pretend that i'm the contestant to see if i can answer them as swiftly. I sometimes curse stupid contestants (hehehe). One time, Joross Gamboa was asked a very very simple One Million Peso question: what is the meaning of BCC (as in BCC in email correspondence)? even an elementary could answer that. jeeeezzzz.... sometimes, i get annoyed when Kris Aquino would brag that she knew the answer. Na sana palit na lang daw sila ng utak nung contestant. sometimes, i see myself crying pag may nakaka-sagot ng One Million Peso question. ewan ko ba. i like watching triumphs. yung nanalo dahil ginamit ang utak nila hindi dahil sa sinwerte lang sila (like in the cases of Wowowee's Pera o Bayong or Eat Bulaga's Laban o bawi or the new franchise from Endemol, Deal or No deal). I also feel for other contestants who almost got the answer. Like one time, just recently, a guy was asked kung ano ang longest word with only one syllable and one vowel. He answered STRENGTH. ang correct answer: STRENGHTS. hay sayang. yung bonus round nila i don't like much ksi it's semi based on luck din. pero i like it pag nakakapanalo ng showcase ang contestant. feeling ko parang ako ang nanalo. hehehe...

pinapangarap ko talaga makasali sa game ka na ba (hehehe). i texted many times dati pa pero di naman ako natawagan to be a studio contestant. tapos beginning next week, magbabago na sila ng format. i wonder kung mas ok sya or hindi... hmmmmm abangan...

baby baby baby!

2006-06-05T13:41:00.000+08:00

yesterday richard and i went to see our OB at Binan Doctors for my regular pre-natal check up. i now gain a whooopppinnng 130 lbs! yaiks! di naman ako mukhang mataba talaga, malaki lang talaga ang tyan ko! pero sabi naman ni doctora na tama lang daw yung laki ng tyan ko. not too big. and baby's head is now positioned near my toot toot (hehehe) kaya she's/he's almost ready to go. i also asked her what happens to my baby everytime i sneeze or cough. matindi kasi ang ubo ko ngayon. sabi naman nya wala namang effect sa baby yun except that it might cause a contraction, and possibly, a pre-term labor kung di maagapan. she said i can take solmux basta once a day lang. for the sipon, just drink lots of fluids and calamansi juice.

after our check up, we headed to SM Sta. Rosa to buy more baby stuff! we bought baby's clothes (mostly white ksi nga we don't know yet if boy or girl sya), bath tub, comforter, bumper and pillow. we don't intend to buy bottles kasi nga temptation lang yun to formula feed our baby hehehe... siguro 1 lang, pag aalis hehehe... ang dami pang kulang. we just bought what's really needed pag labas ni baby.

sa sobrang excitement namin, pag-uwi e nilabas ni richard ang crib from the box and assembled it! hahahha! hay grabe... nakakatuwa na nakakaiyak. palagi ko ngang inaayos ang crib e. tsaka palagi kong tinitingnan yung clothes nya. palagi kong kinakausap yung crib (naloloka na ata ako). hindi na nga namin ididisassemble yun e hehehe para naka-ready na. eto nga't may picture pa:

zoo theme! hehehe

my LTO experience

2006-06-05T09:27:00.000+08:00

this is another rant.

last Friday, i went to LTO Binan only to find out that they wouldn't be accepting any more applicants for the day since they have a backlog and would need to attend to that first. ok fine. i figured, it's still early (830am), i can still go to LTO ATC. so there i went. it was just a small airconditioned room, with only about 30 applicants. the only problem is, they don't accomodate renewals with changes in surname or lost IDs. sayang, mabilis pa naman sana dun kung walang kailangang baguhin. so anyways, dumiretso na lang ako sa LTO Las Pinas. Pag dating ko dun, ang daming tao. super. but instead of going home, i stayed. Window 8 (Verification) took forever. I was in line at around 10am and was only accomodated 2pm. aaaaaarrrgggh.... ibang klase ang computer dun! naka-dial up lang ata sila e kaya sobrang bagal! palagi pang naghahang. geezz... after that, i was instructed to go to Window 6 (Photo Capture). It was a short line lang so oks lang. After dun, sa Window 5 naman (Cashier) for the payment. sobrang tagal din dito. there is no line here pero you have to wait till your name is called. My name was called around 6pm! so ok pa ko, may energy pa ko to wait, buti na lang ksi may mga upuan dun. After payment, sabi ng cashier na ibigay ko na lang ang receipt ko sa Window 7 to claim my ID. after about 30 minutes, my name was called again only to find out that they made a stupid mistake in printing my ID. it was so frustrating. i wanted to cry that time kaso madaming tao. hindi kasi biro ang maghintay ng mga 8 hrs sa wala. lalo na pag buntis ka. lalo na pag ang nagkamali pa e sila mismo. they gave me naman my OR which is valid as a driver's license pero hindi naman yun ang kailangan ko talaga. yung ID ang gusto kong makuha. so balik nalang daw ako next week. haaaaaayyyy......

after that, dumaan pa muna ako sa ATC coz i need to buy some blank DVDs. dahil sa naging experience ko sa LTO, i snapped at the store lady at CD-R king ksi i saw her get a list of order from a customer sa likod ng line. sabi ko sa kanya "bago mo entertainin yung nasa likod, unahin mo muna kami". hay grabe. one of my pet peeves kasi e yung mga palakasan system. andami ko kasing nakitang ganyan sa LTO. pinagbabawal na nga nila ang mga fixer, pero mismong mga taga-LTO e nababayaran pag may lumapit sa kanila na kakilala nila or mga mayayaman.

i got home around 9pm na. i saw Richard waiting for me at our gate. he was very worried daw ksi he was trying to contact me kaso out of coverage area daw ako (my phone is so weird). nung nakapasok na ko ng room, that's when i started crying. i am sooooo TIRED. i cried out of frustration. i felt better na lang when richard hugged me. and i felt even better after getting a cold shower and a foot massage from Inday (hehehe).

ayun lang. just ranting.

Our Villa Escudero trip

2006-05-31T17:46:00.000+08:00

to celebrate our 1st year anniversary (civil wedding), we decided to go to Villa Escudero last Saturday, May 27. we left the house around 830am and commuted our way to Alabang where we will board an airconditioned bus bound to Lucena. here's some highlights:

- it was a 2hr trip from alabang to Villa Escudero. The bus will drop you off sa tapat mismo ng resort.
- from the entrance, since we are only commuting, we need to ride a tricycle going to the resort proper.
- free welcome drinks! we had sago't gulaman. last time i went there (which was 1994) we had fresh buko juice. nagtitipid na ata sila.
- day tour costs P995 during weekends. this includes museum tour, kalabaw ride, buffet lunch at the man-made river, access to swimming pool, cultural show, and rafting.
- museum tour triggered my allergies (i have allergic rhinitis). mga lumang santo, several image of Jesus Christ, preserved animals, filipiniana costumes, large vases, very old coins, and relics. in other words, lahat ng maalikabok. hehehe...
- lunch at the man-made river/falls was sulit! pansit, inihaw na liempo, manggang hilaw, singkamas, bagoong, inihaw na tilapia, inihaw na manok, kaldereta, mixed veggies... haaaay sarap! kakaibang experience sa pagkain dito. kailangan, naka-tsinelas ka lang or naka-paa ksi ang lalakaran mo e tubig na hanggang kalahati ng lower leg mo. better kung nakashorts ka na para di na kailangang itaas ang pantalon. ang medyo badtrip lang dun e ang mga langaw (at bangaw!).
- kung ikaw ay magsuswimming, meron naman silang mga locker (for a fee of P50) kung saan mo pwede ilagay ang mga gamit mo.
- masarap magrafting. dati e may kasama pa kaming taga-sagwan. ngayon, pinaliit na nila yung raft para 2 na lang ang makasakay dun at kayo mismo ang magsasagwan. hindi naman delikado (unless tatanga tanga ka hehehe) dahil may suot ka namang life vest. nakakapagod magsagwan pero masarap. pwede kang mag-fishing habang nagrarafting. goodluck na lang kung may mahuli kang isda.
- meron ding cultural show tuwing 2pm kada weekends. kaso di kami nakanood kasi ayaw ni richard. it will just bring back memories daw from his childhood. si richard ksi, kung di nyo naitatanong, e dating folk dancer sa school nila. mwehehehe....
- meron din pala silang mga official photographer. d mo namamalayan kinukuhaan ka na pala habang papasok ka ng entrance, sa carabao cart, habang kumakain, nagsuswimming, nagrarafting... tapos, ipapaskil nila ang mga pictures (na merong nakaprint na "we've been to villa escudero) sa may entrance para pag labas mo e kung gusto mong kunin ang picture mo, pwede mo syang bilhin for P100. ang mahal no? syempre kami binili namin yung pic namin. hehehe...
- kung gusto mong magsyesta syesta, pwede ka tumambay sa ilalim ng mga coconut trees. pwede kayong maglaro dun ng volleyball, taguan, badminton, patintero. bahala kayo. sayang nga at kulang lang sila ng mga duyan. ayos na sana.
- umuwi kami ng mga 5pm. mahirap ang pag-uwi lalo na kung commute lang kayo. madalang kasi ang aircon bus na alabang. so nag-ordinary lang kami na bus. na WAG NA WAG ninyong gagawin. lalo na sa san pablo na pagka-traffic traffic! mga 4 hrs kami bumyahe pauwi! buti sana kung aircon dba, at nakatulog sana kami ng mahimbing! sana pala pinatos na lang namin yung mga LRT/BUENDIA na aircon bus... haaaayyyy....
- kahit na medyo badtrip ang paguwi namin e masaya naman ang buong araw. buti na lang at hindi kami napikon ni richard sa isa't isa (kahit sino e iinit ang ulo pag 4 na oras kang natraffic no!). hehehe....

haaaaay masayang isang taon.....

eto ang mga ebidensya ng masayang araw na iyon....

for the daddies to be: 52 ways to show HER you care

2006-05-31T08:45:00.000+08:00

Here are some ideas that will make you popular around the house and make your wife the envy of all of her friends; pregnant and otherwise:

1. Offer to give her back rubs and foot massages.

2. Suggest activities that might be harder to do when the baby comes, like going to movies or concerts.

3. Bring home roses for no reason at all.

4. Vacuum the house, even under the bed, without being asked.

5. Give your wife lots of hugs; research shows that the more she is hugged, the more she'll hug the baby after he comes.

6. Buy her a moisturizing bubble bath.

7. If you're traveling on business, arrange to have a friend take her to dinner.

8. Offer to pick up a pizza on your way home from work, and surprise her with a pint of her favorite frozen yogurt, too.

9. Offer to run errands. Better yet, do those before you are asked.

10. Do the laundry before it piles up.

11. Tell her you think she's going to be a great mother.

12. If she arrives home after you, have a candlelight dinner on the table, complete with sparkling cider.

13. Write her a love letter and send it to her in the mail.

14. Go away for a romantic weekend (together, of course).

15. Buy a toy or outfit for the baby, have it gift-wrapped, and let her unwrap it.

16. Buy her a pretty maternity dress.

17. Go on a long walk with her.

18. Learn baby CPR

19. Offer to give her a back rub -- again.

20. If you smoke, stop.

21. Tell her she's beautiful. Then tell her again a few hours later.

22. Pay extra attention to making sure she has enough to eat--pack some snacks for her before the two of you go out for an evening or for a hike.

23. Organize a surprise baby shower for her.

24. Keep a list of your favorite names or buy her an interesting name book.

25. Paint a picture for or write a letter to your unborn baby.

26. Set up some interviews with potential child-care people.

27. Tell her she looks good even if she’s put on weight.

28. Buy her a Mother's Day gift -- even if it's November.

29. Go to her prenatal appointments.

30. Keep a journal, either written, tape-recorded, or videotaped of what you're thinking and feeling during the pregnancy.

31. Do something with her that she knows you absolutely hate to do

32. Take her to visit the nursery at your local hospital.

33. Help her address envelopes for the birth announcements.

34. Learn a few easy recipes.

35. Smile and nod agreeably when she says, "You have no idea what it’s like to be pregnant."

36. If you already have children, take them to the park and let your partner have time alone to relax or run an errand she's had to put off.

37. Surprise her with breakfast in bed on a lazy Sunday. Or, on a workday, get up five minutes earlier and surprise her with a power shake.

38. Take the day off from work and hang around the house with her.

39. Give other expectant mothers seats on trains and buses.

40. Make a donation to a local children's hospital or school.

41. Discuss your fears with your partner. Listen to hers too, but don't make fun of them, no matter how insignificant they may seem to you.

42. Paint or wallpaper the baby's room.

43. Listen to her complain and don't tell her she’s complaining.

44. Help put together the changing table and crib.

45. Install smoke detectors in your house.

46. Make a new will that includes your baby.

47. Join a health club together.

48. Clean out closets to make room for baby things.

49. Call her on the phone during the day -- just to tell her you love her.

50. Offer to carry her bags.

51. Buy a few tapes of her favorite music to listen to in the labor room.

52. Say "No" if she asks if she's acting crazy.

source: Pregnancy and baby

patawa

2006-05-31T08:33:00.000+08:00

pwede magtanong?

1. Kung papalitan ang balat mo sa buong katawan, ano ang mas gusto mong ipalit, balat mo sa siko o balat mo sa talampakan?

2. kung tatlo na lang ang buhok mo sa ulo, gusto mo bang sama-sama ang mga ito o hiwa-hiwalay?

3. maliban sa buhok at kuko, anong parte ng iyong katawan ang nais mong patuloy na humahaba?

4. bestfriend na may bad breath, o boyfriend na may BO?

5. kung ikaw ay magiging materyal na bagay, ano ka, toilet paper o sanitary napkin?

6. meron kang six-inch na makapal na buhok sa kili-kili, anong gagawin mo dito: rebond, dreadlocks o afro?

7. kung ikaw ay magkaka-girlfriend, ano ang mas gusto mo, babaeng may chest hair o babaeng may goatee?

8. isa na lang ang kilay mo, saan mo ito ilalagay, sa kanan o sa kaliwa?

9. kanino mo gustong makipag-makeout, sa taong walang ngipin o taong walang dila?

10. pimple sa ilong o ilong sa pimple?

11. kung papalitan ang nipple mo, anong ipapalit mo dito, mata, ilong o daliri?

not feeling well :o(

2006-05-31T07:39:00.000+08:00

im not feeling well today. i have a clogged nose, my muscles hurt, haaaay... probably because im too exhausted from yesterday. i went to SSS (again!) to have my picture taken for the id but before that, i need to wait in line for 5 freakin' hours! tapos i only get to sit for around 30mins twice (pinakiusapan ko lang ung nasa harap ko sa pila). haaaaaayyy... dami daming tao dun syempre kung ano anong virus na nakuha ko dun (hehehe). dumating ako dun 630am, natapos ako around 2pm na! arrrrrgggh! ganun katagal! hay anyways, atleast tapos na ang id ko. just need to wait for a couple of months (at computerized na yan ha) to get my plastic id.

after that, nagpunta pa ko ng LTO para magpa-drug test (sabi ko dun sa testing ctr bakit pa ko magpapadrugtest e hindi ba obvious na di ako nagdadrugs dahil preggy ako?). sabi nung fixer ko na umayos ng papers ko sa LTO main e wala daw akong violation (mwahahaha). dapat ngayon ako babalik para magpapicture kaso yun nga, hindi maganda pakiramdam ko.

gusto ko magpamasahe... waaaaaaaahhhhhh...!!!

bored ka na ba? nalolongkot? walang makaosap?

2006-05-29T18:46:00.000+08:00

Name 21 people you can thinkof right off the top of your head. Dont read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 21people. Ready, Start.

1. Richard
2. Jho
3. Ryan
4. Ace
5. Verna
6. Malou
7. Len
8. Hazel
9. Jr
10. Ren-ren
11. Nette
12. Phai
13. Dave
14. Cathy
15. Kristine
16. Ivan
17. Dixie
18. Cris
19. Rhoda
20. Sherwin
21. Jet

THE QUESTIONS:

1. How did you meet 14? Cathy is my husband's sister so there. The first time i met her was during my first visit to their hometown in Negros.

2. What would you do if you never met 1? Ay naku. I don't know. I can't imagine my life without this man. (awwww..)

3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated? Well that's impossible coz they're both straight (Sherwin's my former ofcmate and Jr's my brother! and their both happy with their lovelife!)

4. Did you ever like 5? Oo naman. Verna is Richard's sister.

5. Would 3 and 12 make a good couple? i doubt! Ryan's my age and well, (ninang) Phai is old na hahaha

6. Describe 8. Hazel is my bestest friend in the whole world! she's been with me thru good times and especially bad times. If i become rich, i'll help her continue her studies and i'll pay for her to settle her annullment with her (asshole) ex-husband!

7. Do you think 13 is attractive? Hmmm dave is ammm... ok lang. good height. nice complexion. sometimes he looks like drew arellano (paitimin mo lang) pero sometimes lang yun. hehehe...

8. Tell me something about 17. Dixie is my ex-boyfriend. I haven't seen him for a long time! The last thing i heard about him was he's already in Thailand and married. He's a good guy. But sometimes over-dramatic. hehehe..

9. Do you know any of 4's family members? Naku wala ata! I only saw Ace's relatives years ago nung fiesta sa kanila pero i don't know them personally. Sa kwento lang.

