mga alaala

*wrote this while watching jojie sleep

naalala mo pa ba nung una tayong pinakilala? simpleng ngiti lang ang binigay mo sa akin sapagkat siya lang ang gusto mong makita.

naalala mo pa ba nung una tayong nagkasama? sa kahabaan ng kalsada, nalaman kong masaya ka palang kasama.

naalala mo pa nung pauwi tayo galing glorietta? sinadyang kong mauna pero pag lingon ko at nakita ko kayong magkasama, kahit na hindi kita gusto, nainggit ako sa kanya.

naalala mo pa nung una kong sinagot ang telepono at ikaw ang nasa kabilang linya? sinabi ko sa iyo na hindi kita tutulungan na mapahulog mo siya. sinabi mo na ang pakay mo lamang ay makilala ako, napansin mo rin pala na masaya akong kasama.

naalala mo pa nung lubos na tayong nagkakilala? kumbinsido na kong magiging masaya ang sino man na iyong makasama.

naalala mo pa nung una kong sinabi sa iyo na hindi na kaming dalawa? sinabi mo sa akin na hindi ko naman kakayanin na mahiwalay sa kanya.

naalala mo pa nung pumunta ako ng canada? ilang beses kong inangat ang telepono para tawagan ka pero inisip ko, bakit pa, wala naman tayong pakialam sa isa't-isa. isa pa, tama ka, nagkasama uli kaming dalawa.

naalala mo pa nung sinabi kong hindi na talaga kaming dalawa? naniwala ka na.

naalala mo pa nung nagkita tayong dalawa? hindi lang pala sa linya nagkakasundo tayong dalawa.

naalala mo pa nung niyaya mo ko na muling magkita? ilang beses akong humindi, takot sa kahihinatnan nating dalawa.

naalala mo pa nung pinipilit kitang ligawan siya? sabi ko, sige na, para magka-girlfriend ka. sabi mo ayaw mo talaga.

naalala mo pa nung unang date nating dalawa? pag-uwi, inamin ko sa sarili na ang pagkakaibigan natin totoong iba na.

naalala mo pa nung una mong sinabing mahal mo ako? nagulat ako pero lubos na sumaya.

naalala mo pa nung una kong sinabing mahal kita? naramdaman ko ang iyong saya.


ang daming na nating alaala. lahat nga mga iyon tayong dalawa ang magkasama. totoo, hindi lahat naging madali at masaya pero sa lahat napatunayan nating para talaga tayo sa isa't-isa.

updates uli

i was thinking if i needed to write another update. honestly, i didn't want to and i wanted to write na lang in my blogs (hehe!) but since i'm kinda starting to panic (konti lang naman), i thought it would be good to see where i am now in our preps. so sa madaling sabi, update na naman ito uli, and a really detailed update at that. :)

CHURCH: Our Lady of Consolation Parish

Reservation fee - paid
Balance - to be paid December 4

Requirements / To Do's:
1. Pre-Cana - exempted because we attended Discovery Weekend na
2. Baptismal Certificate - have it but haven't passed it
3. Confirmation Certificate - have it but haven't passed it
4. List of names and addresses of sponsors - submitted the names but not the addresses
5. Marriage License - will apply next week
6. Ecclesiastical Bans - we already have the letters for our respective pasrishes. pero since 2 months (ata) ang validity, we can't give it yet. sa october 18 (or onwards) pa pwede
7. Permit from Bride's parish - same as ecclesiatical bans
8. Canonical interview - to be scheduled pa
9. Misalette - have it checked na. already have the approved one. for printing na lang... este for xerox pala! :) have already designed the cover din. for printing na rin lang (ito totoong printing).
10. Rehearsal dinner - to be scheduled - tentative date: December 4

RECEPTION VENUE: Balay Kalinaw

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid December 4

To Do's:
1. Talk to manager re their No Candle policy!!!! have already talked to ronald about it and ronald, bernard, and i will go to mrs. de guzman to ask her... beg her... to llow us to have the candle centerpieces. haaaay! - to be done next week
2. Get dimensions of Balay Kalinaw - to be done next week
3. Make sure that there are no hidden charges (as per Joy and Joyce's supplier ratings) - done it na. wala naman. siguro kasi na-explain na sa akin lahat dati.


