Portia, one of my good friends back in my EPCI days, is getting married on December! When I heard about the news, I wasn’t surprised at all. She asked me to be her bridesmaid. Being the good friend that I am, I obliged. I have attended quite a number of weddings in my lifetime – some of whom are my friends, some of my relatives, some of people I don’t personally know but we had to do anyway as part of our job as a wedding planner.
A lot of times, I cringe to the thought that I have to grace another whimsical event. No, hindi ako bitter nor naiinggit. I just hate the calling-all-single-ladies-the bride-is-now-throwing-the-bouquet bullshit. Ack! I think I’ve caught the bouquet too many times already and yet walang nangyayari (I repeat, hindi ako bitter!!!). ;-)
But why do I still drag my lazy ass to be present in these weddings?
Simple.
I want to celebrate love!
It’s really “magic” how two people end up together inspite of all the heartaches and challenges that the relationship has brought the couple. Yes, they may be in love, but it’s too strong a concept to put it into action, bear with, let alone fight for. I know one couple who’s been in a relationship for quite a while. Boy leaves girl to work some place else, they can’t bear the distance. Yet, their commitment to stay together and fight for the relationship until they were brought together again and make people bear witness to their great love. They are now happily married for 4 years and are blessed with a beautiful baby girl.
I also know one couple who didn’t like each other first. The girl thought the guy wasn’t attractive enough based on her standards. When the guy proved that he was worthy of her love, she had nothing else to do but to fall for him. In front of hundreds of people on their wedding day, she professed her undying love to her husband and that she was proud to be his wife. I tell you, not a dry eye in the room!
Portia & Pap’s story is a bit strange. They met during one of their CPA board reviews (I think) and the rest, as they say, is history. They were together for quite some time, until they had to part ways. Then one fine day, Portia and I met. I remember the days when we would lock ourselves in one of the private washrooms in the office and she would cry her eyes out to me. She felt that no amount of “getting over” and “moving on” will ever make her forget Paps. Well, had things not gone well between them, she was longing for “closure” to say the least. I remember vividly how much coaxing and how much I dared her to go to the guy’s place to speak to him. Off she went that same weekend!
Then she met Coy.
I thought she was finally, finally, finally over Paps (by the way, he’s bad news to me, hehehe)! Wrong!!! She ended what she had with Coy and came running back to the old one. She could never be happier!
Well, my point is, sa hinaba-haba man ng prusisyon, sa kasal pa rin mauuwi ang lahat.
At least she got what she wanted.
Keeping a grudge against someone who made my good friend countless times leaves a bad taste in the mouth. At least I can say now she’s totally happy and there’s no erasing of smile in her face anymore. I’m just so happy that she’s happy, fulfilled and satisfied. I just hope he doesn’t let her down anymore. Sure, they will experience innumerable arguments, disagreements and there will come a time when the next best thing to do is give up, but I know that once in their short life they have found one great love… and they’re sealing the deal on December 27, 2008.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
box of chocolates
Aside from my nasty habit of snooping around other people’s blogs (thanks, Lean, for the idea) and my obsession with a listahan, I decided to come up with my own “box of chocolates.” I know, I know you’re wondering what bull I’m up to this time.
Di ba when we get a full box of Swiss or Belgian chocolates, we all get this giddy feeling, parang ang sarap sumigaw, ang sarap kiligin, ang sarap sumayaw, ang sarap tumalon kasi ang daming chocolate???
So to make up with my anxieties I’ve been having lately, I’ve come up with a listahan that makes me smile and that gives me this child-like excitement and silly grin:
- my collection of outrageous, kikay shoes – my Steve Madden polka dot round-toe pumps, my brown lace peep toe pumps with ribbon on the side, my yellow flats, my snake-skin open toe stiletto, my cerulean-colored stiletto. How I wish makabili ako ng Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik someday. *sigh*
- old pictures from travels – those were the days when we used to travel the lupang hinirang almost every week. Did I mention the travels were for free?
- my make-up – sorry na, maarte ako. I’m just so thankful for mineral make-up. Sige na, hindi na ako magku-kwento about make-up.