10. What's 21's favorite color? I think Jet's fave color is red. (i think... mwehehee)

11. What would you do if 18 just confessed she/heliked you? Hahahaha. I'd tell him i'm very happily married.

12. What language does 20 speak? Sherwin speaks tagalog and english.

13. Who is 8 going out with? She's going out with Jo.

14. What college is 16 in? Naku di ko alam where Ivan graduated. nyaks!

15. When's the last time you talked to 13? Nakapagchat kami once pero siguro last year pa yun. Nasa states ata sya e.

16. What is 2's favorite band? di ata mahilig si jho sa band.

17. Would you ever date 7? hahaha... unless i'm tibo. but then again hindi din coz she's already married. ehehehe...

18. Would you ever date 12? I can't date my ninang phai!

19. Is 15 single? Kristine is happily married with 1 kid.

20. What is 19's last name? Tiongson.

21. Would you ever want to be in a serious relationship with #11? With my Ninang Nette? hahhhaha...

22. What school does 3 go to? Ryan attended UST.

23. Where does 15 live? Kristine is in the states right now. I think sa California.

24. What's your favorite thing about 10? Renren is funny. She's my sis in law. and magalang. hehehe..

25. Have you seen number 21 naked? Nope i haven't seen Jet naked.

My blog worth ($$$$$)

2006-05-29T16:51:00.000+08:00

magkano ba ang blog ko? mwehehehehe.....

My blog is worth $5,080.86.
How much is your blog worth?

wala lang.

25 Reasons why i love Richard

2006-05-29T08:53:00.000+08:00

1. i wake up in his embrace
2. he makes tampo when i don't want to be embraced ksi mainit
3. he kisses me every chance he has (when he wakes up, before he leaves for work, by the time he goes home from work, before we sleep, etc.. etc..)
4. he says i luv u every chance he has
5. he says im sexy even with a big tummy
6. he reminds me to not forget to drink my vitamins
7. he ALWAYS reminds me not to forget to drink my milk
8. he buys me pasalubong (mani, salad, kakanin, etc..)
9. he's a good provider
10. he gets excited when the baby's kicking
11. he goes with me during my pre-natal check ups
12. he loves the way i dance
13. he lets me play Gran Turismo with him
14. he takes showers with me
15. he lets me take in charge of the remote control
16. he watches our favorite series with me
17. he joins me in brisk walking
18. he reminds me to never miss sunday mass
19. he tells me i'm pretty even if i just woke up
20. he supports me
21. he gives me a massage when i need it
22. he cooks for me
23. he never pressures me to learn to cook (but i do it anyway hehehe)
24. he loves to take pictures of me
25. he dreams with me

I luv u my gingging. Happy 1st year anniversary.
~May 26 marks our 1st year anniversary (civil wedding) as husband and wife.

Google Image Game aka The Other Bloggers Are Having Fun, Why Not Me?

2006-05-26T18:50:00.000+08:00

here's something i got from someone's blog (i don't really know her i just like reading her posts hehehe). it's a new game going around the blog world and im joining the fun ha ha!

The object of the game is to google image search your name (I’m assuming it’s your first name or a nick name, I picked my nick name) and post the first picture in your own blog. Well here is mine (actually, i picked the first solo pic). she's pretty! (i browsed thru all the images and it turns out there are a lot of pretty Jenee! hahaha)

i can't wait

2006-05-26T15:32:00.000+08:00

~ for our villa escudero trip tomorrow
~ to see our baby, nurse him, bathe him, play with him, spend sleepless nights with him
~ to start my new biz (something to do with something u use every single day hehehe)
~ to learn how to digiscrap!
~ to learn how to sew my baby's clothes! (i really plan on taking sewing lessons hahaha)
- to see our wedding album and video!
~ to learn how to bake yummy goodies for our baby
~ to drive again
~ for our guimaras trip next april!
~ for superman and watch it in IMAX!
~ for the next season of American Idol, Lost, 24 and Desperate Housewives

oh i just can't wait!

Seven

2006-05-26T13:04:00.000+08:00

Seven things that scare me
death of a loved one. end of the world. not going to heaven. not being a good mother. not knowing my passion in life. accidents. murder.

Seven things i like the most
cuddling with richard. baby kicks. buffet. getting a personal (not just forwarded) email from a friend. getting a personal (not just forwarded) txt msg from a friend. good conversations. uninterrupted internet connection.

Seven random facts about me
i sported all types of hairstyles you could ever imagine (apple, bob, long, short, curly, one length, shaggy, etc..etc..). i never wore my nails super short (as in sagad) ksi nangingilo ako. a lot of people told me i look like the actress who raymart santiago married (haha). i can wiggle my left foot's shortest toenail independently. i was diagnosed with broncho pneumonia at the age of 3 and stayed for 1 month at the hospital. i was born in the comforts of our home in Baclaran. i was once obsessed with ely buendia.

Seven important things in our bedroom
our queen size bed (c/o my sis hehehe). airconditioner. electricfan. dvd/tv remote control. important documents (bank book, check, passports, etc.). our clothes. tv.

Seven things i plan to do before i die
raise atleast 2 God-fearing and responsible kids. visit all the nice beaches in the philippines. have a successful/rewarding business. help my family financially. renew our vows. tour around the world (i can dream, can't i?). don a bikini.

Seven things i can do
multi-task. sing. type 100 words per minute using home keys. drive a stick. eat in a restaurant alone. bitch someone worthy of bitching. cook theoretically (hehehe).

Seven things i can't do
park a car properly. swim (but i can float!). be forgiving (it will take time). bake (not yet). play a musical instrument. ride the space shuttle. act.

Seven things that attract me to the opposite sex
a goatie. height. broad shoulders. brains. sense of humor. muscles. nice set of teeth.

Seven things i say the most
si-yet. ging! shocker. di kaya! walang magkakalat! (to my nieces hehehe) po? love mo ko? (to richard)

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign)
hugh laurie. josh holloway. michael rosenbaum. nicolas cage. hugh jackman. keanu reeves. taylor hicks (hhehe)

tagged!

2006-05-26T11:20:00.000+08:00

4 jobs i've had in my life
1. part time job at Icon pager - tiga-sagot/key-in ng msgs (this was a fun job until manakawan ako that's why i had to quit!)
2. sales coordinator at Rohm Electronics
3. Customer Planner at Zilog Electronics
4. senior sales coordinator at AV Concept

~ now im a full time housewife! hehehe... pero planning to be a work-at-home mom!

4 movies i could watch over and over
1. The Cutting Edge
2. It could happen to you
3. Face off
4. The Negotiator

4 places i've lived
1. Baclaran - newborn to 2 y.o.
2. Muntinlupa - 3-6 y.o.
3. Paranaque - 7-19 y.o.
4. Binan Laguna - 20 - present

4 tv shows i love to watch
1. Game ka na ba
2. American Idol
3. Amazing Race
4. On foot

4 places i've been on vacation
1. Hongkong
2. Davao
3. Cebu
4. Negros

4 websites i visit daily
1. Yahoo to check my mail
2. blogs (mine, friends', celebs, w@wies/n@wies)
3. Pinoyexchange
4. Yahoogroups

4 of my favorite foods
1. bangus sisig - my specialty hehehe
2. tuna carbonara - my other specialty hehehe
3. anything with mango - shake, cake, etc..
4. mommy's kare-kare

4 places i'd rather be right now
1. a spa having my nails done and getting a facial massage (but then i don't have any money!)
2. a beach in bohol or palawan getting a tan (but i'm buntis!)
3. in a mall, shopping for baby stuff and getting free airconditioning hehehe
4. wala na ko maisip!

4 bloggers i'm tagging:
if you're reading this, tag your self! hehehe...

Putting your spouse in First Place

2006-05-25T14:39:00.000+08:00

just sharing an article i got from n@w forums... it's a very long read but worth it... para sa mga mag-asawa :o)

By entering into marriage, we take a great risk. We place our very selves — our own intimacy—into the hands of another, who, like we, is beset with defects.

Marriage, however, is a vocation from God, our specific pathway to Heaven. It’s the preeminent way we are meant to love and serve Him on this earth. Its purpose goes beyond our capabilities: to nurture and protect human love, and to unleash it on the world. God always makes up the difference.

But this noble purpose has to be fulfilled in the chaos and contradictions of everyday life — many obstacles are in our way.

Therefore, love for one’s spouse has to be shown in tangible, practical ways.

Putting Your Wife in First Place

We often hear of women’s “needs”. One of your wife’s greatest needs is for you to be her partner and teammate, as opposed to the roles you may be more inclined to fill: coach, referee, babysitter or “temp”.

Compliment your wife in person and behind her back. Let her know with very specific and sincere examples how much you admire her and her work in the home. Let others know it, too, whether in her presence (such as at social gatherings) or outside it (such as at work). You want to make it apparent to her that you notice and appreciate her efforts, and apparent to others that “This man really loves his wife!”

Don’t teach your wife to nag or sulk. Yes, it’s true. You do this when you don’t pay undivided attention to her words and ideas. A woman detests having to force her way into her husband’s mind and heart, and when faced with it, she will likely keep things bottled up until she has to explode. Unthinking males refer to this as “nagging”. Therefore, recognize that TV, newspapers, magazines, mail, hobbies, etc. are your mortal enemies when you get home from work. Avoid them, go straight to your wife, and with eye-to-eye contact, listen to her tell you how her day has gone. Better yet, take the initiative and ask her how she’s doing at least once a week — and give her all the time and attention she needs to tell you.

Give your wife a chance to listen to YOU. It’s equally important that you overcome your tiredness and emotional reticence to give your wife a regular peek into your mind and heart—joys, sorrows, fears, professional triumphs and failures, hobbies that captivate you, etc.

Safeguard your marriage from the scourge of “workaholism” or “professionalitis” through detachment from your work. Men are less naturally inclined than women to live “unity of life”, that is, to see all aspects of their lives as fitting together in an integrated whole. Instead, they are much more likely to “compartmentalize” their lives, even to the point of seeing a kind of opposition of work and family life. When this is the case, work usually wins!

You have to struggle, therefore, to detach yourself from your work and abandon the consequences into God’s hands. This struggle should include leaving work at a fixed and reasonable time (absent unusual circumstances), so as not to steal evening time from your wife; limiting work on weekends to a minimum; keeping a picture of your wife in your line of sight at work to remind you of her frequently during the day; and even taking the plunge and changing jobs if, after all your efforts, the one you have seriously interferes with family life. Remember: your wife and any one of your children are far more important than your job.

Don’t try to explain your wife’s hurts—what she really needs are your understanding and empathy. Men are hardwired to analyze things and look for solutions. If you approach a distraught woman’s problems as if they were a construction project, however, your hardwiring will short circuit. You will not be engaging with your wife personally, and that’s what she really is after, not solutions. You also will run the great risk of appearing to trivialize her concerns, which is extremely demoralizing to her.

Help with menial tasks around the house. It can be a form of pride to think that these jobs are beneath you. One helpful and challenging suggestion is to struggle hard to perform the task that either you or your wife detests the most. Doing either one will please her greatly.

Prefer to be with her when you’re out at social events. This can be a little challenging, given the natural tendency of men and women to hang out with members of their own genders at parties, etc. However, being separated from your bride for an extended period of time should be the exception rather than the rule. Let her (and the others) see that she is the one you want at your side.

Remember: “One hour spent making your wife happy is worth 100 hours of lecturing the kids.”

Putting Your Husband in First Place

Don’t expect him to be perfect. It’s to be hoped that the above points will have reminded him that he’s not perfect, and that he needs to work hard to fulfill his commitment of love in marriage. Make sure you let him know, in concrete ways, that you deeply appreciate his struggle — it’s very important to a man that his best and honest efforts are treasured.

Don’t expect him to be like a woman. He thinks, acts and reacts differently than you do, and believe it or not, this is a good thing! Don’t fall for the contemporary caricature of men as testosterone-poisoned little boys in adult bodies who are incapable of commitment, personal relationships or any other useful societal purpose. His maleness is there for you as a complement to your femininity — in other words, as a strength for you.

For example, as author James Stenson points out, a wife is more likely to view a spat between siblings as a lack of charity, focused as she is on family love and harmony: “It’s unkind to take your brother’s toy without his permission!” A father, however, with the male focus on justice rather than charity, will say, “You have no right to take that toy without permission — it’s unfair!” The great effect of this is that husband and wife will have educated their children in both justice and charity; they will also learn these virtues from each other as time goes on!

Lavish tenderness and care on your husband. There is little that matters more to a married man than the certainty of his wife’s deep affection and care for him. It’s his fixed point amid the chaotic demands of his professional life. You will express this best not by doing occasional, extraordinary things, but by unrelenting acts of simple tenderness on a regular basis. Examples: take his arm when you’re out walking, fix his favorite meal (even if you personally dislike it), dress and wear your hair in the ways that are most attractive to him, and smile, even when you least feel like it!

Encourage him to foster friendships outside the home, and give him the time and space to do so. Although you are your husband’s best friend, you must realize that true friendship is sorely lacking among working men in this culture. Spending quality time with good friends will give your husband an opportunity to be of service to them, will enrich him personally, and will set a great example to his sons of the importance and attractiveness of friendship.

Have faith in his devotion to you, even when he is consumed with legitimate professional concerns and seems oblivious to your needs. This is one of the most challenging tests for an overwhelmed wife who doesn’t think she is getting enough help or attention from her husband. Should you be that “nag”, or should you hunker down and suffer in silence? There’s no easy answer to this, but one suggestion is that, during such times, you limit your requests for help to the “bare necessities” that will keep you going, and tell your husband with a weak smile that he will have to resuscitate you fully as soon as he can.

Conclusion: if each of you takes these matters to heart, you will be loving your spouse with his or her defects, and struggling against your own defects. Strangely enough, these are the most romantic things you can do for your spouse, because you will be living love where it really counts: in the ordinary things, day by day by day.

my very busy morning

2006-05-25T12:35:00.000+08:00

got up at around 530am today, took a bath, kissed richard goodbye and left (without even eating breakfast) to start what seemed to be a very busy morning. i'm off to SSS Binan to apply for an SSS ID (i still don't have that plastic!). thinking that i am too early for 8am, i was surprised to see more than 100 people already lining up! my gawd! obviously, mas marami pa palang mas maaga sakin dun! some even lined up there as early as 3am (ano HILO?!). ang badtrip dito, 730am lang magstart magdistribute ng E6 forms ang SSS (so mas kawawa sakin ung mga 3am pa andun!) tapos first 100 applicants lang ang iaaccomodate nila. grrrrrrrrrrr...... at syempre, hindi ako umabot sa first 100! bakit ba ganun pag gobyerno! walang kasiste-sistema! sana man lang, ung mga dumating dun at pumila din ng maaga na hindi umabot sa quota e bigyan na lang din nila ng form tapos tatakan nila ng date kung kelan pwede bumalik para di na kailangang luminya ng pagka-aga aga! at syempre, bakit hindi ko naisip mag-download na lang ng E6 form sa internet? bakeeet??? bakeeet????? (tagoink!).

after that, syempre nagutom ang lola nyo, kumain muna ako ng big breakfast sa mcdo. tsaka umorder din ako ng 2pc pancakes. masaya na naman ang baby ko.

pagkatapos, pumunta ako sa security bank kasi magbabayad dapat ako ng cable. tagal tagal ko naghintay bago magopen ang bank. aba, pasado alas-nuebe na e di pa nagbubukas! maawa kayo sa buntis! at pagkapasok ko, tinanong ko ang guard kung asan ang form na fifill-up-an for bills payment. binigyan nya ko ng envelope. di man lang nya sinabi na sa atm machine babayaran yun. naghintay pa tuloy ako sa wala. e medyo badtrip na ko nun, tapos pag labas ko may pila sa atm, ayoko na, di na ko tumuloy magbayad. tampo na ko.

pagkatapos, pumunta ako sa LTO Binan. para sana itanong muna ang status ng missing in action ko na lisensya. cinonfiscate kasi ng linsyak na pncc ng sta rosa (mga 3 yrs ago) e wala naman akong violation! nakabangga lang ako pero wala akong violation!!!! so 3 taon na ang nakakaraan at di ko na sya binawi sa pncc pero ngayon kasi, kailangan ko ng lisensya, pandagdag ID at syempre kung sakaling makapag-drive ako ulit. nilapitan ko yung mamang mataba na mukhang fixer. tinulungan nya ko kumuha ng affidavit of loss (worth P100 -- at syempre LOST license ang idedeclare ko hehehe) tapos sya na bahala pumunta sa LTO QC para makakuha ako ng certificate of clearance (hoping na hindi tinurn over ng linsyak na pncc ang license ko sa main ofc at hindi nabahiran ng violation ang lisensya ko). so sbi ko sa kanya, wala akong tiwala sa kanya (mwehehehehe) kaya kung pwede sana e pag nakuha ko na ang certificate of clearance e dun ko lang sya bayaran ng fixer's fee (mweeehehehe). pumayag naman sya (mwehehehhe).

pagkatapos, pumunta ako sa Pavillion Mall para bumili ng DVD at CD. yung mga babaeng matanda sa harap ng pila e mga pasaway! balak pa atang isa-isahin ang lahat ng optical mouse dun! nagtataka ako, bat nyo pa pinapabuksan! malalaman nyong sira yan hindi sa pagpipipindot pindot nyan, kundi pag sinaksak nyo na sa mga linsyak nyong computer! mga leche! nakaka-downtime tuloy kayo! grrrrrrrrrr..... pagkatapos kong bumili e nagpunta ako sa mr. quickie at pina-duplicate ko ang mga susi ng aming main door. pagkatapos, bumili ako ng 1month supply of my pre-natal vitamins sa mercury drug.

