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Time has passed. A lot has happened. And a lot more to come!This blog was created so we could look back and see what we were back then. As much as I wanted to record every detail of our first born milestones, I just wasn't able to do it. When Rafa was born, we didn't get a helper since I stopped for work to take care of him personally. My day revolved around him and the household chores. I just

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It's been four months since we visited our blog again. In the same way, our little Rafa is now 4 months old. I will try to post whatever it is for the past months and keep this updated. First of, my very first birthing story. The timestamp stated below are based on what I remember. September 30, 2009(Wenesday) - I'm on my 38th week. It's my weekly checkup with my OB. I am still 3cm dilated.

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We survived pre-mature labor! My OB was happy to see me still pregnant during my 37th week check up. I'm now on a weekly checkup which only means that my delivery will come very soon! The night before my checkup, I felt cramps on my lower abdomen, similar to menstrual cramps. It was painful but it was tolerable. The cramps would come every time our baby would move. I did not give much attention

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The moment I opened this blogsite of ours, my attention was suddenly caught by the small box in the lower right side of this page.. 23 days to go (or even less) before we can finally meet our baby and Im very very excited! Am I ready to be a father? Will I be a good father? Can we provide all the things that our child needs? Will our baby look more like me, or his mother? Those are just the

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We've been waiting for our scheduled 3D/4D for almost a month. We got the first slot in the morning. For weeks, I've been monitoring our baby's movement every morning the same time as our appointment to have the 3D/4D. I noticed that he moves about 2-3hours after I woke up. So we planned to sleep early the night before so we could wake up at 6am, thinking our baby will be awake at 8:40am in time

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At Week 26, I started seeing my tummy move whenever our baby kicks! It's amazing seeing it every time. I feel it's more than just a bonding between us. It's like he is playing not just with me but with his daddy as well. And I feel him move more often now. Sometimes I wake up feeling him move like he wants to get out. Not this soon baby. Thankfully, he hasn't kicked my ribs yet. But he always hit

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I have read in some articles that you can feel the baby moving inside the womb from the outside at around 23 weeks of pregnancy and I was very thrilled to experience that for the first time. Two nights ago, I placed the mp3 player in my wife's tummy and then I positioned my other hand waiting for our baby to move and to my surprise - my little boy poked my hand as if he greeted me an advance

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My work became so suffocating these past couple of weeks and it feels like my brain is 200% overused so I decided for the next 2 days to step back, relax a bit and just take it easy. Im so stressed that my brain seems to continue working even if I'm already resting. Well I guess thats what youre expected to get when youre doing a new project with 75% of the workload hanging on your shoulders,

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I went to the hospital for my monthly checkup with my OB. I'm now 20weeks, halfway through my pregnancy! I'm feeling a lot better. My spotting had stopped. All my tests for premature labor or any bacteria turned out negative. My detailed scan is scheduled next week on my 21st week. Since, there are few patients at that time, my OB asked if I could be scanned today. Since, there is an open slot,

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No Crocs sale for me! I am supposed to take a bed rest for one week! :(Exactly when my pregnancy reached week 19, I was advised by an OB to take a bed rest for 1 week. Last Wednesday, I was doing my daily routine at work. Went to work in the morning, had lunch at noon, then back to work by 1PM. An hour later, I went to the rest room as usual. There, once again, I saw my liner half filled with red

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A few days ago, I started to feel our baby move! As I got off our shuttle service on my way home, I skipped from the bus to the side walk. I knew I landed gently but somehow I felt a small round of air punch my right tummy when my foot touched the pavement. It's not painful at all but I was a bit shocked for a moment for I'm not sure if it really was the baby that I felt! Once home, we read some

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Yesterday was the most awaited scheduled trip to my OB. I'm supposed to undergo a Down Syndrome Test and Pre-natal Test I but since we opted not to undergo the DST, my slot to the hi-tech ultrasound machine was foregone. All they did is take my blood sample. I got a bit disappointed for we thought that we won't be able to see our baby this time. When I went in to see my OB, I asked if we can