- my books – lately, mejo sila ang nagiging bestfriend ko. They take me to places unimaginable. When I’m lonely, they keep me company. When I’m bored, they amuse me. When I’m broke, sila ang dahilan. =p
- social networking sites and blogging. These are my avenues where I can express my thoughts, my creativity and it’s become therapeutic. I also get updates from old friends from these sites. I also develop my stalking skills thru these. In Friendster alone, I have 271 friends and counting. Not bad huh? And to my readers, sana dumami pa kayo! (as if! hahaha)
- my taste in music – it’s something intangible, but I’m glad I get to appreciate a wide range of music genre. I’m tagged as the resident DJ in my office. Hehe. I remember when my friends would make me guess the song title the minute the first note plays. Right now, my favorite songs are Kalapana’s The Real Thing and Moony’s Flying Away.
- my gift of words – I believe I can write well. It’s catharsis for me.
- my PDA phone – I am a proud owner of a Samsung Blackjack and although it’s a little bit pricey, it has done wonders. It keeps me always on time for meetings, it always reminds me of friend’s birthdays, it has a “countdown” to everything, I get to keep a number of mp3s, I can check my email anytime anywhere, I can take nice pictures with its built-in camera, etc. etc. There’s one thing that it CANNOT do though: the alarm to drag my sluggish butt off the bed every morning. Tsk tsk
- my black croc skin bag with zebra print accent – a gift from tickled pink. I luveeeet! I’m still hoping I could save enough money to buy a Speedy 30. The earlier, the better ;-)
- long hot baths with matching scented candles – I’m at my most creative when I’m in the shower. I get to pray, plan my day and self-talk when I’m washing my hair. Try it, ang saya!
- my black and silver slim havaianas – gives me the illusion of beautiful feet even if they’re the ugliest. Very dependable! Everyone should have a pair. It’s also our friendship slippers *wink*
- sleeping while it’s raining hard outside – it’s nice to fall asleep when you hear the pitter-patter of raindrops on the roof.
- my nail polish collection – it never fails to uplift my girly spirits.
- cooking and eating my comfort food – I love cream pasta and soup. I wanna learn how to prepare risotto and steak though.
Simple joys.
Life is short.
Have fun while you can.
Di ba when we get a full box of Swiss or Belgian chocolates, we all get this giddy feeling, parang ang sarap sumigaw, ang sarap kiligin, ang sarap sumayaw, ang sarap tumalon kasi ang daming chocolate???
So to make up with my anxieties I’ve been having lately, I’ve come up with a listahan that makes me smile and that gives me this child-like excitement and silly grin:
- my collection of outrageous, kikay shoes – my Steve Madden polka dot round-toe pumps, my brown lace peep toe pumps with ribbon on the side, my yellow flats, my snake-skin open toe stiletto, my cerulean-colored stiletto. How I wish makabili ako ng Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik someday. *sigh*
- old pictures from travels – those were the days when we used to travel the lupang hinirang almost every week. Did I mention the travels were for free?
- my make-up – sorry na, maarte ako. I’m just so thankful for mineral make-up. Sige na, hindi na ako magku-kwento about make-up.
- my books – lately, mejo sila ang nagiging bestfriend ko. They take me to places unimaginable. When I’m lonely, they keep me company. When I’m bored, they amuse me. When I’m broke, sila ang dahilan. =p
- social networking sites and blogging. These are my avenues where I can express my thoughts, my creativity and it’s become therapeutic. I also get updates from old friends from these sites. I also develop my stalking skills thru these. In Friendster alone, I have 271 friends and counting. Not bad huh? And to my readers, sana dumami pa kayo! (as if! hahaha)
- my taste in music – it’s something intangible, but I’m glad I get to appreciate a wide range of music genre. I’m tagged as the resident DJ in my office. Hehe. I remember when my friends would make me guess the song title the minute the first note plays. Right now, my favorite songs are Kalapana’s The Real Thing and Moony’s Flying Away.
- my gift of words – I believe I can write well. It’s catharsis for me.
- my PDA phone – I am a proud owner of a Samsung Blackjack and although it’s a little bit pricey, it has done wonders. It keeps me always on time for meetings, it always reminds me of friend’s birthdays, it has a “countdown” to everything, I get to keep a number of mp3s, I can check my email anytime anywhere, I can take nice pictures with its built-in camera, etc. etc. There’s one thing that it CANNOT do though: the alarm to drag my sluggish butt off the bed every morning. Tsk tsk
- my black croc skin bag with zebra print accent – a gift from tickled pink. I luveeeet! I’m still hoping I could save enough money to buy a Speedy 30. The earlier, the better ;-)
- long hot baths with matching scented candles – I’m at my most creative when I’m in the shower. I get to pray, plan my day and self-talk when I’m washing my hair. Try it, ang saya!