pagkatapos (di pa ko tapos pero malapit na) e pumunta pa ko sa Equitable PCI bank para magbayad ng aming bahay (sa Nat'l Home Mortgage) at sa Philhealth. pagkatapos nun, pagod na pagod na ko. umuwi na ko. nagawa ko ito lahat before lunch.

pagkatapos pala, masaya ako at nabalitaan kong nanalo ang aking BET na si Taylor Hicks sa American Idol! woohooooo!

breastfeeding 101

2006-05-24T09:46:00.000+08:00

as scheduled, richard and i (along with verna, my SIL) attended the 1st session of Breastfeeding classes held at Asian Hospital last Saturday. It was a very small group, with only 2 mothers to be (me included hehehe) plus the companions and Abbie, our instructor. the lecture turned out to be very casual, para lang kaming nagkukwentuhan. at syempre nagtake down notes ako hehehe... here are some pointers that i would like to share to everyone, especially to those moms who are thinking of exclusively breastfeeding their babies:

- do not feed your baby anything except breastmilk --- not even water -- until the baby is 6mos old. The breastmilk is composed of 70% water and giving him water will only lessen his demand for your breastmilk.
- breastmilk is gentler to the baby's digestive system. breastfed babies poo less than those who are formula fed because breastmilk is purely nutrients which is absorbed by the body unlike formula which has other ingredients that is hard to digest.
- the proper breastfeeding position should be baby's tummy to mommy's tummy, ears/shoulder/hips aligned, put pillows in your lap for support, never lean, bring baby to breast and not the other way around. Mouth of baby should be open wide (push his chin down), baby's lips should be pouting (like Angelina Jolie's) and baby's mouth should occupy 3/4 of the mommy's areola and not just her nipples (that would hurt! ouch!)
- don't pump your breast for the 1st 2wks
- avoid soaping your breasts as early as 7mos in pregnancy.
- babies has enough "nutrients" as baon to last him for days so do not get discouraged if you feel you are not feeding your baby enough especially for the 1st few days.
- take calcium supplements
- stress prevents milk from coming out so think happy thoughts while breastfeeding. and you can always ask your hubby to give u a massage ;o)
- breasmilk has far more benefits than formula milk. it prevents obesity on your child, breastfed babies rarely gets sick, it's economical (consumption of formula milk for newborn babies would cost you around P4000 per month, not to mention the bottles/nipples you will buy and the electricity/gas you will consume for sterilizing them), and mommies who breastfeed can go back to their pre-natal weight faster than those who don't.

i am so looking forward to the next sessions coz i really want to learn everything about breastfeeding. i plan to exlusively breastfeed (no glucose water, no mixing of formula milk) because i want what's best for our baby. i just really hope that i will have enough patience and energy coz i heard it's not an easy job. goodluck to me!

the da vinci brouhaha

2006-05-22T14:26:00.000+08:00

richard, me and verna saw this overhyped film last saturday at festival mall and expectedly, the cinema was packed even if there were like 6 cinemas allotted for da vinci code alone. ang nakakatawa pa, ung mga poster ng davinci code e merong nakalagay na "FICTION ONLY/KATHANG ISIP LAMANG". duh.

the three of us were'nt expecting that this movie would live up to our expectations even though we waited for like a year for this movie to come out. buti na lang hindi kami masyadong nagexpect or we will be very disappointed. but incidentally, we were disappointed. i was yawning halfway through the movie and i want it to end already. why?

- the movie started out on the wrong foot. The first 3rd of the movie, while true to the book, lacked the essence of excitement of the book. The story looked disjointed, detached, uninspired. So much so, that I was starting to think at that point, what the heck, Ron Howard messed up this one. There were just a lot of loopholes, like those who have not read the book would not understand the Swiss bank President's role in the incident.

- there were a lot of wasted, exciting scenes, too, in that part of the movie. Like, they weren't able to capture Sauniere's desperation when he found out he was the only living person who knew about the secret, & thus had to pass it to someone. Or, when Langdon & Neveu were spirited away on the Swiss Bank's armored vehicle by the Vernet (the Swiss Bank's President). Which was really quite a shame, because that part of the book was what kept me reading for hours on end because of the suspense, & puzzles.

- nothing beats the book. the thrill of the chase, the overload of facts, the puzzles to be solved, lahat wala dun sa movie. hindi pa din nabigyan ng justice, baka nga kulang ang 2 hours ++... maganda yung mga historical flashbacks, ganda ng treatment... pero yun lang.

now for the cast:

TOM HANKS - bland acting. not like the tom hanks that we all know and love.
AUDREY TAUTOU - BAD acting. pero ang ganda ng hair nya infairness
IAN MCKELLEN - He undoubtably steals the movie. From the moment his voice comes out of that voice box at the gate, you immediately get drawn in to his performance as Leigh Teabing. IMHO, the best moments of the movie are in Teabing's mansion and most of the moments that McKellen is on-screen.
PAUL BETTANY - Another thumbs up! The rage... the fanaticism... the sadness... his disturbed mind... it's all there. Props to Paul Bettany. You could really feel and sympathize with Silas.
ALFRED MOLINA - He's okay. Alfred Molina was always a good character actor. Hindi lang niya na-showcase masyado dito.

Now, for the ever going debate of the movie as being anti-religion and anti-JC:

A BIG, FAT, RESOUNDING NO!

Seeing the movie even made me more pissed off at the people who were trying to get it banned! The book was even more aggressive in "attacking" the Roman Catholic Church and JC, for crying out loud.

Yes, the movie did present the theory of JC siring a daughter with Mary Magdalene, along with the theory that there is a Priory of Sion, and it supported it with all the proofs presented in the book. BUT, the movie also paves the way for religious debate more than the book ever did. It even shows Langdon and Teabing having exchanges on which is true: The bible story or the Magdalene story?

In the end of the movie even, Hanks says this line twice: "What matters is what you believe." It's a line he said to Sophie, but it applies to everyone. "What matters is what you believe."

wide awake

2006-05-20T04:54:00.000+08:00

it's 430am as i type. i've been awaken by a bad dream. i'm probably watching too much of Lost that i sort of dream about it. i'm not sure what time i actually woke up, it must have been 2am. since then, i've been having a hard time getting back to sleep. i can't sleep because i can't stop thinking bad thoughts. i tried waking richard up, he told me to close my eyes and count sheeps. nothing. i tried to pray, still nothing. that's why here i am, blogging.

may lakad pa naman kami mamaya ng 8am. i feel like a zombie.

tell me what your fridge looks like....

2006-05-19T10:51:00.000+08:00

and i'll tell u who u are... hehehe...

got this fridge project idea from toni. here's a pic of our midget fridge!

so what's on our fridge door? hmmm lemme see.... we've got magnets made from native materials. nalimutan ko na nga where we bought it e. tapos we have that lone NEGROS magnet we bought as souvenir when we went to Negros last 2004. ano pa ba? ahhh... andun din ung menu namin for the week tsaka ung "to do list" for the maid. i also posted flyers from pizza hut, yellow cab and shakeys kasi mahilig kami magpadeliver ng pizza during weekends. andun din ung "filipino pyramid food guide" na minsan ko lang pinapansin hehehe...

our fridge door needs an overhaul i know.

so what does ur fridge door looks like?

gloomy mornings

2006-05-18T17:41:00.000+08:00

pare-pareho lang naman ang umaga ko. as soon as i hear richard's celfone alarm when the clock strikes 615am, nagigising na ko. hindi pa ko babangon. magmumuni muni. titigan ang asawa kong himbing na himbing pa sa pagtulog. pag tunog ng 2nd alarm pag 630, gigisingin ko na sya. minsan magkukunwa-kunwarian pa si richard na tulog para lang kilitiin ko sya. pagkatapos, maliligo na sya. i would take my pre-natal vitamins, go out of the house to breath the fresh morning air, do some stretching, and brisk walk for a few minutes. pagkatapos nun, magtitimpla na ko ng gatas ko. uupo sa lamesa ksama si richard at mga magulang ko to share a hearty breakfast.

but as soon as richard leaves for work, that's when i can't help but get depressed and get gloomy. and i don't know why. i probably know why but i can't admit to myself that im capable of feeling that way. i am trying to control myself because it will affect our baby. our baby feels what i feel. yet i can't stop this depression.

2 reasons to jump!

2006-05-18T10:50:00.000+08:00

i just watched the 2 hr season finale of Amazing Race 9 and im really really happy that the HIPPIES won! woohoooo!!!! i literally jumped and cheered them on while they were trying to beat the fratboys to the last roadblock wherein one team member had to run into a field of 285 flags, find one flag for each of the nine foreign countries they visited on the Race and place them in the order in which they visited them. akala ko mauunahan pa rin sila ng fratboys whew! nakalimutan kong buntis ako at nagtatatalon ako sa tuwa! yahoooo!

bj & tyler running to the finish line

another reason to jump for joy: Taylor is in the Finals of American Idol!!!! Yahooo! Taylor Hicks has been my bet from the time i've seen him in his auditions (kung saan inapi api sya ni Simon hehehe --- telling him he's not someone who's fit in the stage, pang-back up lang daw sya -- although simon thinks his voice is great pero he must have thought na yung epileptic-style of singing ni taylor would not do him any good but it really did in my opinion). Too bad Elliot got the boot. I would have wanted both of them outsing each other in the Kodak Theatre.. Hayyy... Si Katharine kasi parang medyo OA na.

uban kung uban!

sa wakas

2006-05-17T18:00:00.000+08:00

MTRCB gave The Da Vinci Code an R-18 rating so it's good to go. Sugod na sa sinehan bukas (world premiere). manonood ba kami? HELL YEAH. ang tagal tagal naming inabangan ang movie na to no. since last year pa. i just hope the movie would give justice to how well the book was written. but i doubt it. but still, it's something to look forward to! yun nga lang, sa tingin ko hindi kami makikipagsiksikan bukas. i'm pretty sure every cinema's gonna be jampacked tomorrow. so baka sa saturday na lang kami after the seminar at Asian Hospital. i heard SM's not showing Da Vinci Code because of their PG-13 rule (they will only show movies rated PG-13 and GP). sayang naman ang kita ni Henry Sy hehehe....

- O, draconian devil!!
- O, lame saint!
- So Dark the con of man

because im done with my marathon........

2006-05-17T17:22:00.000+08:00

here's what i picked up from verna's blog:

Who's the most annoying person in your house?
>> that would be ME --- i get so sungit sometimes i don't know where it's coming from

Who always shares his/her problems with you?
>> my sister

Do you think you've helped them a lot?
>> im not sure hmmmmm... i don't really know if i give good advice

Do you talk a lot?
>> hmmmm no

What time did you sleep last night?
>> 1030pm (ooops i think that's pretty late for someone pregnant!)

Who do you miss?
>> my friends coz i haven't seen them for the longest time :(

What kind of people do you think are hot?
>> people who are smart and funny and i also like 'em with goaties hehehe

Is it morning or afternoon? or night time?
>>it's late afternoon

Have you had your breakfast or lunch? or dinner?
>> i've had a hearty bfast and a healthy dinner

What type of flower do you like?
>> tulips!

Do you go to the mall with your friends?
>> who doesn't?

What does your hair look like right now?
>> I cut it really short from the time i knew i was pregnant

Do you hate anyone?
>> oh yeah

Who cooks your meals?
>> inday, sometimes my mom, sometimes (rather once in a blue moon) ME! or richard hehehe

What's your display name on MSN?
>> i don't use MSN anymore, im more of a yahoo type of person

Who is this survey from?
>> verna - my SIL

How many of your contacts are online right now?
>> lemme see... 59... most of them i don't personally know hehehe.. i just knew them from w@w and pex forums

What was the last thing you watched last night?
>> i watched LOST season 1 last night with richard

Are you hungry or full?
>> full -- i just ate my oreos

Are you emotional?
>> i used to be

What was the last video clip you saw?
>> you don't wanna know

What's the weirdest video clip you've seen?
>> it's so weird you don't wanna know

Do you like anyone?
>> duh!

Where did you go yesterday?
>> dito lang ako sa bahay

Is yesterday fun?
>> hmmmmmm i'm bored

What about today?
>> b-o-r-e-d but i enjoyed my lost series

what's in a name?

2006-05-16T15:08:00.000+08:00

i've been a tv series whore for the past few months -- CSI Vegas, 24, Sex & The City, Friends, House, Desperate Housewives, Smallville, and lately, LOST -- yeah, i've seen them all. All the finished seasons and currently downloading the latest episodes being shown in the US. it must be my lack of something to do at home that made me finish one season in one seating (hehehe). with these series i've been watching (rather --- WE'VE been watching, me and richard), i came to lurrrvve the characters of Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor of Smallville) and Josh Hallaway (James AKA Sawyer of Lost). Richard quite couldn't get it why i am so much into the "bad boy" characters. Well, i don't get it either! Both Lex and Sawyer's characters are interesting and mysterious so yeah, maybe that's why i like them so much. Anyways, for the past month we were thinking of what to name our baby (if it's a boy) and i got Richard's approval to use the names of my favorite characters. Here's what came up:

Michael Rosenbaum plays Lex Luthor in Smallville
First name will be Alexander. I have always wanted that name (even before i got married). It's just coincidental that Lex's real name in the series is Alexander (it must be fate hehehe).

Josh Hallaway plays James AKA Sawyer in Lost.
Alexander Sawyer? hmmmm...

Our minds can always change. Originally, Richard wants it Alexander John and me i want it Alexander Nicolas. But then Sawyer came up so there. We still have 3 more months to argue. Or probably we don't need to coz it might just be a girl! (hehehe). If it's a girl, no questions about it, she will be called Alexandra Gabrielle.

eto ang idol ko!

2006-05-15T12:46:00.000+08:00

GRABE. i swear nagulat talaga ako when i saw the cover of the latest issue of FHM sa mga magazine stands. akala ko namalik-mata lang ako. is this really eula???? hindi ako natotomboy no, pero last time i saw her was in Kampanerang Kuba and ang taba taba pa nya nun kasi kakagaling lang nya sa panganganak with her 2nd child. and now look at her! One HOT MAMA! how did she do it??? that, i wanna know!

a rant

2006-05-15T11:48:00.000+08:00

naiinis ako sa mga mass goers sa festival mall. richard and i attend the afternoon mass there and there's this very annoying habit na ginagawa ng mga nagsisimba dun. ung magrereserve sila ng seat for their companions who would only get there a few minutes before the mass would actually start. pano na lang ung mga mas maagang dumating sa kanila? personally kasi, i want to be seated as close to the altar pero ung mga tao dun, nakakainis. HINDI PO SINEHAN TO NA PWEDE KANG MAGRESERVE NG UPUAN!! minsan, gusto ko gumanti pero "thou shalt not do unto others what u don't want others to do unto u". may isang time kasi na naghiwalay kami ni richard and he has to go somewhere so nauna ako dun. i was tempted to reserve a seat for him already pero hindi ko ginawa. alam kong unfair un sa mga mas maagang dumating kesa kay richard. kahapon, hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko. naghahanap kami ng seat ni richard and medyo madami ng tao dun. nagtataka ako ang dami ng nakatayo but i still see a few empty seats. apparently, they were reserved. leche yan. lumapit ako dun sa 2 empty seats and i politely asked kung may nakaupo. sabi meron daw (kahit wala naman -- leche talaga). sabi ko "hindi naman ksi sinehan to na pwede kang magreserve e". and i stormed out. nilapitan ko na lang ung mga namamahala dun and asked them baka pwedeng wag na nilang hayaang magreserve ng seats ung mga andun dahil madaming hindi nakakaupo. ewan ko kung anong gagawin nila coz sa sobrang inis ko, lumabas na lang kami.

i know i wasn't supposed to do that lalo na when the mass is about to start. but i couldn't help it. those kind of people really annoy me.

mission accomplished!

2006-05-13T14:03:00.000+08:00

tadaaaaaaa! new look, eh? matagal tagal na din akong naBORE sa itsura ng blog ko and i realized it's high time i change the look of it! minsan nga tinatamad akong magupdate ng blog dahil nga ayoko na ng color green. so i decided to search for templates from other blogs, tutorials on how to manipulate it, tutorials sa css, html, etc.. etc..

unang una, gusto ko simpleng template lang. hindi magulo. walang kung ano ano. simpleng kulay. simpleng banner. sa kakahanap ko, i bumped into a Kubrick template. binago ko na lang ang background color and banner. The colors of my new blog was inspired by this website and the banner i made from photoshop.

i also got rid of my calendar, yahoo status, flickr, counter and tagboard. overkill e.

kaso mukhang may konting problema sa template na to, it seems hindi nagaappear kung sino ung nagleave ng comment. hmmmm.... pano kaya un maibabalik?

Fear!

2006-05-13T13:17:00.000+08:00

grabbed this from a fellow wawie, erra.

I fear 24 out of 66 things!

