Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Oh I know...

Warning: This post is a product of just continuous typing so I don't even know if it makes sense. :)


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Yeah, I know it's been ages since I've last posted. I've been meaning to but there would always be something more important to do...


It's almost 3:00 am. Jojie is already asleep. I'm finishing something for a bride and I promised myself I won't sleep without finishing it first. I just finished it and I can sleep now but before shutting down my laptop, I checked my personal email first and I got this comment from Nadia. She commented on my last post.

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Hi Clarice!


This is one of those nights when I'm on an out of town assignment and only the internet can make me sleepy. But then I chanced upon your blog while browsing Veluz',so I ended up staying awake all night, enjoying your insights.

Some of your entries have given me a stinging reminder about compassion, some have made me laugh and realize that I shouldn't take some things too seriously. Some just made me a fan. Hehe. Funny how even after my wedding, life still finds a way for you to help me organize and de-clutter-- without you even knowing it, hehehe.

Oh yeah, I've been meaning to tell you pala how Dax and I get a kick out of telling my chupitero Dad na kilala namin yung nagsusulat ng investment advice that he takes as gospel truth sa pagbili ng stocks. Parati ko sinasabi na asawa yung nung wedding coordinator ko and he would just say ganun ba?--- although ilang beses ko na yung sinasabi sa kanya hehehe. Buti na nga lang bullish ang stockmarket lately kaya parati niyang sinasabi, buti na lang sinunod ko yung stock pick ng Abacus. Mwahahaha.


O siya yun lang. Sobra kong natuwa talaga sa blog mo. Wishing you and Jojie all the best...


:)


Nadia

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Sobra ako natuwa. Funny how everytime I even consider changing jobs, a bride (or a former bride) would make me remember that what I do helps them, even in just little ways. Goodness knows I get tired. Sometimes, the never-ending stress of wedding preps gets to me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy what I do and I LOVE my brides pero exagg the stress minsan. It's my job to shield the bride from the stress kahit papano so in the process, I absorb it. It helps a super lot that I was trained to be a counselor. It also helps that I seem to have a personality which easily puts people at ease (siguro part ng pagiging psychologist). My mom keeps telling me to take it slow. Jojie has told me several times to stop and to just finish the weddings I've lined up kasi nga naman we never had a normal life together (no weekends, meetings at night, phone calls at 12midnight from frantic brides, everything has to be planned like six months in advance, I don't get to attend any family events, etc.).

Sometimes, I just want to curl up and cry. Pero di ba nga, may three minute rule? Three minutes lang pwede mag-self-pity? And miraculously, before that three minute is up (syempre metaphorical ito ha), a bride just pops out of the blue to make me remember how much I love this job. Ang galing no?


Si Nadia was my 4th bride. Her wedding was in Hacienda Isabella na, take note, umulan. That was a really unforgettable wedding. First time kong nagtuyo ng kutsara at tinidor sa kitchen para makakain na yung guests. Nag-distribute din ako ng kubyertos at nag-set ng table.


Nadia is an ABS-CBN reporter while Dax was a writer for Inquirer during the time of their wedding so karamihan ng guests nila media people. Mabuti na lang media sila at sanay sa cowboy way of living. Hiyang-hiya ako nun kasi we couldn't even provide dry chairs for the guests. Oh yeah, that was also the first time na nag-sindi ako ng fireworks for the fireworks display. Masyado kasi mahal pag nagpa-OOT pa kami sa fireworks supplier so bumili kami ng light-it-yourself (sorry, kuripot na coordinator). Nung sisindihan na, nawala yung waiter na dapat magsindi so ako yung nagsindi. Ang masakit nun, ang hirap nang sindihan nung susunod na set kasi hindi na ako makalapit! Hahaha!

That wedding made me realize though that having a perfect wedding doesn't just depend on immaculate setup or having a six layer cake; it depends on the couple and the guests. And with the right attitude, even a garden wedding "ruined" by rain can be really wonderful.


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Hi Nads!

I hope you don't mind that I posted your comment on my blog. :)

Thank you so much for dropping by and for perking me up at this time of the night! :)

Alam mo sa lahat ng naging brides ko, ikaw ata yung pinakamadalas kong makasalubong, makabangga, at makita. Hehehe!