- my black and silver slim havaianas – gives me the illusion of beautiful feet even if they’re the ugliest. Very dependable! Everyone should have a pair. It’s also our friendship slippers *wink*
- sleeping while it’s raining hard outside – it’s nice to fall asleep when you hear the pitter-patter of raindrops on the roof.
- my nail polish collection – it never fails to uplift my girly spirits.
- cooking and eating my comfort food – I love cream pasta and soup. I wanna learn how to prepare risotto and steak though.
Simple joys.
Life is short.
Have fun while you can.
leche PLAN
Ang dami dami dami kong plano for 2008! Puro spillover ito ng mga plano ko nitong 2007. Nakakalungkot man, hindi ko nakuha lahat ng mga hinangad ko makuha sana para sa taong ito.
Although luckily, I got promoted this year, this is becoming a hindrance to my one bold move to job – hop. Syempre, nakakahiya naman if I just leave right after I get my promotion. Of course, it entails great responsibilities and even greater expectations. Although I have received a few invitations to join their companies, I still consider the time I have to spend with my company now that they have just granted me a promotion. Pero hanggang kelan ako tatanaw ng utang na loob? Siguro hanggang March 2008 na ang pinakamatagal ng ilalagi ko sa Plantersbank.
Next year, iniisip ko kung gusto ko ba talaga mag-abroad. Eh paano naman ako magiging successful, eh hindi naman ako naghahanap ng trabaho? Medyo timing na lang din yung pagkakasakit ni daddy kasi kahit paano I get to see his improvement. It was a very serendipitous move by The Man because had I flown out, my mom would have endured everything alone. Kawawa!
Next year ulit, gusto ko rin makabili ng isang big-ticket item na talagang maipagmamalaki kong ako ang bumili, na talagang maraming lunch out/dinner dates/coffee-coffeehan/shopping ang tiniis ko na talagang pinag-ipunan ko ang pambili nun. I have a number of things in mind: isang magarang laptop, isang sosyaling European-brand na bag, isang pares ng mamahaling alahas na pwedeng maging heirloom piece, mailibre ko man lang ng plane ticket at shopping ang mommy ko sa hong kong o di kaya pang downpayment ng kotse o bahay (yeah, dream big!)
Next year pa rin, gusto ko rin ng isang hefty bank account. I also thought of investing my savings into something worthwhile, pero sabi nila mas advisable pa rin to be liquid nowadays. Oo nga naman. Sige, papalaguin ko na lang ang bank account ko.
Mabuhay ang mga ambitious!
Although luckily, I got promoted this year, this is becoming a hindrance to my one bold move to job – hop. Syempre, nakakahiya naman if I just leave right after I get my promotion. Of course, it entails great responsibilities and even greater expectations. Although I have received a few invitations to join their companies, I still consider the time I have to spend with my company now that they have just granted me a promotion. Pero hanggang kelan ako tatanaw ng utang na loob? Siguro hanggang March 2008 na ang pinakamatagal ng ilalagi ko sa Plantersbank.
Next year, iniisip ko kung gusto ko ba talaga mag-abroad. Eh paano naman ako magiging successful, eh hindi naman ako naghahanap ng trabaho? Medyo timing na lang din yung pagkakasakit ni daddy kasi kahit paano I get to see his improvement. It was a very serendipitous move by The Man because had I flown out, my mom would have endured everything alone. Kawawa!
Next year ulit, gusto ko rin makabili ng isang big-ticket item na talagang maipagmamalaki kong ako ang bumili, na talagang maraming lunch out/dinner dates/coffee-coffeehan/shopping ang tiniis ko na talagang pinag-ipunan ko ang pambili nun. I have a number of things in mind: isang magarang laptop, isang sosyaling European-brand na bag, isang pares ng mamahaling alahas na pwedeng maging heirloom piece, mailibre ko man lang ng plane ticket at shopping ang mommy ko sa hong kong o di kaya pang downpayment ng kotse o bahay (yeah, dream big!)
Next year pa rin, gusto ko rin ng isang hefty bank account. I also thought of investing my savings into something worthwhile, pero sabi nila mas advisable pa rin to be liquid nowadays. Oo nga naman. Sige, papalaguin ko na lang ang bank account ko.
Mabuhay ang mga ambitious!
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