[ ] the dark
[ ] staying single
[ ] getting married
[ ] being a parent
[x] giving birth
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[ ] closed spaces
[ ] heights
[ ] cats
[ ] dogs
[ ] birds
[x] spiders and/or other insects
[ ] driving or being in cars
[ ] flying
[ ] being put to sleep (anesthesia)
[ ] flowers or other plants
[ ] being touched
[ ] fire
[ ] water
[ ] the ocean
[ ] pools
[x] failure
[ ] success
[ ] germs
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[x]mice/rats - eeewww!!
[ ] jumping from high places
[ ] snow
[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[ ] cemeteries
[ ] clowns
[ ] large crowds
[x] demons or evil
[ ] crossing bridges
[x] death
[x] Hell
[ ] Heaven
[x] being robbed
[x] being sexually assaulted
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibility
[ ] doctors, including dentists
[x] tornadoes
[x] hurricanes
[x] being punished
[x] diseases, including cancer and STD's
[x] snakes
[x] sharks
[x] dinosaurs
[ ] Friday the 13th
[x] poverty
[x] ghosts
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains or railroads
[x] fear
[x] being alone
[x] losing my friends
[x] being blind to things
[x] being deaf
[ ] growing up
[x] being murdered in my sleep

rainy days and saturdays

2006-05-13T11:29:00.000+08:00

allow me to be selfish for now --- bumabagyo ngayon, madaming nasalanta, lumubog na barko, palayan na nasira, nastranded --- pero heto ako ang saya saya. hehehe... he pano, summer is twice hotter for pregnant women. kaya simula nung nagumpisang umulan kahapon e tuwang tuwa pa ko. ang lamig lamig kasi.

there's a downside to it though. ayaw akong palabasin ni richard. kahit na dyan lang sa may gate. lakas kasi ng hangin (kahit walang ganong ulan), baka daw kung mapano ako (awwwwwwwww...). dapat nga ako ang mamamalengke kanina kasama si inday kaso napagalitan pa ko. wag daw akong makulit. sya na lang daw pati ang maggogrocery magisa mamaya. so i guess i will be stuck here at home.

hmmm wat to do? wat to do? siguro manonood na lang ako ng LOST (season 1). mag-blog. catch up on my reading. eat dinuguan. eat banana. eat mango. eat siniguelas. sleep.

hay kay sarap ng sabadong umuulan. (no pun intended for those who were stranded).

a very preggy me!

2006-05-11T14:29:00.000+08:00

due to insistent public demand (hehehe), eto na po ang latest pix of a very pregnant jenee! these shots were taken last night before going to bed, me sporting my now favorite pj's (i swear lahat ng suot ko kagabi e lavander! my pj's, slippers, even my underwear!).

tyan na kabilog-bilog!

pang-fhm ang dating mwehehehhe

our little family

more baby stuff

2006-05-02T14:51:00.000+08:00

- i've been religiously reading forums, books and websites regarding babies, childbirth and breastfeeding and im happy im learning a lot! if u are a mom or a dad, or just about to be a mom or a dad, i suggest u do the same to prepare yourself for the coming of the baby. there are a lot of great pinoy forums which caters to the needs and inquiries of first time parents like newlywedsatwork@yahoogroups.com and www.pinoyexchange.com. join na! hehehe...

- our breastfeeding support group meeting was postponed to may 20 at asian hospital (free of charge -- yipee!). i am really keen on exclusively breastfeeding our baby and i just hope maging successful ako hehehe... i don't know if i have enough milk to feed our baby or if i can manage to have many sleepless nights hehehe...

- richard and i plan to take a childbirth class starting may 28 (it will run for 4 weekends). im just not sure if it's lamaze or bradley. im psyching myself for a normal delivery (breath breath breath) pero im not really sure if i have a high threshold for pain (what? no epidural???? awwww!)

- our first 2 baby purchases! crib and a stroller! both have multiple uses. our crib can turn into a playpen when he gets older, it can also be a duyan, it's portable, it has a changing area, and it has a mosquito net. our stroller naman is reversible, flexible (can be used by both newborn and toddler), has a carrier which can turn into a car seat, and has a sturdy compartment. practical parents, aren't we?

- we're going to buy the rest of the baby stuff (newborn essentials only, tsaka na ang mga "nice to have") on my 8th month. probably on neutral colors lang (white, brown) kasi we decided na surprise na lang ang gender ni baby. during our last ultrasound kasi, naunsyami ang excitement namin ksi mali ang position ni baby kaya ayun di namin nalaman if our baby's a girl or boy. better nga rin na surprise, it will add more to the excitement! hehehe....

- not so baby stuff: we just saw "The Sentinel" last nyt at ATC. it was hmmm... so-so. the plot is not 24-ish. medyo mababaw. but really delighted to once again see one of my faves Kiefer Sutherland in the big screen woohoo!

ok that's all for now. more kwentos next time as usual!

wala lang post

2006-04-17T10:04:00.000+08:00

- spent the holyweek watching 24 season 5, smallville season 5, and desperate housewives with richard and verna. (shame shame hehehe --- di man lang nakapagreflect hehehehe).
- sobrang init! for sure our meralco bill with shoot up again (groan)...
- baby is kicking like crazy! but we love it! richard is ecstatic everytime he would feel my belly and the baby would kick.
- i am thinking of a complete blog make over. it looks boring.
- we indulged in an 18 inch newyork's finest pizza from yellowcab (care of verna -- thank you very much) on holy thursday. (shame shame) hehehe..
- did some baby stuff canvassing at robinson's festival mall last sunday. there's a baby sale till end of april but there's not much to choose from.
- been very grumpy for the past week. im not sure if it's the preggy hormones or something else. hrmmmmm....
- some rant: i will never again have my ink printer refilled! badtrip kasi ang brother, may shortage sila ng stocks! last resort lang talaga ang inkforless e hay naku. grrrrrrrrrr....
- have i told you we're having our ultrasound this saturday? excitement!!!!
- i will also attend a breastfeeding support group seminar at Asian Hospital this saturday from 9-11am. i am seriously thinking of breastfeeding our baby. (whoa)
- i am also excited coz my 2 nieces are going to be enrolled in a nearby pre-school for this school year.

yun lang. im gonna go finish my desperate housewives marathon now.

a trip down memory lane

2006-04-05T17:24:00.000+08:00

20 yrs ago....

8 yrs old ako, we still lived in bf pque at mr luna st. hehehe... i remember marunong na kong magipon nun. i would give what's left of my baon to our helper tapos sya ang nagtatago for me. di naman nya ko kinukupitan. i also remember na nagtitinda-tindahan kami ng neighbor friend ko (kyte, my wedding coordinator). we would buy candies and junk food sa sari sari store tapos ibebenta namin. naturally, nalugi kami. mas mahal ang benta namin e. it was also this time na naganap ang people power. my mom would always go to rally along with her friends. i remember yellow pins, ribbons, shirts... iyakin din ako sobra nito.

15 yrs ago...

13 yrs old ako. nakatira naman kami sa goodwill 2 paranaque. 1st yr highschool. barkada barkada..crushes crushes... seems that i can't remember anything significant ah hmmmm..... all i can remember is i used to hang out with my neighbor friend and classmate, mers. tapos ung maid nila, atribida! ayaw ba naman kami papasukin sa bahay nila dahil daw magkakalat kami! lech!

10 yrs ago...

18 yrs old ako. in a relationship (1st) with a highschool classmate. attended college at UST, took up commerce. met my still good friends ace and ryan pero di ko pa sila close nun. had my debut at a rooftop in a makati condo. stayed in a dorm kahit na ang sched ko sa is 7-11 am. hehee... that's where i met sheryl, rhoda and jet.

5 yrs ago...

23 yrs old ako. sa binan laguna na kami nakatira. this time the house is ours. hehee.. no more renting. i am working at zilog, a semiconductor company in sucat paranaque. was in a relationship (4th) with a co-worker in a different department. met folks with different strokes. staying at this company tested my patience and ability to deal with difficult people hehehe...

3 yrs ago...

25 yrs old. i was mending a broken heart from my 5th relationship. transferred to a new company at madrigal, alabang. loving the single life. but sometimes hate being dateless on special ocassions. went on friendly dates din. on the later part of the year, exclusively dated a former ofcmate from zilog (richard).

last year...

went to negros to meet richard's family for the 1st time. resigned from work. got married TWICE! hehehe... (civil and church) to richard. had to wait for a total of 6mos for richard coz he had to leave for france for training.

this year...

got pregnant!!!!

yesterday...

spent the whole day surfing the net, burning dvds and watch HOUSE on dvd.

last night...

i forgot to let baby hear classical music kasi super antok na.

today...

super naiinitan! i am only wearing a towel as i type! yaiks! i couldn't take a nap ksi nga ang init d ko abot ang aircon! nyaaaaaa!

tomorrow...

watch the amazing race in the morning at ch23. tapos hmmmmm will probably continue reading og mandino's GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD.

next year...

fully concentrate on my biz. plan to go to guimaras with baby. yun palang hehehe...

5-10 yrs from now...

with 3 more kids siguro (God willing). still happily married living a simple and contented life.

walang magawa

2006-04-05T15:49:00.000+08:00

wala lang akong magawa. got this from a w@wie. i think i've been tagged before but i think i was too busy then to fill it out. here goes:

A is for Accent: even if i lived in laguna for the longest time, wala parin akong puntong laguena (or whatever u call it). buti na lang. i hate laguna's diction. panget pakinggan! the reason probably is that i don't know anyone here hehehe... i am anti-social. hindi ako mahilig mangapit-bahay.

B is for Biggest expense: hmmmmm..... right now im super tipid. i don't have my own money to spend kasi (hehehe). i am richard's palamunin (hehehe).

C is for Chore I hate: ayokong magpunas ng dining table with basang basahan. paghugasin mo na ko ng tambak basta ayoko humawak ng basang basahan. hehehe...

D is for Dad's name: jose aka joe

E is for Essential cosmetic item: body shop liquid blush

F is for Favorite perfume or cologne: my fave perfume has always been sunflower and ck1. pero right now im using richard's pasalubong from france: burberry which i like also. fave cologne nenuco parin!

G is for Gold or silver: silver.

H is for Hometown: lived in paranaque till 1997 then moved to binan laguna na.

I is for Insomnia: wala.

J is for Job title: plain housewife!

K is for Kids: still on the family way. this is the 1st. not sure pa if girl or boy! hopefully boy! hehehe...

L is for Living arrangements: we have our own house but my parents are staying with us

M is for Mom's birthplace: pampanga

N is Number of apples you've eaten: hehehe.... i've been eating a lot of fuji apples lately since i am pregnant.

O is for Overnight hospital stays: thrice: 1. i think i was confined for a month nung 1 yr old palang ako due to broncho pneumonia 2. nung 1st yr highschool ako due to amoebiasis (yak hehehe) 3. nung 3rd yr college ako due to an accident. after that, i had 2 more hospital stays pero sa emergency lang, outpatient lang (thank god!). ung una dahil sa empacho hahahaha ung pangalawa is nung december 2005 lang, nagchill ako ng sobra sobra na halos mukhang im in seizure. scariest experience grabe.

P is for Phobia: wala.

Q is for Quest: To find out and fulfill my mission in life.

R is for Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

S is for Siblings: 1 older sister - Jho and 1 younger brother - JR

T is for Time I wake up: 630am during weekdays ksi sinasabayan ko si richard ng gising (i usually wake him up)and mga 7am during weekends ksi kailangan naming mag-brisk walking.

U is for Unnatural hair colors I've worn: nung 2nd yr college ako, i wore a burgundy (almost close to red) in my super short hair. hehehe.... tapos mga 4yrs ago ata i had my hair dyed to copper. ampanget promise.

V is for Vegetable I refuse to eat: beans

W is for Worst habit: i hate myself for procrastinating. tsaka sometimes i dont finish what i start. i am easily discouraged.

X is for X-rays I've had: when i was still working, annually, during company physical exmas

Y is for Yummy foods I make: i've only been proud with my carbonara ksi richard loved it! im not much of a cook pero i want to start to learn hehehe... and to bake too!

Z is for Zodiac sign: scorpio.

baby updates!

2006-03-30T16:33:00.000+08:00

im 21 wks and i have a big tummy already! too bad i can't share any pix showing how proud i am to be preggy coz i forgot to recharge the batteries of our digicam when we had our beach outing at nasugbu batangas last weekend. sayang nagpa-henna tattoo pa naman ako sa tyan ko mwahahahahah!

i love the beach and i miss it already! i was sort of sabit lang sa department outing nila richard hehehe.... i was quite surprised that there's a good beach at nasugbu pala. not from where we stayed though. we still had to make a boat ride and the boat man took us to what he calls "white beach" dahil daw white sand! hahahha.. when we got there, the beach wasn't that white, it was parang close to ecru (think the original color of safeguard) pero my gawd, the water was awesome! the beach is free of charge! heheheh... but the guard of kawayan cove (a private resort) have to control the # of swimmers there.

one of the moms there told me that swimming is good for pregnant women. gusto daw ng baby yun hehehe.... kaya may i float and sisid lang ako dun hehehe... what's great with being preggy is i get to wear a skimpy top! yes! with my big tummy with henna tattoo showing in all its glory!! hehehe...

hmmmmm ano pa ba... ahh! yung boat man tinuro samin yung private beach resort ni heart evangelista! hehehe! ang ganda and ang laki hehehe...

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we've started to let the baby listen to classical music! before i go to bed, i turn on the mp3 player and place the earphone near to my tummy just below my belly button (they say doing this would somehow avoid the chance of having a breech delivery -- i just don't know how true this is hehehehe). listening to classical music daw kasi helps stimulate baby's brain and they become smarter hehehe...

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im scheduled for another ultrasound (my second) two weeks from now for my OB to determine the correct aging of baby. dra. cagayan also told me that we would also know by then the sex of the baby. we're so excited!!!!!

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where to deliver??????? arrrrrrrggggghhhhh..... our OB has clinics in Ospital ng Muntinlupa and Asian Hospital. I asked her how much a normal delivery (God willing) would cost in Asian (wishful thinking) and she said "50k, all in, semi private room". waaaaaaaaaaahhhh... ang mahal naman nun! tapos u get to stay for 1 day lang! parang outpatient kumbaga hahahaha! syempre dagdag bayad for additional day. hehhee... richard would only smile (more like thinking "ano ka hilo? sa bahay ka na lang manganak! hehehehe"... with OspMun it would only cost us 25k for a private room, all in. hmmmmm... not bad.... (that is considering that it's a normal delivery).

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i am so relieved that i'm still qualified for a maternity benefit in SSS! i stopped working in July 2005 and medyo nagaalangan ako na baka hindi na ko covered. good thing i still am! hehehe... galing ako kanina sa SSS and dahil sa gusto kong manigurado ay tinanong ko ung SSS girl dun kung pano ang tamang computation. ayos din pala may pakinabang din pala kahit papano sa gobyerno hehehehe...

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more updates next post!

A Novena for an Expectant Mother

2006-03-28T13:00:00.000+08:00

just want to share with you a novena i got from n@w (newlywedsatwork) forums:

Great St. Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of our meek and humble saviour, and devoted child of the mother of God, endkindle within my heart one spark of that heavenly fire of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love.

O Glorious St. Gerard, because like divine master, you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of motherhood and shield the child i now bear, that it may be brought safely to the light and day and receive the sacrament of baptism.

Hail Mary (3x).

the day when my clothes won't fit

2006-03-06T12:07:00.000+08:00

i am still on denial.

i still can't accept the fact that i can't get into my regular clothes anymore. i changed into my going-to-the-grocery outfit kanina and it wont fit. haaaaaaaaaayyyy.... it's really time for me to buy new and larger clothes ASAP!

what's cooking?

2006-02-15T07:33:00.000+08:00

i am beginning to reinvent myself... from a plain computer-tambay housewife to a plain still- computer-tambay-slash-cook housewife. yes. nagluluto na po ako. 2 days ago, i surprised richard with one of the few dishes i know called "baked talong". i almost forgot that i am the assigned cook that night and only remembered it when richard got home from work. i can tell from richard's face that it wasn't the best dish he tasted with his comments like "sana nilagyan mo ng itlog". DUH! e hindi naman torta ang niluluto ko no! anyways, sabi naman nya na masarap naman daw. pero lalo daw sasarap kung may itlog. haaaaaaayyyy....

the next time came yesterday, valentines day, and incidentally, richard's bday. he surprised me yesterday morning kasi when i received a delivery from holland tulips! huwow! how sweet! 12 red tulips! so nagisip ako what to give him and thought of cooking tuna carbonara. i called my bestfriend hazel and asked for the ingredients. medyo may kakaibang twist lang ang version ni hazel because of the cream of mushroom soup. when richard got home, nagluluto pa ko and kita ko na tuwang tuwa sya to just see me in the kitchen. he hardly sees me in the kitchen kasi hehehe... so anyways, he super liked my tuna carbonara! sarap na sarap talaga sya! one thing i liked about my husband is nagsasabi sya ng totoo. if he doesn't like the taste, he'll tell you. kaya mas naniwala ako sa kanya nung sinabi nyang masarap ang luto ko hehehe....

hmmmmm ano kaya ang sunod kong lulutuin?

parents-to-be

2006-02-13T09:40:00.000+08:00

richard and i are very excited parents to be. sa sobrang excited namin, ngayon palang pinagpaplanuhan na namin ang 1st bday ni baby. hahaha... maybe we got really thrilled after attending a bday party at pixie forest in festival mall yesterday. there were balloon making, bubble show, free ride all u can tickets for kids, games for kids and adults, basta ang saya saya! we plan na when it's our baby's 1st bday na, we'll have face painting, magic show, ice cream, cotton candy... and i would personally shop for the contents of the loot bags!

