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Camarines Sur Water Sports Complex (CWC). Next year, hopefully. Sometime after the wedding is done, and I can again wear bikinis and have tanlines with no care in the world. Then we can hit CWC and I can finally try wakeboarding. yeah! :) For now tho, my bikinis are all packed in my closet, resting for a while. Must let the tanlines from April and June fade. Sigh. No more beach for me this year. Unless of course, I go in a long-sleeved turtleneck, as Rina laughingly suggested. haha! :) ah well. :) all good. bawi next year! photo credits: from www.camsurwatersportscomplex.com

The other night, I finally got around to cleaning out my closet. Sometime around 12 midnight. I don't know why I was compelled. After days of mom bugging me to clean out my closet, I suddenly felt like it the other night. So that's we did. We went through everything. I threw out loads of stuff. And I mean, LOADS. My sisters got shirts off me. Some other lucky duck will most likely pick up shirts that are practically brand new - some even had tags on them. As I went through everything, I thought that it seemed that every article of clothing i was dumping had a bunch of memories attached to them. How one particular shirt I wore through a particularly bad day - that it was so bad, all the details still stand out. How one tiny shirt I used to be able to wear because I was thinner then (those realizations i hate, haha). How, yeah, that's right, I used to wear longer skirts and that particular one, i ripped the slit in class. haha! Outfits I wore through happy memories still hold...

"Time" can be such a bitch. We spend moments counting how many hours and minutes we spend doing things (think timesheets). We spend moments watching it pass by while waiting for something and anything. Anyway, "moments" already mean "time" doesn't it? And in life, there are lots of "moments". Time is important. While we like to say that we are independent creatures and are ruled by no one, we are ruled by Time. Time dictates where we should be, what we should be and sometimes, how we are feeling. I don't know if I should be feeling the way I feel. All because of of that little thing called time. Actually, truth be told, I don't quite have the right to feel or to complain about time at all. It can't be helped that time needs to be spent on other, more important things. Things that spell duty and responsibility. It can't be helped that the hours that you can use in a day need to be allocated according to what needs more attentio...

by Cirilo Bautista (thanks again, to Jay and Cathy's blog) Lovers learn soon enough the risky geography of love, since the craft of loving survives to interpret the intrigues of heartaches, the joy that will not forget. Oceans, dark mountains and green, rivers with fishes, rivers empty as dreams– they fill the spaces of lovers’ maps, setting seduction and terrible traps. The journey taxes the heart and sex, as it should, for sun may burn grasses as it colors the woods, but true love travels and is blind to signals and hazards that stay the mind, O no, it pushes on, it moves on, it never weeps, and pushing on, moving on, increases, and keeps. the other line mentioned two posts down is part of a different poem altogether, called Ars Poetica, according to jayandcathy's blog.

Currently, there is a controversy brewing in the community my family is part of. I've no knowledge of full details nor will I pretend to know. What I have are overheard statements and forwarded emails. But this 1 thing I know to be true. Why is a community, who's apparent center is the Lord, acting very human? I know it is their very nature, but for a community to espouse living in the Lord's image and likeness, it is surely showing the world the opposite. Say goodbye to credibility. If the community's inspiration is the Lord, then why are power, pride and division ruling? Shouldn't we opt for humility? Even as humans, we are capable of being humble. I think it is hypocrisy to put in quotes from the bible to prove points that will serve a selfish purpose. I think it is hypocrisy to extol all to pray to God to further their own means. Most of all, I think it is hypocrisy to be putting "God Bless You" at the end of a series of paragraphs meant to answer spit...

by Angela Manalang-Gloria (thanks very much to Cathy, Jay's fianceé, who posted this in their wedding blog . This is such a beautiful poem, I had to copy.) You are my earth and all that earth implies: The gravity that ballasts me in space, The air I breathe, the land that stills my cries For food and shelter against devouring days. You are the earth whose orbit marks my way And sets my north and south, my east and west, You are the final, elemental clay The driven heart must turn to for its rest. If in your arms that hold me now so near I lift my keening thoughts to another one, As trees long rooted to the earth uprear Their quickening leaves and flowers to the sun, You who are earth, O never doubt that I Need you no less because I need the sky! -==- They also mentioned in their blog a poem by Dr. Cirilo Bautista called "Lovers Learn" but they only quoted a few specific lines: “true love travels and is blind to signals and hazards that stay the mind, O no, it pushes on, ...

