A Love Affair to Remember

“Watch mo yung ‘An Affair to Remember’ starring

Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Yan ang mother of all mother

ng mga hindi nagkita sa Empire State Tower.

As in the mother of all hopeless romantics.”

 

My good friend and highschool classmate Gary, buzzed me with that message this morning. And so I sensed that he already read my lastest blog post. Then I replied him back with,

 

“Yeah, I know. May VCD copy ako nyan.

Did you know na remake na lang yan?

Ang first ever version is entitled ‘Love Affair’ din yata.”

 

Oh well, I have been a fan of uber romantic slash chick-flick movies that’s why I somehow know about this. That is in fact in my stored fats knowledge. Although I really haven’t seen the original Love Affair film, I was able to get glimpse of some of the scenes. I guess I should get a copy soon so I could compare all three films. LOL.

For the younger readers, you may not dig this post as these films are way too old. I guess, your parents were not yet born when the first film was made or your parents have not yet met when the remake was launched. So the film that I referred to in my latest post is actually a second remake. All the three films share the same plot. Hmmm, that’s why it’s called remake. LOL! 

Here’s the plot, courtesy of yahoo movies:

 

The magic of a shipboard romance charms a Frenchman and American woan into each other’s arms, but promises made to other people and the notoriously fleeting nature of affairs convince the couple to part ways for six months and meet again atop the Empire State Builing to see if their love is a lasting one. Although their hearts remain true, an accident and a misunderstanding might lead to heartbreak.

 

And here are the three famous films:

Love Affair, 1939

Click here to watch a short clip at youtube.

Main Characters:

Charles Boyer – Michel Marnet

Irene Dunne – Terry McKay

Maria Ouspenskaya – Grandmother Janou

 

An Affair to Remember, 1957

Click here to watch a short clip at youtube.

Main Characters:

Cary Grant – Nickie Ferrante

Deborah Kerr – Terry McKay

Cathleen Nesbit – Grandmother Janou

 

Love Affair, 1994

Click here to watch a short clip at youtube.

Main Characters:

Warren Beatty – Mike Gambril

Annette Bening – Terry McKay

Katherine Hepburn – Aunt Ginny

 

I guess you already noticed that there are some inconsistencies. The male character’s name was never the same. LOL! And the grandmother instantly became an aunt on the second remake. Another LOL!

And for the younger readers to dig this, I know you have at some point watched Sleepless in Seattle. That famous Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie? Well, it doesn’t have the same plot. But Tom and Meg’s characters somehow imitated that Empire State meet-up. And remember the scene when Meg and another female charater were weeping over a film while the guys laughed at them? They were watching the 1939 film there. That, apparently, led the movie to end at the Empire State Tower.

Movies That Make Me Cry

I have a habit of turning on the telly as soon as I arrive home. And as always, I would click the remote to either Star Movies or HBO. Today, I clicked the latter. Mel Gibson’s The Partriot was on cable. It then gave me an idea to make this post.

I’m a sucker of movies. I used to watch all the currently shown films in SM Cinema every weekend. It was like having a movie marathon. Not on the couch though but inside the movie house, hopping from one moviehouse to another. Yep, ganyan ako kaadik dati. But now, I can enjoy it at the comfort of my own sofa together with some popcorn pirated DVD. LOL!

But I wanna share with you a little secret of mine. I’m a movie weeper. Yep, you read it right… semi iyakin ako sa mga uber dramatic and touching films. Apparently, there are some movies that pinch my heart and certain scenes that really make me cry. And eventhough I’ve watched those films a million times, I still cry over those scenes and leave my cheeks wet with tears.

Here are the top 5 movies that make me cry. (Please pardon me, am having a hard time posting the vidz -I’m really not very techie- so just click your way to youtube to see the clips.)

The Patriot

Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) was about to leave the refuge camp, his daughter Susan (Skye McCole Bartushiak) called him “papa” for the first time.  He hurried back and hugged his daughter so very tightly and Susan said, “Please don’t leave. I will say all the words that you want to hear, just don’t leave. I love you, Papa.”

Oh well, crying over this one is not very surprising as I normally weep on scenes that involve a dad and a daughter.

Click here for the movie clip.

