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of questions...

What happened to our blog? Bakit naging ganito ang layout? Wala naman akong binabago sa template? I have checked on everything and wala naman problem. Waaaaahhhh.....

of agenda, glitches and rants....

Today's Agenda: (1) Submit repertoire to Mr. Lorenzo Arquero of Serenata Strings. Submit copy of song for the "bridal march". DONE! (2) Go to Mary, Mother of the Church parish here in our village to submit letter from San Agustin re: Marriage Banns. Kainis lang kasi when I called last week to ask them if they would need anything else, ang sabi wala. Just submit the letter that they need and they explained the posting sched. I called them up again yesterday to confirm if there would be anything else we need to submit. Wala na naman daw. So off we go to the parish church. Upon submitting the letter, they were asking for 2x2 pics or a pic of the couple together. Grrrr... I had no idea kasi what they need since they mentioned twice na letter lang ang kailangan. Hay... people... people... NOT YET DONE! (tinamad akong bumalik) (3) Cook for my uncle and cousin who will be having lunch today at our place. Mom cooked her ever-yummy Mechado, and I cooked Beef Salpicao. Yummy. Nasira ang diet ko. Hehe... DONE! (4) Go to Greenhills with relatives and Bheiby. NOT DONE! Hehe. We all planned to go there today to shop of course. Ü We were all ready and good to go when we all realized that we are unable to use the van. Coding kasi. Nyek! Kaya pala my tito didn't bring his car kasi coding sya. Kami din pala. Grabe! Funny talaga. We were all planning on what to check out and buy. Since everyone was dressed na and ready, SM Southmall ang bagsak namin. LOLZ! We couldn't go to Alabang Town Center nor Festival Supermall kasi coding. Even if we had Friendship stickers, d pwede kasi pang lang Las Piñas and other friendship routes lang ang sticker. I was wondering kanina bakit d pwede samantalang, the Friendship route here in las pinas ends up to Alabang Town Center. Mali pala ako. It ends up to a certain village lang pala at un ang boundary ng las pinas and muntinlupa. Once you go past that gate, huli ng pulis. Hehe. Tomorrow, we are going to Divisoria. this time, hindi na kami coding. Yipeee! ************************************************************************* I plan to post pics of what we have done re: wedding preps, and my yummy SALPICAO. kaya lang connection is still terrible today. Kairita talaga. Everytime I upload the pics, nage-error. Reported this na to Globe. Oct. 5 ang first report ko. Next was Oct. 10. Hello?!?!? Oct. 18 na, wala pa din nagpupunta here sa house to fix the problem. And to think, the automated message kept on playing "On-site technical visits will be attended to within 24-48 hrs." HELLO again?!!??! Ilang oras na kaya!!!!

of being back on track

This day got me started with the souvenirs. Ribbon here... ribbon there... glue gun here... glue gun there... ouch! 25 down 75 more to go. Hehe. Buti na lang the favours for the PS are not to ma-trabaho. All I have to do is arrange them nicely into the jute bags, and VIOLA! Went to visit Mr. Lorenz Arquero of Serenata Strings. Had to sign the contract and get a list of the repertoire as well. Pleasant talaga sya kausap. A very simple, good man. Will visit him on Wednesday to provide him the list of songs. Syempre, hindi ko dapat kalimutan yung CD na grabe sa tagal namin nahanap ni Louie. There's this special song kasi that we want for the wedding. It will be the song played as I walk down the aisle. We're keeping it a secret muna para kami una. Hehe. CLUE : we love playing online games. you would never imagine this song being played sa game na to. Enuf clues. Buti na lang I remembered how strict San Agustin is regarding songs for the wedding ceremony. Called them up and confirmed everything with them. Medyo nervous pa me while talking to them coz there is a chance that they might not approve the song that we want. Thank God, pumayag. Love song naman kasi sya e. Once I finalize all the songs to be played, I will give them a ring to inform them of our choices. ********************************************

of being back

Yes! It feels so good to be back. A lot has happened the past 2 months. I really don't want to put it into details coz sad, really sad yung iba. Enough of that na lang... Wedding preps na lang again. We're back of track and I must say na we have accomplished quite a lot na rin. Though I'm kinda worried regarding my gown and the entourage's gowns as well. Had our measurements taken already last August 6 pa. When I contacted her last week to ask how everything is going and when will the fitting be, sa last week of Oct. pa daw. HUWWAAATT??!?!? Ganun ba talaga yun? Nag-worry tuloy ako coz some of the w@wies na ikakasal sa December had their 1st fitting na. The others nga 2nd na yata. Oh my! H2b is getting pissed of na rin. Lalo na my mom! Hay... Will post pics of what we have accomplished and stories behind it na rin. Til my next post... Ciao!

of application for a Marriage License...

