a co-worker's wedding!

We went to a co-worker’s wedding last Sunday. I’ve been so eager to witness a Catholic wedding here as I want to know if they also have the coin, veil, cord and candle ceremonies that we have in the Philippines…

1) Coin (or arrhae) signifies a groom’s promise to take care of his wife materially.
2) The Veil ceremony is being done by pinning it to the groom’s shoulder extended to cover the bride’s head and shoulder. This symbolizes the groom’s pledge of his strength and protection for his bride.
3) The Cord, in a form of number 8, is put over the veil. This represents unity and infinity.
4) Lastly, the Candle ceremony symbolizes 2 lives and 2 spirits are being joined together.

Anyway, they apparently don’t have these over here. While we didn’t understand the ceremony being in Korean, I was sure that it was very solemn and nice. The choir performed really well.

The reception was at Leonard’s which is very well known for weddings. It started with a cocktail which to me was like the main entrée already as there were so many variation of American and Korean food. I tried not to stuff myself so I could still enjoy the dinner… which was also good. The program went well. There was a lot of dancing. Alex professed his love to his bride and even said “saranghae” (meaning I love you) in the end. I can’t help not to giggle for having known what that word meant. I find that really sweet. Also, they (each) said something to their parents which made them very emotional.

Overall, we had fun!

Pictures here…

temporarily booked!

Airfare is very pricey nowadays due to the continuing increases of the fuel cost. I read an article last April saying they will charge $25 for the 2nd checked bag starting May 12th. Then, I saw another article yesterday… American Airlines (AA) will charge a $15 fee for the 1st checked bag starting June 15th. I even heard that other airlines are considering the same thing too.

Anyway, as I’ve mentioned here before, my brother Adoy is getting married this coming September. I’ve been constantly checking for online deals ever since then. The cheapest I got so far was $1168 including taxes. I called my travel agent earlier to inquire on the price and she gave me $1050 RT. She said she will book me temporarily and will just have to keep on re-booking until I confirm. I was also told that Korean Airlines usually has a promo from August 1st – November 30th. So... I'll have to wait and see...

new "baby"

We've been wanting to buy a car for the longest time. The only thing holding us back is the fact that we think we don't really need it... public transportation is very accessible in NY anyway. But I've been going to the doctor these past few weeks and I have to shell out $32 (by taxi) every visit. And so it got us thinking that maybe it's time to have a car. We went to the dealer last Wednesday for some eye shopping and voila, we went home with a new car!

Pictures here...

what a "hanap-buhay" life!

It’s been almost a week since my last post but believe it or not I kind of feel the same way up to now. Well not as bad as Friday but I still don’t feel good about my "hanap-buhay" lately. There are just so many things to be done. I really don’t mind that... it’s the inconsistencies which make me very exhausted. I feel so much pressure that I always go home with a headache since Monday. What a _ _ _ _ life!

Anyway…

Pat – Thanks for the red rose. It definitely put a smile on my face.

Gracita – Thanks for the tips girl! Jeez those were exactly what I’ve been doing and I must admit that’s the problem with me… I tend to eat more when I’m stressed out. Yaiks!

Weng – Thanks for the message! Mwah! I feel a little better. *wink* *wink*

outburst!

This is not the 1st time I’m doing this kind of post but what the heck… this is how I am feeling at this very moment!

- woozy
- irritated
- fed up
- bored to death
- exhausted