It's been 3 years.
9 years ago
Monday, March 31, 2008
i felt so accomplished today. medyo marami na rin akong natatapos for Lance birthday ek-eks... hehe.
1. AVP - i have finished one of Lance's AVP! i am still working on his photo slides AVP though. so happy ako sa background music ng first AVP ko. not your typical AVP song at sobrang swak for a birthday. :) here's the link for the video: Lance the Great. i'd like to thank one of my GT sis (sis muahmuahmuah - so apt diba?) for sharing this song title and artist with me.
1. AVP - i have finished one of Lance's AVP! i am still working on his photo slides AVP though. so happy ako sa background music ng first AVP ko. not your typical AVP song at sobrang swak for a birthday. :) here's the link for the video: Lance the Great. i'd like to thank one of my GT sis (sis muahmuahmuah - so apt diba?) for sharing this song title and artist with me.
2. Cake - i have ordered a 30x40, 2 inches chocolate-vanilla cake from La Bagette in Khalidiya. i gave them my theme and small M&M figurines to use. i hope they make something special, beautiful and yummy out of it. hehe.
3. Invites - printed and distributed. yep, i distributed the last pieces of invitations last night for the GFC folks.
4. Lootbags & Souvenirs - all filled up and tagged. awaiting for distribution na lang on the day itself. =)
5. Outfits - i was able to buy a reddish-orange shirt for me already. yun nga lang, yung celebrant wala pa. =( hindi kasi bagay sa kanya ang dark green. i saw one lime green shirt in Mothercare the other day however his size is not available already. hay, nakakainis! ganda pa naman.
so far, so good na rin naman with the latest updates. what i haven't finalized still are the food and decorations. however, i will be meeting sis mitch for the tarp (which hopefully i could get na) and sis gihan for the food tonight. then i'll buy folder for the coloring books and finish this DIY project. i'll try to squeeze in to buy the transparent balloon this week and also have my haircut, syempre. haha. i'll probably go over the venue area this weekend, too.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
it's been awhile and i guess, i owe my readers (if i have one...hehe) some update on how the birthday preparation for my son's birthday is coming along. i barely have 2 more weeks and i still have lots of things to do. cramming na talaga ito! hahaha!
1. Venue - Al Muhairy Center it is. i have paid the reservation already but i still plan to visit the venue a few days before the party to make sure that my piñata, balloon burst, tarp and program will be accommodated. the AVP is 80% done. i just need to add a background music and save the font files used in it. the problem is, i haven't edited the music pa. gosh. i am also waiting for a surprise video clip from my friend nina. hopefully she can get me one (crossing my fingers, hehe).
1. Venue - Al Muhairy Center it is. i have paid the reservation already but i still plan to visit the venue a few days before the party to make sure that my piñata, balloon burst, tarp and program will be accommodated. the AVP is 80% done. i just need to add a background music and save the font files used in it. the problem is, i haven't edited the music pa. gosh. i am also waiting for a surprise video clip from my friend nina. hopefully she can get me one (crossing my fingers, hehe).
2. Decorations - my tarp hasn't been printed yet. i'm still waiting for mitch to come back from UK. sigh. the mere fact that i am just waiting ay nakaka-strees na huh! hopefully she won't leave me hanging in mid-air. i also need to check out balloon sticks for the kids. i might add some if the budget permits. i am wishing i could have balloon pillars and baloonderitas as well. DIY???!! kaya kaya ng powers ko yun?
3. Food - no food provider yet. we still need to decide whether to get a caterer or have someone cook for us. in short, it all depends on the budget! ngehehe. we have shortlisted our supplier between a pinoy cook and a chinese cook. haha.
for the cake... no final supplier for this yet. the toppers i still need to clean it this weekend. we are still to attend another birthday get-together to taste one confectinery's product. =)
as for the chocolate fountain... well, we have tested and tasted it! hihi. so far, so good. i also have the serving bowls for the fruits already. shortlisted the fruit choices to be: kiwi, melon, grapes and strawberry. yummy noh??! =) however, a fellow mom suggested that addition of cocoa butter substitute (CBS) will do wonders in preventing the chocolate to solidify again. the problem is, i dunno where to get that here in UAE. waah!!!!!!
as for my plates... i have bought yellow, blue and red disposable plates already but these are the small ones. i'm not happy with it. =( i wanted something bigger. i need to check out other stores for that as well as for red spoons that is not available in Carrefour. however my cups, fruit picks and other colored cutleries are complete.