CATERER - Batis Asul

Reservation fee - paid
Balance - to be paid November 18 and December 4

To Do's:
1. Finalize menus! - grabe! ilang beses na akong nag-"finalize" pero hanggang ngayon di pa rin final :( hahaha!
2. Submit final headcount - done! wala na akong balak magdagdag pa ng guests! :)
3. Final meeting - to be scheduled December


EVENT STYLIST - Balay Kalinaw

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid December 4

To Do's:
1. Mock up - done
2. Semi-final meeting :) - to be scheduled October
3. Final meeting - to be scheduled December


GOWNS:

BRIDAL GOWN - Mrs. Bautista

Payment: nada

To Do's:
1. Measurement taking - ilang beses nang na-postpone. kasalanan ko ito eh. to be scheduled ASAP!
2. Fitting - duh! wala pa ngang measurement eh


ENTOURAGE GOWNS - Farley

Payment: nada

To Do's:
1. Measurement taking - done for first batch of entourage last sunday lang; second batch will be scheduled on October 10
2. Fitting - isa pang duh :)


GROOM'S BARONG - Trends Wedding

Downpayment - paid
Balance - to be paid upon claiming

To Do's:
1. Fit barong - to be scheduled ASAP since barong is ready na
2. If fitting is okay, claim


PHOTO VIDEO - Little Dreams by Decisive Moments

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid on December 18 (wedding day) and December 23 (upon claiming of proofs)

To Do's:
1. Pre-production meeting with Tony - to be scheduled October
2. Give must-have shots - sa pre-prod meeting na. ang prob, i still have no idea what shots i want. hehe!
3. Rehearsal Dinner - make sure Little Dreams are there
4. Give songs for video


INVITATIONS - DIY

DONE except for envelopes (still lacking about 40 pieces of envelopes). caligraphy to be done by my sister.


WEDDING CAKE - Claycakes

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid December 4

To Do's:
1. Cake tasting - done last sunday; really yummy chocolate cake
2. Give our picture - done
3. Give Boracay sand - no idea when i can do this
4. Give swatch - no idea when i can do this
5. Occular of Balay Kalinaw with Karla - done last sunday


FLOWERS - Mr. Boy Mahusay

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid on December 18

To Do's:
1. Go to their shop to have a mock-up of bridal bouquet although i have already seen a bouquet they have done and it was really nice - no idea when i can do this


MAKEUP - Kat Manalo

To Do's:
1. Trial makeup - done
2. Talk to Kat re hair - no idea when i can do this
3. Finalize how many people are going to be made up in the hotel the coordinate with Kat


WEDDING RINGS - Golden Garden

DONE! have our rings na! really love it! i was able to get my dream ring - really simple na white gold na band na matte finish. meron na ring engraving. basta i love it! will post a pic of it soon.


BRIDAL CAR - Classic Bridal Benz

50% - paid
Balance - to be paid on December 18

To Do's:
1. Coordinate with Mr. Ching re bridal car bouquet - no idea when i can do this
2. Confirm 3 days before wedding day - syempre to be done December 15
3. Confirm place of pick-up - will do this as soon as we reserve Linden


WEDDING FAVORS - DIY - beach themed gel candles

To Do's:
1. Make candles (hehe!) - basta pag may free time
2. Finalize package design


MUSIC - Church soloist, Friends

To Do's:
1. Finalize song list
2. Check out Church soloist
3. Meet with friends who are going to sing
4. Compile music for reception