Thank you for your comment. I super appreciated it. I was post-hopping through my blog and I realized na ang dami-dami-dami ko na palang nasulat tungkol sa kung anu-ano and it never occurred to me that people actually read my blog. Hahaha! Feeling ko sumusulat lang ako sa sarili ko... parang diary! Mwahahaha!!

Alam mo, for some reason, reading your comment made me want to seriously consider the hobbies and other things that I've been wanting to pursue. Gusto ko mag-tutor for free uli sa public school students, gusto ko mag-photography, gusto ko mag-bake uli, gusto kong matapos yung kurtinang dalawang taon ko nang tinatahi... hahaha! Funny how a simple comment from you inspired me to explore new things.

When you come to think of it, ang galing kasi kahit na I coordinated your wedding, Jojie and I got married just a few months before you and Dax did. So I realized na we're in the same life stage. Ang saya no?

O cia, mahaba na ito. Masyado nang OA yung reply ko. Haha!

Thank you, Nadia. *hugs*

:)

Clarice

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I didn't even realize that you had a hard time lighting the fireworks then because it looked just perfect to me-- and to guests who kept telling me how they loved it. I even had the funny urge na asarin si Dax by humming that song that they play sa Enchanted Kingdom pag fireworks time na pero buti na lang hindi dahil naisip ko ang aking mantra na dapat demure kunwari dahil sayang naman ang pa-demure gown na ginawa ni Veluz...

It's been more than two years and ang saya pala talaga. As for your work dilema, (o ha may attempt na mag counsel kunwari mwahaha)-- I'd say follow your calling and everything else will fall into place-- syempre hindi ko original idea yan, payo lang ng mga Heswita na sinunod ko and which proved to be one of the best pieces of advice that I followed. If you consider your work your true calling then it won't feel like work at all because whatever problems that come with it is supposed to equip you further in your pursuit of higher joys.

Our Philo teacher in college had this pa-cool tagalog translation for leap of faith. Sabi niya "Lundagin mo baby!" Nakakatawa pakinggan. Nakakatakot sundin. But there's joy in knowing that when you do so, there's a God (or higher power, whatever politically correct term people would feel comfy with) na sasalo sa iyo.

Now kung ano nga ba ang true calling mo, eh ikaw lang ang makakapagsabi niyan. At yun ang mahirap dun. Mwahahaha!

Hope to bump into you again soon!

:)
Nadia

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:31:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Clarice,

I know it's been a while but i wrote here to tell you that you really make a difference in a bride's life. :)

We owe it to you for having a very successful and memorable wedding. Keep on doing what your tells that it is your calling. :)

Take care and more power to your coordination biz.

http://www.nicemorning.net

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 1:47:00 PM  
Blogger clarice said...

hi nads!

hahaha! unforgettable sa akin yung fireworks mo! nyahahaha! i can just imagine you planning to ruin the moment for Dax pero tama ka na super demure your pink pina gown so sayang naman.

super ako natawa dun sa "lundagin mo, baby!" hahaha! pero totoo no? sometimes, it just takes a leap of faith. funny though, getting into coordination was a leap of faith for me. and totoo na sinalo ako ni god (or sige na nga, kung ano man ang tawag ng iba).

tama ka, mas madali yung paglundag kaysa pag-alam kung san ka ba dapat lumundag. :)

hope to see you soon! *hugs*

mwah!

:)

clarice

p.s. nakita kita sa china! :)

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nice!!!

kamusta ka na? i droppped by your blog a couple of months ago and nakakatuwa to see a glimpse of your life now.

thank you, sis! thank you for your kind words. i really appreciate it. *hugs*

hi to morning!

:)

Clarice

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to all,

haaay! can i just say??? i LOVE my brides! *smiling sigh*

:)

clarice

Tuesday, October 02, 2007 11:54:00 PM  
Blogger Kaje said...

heheheheh sasabihin ko lang na "i love you too!" heheheh it was nice seeing you and we should do that again sometime. exchange notes on being a wifey, kumbaga, and everything else..you know what i mean :) hugs!

tin

Monday, October 08, 2007 7:17:00 PM  

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