entourage dilemma

just when I thought na nafinalize ko na ang female abays ay saka naman biglang may dinagdag... Originally, I plan of having only 3 secondary sponsors and 1 maid of honor without bridesmaid... But then my mother informed my Uncle that I'll be getting his daughter (which I only saw once) as my veil sponsor.  as in OMG! that;s supposed to be for my other cousin... haaayyzzz, I don't want then na mapahiya mama ko kaya ayun, kinuha ko narin at nasacrifice yung para sa cousin ko - good thing na lang is hindi ko pa nakakausap ng seryoso ang pinsan ko informing her na veil sponsor sya... kaya nareplace ko na agad sa isa ko ring pinsan na gusto ni Mama.... and eto pa, nagttago din ang cousin#2 ko kasi hindi ko raw sya kinuha, and she even said na she's willing to pay for her gown basta't abay daw sya.  haaayyzzz again! ayun! bigla tuloy akong napalagay ng isang bridesmaid para lang din maaccomodate sya, at para maaccomodate din yung pinsan ni Gil na lalaki na sinisingit din ng tatay nya.

Hay naku, bakit naman kasi laging may pahabol?

gettin' my body measurement

Naging super busy ako nitong mga nakaraang linggo, (ewan ko kung saan kasi wala pa rin ako accomplishments)hahaha. and super tamad din magpost ng updates sa aking upcoming wedding.

Anyway, nagpasukat na ako para sa aking dream wedding gown... and Oh my gosh! Barbie is so accomodating and I super love her/his ideas, as in nagmeet talaga ang ideas nya as what I have on my mind regarding my gown... and he even draw/design gowns for my entourage, and that includes my mom, maid of honor, secondary sponsor, bridesmaid and flower girls.

I'm so excited while he's getting my body measurement and I can't help but giggle.  I'm imagining the finished product while he's making sukat of my body and I can't help to laugh.

wedding ring

For our wedding ring, we wanted it simple pero yung magttagal.  Ours was a tight-budget wedding so we just set aside a budget of 15k or maximum of 20k for our wedding ring.   We wanted to have two-toned (white & yellow gold)  I want mine to have at least one diamond but hubby-2-be doesn't want any diamond in his ring, as in gusto nya plain lang though same style pa rin kami ng ring less diamond nga lang sa kanya.

Mga pinagpipilian namin:

1) white gold with yellow gold cross=style design in the center and I wanted sana to put the diamond at the center of the cross    ..... pero comment ng sister ko na looks more of a rosary than a wedding ring.hehehe.

2)  A plain yellow gold with our names engrave into it.. this is one of my best choice pero I have no idea kung saan mkkbili ng ganito.

3)   I like this one too, white gold with three stripes yellow gold and 3 diamonds, kaso our budget will not fit this one kasi madaming diamonds.

4)  Hubby wanted this one kasi it's perfect lang daw and if ito daw ang napili namin eh he'll have one diamond na rin daw sa ring nya (thinking..thinking...)

4) This one is my choice, pero hubby-2-be said that it won't look good daw without diamonds and yung style daw eh very feminine. (:-( sad

We haven't visited any jewelry store yet kasi we wanted sana to have a final design para we can present it to the store para magaya nila.

wedding gown quotations

I already went to Divisoria, since tight budget wedding namin, and asked for my gown quotation.  My gown is one strapped with beads on the bust area and drapped skirt.

Leony Bautista quoted me 15k for my gown

Dhan & Mayette quoted me 15k , but i haggled it til 12k.

Dancing Barbie quoted me 8k for the gown.

MVK & Angelika quoted me 12k.

Magkkaiba ang prices nila, ang iba mababa at ang iba naman ay mataas.  I'm choosing between Mayette & Barbie.  Barbie did my friend's sister's wedding gown and maganda rin naman ang output.  Tight budget namin and the most swak sa budget namin is Barbie.

Hubby-2-be wanted me to get Barbie pero I told him that I still need to think about it.

Choosing my wedding gown

Choosing for my wedding gown is not that easy, not being blessed with big chest makes me choosy on the gown I'd wear.  I don't like beads so I want my gown to concentrate or the details to focus on my lower part or skirt.

Since I first saw this gown, it really captivates me and I told myself that "this is it"

I really like the skirt of this gown, and simula ng makita ko sya hindi ko na maalis sa isip ko...hahaha.. parang love at 1st sight.

