karma gets in the way
"my fickle mind decided to call my supervisor and inform her that I was still feeling feverish, the same excuse I had for sunday."
- lame white lie to be absent from work.
and now here i am -- really feeling the fever.
cough and colds. sore throat. tired body.
my anti-bodies did everything they could muster to help me avoid getting sick but to no avail. blame it all on the changing weather.
aching, wishing, wanting to feel normal again.
fever, please don't last until friday.
hope tomorrow i'll be okay.
the good thing though -- wifey came to the office.
a good motivation to get through my shift.
final dose:
i wanted to post a photograph of a sickly me, but it turned out otherwise.
i look more of a smiley intoxicated guy than a person with fever.
and notice how flat the nose looks, i swear that is not how it is in person...
i don't care if monday's blue
grilled fish, dinuguan, sweet jackfruit for dessert --- served for lunch last sunday.
lutong bahay never fails to satisfy my palate.
I haven't eaten lunch at home for so many sundays already, so I took a day off from work yesterday and I never regretted being absent.
Family time is just priceless!
- heard sunday mass
- conversations on the lunch table
- quality time with wifey
- playtime with little boy
- work on birthday preparations
But sunday is always never enough.
When I was about to report for work this morning, my fickle mind decided to call my supervisor and inform her that I was still feeling feverish, the same excuse I had for sunday. My drive for work wasn't there, I got my concentration on finishing my "little project" instead. Supervisor gave the okay signal but with the condition that I'll come in for the second half of my shift.
So with barely half a day at home, I spent it in the most special way I know how.
Quality time indeed for wifey and I. Playful and jolly time with the little boy. My little project almost over and done with...
manic monday, monday blues, whatever you want to call it....
It's the start of the week and I just can't wait to get it over with.
Friday is nearing... that day will cap it all --- by then I'll be in love.
final dose:
due to internet connection problem this post is two days late...
wednesday... middle of the week... two more days till friday...
going once, going twice...sold.
for wealth
for power
for fame
trading principle for gold
he does as he is told
and wins the game
...
...
...
but loses his name.
final dose:
blog written without sleep...
poem written without the influence...
that's why it's all so depressing.
what's worse (at least for today)
- went downstairs for cigarette break
- grabbed a cup of coffee at Bo's (treat from an office mate)
- back to my station, went on to read other stuff....
- architecture, technologies, life stories, humor, fiction....
better than one
If I'll get used to it, then I'll be fine.
Don't worry sweetie..
I'll be alright...
-so Alli said
I just can't sacrifice my schooling and schedule.
if you think it is best for you, then go...
-and so Toni replied
or a decision?
At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines... that are way too dangerous to cross.
final dose:
conversations at eyes resto
unwinding with a couple of beers
...after a tiring day at work
admits all ages
final dose:
just a friendly reminder...
just want to share...
the eighth of april two thousand six in the year of our lord....
the day we proclaimed our love for each other...
we are officially husband and wife.
THE WEDDING
Toni and I were married as the sun was setting on Saturday, April 8, 2006. Angelus was led by Mommy Day, bedecked in the summer dress Mimi gave, backless ha! Judge Soliver Peras, Papa's good friend, performed the short ceremony for us. The rings were exchanged. The judge had us prepare a vase, a pitcher of water, and a single red rose.
Something to this effect took place...
Alli: I, Allison, give you, Toni, this vase, as a sign of my promise to love and cherish you and our marriage. Every year, I will give you a vase to renew this vow.
Toni: I, Toni, give you, Allison, this rose, as a sign of my promise to love and cherish you and our marriage. Every year, I will give you a rose to renew this vow.
Judge: I, as the officiating judge of this ceremony, water the rose in the vase. May your marriage bloom and may you support and nourish one another for the rest of your lives.