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Its been a long while since my last post in our blog because Ive been busy in my work and some other stuff but since its my birthday today, I'm taking timeout to write one. I want to start this blog by thanking the Lord for another year that He has added to me and for all the love, guidance, protection and blessings that He has been showering our family. Eventhough its my day today, Im not

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I guess I'm pretty lucky not to feel any nausea or any morning sickness during my pregnancy. I don't know if it is yet to come for I'm still on my first trimester. Sometimes I won't feel pregnant at all for I have a lot of energy in me! :DAfter dinner last night, we had a short walk to a nearby grocery to get some ingredients for my macaroons I plan to bake. While walking, we were joking to go to

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During our first checkup, we were told to come two weeks after so we can check the development of my pregnancy and see the heart starts beating. Since then we are doing our countdown by the number of folic acid tablets I've taken. Finally the day had arrived. Since my habibi can't take a leave as often as I can, he planned to sneak out of his office for a while to see our next ultrasound. It's a

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We received the fruit of our prayers last night. We bought two test kits last Monday to apease our boggling mind if we made it or not. I insisted to take the test at night thinking that we'll just sleep over it if the result is negative. Excited and afraid we got up to do the test. The test says to dip the stick into the sample for five seconds then lay it on flat surface and the result may be

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My habibi threw a surprise birthday party for me last week. It's my first birthday away from my family. I was expecting a quiet celebration with just my habibi nothing like the festive celebration that I'm used to since my birthday falls on the day before the New Year. Honestly, I had an inkling that he would prepare a surprise party for me about 2 weeks ago. Here's the backgrounder; two weeks

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Merry Christmas everybody!!!It’s our first Christmas as a married couple, our first Christmas away from our families and friends, and our first Christmas in Singapore. We could have been too homesick if not for the Christmas decors around the city and malls. I insisted on buying a Christmas tree for our house here just so we could feel the spirit of this most awaited event at home. I didn't want

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After 4 and a half months of construction, the puzzle is almost complete, with every bits and pieces now in its proper place and perspective.Front View (With grills)Toilet and Bathroom Kitchen Kitchen Counter (Nook)Ceiling Fan and Lights Front Door (With Locks)

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House Front ViewFront (Main) EntranceToilet and Bathroom Bedroom ClosetKitchen Area

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I have mixed emotions with this challenge. I'm not sure if I'll give myself a failing grade with this one. Morcon indeed gave me a hard time in preparing this dish. I had a hard time slicing the chunk of beef to flat sheets. Also, I can't find the right strings to tie the meat so I just used a normal thread. I'm prepared to give myself a Fail grade while preparing the dish but thought not to

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Another week has gone by and the workers now started covering the floor, walls and ceiling of our "skeletal" house with tiles and hardiflex sheets.CeilingBathroom Tiles InstallationService AreaKitchen Area Garage Gate

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I can still remember, one Friday, I was in a meeting for the whole day with our Japanese guest when I received a text from my former officemate, Raymund, asking my permission if he could give my number to his friend. I ignored it for a while but he is persistent, sending me texts every hour. I tried to get information about his friend as much as I can and still focus on the meeting. He had said a

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Maki is not my favorite dish. But since, it's my habibi's fave I decided to learn how to make one. I can still recall when I had my first taste of Maki. Back in college, my friend Donna, now living in Dubai, bought one and had me taste it. I bravely took a bite. Instantly, I tasted the mango, felt strange about it and decided that would be the last time I'd eat one. Then my habibi came and

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10 days had gone by since our last posting regarding the construction of our house and as it slowly reaching its completion, the more we want to see every corner and details of it. Our next task is to look for good color combinations for the walls, ceilings, what types of furnitures to install, design for the window grills and for the gate and other stuffs for finishing touches. Front View

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Our dream of having a having a house which we can call "our own" is slowly coming to reality and we are very much excited about it. As much as possible, we want to be involved in everything - from floor plan layout design, to furniture arrangements, materials to be used for flooring, bathroom motiff, color of the roof and eventually every corners of the house and other stuffs - giving