Sometimes you really get more than you bargained for. I asked for a semi-interesting day, I got more than semi-interesting. It was downright... strange. It was strange because at one point I was all "eh?!" and the other, I was all, "awww". No, I won't make any attempt to explain. Anyway, it's nice to know that people you don't expect are also happy for you. I was touched. :) -==- Driving home with three giggling girls in the backseat meant one thing for us (apparently, we thought of the same thing during the drive) - Practice. -==- The other night, Aneka was telling me a story about how Bea, my inaanak, called her mom by her first name - Kristine. Somehow, as the name hung in the air, I thought it sounded very strange. And then I realised, it was probably only because I hadn't been called Kristine in absolute ages. I used to reserve my nickname for family. Now everyone refers to me as Kaye. I had a fleeting thought - was Kristine different from Kaye...

Woke up early today and was at Powerbooks Alabang by 9am to claim my book. I had great timing, I walked in, they handed me a book and I went straight to the cashier. It didn't take more than 2mins, max. An hour or so before, the store was apparently packed. And, well. I'm done. I didn't move much today, had my nose buried in the book. I won't say much, since everyone's probably still reading it but i'm allowed to express opinion right? I. LOVE. IT. My sister's currently reading it now. I think I'll have another go after she's done. haha. :)

Yes, I am a Harry Potter fan. Yes, I have reserved a copy, and did it last February. And yes, I am (understatement this) feverishly excited to get my hands on my book this Saturday. So you can imagine the agony (such strong words for a book!) to see these boxes used as display in bookstores. Much less to find a stack hidden from Powerbooks' window and within reach. Oh how I'd love to take a peek. But just like everyone else, I wait for my book on Saturday. :) Can't bloody wait to get me hands on my book! (BIS past resurfacing). hahahaha :D

Definition 1: From Weddings@Work The blueprints of wedding plans are drawn or made known during this occasion. The pamanhikan is often hosted by the bride's family as the groom and his folks visit them to formally ask their daughter’s hand in marriage and discuss plans for the upcoming wedding over lunch or dinner. This can be an uneasy situation if it's the first time for both parties to meet. The soon-to-weds may feel a little awkward (nervous even) seeing and listening to their parents consult each other on matters like their wedding budget, guest list and the like. It is customary that the visiting family bring a gift (often, the best home-cooked specialty of the groom's mom) for the hosts. Others may opt to hold the meeting on neutral grounds (a restaurant is a likely choice) or invite a mutual acquaintance to the gathering and help ease the awkwarness of the first meeting. Why do Pinoys bother with all the trouble? We all seek our parents' blessings for a happy ...

I have wishlists written down here and there. I came across one the other day and realised that maybe there is some weird underlying power to actually writing down wishlists. Without realising, I made a whole load come true. Ok fine, maybe I per se didn't do it, but a whole load did come true. Makes me wonder - do dreams just really come true on their own because it is the hand of fate that moves them? Is it because you unconsciously make them come true, written action steps or no? What is it that makes dreams come true? See, the thing is, I don't think I ever really believed in the phrase "dream come true." Maybe because I never really had a specific dream that I wanted so badly. Or maybe because those "dreams" that come true in my life weren't really "dreams" but goals. Or checks off a non-existent to-do list. That is, until a year or so ago. Until then I never really had something that I myself admitted was an actual dream. But then, there i...