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we were waiting for our buffalo wings take out yesterday (at hindi pa kami nabusog sa party) when it dawned on us that we're already starting to plan our baby's 1st bday party when we haven't even thought of our baby's name yet! wala kaming maisip na matinong name talaga. we started with the names of our favorite tv characters: gil grissom (csi), warrick brown (csi), jack bauer (24), hugh laurie (house)... hehehe... walang matino. we ended up with nothing.

a stork finally delivers us a.............

2006-01-31T08:18:00.000+08:00

BABY!

imagine our excitement when we heard the baby's heartbeat during my first prenatal check up with my OB! i was like "narinig mo yun ging? narinig mo yun?" and super ngiti lang si richard, probably wondering if it's a boy, kung kamukha nya, kung kulot din ba, kung chinito din ba, kung pareho din sila ng hairline (heartshaped hehehe).....

so right now, i am dealing with what a pregnant woman usually have to experience during her pregnancy.... breast changes (bigger and tender! ahehehehe), frequent urination, super sensitive smell, mood swings (i am not the same person im tellin' yah), oilier skin (ewww... i got pimples all over my face!), stuffy nose, fatigue (uggghhhh.... i am always sleeping!), almost disappearing waistline (huhuhu) ... but the good thing is, i dont experience any food cravings or morning sickness! at all!

more preggy kwentos next time! i think i have to take my 9am nap... haaayy....

2006-01-13T17:23:00.000+08:00

i am the laziest person i know (in the whole wide world).

i get up very early in the morning. around 530am. without even brushing my hair or do what WAS my usual morning ritual, i sit infront of my PC and connect to the internet. i chat with Richard for a while, maybe until 8am (that would be 1am in France). I eat breakfast for 15mins. I go back to the computer. Play freecell (how pathetic). or chat with a friend who's online. Surf the internet for awhile. Go to my sister's house and play with my nieces. Take my lunch. Watch GameKaNaBa and try to outwit the studio contestants or curse the stupid ones. Spend the rest of the afternoon channel surfing. Giddilly wait for Frogprince. Take a bath (this is when i will brush my hair for the 1st time the whole day). Sleep. Connect to the internet again. Watch tv. Eat dinner. Sleep.

This has been my new ritual since Richard was away.

Heck, i am even too lazy to think of a title for this entry.

Geez. I need to get my life back soon.

hang over

2006-01-05T07:05:00.000+08:00

you would think i have a hang over from Christmas and Newyear celebration? nope... it's been over a month now and i still can't stop thinking of the memories from our wedding. let me share some of them to you:

a. the arrival of my hubby Richard from France two weeks before the wedding
b. the arrival of Richard's immediate family from Negros a week before the wedding. this is the first time that both sets of our parents will meet. They stayed at our house in Binan, Laguna.
c. the arrival of my brother's family from Davao a few days before our wedding
d. staying at a very gorgeous resthouse in Tagaytay (owned by Richard's cuz) with all our families, some friends, and coordinators on the eve of our wedding until the day after our wedding.
e. my frustrations during the wedding --- praying it won't rain, that the suppliers come on time (i had all these wedding nightmares that my suppliers won't make it to my wedding!!)
f. my sister almost forgetting the rings!
g. the run away bride effect - i didn't really know what happened here. i was at the church on time. nagtataka ko why its taking them so long to call me for the line up.. lo and behold! when i was instructed to climb up the stairs na, wala na ang buong entourage dun! so people inside were starting to ask "asan na si jenee??". imagine the look on richard's face hhahahahha... akala nila di na ko tutuloy talaga ehehhehe...
h. my wedding march - it put me to tears, really. the voice of TSG is really heavenly.
i. the very solemn mass
j. the vows which put all our female entourage and parents to tears. after reciting them, i heard sniffing from behind. kakatuwa. they all look funny sa pictures! hahhahahha....
k. the Our Father song - nakakapanindig balahibo
l. my secondary veil na ayaw umayos sa pwesto. my MOH (my sis) has to fix it almost every minute hehehe...
m. our kiss! richard made it look more romantic --- sumukob kasi sya sa veil ko hheheheh.... sa pictures it looked like a long kiss pero hmmm i don't know.. i can't remember.. and it looked like i dipped a little hahaha....
n. our presentation as husband and wife - TSG put a little drama in it. after Father Thom presented us, they immediately sang the chorus of "i love u more today than yesterday". it was fun! hehee...
o. how VS&F turned Sotogrande into a very beautiful reception place. so lovely. everything was perfect.
p. everyone was raving about the food! richard and i weren't able to eat during the reception and only had a taste nung nasa resthouse na. we took home the excess food and cake!
q. the speeches - we asked 4 of our loved ones (my sis, sis in law, my dad and richard's bestman) to give short speeches lang. they were all meaningful. i saw one of our ninangs cry during my dad's speech hehehe...
r. my brother shouting at everyone's delight "CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES!!" after the toast. hindi daw kasi namin sya pinagspeech kaya sinigaw na lang nya hehehe...
s. the 3 minute rain! it happened during dinner and most of the guests had to transfer to the covered area! buti na lang sandali lang ang ulan!! we thought they'd leave but they finished until the program ended.
t. i can't stop thinking that while everyone was having dinner, i was writing checks (payment for our suppliers hehehe)! right at our table beside my husband who's busy munching something. hehehhe...
u. the garter toss game which didn't involve any garter hehehe... siguro it's best to call it the bachelor's game. it was hilarious! my coordinator/emcee asked for the guy's right shoe and put in a big paper bag. she scattered all the shoes somewhere near the buffet table tapos the guys had to run to get their right pair (to which TSG played a fast song to complement their running hehehe). kung sino mahuli, sya yung "it". Tonyo (richard's bestman) came in last hehehe..
v. the garter ceremony - since Deborah (the bachelorette) is wearing pants that time, Tonyo has to put the garter in her arm instead --- using his mouth (to the tune of "i feel good") ehehehe...
w. the gifts! natuwa kami with all the gifts we received! nice plates, cutleries, big drinking glasses!!!, pressure cooker!!!! turbo broiler!!!! griller!!!!! (im so excited u would think i cook huh! hehehe) and everything talaga we're so thankful!
x. the money gifts!! hahahah! we didn't really expect that we'd receive any money but we're really thankful! what happened kasi was we had to pay some suppliers on the day of the wedding, it turns out im out of check and out of cash!!! tapos when i counted all the money we received that night, nakahinga ako ng maluwag coz hindi na ko namroblema! kakatuwa! that's what i call Divine Intervention... whoa!

so there! my fond memories of our wedding! i hope u enjoyed reading coz i had fun reminiscing!

THANK YOU

2005-12-19T17:04:00.000+08:00

In behalf of my hubby Richard, we would like to thank EVERYONE who took time to travel all the way up to Batangas and Tagaytay to take part in our wedding. We really appreciate it. You really made our wedding truly memorable.

special thnx to:

a. to both our immediate families, for putting up with us (especially me) during the last week of the preparations. tnx for helping with the misalettes and running some errands. tnx for all the support!!!

b. To Father Thom, who graciously accepted to be our wedding celebrant, even if he has to travel from Bataan.

c. Manong Binggot (Richard's cuz) who let us use their very gorgeous resthouse in Tagaytay for 3 days. Thank you for being so generous and accomodating. Thank you for preparing extra food. Super tnx!

d. tnx to Philip, Sir George and nong Binggot for accepting to stand as proxy (abay and principal sponsor) in such short notice.

e. to our suppliers, for doing a great job and for not giving me a headache on the day of our wedding! much appreciated! hehehe...

f. to my sister (and MOH) Jho and Dante for providing extra transpo during the wedding, for letting us use your Pajero as our bridal car, for accompanying me to some of my supplier's meetings..

g. to our eucharistic sponsors (commentator, readers, offerors), thank you for accepting the role.

Maraming maraming salamat!

sa mga nagpopost sa shoutbox ko

2005-12-17T15:38:00.000+08:00

hi guys! paumanhin po dahil for some reason, hindi nagaappear ang reply ko sa mga msg nyo sa shoutbox. baka sabihin nyo na ini-snob ko kayo. thanks for the well wishes and greetings by the way!

vannie - andyan na rating ko for sujee! hehehee
dionne - tnx! and hello!
honey - yep! available pa ang digicam!
pia - hello and thnx!
nette - hello and tnx!
jacque - hello din!
delish - hehehe oo nga e ikakasal na din si sujee! hehehe..

Our Wedding Paraphernalias

2005-12-16T20:12:00.000+08:00

BRIDAL SHOES: Unisa (CMG), Alabang Town Center

I was supposed to have my bridal shoes custom made by a Marikina shoe maker but that didn't push thru because a day before we were supposed to meet, i went to Alabang Town Center to window shop, with no intention of buying anything. Kaso, the CMG store caught my eye! 70% off SALE!! woohoo! nagbaka-sakali lang ako and lookee here, i saw the perfect bridal shoes for me! The original price was P3500, naging P999 na lang!!! hehehe.... kaso ang problem, they have no size 6 1/2. Their last pair is 7. Hindi naman sya maluwang na maluwant, ang problem lang yung strap. The saleslady there was kind enough to suggest na dadagdagan na lang nila ng butas yung strap para magkasya sakin. So ok naman!

GROOM'S SHOES: Rockport, Landmark

Another good find! swerte namin kasi palagi naming natyetyempuhan na sale! Syempre mas mahal ang shoes ni Richard, ok lang, mas mahal naman ang gown ko hahahahhha!

RINGS: GOLDENAS

Ito ang hindi namin masyadong pinrioritize ni Richard. Rings are so expensive! Especially yung may mga bato! Buti na lang, pareho naming hindi gusto ang may bato (my reason is meron na kasing bato yung engagement ring and parang overkill na kung parehong rings ko (which i will wear in the same finger) e may bato) so we just opted for a plain white gold wedding ring with a shiny finish. Sale din namin nakuha (10% off) hehehe...

JEWELRY

This is also one thing i don't intend to waste my money on. I just bought a fancy jewelry at a booth in Festival Mall, yung puro mga muslim ang mga saleslady hehehe... For P500, meron na kong necklace and earrings (pero earrings lang ang sinuot ko, my mom borrowed my necklace). Yung bracelet naman, hiniram lang ng mom ko sa friend nya ksi napansin nya wala akong bracelet hehehehe...

my something borrowed

RED WINE: CHAMDOR by Louis Maclean

I first got a taste of Chamdor at World Trade Center last year when we were Christmas shopping. Meron kasi silang free wine tasting. Sa sobrang sarap, nakailang balik ako hehehehe.... it's non alcoholic so wala akong worry na may guest akong sesenglot senglot sa reception hehehe.... I ordered 1 case (12 bottles) thru the exclusive distributor, Louis Maclean. The people there are very prompt and i had no problem transacting with them. I reserved 4 bottles for the male principal sponsors, and served the remaining bottles to our guests during the reception.

purple japanese wrapper from Nat'l Bookstore, gift tag courtesy of my reliable printer

CORD: DO-IT-YOURSELF

All the materials were bought from Wellmanson, Quiapo. Tuhog tuhog lang and tyaaadannn! you have a cord!

UNITY CANDLE: DO-IT-YOURSELF

Buti na lang may natyempuhan akong candle sa SM na white with lavander accent in the lower part. Sale din! Nagprint lang ako sa tracing paper with Carpenter font and ginlue ko yung details sa candle. Pag malayo, akala mo sa candle mismo nakaprint yung wedding details hehehe...

ROSARY: DIVISORIA

During one of my Divisoria trips, i chanced upon this lavander colored rosary for just 15 pesos.

PARTY POPPERS: DIVISORIA

Used during our grand entrance in the reception and our first dance. Bought for P20 each (we had 4).

SOUVENIR: PAPEMELROTI

I ordered 80 boxes of thoughts/tips from Papemelroti. I wanted something useful kasi, not something na pang-display lang. I chose "have a wonderful life: everyday good things to do to add more joy you life". Wherein everyday, pick ka lang from the box, tapos sundin mo lang (or just read it kung ayaw mong sundin) yung nakalagay dun hehehe... I got a 20% discount since i ordered in bulk tapos they custom printed our names, wedding date and venue in the cover. I ribboned it with the excess sinamay from VCQ.

HOLY BIBLE: my own

Here's my something old (obvious ba may nakasulat pa hehehe). I just covered it with dark violet handmade paper which i ordered from Mang Virgil of VCQ.

OFFERTORY CANDLES: SM

Bought 2 small offertory candles at SM for P30 each ata. Yung matches ninenok ko lang sa kitchen namin tapos kinoveran ko lang ng dark violet na handmade paper hehehe...

CHEST/ARRHAES: Wellmanson, Quiapo; coins from dad and richard's collection

I don't want to use the usual arrhaes na parang bell shaped tapos nakasabit yung 13 coins so i bought a miniature treasure chest from Wellmanson and filled it with 13 of my dad and richard's coin collection from their trips abroad. Shinine ko lang para maganda naman tingnan.

SARONG: FILIPINIANA SECTION OF SM

Wala kasi akong mahanap na maganda (at mura) na silk robe. So naghanap na lang ako ng medyo lavander colored sarong which i will use during the bridal preps.

LIVE BUTTERFLIES/BUTTERFLY WINGS: ACCLAIM, SOUTHMALL

I ordered 50 live butterflies which we will release during the bridal march. The night before the wedding, meron nang iilan na namatay (huhuhu, and i though 12 days ang buhay nila, oh well, siguro ika-12th day na nung butterfly nung araw na yun huhuhu). It comes with a beautiful cage (syempre!) and triangular papers wherein pwedeng ilagay din dun isa isa ang butterflies. I believe some where distributed to the abays and released it nung malapit na ko sa altar.

Supplier's Ratings Part 12

2005-12-16T19:18:00.000+08:00

CHURCH FLOWER ARRANGEMENT: FLOWERS UNLIMITED

I saved what seemed to be the hardest to rate for last. I got Flowers Unlimited, the exclusive florist of VS&F 2 mos before the wedding. I was actually already booked with Flowers of May (both for the entourage and church) but i had a problem dealing with FOM so i decided to switch to Flowers Unlimited instead (for the church arrangement that is). Mabait kausap si Roland. And he gave me a pretty good price. Wala naman talaga akong masabi sa set up sa reception (ito yung sinasabi ko sa previous post ko re VS&F's exclusive florist who were very generous with the roses). Kahit naman sa church. We talked about the church arrangement: i only want roses and greens. i want candles in small votives in both sides of the aisle over scattered red and white rose petals. i want candle holders with roses for my unity candle. i want a plant box with red roses in the altar. i want bamboos (about 8 at around 5ft each) in the aisle and near the entrance of the church. They delivered everything. Nung pumasok ako sa simbahan, it was so enchanting. Especially with the effect of the lighted candles in the aisle. With the tall bamboos on the side. Para kang hindi nasa simbahan.

When i thought everything is so perfect, after we were presented as husband and wife, after the kiss, we got ready for the picture taking. Dun ko lang napansin what could be my worst nightmare. Yung pinakabottom ng bamboo, were covered in red and white plastic!!! yes, the kind you see in the market!!! talagang nilakihan ko pa ang mata ko para makita kung tama ba talaga ang nakikita ko, red and white plastic????? infairness, naka-cover naman sya sa transparent colored na sinamay. I was so disheartened. It may seem mababaw pero i reiterated with Roland to cover the bamboo with something nice naman. Atsaka, sayang with the photo ops! I had to delete every picture na super obvious yung plastic at our photographer's wedding gallery kasi panira talaga. Sobrang sayang. Ok na sana e. It was so obvious. Nagtataka nga ako bat di ko kagad napansin nung nagbridal march ako pero nung patapos na, and when i saw the pics, panira talaga. Gusto kong umiyak but what can i do? Naiinis ako ksi parang iniisip ko, habang nilalagay nila yun na iniisip nila, wala lang, di mapapansin. i mean, Roland knows how meticulous i am pag dating sa ganyan. He should know na pangit sa paningin ang red and white plastic. I texted Roland a day after the wedding kasi i saw the pix from my brother's digicam and nainis talaga ako. I actually told him na he did great with the set up, dissapointing lang yng sa bamboo, but he never replied to apologize. Kaya naiinis lang ako. If not for that, perfect rating na sana ang ibibigay ko sa kanila. Nasasayangan lang ako with the pictures. Kasi ampanget talaga pag kasama yung plastic. huhuhuhu....

I would still recommend Roland, kasi the flowers he provided are in full bloom. Pero sana next time, ewan ko, probably he wasn't there to assist, pero even if i reiterated that one specific detail and nakalimutan pa din, what can you do? But i would still recommend him. Siguro i'm just one of his unlucky clients who has to deal with this.

Supplier's Ratings Part 11

2005-12-16T18:10:00.000+08:00

OTD COORDINATOR: KYTE CACHO

I've known Kyte since 1st grade. Aside from being classmates, we used to be neighbors in BF P'que, so dealing with each other re the wedding details has never been a problem. I can say that i have no regrets getting her, instead of the seasoned coordinators in the wedding industry. I've always known her to be very organized, focused, and creative. She never failed me (along with Debo and Jen who makes up her team). They practically absorbed the pre-wedding jitters i've been feeling (and the stress ----- will it rain? will the suppliers come on time??? will it rain????? and lastly, will it raiiiinnnn?????). Kasama na namin sila a day before the wedding nung umakyat kami sa Tagaytay. Which is a good thing coz we were able to wrap up the final details of the programme, etc.. etc.. As early as 630am on my wedding day, they are already up and ready! We set up the manequin and the gown. Pinlantsa and binlower pa nila ang napakahabang train ko dahil medyo lukot na sya sa pagkakafold sa box. Nakapagmeeting pa ang mga entourage who are already in the resthouse led by Kyte. Kyte called up the suppliers who are supposed to go to the resthouse and asked their whereabouts (medyo mahirap kasing hanapin ang resthouse e hehehe). They made sure we follow the schedule. They made sure everybody (including the suppliers) grabbed something to eat. Debo patiently fixed the hair of one of my flowergirls kahit na sinasampal sampal sya (hehehe, bad juliah!) Basta they made sure everything is taken cared of. And that's what a coordinator should make a bride feel on the day of her wedding.