AT IBA PA
1. Arrhae - already have the unity coins
2. Cord - have it na
3. Veil - wala pa pero syempre kasama naman sa package
4. Unity Candle - DIY; haven't started on this!!!!
5. House preps - will have our unity repainted by first week of October; furnitures after
6. Gifts - Parents - wala pa
Principal Sponsors - as of now, I'm baking cake for them
Entourage - girls - as of now pearl earrings
- guys - wala pa eh. kelangan pa ba? hehe!


so there! wala na akong maisip na iba eh.

what do you think?

oh my gosh!

we went to balay kalinaw yesterday for karla magbanu'as occular of the place. and i learned something really terrible (terrible for me, at least!), balay kalinaw does not allow open flames in their premises (read: candles)! OH MY GOSH!!! the whole effect of our centerpieces hinges on the candles!

so i'm going to call ronald of balay kandila to ask him to go with us to balay kalinaw to talk to the manager to convince her that our centerpieces are very, very safe!

hay, sana pumayag! pag hindi, hindi ko rin alam ang gagawin ko!

unusual confirmation

bernard and i had our confirmation today at san miguel church in manila. this was so funny because unlike the 28 other people who were confirmed with us, we did not have any sponsors in tow. for my part, i've been thinking for the past weeks who to get as a ninong or a ninang and i've come up with several names pero nahihiya naman ako to drag them to san miguel which is sooooo far from where we live. for jojie's part, wala talaga siyang naisip. i don't think he even made the effort. whenever i would ask him who he would get, he would always reply, "madali lang yun!"

buti na lang, i was able to make chika with abie the other day when she came over to get her laminated invites (hi abie!). i told her that we were getting confirmed today and she narrated that when her sister was confirmed, she noticed that the photographer in san miguel was the ninong of some of the people getting confirmed!!! ("confirmees"? hehe!) with that knowledge, hindi na ako ninerbiyos magpa-confirm. with or without a sponsor, i'll have manong photographer!!!

so kanina, when we arrived at san miguel, after getting the forms to be filled up and while jojie was having our baptismal certificates photocopied, i subtly approached manong photographer (MP).

me: manong, magkano po magpa-picture?
MP: P70 lang. isang malaki at isang maliit na yun.
me: ah P70 po?
MP: oo. ahhh... may problema ba?
me: eh manong sabi po ng isang kaibigan ko, nagni-ninong daw po kayo?
MP: oo! sabi ko na nga ba eh kaya kita tinatanong kung may problema.
me: talaga po? pwede kayong mag-ninong. dalawa kami, manong. hindi ho kasi makakarating yung kaibigan ko sana eh. (syempre nahiya naman kasi akong aminin na pumunta ako dun with him specifically in mind)
MP: okay lang yun. basta ang gagawin natin magpahuli kayo para makunan ko pa yung iba.
me: o sige po. ano po ba ang pangalan nyo?
MP: eh pero wag mo na akong isulat diyan (referring to the paper) kasi magkaka-utang pa ako sa iyo niyan eh. isulat mo na lang yung ninong mo talaga tapos proxy na lang ako.
me: o sige po, manong. salamat po!

ang bait niya nga eh. funny talaga! when jojie arrived, he and i went again to manong to ascertain that we had a "ninong". MP even showed us pictures of his mga "inaanak". :)

and then when it was near our turn na at the altar (as per MP's instructions, we were the last in line), we were getting tensed na that MP might forget about us. we found the whole thing so funny that jojie and i were laughing and i had a hard time hiding my laughter. it was supposed to be solemn ceremony, for goodness' sake! but we shouldn't have worried, he was a man of his word. when it was near our turn, he gave his camera to the other photographer and asked him to take our picture, he smoothed his photographer's vest, and calmly made his way to the altar to put his hand on my shoulder. natawa pa nga ata yung pari eh. isip niya siguro, 'isa na naman itong walang ninong!' :)

after my turn, "ninong" stayed at the altar for jojie naman. i was laughing on my way to the pews and i saw some of the other confirmees looking at me with bewilderment! hahaha!

