ang bait talaga ni Lord!

nasabi ko na napapraning na ako sa wedding lalo na at naka-waitlist ako sa bellevue. so pinuntahan din kaagad ni lynn ang other option namin na vivere. ang plano, pupunta muna sya sa bellevue at titignan kung sino ang naka-reserve doon para kung pareho nang naka-reserve sa vivere, pasok pa rin kami sa maski isa sa kanila. pero himala! pagpunta nya sa bellevue para magtanong, sinabihan sya na kaka-cancel lang nung nauna sa amin ng kanilang reservation kaya kami na ang first priority. buti na lang dala na rin ni lynn ang pang-downpayment kaya booked na booked na!!!! game na game na!!!!

ang saya-saya ko talaga! at excited kasi tuloy na tuloy na ang plano.

in retrospect, inisip ko pinagbigyan na naman ako ni Lord. Sabi ko nga kay Libay na friend ko, nako narinig ni Lord ang prayers ko at talagang na-appreciate nya ang powerpoint na pinagpuyatan ko para sa Easter mass namin!!! kaya nakuha namin ang reception na gusto namin!!! sabi nga ni Marhgil: Yahoo! Yehey! Google!

Ang bait talaga ni Lord!!!

bomalabs

meron palang nilalang sa mundong ibabaw na saksakan ng labo. as in!!! tipo bang yakap-yakap ng una tapos babagsakan ka ng telepono pagkatapos... wow pare ang labo! tapos kinausap mo na na wag na lang munang prends, aba tawag pa rin at text... ang labo mo talaga tsong! pakiusap lang tantanan ang byuti ko... pwede... plis lang... ang tindi mo kasi... sobra... tablado muna!!! noli me tangere por favor!!!

o nang-iinis ka talaga?!?

wedding fever

it started last friday coz my wedding planner, lynn, did the initial downpayment for some of my suppliers for the wedding. it's a good thing that she was there coz I don't know whom I can turn to in order to organise this event as well as I could.

oh yeah! for those who are not aware yet, my hubby and i are tying the knot in the church on december 30. this long-awaited wedding (as in 3 years almost in the making) is finally happening come hell or high water! this is it! no turning back! and I'm slowly feeling the gravity as it pulls me on this roller-coaster ride. i'm joining hundreds and thousands of bride getting nervous and harassed just be thinking of how the hell to organise this thing. plus the added fact that i'm really far away from the location of the wedding. thank goodness to e-mails and the internet, i'm getting there though. and extra help like relatives and lynn.

for the moment, i've booked the church (St. James the Great, Alabang), the videographer (Buddy Gancenia) and his wife, my florist (Cathy Gancenia) and the photographer (Rene Gaviola). They've just done the wedding of my friend Babylove and I just love, love, love their work. Sana ganon din sa akin!! hehehe.

Ideas are certainly brewing and simmering that's why its also boiling over now on this blog. am going crazy trying to think how and what I should do and this on top of my work that's gone really ballistic this year and the Tropa activities. After this year, I think I'm gonna go on a sabbatical, I tell yah!

Anyway, I disgress on my talk, so back to the wedding preparations, I'm always on wedding channel seeing the different gowns, not yet decided if I should order from back home or buy something ready-made? with a couturier or from a shop? champagne, ivory or white? with beads? chiffon or silk? WAAAAHHHH!!!

i just learned that i'm on the wait list on this venue that i've set my heart on so now i'm frantically looking for other alternatives. aie aie aie!!! i wanted bellevue-manila but since i might not get it, i'm trying vivere suites or the palms country club. i'm crossing my fingers so hard, i think i'm actually breaking it! :o)

then those ideas on the videos. my hubby got excited too so he was thinking of a music video where we are singing, with beaches on the background, edge of the world sights and horses. Yep, he was seriously thinking of that and I had to restrain myself coz i was telling him, we're no equestrians and I might end up with a black-eye on my wedding day! AARRGGGHHH!!!

But seriously, i'm not that excited.

easter joy

as you may have noticed, I was on a kind of pit the past weeks, maybe due to fatigue or bothering myself with too much of certain issues we faced or are facing. one of the issues that really bothered me was trusting people and then being betrayed time and again. after a while, one learns to protect one's self not unless you're a born masochist.

i even came to a point of asking myself if i was expecting too much of people but honestly, one just needs a friend whom one can have fun with and would not do you any harm. we've always tried to be very open to people and tolerant too but most of the time, they are the same ones who take advantage of our "tolerance" and just not have any boundaries or respect whatsoever. intrigues, back-fighting and unending competition is always on the way. i tell you, people can be so mean.

in certain circumstances, we've learned to take some distance so as not to put ourselves exposed to these meanness. that also means shutting our doors to certain people. then comes the irony of serving in the church and people judging you coz you're not "forgiving" enough when you're trying to be "maka-Diyos". if only it was that simple and if only they'll look at themselves too.

in this easter season, i've realized that even when Christ was crucified, there were certain people He was not able to convince. so if God could not be understood by everyone, what chance do i have huh? then I learned to let go and accept the fact that there would be people in my life who would not be a friend and there would always be people who'd criticize me for that. i also accept that, if the time is right, He always gives the signal and I only have to keep an open heart to feel this and make that step of reconciliation. but everything, IN HIS TIME.

and so, as this easter celebration concludes, i feel lighter. the truth shall always set you free and it is oh so true to us now. whatever black thoughts i had was because of a lie that dragged people's lives into a process that destroyed certain things, such as friendship. but now truth had shed its light and everything is clearer now. everyone's true face is being exposed for everyone to see.

whatever dive I did lately made me reach the bottom so that I can push myself up high. as long as I wait patiently. but it was not easy, filled with constant struggle with myself and others. but I did rise up and bask at the warmth of the rays of truth. and then of course life continues and I know that I'll have to braise myself for the next dive. I hope it would never lead me to hopelessness and continuous despair. i'll know he'll guide me and he has given me good alliances. and i'm truly, truly grateful.