 

 A Love Affair

It was months after that failed Empire State meet-up, Michael Grambil (Warren Beatty) paid Terry McKay (Annette Bening) a visit on Christmas Day. He just dropped by to say goodbye and handed the gift his late aunt left for her. And when he was about to walk out the door, he mentioned about the painting he did for her and since Terry was not able to make it to their Empire State date, Michael left the painting at the hotel which was later given to a cripple young lady. While he was trying to narrate the details of that sad experience, Micheal eventually realized that the cripple lady was in fact Terry McKay. They both hugged, kissed and begged forgiveness from each other. Then Terry said, “Michael, it doesn’t have to be a miracle. If you can paint, I can walk.”

For me, this scene simply summarizes the entire film.

Click here for the movie clip.

 

 Love Story (by Erich Segal)

Jenny Cavalleri (Ali McGraw) was dying in the hospital with leukemia. Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O’Neal) arrived and was just informed by the doctor that Jenny’s illness is really making her weak. The couple spent their last moment together inside the hospital room and Jenny asked Oliver, “Will you please hold me. I mean, really hold me, next to me.”

 Click here for the movie clip. 

 

Bicentennial Man

Andrew Martin (Robin Williams), a robot-turned-human, was in his death bed together with his wife Amanda Martin (Embeth Davidtz).  Their congress/council was about to announce Andrew’s acceptance to the human race and was officially acknowledged as the oldest living human at the age of 213. However, Andrew died before the council leader uttered that good news. The nurse attending to the old couple then turned to Amanda and said, “Too bad, he wasn’t able to hear it.” And Amanda said, “Maybe he doesn’t need to.” 

 

(Sorry, no available clip on youtube.com)

 

Independence Day

In the midst of saving the world, Russelle Casse (Randy Quiad) offered his full service to the US President (portrayed by Bill Pullman) by covering up for him and lauching the last missile. But upon learning that the missile got jammed, Russelle did the most unimaginable thing, sacrificed his life to destroy the alien spaceship. Miguel Casse (James Duval) was at the control station and witnessed the suprising heroic deed his father made to mankind.

 

(Pardon again, no available clip)

So, if wanna watch these films with me, just make sure you brought me loads and loads of tissue. 😛

Dream come true!!!

So, I’m going to Boracay after all!

Yipee!!!

I was really hopeless last Sunday so I decided to  post an entry on my dreams about going to Boracay. Come Monday morning, I received a call from my colleague (IT Section Head, that is!) they decided to go to Boracay for a summer get-away.

Oh well, it was a bit of a long story. Brace yourself, the story and characters might confuse you a bit. LOL!

That colleague initially called me some two weeks ago and asked me if I wanted to join her to Palawan together with two other colleagues. They were looking at availing of the 788 promo fare Cebu Pacific recently announced. Although Palawan isn’t in my travel plans this year, I immediately said yes. Lakwatsera talaga! LOL! 

However, afternoon of that same day, a colleague from my former company SMS-ed me and invited me to join her and her kid in Boracay in May. She has already booked flights and hotel accommodation for them. Since it’ll be just the two of them travelling, she can give me accommodation for free. So I again said yes. Sayang naman, libre daw eh! 

But the main problem is both invites are on the same date. Patay!

So, I called back my colleague and sent my regrets. I told her that I prefer to go to Bora this summer and that my friend slash former colleague offered me free accommodation. Palawan has to wait for a while… I’m saving it for another trip. Hopefully a romantic one! LOL! Good thing she accepted my explanation. Well, nothing beats free accommodation, hahaha!

But I got another problem. When I tried to book flights online (same schedule as my friend slash former colleague’s), the minimum fare I could get is P4,200. Umiral ang kakuriputan. Haller?! Eh halos kapresyo ng Thailand-Vietnam fare ko?! No way! Hehehe!

Bottomline, I backed out to both.

So that was the short background of my Boracay disappointment.

Upon learning that story, my colleague called me last Monday morning and told me that they decided to move their trip to Boracay since I wanted to go there. Oh di ba naman?! Naluha ako dun ah! Besides, they have never been to the island.

