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1. Church - Better Living Church is finally scrapped out of the choices. wala pala talagang Saturday ceremony for a baptism dun. therefore, we were back to Posadas and BPS church as choices. considering proximity of the church plus its rates, i therefore laidback with the splurging the emailed my sister to choose Simbayanan ni Maria Parish Church na nga lang. hehe. i'll just instruct Oliver not to take outside the church photos. perhaps, i could also make the ceremony special with a choir? this i have to check when i got back. sana may silbi ang pagiging ang aking ex-BPS student. *choosing all my fingers*
life as I see it...telling my story as simply as i could. making it sound less complex, less complicated.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
the essentials....
- Church - paid and reserved Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal for August 4 event. sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon, dito rin pala ang church namin. hehe.
- Reception - paid and reserved Shanghai Garden Resort. i have visited the place with my sister and their customer service personnel, Necy' s very accommodating.
- Food - paid downpayment to Blue Petals. we shall be having our taste test this week. yummy! hehe.
- Guestlist - still waiting for RSVPs. sigh...
- Sponsor List - still waiting for Aldous and France's RSVPs.
- Cake - scrapped out of the list. =( however, red ribbon cake looks yummy. if there will be a spare money from the budget, i might get one as well. replaced the cake with chocolate fountains and cupcakes from Sweet Affairs. Van is such a darling! =) paid her downpayment already.
- Photo - called up Oliver already... ang gulo nya... ibitin nya lang ako at papatayin ko siya... hehe
- Video - no appointed videographer yet.
- Wardrobes - i was able to buy a blouse for myself for 300 bucks at 168.... hehe.
- Decor - ordered pillars and some baloon clusters from Balloon Kingdom.
- Tarpaulin - had a 2.5 ft. x 5 ft tarp made by Simple Touch in 168 mall. lance is really gwapito.
- Souvenirs/lootbag/prizes - souvenir for guests, partial lootbag contents and 3 pieces prizes were bought already. still need to personalized the souvenirs, organize the lootbags, make lootbags, and buy more prizes.
- will u be my godparent e-card - scrapped out of the plan since the ecard maker software that i was able to download was not that user-friendly, hehe.
- invitation - sent out save-the-date cards and baptism invites by email only and those that don't have email access were invited through sms. =)
- guestbook/guestsheet - no update yet
- centerpiece - will just have the flower centerpiece provided by the caterer.
- thank you card - no update
- gift tags - no update
- candle wrapper - no update
- baptismal rite - no update
- program - no update
Thursday, July 12, 2007
marvin, lance and me went to the gold souq area to look for necklace for lance. it was marvin's promise that he will buy us necklaces. i didn't actually look forward that he'll keep this promise but i went out with him anyway. he bought lance a necklace with a cross pendant. as for me, he asked me to choose a necklace. i did not. if he really wants to give me something, i will let him choose whatever he is willing to give and shell out. for the record, naluha ako that he actually bought me a necklace. why? because i don't expect it and it's something i really wanted to have but chooses not to buy because there are other more important things where my salary should go to. anyhow, i am thankful and somehow nabawasan ang insecurities ko.
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1. Church - Better Living Church is finally scrapped out of the choices. wala pala talagang Saturday ceremony for a baptism dun. therefore, we were back to Posadas and BPS church as choices. considering proximity of the church plus its rates, i therefore laidback with the splurging the emailed my sister to choose Simbayanan ni Maria Parish Church na nga lang. hehe. i'll just instruct Oliver not to take outside the church photos. perhaps, i could also make the ceremony special with a choir? this i have to check when i got back. sana may silbi ang pagiging ang aking ex-BPS student. *choosing all my fingers*
2. Reception - my sister finally paid the reservation for the Shanghai Garden Resort. yep, Aug 4 is totally ours and ours alone... ngehehehe.
3. Decor - my sister said she found someone who can do the decoration for us. i just dunno how much the rate will be. but as far as other suppliers are concerned, i got a quotation for a venue dress up for 5K pesoses (without the transpo and other ek-ek fee). grabe noh, decor lang ganun na kamahal. will check out this supplier that my sister mentioned and see how it goes.
4. Cake - i have sent an inquiry to another supplier based in QC, the Quintbelles. I do hope they give a better quote. hehe. try lang...
almost everything's working out well for Lance baptism preparation. okay na sana ang buhay, if not the insurance card and visa and our trip back home. hay naku. idadaan ko na lang sa prayers ito, kasi parang hopeless case na rin that we get the visa on time and we'll go home with his dad on the 20th. =(
Thursday, July 05, 2007
so far, amidst my pagkainis and aside from the daily improvement of Lance weight and health, the preparation for his baptism keeps me excited and mellow. as of now, here's the update!
the important ones:
- church - shortlisted now the Our lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish (aka Posadas church), since United Paranaque church do not have a saturday ceremony, Better Living Church is not accommodating enough to non-parishioners, Simbayanan ni Maria looks degraded now...
- reception venue - the Shanghai Garden Resort (www.shanghaigardenresort.com) yipee!!! pencil booked the August 4th date already.
- food - Blue Petals, most probably since it is the only well-known caterer inside Paranaque area.
- guestlist - trimmed down to a hundred.
- sponsor list - finalized. the ninong's will be Ariel, France, Reggie and Aldous while the ninang's will be Fe, Elena, Lea and Marifer.