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Yes! The image you are seeing is my cooking! I can't believe it myself. I'm not an expert in cooking but I'm knowledgeable enough to follow recipes and tweak it a bit to my liking. I've been wanting to cook Palabok ever since I was in my school days. But knowing how tedious it will be, I focused on mastering my baked mac dish. Now that we are living in Singapore where the source of Palabok is

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Malaysia TripWe’ve been planning this trip with Lia, our friend from Korea, since March I think. I asked Mitzi, my friend who works here as well, to join us. It’s so timely coz her sister is here for vacation at that time. From Singapore we rode a bus to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We chose Aeroline simply for convenience. Drop off point and pick up point of the bus in Malaysia is at Corus Hotel

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Holy Week in Singapore is nothing compared to what it is in the Philippines. Despite that we are not in a Christian country, we are blessed with one day off from work on Good Friday. I was on a diet in preparation for my friend’s wedding the following week, so I just considered it as my penance for the holy week. Since I’ve just arrived and am still familiarizing myself with the city, we took

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I started looking for a place to celebrate my habibi’s birthday a week before I came to Singapore. Since it’d be just more than a week before his actual birthday, I felt that it would be short for I’m still not familiar with the ins and outs of the city. After my search over the net gave me no luck, I asked for some advice from a co-w@wie based in sg. She advised that I look into Chijmes. So I

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Its my birthday today and I can't think of a better way of celebrating it than to be with my wife. March 6, aside from being my bday, is special for the two of us because its the date when we first met. I can still remember how nervous I was waiting for Anne in their complany's lobby and i'm sure that my wife during that time felt the same. I dont know if it's a coincidence, but good thing

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I’m back in Singapore. I’m now ready to start a new life together with my husband. Though we’ve been married for almost two months now, it is only now that I can truly say that I have a husband and that I’m certainly a wife. A few days after our wedding, JayR left for Singapore. So I’m left alone as if nothing major changed in my life. We’re back to our web cams. Good thing there’s Skype! He

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This post is so long due. Jan tagged me early this month but just got to answer it just now. I'm so sorry Jan. We're still new with blogging and this was the first time we were tagged. Since this blog is maintained by both me and JayR, it is just right that we both answer the questions. So here it is!JayR says..1. Today I feel very--- happy2. I enjoy --- talking to my sweetheart love3. I am

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My flight was delayed for almost one hour. There were only two baggage counters for our flight. I am very patient with waiting in lines as long a I know that when it's finally my turn, my patience will be rewarded. Minutes passed. I could've been bored had I not chat with the other passengers. An hour more passed. JayR got a bit nervous that I might not make my flight. I assured him that there's

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Kung Hei Fat Choi! In a few a hours i'll be boarding a plane to Singapore! It's Chinese New Year holiday and we decided that I visit JayR so we could tour Singapore since he'll be off from work. JayR had been in Singapore since September last year. He's noted some places to visit but never really been there for he wants us to visit it together. Ain't it sweet! :D I've been to Singapore once way

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Here is our favourite part – our honeymoon! We went to Pearl Farm, Davao and stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights. We had a 5am flight to Davao right after our wedding day and since we arrived at the Manila Pen around 11pm after the reception, we decided not to sleep because we have to be at the airport at 3am. Afterall, we both know that our stay in Pearl farm would be all pleasure and

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Aside from our special dance, the second thing that was instilled to our guests till now was the on-site video prepared by Threelogy. You may want to take a look at our previous post to see how blessed we were that we were able to book them for our wedding, for they were not actually available when we booked them. Our AVP song, a medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What A Wonderful Word, was

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January 5, 2008, Wedding Day.The ReceptionThe reception started a little before 6pm. There were a lot of guests who arrived and a few were not on the guest lists. We don’t mind having extra guests but we’re glad everybody was seated. I would like to commend our coordinators for making it orderly as possible as it can be. The supplier’s tables I allotted were all taken so they have to set up