And just this afternoon, we finalized our travel plans and secured ourselves affordable fare (via Kalibo nga lang). And guess what? I could still spend our first night with my friend slash former colleague. It would surely be fun! Everybody happy  eh?! Tsaka ko na problemahin ang land arragement and hotel accom namin.

Since we opted for the May 9-12 schedule, I will have to tag my mom along. Mother’s Day kaya yung May 10! I could not afford partying in Bora and leaving my Mommy home alone on Mother’s Day.

Hmmm… so am I excited? OF COURSE, I AM!!!

One problem though. I really need to shed off some fats. Diet and exercise galore ito for sure! LOL!

And, I’m sure my trusty old digicam will do magic once again and take shots similar as these: 

 

Note to self:

Hmmm, it seems that blogging my dreams and wishes is a good thing. Prayers are answered immediately. I think I should post my deepest romantic dreams, too. LOL!

 

I Dream of Boracay…

Whenever I hear that there’s an on-going promo fare by any of the local airlines, I would always find myself browsing fare for Boracay (well, next to HK, of course!). I have been to Boracay just once in 2007. I went there with 4 other girl friends from church. And yes, we got some good fare rates as we were able to find that zero promo fare offered that time. The accommodation package was quite affordable, too! If I remember it right, we spent less than P5K per head for our 4D3N package… airfare and accommodation included! Talk about cheap travel, eh!

Just recently, one of the local airlines had another promotional offer. I tried to check rates for my birthday (uhm, that would be next month, LOL!). But not much of a discount for the dates I wanted. I checked again and again and again… yep, it really takes so much time just to get those darn discounts. A P2K two-way fare will let me travel sometime June. So I thought, Boracay is not for me this year.

Well, that too-bad-I-can’t-get-a-discounted-fare feeling did not stop me from browsing at other sites. From time to time too, I check the Victoria’s Secret page. But of course, I didn’t click on the lingerie section in my last visit. Where else would I go but… the bikinis page! Oh yes, mejo makapal ang face slash guts ko to wear those things. Hehehe!

Di naman masama mangarap so I picked the styles I liked. And here are my top 5 faves:

Note to male readers: Don't look at this as porn material huh?! LOL!

Hmmm… I guess, I need to shed off some lbs and lots of waist slash tummy fats so I’d look a little like those gorgeous VS models. Hehehe!

Of course, I continued browsing for more. Cover ups, that is! Call me conservative but I really can’t just roam around the sea shore wearing those tiny bikinis. Tsaka ayokong pagpyestahan ng mga kalalakihan ang sexy kong katawan! Hehehe! So I need some cover-ups. For me, it’s much sexier with if a girl goes HHWW with a loved one wearing something like these:

Some cover-ups for a more conservative look *wink*

Call me a cliche but I really like Boracay. I have been to other beaches but there is really something about Bora that I like. Mornings are just serene like this:

Night time can go as wild but before I get drunk and party like there’s no tomorrow, I normally sit on the shore and anticipate for this one first:

Hmmmm… now bring me back to reality! LOL!

Jot it down…

When I started blogging, all I thought that it’ll be just a venue for me to jot down all my thoughts, recent on-goings and random things that are worthy to share. I later found out that expansion of friendship is also a part of it. I have gained a number of blogger friends who seem to enjoy reading my shallow and not-so-well-written entries. Further, I realized that gaining new friends in the blogosphere is also accompanied by frequent reading slash visiting back their sites (it’s just the most ethical thing to do), leaving comments and… replying to TAGs.

Oh yes, that magic word again!

For the third time now, I was asked to do something. I was tagged by Vanvan. She did inform me though some days back about this. So when I visited her site, I landed on her latest tag entitled Sulat-kamay (my version). And I got it confirmed… I WAS TAGGED!

So here are the rules:

1. Write down who tagged you.
2. Answer these:
     – your name / username / pseudo
     – right-handed or left-handed?
     – your favorite letters to write?
     – your least favorite letters to write?
     – Write “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
3. Tag five persons.

Since I’m in front of the computer most of the time, I’m no longer used to jotting down things with paper and pen. So, please pardon my now-penmanship.

