Internet Blues

As I am currently out-of-the-country, I thought that I will be able to use the free time that I have to improve on this blog and to make headway with the wedding "research" and further planning that I have wanted to do for so long (but didnt have the time to do so when I was back home).

But alas, it just wasnt meant to be. It turned out that my hotel has changed its wireless Internet provider, and so now I need to get a subscription with it! And mind you, it's very expensive (unlike in Pinas, when a PHP100 prepaid Internet card goes a loooonnng way).

In the meantime, here I am doing offline blogging. I just try to amuse myself by watching DVDs (but I have to limit this, so that my DVD stash would last me for a long time as I definitely cannot afford to buy DVD here!), reading books (which I have to pace also), and gasp!...do more work and study.

But really, I have to start on our wedding lists and detailed scheduling/plan, as I want to be able to send this as soon as possible to my dearest friend Vicky, our head coordinator for our wedding.

Another Wedding Prep Day...

Despite the coup attempt rumors and destabilization plots here and there, Laser and I, together with a friend, braved the streets of Manila last Sat for our first Divi trip together. We managed to get there just before the shops were about to open, and luckily for us, was able to find a good parking slot kagad. We scoured the streets of Divi for possible souvenir items and to find discounts for the kaek-ekans I'm planning for the reception. By 1030 am, we were done window shopping (only bought one tumpok of apple mangoes for only 20 bucks!)...already so pawis (init na talaga dito sa tin!) and hungry....but happy nevertheless, knowing we can now be able to go back to Divi confidently next time.

Next stop was to get other ring quotations. We went all the way from Manila to Meycauayan, where we went from shop to shop getting quotations for the rings. We have now narrowed down the choices to two...Laser will just take care of it, our target is to have the rings made before August (mahal na daw kasi pag -ber months).

Of course, to cap the tiring but fun wedding prep day, we went to the Wedding Expo in Megamall. There we also met with our photo-video supplier again, Lee Llamas, to give our 50% package payment. We also agreed to schedule our pre-nups on August...and he agreed for some studio shots before going on-location...yipee, I'm really excited na!

Was disappointed though with the expo...parang konti lang suppliers...most were photo-video stuff. It seems not worth the PhP25 entrance fee (wala pang paraffle...sad!hehe). Oh well...

Too Many Designers?

Is there such a thing as having too many designers?

I got VELUZ to do my wedding gown. When I was designer-hunting, I went with a magazine design at hand but with a 'dream' gown idea which I just can't seem to find in any wedding magazine. Many designers later, my initial 'kutob' turned out to be true...it is only VELUZ who can best put my dream gown into reality.

For the female entourage gowns, we got Ms. Minette. Laser and I were really impressed not only with the way she talks with her clients , but also on how organized and pulido she is in her work.

Anyway, back to my journal title...you see, I am now thinking of getting Tatah, a designer-friend, to do an evening gown for the reception. I'm thinking of doing a second change of gown kasi, lalo na if we're going to push through with the dancing thingy that we're thinking about (if we can find the time for this!). I was not able to consider Tatah during my gown quest because he answered my message too late.

So there such a thing as having too many designers? I mean I can get the gown also from either Ms. Veluz or Ms. Minette naman. Hmmm...what do you think? Haha, seemingly babaw things that I'm thinking about, huh (but I'm sure my w@w sistahs can relate to).

To Blog or Not to Blog?

After much contemplation and a dozen sites visited, I finally decided to start our blog here. At first, I was quite uneasy about the idea of broadcasting to the world those little details of our life that I would just normally tell my closest friends about...but eventually I got caught up with the blogging bandwagon, and I found myself wishing I have a blog wherein I can post the latest news about our wedding preparations, post our pictures in, or simply have a venue for sharing "kuwentos" with our friends (so okay, an email sent to everyone can do that...but heck, this is more fun!).

So the To Blog or Not to Blog? dilemma has now been resolved. Hopefully through this wedding cum whatever-comes-into-my-mind blog, we would be able to express and share with you our joy and happiness as we journey through life together.