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January 5, 2008, Wedding Day.At The ChurchWe got to the church a few minutes before 2pm. As we drove towards the church, I can already see JayR talking to someone. I hid my face behind my bouquet so he won’t see me. Only until he’s inside the church that I finally observed who’re already there. I saw a couple of our principal sponsors already waiting by the door. Some of my friends would peek

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(A Complete Documentary)Until now, I can still hear the kissing bells ringing and all I want to do is to hug my wife and give her a tender sweet kiss but I think this kiss will wait for a couple more weeks until Anne arrive here in Singapore. It’s exactly a week ago since our wedding day and as I remember by this time, the situation in our room in the hotel was very tensed. We are scheduled to

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It’s been exactly one week from today when we got married. It’s been raining for the whole day today. I’m happy that we are blessed with a wonderful weather on our wedding day. Until now, I still have hangover of our big day! I can’t believe that after a year of preparations, it’s now over. I’m very happy that our wedding was nothing compared to the nightmares that I had for the past year. All

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Let me start my wedding-day-kwento the day before our wedding, Friday, January 4, 2008. I spent the morning packing an overnight bag and for our honeymoon. I gift wrapped the remaining souvenirs for the ninangs. Then I printed our plane ticket to Davao for our honeymoon. Before heading to the hotel, we dropped our priest’s marriage license to our church. We weren’t able to check in at the Manila

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Today at this very moment, I'm having coffee with my beloved wife at Pearl farm Davao as we celebrate here our honeymoon. =). This is our second day of being husband and wife, and it feels so great. Our thoughts are still filled with the memories of our wedding day. We watch the onsite video prepared by Threelogy as often as we can. All I can say is that we had a great and successful wedding day

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This post is long overdue. Christmas has arrived which made my last minute wedding preparations limited. Relatives and friends from overseas have started to arrive a week before Christmas which meant family gatherings are in every corner. My friend (veil sponsor) from Korea, Lia, arrived last Saturday, Dec 22. I met her in Makati right after she arrived for she is due for her fitting of her gown.

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It was the day before Christmas and I don’t really feel like celebrating. One reason is because I’m not in the Philippines to celebrate it with Anne and my family. Another reason is, I was literally alone here in our house. My housemates already went to Philippines to celebrate the yuletide season there. Christmas is a holiday here in Singapore but aside from not having to go to work, there

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Yes! I had another bridal shower sponsored by JPHIL IT girls. I thought the party was for Ms. Ana who will take a maternity leave starting Monday. They reserved and decorated the Multi-purpose room at the 10F of our building. I was surprised when I saw the banner by the door with my name. Very well planned! When we arrived, packed lunch from Max's were already waiting for us. They also prepared

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Last night my friends from Fujitsu threw me a surprise bridal shower. They made it seem like we’re having a despedida for my friend Mitzi for she’s leaving for Singapore by the end of the week. At first, I was getting a little suspicious because my friends were acting a bit strange. First and fore most, I’m intrigued why would she throw a despedida party at her condo, for usually we just get

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Last week, i bought two fish (tilapia) in a nearby market. Eversince I was assigned on night shift (almost a month now), sometimes looking for a place to have my dinner has been a hard task for me. Its hard to look for an eating place at 11 o'clock in the evening. I havent tried cooking fish before so this one is a new challenging experience for me. When I cooked the first tilapia, it was a

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The very first christmas party I attended this year was sponsored by W@W. It's an annual event wherein the Top 10 Wedding Suppliers chosen by the W@W community were presented and awarded. It's an event where suppliers and client may mingle casually. There were lots of food sponsored by Josiah's. Mini cakes and Cupcakes are everywhere! Freebies are overflowing! I was able to bring home a gift

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This is truly an update that is long over due. I became twice as busy with the wedding preparations as November rapidly approached. Below is a summary of what I did for the past four weeks.1. First FittingI had my fitting during the last week of October. Our coordinator Nina accompanied me. I fitted only the lining and it fit me just right. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel any weird emotion inside me.