As always mangdadamay na naman ako and as instructed, I need to have this continued by 5 other blogger friends. And so, I tag the following fwendships in the blogosphere:

• Flamindevil
• Ikay
• Kathy
• Grace a.k.a Winkii
• Mon (For the second time, I just got curious on his comment at Van’s site. Pangit daw penmanship nya eh!)

This Girl has Turned into a Woman

People who truly know the “real” me and those who saw me blossom into a full-fledged woman sometimes amaze me. They are the people I call “friends” (outside of the blog world, that is) who I think are a bit too stucked in the past. I feel they still see me as a teener who needs guidance and advice every step of the way. I feel that they still have this vision of me as a struggling young girl trying to make her way to the complicated world called life. Oh well, I couldn’t blame them because I was once that little girl and they were in fact the ones who walked me through the path of womanhood.

But now, after living a little over three decades, I think have already learned a lot of things. May it be professional or heart matters. Some in hard ways and some in fun ways. I know I have yet to learn a lot more things but hey, I have my share of adversities in the past that made me what I am today. And there are some friends who, I think, don’t seem to realize this.  They sometimes tend to pry too much or offer me a nudge even if I am not asking for it. It sometimes make me sick big time.  Or are they just being everly protective of me?

Sometime last week. I got to talk online with one of my closest male friends. He is a former colleague and stood as my confidante whenever I needed a shoulder to cry on. The usual hi-and-hello chit-chat transpired into a more serious converstation. Oh well, it started with that I Am Engaged entry I posted some days back. My friend, who happens to be happy in coupledom, intially told me that he’d feel sad in case I get married. His statement indeed gave me confusion. All along, I thought he, together with others friends in our circle, have been wanting to hear me announce my goodbyes to singlehood. My friend had a hard time explaining his statement to me. And then finally said, “It just like when my youngest sister announced that she’s getting married, I kinda felt sad. So I will feel the same for you as well if and when you get married.”

Hmmm… that was one sweet reaction. Don’t you think?

I guess it’s a usual feeling a brother would have knowing that their little girl has already grown and decided on trying on a new life. Oh, I can’t wait for the time his daughter tells him the same  thing. I bet he’d not only faint. LOL!

That was just the part 1 of our converstation. We again met online last night and continued on with our topic. And this time, it was a bit more specific. He tried to ask more updates about my life… more particularly, my non-exsistent lovelife. Well, he knows a lot about my past. I have not kept anything from him (Yep, darkest secrets included!)  so I didn’t think twice on telling him some “personal” stuff that I am currently busy with now. And upon learning about a guy I am eyeing on, he started to act like an older brother giving advices to his little sister. I got a bit too offended because I didn’t ask for any advice that time as I thought just to get some heads up. I really felt he crossed the line when he started telling me things, giving me negative ideas about my mystery guy. And so my sungit nature again surfaced.

Last night’s online converstation went something like this (sorry I needed to edit as I dont want to mention names and discreetly re-write the foul words I told my friend in our conversation):

Friend: I hope he’s  nice.

Winkie: Oh yes, he is.

Friend: So, is he your BF now?

Winkie: Nope, we’re just friends.

Friend: Pero may terms of endearment?

Winkie: So?

Friend: Eh di kayo nga!

Winkie: Hindi nga. We are just friends who happen to know how we feel for each other. Please don’t make things too complicated.

Friend: So why can’t he be with you nga?

Winkie: As I said, he’s busy. He can’t leave work that easily and fly just to see me.

Friend: JUST? You term yourself as “just”???

Winkie: Haay, kulit! Sabi nang don’t make things too complicated eh!

Friend: Ok fine! Sorry for prying!

Winkie: You should be sorry. You pry too much that sometimes in hurts me na.

Friend: Too much ba ba? I just want to give you a nudge.

Winkie: Nudge? You think I need a nudge now? Trenta y Dos na ako. Alam ko naman na siguro ginagawa ko.

Friend: Well, sometimes you do need a nudge.

Winkie: I’m telling you, I dont need one now.  At excuse me,  hindi lang sometimes yang nudges nyo noh?! You guys always nudge me even if I don’t need it at all.

Winkie: Sometimes I feel that you dont want me to be happy.

Winkie: Because everytime I tell you I’m happy, you always throw me negative thoughts.

