blast from the past

Twitter has opened up so many funny, unusual, profitable and reminiscing doors for me. I am a Twitter addict and I am so proud of it. Love the site!

Anyways, I began following Wil Wheaton on Twitter when I actually started. I had the hugest crush on him since I was in 6th grade. From Stand By Me to his stint in this techie show (title I forgot at the moment). I am loyal and that includes my celebrity crushes.

Pitter patter says my heart. I know... I know... I'm married. Hahaha! I can still laugh from time to time and remember, right? What can I say, the guy is cute, smart and has a really great sense of humor? :D

in a blah stage

Perhaps its based on the lack of being able to produce something creatively. I just feel so boringly normal. Maybe its because my only output lately has been work related or in sports. How Amazonic of me at times! Its like ugh and grunt most of the time with sweat all over. I am Cave woman, hear me roar! Cue in the dinosaurs.

A friend being able to write for a public paper actually surprised me a few weeks ago. Not for anything, I'm proud of her nonetheless. But it sparked that side of me that hasn't been exposed in a really long time. Talk about being stuck in a rut.

Here's to hoping I find some interesting topics to talk about soon. So not to bore anybody in the process.

Pass the sunscreen

Aug 26, 2010...

First trip together as a married couple. How cheesy can I get? Nothing beats a trip to the beautiful islands of El Nido, Palawan. I've always loved traveling. A passion and an addiction at the same time. But I am embarrassed to admit that I haven't done much traveling my own country. I am so glad that I finally have someone to trek around with. Someone who can laugh at my clumsiness and just shake his head as we go.

Thanks to Holcim, we got a trip to El Nido!

One thing I did learn from this experience during the early part of the trip is: never sit behind the pilot of a 19 person capacity plane! Every move he made, ever word he would say I would get freaked out. I guess fear of flying does run in the family.

Welcome to Lagen Beach Resort!

Beautiful view from our beachside room! Imagine we had this morning, noon and night to just sit back and soak it all in.

Or just bum around by the pool with a nice cool drink. The Lagen special is pretty good.

This thrilled Bryan the most. This Monitor Lizard appeared right in front of our room. It was huge. Bryan had this "brilliant" idea to chase it in the middle of the night in the rain.

Miniloc Resort is also a gem to visit. The fishes and corals and even more impressive and its closer to the Big and Small Lagoons.

More pics in my facebook page. I don't think I could do it any justice, but I try. Nothing beats the real thing and the essence of being there in that particular moment.

made me smile

Love times like these when you run into funny tidbits of life. Just made me smile. Good thing I had my camera with me.

On July 25, 2010

On July 25, 2010, my new life began. Thank you, Lord for being there for the past 30 years. Looking forward to another 30 or more with my new half in life and love. May your name be glorified as in the generations before me. May we be blessed by the legacy that speaks more boldly than anything that You are what we were, are and will be. After 17 years, You answered the prayer of my heart because you know you are my delight.

Mrs. Syching... gotta get used to it now :)

Moving in

July 16, 2010:
The day I move most of my stuff to our new home. Well, not me exactly. I just did the packing, Joey and Richie did the lifting and hanging, Pam and Martin took the pictures and was there for moral support. I was left home wondering and checking on my facebook account.
Chinese traditions we followed included me bringing in a week's supply of new things (from underwear to toiletries) and everything had to be in even numbers. Then all wrapped and stuck with a special red and gold sticker. 2 flower cases with flowers, 2 food holders with candies in them and 2 lanterns. Interesting yet stressful at the same time.

I will be indebted to these guys for a very long time. Our place is on the 3rd floor and they had to go back and forth to do it more than once! Lunch was definitely on us!
They had to take my stuff out and hang them, too! Talk about spoiling me. I just made them all promise that none of them would be touching my underwear. I will just be so mortified and die!

My hubby did a pretty good job, don't you think? The rest of the space is just wonderful and I can't wait to move in officially. 8 more days to go and still counting :D

Dorlyn & Rayjay

Their relationship may be one for the teleseryes but I'm glad these two made it to the altar at last! On July 14, 2010, Dorlyn Allares and Ray Jay Palmos are finally Mr. & Mrs. It was a civil wedding so I'm looking forward to the church wedding very, very soon. Never realized Dorlyn and I would be married on the same month almost 1 week apart!

feeling the rush

I never knew how stressful invitations could be! But now I know. First, I couldn't sleep because they weren't done yet. Then I couldn't sleep because I had to write down the people I had to send them to. Then send them. And now I'm stressing because the couriers are saying they can't send some of them because its "too far" or they need a contact number for the ones that are to be sent out of the country. I have only 12 days left!