after the confirmation and the distribution of certificates (during which "ninong" took our picture again), we went to thank him and pay for the pictures. he just asked for our address so he could mail our pics. and then he said, "picturan ko na kayong dalawa magkasama sa altar, regalo ko na sa inyo." that's our ninong!!! :)

unfair!

i went to Our Lady of Grace Church today to show them that my original baptismal certificate says that my name is "Clarice Anne" and not "Clarence Anne" (ano ba naman kasi? yung Clarence pang-lalaki, yung Clarice pang-babae! hindi ba nila naisip yun! hay!). anyway, so i went there armed with my original baptismal certificate that says i'm Clarice. when i showed the girl my original baptismal certificate, nainis pa ata siya kasi hindi naman daw niya kasalanan yun. with my counseling skills in full throttle and and my katarayan instincts in check, i told her, ever so nicely, "alam ko po hindi niyo naman kasalanan yun. hindi naman po kayo yung nagkamali. pero hindi ko rin naman po kasalanan. baka po pwede niyong palitan." with my mounting annoyance, it was hard for me to smile while saying that but i was able to do it. aba! ayaw niya pa ring maniwala. hiningi ang birth certificate ko. sabi ko i don't have a newly issued birth certificate. (a newly-issued one yung hinihingi niya kasi last time.) sabi sa akin, "bakit wala ka ba nung original?" grrr! buti na lang i had a copy of my transcript of records kaya ayun ang pinakita ko sa kanya.

after much ado, she eventually gave me a newly-issued baptismal certificate with my correct name and with annotation BUT she wouldn't give me my original baptismal certificate back. kelangan daw niya yun as proof that my name really was Clarice Anne. haaay!

eh di pumayag na ako. i was telling myself na i'll just go back pag anjan yung parish priest to explain my side so i can get my original baptismal certificate. this was the last straw. i needed to pay P50.00 again for the new baptismal certificate!!!! i already paid the last time i got one and it wasn't my fault if their records had my name wrong when my baptismal cert naman had it right. so, with my katarayan still in check, i said "napaka-unfair naman po pala ng system niyo." sabi ba naman sa akin "unfair talaga, lalo na sa akin!" HAY NAKU! nabwisit talaga ako!!!! sabi ko "eh mas unfair po sa akin yun, ako yung nadamay eh, hindi naman kayo". i then paid for the new certificate and left the parish office seething with anger.

DIY gallery

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Originally uploaded by bernardandclarice.

this is how i'm going to mount our pictures for our DIY gallery. i'll have 6 to 10 of these placed on easels. what do you think? comments please! :)

invites again

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Originally uploaded by bernardandclarice.

we already have our invites!!! hay salamat! after days and days of printing, tapos na rin and we have printed everything na. we were also able to have the invites laminated na rin. ang nice!!! i'm so happy!!!!

we're also done with the reception cards and the map insert. na-print na rin lahat. naka-cut na yung reception card. yung map na lang.

last step na lang yung envelopes and envelope lining. pero nakakagawa naman ako ng progress sa envelope making kahit papano. :)

here is the part i like best sa envelope... the B C seal!!! do you see the embossed B C sa flap ng envelope? nice noh? :) i'm so proud of that kasi pinagawa pa namin yung dry seal sa recto and i was a bit scared na hindi lumabas ng maayos but when we tried it, it was perfect! bernard really liked it!