There were glitches, yes. But those were tolerable and i'm fine with that. A bride should learn to deal with imperfections (as long as it's tolerable hahaha) because realistically speaking, no wedding is glitch-free!

The reception was fun, thanks to kyte who is also our emcee. I told her i want an informal dinner kasi, di naman mga super formal ng mga guests namin. We don't want them to feel stiff, we want them to have fun! Kyte suggested na instead of table numbers ang ilagay namin sa mga tables, why don't we put mga names or events or trivias about me and Richard. Bale ang mangyayari, parang papahulaan ni kyte yung trivia na sasabihin nya. Tapos kung yung answer sa trivia is yung name ng table nyo, kayo na ang next for the picture taking. It was a great idea. Kasi yung mga guests namin, habang hinihintay ang turn for the picture taking, talagang nakikinig sila, eager to know kung sila na ba ang next hehehe (and nagkakaron pa sila ng information about us hehehe). Ok sya e ksi unlike the table # na kawawa naman yung last table # kasi alam na nila kagad na sila talaga ang last na tatayo. Dito, binubunot ng emcee yung trivia kaya fair sa lahat hehehehe.... One example of the table name is PIRATES. Why pirates? Kyte first gave the description for the guests to figure out: Did you know that Richard & Jenee should both be arrested in buying pirated DVDs in bulk at Quiapo? They have the complete series of 24, CSI, Friends, SATC, and Band of Brothers. (The table names were printed in a thick lavander paper, cut and laminated at Nat'l Bookstore. VS&F provided the clips).

Their fee? Presyong kaibigan hehehehe... But i believe kung sa iba e reasonable pa din ang presyo nila.

Oh, and by the way, if you need a choreographer for your first dance, Debo is the girl to look for. Eversince highschool sya na ang resident choreographer namin for the school presentations. She actually taught me and Richard the steps for our first dance, The Way You Look Tonight. Kaso i chickened out and did not do the "dip". hehehehe....

If you are interested in their services, their contact # is available upon request.

Supplier's Ratings Part 10

2005-12-14T20:09:00.000+08:00

CATERER: VS&F

How do i HIGHLY RECOMMEND VS&F? Let me count the ways.....

1. For a very reasonable fee, they were able to give me a package no one else can resist. Our menu consists of 6 main courses, 2 appetizers, a pick and mix salad bar, 2 kinds of rice, soup, 2 desserts and 2 overflowing drinks. Hindi lang sa madami e, masarap pa.

2. At eto pa, sa flat rate na binigay nila samin, kasama na ang out of town fee and service charge.

3. Halos lahat ng requests namin, pinagbigyan nila. My AE, Connie Sanchez is very generous and accomodating to most of our requests. We wanted chivalry chairs not just for the presidential table, but all the guests, pumayag sila. We requested if they can lend us luminaries, pumayag sila (and hindi nila kami tinipid sa luminaries. They were everywhere.) We requested kung pwedeng gawing side dish na lang ang veggies instead na isang main course, pumayag sila. I told them i'm serving wine, they gladly acknowledged and prepared their waiters to serve them during the toast. Tapos, when we had our final foodtasting with them, they told me na dadagdagan nila ng runners yung lahat ng chivalry chairs. Buti na lang meron silang available na lavander and dark violet na color. Ganda talaga.

the chair runners

4. Since our theme is zen, buti na lang meron silang bagong Zen backdrop. We don't need to hire an event stylist for that. Tamang tama pa na meron silang parang Japanese umbrellas in the buffet table so nagmukhang zen talaga.

the japanese gazebo

5. Their exclusive florist, Flowers Unlimited (who i also got for the church) did a great job with the reception set up at no extra cost. I made sure kasi na basic pa din ang cost ng set up para walang dagdag. Sabi ko lang naman, the only flower i want to see in the reception is red roses. Ang dami daming red roses and ang ganda pa ng pagka-bloom nya. Ang ganda din ng presidential table lay out. Pinagbigyan nila ako sa request ko na mag-add ng medyo big candles, about 5 big candles tapos puro red roses in clear vases, tapos i also told them to scatter rose petals. Basta ang ganda. So romantic ang dating.

6. The staff and waiters are very organized! It helped that most of them has a radio kaya everything seems to be in order.

7. They were able to transform the very plain Sotogrande into a very beautiful reception venue. Lahat ng guests namin naappreciate what they saw. Dun sa walkway na medyo makitid and with plants on both sides, may mga luminaries kaya para kang papasok sa isang enchanted garden hehehehhe....

the walkway

the buffet area

Supplier's Ratings Part 9

2005-12-14T18:13:00.000+08:00

PHOTOGRAPHER: MIMI ABESAMIS/KARL DE LEON

Richard and I are proud of ourselves for picking very good suppliers. And Mimi/Karl's one of them. Actually, all our suppliers delivered well. There were glitches here and there but they were tolerable and unnoticeable. With Mimi/Karl (they are "in a relationship" by the way hehehe), we cannot go wrong. Picking the photographer is one of the most difficult thing to decide. Photos (along with the videos) are the only proof of the good memories you had at your wedding. Di naman namin hanap yung pinakamahal. Kuripot ako so hindi ko talaga balak kunin yung mga veteran photographers na sky-high ang presyo. When we got Mimi/Karl, naguumpisa palang sila yet they caught what we are looking for. Kuha kasi nila ang emosyon ng event. They take pictures of people crying, laughing, talking, kids running around. Hindi sila nagtitipid sa shots. They take mostly candid shots, tapos konti lang ang posed shots (which i prefer). If you check out our wedding gallery, you will more or less feel how the ceremony and reception went. Kaya nga binabalik-balikan kong tingnan kasi naaalala ko ulit ang magagandang nangyari during our wedding. Go ahead. Click that link. hehehee...

They also took our prenups (i have an earlier post regarding this) and you can check out some pix here under PRENUPS folder.

Enjoy!

Supplier's Ratings Part 8

2005-12-14T10:49:00.000+08:00

CAKE: ALEX FRANCO

When other brides don't care much about their wedding cake and opted to just take the free cake in their caterer's package, it's a different story for me and richard. I loooooooove cakes. That's why big deal sakin ang wedding cake. And getting Alex is one of the best decisions we've ever made during the entire wedding planning and budgeting. Although his price is pretty reasonable for a 5 layer all-edible non-fondant cake (compared to others na out of the 5 layers, 2 layer lang ata ang edible, fondant pa), mahal pa din. But as all the other pricey suppliers which i highly recommend, it's worth it. Very worth it.

When we met with him for the first time to discuss the design and the flavor of the cake, he gave us a free mini cake to enjoy (parang cake tasting na din, pero actually you don't need to do a cake tasting na pag si Alex ang gumawa ng cake that i assure you). Meron pa kaming tutorial on how to properly cut the cake.

He gave us a mini cake as a wedding gift, tapos kasama sa package nya are real fruits and flowers (ay separate fee pala yun hehehe) and 30 brownies na pinamigay din namin. During the reception, masama man sa loob ko (hehehe) we shared the 2 bigger layers with our guests and inuwi namin ang 3 remaining layers. I also ordered 4 mini cakes na binigay namin sa mga female principal sponsors namin.

yumyumyum!!!

we are still debating kung black grapes ba ang tawag dyan. but it sure tasted like grapes.

brownies!

Supplier's Ratings Part 7

2005-12-14T09:59:00.000+08:00

CHOIR/BAND: THE SENTIMENTAL GROOVE

I have only good words and praises for them. They really were able to set the mood in the ceremony. I never imagined i would cry while walking down the aisle, pero hearing the chorus of "Feels like home" put me to tears. Ang ganda ganda ng rendition nila promise. Lahat ng songs for the ceremony were beautifully sang. Kinilabutan ang marami sa "Our Father". When Fr. Thom presented us as Mr. and Mrs. Richard Obordo, biglang pasok ng chorus ng "I love you more today than yesterday" kaya ang saya saya ng mood during our kiss.

Same with reception. Everybody was impressed. They suggested we do the TSG version of the Opening Prayer --- they will sing the 1st stanza of the song "The Prayer" tapos Fr. Thom will lead the prayers, and after that, biglang pasok ng last stanza of "The Prayer" again. Ang galing. Maraming natuwa when "What a wonderful world" was sang during the cake cutting. Gayang gaya kasi ang boses nung original singer hehehe....

Although i didn't think they were able to play some cocktail music kasi when i asked my coordinator kung nasa reception na ang TSG (while Richard and I are still in the bridal car waiting for our cue to enter) e sabi nya nagse-set up pa daw. But you know, i didn't really care if they were not able to sing all the songs i requested. They were able to carry the whole program. Basta ang galing nila. For example, i think i wanted "it's getting hot in here" during the garter ceremony pero pinalitan nila ng "i feel good" which is i think much better.

For the price, they were a little pricey. We got their all-in-one group which is composed of 8 performers (1 flute, 1 keyboard, 1 acoustic guitar, 1 bass guitar, 1 digital drums, 3 singers, and soundsystem) hehehee... pero worth it, super.

Just a tip though, for anyone who plans to get them, be sure to just talk with the person in charge of production. And be sure na pag maguusap kayo, if u have requests or changes, make sure na they have your folder. Iisa lang naman ang folder bawat client. Para kung iba iba man ang kausap mo e in sync pa din kayo kasi iisa lang ang tinitingnan nilang client profile. Insists na they have your folder and not just a scratch paper. That's what i did kasi and ok naman ang kinalabasan.

i requested them to play a prelude while the guests are coming in for the ceremony. they stayed outside the church.

doing their thang at the ceremony

Supplier's Ratings Part 6

2005-12-12T17:51:00.000+08:00

CEREMONY VENUE: CALERUEGA CHAPEL

There's not enough words to describe the beauty of this chapel. Nung una pa lang, despite its distance (it's situated at Batulao, Batangas) and the price it will cost us, we already set our mind and hearts that this is where we will get married. Its smallness made the ceremony very solemn. The altar is very elegant that you don't actually need to dress it up because it's beautiful as it is. We are so happy we made the right decision to pick this place to hold the ceremony.

Anyways, for those thinking of getting married here, the cost of the chapel does not include anything (yes that's right) except the use of the chapel. no red carpet, no flowers. It didn't really matter to us coz i have the freedom to choose the design/set up/flower arrangement for the church. Yun nga lang, medyo pricey sya considering wala pa syang flowers and red carpet. Pero really worth it naman i assure you.

RECEPTION VENUE: SOTOGRANDE CLUBHOUSE, TAGAYTAY

Picking this venue was actually Richard's idea. I originally wanted Royale Tagaytay pero it's not everyday that Richard requests for something wedding-related so i gave in. I'm not saying i don't like the place. It's just that i'm afraid that it might rain and ruin everything hehehe... The clubhouse is spacious, it can accomodate 150 guests and it has a swimming pool (pero we can't use it hehehe). Mabait ang mga kausap ko dun. They're very accomodating. It's actually under the umbrella of Royale Tagaytay so dun kami nagpupunta. Come wedding day, the only glitch was walang ilaw sa labas, walang ilaw dun sa signage ng Sotogrande. So ang dilim dilim. Di ko nga alam how our guests were able to figure out where the place is kasi i don't think the map helped hehehe... gabi na kasi natapos ang ceremony. Another glitch was syempre, the possibility of rain. Which actually happened for about mga 3minutes lang naman. hehehe... so all's well that ends well hehehe... The helper assigned by Sotogrande is accomodating with our requests too. We asked for spotlights instead of soundsystem na usually kasama sa binayaran namin and they gladly obliged. So i would highly recommend this venue pero not on rainy days, ok?

Supplier's Ratings Part 5

2005-12-10T22:19:00.000+08:00

HAIR & MAKE-UP ARTIST: SUJEE ISTURIS

Getting her was actually not intentional. I was supposed to get her friend Nina Santiago (whom somebody referred from w@w) pero unfortunately, she's not available at my wedding. So she recommended Sujee instead. Hindi naman ako nagkamali. When we had our trial, i was quite surprised na bata pa pala sya. Kaya i was comfortable kagad. She's very softspoken and she listens to my suggestions.

Come wedding day, they arrived 930am. She came with another make up artist, a hairstylist and her boyfriend (hehehe). I liked the make up of the whole entourage. Glowing. Maybe becoz of the color of the cheeks. And ofcourse i liked my make up. and hair. I had an up-do and i asked them to put fresh lavander orchids na pinitas pa ni Richard sa garden that same morning hehehee...

the finished product ehehhe

the fresh orchids

Supplier's Ratings Part 4

2005-12-10T21:42:00.000+08:00

BRIDAL ENTOURAGE FLOWERS: FLOWERS OF MAY

We were supposed to get them for the church too kaso nagkaron ng problem before. Actually dapat nga im gonna cancel them altogether kaso hindi na nga nangyari kasi haaaay i don't wanna talk about it anymore. Anyways, good thing they delivered well. I sooooo loved my bouquet!!! and ok naman yung flowers ng buong entourage. They did not disappoint me. Plus, they arrived early at the resthouse. 9am they delivered the flowers na.

tulips!

calla lilies for all the female entourage

flowergirls' headband

flowergirls' bouquet

Supplier's Ratings Part 3

2005-12-10T20:46:00.000+08:00

INVITATIONS/MISALETTE HARD COVER: Mang Virgil of VCQ

I wanted something unconventional. Not the usual 3-leaf invites, not the usual wordings. Basta kakaiba lang. When we visited Mang Virgil in his shop at Las Pinas, i saw something i liked. It's a book-type invite. Pero we did many revisions to enhance it to look more elegant. I chose the darkest shade of violet para makita talaga ang contrast ng color nya with the white fossilized leaves in the cover. The text will be printed in a tracing paper tapos ang pinakabackground nya is handmade paper with leaves din. We have 8 pages of tracing paper and 8 pages handmade paper as background. Tapos i asked him to put a small pocket sa back cover nya to hold the bridal registry cards.

The invites comes with a box. Pero limited lang kasi mahal ang box e hehehe... i provided boxes for the principal sponsors' invites and the invites which will be shipped via courier.

The price: reasonable for a design that intricate. Ang biro ni Mang Virgil sakin when he delivered the invites, di na daw nya ibibigay ng ganung price ang invites ko hehehe... mahirap daw gawin. Madami syang clients na nakita yung invites ko and gusto nilang gayahin (yabang mode hehehe).

The glitch: i had to reprint 2 pages each invite. Malabo kasi ang entourage page and the map. It had cost me tracing paper and ink. hehehe.

The Misalette hard cover: Maganda. May bookmark pa sya na braided sinamay and fossilized leaf. Basta maganda sya. Sobra pa nga yung binigay ni Mang Virgil. It's either that or nagkamali lang sya ng bilang hehehe...

Yung pinaka-misalette, that's DIY by yours truly. I bought lavander paper sa Nat'l Bookstore lang tapos ako na ang nagprint. Ako na din ang nagtype set. The template i got from w@w files.

hinanap ko pa tong free "carpenter" font na to sa web.

i got this program image from www.theknot.com

Supplier's Ratings Part 2

2005-12-10T18:16:00.000+08:00

MALOU LACSON of Wedding Ensembles

Mothers' Gowns: Malou did great (imho) with the gowns. Pinabayaan ko na lang sya with the design pero she asked me kung anong personalities ng mga moms namin. I told her my mom is less conservative (sa damit) and richard's mom is the more conservative. Kaya she made my mom a spaghetti strap laced top, a long skirt na medyo shiny and a shawl. With richard's mom, it's a simple spaghetti strapped long dress with a shawl.

Matron of Honor: Nahirapan ako humanap ng design for my sister kasi she's horizontally challenged. hehehe. So i just asked Malou to make her a tube top and a long skirt na supposedly merong butterfly sleeves. When she had her initial fitting, my sister didn't like it. And it's not tube. Nagkaron sya ng spaghetti strap. And the gown looked plain. Plus we couldn't do anything with the form kasi nga medyo mataba sya. Hindi na nya pinaayos. What my sister did was removed the butterfly sleeves tapos she bought a shawl and a brooch. Natago ang taba nya and hindi nahalata na her gown is super plain. Sayang kasi if we could've just used a medyo matigas na tela (the term escapes me) e mas ok sana. Mahal kasi ang tela e tsktsktsk...

Bridesmaids: I asked Malou to make a simple tube dress na a little below the knee lang ang length. The tela is same as the MOH's kaya medyo malambot. May belt sya na ang tela is the same as the butterfly sleeves of the MOH, it's a striped organza. Pero i don't think all 3 of them used it kasi nagpagawa pa sila ng belt na same tela as their gown. The verdict: ok lang. better if we used a more makapal na fabric para magkaron ng form.

Female Secondary Sponsors: Just like the bridemaids' pero meron silang butterfly sleeves. Same verdict. Problem is the tela. And, i don't think they wore the sleeves correctly. It's not supposed to show their armpits kasi e. Pero in the pictures, it showed.

