Weddings et. al.

Really had a blast yesterday!

Yep you heard it right guys Though it was tiring being part of the organizing/errands committee of Kar’s (my college housemate) wedding, it was really enjoyable and fulfilling to see that all you’ve helped planning with unfolded in front of your eyes. Yes there are some kinks on the side, but all of it are just minor ones and were easily remedied (or even overlooked intentionally, hehehe).

If you still remember, all of this started during our meeting at Seafood Island in Araneta Center (after my stressful birthday, hehe), when Kar solicited our help to organize her wedding. After that, we met at Erin’s (another college housemate) house to help her in selecting the photos to be used for the Audio-Visual presentation during Kar’s wedding reception.

I didn’t anticipate that just choosing the photos will become a very challenging task since there are ALOT of photos to choose from, aside from the fact that I don’t have any sleep yet since I went to Erin’s right after my Friday shift. But still we managed to make it enjoyable since we played around with the photos, laughed over those which are funny, (sorry Kar, hehe) and we even watched a Korean movie over the net titled Hansel and Gretel (which is a cerebral type of horror movie). After choosing the pics, Erin started tinkering over them and began making the AVP. Since video editing is her forte, we left the editing to her and just joined hands in prayers for God to give her strength and patience while making the video, hahaha.

Then the day we were all looking forward to finally came. Last Friday, I, Annegi, Jen, Erin, Em, and Joel met so we could all go together to the hotel where the wedding reception will be held. Kar reserved a room for us there so we could get organized in the morning before the wedding proper. But before proceeding to Cavite, the group decided to have dinner first at Red Ribbon - ATC so we would just have our sleep upon arrival to the hotel.

After we arrived at the hotel, amazingly, we didn’t take our sleep yet since we were all in kulitan mode. I told them my experiences with a short-lived textmate (which I took a ribbing from but it was all for fun) and watched the final outcome of Kar’s AVP. All I can say is, Erin did a damn good job with it! It was done professionally and I now know who to take to make my own AVP for my wedding, I just have to look for the groom, hahahahaha! We also had a blast watching the bloopers which Erin also took pain making. After that, I didn’t remember what happened after since I fell asleep, hehe.

Morning next day, I was the one who woke up first. Kar called us in our room to greet us and tell that breakfast will be served in the hotel lobby in 30 minutes. We took turns freshening up and went down at the lobby when Kar informed us that breakfast was ready. There, we met her and Turo (our groom friend), Kar’s dad Tito Boy and her brother Niko. Before breakfast though, we went first to the reception venue to have an occular inspection of the place and have a brief meeting of what to do later during the wedding and the after-wedding reception.

At past 9 AM, we proceeded to the church to help in placing the decorations on the church aisle. The wedding started at 10:30 AM, and the reception quickly followed. I won’t bore you with what happened during the activities but let’s just say that I was really inspired and I’m really looking forward to my own ‘wedding’ (But since same-sex marriage is still not accepted here in the country, I would say my exchange of vows with my future partner in life :). I won in a game, and ate sumptuous food prepared for the festivities. The event ended at 3:30 PM and all guests transferred to the poolside area for Uri’s 1st birthday (Kar and Turo’s youngest). Phol and I served as game masters for the short parlour games we prepared for the kids in the pool. It was really nice seeing kids enjoying the games and getting prizes. After that, our group had a nice time eating and chatting. It was a very appropriate and fun way to cap the day’s activities.

Elbi mates and more

The group

Next stop >>> Hotel Gimik!!!

Sick...Ugghhh...

Not feeling well today, but thank God I’m on the way to recovery…

Anyway guys, as you might see, I wasn’t able to write frequently as compared to last month. Actually, I intended to do that since I wouldn’t want to sound redundant or something because there are no special events or happenings that occurred during the past week. Since I said that I’ll just focus on my work and my family, my life this month became somewhat routinary. You know, the usual work-eat-sleep-eat-work pattern. It’s a little bit sad having this kind of life, since I was already used to spend quality time with someone I love, someone I care about outside my family. But I tell myself, that’s life. It’s either I just stay on the corner or get on with it and move on. It’s just fortunate that I’m a rational type of person so I chose the latter. I just hope I’m not mistaken, that I’ll be able to achieve the new set of goals I’ve challenged myself with (to buy a car in two years time and be promoted to a new position). And hopefully, along the way, I’ll be able to meet someone who would inspire me more to achieve them, who would help me realize my goals, and celebrate and spend my achievement with him.