But I am excited about this one. My best friend Elena will be singing Lea Salonga's "Two Words" during the reception. All those years of seeing her in competition, I'm thrilled that she said yes to my wedding.

Hello July!

I can't believe it... Its finally July. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that one day the month of July would hold this much weight on my life. The month that my life will change forever. Exciting. Daunting. But might as well take the leap.

The things Bryan and I have been going through in June has been more than we have ever expected. But I appreciate it because we get to see each other in a different light. We do work well together. He's the sane and I'm the SLIGHTLY insane/paranoid :D That's in my blood I guess and you can't mess with the gene pool!

30 AND FINALLY!




Funny how I used to dread birthdays. Really. I did. I dreaded it more because it sorta meant getting older and still alone. I know, must be all those Sweet Valley and Sweet Dreams books I read as a kid. It messes you up, apparently.

But now its different. I'm 30 but I'm also engaged. A bit off schedule (make that 3 years off), but glad I'm in this point in my life wherein I'm 98% sure I'm ready and raring to go.

Partying on my birthday was always a thing for me and my friends since we didn't have anybody in our lives then (single ladies inc.). Now its more chill and mellow and just enjoying the company of family and friends. I know who my real friends are so I'm blessed and every time spent is never a waste.

The messages on my Facebook page has been more than I could have ever dreamed and its very humbling. I'm actually worth something to these people for them to take the time to message me and greet me. Little things like that we most often take for granted. But right now, it gives me encouragement and hope that I'm not as messed up or a loner as I thought I was.

The people at work surprised me AGAIN! Can't believe how much they can come up with and still do it almost every single year. Love them and at the same time they can raise my blood pressure just like that. But Hercor won't be Hercor without them.


To top it all off, I have family... As nuts as we all can be.

Friends, too. Although we weren't complete that day, but we are in our 30s! No more sunggod2 :D Its all cool :)

I'm 30! :D

Girl in the white dress

Still hasn't hit me as much. But I do get teary eyed thinking about what my dad would say during his speech. How my dad would be when he walks me down the aisle. Seeing the man I waited for 30 years finally next to me. How everything you dreamed and hoped for, crammed into that single moment that would change the rest of your life.

I always imagined being married. I was one of those girls who always hoped for it and PRAYED for it. I remember Tita Geline teaching me to pray for it specifically since I was 16 years old. And I did. I can still recall moments, like when I would be stuck in traffic on my way to school, I would find myself praying for my future husband and hoping that everything's okay wherever and whoever he was.

Then in one split second, after waiting for so long, he's finally in front of me. One of the miracles that God has up His sleeve that is just too amazing for words.

In all this chaos, I find myself picking out fonts for our invitations, wedding bands, giveaways... I have to pause sometimes and think, "Is this really me?" "Is this really my turn?"

In our barkada I always thought it would be Elena. I always thought I would be one of those really late bloomers. I guess I guessed wrong.

My destiny was almost literally right around the corner. How could I have missed someone who looked like this?

Love this picture! Awww... My dad surprised me when he saw this picture and said, "If this is how my grandkid would look like, I wouldn't mind at all." Awww... I get tears in my eyes again just typing it.

PICTORIAL TIME:
Had our pictorial this weekend with Bordoy as our photographer. Funny how we ended up having it in Talon. But I wouldn't have wanted it anywhere else. Besides being the family's property, this was my family's legacy. My great grandfather, grandfather and father walked this land and made it their pride with all the sacrifices that went along with it. My best childhood memories are from that place. The people there I consider my family.

It was an experience in itself. I am still the kind of person who prefers to be behind the camera. Having all that attention on us was one thing. I am also not a PDA person either. Having tricycles and jeeps go buy at certain locations made me want to sink under the grass we were sitting on.

The experience taught me to appreciate family even more and the family that I will be having soon.

IS THIS ME?
Fitting my wedding dress for the first time. Well, the lining anyway. What an out of body experience it was.

The same place where I had all those bridesmaid dresses made. I think I might have every color already. Then all of a sudden, here I am before a mirror, in white. Is that really me?

What an amazing feeling. What an amazing time in my life. Its not perfect and far from being one. But its mine. No one else's.

Here's to more updates!