But then again, I don't want the upper part kasi parang I feel that I would look older with the lace aside from makati ito (i think).  I want something na naiiba, but NO to tube top.  I want it something different, and when I saw this gown again I feel na parang gusto ko rin ito.

I'm thinking on how to combine the style of these gowns...

After Ondoy

A day after the typhoon, humupa na ang ulan at wala na rin baha. Grabeng dumi ang iniwan ng baha, we started cleaning pero hassle kasi ayaw muna pagamitin ang tubig dahil nababad daw ang motor sa baha at ssabog daw pag ginamit kaagad kaya nakiigib pa kami sa labasan para lang may maipanlinis kami.

Tambay ang basura, labahan at hugasan.

Haaayy.. grabe naman ang bagyong ito, unforgettable talaga.

Bagyong Ondoy

Grabe ang experience ko sa higanteng bagyong ito!... When I went to work on friday night (i'm on night shift from 9pm til 6am) umuulan na pero hindi nman masyadong malakas, the next day at around 6.30 am pag-out ko ng opis hindi rin umuulan kaya my officemates decided na we'll go together at SM North for our Annual Physical Exam. We finished APE at around 10am sobrang lakas na ng hangin at ulan at baha na sa labas ng SM North, so pinasakay muna ako ng mga kasama ko papuntang MRT kasi I'm not familiar sa place since lahat naman sila eh taga north area. Nung nasa MRT nako along Santolan Station nakita ko na baha sa Edsa at stacked at mga sasakyan and nagttaka nako kasi 1st time kong makitang baha sa Edsa but after I got off at Ayala Station and still not fully aware of what's really happening, I went to SM Makati and did some groceries, nung paglabas ko around 11am nakasara ang Glorietta kasi pinasok daw ng tubig. Mahirap kumuha ng taxi kaya naglakad ako papuntang taas ng Park Square 1 para magjeep na lang sana pauwi pero pagdating ko dun walang jeep na bmbiyahe at maraming pila ng pasahero. Dun ko lang naunawaan kung ano'ng nangyyari, baha na sa Pasay Road esp. Makati Cinema Square/Washington at hindi na passeable kasi til dibdib na daw. I don't know what to do or where to pass and I don't have cellphone with me, papasundo sana ako sa b.f. ko. But kung baha na eh I have no choice kundi maghintay na humupa ang ulan at baha. Time passed, I was there at 11.30am pero 3pm na ng magdecide ang isang driver na ihatid ang mga pasahero and we'll take the route of edsa and right turn at evangelista (thanks God! kasi evangelista ang place ko) yun nga lang mejo swapang kasi siningil kami ng 10pesos each instead of the usual 7pesos, marami nagreklamo pero syempre pare pareho kami gustong makauwi kaya pumyag na rin lahat.

3pm umalis ang jeep sa glorietta, nakita ko na maraming tao ang nagllakad na lang kahit sa gitna ng highway(overpass ng magallanes) kasi baha sa babang part ng magallanes, halos inabot kami ng 2 hours eh sobrang lapit lang naman ng evangelista. Nung paliko n sa kanto ng evangelista pinara kami kasi hindi na raw mkkdaan dahil hanggang bewang na ang tubig sa unahan at ttirik na daw talaga ang mga sasakyan pag dumaan pa dun. No choice again kun bumaba at maghanap ng way kung paano makakauwi, that's around 5pm na and I'm worried kasi ayaw kong maabutan ng gabi sa daan at isa pa mabigat ang dala kong 2 plastic ng grocery. Lakasan n lang ng loob kaya lumusong n talaga ako ng hanggang bewang na baha kasi pang 5th street lang naman bahay ko, Grabe! habang nakalusong ako sa baha pakiramdam ko ang dumi2x ko may nkkita akong ipis at tae na lmlutang! Yucks! pagdating ko sa haws nagulat ako kasi hanggang tuhod ang baha sa loob ng haws and 1st time kami binaha. Buti naitaas na ng kapatid ko ang ref, computer, dvd player at mga sapatos. Pero nabasa ang bed ko (sa baba kasi ako natulog nung friday kasi mainit sa taas) pati mga unan at kumot at pati sofa namin nabasa din at lahat ng dvd's at ang ilang sapatos din n nasa baba. Nagising kasi kpatid ko 10am at pagbaba nila (2nd floor kc rooms) baha na kaya hindi nila naagapan ang ibang gamit agad na mababa lang lagyan.