Flowergirls: It's just a simple spaghetti strapped balloon dress tapos yung tela nung pinakababa is the striped organza na same as the belt and butterfly sleeves of the female entourage's gowns. Cute. Naging mas cute sya kasi pinalagyan ng handpainted butterflies yung gown from Davao tapos i bought them butterfly wings at Acclaim. hehehe...

Barongs: Lahat ng barong, perfect fit kahit na pinadala lang namin ang mga sukat kasi lahat sila, wala sa manila! And for such a small price!

My Supplier's Ratings Part 1

2005-12-09T09:52:00.000+08:00

WEDDING GOWN/BARONG (with pants): MALOU LACSON of Wedding Ensembles

Getting Malou is a risk. I never heard of her from w@w. The reason why i didn't get someone who's famous in w@w is the risk of that supplier getting so many clients na bka magkaron ng problem with the schedule. Plus, the only supplier from w@w who i want to make my gown is Veluz, kaso she's so pricey for me. Yung design ng gown ko would cost so much and i don't have a budget that big.

What i did was browse thru all the calling cards i got from the recent bridal fair i attended that time. I figured, i would never get their calling card if i didn't like what i saw from the bridal fair. Actually, from what i remember, ang nagustuhan ko dun sa manequin was the barong. The chinese-collared barong. That's the reason why i asked for their calling card. Pero, i still called her and set up a meeting at her shop in Pasay.

So yun na, she was able to talk me to getting her na. Masaya kasi sya kausap. Gusto ko ng masayang kausap hehehe... tapos, i realized na i heard of her shop "wifey clothesline" from before kasi they're known for making quality office uniforms. kaka-start palang actually ng Wedding Ensembles clothing line nila.

So anyways, sa kanya ko pinagawa ang wedding gown ko, and all the female entourage's, barong ng bestman, brother ko and fathers. Yung male entourage we just asked them to use their own barong hehehehe para tipid.

As a result, everyone was raving about my gown. I gave Malou a Monique Lhuillier design, a design almost similar as that of Lea Salonga's gown, the difference is that hers is long sleeved and mine short sleeved. When other wawie's who already saw the picture of my gown asked how much it was, they said na "sobrang mura na" to think na Malou was able to make an almost exact replica. Kuripot kasi ako kaya namamahalan pa din ako. hehehe...

Richard's barong and pants --- perfect. Bagay na bagay syempre. Gwapong gwapo. Hehehehe... The husband of malou insisted that the color of the pants be different among all the abays. para may distinction daw. So they made a light brown pants which matches the color of the embroidery of his barong.

conservative sa harap

daring sa likod hehehe...

Presenting.... the bride and the groom.....

ang haba ng train nyan in fairness

oh before i forget, her package comes with the very long veil, a secondary veil, a petticoat, a pair of white gloves which i did not use coz the rings won't fit, bridal pouch, cord pouch and the.... tyadaaannnn!!!!

GARTER!!! hehehe

if anyone liked Malou's work, her contact # is available upon request.

on my make up sa prenups (pahabol)

2005-12-09T09:03:00.000+08:00

i would like to HIGHLY RECOMMEND my make up artist nga pala nung nag-prenups kami. biglaan lang yan, no earlier booking, no whatsoever. he was just at James Cooper salon (Festival Mall) at the right time hehehehe. His name is Mr. Rey (pero badings sya). sumusunod kasi sya sa sinabi ko "super light make up pls" di tulad nung sa Ystilo. It turned out perfect sa pictures! His contact # is available upon request.

yun lang! eheheheh...

kwentong prenups

2005-12-09T08:34:00.000+08:00

prenups pictorial shoot: originally nov. 15 but was moved to nov. 23, 2005
prenups pictorial location: Enchanted Kingdom
costume: dark violet shirt for me/light lavander shirt for richard + jeans + sneakers
make-up: Mr. Rey of James Cooper Festival Mall - contact# available upon request

we were originally set on a nov. 15 prenups pictorial (incidentally my birthday, and a Tuesday). pero nung morning pa lang, i know something is wrong. we had a very tight schedule that morning coz we needed to rush to Alabang to change some euro and deposit it in the bank and meet with my florist right after to finalize some details and pay him in full. tapos, i still am not sure who will do my make up kasi i just realized na i had to put atleast a little make up on pero im not really serious on booking my make up artist pa for this pictorial. so i didn't bother sujee na. we had a quick lunch. tapos that afternoon palang kami nagcanvass ng mga salon sa festival mall ! talk about cramming! we ended up with Ystilo kasi they're the cheapest (same with James Cooper kaso they don't accept credit card e we don't have enough cash that time). so yun. i told the make up artist, im having a pictorial to be shot at EK so dapat super light lang. yung super light nya, hindi super light. para akong aattend ng debut. at ako ang debutant. richard didn't like it. but what the hell, wala na kami magawa. we're running out of time. we were supposed to meet with mimi and karl at EK by 230pm. we got there on time naman. pero nagtataka kami, bakit walang nakapark na sasakyan. it's a tuesday. i didn't think EK would close on a weekday. but apparently, they do! bweeeesett talaga!!!! mon-tue closed sila. pero by december, open na sila buong week sabi nung security guard dun. as if that matters to us now! grrrr.... well, that's partly my fault. i assumed kagad that they'd be open without checking out their schedule in their website. haaaaaaaayyyyy..... so i called up mimi and told her the bad news. hiyang hiya talaga kami. how could this day go wrong? bday ko pa naman. mimi told us na it's ok and we just have to reschedule to next week. this time, on a wednesday.

so to make the long story short, natuloy din naman ang prenups namin the following week. pero my gawd, ang daming nagfieldtrip!!! ang daming tao super! we had to wait in line for atleast an hour para maka-pagrides lang. pero all's well that ends well. happy naman kami na natapos din! at hindi biro ang 4 hrs na pictorial! nakakapagod ngumiti! buti na lang we chose EK coz we have reasons there to laugh, smile, look goofy which is good sa mga candid shots (which i prefer over posed shots).

here are some pics from the pictorial! enjoy! to view more, click here!

richard:(pabulong) ang ganda mo, ang sexy mo, ang bango bango mo

at the rollercoaster

isinusumpa ko talaga ang anchor's away

good morning, good night

2005-12-07T08:29:00.000+08:00

my visa got denied. i learned about it the day before the wedding. no paris honeymoon for us. worst, we will both be celebrating our first Christmas and new year as husband and wife without each other. it's such a disappointment, i know. we have so many plans. sayang talaga. inisip na lang namin, there is a reason for all of this.

anyhoo, good thing my brother lent his laptop to richard para naman we can chat everyday. he bought webcams too and headset for himself so we can talk.

this morning, i logged on as early as 7am, and surprisingly, richard is online! it's 12mn in Caen. he just got home from dinner hosted by one of his french bosses. he said he's going to keep his webcam on so i can see him sleep hehehe.. i took a snapshot of him shhhhhhhhhh....

sweet dreams, ging.

apologies

2005-12-04T14:58:00.000+08:00

my apologies to everyone who's been waiting for my supplier ratings and pix. i've been sick the past few days :o( scary experience im tellin' yah.

I AM SO BACK

2005-12-01T09:00:00.000+08:00

namiss ko magBLOG!!! pls wait for my pre-wedding kwentos, wedding kwentos, post wedding kwentos, supplier ratings... etc.. etc..... we are scheduled to get the cd's from mimi/karl later kaya we're so excited! (along with other giddy people who wants to have a copy of their own!). cge..cge.. we'll burn 'em later. dapat may bayad! hehehehe....

food trip

2005-10-23T22:44:00.000+08:00

galing ako kanina sa festival mall. mag-isa lang ako kasi lahat ng niyaya ko may lakad daw. lalo ko tuloy namiss si fafa richard. haaaaaaaay.... anyways, kailangan ko kasi ibigay ang mga invites sa isa naming ninong. medyo napagod ako sa kakahintay kasi medyo na-late sya (mga isang oras lang naman). so after namin magkita, nagutom ako. kung yung ibang mga babae, hindi nakakakain mag-isa sa isang restaurant or fastfood, ibahin nyo ko. cowboy ata to.

so dahil sa gutom ko, nagfood trip ako. bumili ako ng jolly double cheese fries sa jollibee "to go" kasi gusto ko pumunta pa sa henlin dahil nagcecrave ako sa siomai ng henlin. masarap talaga ang siomai ng henlin. there's no comparing it to siomais of chowking or ng iba pang naglipana na chinese fastfood. at wala ding kapares ang kanilang chili. nagpapadagdag nga ako palagi e. kaya hayun. bumili ako ng siomai at iced tea sa henlin at nagenjoy habang sabay ko ding kinakain ang jolly doube cheese fries ko. sabay binasa ko ang isa sa binili kong ENTREPRENEUR magazine sa Filbar's. 2 ang binili ko kasi sale. back issues kasi. buy one, take one. ayos.

yun lang. food trip lang.

nagcecrave ulit ako. parang gusto kong maggisa ng dalawang kutsarang taba ng talangka (o sa ingles, crabpaste). masarap to. nabibili lang to sa mga tiangge. hindi ko binibili yung pure kasi mas mahal tsaka mas mataas ang cholesterol. igisa nyo lang sa bawang at kamatis, voila! may ulam ka na! pwede din syang palaman sa skyflakes. or magic flakes. mas masarap ito sa kanin lalo na't sasawsawan mo ng patis na may kalamansi. haaaaaay... o sya sya. gutom na ko!

cutey-cute-cute!

2005-10-20T21:38:00.000+08:00

share ko lang ulit picture ng youngest pamangkin ko. this is juliah. ako ang manager nyan kung saka-sakaling may gustong kumuha na commercial model (hehehe... ay papaalam pala muna ako sa nanay hehehe)...

my wedding gown

2005-10-16T14:07:00.000+08:00

i had my bridal gown fitting yesterday.

my gown looks as if it was originally done by Monique Lhuillier. i am speechless.

i love it.

dakilang auntie

2005-10-16T00:43:00.000+08:00

share ko lang ang mga pix ko with my nieces. taken just this afternoon. i am telling you, they are the most kulit kids i have ever encountered! they ask out of the world questions, they are very matakaw, they follow me wherever i go, they mimic whatever i do!! but they're also sweet little chubby kids! and smart too! haaaaaaaaaaayyy... i wish i can have one of my own soooonnnnn..........

i have yet to see my pamangkin from my brother....thankfully they're coming to manila on november to attend my wedding. she will be one of my flowergirls. she's so adorable!

it's finally sinking in...

2005-10-08T01:48:00.000+08:00

it's almost 2am. richard would freak out if he learns im still up at this time! but, im so excited, and i just can't hide it! heehe.... i finally picked up our rings kanina sa The Jewellery at Greenhills!!!! and i am soooooo satisfied with what i saw. i won't post pix kasi i want it to be a suprise for richard hehehehe.... even my gown would be a surprise for him ahihihihi....

ok.. im gonna sleep now...

and oh yeah, i now realized that it's barely less than 2 mos to go and im going to be officially Mrs. Jennifer Flores - Obordo!

ok.. im gonna sleep now...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

well this is new....

2005-10-05T21:22:00.000+08:00

hmmm i need to confirm this with my former ofcmates....

__________________________________
Microchip sues Zilog over 8-pin microcontrollers
Peter Clarke

EE Times (08/12/2005 9:03 AM EDT)

LONDON — Microchip Technology Inc. said Friday (Aug. 12) that it has filed a complaint against Zilog Inc. alleging patent infringement.

The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, alleges that the 8-pin Z8 Encore! XP 4K series of microcontrollers from Zilog (San Jose, Calif.) infringes three Microchip patents and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and damages, Microchip (Chandler, Ariz.) said. Microchip has alleged that Zilog infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 5,847,450; 6,483,183 and 6,696,316.

“Microchip introduced the first of its now industry-leading 8-pin PIC microcontroller products in 1996,” said Steve Sanghi, Microchip's president and chief executive officer, in a statement.

taken from: EETimes

share ko lang...

2005-10-05T21:05:00.001+08:00

while waiting for the 2nd episode of TAR8, na nagbago pala ng timeslot (from 8pm to 9pm), nanood muna ako ng guiness world records. at may bago na palang TALLEST WOMAN. wala lang. enjoy.

speaking of TAR8, hindi na ata sya "race around the world". based on the spoilers, it's only going to be race around the US for this season. bummer naman yun. no more airport scenes and frustrated looks due to missed or delayed flights! nagtitipid ata si brukheimer ngayon ah!

oh brother part 2

2005-09-15T01:31:00.000+08:00

hindi ko alam kung mahihiya ba ako o ano dahil lumabas ako sa tv kagabi. mali kasi ang surname na nailagay nila e. if u happen to be watching KONTROBERSYAL, on the topic of Pinoy Big Brother, ako yung babaeng "internet subscriber". Jenny Robles daw. pano na lang kung may interesadong kumuha sakin maging artista? san nila hahanapin yang jenny robles na yan? ha? ha? ha?

here are some snapshots:

i would like to thank myself for my pinkish blush on and super shiny lipstick...

smile lang daw ako..... (pansin nyo ba yung picture namin ni richard sa may side ko? at talagang nilagay ko pa ang pic namin ni richard dyan ha para makuhaan ng camera!

maraming salamat sa aking fellow pexer (noun: a person who posts at PinoyExchange website) na si Paolo18 para sa opportunity na to (hahahha). sorry hindi ko kayo nabati... (so little time... epal kasi si Rico e ang daming exposure..di tuloy nila napakita yung mga pinagsasasabi ko against JB).

the dream of Paris

2005-09-11T17:18:00.000+08:00

honeymoon in Paris, anyone?

i am pretty excited (ok, that's a lie, i am VERY EXCITED!). richard just informed me that he was asked to go back to France after our wedding to complete his 6months training. He told his boss he's not getting back there without me (awwwwwwwww.....). isn't he the sweetest?

so right now, im fixing my papers for the application of my visa. i just renewed my passport last Saturday. hopefully i can complete all the requirements within this month para maapprove ang visa ko. kung saka-sakali, we'll spend our first Christmas and newyear as husband and wife in France.... haaaaaaayyyy... and hopefully (and God-willing), a baby made in France perhaps?

my wedding shoes

2005-09-11T16:38:00.000+08:00

aint it cute?

i'm having my shoes customized at Marikina. i swear, shoe hunting is the hardest! ang hirap maghanap ng perfect shoes for me! most of the wedding shoes i saw has too high heels. i wanted low heels lang kasi since im not too comfy with high heels. kung low heels naman, pangit ang design. so i searched the internet for a simple design, and voila! yeeeheeeeey....

oh brother

2005-09-11T16:15:00.000+08:00

malamang alam nyo na kung tungkol saan ang post ko ngayon (ang tagal ko na palang di nakakapag-blog). hindi po, hindi po tungkol sa bunso kong kapatid na lalaki. syempre pa, ano ba ang walang puknat na pinaguusapan ngayon kahit saan ka magpunta? nagtataka nga ako bakit hanggang ngayon sinasabi ng mga kapuso na mas mataas pa din ang rating ng Sugo. hehehe... o siya.. siya.. kung saan kayo masaya.

heniweys, ako ay isang self-proclaimed Pinoy Big Brother addict. opo. hindi lang po ako sa tv nanonood ng 3X update, primetime at Uplate, i even bought a viewing license so i can watch it via livefeed from the internet 24/7. USD40. opo, isa akong hunghang.

anyways, nalungkot ako sa pagkawala ni rico. although sya naman talaga ang gusto kong matanggal kesa kay raquel and franzen. sa tingin ko lang, unfair ang pagkakanominate nya dahil hindi naman mga housemates nya ang nagnominate sa kanya kung hindi si big brother. anyways, macho naman sya. im sure maraming magkakandarapang bakla sa kanya.

galit na galit ako kay JB and Say. sa tingin ko sila ang pinakaplastic sa lahat ng mga housemates. iba kasi pag yung edited version na from the primetime ang papanoorin mo lang. marami silang hindi pinakita na kaplastican ng dalawang to hehehe... tuwing binubuksan ko ang aking livefeed, pagmumukha ng dalawang ito ang palagi kong nakikita. leche, hindi ako nagbayad ng USD40 para marinig ang mga nonsense talks nyo. and stop speaking in english na if you can't complete 1 full sentence. puro "i wash like.. you know... watchamacallit...".

ang gusto ko talagang manalo ay si jayson. nakakatawa kasi sya e. tsaka maganda ang pakikitungo nya sa lahat ng mga housemates nya. kahit na inamin nyang silahis sya "dati".

iniisip nga namin ng aking sis in law (verna) na gusto naming sumali sa season 2 hehehe... ang unique quality daw nya ay sya ang pinakamasayang tao na walang kaproble-problema. sa audition, tanging mga dahon lang ng saging ang kanyang isasaplot para mapansin sya kagad. hehehe...

extra challenge

2005-08-25T21:22:00.000+08:00

my maid walked out on me 2 days ago. with my dad's money (P1500 lang naman!!!). nakakainis talaga!!! hinahighblood talaga ako pag naiisip ko ang babaitang yun! pero buti na lang din dahil wala naman syang ginawang maayos dito sa bahay! grrrrrr....

anyways, without a maid, i have no choice but to do all the household chores until her replacement comes. and that means ALL household chores: laundry, washing the dishes, mopping the floor, cleaning the toilet (omigad!), sa madaling salita, LINISIN ANG BUONG BAHAY.

oh, and i learned how to cook too.

i should get a medal for that.

my DIY projects!

