sometimes when you least expect it, your dreams come true
sometimes when you think life kinda sucks, someone comes along who reminds you----
of the many things to be grateful for, of the possibilities life bring,
of that which "can be" and more

hon:

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest--never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.

Ann Landers Says Truth Is Stranger..., 1968

though at times i'm crANKy, demanding and insist on you following my commands with a smile----you still make me happy


All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different--john berger.


merry Christmas...
our first, of many
;-p

“I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.” -Lyndon B. Johnson

whew! finally remembered by password in blogger!! hee hee

after weeks on end, maybe months since i last posted i've finally made one today.....sort of....


wedding preps are slowly, but surely getting along....the invitations will probably be given out by the 2nd week of sept (hopefully)

the caterers, cakes, photographers, and videographers are booked....the tickets bought na


little details are still being discussed: host, entertainment during the reception, stuff....

anyway, just got back from a quick bakasyon with xtian and che and hubby-to-be

went to macau and hk for four days....macau was fun and exciting
went to the usuals, venetian hotel, grand lisboa, macau tower, fisherman's wharf, maritime museum, ah ma temple.....

hk disneyland was ok (was expecting big rides, but alas, only for kiddies)......mong kok night market was ok, the prices are unreasonable so only bought a few pasalubongs

bought a few books....at least now my collection of joostein garner books are almost completed....just finished orange girl (sweet), through the glass, darkly (sad) and now i'm reading the ringmaster's daughter (something am is interested to read after me)

now: working

more pics to be posted soon ;-p

SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING-SOMETHING

It's been while since I last posted, several things have happened:

*taught English for 3 months to foreign students in a language center. In the beginning it was ok and fun, after awhile you feel "stupid" and feel like having a "nosebleed". But it haD it's moments, especially with the kids. Love them!!! They were such personalities and much much better students than the adults.

* Just finished learning French 1 in a language center here in Iloilo. The schedule was M-W-F, and if you're working like we do, it can be exhausting. But the new friends we have acquired and the fabulous teacher Mademoiselle Melissa has made it all worthwhile. Next move...French2

* We are now preparing the wedding, although A.M. still has to be confirmed by third week of may, which I, the ever dutiful girlet will also take hehehe

* Now making plans, although everything is informal, about several trips on certain places in the coming months.

*Try (ahem) to work out starting Monday. I knew I was gaining weight lately, but there's nothing fabulous in seeing a picture of your fat face. It's almost depressing. Oh well, nothing to do next but to get a good work out.

* We're thinking of buying a new SLR cam, a very nice and expensive one. A.M. says we'll probably get my EOS first before we get his more expensive NIKON. Anyway, after paying for the wedding, we can buy all the gadgets and stuff we want. Naks! Mayaman kunwari!

* I have several dozen books bought from Diliman, Powerbooks, National and several other bookstores around town....many I have read, but a lot more I haven't. Anyway, my last read was....... The One Minute Manager. Pretty effective I think.

* Saw more movies lately, but I still wish for more.

*I'm now working with A.M.'s company in their purchasing department, specifically importation. It entails trips to LOBOK, PPA, Customs and paperworks galore. I'' bring my camera around next time.

* Now loving the sound of PUPIL.

THINGS TO DO:

-look around for stuff for our Filipiniana-inspired wedding

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....I can feel a headache coming

:-)

P.S. Pictures? Some other time


MyHotComments


for someone who likes star wars: enjoy
hahaha

www.bigview.com

Who were you in your last life?

Your past life diagnosis: I don't know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.You were born somewhere in the territory of modern Yugoslavia around the year 750. Your profession was that of a entertainer, musician, poet or temple-dancer. Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
You were a sane, practical person, a materialist with no spiritual consciousness. Your simple wisdom helped the weaker and the poor. The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
Your lesson is to conquer jealousy and anger in yourself and then in those who will select you as their guide. You should understand that these weaknesses are caused by fear and self-regret. Do you remember now?

i don't. hahaha
none of those professions seem to suit me now...oh well, past is past.
haha
;-)

In the coming months I'm sure the wedding preparations would start getting on my nerves and make me wonder why I said yes in the first place ;-p I have never been the type to envision or dream about my own wedding, but I knew ever since I had boobs (ahem) that my honeymoon would be better if not more fabulous than my wedding day. Hon? hahahaha

It's January now, soon enough results will be out. Some of the girls are scared of it, I'm not. If it's meant for you, then so be it. If not, the universe has a grander thing prepared for you. I believe that.

FOR YOU:
My dearest C.C./B.B./P.P.

Each day you are life's grand gift to me. The realization that love is indeed one's destiny; that life has become more fuller, and things more realized than it has ever been because you are holding my hand. You have thanked me before for saying yes, in the beginning and with the proposal---but know that I too have a lot to be thankful for. They say we do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone---we find it with one another....I have found mine with you. I love you Sen. Mwah!