:)

cellphone ko! waaaahhhh!

i lost my 2 month old nokia 6230 phone yesterday! waaaaaaahhhhhh!

ang sakit isipin pero i'm just telling myself na kung hindi yun ang nawala, baka kung ano pa ang nangyari sa akin. would you believe that yesterday, my pearl earring got loose when i was powdering my face at muntikan ko ng hindi makita sa kotse. i found it after almost half an hour of twisting my body looking for it under the seats (it was raining hard so i was also holding an umbrella). afterwhich, i went to mcdonalds. ten minutes into the store, one of the staff at mcdo came up to me and gave me my watch which i accidentally left on the first table i occupied. so because of these two indicents, i was so alert the hwole day, thinking that one of my phones might get stolen or something (i have two phones with me, one with a globe line, another with a smart line).

and then around 8:00 p.m., i was in SM city looking at the bridal exhibit and i told jojie that i did not like teh way one of the caterers set up the couple's table. so he told me to take a picture of the setup so we can show batis asul what we do not like. lo and behold, my phone was not in my bag anymore! i was starting to panic but then i told myself that i probably left in the car. i called that line usign my other line, the phone was already off. so whoever had it already turned it off. and just like that, it was gone! haaaaay!

sana makarma yung kumuha! bwahahahahaha!!!!!!

another "hmph! grooms!" moment

as i wrote in my previous post, i love cooking and i love cooking for jojie. lately, though, because of our killer schedules, i have not been able to cook for him for some time now. tapos siya naman, because he lives alone and because he does so many things din, puro canned goods ang nakakain niya.

last sunday, i actually had time on my hands (not a lot but enough to consider cooking). since i knew jojie will be arriving in an hour, i planned a simple menu. i cooked breaded chicken, made coleslaw, made sure there was gravy for the chicken, and simmered mushroom soup. when he saw what i prepared, sabi niya, "wow! dami naman!" so natuwa ako kasi my fiance appreciated what i prepared for him. and then he came up to me, massaged my shoulders and asked, in a very sweet voice, "hon, pwede ba mag-request?" i turned to him and replied, "sure, ano yun?" sabi niya, "pwede ba magpaluto ng itlog? yung sunny-side-up?"

after spending an hour slaving in the kitchen, he wanted estralladong itlog??? grrrr!!!!

in fairness though, he ate everything that i prepared. naubos niya nga yung chicken eh. haaaay!

:)

on cooking

i love cooking. i can spend days on end reading cookbooks and looking for just that perfect recipe. i love
experimenting with different dishes. although i consult cookbooks, i rely heavily on my instinct as a cook. usually nakikipagtalo pa ako sa sarili ko kung talaga bang okay na yung, say, dami ng basil na nailagay ko. what i do pag ganito, is to close my eyes, and really try to feel what my instincts say and then i do whatever that is.

i also love baking. my specialty's carrot cake. i never thought that carrots in a cake will taste good but, modesty aside, my cakes taste great! so great that i even contemplated making my own wedding cake! :) i also love cheesecakes, too, kaya ang dami ko na ring nagawang cheesecakes.

more than cooking and baking per se, i love cooking and baking for jojie. he loves my cooking! (or siguro kasi he just loves food! hahaha!) his favorite, and actually mine, too, is sinigang. he loves his sinigang to have sobrang daming gabi and i love mine with sobrang daming kamatis. we also like our sinigang to be really sour. the kind that will make your face pangit! hahaha!

jojie was asking me the other day if i'll still cook for him when we're already married. takot ata na pinagluluto ko lang siya ngayon kasi mag-boyfriend pa lang kami at papabayaan ko na siya pag mag-asawa na kami. hehe!

aside from cooking, i also love planning menus for parties. i'm so excited na for our first noche buena as husband and wife na i already have a menu!!!! :) i started planning the menu last month pa! hehe!

i really can't wait for december.

busy, busy, busy!!!

i've been so busy the past few days, i didn't have time to blog.

i'm working on my thesis proposal and i'm hoping to be able to defend my proposal by next friday. if i don't get to propose by friday, that would mean i've to wait until november until i can propose!!! sobrang sayang ang panahon! i was hoping pa man din that i can finish data gathering before our wedding. hay! i'm meeting my adviser again this lunch kasi i've submitted by nth revision yesterday (buti na lang may first draft was matino kaya the succeeding drafts had minor changes lang). she'll probably ask me to redo chapter 2 or at least some sections kasi naman ang palpak talaga nun! hahaha! then i'll submit it tomorrow. sana okay na yung tomorrw so i can inform na may panelists. hay!