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Hi everyone! We are finalizing some details on our invitation. Last detail is our monogram that we will place at the cover of our invitation. We need your opinions to help us decide. We are satisfied with the design of the monogram itself. However we are torn whether to place a border or not. Your votes will definitely help us in our decision. We did not place any design or color for it will be

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Today, we received our first wedding gift! It's nothing close to fancy, but as long as it came from the heart we would forever be grateful for it. Who would have thought that the first wedding gift we'll receive will actually come from a supplier. Yes, Joni Salcedo, our supplier for our gifts to our sponsors gave this wonderful lamp to us as her wedding gift to us. It's so sweet of her to do this

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Another task done! Finally, we booked our bridal car. Honestly, I didn't mind much about the bridal car for we'll only use it for just a short period of time. Of course, if given a choice, I would want a vintage car. But with all the expenses smacked right at our faces, I'm ok with just a simple car. Among the bridal car companies I emailed, I only got a response from Don Robert's Bridal Cars.

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With just two months to go, all major stuffs are settled. It's time to move on with the details. I guess it's now time to put some thoughts on our wedding kiss. I always see this guideline in w@w but chose to disregard it for I felt it's still too early to dwell on. Too bad we'll only have one week to practice it. We'll probably study the basics first then go on with the practical when JayR

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Early this afternoon, I received a text message from Minette, my couture, informing me that i could fit my gown anytime I want. I’ve always been wondering how my wedding gown is progressing. But I try to keep that off my mind until I’m ready to actually fit it. I’m still working on losing more weight and inches off me. After reading her message, I’m both happy and nervous. I immediately forwarded

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Yesterday, I went to Weddings, Get, Set, Go..a bridal fair in Rockwell with my good friend who’s also getting married next year. This is the first bridal fair I attended where the venue is not Megamall! This is also the first bridal fair I attended without JayR with me. Since we’ve booked most of the suppliers already, I’m on the lookout for bridal cars and some other minor suppliers we might

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Last Thursday I met my very good friend, Faith in Makati to discuss the wedding cake she'll do for me. I have so much trust in her that she can provide us a very good cake. I did not ask her to do this favor so I could get a huge discount on cakes but I want her to do something special for us on our wedding day! My mother even wondered why I keep our cake on a budget when I asked for a grand cake

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It's been quite a while since my last post on our blog. For me, its really hard to work on something when your heart and mind are not into it. Many times I tried to think of something to write in here but it seems my thoughts are not with me. I guess I left it with my fiance back there in the Philippines.. :DIt was exactly 3 weeks since I've been here in Singapore and yet until now, I still

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This post is long overdue. A couple of weeks ago, we, together with our event stylist Rey of Freshcuts went to Makati Sports Club for an ocular inspection of the reception venue. JayR and I were both present to assist Rey. It was a good decision to accompany him for we were able to give him some ideas we want done for our reception. Here are some shots we took. The Entrance from outside POVThe

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Yesterday, we scoured Recto to find some materials for our invitation. The invitation I had in mind was another inspiration from Aylee. It will be a 7”x 7” invite. The most difficult part in creating the invitation was making the pochette. I am able to create a sample pochette using an ordinary bond paper but the output was smaller than what I intended for our printer can only do so much. We won’

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We'd like to share with you the slideshow of our prenup pictures made by SmartShot. It's your chance to see other shots taken from our prenup shoot that we have not posted. We are proud to be included in a long list of couples subjected by their talented photographers. With these beautiful pictures, I can't wait until it's Sir Lito himself shoot our wedding pictures! :D Just click clearwater for

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Here are more raw pictures from our prenup shoot taken in Clearwater. Looking ahead, we will have a hard time selecting 25 shots out of almost 600 shots for our guest album. Maybe we'll have more than one set of album just to accomodate all! :DBoats in Clearwater cost P450 per hour. We are lucky enough that the staff who manned the area did not charge us for the use of the boats! Maybe he had fun

