September 27, 2003
Arn and I agree that there couldn't have been a better way to end our hellish work week (ano, Ninoy? Haay.) than with the almost 4-hour marathon session we had with Cristina, our wedding planner, earlier tonight. For those of you going "Huh? 4 hours? Ang OA naman nyan!", first of all we are only 91 days away from our big day i.e. it's crunch time. Next, she was in the US for 2 months so we had to powwow and integrate our ideas. Last... well there was a lot of chika on the side -- take note, rapport is the most important factor when considering a coordinator. That's what attracted us to her in the first place.
So anyway, that's the only progress we've made this week on that front. I can't believe that there is still so much to do, not to mention so many projects to finish before mid-October when I originally planned to take my "leave" from work (which, I guess, won't happen until after November 16 pala, sigh). The good news is that we've already met our projected income for this year so we can now splurge a little on some "nice-to-haves" (a term I learned from w@w) like a videographer* and maybe a nice album from Kate's. FYI, Kate's was my favorite hangout when I was studying at Parsons -- it was right next door!
*We originally intended to have one of our cousins film for us but what the heck, a wedding only happens once in a lifetime right?
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This is so obviously not her but I couldn't help reading what the fake Kris had to say about the gun-pointing incident.
September 21, 2003
You know you've attended one too many bridal fairs when:
a You're already on a "hi", "how are you na?" basis with wedding vendors you didn't even book.
a You can tell which displays were recycled from previous bridal fairs.
a You politely refuse every flyer or brochure that's shoved in your face because you already have the same ones stashed in your wedding planning memorabilia box.
a The only items you really care for are the sample-cake bites, facial wash sachets, and Maidenform discount coupons.
a You leave the place exhausted, vowing not to go to the next one anymore (then end up going anyway for the sheer of it, sheesh).
Actually, I've reached my limit but I'll surely miss going in the years to come. Even Arn begged off from the last one because Lizza nicely offered to go with me anyway. (Our main agenda was really to watch her friend's sister's fashion show so it wasn't a complete waste of energy.)
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This sentence is totally pointless but ugh ugh ugh, a lizard just crawled down my leg!!! *shiver*
*Friends who know me well know that I could very well be president of the anti-lizard society.
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In case I don't get to blog in the next couple of weeks, be sure to check the Fotolog every now and then -- it's much easier to update.
09:11 PM
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September 16, 2003
So I guess this makes my shift from hip rock band album designer to pop artist design generator official, huh?
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Friendster only proves what we knew all along -- Manila is a tiny, tiny place where your future neighbor might just know your former girlfriend. It's actually scary if you think about it.
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September 10, 2003
Jill Bliss recently sent out information about her new project, a 32-page full color graphic novel called Treelets.
Cute, huh? Didn't I tell you she was one of my idols?
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I poked around Jill's site some more and also found these unique, cost-effective wedding invitation sets she designed for friends. I wish I found them sooner though, they would've inspired us to go completely DIY on our invites (which are, incidentally, at the printing press already *gulp, crossing fingers they'll turn out well*).
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Because my monitor forced me to go on vacation last week, I had to spend the last five days cramming to finish 5 jobs all at once. This, in between (all in all) six client meetings on Friday, Monday & Tuesday. Now is probably the only window in my sked that I can squeeze in a blog for this week but I sincerely thank you for visiting every now and then even when there's nothing to see. (:
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I refuse, however, to let work get in the way of meeting with friends, especially those whom we haven't seen in ages!
Friday night was spent hanging out with the Comic Quest gang: Vinnie, Marco, Carl, Jason, Dean & Nikki. (See my Fotolog for our pic).
Saturday was a joint birthday gathering of our UP Fine Arts friends at Lizza's place. (Pictures are here.)
And yesterday Arn and I along with Ninoy dropped by O&M to visit some of my old friends since we had meetings in the building anyway.
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Speaking of friends, would you believe that Tirso Cruz is in my Friendster friends list? Yup, I actually got a friend-request from him (or more likely someone pretending to be him). How funny!
September 2, 2003
My beloved Arn turned 32 just a few hours ago. Because he is very, very special, I need you to help me make his day extra special by greeting him at 0917-XXXXXXX*. Thank you, thank you!
And to Arn, if you're reading this (and I know you are!), happy happy birthday baby. You know that you are always a winner in my book. (: (: (:
*If he doesn't text back, don't worry -- it could be because (a) his phone is still off or (b) there's no signal (messages are sometimes delayed).
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Since my Mac is still faceless, I still can't blog (and work) regularly. In the meantime, you can check out my Fotolog because I'm able to update that more often.
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