re wedding preps naman, we were able to get na our baptismal certificates with annotation last tuesday kaya lang may prob yung sa akin kasi church records say na ang name ko raw ay "Clarence"!!! grrr!!! kaya i have to go back there one of these days so i can show them that my original baptismal certificate says "Clarice".

we've also started printing our invites. we're going to have them laminated on monday.

i've also started on the envelopes. really nice yung envelopes namin, especially with our embossed initials. :)

so there!

gown?

i'm pretty set na with my gown. i was supposed to call na nga my mananahi today to set an appointment para sa measurements. not being into clothes, sobrang mura lang ng gown ko pero nice naman talaga siya. natatakot lang ako kasi ayoko nung beading nung gown so i'm looking for a gown sana na sobrang simple lang yung beading para ipagaya. so my mom and i went to glorietta today to look for really simple and nice beading patterns (tama ba? sabi ko na sa inyo hindi ako mahilig sa damit eh.). we went to edgar allan and i saw this really, really nice gown there na sobrang mura rin lang at sobrang simple! at walang beading! (na-realize ko ata tuloy na gusto ko ata ng walang beading talaga para hindi ako natatakot na pangit ang labas! hahaha!) haaaay! parang gusto ko na tuloy ito. P3500 lang ang difference dun sa original ko na gown!!! grabe ang mura!! i really like this gown, pareho naman nung cut and design sa aking original na gown. pati yung tela halos pareho. gusto ko na ito pero syempre i'm going to talk to bernard muna. i'm pretty sure he'll say yes. haaay! hirap to decide. pero is it really okay na walang beads yung bridal gown? sobrang simple at gusto ko siya pero takot rin ako na baka naman masyado nang maging bare pagdating sa pictures and video. what do you think?

Discovery Weekend

got back from discovery weekend yesterday. the whole experience was just so amazing!

sabi ng isang kaibigan ko, ikwento ko raw sa kanya kung ano ang nangyayari sa discovery weekend. sagot ko, oo ba. but now that we're done with the Weekend, ang hirap pala ikwento. words are not enough to describe the love that is in my heart. even writing this is hard since words do not seem enough to convey how happy and how at peace i am right now.

i want to share with you an entry i wrote in my journal during the DW. that was how effective the DW was, i was able to start the journal i've promised myself i would start years ago.


04 September 2004
11:50 p.m.

Discovery Weekend
OMI Retreat House

Today has been one of the best days of my life and I thank Jojie for making it so.

Today was our second day in the DW. Eveything has been great so far. Jojie and I have taked about things we haven't talked about before. I learned so many things about him -- his hopes, his fears, his dreams. He also learned so many new things about me. And with the learning came understanding and acceptance -- of ourselves and of each other.

I love Jojie. I love him so much I can feel the love to the depths of my being.

I remember Kat asking me a couple of weeks ago how much love a person should give his or her partner. I couldn't answer the question; I do not know what is the "right" amount of love to give? Is there even a measure?

Kat's next question was easier. She asked how much I love Jojie and if I would be willing to take a bullet for him. This, without hesitation, I was able to asnwer. I replied, mahal na mahal na mahal ko si Jojie and yes, I would take a bullet for him. As corny as it sounds, living without him is not living anyway so I might as well sacrifice my life to give him his.