Winkie: I feel like you guys always pull me down when I’m at the peak of my happiness. I feel you dont want to see me happy.

Friend: Hindi naman sa ganon. What I was trying to say was, if this won’t work out then go find someone else and move on.

Winkie: But why don’t we give this one a chance? Let’s just wait and see.

Friend: Wait and see? Hanggang kelan???

Winkie: As long as it takes.

Friend: Lola ka na nun pag nagkataon.

Winkie: Eh let’s give this one a chance nga.

Winkie: Kung ganyan kayo ng ganyan eh p*****g ***, tatandang dalaga nga talaga ako.

Winkie: Is that what you want?

Friend: No. Sayang lang kasi yung time.

Winkie: Oh now, I get it. You, guys, are the ones who are pressured, NOT ME!

Winkie: Like those colleages who try to set me up with some random guys for date. They are the ones pressured, NOT ME!

Friend: Siguro nga. Kami ang nagmamadali.

Winkie: Bakit? Saan ba kayo pupunta at nagmamadali kayo?

Friend: Ewan ko sayo, ang gulo mo!

Winkie: Ewan ko sa nyo, kayo ang magulo!!!

Winkie: Napipikon lang ako sayo kasi you are saying negative things or doubts about this guy you barely know. Eh kami yung araw-araw na magkausap.

Friend: You have a point there. Di ko sya kilala.

Winkie: Precisely the point!

It was really a very long conversation. While talking to him, I browsed my YM archive. I found this and pasted in our IM window:

Mystery Guy: Hi darling!

Winkie: Hi baby! How are you?

Mystery Guy: Am good. And you?

Winkie: Am good too.

Mystery Guy: You know I said prayers for your dad yesterday.

Mystery Guy: It was on my own though.

Mystery Guy: I wasnt able to drop by the church.

Mystery Guy: Hope that counts.

Winkie: Oh thanks, Babe. That’s sweet!

Winkie: Of course, it counts.

Winkie: I went to my dad’s tomb yesterday as promised and offered flowers.

Winkie: Yellow ones. I told him they are from you.

Mystery Guy: Thanks baby.

Upon reading that old IM conversation between me and my mystery guy, my friend IM-ed me back.

Friend: Ok fine, I get the point!

Winkie: Mabuti naman!

As always, we ended with a happy note.

So, what’s my purpose of sharing this? Wala lang, naglalabas lang ng sama ng loob. Well, as the title suggests, I just hope that my friend(s) will no longer treat me as the little girl he/they once knew. And that he/they realize I have already grown into a smart-a** woman! LOL!

Farewell Francis

Francis Magalona 1964-2009

Yesterday, March 6, 2009,  was a gloomy day for both the showbiz and music industries. Francis Magalona died at 12 noon due to multiple organ failure. Second semester of 2008, he was diagnosed of blood cancer, more popularly known as leukemia .

I still remember receiving a forwarded email from a friend some months back. It was one of Francis Magalona’s blog entries on his battle of leukemia and bone marrow transplant. There were picture embedded in that blog entry. It was really brave of him to post those hospital photos. But it showed how strong he was battling that dreadfull illness. And it was even inspring that he termed it Happy Battle. I have kept that email and still rests in my office inbox as it was too inspiring for me.

I can say I’m one of Francis M’s secret fans. I may not be a rap enthusiast but I like most of his music. Mga Kababayan Ko, Cold Summer Nights and Kaleidoscope World, just to name a few. His first rap song, Mga Kababayan Ko, has a mark on me. My late Tatay was able to hear and appreciate that song before he passed away in 1991. Tatay and I have different taste when it comes to song preference. We would always argue every Sunday whenever he puts KY 91.5 on the radio. That station plays those mega-oldies songs over and over again. And he would always get angry whenever I try to touch the dial. But whenever we hear Francis M’s song, Mga Kababayan ko, Tatay and I would always smile and listen to that nice rap song together.

I got saddened when heard the news from a colleague’s radio that Francis Magalona has passed on. I thought he was a bit too young to die. He was just 44 years old. But I guess he was able to make use those 44 years the best way he can. His passion for the the arts and undying love for the country was really inspirational. I don’t normally watch the local channels, but today I decided to tune in to Eat Bulaga on hopes that they will pay tribute to FM. They apparently dedicated the entire show just for him. As I was watching the show, I felt the overflowing love of his peers not only from the show but also from the  big world he lived in.

