St. Theresa's Prayer:
May today there be peace within.
May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let his presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of you.
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Saturday, January 7, 2006
I Caught the Bouquet
Well, sort of. Here's the play-by-play action.
Cattle Call
Mayie asked all the single girls to come to the front. Zara, Bajeng, and I just came back from the mini-bar. For the first time in my life, I was excited to participate so I grabbed Bajeng by the wrist and dragged her to the front (she didn't want to go because we didn't know yet who had the garter. HaHa!). Anyway, here's the group pic of all the innocent women.
The Flowers
The object of the "game" was to pass the bouquet around. When the music stopped, the girl who had the bouquet was the "winner." The joker in me decided to come out during this: when the bouquet got to me, I held it for five seconds as if to make sure that I was the winner. Once everyone got the joke, I passed the bouquet on. During the second time the bouquet went around, the music stopped right when it got to me. Look at that reaction! Look at Florence (in red) who has no intention of receiving the bouquet! After looking up, I realized that the DJ was facing my way. Hence, he could clearly see when I had the flowers. Hmph! LoL.
Host: What's your name?
Me: Mina.
Host: Why did you want the bouquet?
Me: I was just kidding!
I need to learn how to pick the right time to be funny. HaHa!
Round 1: Holding Hands
After the bouquet, came the garter. I was blindfolded while Dennis called out all the single male guests. There were five bachelors for the night's dating game (ang sarap pala ng feeling na pinagaagawan ka ng limang lalake! HaHa!). For the first round, I was supposed to feel all their hands and pick three out of the five. I remember the first one having soft hands and another guy's hands were sweaty. I ended up picking Bachelors 1, 3, and 5 just because they're all odd numbers. How systematic of me! HaHa! Look at the host, she was so kilig! HaHa!
Round 2: Smelling Bachelor #3
I was supposed to sniff my way through this and pick two out of the three who had nice scents. I wasn't about to use my nose to judge my fate so I just picked Bachelors 3 and 5 for the heck of it. Can you tell I'm not taking the game seriously? HaHa! It was at this time that I asked on the mic, "St. Scho girls, help me out!" I was getting scared that I would end up with an ugly guy. HaHa! Here's me smelling Bachelor #3.
Round 2: Smelling Bachelor #5
He didn't have a scent. I think it was only Bachelor #3 who had cologne on. At the end of the night, Zara said that I made the right decision regarding this round. HaHa!
Round 3: First Date with Bachelor #5
For the last round, I had to ask them a question. I joked and asked, "Pogi ka ba?" HaHa! Then, I joked again and asked, "Sa dates natin, sino ang magbabayad?" I swear, I have so much angst! HaHa! Mayie ended up telling me to ask, "Where would you take me on our first date?" Here's Bachelor #5 telling me that he would take me to Tagaytay (All together now: Nanaman?! HaHa!). This is my favorite pic, by the way. He looks like he's proposing to me. Yihee! HaHa!
Round 3: First Date with Bachelor #3
He said somewhere remote, like a jungle, like Fernwood Gardens. According to Zara, the host said, "Aba, kasal na agad ang iniisip!"
Blindfold Off
I ended up picking Bachelor #5 for saying Tagaytay. Rationale? It was specific. Alrighty then. HeHe! I had to adjust my eyes so when they showed me Bachelor #3, I didn't realize right away that he was cute. HaHa! My guy, Bachelor #5, didn't disappoint me, though. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw him. ;P
The Garter
Thank heavens for my pedicure! HaHa! He took off my shoe for me and I forgot to point my toes so he had a hard time at first to slip on the garter. Though I think he was just checking out my foot. HeHe!
Thumbs Up
Dennis and Mayie actually had a cool photographer (eventhough I gave him a hard time throughout the whole night, telling him that he was cheesy, HaHa!). The photographer would make people do silly poses. Here's Garter Boy giving the thumbs up sign. Yeah, you scored only because I let you. HaHa!
Higher
This guy had plans to go all the way ata. Seriously, I had no idea how far the garter was supposed to go, so I was just watching what he was doing. HeHe! For someone who had to deal with a lot of torpes in Manila, I was just happy that I found someone who was the total opposite...and who doesn't look bad either. HaHa!
Couples
Both couples had to face eachother for this photo-op. Hmm, may itsura ang bata. LoL. For prizes, he and I got limited edition Dennis and Mayie shirts...and became the night's entertainment. Ang saya! LoL.
Solo
After we left the spotlight, he asked if I could come over to their table to get a picture taken with the whole barkada. I had no idea why I had to be in their barkada pic, but okay, fine. I learned that they were all Dennnis' MBA classmates. About half an hour later, Zara and I decided to go home. Here's the last pic of the night...or so I thought.
Together Again
Before leaving Fernwood, inutusan ako ng aking driver na ibaba ang regalo...at isoli ang garter na suot ko pa rin. After handing over the gift to the lobby people, I went back to the dance area to find Mayie. I ended up finding Dennis and said, "Dennis! Diba, ibabalik ko ito sa inyo?" He said, "Sa iyo na yan!" I said, "Hindi no!" Then he said to give it back to him and motioned to his left. Who's over there? Garter Boy and the whole barkada! All of them started hooting and hollering again because I was around (feeling artista talaga ako!). We ended up having another photo-op with like five cameras in front of us. You can't tell from this pic, but his hands were around my waist. To those who have heard my recent woes about dating in Manila, it's safe to say that my prayers have been answered, don't you think? HaHa!