- cake - pencil booked with Recipe's and Magic
- photo - Marq Oliver Photography... for free!!!!!! another yippee!!! (www.marqoliver2005.multiply.com)
- video - our own miniDV cam. no appointed videographer yet.
- wardrobes - no update
- souvenir / lootbag / prizes - no update
- will u be my godparent ecard - no update
- invitation - drafted the online invite
- guestbook/guestsheet - no update
- centerpiece - no update
- thank you card - no update
- gift tags - no update
- candle wrapper - no update
- baptismal rite - no update
- program - no update
badtrip na badtrip ako kay marvin since yesterday. i just didn't get the reason why he has to choose his work over Lance's needs when he is supposed to resign from his job na naman. with that, sobrang gahol na kami to have Lance's visa settled before we get to go home. nanggigigil talaga ako sa inis. ewan ko ba, para siyang babae! ang bagal mag-desisyon sa buhay... grrr.... mabagal na, paiba-iba pa. buti sana kung hindi naka-depend yung legal documents ni Lance sa kanya. that's why, i really don't prefer to have Lance future rely on him dahil walang kakahinatnan for sure dahil sa sobrang uncertain ng mga plans at diskarte nya. grrr..... i even skipped from work just to get the salary certificate from his office na wala pa naman pala. kung nde ka ba naman makakapatay ng tao!!! at ako pa ang pagagalitan dahil dali-dali daw ako mag-decide to skip work! eh an hour before i leave the office when i told him that i'd rather be the one to get that damn document but he has to make sure it's there. i wasn't able to get any reply so i presumed okay na and left. tapos, wala pa rin pala!!
then, speaking to him regarding his supposed to be resignation, he changed his mind na daw!!! ayun, nagtapon na naman kami ng AED 300 for Lance visa application na nde na magagamit dahil nagbago na naman isip nya. kakabadtrip talaga. nauubos na savings ko dahil lang sa mali-maling desisyon na na ako ang nagbabayad. i don't want to sound so materialistic about it pero hello.... tama ba yun na mapunta lang sa wala yung mga pinag-ipunan ko just because nagbago isip nya???!!!! ewan ko, as i was always saying, he is a hopeless case.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
we plan to have baby Lance's christening on the 28th of July instead of August 4. anyhow, with such short time and being hundred of miles away, i am in a panicky mode as i haven't even accomplished any of the preparation need- and wish-to-haves. anyhow, here's my checklist which i will try to update every once in awhile:
- church: nothing final yet. still undecided and unregistered. we already have 3 choices in mind, which are United Paranaque church, Better Living Church and Posadas Church. all within taguig area.
- reception venue : nothing final yet. still undecided and unreserved. we have 2 choices for now, the Villa Juanita in bagumbayan and the Alcatrocks inside Better Living Subd. picked due to proximity to the churches mentioned above.
- food : nothing final yet. eyeing for Blue Petals' menu for 100 persons. might lessen the number of guests due to budget constraints.
- guestlist : list is still on draft mode and formal invitations are not yet sent. tentatively, 100 guests. the more, the merrier. =)
- sponsor list : still on draft mode. so far our list includes ninongs to be ariel and aldous while ninangs will be fe, elena, fer, marianne and lea. we still have to think and finalize this list and send out favor request. to note, ang hirap to get ninang/ninong in the philippines! not unlike here in the uae, ninangs/ninongs were all in a voluntary basis during conception palang! hay, how i wish ellen and jen could be in the philippines to be the ninangs para no doubt ako that baby Lance will be taken cared of when something goes wrong with me. knock on wood! hehehe.
- cake : wishing to have a cupcake tree. shortlisted suppliers are French Kiss, Recipes and Magic, Gervy's, Sugarbox.
- photo : shortlisted suppliers are Ging Lorenzo, Jeff & Pia and probably Oliver's photography if he gives me a friendly rate, hihi.
- video : will probably use my miniDV cam. i just haven't nominated who among my nephews will be the official videographer of the day. =) i need to bring the tripod though kahit hassle sa luggage.
- wardrobes : christening wardrobes for the baby, parents and grannies. i already bought Lance's party dress in Red Tag last week (my only accomplishment so far!). cute siya and formal. i'm sure, Lance will be so cute in it.
- souvenir / lootbag / prizes: still clueless on what and where to get a useful yet cutey souvenir. i will just visit divi at the last minute for the loot bag and prizes. gawin daw bang photo-finish. =)
as for not-so-important but hoping i could get done do-it-yourself projects, the list goes as:
- "will u be my godmother/godfather" e-card : e-card making software downloaded already. poem requested via my GT forumer and is waiting for her response. i just don't have anymore of those creativity juice flowing... =(
- invitation : poem was written by my GT forumer, isisalexi! thanks sis! although all photos are available already, i still cannot make this as i have no church/venue details yet.
- guestbook / guestsheet : yep, i haven't decided which of the two to make... hehe.
- centerpiece : i have made the collage already although i am not sure if this will print out just fine. will print test it this week.
- thank you card : i already have the text waiting to be used. hihi.
- gift tags : for the kids' loot bag and guest souvenirs.
- candle wrapper : of course, for the candles! hehe. like the others, pure idea palang. no realization yet.
- baptismal rite : i have a sample already (from a forumer also) but not the one from the "supposed to be" church. technically, idea palang din ito. =)
- program : vina agreed to be my host, had 2 games in mind but still doesn't have a final program.
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