ento gowns

my first mananahi was a nightmare. had 2 gowns made, wala akong nasuot.

good thing my good friend g recommended her mananahi, manang linda. she went to the condo to measure everyone, then delivered the gowns 3 weeks after.

happiness. :)











the thing is, though, mali ang fitting. either maluwag, masikip, mahaba. she's willing to repair naman so no issue there.

but the workmanship was wonderful. malinis, pulido.

manang linda is heaven sent. :)

the invites

working on them at gloria maris, gateway


the assembly line


excited to give them out na!!!!


hard at work. i loves kita talaga. :)


i can't believe we only have 20 days???

so much work to do pa!!!

k's birthday at ninyo

it fell on a busy week day. i had work, k had a class. but all that doesn't make it less special.

a late dinner at ninyo in loyola heights to celebrate his wonderful 24 years (or so he says hehe).

we started with the raspberry vinaigrette salad


and crab cakes. my all-time favorite!


ninyo believers


still working!?


glorious food (cheat day ko ngayon e haha!)


baber and moi


my man's got to have his meat.


k and i


dessert time! his strawberry surprise


the infamous mango pavlova. all mine, all mine! :) now you see it..


... now you don't!


a complimentary birthday panacotta


k and i


happy birthday, k! :)


wishing and hoping


blowing his candle


happy, happy, happy :)


til next year! :)

love at first sight

you're just too good to be true


can't take my eyes off of you


you feel like heaven to touch


i wanna hold you so much


shoes - CHECK! :)

yes, we are on a diet

... until we chanced upon amici after we met our emcee, marj dizon, at the northeast greenhills clubhouse one saturday afternoon.





temptation was just too much!



i wasn't even able to take photos BEFORE we dug in.



we tried. believe me. :)

pacman is king!

early morning on 15 november 2009, we again headed to off the grill to watch the pacman-cotto fight.



driving towards the entrance, a man was waving us off. "no more tickets!" he says. at 7:30 am!??

yup, the place was packed!



the fight started late (past 12 noon right??), but everyone was literally holding their breath. some were believers, some skeptical that manny could beat the well-trained champ. i was nervous for manny haha!

everyone stood up for the philippine national anthem (sang by the la divas, which was again criticized duh)



a short video of the pacman to the tune of eye of the tiger



a smiling pacman with his burly bodyguards (was that willie revillame i saw walking side beside him??? hmph.)



what can i say??? pacman ruled on the ring! cotto couldn't keep up and tried to last until the end of the round. nope, he didn't.

manny wins by TKO in the 12th round



k's shirt



scene of the crime.



we're so proud to be pinoy. thanks, manny!

we want mayweather next!

our honeymoon destination

clue:



k's only requirement: a golf course.

this is it! :)

my second fitting with malou

last saturday, we headed to white plains for my second fitting with my ever cheerful designer malou.

last week i fitted the lining. now this is the base fabric. it felt so good! totoo na talaga ito! :)



even without the lace and minimal beading, i so love it!



i have a small train at the back, which is perfect. i will be using gilda's long, long veil (my something borrowed).



and, i have lost some weight. malou had to adjust at least 2 inches around the waist, no kidding! so sulit naman my strict diet hahaha!



in 2 weeks the gown will be 90% done. k will not be able to view it then haha!

this is the inspiration of my gown. can't wait for the final fitting!