Paul's Promotion

Paul surprisingly dropped by the office this noon..all smiles ang mokong ang his eyes sobrang glittering.


Siyempre, Paul got his ratings na and woohoo! this calls for a celebration! My hubby-to-be will be promoted to software engineer (from junior SE) come september. Am so excited! Pero siyempre mas excited ako sa increase ng pay wahahaha!


Congrats bi! Keep it up.. am so proud of you. :D

Officially Missing You

Aside from being my all-time fave, Tamia's cut is absolutely my current theme song..

I miss a lot of things..

1.) blogging - obviously, i rarely log in and post my blurbs these days. Give me my own PC, a BIG break from work (err, resign??) and I'll devote 50% of my time blogging 50% will be for the # 2 of my "officially missin'" list. My bro, as usual, crams for projects and assignments that I'm barely "allowed" to use this PC. This PC serves 2 bosses lately, number 1 is my cramming bro and the other one is my "chatting" sis whose thoughts nowadays are "mawala na lahat, wag lang Yahoo Messenger!". Pwedeng bang isama ang PC sa wish list ng bridal registry namin? Bundled with internet connection..DSL ha? hehe!

2.) Wed Preps - I dunno..it's been a while since I was so enthusiastic doing it. Lately, i've been focused on work on weekdays and raving to rest on weekends. There are still a lot of nitty-gritty details to do..waaah! la pang entourage gowns couturier. We're still into it pa naman siyempre pero sobrang hinay..as in no major accomplishments. We already have our CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage) applied..and due to be released on the last week of August. Paul already has his Certificate of Confirmation annotated for marriage purposes. Mine, ayun andun pa sa Sts. Peter and Paul Parish where I was confirmed hehe! Haven't requested for one but nag-inquire na ako. Seems like easy to obtain naman. It'll cost me Php30..punta lang daw ako dun and I'll have it kaagad. No other requirements or papers to submit. Baptismal Certificates..ayun la pa. I'll request mine sa Isabela..will just text my uncle or mama for that. Marriage License la pa din. Hay! Getting married is so complicated pala. hehe! Ah basta, I promise, September MUST be a one-busy wed preps month for us. By the way, our coordinator Kitte of Out of the Box Events, has updated their site. Hehe andun na names namin sa Weddings To Come nila....check it out! To my fellow w @ wies na wala pang coordinator, do check them out..i tell you..sobrang nice catch sila. :D

3. Studying - hmmm..ako nga ba ito? i don't know..it just crossed my mind. Seeing my brother review for his periodical tests revives my thoughts..shall I pursue my MBA dream? hehe baka mamaya "dream on" na lang...let's see...asa pa ako...makapag-leave nga from work di ko magawa, mag-masteral pa kaya..san ko isisingit sa sched ko yun?

Aside from these three, I miss my family (my dad's in saudi, my other sis is attending to a business she just recently put up in Pasig and rarely goes home na dito :sigh: ), my HS classmates, my college peers, my former colleagues at BPI and Contactpoint, my colleagues at Globe: myra and jade - one's on a long-term leave and the other one has transferred to another business center.

Hay if only my mood meter from unkymoods is working (oo nga, ano nga bang nangyari dito? seems like the site's no longer functioning)..it could be a "i'm on a senti mood". Anyway, a brand new week is coming up...am not excited...work work work na naman...alang katapusang work...tagal naman ng Friday.......makatulog na nga lang...

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Tagged!

Patay ako nito pag nabasa ito ni Paul hehe! Just told him that I'm about to sleep na..and here I am blogging teeheehee! bad me! Sorry B, this only takes a minute (?) --a minute daw oh--Just can't resist the urge to check my mails before I doze off..and of course, took the chance to peer at my blogs since I wasn't able to check it the whole day. To my surprise, 6 good souls left their own blurbs on my tag board...much more, fellow w @ wie, Bless, gave me an assignment: I was tagged and have to keep the chain alive....

1. What are the things you enjoy doing even when there's no one around you?

Number 1 on my list would be sleeping! I'm a certified sleepyhead and Paul can attest to that. Second would be eating haha!

Antukin/pala-tulog + matakaw kumain = batugan

(disclaimer: pag weekends lang naman!)

Third would be blogging and surfing the net..walang kakupas-kupas!

2. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level?

same answer as number 1..hehe!

Seriously, praying to God and knowing that I can surpass things that challenges my stress level with His guidance and help...and of course, when I hear the comforting words of my Baby.

3. Tag 5 friends and ask them to post it in theirs.

Jayme

Nat

Gewi

Heidi

Meng

Have to call it a day..was tired of shouting and cheering for my alma mater live at the Araneta Coliseum this afternoon for their 7th game on this UAAP season..waaahh!! they lost to UE and an appalling 1 - 6 is their current record. I could have lost my voice shouting but I won't get tired supporting my dear alma mater...Black gold black white!! GO USTE!!!

PC # 51

While waiting for my younger brother who's taking the UPCAT, am currently killing time here in a computer rental shop in Philcoa. :Sigh: am bored! I timed in at 2:45...still have about 2 hours to wait..my bro's until 6:20 pm pa. Have to bear with my aching back and heavy-dreading-to-sleep eyes..really would love to sleep..lamig pa naman because of the rainy weather.