He is indeed an icon. A true legend who made an idelible mark in the music industry. His music and artistry will continue to live on. His legacy will linger on forever.

My condolences to the Magalona family. May FM’s good soul find rest in the loving arms of our Creator. 

Name Game Tag

Oh well, I again got tagged. And this time, it was from Kathy. As promised, here is my reply to her tag.

First thing’s first, here’s the rule:

List the names that you are called by and name the people who call you by these names.

 

I’ll make it a bit more detailed and give you some short background on each of my name slash terms used on me.

Here goes:

This is my given name. Hmmm… I guess you are now wondering why I have that for a name and use Winkie as my nick. I’ll answer that one a little later. LOL!

Since this name appears on my birth certificate, this is the name I used at school. So my teachers called/calls me by this name. Oh well, pag galit si Mommy (or dati si Tatay nung buhay pa) isang malutong na Francia ang tawag sa akin.

Apparently, my name was derived from Tatay and Mommy’s names: FRANco and FlorenCIA. Yep, biktima ako ng mga corny na magulang. (Tay, please don’t visit me later tonight. LOL!)

My highschool classmates started to call me by this name. I guess they felt my two-syllable real name is a bit too old fashioned or formal so they shorten it a bit and made it more hip. I like the sound of it as I feel it’s a bit more classy and connotes fashion (read: France, the fashion capital of the world! kelangan talagang may ganyan explanation? hehehe!) There’s one classmate though who made it more pang-masa and started to call me Francing. Up to now, he’s the only person who calls me by that name. Other peeople who knows me as France are friends from my Kabataang Lingkod ni Maria (KLM) family. It’s a youth slash religious organization I joined when I was in highschool.

This one is my official nickname. My childhood friends and other close friends call me by this name. And this also turned out to be my professional name. Only selected colleagues know my given name. So whenever someone calls me at work and looks for Francia, they are always told that no such employee is connected with the company. LOL!

Just like my real name, my nick was also derived from Tatay and Mommy’s petnames: WINg and FranKIE. Sabi sa nyo biktima talaga ako eh! (‘Tay, please walang dalawan! LOL!)

And this one has shortcuts slash other variations: Winks and Winx.

My older cousins played with my nick and started to call me Winkie-doo. They eventually cut it short and habitually referred to me as Kid. Some other older male neighbors (read: kabarkada ng mga sanggano kong pinsang lalaki) and some other male childhood friends also called me by this name. If you ask me, I also like this one. A bit masculine for me. Tunog di pwedeng awayin, LOL!

This one is also a transition name. From Kid, Mommy started calling me Kidang. And the rest is history, LOL! Only my mom and my aunt (Tatay’s younger sister) are used to calling my by this name.

This is short for TITA. So obviously, my nephews and nieces are the ones using this term. I dunno if those kids are too lazy to say the word ‘tita’ that they all call me ‘TA. Oh and all of them are very respectful huh?! They always use “po” and “opo” whenever they talk to me. So a normal statement would go something like this, “Nag-dinner ka na po, ‘Ta?” Madalas ko sila pagalitan kasi akala ko they are throwing bad words on me. LOL!

This is another variant of Winkie… a more “masa” version, I suppose. Parang tunog Menggay, Pipay, Tetay, Zsazshing… di ba, parang artista lang?! LOL! Anyhow, I really can’t classify all the people who calls me Wingkai as I have been  using this as my signature name of some sort. I even used it for my first-ever blog and entitled it with A Journey Inside Wingkai’s Mind.

I have been getting a lot of this from the blogosphere just recently. I guess, Rye and Mon started to call me this and everyone else followed. It makes me smile whenever friends in the blogosphere refer to me as Ms. Winkie. Kaso naman parang tunog Ms. Minchin or Ms. Tapia. Hehehe! 

But hey, most of the staff at work call me by this one too.