It was a great night. If you're single, attend weddings. They're fun! LoL. Well, they're fun when there are a lot of pogi guests. HaHa!
Last but not the least, many thanks go out to Zara who made it possible for me to share with you guys these pictures. Zara, you're the best! I didn't have to ask you to take the pics, you just did. You didn't let hiya get in the way of capturing one of the happiest nights of my life (ang babaw ko talaga!). I couldn't ask for a better date and friend! :)
Cattle Call
Mayie asked all the single girls to come to the front. Zara, Bajeng, and I just came back from the mini-bar. For the first time in my life, I was excited to participate so I grabbed Bajeng by the wrist and dragged her to the front (she didn't want to go because we didn't know yet who had the garter. HaHa!). Anyway, here's the group pic of all the innocent women.
The Flowers
The object of the "game" was to pass the bouquet around. When the music stopped, the girl who had the bouquet was the "winner." The joker in me decided to come out during this: when the bouquet got to me, I held it for five seconds as if to make sure that I was the winner. Once everyone got the joke, I passed the bouquet on. During the second time the bouquet went around, the music stopped right when it got to me. Look at that reaction! Look at Florence (in red) who has no intention of receiving the bouquet! After looking up, I realized that the DJ was facing my way. Hence, he could clearly see when I had the flowers. Hmph! LoL.
Host: What's your name?
Me: Mina.
Host: Why did you want the bouquet?
Me: I was just kidding!
I need to learn how to pick the right time to be funny. HaHa!
Round 1: Holding Hands
After the bouquet, came the garter. I was blindfolded while Dennis called out all the single male guests. There were five bachelors for the night's dating game (ang sarap pala ng feeling na pinagaagawan ka ng limang lalake! HaHa!). For the first round, I was supposed to feel all their hands and pick three out of the five. I remember the first one having soft hands and another guy's hands were sweaty. I ended up picking Bachelors 1, 3, and 5 just because they're all odd numbers. How systematic of me! HaHa! Look at the host, she was so kilig! HaHa!
Round 2: Smelling Bachelor #3
I was supposed to sniff my way through this and pick two out of the three who had nice scents. I wasn't about to use my nose to judge my fate so I just picked Bachelors 3 and 5 for the heck of it. Can you tell I'm not taking the game seriously? HaHa! It was at this time that I asked on the mic, "St. Scho girls, help me out!" I was getting scared that I would end up with an ugly guy. HaHa! Here's me smelling Bachelor #3.
Round 2: Smelling Bachelor #5
He didn't have a scent. I think it was only Bachelor #3 who had cologne on. At the end of the night, Zara said that I made the right decision regarding this round. HaHa!
Round 3: First Date with Bachelor #5
For the last round, I had to ask them a question. I joked and asked, "Pogi ka ba?" HaHa! Then, I joked again and asked, "Sa dates natin, sino ang magbabayad?" I swear, I have so much angst! HaHa! Mayie ended up telling me to ask, "Where would you take me on our first date?" Here's Bachelor #5 telling me that he would take me to Tagaytay (All together now: Nanaman?! HaHa!). This is my favorite pic, by the way. He looks like he's proposing to me. Yihee! HaHa!
Round 3: First Date with Bachelor #3
He said somewhere remote, like a jungle, like Fernwood Gardens. According to Zara, the host said, "Aba, kasal na agad ang iniisip!"
Blindfold Off
I ended up picking Bachelor #5 for saying Tagaytay. Rationale? It was specific. Alrighty then. HeHe! I had to adjust my eyes so when they showed me Bachelor #3, I didn't realize right away that he was cute. HaHa! My guy, Bachelor #5, didn't disappoint me, though. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw him. ;P
The Garter
Thank heavens for my pedicure! HaHa! He took off my shoe for me and I forgot to point my toes so he had a hard time at first to slip on the garter. Though I think he was just checking out my foot. HeHe!
Thumbs Up
Dennis and Mayie actually had a cool photographer (eventhough I gave him a hard time throughout the whole night, telling him that he was cheesy, HaHa!). The photographer would make people do silly poses. Here's Garter Boy giving the thumbs up sign. Yeah, you scored only because I let you. HaHa!
Higher
This guy had plans to go all the way ata. Seriously, I had no idea how far the garter was supposed to go, so I was just watching what he was doing. HeHe! For someone who had to deal with a lot of torpes in Manila, I was just happy that I found someone who was the total opposite...and who doesn't look bad either. HaHa!
Couples
Both couples had to face eachother for this photo-op. Hmm, may itsura ang bata. LoL. For prizes, he and I got limited edition Dennis and Mayie shirts...and became the night's entertainment. Ang saya! LoL.