TO MY SOON TO-BE-OTHER-HALF




jason Mraz - I'm yours

I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HEARING THE "WILL YOU MARRY PART" BUT CONSOLE YOURSELF WITH THE FACT THAT MY "YES" WAS RESOUNDING ENOUGH. HEHEHE

CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH YOU...
THOUGH IT WILL TAKE A FEW MORE MONTHS BEFORE THE OFFICIAL "I DO,"
BUT KNOW THAT I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! HAHAHA
LOVE YOU.




leaalonga - two words

PART 1: The Last Six MOnths

A couple of things happened the last six months...most I can't remember anymore. hehehe so i figured the pictures will do...nothing in particular order of course, since nothing in my life is.


This was when I came home one time from review in manila, sen and I went to Roxas to meet his Lola and had fun taking pictures in his Tita's beautiful house in Roxas. 'Twas fun.

SOME OF MY FAVE PICS OF SEN:








Lunch by the Beach in Roxas

LEAVING


When you're homesick you tend to look for the usual ek ek's that remind you of the old and the familiar ek eks of home...so it's just fab that I have a boylet that can send me stuff hehehe
am i making sense? sorry, writing this after waking up early to help my sis get her passport...hay!!!


BAR!!!!
Judge Deloria came to visit us and we were the only one's he lectured before tax exam. hehehe we're his fave's heheh


LAST SUNDAY:

me artista? hehe


BAR OPS



with my buddha belly...beer soaked and all hahaha





AFTER THE BAR


ALL SEN:











The garden near the national museum...i think









SAME PICL, BUT LOOK HOW WE DIFFER




FINALLY


IN CASE U GUYS ARE WONDERING WHY THE PICS ARE ALL SEN...well, i was taking his pics, while he was taking mine...i wonder if he took better shots than i did....i doubt....

prove me wrong chubby cheeks
hehe
;-p

bought a LOMO recently but still haven't had the time to post anything or to explore its potential....hmm maybe after i've posted a blog about my 5 month stint in mla, but even that will take awhile....boylet is coming...gotta go and powder my nose hahaha

I went home for a lot of reasons:I wanted to be here for my mother's birthday.
I wanted some rest.
I wanted to be with Sen.
I wanted to rest.
I wanted to rest.

took time to take pics..
so here it is...
tomorrow I'm back in Mla,
but not before a short date with Sen for our one year and 7 months of togetherness...waah!!!
joke



HAMSTER AND SILVER-TONGUED LADY



BONITA
AMOR







PICTURES FROM HOME
(using the new samsung cam)

GOT A NEW CAM
hehehehe it arrived today...it will be used when i get home though and properly studied it hehehe

LOOKING FORWARD: to going home!!!! for mama's birthday and to hug my buddha belly (wink wink)

I came home for a Cheyenne and Christian's wedding, supposedly I was only to stay for 4 days but I extended it for a week, at mama's request.
Anyway, the trip was so much fun and I had days on end doing nothing but sleep, with the ocassional outing with sen and friends of course.

THE GREEN EYED MONSTER

The title caught my attention, "Why do I get jealous?"
hmmmm...

The article said

When one partner sees everyone whom his or her partner comes into contact with as a potential threat, it is
a sign that jealousy has taken hold
a sign that jealousy has taken hold. Shakespeare called it "the green-eyed monster," and once it gets a hold of your relationship, it sinks its teeth in and can rip it apart.

But the part I like the best was the possible reasons why one could be jealous:

You may feel insecure about your self-worth. In these cases, either you've been raised to believe, or some part of your inner self feels, that you just don't measure up. Because you don't love yourself, you can't believe that others would love you, so you live in fear that your partner's "true" feelings will be revealed and she will leave.

let me think.... nah!!!

You're prone to cheating on your partner -- maybe even have done so. Knowing what you're capable of, you project that behavior onto your partner.

let me think... nah!!!!

You and your partner haven't yet figured out how to
establish safe boundaries within the relationship
establish safe boundaries within the relationship. Having a tight bond is about building walls around your love with windows that allow others to be part of it -- not doors where competing lovers can walk right in and disrupt your home. Because you don't know what's permissible within the relationship and what's not, you're constantly on your toes.

let me think... nah!!!

Your mate is cheating on you. Cheating doesn't have to include sex; it often has to do with making emotional connections to others outside the relationship. If your partner is sharing things about your private life with attractive members of the opposite sex, it robs a sense of intimacy from your relationship and leaves you feeling vulnerable.

let me think... emotional connections of the past? or present?
hmmmm.... nah!

so why am i jealous?
because i see my partner as the one that will calm my irrational fears.
period.
bow.
after this, i sayeth naught.
bow.

puma and amor


nike

talked to my lil sis yesterday and she mentioned that my dearest par eksalans AMOR is "fat fat daw", so i asked her to send me some pics of the dogggies



bonita



AMOR!!!!

sniff sniff

my babies are getting older and i'm not there to take their pics
hahaha
miss them so...
one of and probably the only reason why i accepted sen's offer to go home...
not so much for the wedding, but for the babies
mwah!!!


FOR MY SEN:







i used to be a calculating woman, the one that tends to reason out, concoct things out of my imagination, imagine faults...but with you




my friends use to say after the failure of the first one




NOW I KNOW THIS



HON...




THAT BOY IS YOU



thanks hon