My Brother-in-law's wedding day

Hey guys! This issue is super long overdue already..

It's been quite a while since I last updated my blog..

Anyway, on the 30th of May of 2007, we went to witness my brother-in-law's, Vito, wedding day..
It was a grandiose occasion.. not really that fancy but grand..
I didn't expect it to turn out nice..
here are pictures that I took of them..
be the judge of my work with my new camphone..
*grins*..





* The wedding day was held on the 30th of May year 2007.. The ceremony was done at Tagum's Bible Baptist Center..

* This was the bridal car that graced the entrance of the bride in their church yard..











* Before the bride wore her wedding gown, I had the priviledge to take a picture of it together with her shoes and ring and coin set..













* In her shoes.. the footwear that she had chosen with matching stockings which she later decided not to wear..









* The pair of shoe together with the ring and coin set..

* The coin set was hidden away prior the ceremony since the baptists are not practicing the passing of coin to the bride from the groom.











* The veil and cord which was unused since their church didn't practice the wearing of the veil and cord on a wedding ceremony..











* Here is the complete set that the bride has prepared, the shoe, the flowers, the rings and the coins..














* The bride before she changed into her classic gown..

* She was actually nervous and excited at the same time as the big day had come for her to walk down the aisle and make a vow in front of their close kins and friends who went to witness the exchange..











* And cinderella has changed into her wedding gown.. It was a "wow"..

* It's just a fact that the bride look her prettiest on her wedding day..

* Honestly, she was super shy to display after she changed since their home was open to visitors and the people were peeping..








* This is me.. I had to check on the make up that I wore during our long drive to Tagum, Davao del Norte..

* I had to make sure that I don't look as horrible as I thought it would be..

* But I had convinced myself that for a beginner, it wasn't that bad at all..







* The make up artist did some retouch before the bride sped off to their church..

* Of course, she has to look her best, fascinating..

* It's just pure luck that her make up held for several hours without








* The flower girls in their mini gowns are absolutely beautiful.. Their motiff was even nice.. To think, that it was a last option to change the dress of the whole entourage.. Of course, the couple have to thank the in-laws, Gaga Zheng, for being extra helpful with the financials..











* I took this picture while roving around the house of the bride.. I saw my hubby's sister, the gorgeous lady at the right, and my hubby's aunt..

* Since I was checking on the sharpness and accuracy of the pictures, I decided to snap a shot to determine if it needs adjustments..












* The bride after the retouch.. the make up artist arranging her hair and checking out loose hair alongside.










* Upon the arrival of the official photographer, she was given several shots before she left for the church..

* the shoot was really classic, the gown was really nice and the flower made the picture more beautiful..










* Another shot of the bride with her mother..

* The mother was looking elsewhere huh?











* The groom with his father, my father-in-law, really jumpy before the ceremony began..

* I haven't really held his hand but the heart was thumpin' really loud.. hahaha















* The inside of the church, all decorated.. The little kneeler was where the bride and groom stood.. the pastor is in front, officiating the wedding ceremony..












* The bride's maids, in their wedding motiff, look simply elegant..












* A shot of one of the bride's maids, she's my hubby's niece..













* A shot of the bride waiting in the Baptist Church's nursery area..

* She was there to hide herself from the groom, although, they had dressed in the same house.. funny huh?








* A distant shot of the bride's flower together with the flower girls' baskets..














* A closer look at the bride's flowers, which was later thrown to all the single ladies to catch.. It's a tradition, actually..












* A stolen shot of the groom's men.. Hmm.. since others are looking at the cam, I think, it wasn't much of a stolen shot, after all..












* The flower girls sitting beside each other before the ceremony began..













* It was time for the bride to enter the church, taking nervously one step at a time together with her parents..












* As she walked down the aisle..













* The bride and groom facing the pastor, taking their vows, together, as one..














* Front view of the couple..














* The maid of honor together with the flower girls, standing the whole time..

* The maid of honor actually collapsed for lack of sleep.. And, she didn't take her breakfast..










* The groom's stepfather and aunt as his representative while they took the vow..












* The bride's parents..















* Mr. and Mrs. Adecer, officially, took their first kiss as husband and wife..













* The couple later on faced the crowd, while the people were generous in giving their applause to the newlywed..













* The groom signed their marriage contract..













* The bride did the same..