My previous post was about the general church requirements needed for a wedding. That of course includes the Marriage License. Then now, I realized that there still are papers needed before you get to apply for a Marriage License aside from the the church needs. Marriage License: a requirement for either a Civil or Church wedding to be held in the Philippines. The Application Form for a marriage license must be secured at the Local Civil Registrar from the city, town or municipality where either the bride or the groom habitually resides. The personal appearance of those getting married is required in applying for a marriage license. Each of the contracting parties shall file separately a sworn application for each license with the proper local civil registrar. Philippine law prescribes a ten-day waiting period from the filing of the Application to the issuance of the marriage license. The license is valid for 120 days from date of issuance and may be used anywhere in the Philippines. At the time the contracting parties appear to file their application for a Marriage License to the local civil registrar, he or she must also submit the following supporting documents: 1. Birth Certificate - Certified True Copy required of each the contracting parties with the respective registry number. This document is issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO). NOTE: NSO now provides a web service which accepts online application for copies of birth and marriage certificates. It is called the e-Census, a web facility aimed to provide Filipinos within and outside the country an alternative means in applying for copies of their civil registry documents. It also has a 24-7 hotline called the NSO Helpline Plus with telephone no. (632)737.1111. You could also reach them via email through: e-census.info@mail.census.gov.ph 2. PareConsent (for nts' 18-21 years old) or Parent's Advice (for 21-25 years old): Under Philippine law, the legal age for marriage is 18. If the contracting parties are between the ages of 18 and 21, they must present written consent to the marriage from their father, mother or legal guardian. While any contracting party between the age of 22 and 25 must present written parental advice, i.e., a written indication that the parents are aware of the couple's intent to marry. Read Parental Consent vs. Parental Advice for a detailed discussion on the difference between the two terms. *** Hehe... this we won't be needing anymore coz we're a little over 25 but less than 30. Lolz! 3. Certificate of Attendance in a pre-marital counseling and family planning seminar conducted by the Division of Maternal and Child Health at the Municipal/City Hall in the same municipality or city where the contracting parties applied for the marriage license. (taken from www.weddingsatwork.com) Thanks talaga to W@W and the w@wies, especially to Mr. & Mrs. Rana, naks, formal ito! Without them, hala, lagot ang mga brides-to-be!

of Church Requirements....

Browsing www.weddingatwork.com right now to check on the general church requirements for the wedding. This has to be scheduled as I am now on the graveyard shift. Meaning, right after work, off I go to arrange the requirements. How I wish na open sila ng Saturdays. * Baptismal Certificate: These must be new copies and must have an annotation: "FOR MARRIAGE PURPOSES ONLY" and must have been secured not more than three (3) months before the date of marriage. *** I immediately contacted Holy Family Parish in Quezon City, where I was baptized. They informed me na 6 months ang validity ng Baptismal Certificate. Check! Will see when I can go there. * Confirmation Certificate: Like the Baptismal Cert., these must be new copies and must have an annotation: "FOR MARRIAGE PURPOSES ONLY" and must have been secured not more than three (3) months before the date of marriage. *** Waaahhh! Have to schedule my confirmation pa pala! Yes! Hindi pa ko nakukumpilan. * Marriage License: This can be secured from the city or municipality hall where either the bride or the groom currently resides. * Canonical Interview: This interview with the bride and the groom will be done one month before the wedding date and will be conducted by the parish priest or his assistant. The schedule of the interview will be given upon the signing of the application form. Failure to report on the interview date or failure to notify the office of any change in the schedule will mean cancellation of the application and reservation of the church for the upcoming wedding. *** Ms. Belen of SAC noted on the receipt that we are scheduled for an interview on the 4th of October at 9am and told us to bring requirements 1 and 2. Hmmm.... Is this the Canonical Interview? * Pre-Wedding Seminar: Both the bride and the groom have to attend this. The schedule for the seminar will be given during the canonical interview or you may inquire at the parish office. Some churches may allow attendance in other pre-wedding seminars such as the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) or Discovery Weekend (DW) as a suitable substitute (if you have already attended either one of these, inquire at the parish office if they recognize either CEE or DW in lieu of their Pre-Marriage Seminar.) * Permission from the Bride's Parish: a permit from the parish of the bride-to-be must be secured and presented to the parish office of the couple's chosen ceremony venue. The form will be provided by the parish office of your chosen church. * Marriage Banns: These will be provided during the canonical interview and have to be immediately brought to the respective parishes of the bride and the groom for posting. These have to be returned to the office after three Sundays. (Note: the respective parishes may ask some requirements for the posting of the banns [i.e. a ID picture from the bride and the groom]) * List of names and addresses of principal sponsors (Ninongs & Ninangs): This has to be submitted to the parish ames and addresses of office one week before the wedding date. Church policy requires at least a pair of sponsors and, ideally, a maximum of six sponsors. *** Ms. Belen also noted that we bring this list when we attend the interview on Oct. 4, 2006 Dami requirements needed. Hehe. Less than 6 months to go, and we haven't started these yet. (taken from www.weddingsatwork.com)

of being sick...

It's been two weeks since my last post. Been so busy with work and training. Kainis pa ang weather, - and because of that ... I'm sick. Waaah! I really hate this feeling coz konting galaw lang, and sakit na ng katawan ko. I have been sleeping the whole day coz of a terrible headache din. Oh, my! ******************************* Will be back to "wedding preps" mode again come July. Have to fix the papers na, invitations, and schedule my confirmation. Yaiksss!