And then... "You may kiss the bride" (my favorite part)
Toni's Tita Aurora (who also made Arroz Valenciana for the wedding feast) led the prayer before meals. Gi-duol ni Mama after the prayer, ingon si Mama "Self-serving kaayo toh imong prayer ha," coz apparently Tita Aurora said "...and bless the people who prepared the food..."
We all had dinner. Then Audrey as emcee called on Alexis and Ayden (a friend from work) to come up on the front and sing for everyone. Ayden on guitars, Alexis on the microphone... they were quite good, in my opinion.
Another friend from work, Rainier, brought minus-one cds to sing to... only he sang to them. A good friend from my volleyball days in high school, Monica, sang, too. Her boyfriend Justin was on the guitars. And my 2nd-degree cousin on the Arcenas-Gallardo side, Candy, sang around three songs, too... to make up for being extremely tardy.
In between songs, there were friends and family who spoke, congratulating us, giving advice and welcoming us into each other's family. Mama said something... short. Her last line was "Sakto na kay maka-hilak nya ko." My bestfriends Pnut and JL said something, too. Jonel, took Charlotte and Gil's videocam around and some people said their piece, too. I know Yaya for one did.
Toni's friends from high school and college were there, and they provided the beer for everyone. Mommy Day and Alexis drank a couple of bottles, as well as most of the males at the party. I had around 3 glasses of white wine.
The party ended at around 11pm already. There were a dozen gifts, which Toni and I opened at home. We went to bed past midnight on our wedding night.
this was a year and three months ago....
we're planning our church wedding a year from now...
in the meantime, listen to this song we both love ---
powered by ODEO
after our son's birthday, we will have to start saving fast for our wedding next year. we're hoping we could get sponsors and donations though....
to the effortless...
blogs make you wonder-wander...
I am inept in writing but I'm learning...
- an avenue for you to share whatever emotions you have.
- it's an outlet for others to get rid of boredom.
- for some, it is an income generating thing.
Auggie, kumpare na gud ta...
final dose:allison took both photographs... taken just a month ago, when Guiang came home to cebu from mindanao. a gathering of the most "sought after crowd" during our highschool..wahahaha... we are the IN group -not!
anxiously planning, waiting
So we decided on a simple yet "cute and adorable" theme --- happy feet. We pictured our little boy to be like the super jolly tap-dancer Mumble, the main character of the cartoon movie.
And here's a little simple "e-invitation" created for Zai Angelo's first Birthday bash.
final dose:
this e-inviations have been sent out to Zai's godparents on their multiply, friendster and other online social networking accounts.
although real invatations are also to be given...
cousin svetlana
Sunday afternoon, Svetlana and Angelo, one month apart, second cousins, hung out together. Svetlana Chiong is my first cousin Charlotte's little girl.
They had lunch... Svetlana ate while Angelo entertained her. Svetlana visited her cousin on this warm afternoon, and Angelo felt that he needed to make it worth her while.
And afterward, they sat and talked on Abuelita's bed. Abuelita is their great grandmother, 91 years old, and she had to move to her rocking chair beside the bed, to give way to the two babies.
The afternoon ended with the two babies playing "the remote is mine" and, after much tussling about, Svetlana came out the winner!
Angelo... you got beaten by a girl! bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!
final dose:
Zai Angelo is just being gentlemanly... =)
birthday wish
What shall I expect....
I want to be on T.V. for my birthday...
On the 20th of July, all my godparents, relatives, friends and family are invited. 4 p.m. @ the Clubhouse of Sto. Niño Village, Banilad Cebu City
SON, we're hoping we could get a better paycheck come payday for all the upcoming expenses...
it all seems so fast
It was just like yesterday when everything happened at once. Blessed with a bouncing baby boy, Zai Angelo was born on the 20th of July, 2006. Weighing only six pounds and eleven ounces and measuring about forty six centimeters, thank God he was healthy and normal.
final dose:
our next kid will probably follow after we become filthy rich!
the daddy
hot momma
big brother
'lil bro