Afterwhich, the newlywed posed in front of the camera with relatives, friends and fellow church members for pictures..













After the wedding and reception, we went back to the bride's abode to relax before we headed home to Davao..





Our day ended with us leaving Tagum, satisfied and smiling, as we saw our closest brother being wed to the woman of her dreams..

To the both of 'em, our family wishes you eternal bliss and wonderful children and a contented life ahead..

Euphoria

woohoo!!

I just bought a new phone!! woohoo!!
I had been browsing sony ericsson phones lately..
and I didn't have the plan to buy a new phone but I really pitied my husband for using a low techie unit..
He's still using a nokia 1100 phone, not colored and the only feature that amazed me was the stopwatch..
the stopwatch was really of much help..

and, almost all phones have stop watches in it so basically it wasn't that amazing anymore..
*sigh*..

so just lately, I had been planning to search the mobile stalls just to browse on their new technology..
I saw an SE Z610i... it was really cool..
a flip top phone and I love these styles..
although I have to admit that I'm a heavy text user so it wouldn't be of much help since the flip top ones are sensitive in their flex cables..

and so, I decided to just choose for an ordinary style but with loads of goodies..
and so, I chose the SE k618i..




my officemate has one and I couldn't help but scan on its applications..
and I find it cool, it can be a modem for the pc, it's also internet ready google being its homepage, it has web tv once you're subscribed to the network and its 3G capable..

and I said to myself, I couldn't ask for more since it has almost all the features that is needed..

and so, just this evening, I bought one for myself.. well, luxury let's just say but heck, I needed one just to boost up my ego..

and my old phone, with camera, will belong, of course, to my hubby..

Mother's Day

Mother's day was extra special to yours truly..
Why?
First off, the day started smoothly, no conflicts inside the house..
the kids were extra tame..
shoti wasn't really crying that much..
Hubby was super helpful although he does most of the cooking on Sundays, he even dominated the washing machine..
while I was watching TV and lazing around..
cool huh?

In the afternoon, we visited my mother-in-law's grave at Buhangin Cemetery..
Bought a pot of yellow flowers and lighted 2 candles..
the weather was actually cooperating, not too hot, breezy most of the time..

We had dinner at Buffet Palace, courtesy of A-chim since Sherissa, her daughter, celebrated her birthday on the same day..
We were complete except for a few people who couldn't make it, our family was complete..
Mom was there, my 2 brothers and my sister and us..
My hubby didn't know of the dinner and I kept it from him that my aunts and uncles are gonna be there..
I kept it from him cause I knew he'd make up excuses to not go for dinner..

and he was surprised.. haahha..

On Big Bro..
Finally, Dionne is out of the house, I didn't really like people who tend to flirt around even when they have boyfriends to cling on to..
I still liked Bruce and Wendy amidst their actions.. In contrast to what I had said earlier, both of them were sincere and sweet.. *sigh*..
It's Balik Bahay Box time now..
I'm keeping my fingers crossed on Wendy and Kian, since he is also an Archer..

Well..

Another one of those sick days

*sniff*..

I haven't been to work for 2 days now..
Last night, I was chilling really hard..
swallowing was kinda difficult as my throat were really sore..

it was a good thing that I thought of buying paracetamol tabs to help lessen my fever..

this morning, the fever was out..
but I was still dizzy for eating less and sleeping a lot..
but I took a bath, I decided to, actually..

I was feeling really sticky, my hair was oily and bad..
my face was turning into an unwashed pan..
and, I was smelling.. yeck!

and honest to goodness, the water was really cold, I was thinking otherwise..
but heck, I needed the bath..
so I took it..

and decided to go to mom's after the bath..
I just woke up, it's time for lunch..

*sigh*

Sick..

I didn't report for work today..

I was having fever yesterday, drank 2 tablets of Biogesic..
woke up with a headache this morning plus a little dizzy for eating less..
discovered that my tonsils were feeling bad..
and concluded that I have tonsilitis..
so that was why I had fever..
geez!

am already bored to death, I haven't been doing anything but rest, sleep, eat and surf..
the kind of life that I was never accustomed to..