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Before JayR left for Singapore, we made sure that every major wedding preparations and activities must be done. One of it is our pre-nuptial shoot with our photographer, Smartshot. Since Lito Genilo is in the US until the end of September, we entrusted our shoot with Zandro. I’ve seen some of his shoots and I’m pretty confident that he’ll deliver well. We’re not mistaken! We were at ease posing

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About four hours ago, I had JayR close beside me. And in a few minutes, the plane he’s in will touch down Singapore. Yes, he left for Singapore earlier tonight for a new work opportunity. This would be the third time we’ve been separated because of work. But this time, it won’t be just a week or a month long of separation. Earlier this week, I woke up unconscious of what day it was, the first

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With just two days left for August, we’re so proud to blog about our additional accomplishments to our wedding preparation. We made most of the holiday last Monday to work on our preparation. In one day, we were able to squeeze in our meeting with Father Larry Faraon, our officiating priest, wedding ring hunting, souvenir hunting, and our mock up with Freshcuts! We met Fr. Larry in Sulu Hotel in

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Last Saturday we had a dry run of our wedding during the wedding of my brother. Since he was the first to get married in our family, we had no idea what will our day be like. They did not hire a coordinator hence we lost track of time. I never really thought how fast time really flies when you’re getting married. We stayed the night before in Best Western Astor Hotel in Makati Avenue. We never

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There’s just merely 4 months to go but technically, it’s only 3 months to go for we want to book all our suppliers by the end of November. December will breezily pass by as always. Our wedding date is just a week after the New Year which leaves us no time for more wedding preparations. So far, we’re a bit confident that we’ll meet our deadline. Just this month we booked the last two major

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Yeah, yeah, I know. All of us ( yep, including me :D ) thought we’ve already finalized and chosen our save the dates. I even created a poll to help us decide the design for it. In return a friend improved it for us. Though we loved the revised invite, I can’t seem to match it with our theme which we just decided upon afterwards. I’ve been reading a lot of posts in w@w showcasing their boarding

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Saturday(August 11, 2007): Pre-Cana SeminarJayR and I just had a very busy weekend. Last Saturday, we attended a pre-Cana seminar at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Pasig. We were the second to the last couple to arrive. Hehe.. There were a lot of group activities which made it fun. We thought that we’ll just seat and listen throughout the seminar. We even came prepared to be bored for the

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I can’t think of anyone who can be happier with just a mere presence of a door other than me! I literally jumped for joy when I saw our church locked up. Mind you it’s not really a solid door but just a well crafted metal door! Who cares! It still is a door for me! Prayers do pay off. Now I can have the drama effect I’ve been dreaming about. It’s so funny how many weird dreams I have just

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Crossroads, as applied to the streets is a point where a choice must be made. Eiter to turn right, turn left, go straight ahead, make a u-turn, etc.. Similarly, in our life journey, we encounter many crossroads in which at one point in our life, we need to make vital decisions and major turns which may totally lead us to another destination or sometimes it can be just a detour or shortcut which

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Last week, we thought we are done with a month long search for our florist and event stylist. Just as we are about to schedule an appointment to make our downpayment with our chosen florist, we received a news from him that we are not the only couple inquiring on the same date as ours. An isolated case it is to him, he would accept two styling event in one day. Though he confirmed that we will be

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The Wedding Congress we attended last Saturday had been fruitful to us. Since we’ve accomplished almost 80% of our wedding preparations, our target supplier in the Congress were String Ensemble, and Hair and Make Up Artist. Too bad there are not much Strings Suppliers in the congress. I expected to see some group to practically play during the congress but there was none. If there was, too bad we

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It was more or less 10 years ago when I first watched Don Moen's live concert here in Manila. But way back then, I could only afford an upper box ticket, and from where I was seated, I can hardly see his face and his band so I just suited myself looking at the big screen. But what is important for me is that I belonged to the thousands of people led by Don Moen in singing praise and worship