Last Friday morning, I was able to meet up with my guy bestfriend in Primary grade, Joseph. What a small world it is since his work place is located on the 17th floor while I’m on the 29th! We had coffee in Starbucks and updated each other on what happened in our lives since the last time we saw each other in Highschool. We had an enjoyable conversation, with him still being the talkative one. I’m just so happy for him since he’s still the same Joseph I’ve known and became friends with, a storyteller and a leader. After that, we parted ways knowing that that meet up isn’t going to be the last one, rather it is just a beginning of rekindling again our long lost friendship, so I’m happy
After our shift yesterday morning, some of my team mates and I decided to go to the open market located in Salcedo Village to have breakfast. It was my first time going there, and I was really overwhelmed with the different types of food being sold, making it more difficult for us to choose. But since I was craving for Lechon Kawaliand Spicy Squid, I chose them as my viands. It’s really nice talking with friends over a delicious meal. After that, we went home full and satisfied.

Since I’ve already eaten and felt a little bit sleepy, I decided to sleep for a while. After a few hours of sleep, I was awakened by an uncomfy feeling in my stomach. I had to go back several times to the bathroom to discharge, either by sitting or puking (sorry for the words, hehe). That’s when I realized that I was having diarrhea or something due to what I ate in the morning (Spicy Squid is the culprit). It’s just fortunate that I’m recovering now, though there are still some pain I’m feeling. Now I learned a lesson, not to crave too much! Hahaha
That’s it guys, another set of events that happened in my somewhat boring life. Hehe. CiaO!

Prayer of Patience...

I can’t believe I would be reading Cosmopolitan thoroughly, thanks for not being so busy lately, hehe. After being a little bit down these past few days (though I don’t show it to my team mates), I think the magazine didn’t come at a better time than  last night. I really thank God that He still watches over me, trying to comfort my weary heart and mind, and though Cosmo is a somewhat out-of-this-world medium, I know He used its pages to teach me that patience in waiting will eventually bear fruit, and it’s sweet. While I was flipping through Cosmo’s pages, I saw this prayer written, a prayer that says Love is truly worth the wait. The prayer is entitled Prayer of Patience, written by author Rissa Singson-Kawpeng and is included in her book Confessions of an Imperfect Bride. I know the prayer is intended for girls-in-waiting, that’s why I re-edited some parts so I could relate to it more. Hopefully, this prayer would also serve as an inspiration to those who are waiting for true love:

Lord, today I ask you: Teach me to be patient…

Help me realize that there is purpose in waiting.

It is not a waste of time.

You are preparing me for what it is to come.

And I believe Your plans are beautiful and beyond what I can dream of or imagine.

So, mold me and make me into a person who is pleasing in Your sight and in others.

And when the time is right, send me the One who will be my partner for life.

Amen and amen.

Thank you Rissa!

The Repeat...

I really wonder, am I that bad of a person to be treated like this again? Do I really deserve this? I mean, really? The only thing I care about and thought about each day of my small pathetic life is just to be good and accommodating to others, both old and new. But why is it that everytime I show my caring side, the most vulnerable part of me, I always get rejected?  Am I that intimidating? Or is it the opposite? Please people, I plead to you, I beg you, tell me! You know why I’m begging now? Because it hurts guys! Really! Honestly, I’m still recuperating from my past rejection, and now I thought I met a new friend whom I thought would help me along the way, but what did he do? Subtle rejection! The same style I’ve experienced before. It’s like he just wounded me deep again on the same spot where I was wounded in the past, I’m almost healed guys, almost, but he has to open it up and make the wound fresh again. Hay Mikee, when will you ever learn your lesson? I just wish I’m in a Monastery or something, just meditating, away from worldly hurts and pains. A place devoid of people who would try to give me more wounds, because the truth? A few more and I would be giving up.