I am used to being busy..
see, I am a hyperactive kind of person..
and whenever I get days off, I do something that would make me less idle..

lately, I had been doing, now super hooked, sudoku puzzles..
dang! I love sudoku's..
I read somewhere that the japanese people invented the sudoku puzzles..
it was kinda interesting..
more interesting than the crossword puzzles..

it actually hones your brains..
basically, I could complete puzzles on the easy and medium category..
I am still learning to complete the hard ones, moreso, the super hard ones..

basically, I'm not doing anything now as I make this entry..
*sigh*.. am bored..

PBB: Season 2

I really am a follower of the PBB: Season 2..
The past PBB series was a hooker..
but compared to the season 2, it has more values and pointers that one can take from thereon..

Yes, as to what Big Bro said prior to the airing of Season 2, he has a lot of surprises in store and challenges would really be remembered, even the housemates admitted that it would be a treasured memory when they look back at their once abode..

and the whole series wouldn't come to an end where there are no love teams inside the house..
Similar to the previous airing, some fall for each other for it would be hard to resist temptation when you see the same people for several months and interact with them for 24 hours each day..

Before, I used to "not mind" about Wendy..
Although, I had not judged her from what she has been through, but, she's not really a person "that" unique for me to eye her of her actions inside the house, although to a guy's point of view, it's a different thing.. "pantasya ng bayan", ika nga..
and guys couldn't help but fantasize her of her beauty, charm and body.. the upper measurement, vital statistics, was a plus factor, of course..
But as time went by, since she has been an item with Bruce, I realized that she has this beauty inside..
She can be passionate when in love, can be a true friend for Dionne and honest..
probably, that's why the guys in the house admire her..
Wendy had been to Japan to work as an entertainer..
And, according to her, she was the breadwinner of the family since her dad was gone when she was still young..
*sigh*.. I can always relate to that since I am the eldest, but literally not a breadwinner since my mom has her sources of income..
Anyway, Wendy had just finished school and was really fortunate since Big Bro gave her the privilege to attend her graduation rites, although, she was restricted to converse with her friends or anybody in particular..
and I know, fate hasn't been at all easy on her but it didn't block her of her dreams..
Although she took 8 long years to finish college, I would still say, not all people who are in her shoe would end up doing the same..
Others might still be going to and fro as entertainer in Japan, others would end up marrying the wrong guy, some might choose to decide using mind over matter and marry a Japanese for assurance in her future..

I had liked Bruce from the start, as in!..
Of course, he was really a hunk, an athlete from UP, and his bod was his asset..
As Wendy would tag him, he is really ultra patient, a listener and someone who is concerned of everyone..
I liked him even more when Big Bro announced to him that he was to leave the house, as he was concerned with his family when he bowed down his head and holding back the tears..
As for his mom's situation, when she was still in the hospital, although he knew it was impossible for him to reach the required basketball points, still, he tried his best without knowing that his housemates, friends and strangers were helping him through his plight..
Now, he's in Slovenia, making the most out of his short stay in Big Bro Slovenia House..
Mabuhay to Bruce who had always raised his head up high as a Filipino..





I also like Mickey..
As far as I can recall, he was the one who has been given a task of holding an English - German pocket dictionary..
He did really well for I was convinced that he couldn't speak nor understand English..
E, the task ended him speaking in Tagalog..
Would you believe, he speaks straight Filipino pa..
When he opens his mouth, expect the worst stuff that he says..
It might break you apart, but, heck, it has some sense..












I don't really like Gee-Ann that much..
She ends up to be some kind of a freak, carrying her "Pamela" and "Trevor" dolls..
Although the dolls are her way of releasing tension and stress, still, I still think its weird..
She comes from a broken family, she says..
But maybe, I might be wrong after all..








For me, Dionne is really a flirt..
She ended up liking 2 guys inside the house..
She had shown advances towards Zik, a Fil-Aussie guy who was later evicted for his treatment towards the lady housemates..
The other guy that she liked where she confessed her feelings, in Bisaya, was Mickey..
hmm..
It wasn't really decent, uh uh..
but I couldn't really tell what's right where I am far out from her situation..




Saicy was, well, not really "that" fluent and proficient in English..
But I tend to disregard her since she's really amazing when she starts to dance..
But, honestly, she tried her best in explaining to Tina the real meaning of the Pinoy Ako song that the PBB housemates dance to when played..
E, she really is a good dancer when Big Bro requested her to make a dance via inspiration from the snake..
She feared snake, of course..
But she had overcome her fear when Big Bro asked her to dance as she carries in her hands a really big snake..