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Yesterday, we went to the Wedding Congress to meet with other w@wies for some chit chats. The mini EB was initially planned for Southern Brides and eventually became a mini Grand EB for all w@wies who will attend the Wedding Congress. Our rendezvous was the W@W booth. The booth looked like a lounge area. Thanks to Ms. Benz, we felt at home in an instant with all the couches available. The only

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There's only five more months to go till our most awaited day to arrive. We've been pretty relaxed for the past few months where our preps concentrated in search for an event stylist. I haven't received the final quotation from Sunday yet, but I'm in constant communication with him so basically, he will be our stylist. We may have five months, but since I'd like to finish most of the preparations

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Among the issues of Wedding Essentials I have, the current issue (WE Volume 3 Issue 2) is the closest to my heart. Simply because my comment on blogging and our blog site is printed in it! Hooray! Only two issues of WE are released every year. You can just imagine the amount of information collated to make a very informative issue. Every issue is a big help to bride-to-be’s like me for they

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As my parents and I were driving home today, a rainbow appeared along the South Luzon Expressway. Rain was just drizzling when we made a stop at a nearby gas station. It is a fact that rainbows are formed when sunlight passes through raindrops. I've always been amazed how beautiful rainbows look even from afar. But this rainbow was so near to us that the colors were very crisp. Rainbows have also

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Last night, we went home feeling triumphant! We met Sunday Cabagay of KaBlooms to discuss his works and our requirements for our wedding. He was the last florist/stylist we’ll meet before we make a decision who to book. At first, we just plan to avail of his services for the styling of the venue. But since we’re already there, might as well see how much he would charge us for the whole entourage.

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The other day I started a poll to see which of my designs of Save the Date is best. Among the positive comments, I received some suggestions as well which I honestly didn’t mind for we are open for it. The poll is one way to get the comments and suggestions. Most comments I received was that the text is not that visible which I admit gave me a hard time at the start. Good thing our former

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1:30 AMI was already sleeping when the phone started ringing. I was hesitant to answer the call as I was thinking who could be possibly calling me at this time of the day? But the ringing would not stop. So being irritated by the sound of the phone piercing the calmness of the night, I decided to pick up the call. It was my Aunt at the other end of the line. She sounded so worried and I can

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After several weeks of attempting to create our own Save The Dates, finally I'm proud to present two designs I made. Since our motif is dark orange, I decided to create a striped background to diffuse the strong color a little. Please help us decide which one to choose. I created a small poll to get your votes. Your comments are most welcome as well. Thanks to w@wies sisses for inspiring me to do

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“I’m a Blood Donor and I save Lives”. Today I’ve defeated my fear of needles! For the first time I donated blood! I’m so proud of myself. Yearly, our company would have a Blood Donation Drive and yearly I would ignore such invitations. However, I surprised myself when I thought of participating in our Blood donation drive this year. No one asked me to join but somehow I wanted to. I’m very busy

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A friend from Korea arrived last week for a two-week vacation. On her few days of stay in Manila, I’m thinking of something we could do that would give her a new experience. Then I thought of a club that was featured in several shows in TV, the Club Mwah (thanks w@wies for the information).This is not an ordinary club where gays sing and perform a comedy act. The respectable gays of this club

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I was looking forward to a bright, wonderful day when I woke up this morning for today is special to both of us. I thought I’d spend the day working in a breeze. Until after an hour of working I got a phone call from a colleague asking me to come down to our lobby. The caller would not tell me why. At that point, I’m not sure if I’ll bring a paper and pen figuring that it might be an emergency

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Just got our W@W Tags!!! We can now enjoy discounts and freebies from accredited suppliers! Yippee!!

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Couture: Minette SantiagoWe went to meet Minette Santiago at her place in White Plains last Saturday. She was referred to me by my friend whom she had made the gown for also. She is very easy to talk to. She asked what type of cloth we want. How long will my train be? She tried to provide me swatches to see the actual color. We had difficulty discussing the right color that I want. It’s my fault.