To borrow a line my great-grandfather wrote to my great-grandmother, he is my perfection. With him, I feel fulfilled, I feel important, I feel complete, I feel loved. I can't wait for December 18.

how does he tell me he loves me?

when i hear about guys showering their girlfriends with flowers and chocolates and gifts, i sometimes wonder why jojie does not do that. i'll ponder for two seconds, pity myself for a half second, then start smiling again when i realize (for the hundred thousandth time!) how lucky i am to have such a sweet, responsible, and loving man loving me.

he does not give me flowers. in fact, in the 3 1/2 years we've been together, he has given me flowers three times! imagine, just three! the first was a bouquet of red, white, yellow, and blue roses for our first month celebration. (kahit pala nung nanliligaw siya, hindi niya ako binigyan! :)) the second was a long-stemmed rose during the w@w5ive.... wait! don't be fooled! he didn't buy the rose, it was almost 7pm then and benz told us that we could just get the flowers that were not sold. :) the third was a bouquet of two dozen roses for the 2nd step of his proposal. :)

instead, he takes care of me every single day. he makes sure that i am okay. he makes me feel safe.

last sunday, we went to their house in valenzuela. i just stayed in the garage while he went inside. i was okay the whole time but when we went back to the car, i realized that i had sobrang daming mosquito bites in my leg. when he saw it, he immediately got concerned. he bought pa alcohol for me to lessen the itching. then, for the next few days he would ask me how i was and if i had fever (symptom of dengue) and would remind me to drink plenty of fluids.

instead of the chocolates, he works hard in order to provide for me and and to secure the future of our family. he does not buy the things he wants for himself although he can afford it because he wants to save money for our future. but when he realizes that i want something, he would buy it for me kahit na pa mejo impraktikal. like yesterday, for example, we were in greenbelt and we went inside nike women. i told him i wanted the blue jacket they have but since i'm not really into clothes, i wouldn't consider buying it. (isa pa, mabibili ko yun sa iba. i'm not really into nike stuff anyway) but when he saw me eyeing it, he asked me if i wanted to buy it. when i said no and babalikan ko na lang, sabi niya, wala na yan pagbalik mo. then he asked me again if i wanted to buy it. i was just so touched because i knew that if the situation was reversed, he wouldn't even consider buying something for himself but since it was for me, kahit na wala naman sa budget, bibilhin niya.

instead of the gifts, he plays with my younger brother, chats with my sister, does small things for my parents, etc. one time, he slept over at my house so he could drive one of my titas to the airport at three in the morning because my parents were not home and my tita had to be brought to the airport. when my whole family went to the states, he checked on our helpers from time to time, make sure the bills were paid, etc.

instead of the lavish night outs, he makes it a point to visit me at home. minsan kahit ako nagugulat pa rin when he texts me and tells me na "dadalawin" niya ako. it's just so romantic.

there was one time he slept over at my house because we needed to finish a report for one of our part-time jobs. since he was more tired than i was, i told him to go ahead and sleep while i finish something else so he went and took a nap in the couch. after a couple of hours, i was getting sleepy. i wanted to go sleep in my room but since i knew that he would look for me when he wakes up, i decided to just set up a rollaway bed beside the couch. before lying down, i kissed him good night. he stirred but did not awaken so i lay in my rollaway bed. after a couple of minutes, he woke up. he didn't know i was still awake so i just kept still. although his eyes were just semi-open, he realized that i was not using a blanket. he knew i was sobrang maginawin so with his eyes partially open, he looked for the blanket and put it on me. i cold see him and he was so sleepy but he still remembered how cold i can get. until now, he doesn't know that i was awake that time.

so no, he does not give me flowers nor showers me with chocolates and gifts. instead he makes me feel beautiful by gazing into my eyes and telling me how lucky he feels to have me. gosh! how lucky can a girl get?

philips sale!!!!

bernard and i went to the philips bodega sale last wednesday. the things for sale were sooooo cheap!!! we were able to save so much! when i say "save", that's compared to mall prices. hehe! we were able to buy a 25" flat tv and a home theater... wooohooo! bernard has always wanted a home theater but since my fiance's a very responsible provider (read: kuripot!), he wouldn't buy one but thanks to the philips sale, meron na kaming bagong tv and home theater!!!! yehey! excited na kami to have our movie night when we're already married. can't wait for december. :)