4. Invitation, Gift Tags - this is the tricky part. i haven't done it yet! the venue provided me with invitation cards but it's not a personalized one. the layout that i made was not yet put into printed copies. however, the softcopy is for sending out today. i was able to print out some tags but still not finish. even marvin helped with the cutting of the M's. hehe.
5. Games & Prizes - yippee! i'm done with my piñata and i now have the glass jar for my guessing game. i need to cut one more M and put double-sided tapes on my "Pin the M" game accessories pa. hay. i have bought small balloons and a manual pump for my balloon burst DIY project. however, i still need to buy a big clear balloon and curling ribbons. got the balloon burst ideas from my GT sisters. thanks!!!
my M piñata
with the balloon shaper still intact. at the moment, i have popped the balloon already and filled it with goodies.
DIY'd m&m magnets - i will add this up to my prizes goodies.
6. Music - i tried to burn the selected songs but it's too late to know that the first song is faulty. kainis! nasayang tuloy yung blank CD. i will try to download a good file of the first song and then burn another dance music CD.
7. Lootbag / Give-aways - my lootbag and give-away items are complete already! i still need to fill it up with goodies though and finish putting tags on them. the give-away items are salt/pepper shakers that come in four (4) colors. i will fill it up with m&m chocolates inside. here are the snapshots of my DIY items:
the m&m pouch bags...
our give-away... the m&m shakers...
the empty shakers @ front view - showing the 1st tag
the empty shakers @ front view, showing the 2nd tag
an empty shaker up close, showing the 2nd tag
8. Outfits - marvin now have his blue polo shirt for the party. who says i can't make him wear this color??! haha. eh Gap ba naman yung tatak eh. anyway, we'll shop for lance and my outfit this week. lance will wera something green and i will have the red color. sabi ko nga, kay ate bel yung yellow color eh. hihi.
Friday, March 07, 2008
i was promised that marvin will allot time to listen to my sentiments that is why i have headed my pride, speak to him and somehow agreed to go to dubai with my cousins. somewhere along the way, i felt that i was mislead. anyway, i had to go with the music and pretend to be enjoying the day. magaling na akong pretender ngayon eh. i can usually get away with it.
we left abu dhabi at 9AM and reached dubai at 11AM. sunduan pa, ayun tinanghali tuloy. sigh. i know it'll be like the old days wherein i had to force myself to smile for people around me.
we were able to reach Ras Al Kaimah's Dreamland Aquapark past 1 PM. the resort was like Wild Wadi but bigger. however, i rate it second best to the latter because the water in this park is quite cold. Wild Wadi's water is lukewarm. due to this cold water (even in children's pool!), lance wasn't able to enjoy the trip much. patingin-tingin lang siya. wawa nga eh.
here are some photos taken at the site:
the gang... kheigh's not here coz she's the one who took the photo
hanggang sa picture-an, nagkukulitan pa rin
yiippee!!! umayos din! hehe
Thursday, March 06, 2008
a long time ago, i was one of those who claimed the ever famous phrase, "alone but not lonely". this time it's different... i am not alone but i feel so lonely. how ironic!!! yeah, yeah, so i like the I'm So Lonely rendition of Alvin and the Chipmunks but who says i want to sing it???!!!
i feel so lonely because for the first time in my life, those whom i used to confide my innermost feelings and who are genuinely listening has moved on with their lives. my mom, some very close friends...
i feel so lonely because the person whom i expect to be sincerely concern just wouldn't want to listen. couldn't even stand to listen.
i feel so lonely because i am now inactive in doing the things that used to be my outlet for venting out.
sigh. life. i guess, i am best left alone with all my hurts and grudges or else the whole world becomes as dim as my world. right now, i am just a floating person trying to be present in the real world, struggling to remain in the surface yet slowly drowning. my responsibilities are creeping to my consciousness. telling me to stay. so i am physically staying, though my mind is somewhere else and my heart longs for a home.
i feel so lonely because for the first time in my life, those whom i used to confide my innermost feelings and who are genuinely listening has moved on with their lives. my mom, some very close friends...
i feel so lonely because the person whom i expect to be sincerely concern just wouldn't want to listen. couldn't even stand to listen.
i feel so lonely because i am now inactive in doing the things that used to be my outlet for venting out.
sigh. life. i guess, i am best left alone with all my hurts and grudges or else the whole world becomes as dim as my world. right now, i am just a floating person trying to be present in the real world, struggling to remain in the surface yet slowly drowning. my responsibilities are creeping to my consciousness. telling me to stay. so i am physically staying, though my mind is somewhere else and my heart longs for a home.
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