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It always feels great to do once again the things which has always been a part of your life..I'm Coming back to the heart of worship!When the music fadesAll is stripped awayAnd I simply comeLonging just to bringSomething that's of worthThat will bless your heartI'll bring You more than a songFor a song in itselfIs not what You have requiredYou search much deeper withinThrough the way things

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Today, we went out to exercise our right as a true Filipino citizen. We went out to vote for the Senatorial election. Philippine election has always been feared to be chaotic. Public schools were turned into voting polls, with public school teachers mandated to man the polls. I admire teachers who commit themselves for the benefit of all. Come to think of it, they are the most deprived workers

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Whats the great thing about my seat here in the office is that it is located beside the glass window, so everytime I need to take a breather in my work (which I badly needed these past couple of weeks), I can just turn my head and look outside the window and from there I can see many tall buildings and a lot of city's skyscrapers, which varies from old building structures to the newly created

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We are supposed to go to Pangasinan last weekend with his relatives to attend their town fiesta. I’m a bit excited to go for I heard of many wonderful beaches in Pangasinan. Unfortunately, they decided not to go and instead plan an outing with us and just his parents. We figured it’ll be a great bonding time for us. The plan was to come from his aunt’s house then set for Pansol’s hot springs on

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It’s been a year since I’ve been to Galera! I never thought I’d be back here. I’m not a beach fanatic. But when our department decided to have our company outing here, I got excited na rin. Lalo na when we planned to include the Banana boat ride in our itinerary. Plus I got JayR to tag along with us for a minimal cost. This time it was hotter in Galera. Probably due to the heat wave that’s been

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You've waited 1 year for this very special day just to find out it will fall on a Good Friday. Yeah right! The thought of having our anniversary on a Good Friday keeps on bothering me a week before our special day and its very self explanatory why. Almost all establishments will be closed and I'm afraid I couldn't even give her a single decent flower on that day. Until I found a paradise named

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A lot had been asking how he proposed to me. It is one question I hope no one asks because I have no answer yet. But it’s unavoidable. Now I have the answer to that question. For today, Easter Sunday, he surprised me with a grand proposal! I never asked for it for I don’t want to have a proposal just because I wanted it. I’ve accepted the fact that I won’t have one. I’m more than happy just to

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I love you because.. You give me flowers You love my cooking You give me surprises You don’t smoke You give me all the shrimps on the plate You too are a picture addict You hold my hand always You always want me to be happy You never forget a special occasion You are so sweet You make me say “I love you” easily You are the man I will marry! Happy Anniversary Love!

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Only 8 months remaining and what have we accomplished? Well, we’ve already settled 4 of the important factor for our special day; Church, Reception venue, Photographer, and Videographer.Church: Sta. Clara de Montefalco ParishWe already made a reservation with St. Peter and Paul Parish when we learned of the Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish. Tagged as the Tallest Church in the Philippines, Sta.

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An old-aged man and an almost deteriorated FX Shuttle whose engine sound will give you an impression that it will be having a hard time reaching its destination. What would you expect?! If I only knew that this will be the one I am riding on my way home, I must have bought some chips and peanuts on my way to the terminal because I expect that this will be a long and boring trip. I opt to take

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It was saturday morning, the sun is up and were wondering what place to conquer this time. We just drive and drive, dont care where the road will lead us until a bright idea came up from nowhere.. "Punta tayo Crater ng Taal!". That was indeed a spontaneous one. We really had no idea of going there until that very moment. And since both of us havent gone to the place yet, we decided to go and

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I took a leave today to celebrate a very special day with my man, his birthday! Thank goodness for my back pain I need not make a lame excuse to justify my absence. I’ve been enduring my sore back for a couple of days now. Since we can’t plan much on what we’ll do in this special day I figured it would be a good time to have my massage together with him. :D I’m grateful he enjoyed it naman. At

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If we feel that we haven't accomplished anything and every opportunities that we seize are always slipping through our hands, instead of being down and disappointed, lets start counting our blessings and be thankful for them. The aim of life is appreciation and there is no sense in NOT appreciating things.. And there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them. Since

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