Aaah, this one is my screen name. Kidding! LOL! But this is serious ah! Well, I really don’t know who started this crazy name. But appartently, some friends from choir, Candy, Teng and Mina, call me by this term. Eh sino ba naman ako para tumanggi?!?! Tinitiis ko na lang kasi di ko naman na sila mapigilan kung GANDA ang gustong itawag sa akin. LOL!And some even use this as my name in their phone directory. Kung may reklamo kayo, wag dito! Dun sa presinto!

 

Read first before you react! LOL! There’s only one person who calls me by this term. It’s my friend Paul. Actually, he was the best friend and highschool bud of my college barkada. We later on became good friends. Whenever he sees me online, we would buzz me with “Hi Gorgeous!”. And our chat conversation would always end with, “Bye. Stay gorgeous.” O kung may reklamo uli, dun uli sa presinto! LOL!

 

Hmmm… do I really need to tell who calls me by this term? Pwede secret na lang? Hehehe!

There you have it. Those are my names and other terms used on me. And as a tradition, gaganti ako at mangdadamay ng iba I wish to have this meme continued by Lilybeth, Mon, Epfi, Jess and Jorge.

‘Pag di nyo ginawa awayin ko kayo! *SUNGIT* (Oh, I heard some people use this name slash term on me, too! Siguro ung mga may matinding galit sa akin, hehehe!)

I am engaged!!!

Great news!!!

Mark this day in history…

 _ _ _ _ asked me to marry him…

and I said YES!

We are officially engaged today,

1st of March 2009.

Am sooo happy!!!

courtesy of wedding53.com

Oh well, I got that text message from a friend yesterday. Akala nyo ako na noh?! Haller, may BF ba ako??? Hehehe!

I didn’t reply back immediately as it was an international text. Mahal magreply eh! Ang kuripot ko talaga! I was a bit busy yesterday when I got that SMS. So, when I saw my friend online this  morning, I didn’t think twice buzzing her. I wanted to know the details of THE PROPOSAL.

From that short online conversation, I could feel how ecstatic my friend was. And I was extremely happy for her.

I have already heard slash read from others in singleton that they normally feel sad for themselves whenever they learn a single friend is leaving the wonderful world of singlehood. It would mean less friends for gimmick, less friends to call onto whenever they need a shoulder to cry on and less friends for some on-the-spot chat or trip to the mall.

Those thoughts do not quite apply to me though. What came to my mind was this: How does a woman feel when asked for marriage?

Obviously, I haven’t been in that situation. But if I were, would I really say yes? Or would I just freak out and ask for more time to think? I can’t answer that yet just now. Let’s wait and see. LOL!

Learning about the details of my friend’s proposal, my being a hopeless romantic suddenly surfaced. I again thought of the marriage proposal that I have been dreaming about for quite sometime now. It doesn’t just involve a bouquet of sunflower (yep, no red roses for me! i prefer those bright big flowers) and a princess cut diamond ring in platinum band (lulubus-lubusin ko na, platinum kung plantinum! LOL!). I hope for it to happen at the Eiffel Tower… yes, in Paris, France!  Euro-proposal ito!!! My goodness, I need to get my visa… as in now na! LOL!

Ok, ok! Back to reality…

I have never really thought I would ever experience being asked of that “Will you marry me?” or “Will you be mine for the rest of my life?” question. At this point, I’m still not sure if there would be one brave soul strong enough to throw that statement at me. I’m still thinking if there would ever come a time a guy would actually realize that he can’t live the rest of his life without me. Oh well, those are just some of the questions that run through my mind from time to time.

Since that unlucky bastard isn’t around yet (or maybe he already is, LOL!), I will for the meantime continue on living the life of a happy single lass and enjoy my life to the fullest. 😛

  

 

 

 

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Mga Munting Simon Sireneo

The dirty hands of poor children are not just after the coins in our pockets. They bless us, too. Through them, God paints colors on our monchromatic charity. Love is not a bending toward the less fortunate below from a priveleged position, nor is its a gesture of sympathy on those who fail to make the upward pull. On the contrary, compassion is building a home with people who suffer. God mixes His mysterious colors through us and inextricably intertwines us to Him. These impoverished children are with us to help us, to mentor us. With their tiny hands they lighten the heavy load on our shoulder.

– Joey Velasco