I Belong To You Lenny Kravitz You are the flame in my heart You light my way in the dark You are the ultimate star You lift me from up above Your unconditional love Takes me to paradise I belong to you And you You belong to me too You make my life complete You make me feel so sweet You make me feel so divine Your soul and mind are entwined Before you I was blind But since I've opened my eyes And with you there's no disguise So I could open up my mind I always loved you from the start But I could not figure out That I had to do it everyday So I put away the fight Now I'm gonna live my life Giving you the most in every way -==- Panalangin Apo Hiking Society Panalangin ko sa habang buhay Makapiling ka makasama ka Yan ang panalangin ko At hindi papayag ang pusong ito Mawala ka sa 'king piling Mahal ko iyong dinggin Wala nang iba pang mas mahalaga Sa tamis na dulot ng pag-ibig natin dal'wa At sana nama'y makikinig ka Kapag aking sabihing minamahal kita

As the family recently acquired a timeshare at Anvaya, we all headed out there last Saturday to take a look. I can't wait for the whole place to get fixed up, because I want to stay there for a weekend! :) Okay, maybe i can't really, because I'm supposed to be letting my tan lines fade already. :D But it's so nice and peaceful. The beach looks great too, it may not be the white sands of Boracay, but at least it's not all shells and stones. Currently, the beach and the restaurant are open for daytrips, so there were other people there when we visited. My dad was convinced to get a timeshare in Anvaya because our family is forever thristing for roadtrips, and more than half the time we want to go swim somewhere and we always have a hard time choosing a place. Anvaya makes everything easier, we now know where to go. We headed back to Manila after staying there for an hour or so and had dinner at Trinoma. It looks like a pretty interesting mall, but it's just too d...

My moods seem to be greatly influenced by weather. It's been gloomy today. I've spent most of today in this weird funk. I feel as gloomy as the weather. It feels like a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely day (as that song goes). sigh.

Photo Credits: Dino Lara , who is also our photographer Exactly a year, to the time, from today will be the coolest day ever! So. Fucking. Excited. Tee-hee. :D Finally. One year to go! :)

Because my notebook is starting to look a lil messy and disorganized :p jason magbanua - add onsite video - call back with additional details ruby confirm tomorrow's meeting rajo set meeting karla magbanua set meeting sta. clara start going saturday this week, and every first saturday till next year confirm with mom if we should still bring eggs penn confirm thurs meeting -==- start looking for other things to think about. because i've not much to do, i'm starting to think of the littlest details - majority of which i shouldn't even be thinking about yet. :p -==- steel self for possibly more work. i'm flattered, really. i hope it works, because i'm afraid my mind is going rusty. i can't even write proper sentences anymore (i think). -==- get over weird mood swings already

See, the problem with checking out wedding websites, especially if it's a wedding website of someone you actually know, is that you get this nagging feeling to fly out of your seat and do some planning of your own. My friend's brother's site is active because they'll be married in November. We have a year to go. And yes, while we're doing some stuff this month while the moms are here, I can't help but wish that I could start looking at other stuff too. Like, NOW. haha :) I'm just excited, you know? :p Since today is proving to be another really boring and steady day, the more I'm convinced that I'd like to go out and look at things. It's a good thing I don't have the car. I'd really fly out of here. :p Sigh.

I LOVED IT! :) Laughtrip! :) After a testosterone-filled Transformers (which I will watch again, mind you, haha), it was erm, kabaklaan naman the next day as we headed on over to RCBC for ZsaZsa Zaturnnah ze Muzikal! We were a few minutes late as the Gasso Corplan took a lot longer than anticipated but it was ok. I was there for the first transformation. Panalo. The whole cast was awesome, and Eula Valdez was funny. I always thought of her as this dramatic actress pero damn, magaling din pala sya mag-comedy. hehe. Watched the play with Reg (overload na raw sa kabaklaan, he said after), Julette, Kaye, Nina, Julia and Arnie. Paolo and Ige were supposed to be there as well, but got stuck in a meeting. Sayang. :p My ZsaZsa obsession started when I bought the comic book a few summers ago because out of everything in Powerbooks, it really caught my eye and held it. haha :) I even thought of watching the movie, but was too busy during the holidays to do so. THANK GOD. Because I heard that the...