wedding vow

On February 2, 2008, in Tagaytay Midlands, Tagaytay Highlands, Philippines, at about five o'clock in the afternoon, this vow was made.

I wonder if you know what it means to find your dreams come true.

As we begin our new life together, in the presence of all the most precious people in our lives, I commit my life to you and my undying love for you. God works in mysterious ways. He allowed me to fall in love with you, so that I too would be in love with Him. And to this day, I remain in awe at His love and endless grace. You are God's gift to me. I can stand tall and claim my joy, my love, my life, my wife. I could never ask for more. I have been truly blessed.

It's been so long since someone could make me cry, and I wonder if you know what it means to laugh as tears go by.

As I live the rest of my life with you, as God makes me a better person for you, in the presence of family and friends who stand witness to our blessed union, I commit to you to be stronger in times of weakness, to help you see God's truth in times of doubt, to lift you up in times of sadness, to be your husband, and to be yours as God wants me to be. I love you.

words of strength

By Max Lucado

When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Ephesians 4:29

Before you speak, ask: Will what I’m about to say help others become stronger?



You have the ability, with your words, to make a person stronger. Your words are to their soul what a vitamin is to their body. If you had food and saw someone starving, would you not share it? If you had water and saw someone dying of thirst, would you not give it? Of course you would. Then won’t you do the same for their hearts? Your words are food and water!



Do not withhold encouragement from the discouraged.



Do not keep affirmation from the beaten down!



Speak words that make people stronger. Believe in them as God has believed in you.

so you're getting married huh?!

You think you got it all figured out huh! Well, before joining the bandwagon, consider some of these things I found on the net. I'm sure the wife will not be pleased. Just kidding babe!

Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence--a life sentence.



Marriage is very much like a violin; after the sweet music is over, the strings are attached.



Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore, marriage is an institution for the blind.



Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her Masters.



Marriage certificate is just another word for a work permit.



Marriage is not just a having a wife, but also worries inherited forever.



Marriage requires a man to prepare 4 types of "rings":

* The Engagement Ring (Okay, got that)

* The Wedding Ring (Got that too)

* The Suffe-Ring (I think I'll skip this, right wife?)

* The Endu-Ring (This I don't know)

A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking, the husband gives and the wife takes.

They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love. After marriage, It is self-defence.

I live by one rule: Happy wife, happy life.

the mighty has fallen

For three memorable years, the uber "special" CED Group* occupied the fancy second floor. But today, Monday, April 14, 2008, as if smitten by the warlords to wreak havoc and raise hell on S.S., and therefore get fired, the uber "special" CED Group has moved to the fourth floor. Yup! These spoiled brats are moving to the dilapidated fourth floor, where they belong with the rest of the production people. Well, it's not really dilapidated, more like unkept or worn out. But sooo much different from what they are used to.

Oh! Did I mention that there is this funny smell?

One CED said that the carpeting is pang-mahirap.

Another said that the steps leading to the fourth floor gets uber pangit as you go up!

Hmm. I don't know. This might be a good thing!

*Main Entry: CED Group

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: an elite group of people, much like the Gucci Gang, but better, smarter, and much more conceited, hehe, that's us! Almost like superheroes! (Seriously though, the CEDs are a great bunch!)

havin a baby?!

Of course we want to have one, more like two, preferably a boy and a girl.

A baby brings so much joy in a family, completes a family. Some couples wait years before bringing kid(s) to the marriage, while others want one right away. During the first few weeks of our marriage, we wanted to have a baby right away. The idea of having a baby seems fun, maybe because we know that we will be good parents. Geez, I know we are going to be great!

But thats just it. Every couple who dreams of having a baby thinks that they'd be great parents without thinking of the issues a baby will bring.

With only more than two months into the marriage, we don't know if we should have one right away. We don't know if the time is right. Having a baby is a BIG responsibility. HUGE! Not to mention very expensive, what with the baby stuff we need to buy. With the wedding just a couple of months ago, our finances aren't so good; we are stil trying to save save save. And since both of us work, we don't know how we would manage our time taking care of the baby.

I've always wanted to be a dad, but now, I don't know if I have what it takes to be a dad. Imagine being fully responsible for another human being. Whoa! And I don't even take a bath everyday! (I can go three days without havin one!)

I started this blog so I could keep a journal of the things that happen, and one of them is becoming a father, maybe someday soon.

the sweetest thing

The sweetest thing has happened. U2. Here in Manila. Not for a live concert though. Not yet. Their live concert here in the Philippines is set for the last quarter of the year, around Ocober (if all goes well). And I realy really want to go, and I really really want to buy the good tickets, but that would be too pricey, too rich for my blood. But my birthday is in October (*grin*). Sure hope the wife is planning something. And a live U2 concert is something at the top of my list (*hint*). They are my absolute favorite. Rarely do I buy original CDs. But when it comes to U2, I don't mind spending.

The next best thing to a live concert is U2 in 3D. Would definetely watch this. Now showing in SM MOA IMAX Theather. Go watch. Show schedule as follows:

Thursday, Sunday, and Monday (April 7) at 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:30 PM, and 9:30 PM.Friday and Saturday at 5 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, and 11 PM.

Tickets are at 500.

mornings (umaga)

What is it with mornings?

I'm not really a morning person. Heck, I have trouble dragging myself to the bathroom to prepare for work every single day (have to be at the office by 6 am so I can leave at 2 pm), and I've been doing this for more than two years now! Whew!

But what I like most about mornings is the food. Almusal! Breakfast! I like restos that offer an all-day breakfast. On a very recent trip to Bora, my wife and I immensely enjoyed the breakfast buffet offered by the resort. We stayed in Boracay Tropics, away from the crowd in the beachfront (really nice resort, with friendly and very accomodating staff ). Every breakfast was like a food adventure. Our favorite was the dilis flakes. It was the first time we saw and tasted that kind of dried fish. Imagine that very tiny fish being individually sliced in half and the innards removed. Tough luck for the guy doing this everyday!

But then the mornings in Manila are also great. And today, while walking from our building to the parking lot, my wife commented on how beautiful mornings are and how the smell of the air seems much sweeter than, say, at noon. Iba talaga ang umaga