Solo
After we left the spotlight, he asked if I could come over to their table to get a picture taken with the whole barkada. I had no idea why I had to be in their barkada pic, but okay, fine. I learned that they were all Dennnis' MBA classmates. About half an hour later, Zara and I decided to go home. Here's the last pic of the night...or so I thought.
Together Again
Before leaving Fernwood, inutusan ako ng aking driver na ibaba ang regalo...at isoli ang garter na suot ko pa rin. After handing over the gift to the lobby people, I went back to the dance area to find Mayie. I ended up finding Dennis and said, "Dennis! Diba, ibabalik ko ito sa inyo?" He said, "Sa iyo na yan!" I said, "Hindi no!" Then he said to give it back to him and motioned to his left. Who's over there? Garter Boy and the whole barkada! All of them started hooting and hollering again because I was around (feeling artista talaga ako!). We ended up having another photo-op with like five cameras in front of us. You can't tell from this pic, but his hands were around my waist. To those who have heard my recent woes about dating in Manila, it's safe to say that my prayers have been answered, don't you think? HaHa!
It was a great night. If you're single, attend weddings. They're fun! LoL. Well, they're fun when there are a lot of pogi guests. HaHa!
Last but not the least, many thanks go out to Zara who made it possible for me to share with you guys these pictures. Zara, you're the best! I didn't have to ask you to take the pics, you just did. You didn't let hiya get in the way of capturing one of the happiest nights of my life (ang babaw ko talaga!). I couldn't ask for a better date and friend! :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The Battle of the Exes
The best and most effective way for women to bond is to talk about their exes and the horrible things men have done to them. Hands down, this is how we grow closer to one another.
I experienced it with Zara in September. It was 4.5 hours of me sitting on my butt listening to her talk about how horrible a certain ex was to her. Imagine, 4.5 hours! How horrible can a guy get, right? Tsk! Zara and I ended the night with a text to one another, thanking eachother for a great night.
Last week, Tet had her turn. I seriously could see steam coming out of her ears as she recalled her past. I can still vividly hear her say, "Baunin niya yun!" LoL. We lasted about 3 hours at Shang that day. Again, afterwards, I got a text from her saying that she had a great time.
Most recently, a few of my girl cousins and I had our day for such a talk. Although, in one of our cases, one of us erred instead of the guy to which I just had to say, "Ang bait na nga nung boyfriend mo tapos tinatarantado mo pa!" I'm so pro-good guy talaga. HaHa! Anyway, we all had a great time and I'm glad that we had that chance to understand eachother's wants and needs in our (potential) significant other.
What I don't understand is how horrible guys can really get. It's like sometimes you just have to wonder if they're even human. Yeah, that bad! And since this is my website, allow me to wallow and ask what is it about me that makes guys treat me badly? What the hell did I do to be treated in such a manner? As Pen told me before, "You're too nice kasi!" Grr! Being nice is now a fault! Grr again!
But regardless, time heals all wounds. Zara and Tet have found guys worth keeping. As for my cousins, when they're a little bit older (and have finished college!), I do hope that they find guys who are the solution and not the problem in their life. As for me? Nuns have always been regarded as nice, you know. ;P
I experienced it with Zara in September. It was 4.5 hours of me sitting on my butt listening to her talk about how horrible a certain ex was to her. Imagine, 4.5 hours! How horrible can a guy get, right? Tsk! Zara and I ended the night with a text to one another, thanking eachother for a great night.
Last week, Tet had her turn. I seriously could see steam coming out of her ears as she recalled her past. I can still vividly hear her say, "Baunin niya yun!" LoL. We lasted about 3 hours at Shang that day. Again, afterwards, I got a text from her saying that she had a great time.
Most recently, a few of my girl cousins and I had our day for such a talk. Although, in one of our cases, one of us erred instead of the guy to which I just had to say, "Ang bait na nga nung boyfriend mo tapos tinatarantado mo pa!" I'm so pro-good guy talaga. HaHa! Anyway, we all had a great time and I'm glad that we had that chance to understand eachother's wants and needs in our (potential) significant other.
What I don't understand is how horrible guys can really get. It's like sometimes you just have to wonder if they're even human. Yeah, that bad! And since this is my website, allow me to wallow and ask what is it about me that makes guys treat me badly? What the hell did I do to be treated in such a manner? As Pen told me before, "You're too nice kasi!" Grr! Being nice is now a fault! Grr again!
But regardless, time heals all wounds. Zara and Tet have found guys worth keeping. As for my cousins, when they're a little bit older (and have finished college!), I do hope that they find guys who are the solution and not the problem in their life. As for me? Nuns have always been regarded as nice, you know. ;P
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
My Goodies
Good dinner. Good conversation. Good time.
It's definitely been awhile. I'm glad to be back on track.
It's definitely been awhile. I'm glad to be back on track.
Sunday, January 1, 2006
What A Way To Start
"I should thank you for making me/us in Cebu a part of your Philippine experience. It was our privelege to know such a simple and down-to-earth person such as you are. To reiterate, you are always welcome in our little corner of this world anytime-perhaps for Sinulog as a start? Anyways, happy new year and may 2006 bring more meaning and excitement to your life."
Pass the tissues, please. ;P
Pass the tissues, please. ;P
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