A WONDERFUL DAY IN OUR LIVES IS DRAWING NEAR…
Wedding Checklist
And because this is the “moment” thing na… super surf na ako sa internet for wedding ideas. And the first thing na naiisip ko na kailangan ko is a wedding checklist. So, search search ako sa net and thank you kay best friend GOOGLE dahil marami siyang available references 
pinagsama-sama ko lang lahat and konting customize.
And here’s my Personalized wedding Checklist:
1. Wedding Requirements (Confirmation, Baptismal, Marriage License, Cenomar)
2. Church
3. Hotel accommodation (preps)
4. Reception
5. Photography and videographer
6. Music and Entertainment
7. Transportation (Bride Car, Entourage, Guests)
8. Florist
9. Wedding Ring
10. Wedding Invitations
11. Bridal Gown
12. Bride’s Accessories
13. Wedding Accessories
14. Groom’s Attire
15. Groom’s Accessories
16. Hair Dresser and Make-up Artist
17. Parent’s Attire and Accessories
18. Wedding Cake
19. Souvenir:
20. Others
Aside from the list above, need to decide the wedding date and motif
For our motif, it’s OLD ROSE! twice na ako nakapag-secondary sponsor na ganito yung motif, so love ko na ang kulay na to..
Wedding date, first option namin is March, but when we reviewed our finances, hindi kaya gawin ng March, bilang-bilang… kwenta-kwenta ng mga gagastusin…at naging July na nga, medyo hindi agad kami makapag-decide kung anong date sa July.. basta July! Gusto ko pa nga sana September, eh kaso ayaw ni Helzon, masyado na daw matagal yun, excited na siyang pakasalan akowe.. 
The First Step…
Almost an hour staring at my computer screen and thinking of the best one-liner sentence to start my post…
I remembered when I was in college, my professor gave us an assignment on how we envision our dream wedding. She provided us a wedding template printed in a short bond paper with an instructions to fill-up how much budget are we willing to spend for the Church, Reception, wedding ring etc. Natatandaan ko lang ang wedding budget na nilagay ko dun was 1 million My dream wedding church that time was in Manila Cathedral, for the reception it was Shangrila Hotel Makati. Other details hindi ko na matandaan
When Helzon and I decided to get married, ang dream wedding budget ko ay nabago, kasi wala naman kaming 1M! hahaha And it’s impractical para sa amin na budgeted lang ang wedding. Even the church and reception na Manila Cathedral and Shangrila Hotel dinedma ko na. Naka-move on na ako sa pantasyang wedding ko nung college. But the most important thing to me and to Helzon now is to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony. We wanted a simple yet nakaka-inlove na kasal. And we believe na mas mahalaga yung mga susunod na araw after the wedding. yan ang motto ng nagtitipid sa kasal hehe
Supposedly, Dec.2011 namin balak mag-settle and we both decided na Civil Wedding lang, pero hindi stable yung savings namin last year hehe We didn’t reach our target budget before December, so nag-adjust kami ng date. And save save save. NO bonggang date and all. Baka plan talaga ni Lord na wag matuloy sa Civil kasi He wanted us na makasal sa Church.
By the way, we do not have dramatic and romantic proposal, kaya wala akong engagement ring. ganito lang…
Helzon: Pakasal na tayo.
Fhe: Ok ka lang?
Helzon: O sige magtanan nalang tayo.
Fhe: Anuyan?! Highschool?
Helzon: Seryoso ako.
Fhe: Ok. Pero gusto ko sa simbahan
Helzon: Magkano ba magagastos sa simbahan?
Fhe: Siguro dapat meron tayo P100,000. Di ko alam eh.
Helzon: Ah ganun ba? Wag nalang.
Helzon and Fhe: Wahahahaha!
ang sweet no?
September 23
There are two important occasions to celebrate on this day…
First, it’s my birthday! WOOT! WOOT!
Second, it’s memorial of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968) was a Capuchin priest from Italy who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was born Francesco Forgione, and given the name Pio when he joined the Capuchins; he was popularly known as Padre Pio after his ordination to the priesthood. He became famous for his STIGMATA. On 16 June 2002, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II.
“freelance”
Last Thursday, April 14, 2011, I was in SM Megamall National Bookstore looking for an inspirational book for Marilyn, when a lady approached me, we had an interesting conversation. And it goes a little sometin’ like this…
Jo *itago natin siya sa pangalang ito*: Hi! Do you really love reading Christian books?
Fhe: Yah… *kahit di naman masyado at inglisera din kunyari ako*
Jo: Really? Are you a Catholic?
Fhe: Yes and I also active in a charismatic community. How about you? Are you a catholic?
Jo: Yes. What’s the name of your community?
Fhe: BLD.
Jo: Ah.. yah.. Sounds familiar. I’m from Bo Sanchez.
Fhe: Ah talaga. Magaganda yung mga books niya ah? *kahit hindi naman ako masyadong pamilyar sa libro ni Bo Sanchez, naririnig ko lang din at napatagalog na ako wahaha*
Jo: What do you do? Are you working on a Chinese restaurant? *natawa ako sa tanong niya, I was wearing Chinese style blouse kasi*
Fhe: No. I am working in an IT Company.
Jo: Oh I see. Where?
Fhe: Ortigas. Ikaw?
Jo: I’m a freelance. I work in a Multi National Company. Our company is in US. What specifically are you doing?
Fhe: I’m a Technical Writer.
Jo: Hmm.. so ano natapos mo? Journalism? Do you write books? Or nagsusulat ka ba sa magazine?
Fhe: Hindi. I’m a Computer Science graduate.
Jo: Ah ok, what do you do as a Technical Writer. *parang nag aaply naman ako dito kay ate*
Fhe: I create User’s Manual, and documentation work related. How about you?
Jo: I’m *chuva… chuva… chuva.. nakalimutan ko na exactly kung ano siya, pero related in Marketing and mukhang sosyal ang work.* Are you single?
Fhe: Yep.
Jo: Ilang taon ka na sa job na yan?
Fhe: Almost 5 years.
Jo: You must be a Manager now. *natawa lang ako*
Jo: Is it ok if I get your number? Our business is looking for professionals and we might be needing your expertise in the future.
And we exchanged numbers.
The day after, I received a call from her. *ang bilis ng future niya.. kinabukasan agad haha*. She told me that they are interested to have my service as freelancer. Marami pa siya sinabi sa akin, like, since 5 years na ako as Technical Writer, I’m responsible enough to lead and their company is establishing branch here in the Philippines blah.. blah.. blah.. but choppy ang line so hindi ko na naintindihan yung iba pa niyang sinabi . She wanted us to meet by Saturday but since I have a retreat I suggested to make it on Monday (today) after office, and she agreed. She texted me her office address and it is located at 15th flr of Octagon Center, San Miguel Ave. Ortigas.
This morning, I googled the name of the building to search where is the Octagon building in Ortigas located and to my surprise here’s I found out…..
Read here.
Scam or not, I’m not interested in Networking.
And so, I replied to her that I’m not interested anymore to her offer.