I miss Paul na naman..we were together this morning but he can't be with me this afternoon. He has to man his computer shop. How I wish lapit lang ang shop nila dito para libre ako hehehe! and of course to be with him! Anyway, ok naman dito specifically PC #51 (just randomly selected this)...the connection's pretty fast. My blog is functioning sa IE nila. (blog's not displaying correctly in the first shop I went to..)..got to edit some posts, added a couple of w @ wie links, added two weddingsatwork badges on the side bars. My blog's not functioning with a mozilla firefox browser. I wonder why.. Paul has to fix this. There might be some missing or incorrect codes somewhere.

The vitamins i'm taking lately started to kick in its effects..hehehe sobrang bilis kong gutumin. Paul and I just had a merienda and now, am drooling over a chowking tarpaulin here where a platter of chicken, pansit, buchi, rice and chicharap and a bowl of halo-halo tempts me. Hmmm...wahhh nagugutom na naman ako! Oks lang, just like the w @ wie weight gainers, I wish na magkalaman ako before the wedding day..as i've said, it's not nice to see a wedding gown on a hanger walking down the aisle..:D

As Paul's doing our invites, one of our Principal Sponsors hasn't replied back his middle initial. Will try to ring him tonight..hope we could have it na para maprint na yung mock-up invite namin. :D

Wed Preps Review

Good News: Just 135 days before the big day

Bad News: Seems like we've been on a "lay-low" mood for these past few weeks :(

Not much are to be added on our wed preps checklist.

To date, here's how we are doin' with our preps:

Bridal Car: Booked Adeb Enterprise for an MBE320, paid the reservation fee.

Bridal Registry: La pa..but we're thinking of Rustan's.

Cake: Booked Emily Uy and have discussed already the details. We'll ba having a non-traditional, 3-layered choco-walnut cake. It's one of those things that I'm most excited about to see on our reception. Just wonderin' how will Emily portray us through the cake toppers. (",)

Church: Booked Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish. Paid the reservation fee. Legal and other church requirements are yet to be submitted on Sept. Pre-wedding seminars will be scheduled by Sept.

Church and Legal Requirements: Obtained authenticated birth certificates from NSO already. Our applications for our CENOMARs (Certificate of No Marriage), Certificates of Confirmation and Annotated Birth Certificates annotated for marriage purposes are all still pending. Marriage License yet to be applied for by October or November.

Coordinator: Booked Christine Daria-Estabillo of Out of the Box Events and paid the reservation fee.

Couturier for Bridal Gown: Booked Leonie Bautista. Measurement will be taken on Sept 24. First Fitting some time on October. Gown ready for pick-up a week after the first fitting.

Couturier for Entourage Gowns: Still pending. Will have to finalize with the ento of the final style, color, and setup.

Couturier for Groom: wala pa..si Paul na bahala dito.

Emcees: Our beloved high school classmates Archie Gonzales and Gretch Wania will be our emcees..have informed them and they're more than willing to emcee for the reception program:)

Florist: Booked Lala Baldelovar of Interplay. Paid the 50% downpayment. Have decided on details for the bridal bouquet, entourage's and table centerpieces/setup for the reception venue.

Gift Favors: For the guests, our DIY stuffs are almost done. Thank you tags na lang. Same with favors for the female principal sponsors and female entourage. Pending are favors for the male principal sponsors and male entourage.

Guest Sheets: Haven't drafted one. La pa kami prenups pics eh.

Honeymoon: We're still undecided between HK and Bora. How about a poll on thi?

Hair and Make-Up: Booked Clamar. Paid 50% downpayment. Trial make-up scheduled on september in time for our pre-nuptial shoots.

Hair Accessories: La pa. Am still scouting for the perfect tiara for me.

Invites: Paul's finishing the mock-up invites. Can't wait to see the final output..labor of love ni Paul.

Misalette: La pa. Haven't started on the draft. I'm tasked to do this one.

Musicians: Booked Enamel of The Sentimental Groove. Paid the DP. Production meeting to be scheduled by September.

Photograhers/Videographers: Booked Kenneth and Nelwin of Uy Photography. We shall be having our prenups on September.

Reception Venue/Food: Booked Hotel Rembrandt. Paid the DP. Contract signing and food tasting by September.

Rings: gift ni Papa. La pa. Nasa Saudi pa.

Shoes: La pa din..saka na ito. Though medyo nagcacanvass na for my bridal shoes.

Special Effects: la pang bubble machine. Haven't decided on this really..bahala na.
Photo Mosaic - hmmm...titignan pa
Photo Montage - freebie (from my coord)
Customized M&Ms - hmmm..still pending.

AVP - c/o Paul's friend, Anna.

Wedding Accessories: Cord - bought from Rio Tiaras,

Unity Coins from Weddingsatwork,

Unity Candle from Lala of Interplay,
Bible - la pa.

Fitness and Health: (<--isama ba talaga?)Am trying to gain more pounds. Just started taking Mosegor Vita as recommended by my fellow w @ wie, Jacque and my sister, Dada who attested na nakakapagpataba nga ito because of its effect to one's appetite. Wanna improve my shape and built..don't want to be a walking hanger on my gown. Will update you of my progress. I'm targeting to gain 10 pounds more before my wedding day. As you see, ok pa naman siguro if we're takin' easy on preps lately..we've booked almost all of our major suppliers kaya ok na talaga yun. Still have 4 1/2 months to prepare for the other nitty gritty details..and of course still have about 9 paydays plus one bonus payday to replenish our diminishing moolah.

Anything we might have missed/overlooked?

Questions? Comments? Just holler..........