Robert looks a lot like John Pratts..
I'm sure the Philippine Cinema would grab the chance of him playing John Pratt's brother..
and like him, I'm also scared of needles, that's why I could relate to his fear..
But eventhough there were fears of the needles and blood, he finally had faced his fears with the aid of Saicy..
He even pushed an acupuncture needle through his skin..
parang, I was really feeling tension and fear for him..
I couldn't imagine myself doing the same..
Big Bro actually awarded him with a kiddie party after he had a few cc's of blood taken out of his system..








Nel naman is an Ilonggo guy who uses "Perfect" and "Bongga" as expressions..
He also shares his concern when there was this disease task..
He comes from a family that are, as of present, serving the police and military forces in Iloilo..
He confides to his friends that when he hears his dad's voice waking him up in the morning, he starts to get scared..
e, who wouldn't be scared naman if your dad is from a military force, di ba?..
I'm sure, when he was still young, his dad trains him hard..
kaya lang, medyo, I think, he has this feminine side..
or so, he might be "malambing" lang when he talks, which is which?



well..
I'm sure I haven't covered everyone but I still would say I'm having the time of my life getting to know the Big Bro housemates even through a far away distance..
and I also bet that Bruce, Nel and Wendy will be included in the top 4..

DFA: My Next Step

Hi guys..

what's the update?

Well.. I'm through with my agent fee..
My job description is going to be printed, soon, as I get my passport renewed and also the application for new ones for my hubby and sons..

My embassy fee has long been prepared already..
woohoo!

the only thing that I am worried now is the passport..
I'm still short in cash and I need PHP 5,000 for the passports..
For 3 day processing, each passport will cost me PHP 700..
That makes PHP 3,500 for us, five..

The other requirements for the application of a new passport is not yet included in the fee..

I had acquired our authenticated birth certificates plus marriage contract in February, so, I have nothing to worry about that thing anymore..
My hubby and I still have to get ourselves an NBI Clearance..

Afterwhich, I'm ready for filing..

I'm getting really excited just thinking about it..

I hope I get this one..
If God sees that I deserve this, I'm sure the sail would be smooth..
I hope he thinks I deserve it..

*sigh*..

Gee, I never thought it was such a big deal..

*sigh*..

Sometimes, people tend to tell stories in a very different way..
Sad to say, there were words added to what had really happened..

On Monday night, I punched out from the office at around 6:00pm..
I waited inside the car for a few minutes since we have this company vehicle that would transport us from the office to a certain point in Davao, McDonald's Victoria Plaza..
15 minutes went by and not all of the employees who were supposed to ride the vehicle was present..
I started complaining because of the fact that there was a memo issued long before the free transportation ride was established..
I was really trembling in hunger already, didn't have the chance to grab a bite in between the working hours..

Honest to goodness, I am a little bit disappointed with the system..
Each one of us received a memo about the said departure time of the vehicle, it was clearly stated that the company car would leave at 6:15PM..
those who aren't in the car would have to stay behind and sacrifice themselves to waiting for the jeeps, if and when there is a back-up vehicle, they are surely lucky as it would transport them to Buhangin, another destination point nearer to the office..
I was really fuming mad on Monday..
A 15 minute break imposed is not enough for those employees having their office at the far end of the plant, which meant that we are located at the corner of the plant near the loading area..
it would take me a maximum of 4 minutes just to arrive at the canteen..
it would take me a total of 8 minutes, max, to go back and forth, and, it would leave me only 7 minutes to grab a bite..
if I'd request the staff to cook me a noodle, I'd say, I had to get back to the office without eating..
and, that would leave me going back to the office with an empty stomach..

they have all the privileges to eat, unlimited break time..
as one would say, they're in position..
nobody argues with them..
except for people as stupid as me..

they really are stuck up snobs..
they use their position to manipulate people..

while me, I believe in following the rules..
anyway, I am standing firm that I am working for the company and not for anyone, not even the Managers..

bwahahaha

CIC Seminar

Hi y'all..

I filed a leave from the office last Thursday to attend a seminar on Canada.. I'm actually a client, fully paid (woohoo!!), of CIC, Canadian Immigration Consultants, and am getting ready to submit my application to the Embassy already.. well, that will be achieved as soon as I get our passports done.. heehee..

anyway, today, I had the privilege to attend the seminar which was hosted by CIC.. they had several slide shows for the people who attended.. basically, it details everything from their services, to the fees, to the hardships along the way to the working visa approval..