2005-08-24T23:21:00.000+08:00

here are the DIY stuffs for my wedding which is keeping me busy for the past few days.

cutie wine glass charms! nice accent for the stems of our wineglass and dessert glass!

our cord (just make tuhog tuhog the fishballs...este the beads..)

i just wanna add the small silver jewelry box where we will keep our arrhaes. i bought this at Wellmanson in Quiapo. Arrhaes are still for cleaning. These are the coins which my dad and Richard collected from their trips abroad.

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interested in the wine glass charms? i can customize! Waste less wine at your next gathering with these clever and charming little loops that slip onto the stem of a wine glass and help your party go-ers keep track of their own beverage. These wine glass markers work perfectly on any stemmed glass--margarita, martini, wine or goblet. Works great on dessert glass too! They make finding one's own wine glass easier, and look cute when used as mini place cards at the table. You can keep them to use at future gatherings or let your guests take them as a little memento of the occasion. And what a cute wedding favor with the couple's new initials or the wedding date!

the last time i stopped crying

2005-08-23T00:31:00.000+08:00

in watching movies, that is.

i am pretty much "bato". it has to be a really emotional scene for me to shed a tear. i couldn't even remember when i stopped crying in movies. my sister would kid me that she doesn't want to go with me to the movies kasi wala daw ako reaksyon or emosyon. take for example the movie "a walk to remember". alam ko namang drama sya, pero not enough drama para mapaiyak ako. tinanong nya ko "di ka ba naiyak?" sbi ko "hindi, ano ba ang nakakaiyak na scene dun?". another example would be "must love dogs". i watched it last Saturday with my sister in law Verna. she cried at one scene where diane's character swam her way to John's boat para iexplain sa kanya ang nangyari. Verna asked me kung naiyak daw ako dun. as expected, i told her "no".

what is wrong with me????

i heart dr. house

2005-08-22T23:41:00.000+08:00

i am highly recommending this show! for me parang it's like CSI by way of presentation, only in a medical environment. funny pa yung character ni Dr. House (played by Hugh Laurie) kasi he's not your typical doctor. he chooses his patients based on the uniqueness of their disease. kung boring ang sakit mo, sorry ka. he gives the most eccentric diagnosis. like in the case of the pilot episode, one patient went to his clinic all-orangey. i mean literally orange. the patient guy asked him what could be the problem. his answer? "you have a deeper problem. your wife is having an affair you moron! you wake up all very orange and your wife doesn't even notice? get a good lawyer!" and jams out of the room.

catch it at AXN every tuesdays at 10pm!

not buttery enough

2005-08-22T23:26:00.000+08:00

i hope somebody from Tater's ATC would read this post. ehhehe.. not that serious though. i felt i was robbed of the "butter syrup" in my popcorn which i ordered last Sunday before seeing the movie Bewitched. you see, the butter flavored popcorn in Glorietta 4 is so buttery that i can't get enough of them! i was super excited when i ordered for the buttered popcorn in ATC coz i figured it's just going to be the same as in G4. Was i wrong! hay naku. nakakalahati ko na ang popcorn ko, hindi ko pa din mafeel ang pagka"buttery" nya. lumalagkit lang ang mga kamay ko pero i didn't feel as satisfied as what i get from Tater's G4. so kahit masira ang panonood ko ng movie, i went out and demanded for my butter (!!!) to the tater's girl. they gave in naman coz i was demanding politely. i told them "bakit sa G4 mabutter? bakit dito hindi?". so dinagdagan nila ang butter. kaso, talagang iba ang pagkabuttery nya e. not like in G4. SO not like in G4.

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another one of jenee's kababawan

when it rains...

2005-08-13T23:36:00.000+08:00

it really pours.

depressed ako ngayon. the people closest to me knows why. ang problema nga naman, pag dumating, sabay sabay. haaaayyy.

on missing my buddies

2005-08-13T00:37:00.000+08:00

hayyyyy.... i so terribly miss my best buds ryan and ace. dati rati, walang araw na hindi kami magkakausap sa telepono. walang buwan (or weeks even) na hindi kami magkikita para gumimik. ngayon, nakalimutan ko na ang huling araw na nagkasama-sama kaming tatlo. the last time i saw ryan was december last year, when he went xmas shopping with me at world trade center. di namin kasama si ace nun coz he lives far north and it would be a hassle for him to come with us dahil nga malayo ang panggagalingan nya (ryan and i are both from the south). the last time i saw ace naman, was last week lang, when i dropped by his ofc in makati for a quick lunch. pero the last time we went out na kaming tatlo, i don't know. di ko na maalala. siguro yung nung december pa. before the holiday vacation.

anyways, these 2 are the closest guy friends i have. when richard is not available, silang dalawa ang "proxy" sa pagsama sa kung saan ako magpapasama. i miss the days of watching movies, dining out, and i miss the days when they would sleep over to my house (these two are harmless i assure you). i don't really know what happened that we don't get to hang out anymore. pls give me a valid reason naman if u happen to be reading this post.

i will blog more about you guys separately, pls wait for that. i am just terribly missing you guys. let's go out. not on september ryan.

taken during one of our trips to tagaytay october last year

promote ko lang

2005-08-11T13:01:00.000+08:00

wala kasi akong ginagawa ngayon (hehehe) kaya minabuti kong carireen ang pagbibeads. i am interested more on doing earrings kasi it's easier hehehe... if anyone is interested in ordering, email me at jenee_san@yahoo.com. great for gifts (christmas!), souvenirs, fashion thingy. i sell 1 pair of earrings for only P30.

looky here!

yun lang po!

real entertainment

2005-08-03T22:45:00.000+08:00

i don't know about you, but most of you will probably argue with me when i say that i find REAL entertainment in the fantaserye KAMPANERANG KUBA. REALLY. i initially have low hopes for Ms. Anne Curtis because, come on, the girl can't speak straight tagalog. and not to mention her "twang", but surprisingly, she pulled it off. the girl can act pala. tsaka makikita mo na she has improved a lot in her tagalog. she's good in comedy (at least when she's her hunchback character IMANG) and she's great in drama. ok tama na sa pagbibida kay Anne, baka isipin nyo may fans club na ko na itatayo at ako ang presidente. ahhaha. anyways, here are the other reasons why i always look forward to watching kampanerang kuba:

a. ang 3 madre - merryl soriano, eugene and malou de guzman are the epitome of wackiness. san ka nakakita ng mga madre na sumasayaw muna bago mag-magic?

b. Lorenzo (Christian Bautista), Pablo (Luis Manzano) & Luke (Patrick Garcia) - eto ang tatlong manliligaw ni Imang. para tuloy gusto ko ng maging kuba. akalain mo, kuba ka na, tapos medyo distorted pa ang face mo, tapos 3 naggagwapuhang lalaki ang humahabol sayo?? san ka pa? ang haba ng hair ng kubang si Imang!

c. Pablo (Luis Manzano) & Imang's bickering - natatawa talaga ako pag may scene etong dalawang ito. riot. Luis' acting is a revelation. Magaling sa comedy. Basta, gusto ko silang 2 ang magkatuluyan dito.

d. the evil Veronica - Jodie Santa Maria gave justice to her evil role. She's so evil talagang madadala ka sa emosyon mo pag sya na ang umaarte. magaling talaga. clap! clap! clap!

e. the evil Martin (Jomari Yllana) & his equally evil sidekick Sycarma - no doubt na magaling talagang umarte etong si Jomari. Very natural ang dating tsaka may pagka-comedian din pala. Ok din si Sycarma although di ko alam kung sinong artista sya kasi nakacostume palagi from head to toe.

f. the musical - i regret not having recorded Luis Manzano & Christian Bautista's song number. It was hillarious!

g. Jean Garcia's american husband - ang gwapo at ang macho!!! awwww!!! sa dami ng fans nya, parang hinold muna ang pagkamatay ng character nya dito hehehe... kasi i remember before kunyari they left the states e dying na sya, tapos ngayon medyo nawala na sa istorya ang sakit nya. maybe the producers thought that they still need him "for show" to satisfy many talanding audience (including me!!!).

ok so there. i am a confessed fan of this particular fantaserye nyaknyaknyak. so sue me.

ms. lonely

2005-08-01T22:06:00.000+08:00

i have never been this lonely in my entire life. it has been 2 wks since Richard left for France to attend a 4-mos training at Philips. He will only be back 2 wks before the wedding. haaaay... buti na nga lang at nakaka-chat ko sya thru msnwebmessenger e. bawal kasi ang YM dun (sabagay, bawal naman talaga ang YM sa halos lahat ng malalaking kumpanya dahil mas prone to virus ang YM).

anyways, yun nga. super miss ko na sya. palagi kong pinagdadasal na sana walang mag-alipusta sa kanya dun (hehehe u know naman the discrimination sa mga Asians na galing sa "3rd world country"). sabi naman nya na ok daw ang mga French dun. ang mga talagang racist naman talaga daw ay yung mga older french e. mababait daw ang mga kasama nya sa work so napapalagay ang loob ko. they even bought him a bike (pang-exercise tuwing weekends so hmmm im guessing richard will be in good shape when he comes back!!!).

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para matanggal kahit konti ang pagkamiss ko kay richard, im busy learning the art of making beaded accessories!!! mwaahahhahaha!!! i have made several pairs of earrings na nga pala, which i am planning to sell in the future. i will post pix soon sa mga gustong mag-order! good for souvenirs for your wedding (which reminds me, eto na pala ang souvenir ko for my female guests!!! ehehehe). i will also sell in retail in a very very affordable price.

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on a sadder note, we attended the wake of my lolo (father side) last Saturday at Panggasinan. what used to be a 5 hr drive became only 3 1/2 hrs dahil sa bilis magpatakbo ng sasakyan ng brother in law ko. i swear, akala ko katapusan ko na!!!!!! waaaaaaaaaaa!!!! babalik ulit kami dun sa Saturday for the funeral.

church kiss

2005-07-24T00:17:00.000+08:00

eto daw ang correct way of doing your church kiss.

no tounge pls! hahahah!

Richard in Paris

2005-07-22T20:01:00.000+08:00

After reading the best-selling novel of Dan Brown "Da Vinci Code", i got totally interested in Leonardo's paintings, specifically The Last Supper, Madonna on the rocks, and the Monalisa. Since Richard is going to France anyway, i persisted him to not forget to visit the Louvre (pronounced daw as low-bra) Museum (like he did the last time he visited Paris in April!!!). Richard did not fail me. Good thing he needs to go to Paris anyway, for his medical exam (so his transpo is shouldered by the company -- first class train seat pa!!) kaya dumaan na talaga sya sa Louvre museum (or more commonly known to french as Musee de Louvre) to satisfy my dream (although he promised he'd take me there ---- awwwww... wishful thinking!!!).

Here are some pics!

The glass Pyramid, it is the focal point of the museum's main axes of circulation, and also serves as an entrance to the large reception hall beneath

Richard with the Monalisa painting behind him (flocked by a lot of tourists)

a closer shot of Monalisa, it is believed to be no one else but Leonardo himself

have u learned something new today?

for sale: super cheap digital camera

2005-07-22T13:26:00.000+08:00

hi guys!

im selling brand new Coolshot (AO-3580) 5.0 megapixels Digital Camera

Wearable full-featured digital camera. Its compact size is smaller than your ordinary choco bar. This cool piece of toy easily slides into your pocket. It can even make a hip fashion statement!Bundled with a high quality necklace strap, simply wear it and you're on the go!

Specifications:

• Image Sensor Type: 1/2? CMOS sensor
• Effective Pixels: Approx. 3.1 Mega pixels
• Total Pixels: Approx. 3.2 Mega pixels
• Lens Focal Length:f=8.6 mm (35mm film equivalent : 45mm)
• F No: F3.5
• Digital Zoom: Capture Mode:4x, Play Mode:4x
• Lens Door: Yes• LCD Display 1.4'' color TFT LCD (61k pixels)
• Viewfinder Optical Viewfinder: No
• Focusing Type:Fixed Focus with two steps manual adjustment
• Macro: 0.2 m, Normal: 1.3 m-infinity
• Shutter Type: Electrical shutter
• Speed: 1/4-1/2000 sec.
• Exposure Control: Programmed AE
• Compensation: ±2EV (0.5EV / steps)
• ISO Equivalent: Auto
• Flash Modes: Auto / Auto & Red - eye reduction / Flash off
• Range: 0.2 ~ 2.0 m (Recharging time: approx.: 7 -10 sec.)
• White Balance Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Tungsten/Sunset/Custom
• Shooting Still Image:?Modes: Single image
• Live View: 18 fps for 320x240 at normal light level
• Movie Clip:?Size: 320x240 (Max.18fps/sec.) with audio
• Recording time:10~30 sec.(10sec. / steps) and Manual
• Effect:B/W, Normal, Sepia
• Self-timer 10 sec., 2 sec., double(no flash) with LED indicator
• Internal memory: 8MB flash memory
• External memory: supporting SD Card
• File Format: Still Image: JPEG EXIF2.1, DCF1.0, DPOF1.0
• Movie Clip: AVI with wave sound
• Image Size5.0 Million Max.: [5M]: 2560 x 1920 pixles via interpolation, [3M]: 2048 x1536 pixels, [2M]: 1600x1200 pixels, [1M]: 1280x960 pixels
• Photo Frame 9 options and combine to image automatic
• Voice record: Yes• Image Play Single image / AVI play / Thumbnails / Slide show
• Interface Digital output connector: USB 1.1Mic-in
• Power Source 2 pcs of AAA alkaline / 2 pcs of Ni-MH
• Software Camera Driver:Mass Storage Driver for Windows98/98SE(Window 2000/ME/XP, Mac OS 9.2 or later don’t need driver)
• Application: Ulead Photo Explorer 8 SE Basic

System requirements:

• For Windows PC with processor better than MMX Pentium 233MHz (XP : Pentium II 300MHz)
• Windows 2000/ME/XP
• Minimum 32MB RAM (XP: 128MB)
• 140MB of available hard-disk space
• USB port, CD-ROM drive
• 800?600 pixels, 16-bit color display compatible monitor
• For Macintosh Power Mac G3 or later
• Mac OS 9.2 or later• Minimum 64MB RAM
• 110MB of available hard-disk space
• USB port, CD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 4.0 or later for Movie Clip

Package includes:

• Digital still camera
• Nylon Pouch
• Hand Strap
• 2 x AAA Recahargeable Batteries
• Triple A Charger
• User Manuals And installation Disk
• USB cable
• Color Giftbox

for only P5,500.00

interested parties may email me at jenee_san@yahoo.com. cash transaction only.

wedding schedule update

2005-07-19T00:02:00.000+08:00

eto na ang minsang iniiwasan kong tingnan dahil baka wala na ako sa schedule dahil sa mga extra curricular activities ko! yayayay! anyways, tingnan nga natin:

12-10 months before the wedding

~~Announce the engagement~~
~~Select the wedding date and time~~
Orchestrate meeting of parents and future in-laws - first time ng parents namin magmeemeet mga a week before our wedding hehehe (nasa province kasi)
~~Consult fiancé and all parents regarding the budget and make your budget sheet~~
~~Choose and reserve the ceremony and reception sites~~
~~Book a wedding coordinator~~
~~Decide on color motif and wedding theme~~
Start skin regimen - wtf? ligo lng araw araw!
Start fitness regimen - brisk walking tuwing umaga

Nine-eight months before the wedding

~~Make a guest list~~
~~Decide on sponsors and members of the entourage~~
Decide on eucharistic sponsors - hindi pa complete
~~Choose priest, get needed info (check his availability)~~
~~Attend pre-marriage councelling~~
Plan honeymoon - definitely El Nido
~~Secure confirmation certificate~~
~~schedule confirmation~~
check with Priest content of misalette before printing - just emailed today awaiting approval

Seven to four months before the wedding

choose songs for church/reception - still for burning
plan reception program - will talk to my otd coordinator about this
design centerpiece/table set up - di pa final
~~design church flower arrangement~~ - for quotation ulit of FOM
~~pick design gown/entourage dress~~
pick design of cake - ipapabago ko pa pala kay alex
~~pick design of rings~~
pick favors - not yet final; di ko malaman kung notepad from vcq, or miniature plants, or seedlings!!!
book: ~~couturier~~, ~~caterer~~, ~~florist~~, ~~hmu artist~~, ~~cake~~, favors, ~~rings~~, ~~invites~~, misalette printer, ~~musicians~~, ~~emcee~~, ~~photo~~, ~~video~~, ~~soundsystem~~, lighting, bridal car
order bridal accessories: shoes, jewelry, hosiery, ~~arrhae~~(coins from my dad and richard's collection, ~~veil~~, cord (will DIY), candles, matches, lipstick/pressed powder for touch ups, perfume, ~~garter~~
order: ~~party poppers~~, butterflies, guestbook/sheets, ~~bible~~, ballpen for signing, arrhaes holder
send out save the date email - will finalize with Richard email addresses of recepients
~~secure baptismal/confirmation cert with inscription "for marriage purposes only"~~
choose something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

andami ko pa palang di nagagawa!!! arrrrggggghhhh......!!! time to get serious!

a hairy matter

2005-07-18T23:46:00.000+08:00

after the make up, next to think about is my hair-do! we tried half pony and curls. both i liked naman. my hair do will really depend on the weather that day. here are some pix of what i really like, curls curls curls! out na ang rebond! hahaha...

pero dahil nga baka mahangin sa araw ng aming kasal, i might just make do with these styles:

ano sa tingin nyo?