This blog has been snoozing for quite a while. I was (am) not. In fact, I have been running crazy since I left my apartment on Thursday. I had colds and had been coughing then (I am still) and the cold breeze in Caleruega was of no help to comfort me. Nevertheless, P and RG's wedding went smoothly. I honestly had fun running from the church atop the hill down to the Veritas Hall where the reception was held (what a hero I had in my pair of slippers). So much fun. But now I am down with tough coughs and colds that I had to take some medicine together with my vitamins. Plus, I have these rashes on my neck down to my neckline and some part of my arms and legs. I hope it's just prickly heat or just some (bad) effect on my first trip to The Nail Loft Spa on Sunday night. Never had any allergy before, eh.


A Commanding Voice...

My phone rang while DM and I were waiting for a cab-ride to the second wedding in QC on Saturday (we left Batangas before 10am-- we had three hours to prepare). It was the groom. His voice was serious. I have a part on the mass and they were already getting ready to march in.

I made it. Even saw Mae walk the isle.

They had a replacement for me already as they thought I won't make it. But I did. So grandpa, the replacement, gave me back my part. He guided me through the readings, when to go to the altar, etc..

I am a Catholic and I regularly hear the Sunday mass. There shouldn't be any problem with me while delivering the Responsorial Psalm. Well, there wasn't. I was fine until my last line.

I knew there's a second reading. But I did not see the reader. So I looked at grandpa and he gave me a sign to ask the people to stand up already. So I did...

"Please stand..."

The people stood up. The choir sang Alleluia.  Then I saw the second reader.

"Ooppss..." was all I could utter as I marched down the altar. The second reader wasn't pleased. Not at all.

It wasn't just me who had some kind of "system failure" during Yabz's and Mae's wedding: the electricity was out until homily and the priest uttered the wrong names of the couple once. But it all went well and fun-- no, double the fun! The priest was so cool and so funny that we're all laughing even during the mass. Yup! He has acknowledged every failure. And yes, the choir sang Alleluia twice. *wink*


Thanksgiving.

Amidst the forecast that there will be three typhoons to hit the country this month of August, we were all grateful that the sun celebrated with us on both occasions. The rain poured without any warning on Saturday night but everyone were already settled at Gazebo Royale (where the 2nd wedding reception was held)-- well, BS, DM and I were outside taking a break from the limelight tho'-- and yep! We were a little bit soaked.

And hey! Yabz's and Mae's photographers and videographer are to die for (and my friends were natural, the photographers loved them!). And I love Pho's and Mae's AVP. Both brides are artists, by the way. And with a little (?!) help from both grooms (well, Yabz is also an artist and RG, a professional photographer), they've made their own AVPs close to perfection! We love it!

All right. Enough with being proud. But here's another one:

POEA has finally verified my documents and the legality of my employer (and my employment). People were telling me to pull some strings (how's the deputy administrator? *wink*) but I chose to do it on my own. So for two days, I had to be there before 8am to register my name. The first day, my turn came around 1:30pm. The second day (they had to ask me to come back for my contract), my name was called around 11am.

I wasn't really bored. On the first day, I was able to finish reading The Art of War (and re-read it again), had lunch with JS and Sir D, and I was entertained by the noise people make inside POEA-- people from different walks of life were talking all at once-- while I sat there observing (and I was able to sleep a little-- head over my black back pack).

On the second day, I was smarter.

I registered my name. Left for the gym. Worked out a little, hit the shower, then the sauna, and then the shower again. Then ran to print the document that POEA was asking me to bring and went back to the building. I even had time to try their polvoron and peanut brittle-- yup! There's a corner at the second floor where you could buy "kutkutins"! And I love their polvoron!

Anyway, it was by choice that I had to go through the challenges of being (or of becoming) an OFW. I wanted to experience how to be an "ordinaryong mamamayan"-- no pulling of strings. And it was a fun experience. I should write more about it soon!

And at the end of every POEA trip, I reward myself with a trip to Chaikofi! I love their gourmet sandwiches and I love spending some time alone at one of their comfy couches. It's my hideaway in the middle of a busy mall. If you're a tomato lover, try their tomato twister (fresh tomato juice, yogurt, and topped with whipped cream). Yummy and healthy. If you're counting calories, you could ask the pretty waitress not to add sugar syrup and whipped cream, and it is still good.


And another reward... Books! Books! and more books to read!

Uhh... I don't think it's a reward. It's a habit! An addiction (and I am not sure if it's a good one). Because right before the exit door of the mall is a bookstore that I never fail to visit. And every time I  am in a bookstore, I can't leave without purchasing a book, a notebook, a pen or even a duct tape! Uhh... today I bought three books, all written by Filipino authors. I can't wait to start reading all of them (I have read Gapo in high school tho'), which, I am sure I will have enough time since my net is still down (thanks to D for allowing me to use her connection when needed). Although I still have to read a .Net Web Services book, an ADO.Net, and JAVA training materials. And I still want to learn CSS (haven't done with my self-study on this) and improve my SQL powers (I love SQL!).

But right. Now I have to rest. The 50mg pink and white capsule is kicking-in already.

zzzZZZ....

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