I was really inspired by their guests, there were 4 families who just recently were approved of a residency visa, in short, they're already immigrants! 50% Filipino and 50% Canadian..

there was this family, I think they were the Sia's if I am not mistaken, they had waited for 5 years to get their visas.. They weren't required to an interview already, according to the consultants, their documents submitted to the embassy were already complete and the consul found that they need not be interviewed anymore..

This other family, both the husband and wife are doctors, gave an inspiring story to the listeners.. They had filed their application to the embassy somewhat year 2002.. The lady doctor was supposed to practice her medicine to be ready for the boards but she decided to practice her premed, Medical Technology, instead.. 5 years flew so fast and she was already hopeless about her pending application with the embassy, not a word was returned to their family, hence, she decided to practice her Medicine degree for the boards.. All of a sudden, she received a letter requiring them for an interview with the consul.. She said pa, she was really nervous, at the same time excited.. They went to the CIC for a rehearsal interview, Mock Interview daw.. When the day came that they were supposed to present themselves to the embassy, she was almost crying with nervousness daw.. When the consul met them, she was really surprised that the consul asked them of their names lang, their profession and eventually congratulated them, together with a request slip for medical check up.. That was it daw.. They're leaving this year..

There's this family daw who's working with Dole, also an applicant.. According to one of the Senior Managers, this is one of the people who approached them that he wouldn't forget.. The guy daw is in his late 40's.. He finished 4 degrees and is connected with Dole Philippines in Polomolok as MIS Manager.. Sus, he's earning daw more than 200,000 pesos monthly.. while the wife of this guy is Dole's Finance Manager, also earning the same amount as her husband's basic pay.. Mr. Manalo didn't bother to follow up the couple since sabi niya, nakakahiya namang tawagan when in fact they're living their lives luxuriously naman.. Mr. Manalo was surprised when the guy called him on his mobile phone one day.. He didn't actually know who called but when the guy told him that he was one of the participant during the seminar at GenSan and currently connected to Dole, Mr. Manalo recalled the salary of the guy.. The guy daw was really interested with Canada and immigration.. The boss naman of Mr. Manalo fooled around pa commenting that he need not go there naman kasi malaki na ang sweldo nya.. pero, the guy insisted that they would actually be secure of the future, including his children's..

There were 2 other families who shared their story and all the same, they were inspiring.. and you'd leave the place hungry for more info.. syempre pa, you need to save para sa processing..

I tell you, it's a big amount.. but investing for the future would be worth it.. the time naman is really long, pero, at least, you're waiting for something in the future..

I hope I am patient enough.. my hopes are really up this time.. I was asked several times if I'm really sure on this one, I said, 101%..

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.. syempre pa, I'm starting to gather up informations on Canada, Toronto and Vancouver, even Alberta..

Confident ako at the same time half hoping and readying myself sa disappointments..

Sana.. Sana.. Sana, I'd get it one day.. *fingers crossed & praying*

anyway, here are links where you could find informations on CIC and Canada:

WWW.GO2CANADA.COM - this is CIC's homepage, it is detailed there the services that they offer.. They are stressing the fact that their license can be found with DTI - SEC and not in POEA since they're not a recruitment agency.. In here, you can also find the people whose testimonies are posted with pictures of their approved visas and how they earned them.. There are also links in their page, but, guys, their online assessment doesn't work..

WWW.CIC.GOV.CA - this link has an online assessment, points systems, you just need to input details on yourself for the point system to appear.. there are also information if you want to apply on your own with the embassy.. but according to CIC, one needs to have a representative in the person of a Canadian Lawyer upon applying..

WWW.PHILIPPINESERVICES.COM - this one offers job matching to interested people.. syempre with fees, PHP 8,000, resumes will be posted online for 6 months..

WWW.IJOBS.COM - this is for working visas only.. the working visa entitles you to a rigid training, while you are required to take a red seal examination after 6 months, if you fail, you will be deported from Canada..

For specific locations in Canada, type in the area, Yahoo or Google search engines, and you'll find information, how their government works, which profession is mostly likely needed, climate and other resourceful data..

So, click on, guys!