It's nice to be back!

Wow! After a week of being silent here in my own blog, i’m here again writing. It’s just sad that I wasn’t able to write during my 1st monthsary of blogging (last June 3 just so you know) since being busy with work made it impossible. Actually, I have attempted to write so many times during the past week but the instance I stepped inside my house,  it seemed like my bed was calling out to me, urging me to abandon all things, even changing my clothes, and just lay my back on that soft and warm cushy furniture. It was also unfortunate that so many things happened during the past week, both personal and work-related that I could have written pages of it here, but then being tired combined with sleepiness really made it impossible for me to even think of how to translate them into written words. But I’m back with a vengeance guys! Hahaha, so please bear with me as I relate some of the most important events that happened.

I Love-Hate Mondays… 

Do you guys believe in the concept of Yin and Yang? Or are you knowledgeable about Newton’s Third Law of Motion which states that for every action there is an equal yet opposite reaction? Honestly, for so many years that I have existed here on Earth, I can’t deny that I constantly experience this , which makes me believe that these concepts are somewhat true. The last of which was during these last two consecutive Mondays. The first Monday was, I could say full of drama and a little bit of rebellion, hehe. For you to better understand what happened, let’s go back to Friday prior that eventful Monday. It was the week then when the Hayden-Katrina sex video started to peak, and all were curious as to what that video really contains. Since some of our teammates have access to a video sharing website, they were able to locate the videos. Being gossip-mongerers as we are, several members of the team created a little bit of a crowd when we converged on that single workstation, thus attracted the attention of a few people outside of  our team. The best part here is that accessing such sites in our workstations and during office hours is strictly prohibited under our company policies so I leave to your imagination what was the repercussion of that action since we couldn’t also think of what might have happened between our Team Manager’s and our Operations Manager’s discussion (if that occured), but after that incident, change definitely happened. Going back to Friday, during our team huddle, each one of us were given our own copies of the Employee manual and were told that starting Monday, no leways will be given and we will all operate “by the book.” Being somewhat hard-headed as we are, all the team members had an emergency meeting after and met into a consensus that we will all wear black on Monday. And so, Monday arrived and we all arrived dressed in black, hehe. That Monday jumpstarted our week of wearing same colors (or designs) as a show of unity and opposition to what happened last Friday. I would say it was a little bit of an immature action on our part, but I could say I’m very proud of our team since it showed how bonded we are J. I’m just happy that all things were settled now …but I would still say Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata.

Repairing Bridges…

Next Monday, I received a good surprise (well, not really a surprise since I have written to him the night before after a long time of no communication whatsoever) when Jomski emailed me through Friendster. If you are a follower of this blog, I know you are familiar with him and what happened in the past. Yes, I’ve written to him again, not because I want to pursue him (which is very far from my thinking since I’ve already accepted everything and I know he’s happy now with someone ;)) but because I just missed my friend, after all we’re friends before things developed between us. Honestly, reading his reply to my email was a big sigh of relief for me because I really felt that a big weight or burden had been lifted from my heart and my shoulders. It’s really difficult when you hold bitterness and anger against another person in your heart, especially if that person became an important part of your life. I can’t say we’re really back to how close we are as a friend before, but being in writing terms again is definitely a good start I should say, and I hope that this would continue to flourish, the same with my friendship to our other friends like Jaeleen, Jaypee and Joy. I’m also happy to note that Jigz and I our friendsters too, and I’m definitely thrilled and excited to meet the guy that makes my be happy J.  I just thank the Lord that I did not totally burned the bridge between us, so repairing it is not difficult to do.

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So here it is guys! My first entry for the month of June, woohooJ. Thanks again for all your support and I’m really looking forward to writing more of my experiences and views. Feel free to leave your reactions and I hope to hear from you soon.