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Water Dragons
Posted by Mia Venus on Wednesday, 25-01-2012 2 Comments
Since Chinese New Year was considered as a non-working holiday, my mom took me, Mac, Abby and Felice to Callospa, Antipolo with my younger brothers for the day. Mom woke me up at about six in the morning, and we left the house nearly an hour later. Inviting Mac, Abby and Felice was not really part of the initial plan, but I told my mom that I need to meet up with my girls that day, so she said to invite them over instead, and asked if Mac could come as well. Meh. She probably missed him, they have not seen much of each other in two months. Anyway, mom and I were planning on having a back massage and a pedicure, but we got too indulged singing karaoke all morning that we forgot about we ever planned anything else.
From the three people that we invited, Mac came first (as always). We decided to swim while waiting for the others. Felice came at about lunch time, and Abby followed shortly. We all swam, except for Felice who was not feeling well, but she took some of the photos while we’re all in the water.
It was really fun having them over, we really enjoyed swimming and singing karaoke. We talked about random things, and played silly games, called each other names and laugh at each other’s voice. It’s something I have not had in quite a long time–a fun-filled and stress free holiday. We were literally in Callospa all day, from about eight in the morning until about five in the afternoon. Felice was the first to leave, while Abby and Mac stayed until everyone was ready to leave. We asked my mom if she could just drop us by the nearest McDonald’s just so Mac, Abby and I could have ice cream and talk about some things that happened the day before that. Things that I am not too ready to open up to public except for those people that I trust. It’s really a serious matter, and I really do believe that it’s taking its toll on me these past two days. I’m seriously at the brink of having an emotional breakdown, but I’m trying my best to cope up with the situation… thanks to my loving fiance and my good friends.
We stayed in McDonald’s for a couple of hours, if I am not mistaken, I guess it was till almost nine in the evening. Not too late for Mac and I, but it is quite for Abby since she still have to go home all the way down to Cainta. We seriously talked about things that bothers us at the moment, and some things that we cannot seem to get over with. It was, I guess, a good way of dealing with personal problems–sharing them with people who understands and laugh about it. Add to that two rounds of coffee.
Sometimes, no matter how your life sucks, still there are people who will constantly add color and meaning to it. There’s no such thing as “forever alone”, people just makes their own downfall.
Nota Bene: I added a contact page, and some new tutorials. I also added a comment form for each write up page that you’ll find in the literary section.
My Dream Wedding
Posted by Mia Venus on Sunday, 22-01-2012 10 Comments
I know it’s too early to be planning a wedding, especially when you agreed to a long term engagement. But what girl doesn’t make plans for her own wedding in the future whether she has a partner or not? Even nine year old’s do it, so I might as well share my vintage inspired wedding fantasy. Hihi! 
But I won’t go as far as the cake flavor, the rings and the color scheme and all those little but too important details, because these things will definitely change, but I assure that the groom, the church, the gown and the hair will surely be the ones you’ll find in my future wedding photo. I’m going to be really idealistic on this post, but I swear I won’t hold on too much on them as to not disappoint myself. Ha-ha!
The Dress and the Look
It’s funny that I even bothered to try and design my future wedding gown when I could have just Googled it in the first place. Saved me time and effort thinking of the design I want for my gown, plus it matches the vintage inspired theme that I have in mind. I really love this dress, basically because of its elegance and simplicity. It’s, if I must say, the perfect wedding gown for my wedding day. If you will notice there are two designs of the gown, the one on the left will be for the wedding ceremony, while the one on the right is for the reception. Don’t ask why I wanted two gowns on a single occasion, it’s going to be my wedding day so I guess I have the right to play princess. Ha-ha!
When it comes to hair-do’s and make-up, I always preferred the simple ones. I personally think that they’re more appealing than a foot high hair-do, and a bride’s face caked in make-up. I want my wedding look to be as simple as my daily look, only that it will been done professionally. I think simple things are what makes a wedding perfect, and the bride happy…well, if all brides think like me, that is.
The Wedding March
When my Fiance and I got together, I knew I was bound to marry him. Thus, I instantly knew the perfect wedding march for our wedding day, and that is “Runaway” by The Corrs, and I have a great reason. The day we got together, we were in Lemery, Batangas for a publication press-conference. That same evening, he took me out to the beach and we danced beneath the moonlight–or more like a street lamp, to this song. It was the most romantic moment of my life, and I would have love to re-live it one day while walking down the aisle. Le sigh.
The Church and the Reception Venue
The church where I dream to be wedded is non-other than Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish in Pasig City. It is where my late pops served as the head of the music ministry for almost a decade and until his death. That church, in my opinion, is the perfect place to celebrate my wedding day, for not only it was where my late pops spent the latter part of his life, but also because it is where his remains are. I would have loved it if he could walk me down the aisle, but since he passed away nearly two years ago, I’d be walking down the aisle alone, but I’m sure and I know that he’ll be there waiting for me anyway… So for the venue, I wanted it to be somewhere beside a beach to serve as a reminder of the place where my fiance and I got together. I love the smell of the ocean, and the cool afternoon breeze of the seaside. I think it’s the significant memory that beaches have in me and my fiance that made me want to spend the reception in such place, and perhaps it’s the glorious sunset that one cannot have any place else than by a beach.
Tables, Flowers and Music
I’m not too picky when it comes to floral arrangement and tablecloth design, but I would love fresh white roses as the centerpiece of each table. Add to that a classic and elegant table set-up with a touch of a very light shade of pink, that would match the vintage theme I have in mind. I don’t want to be too particular, since I might find something better in the future, but for now I’d stick to the classic, elegant and simple table set-up like the picture above.
When it comes to my choice of music… uhm, I’d hate to break this, but I would definitely ruin the entire vintage, classic and elegant feel for a while because I wanted my favorite local band to play a couple of songs during my wedding reception, and that local band is non-other than Kamikazee. Yes, they’re those noisy, destructive and wild men that plays good music on stage, and I’d love to have them on my wedding; I’d personally request for them to play at least three of my favorite songs sung by them. Trust me, it would totally reek awesomeness and elegance but it will surely be one great hell of a night. But of course, I know I can’t have them all night, and I also know that there will be people (apart from old people) that would not enjoy their music much, or would not enjoy their music at all. So I’d definitely hire a good wedding singer that would play “Save the Last Dance for Me” and a couple of Beatles’ songs.
The Aftermath
When the reception is over, my fiance and I will definitely be on a trip to Lemery, Batangas. We’d really love to go back to that one place where it all started. In the morning after the wedding, we’d have black coffee while sitting on the lifeguard’s station by the beach. It’s a definite, and I won’t let anything crash that post-wedding dream. 
And that’s the end of this wedding fantasy. Sorry for the long post… but I’ve been dying to write about this stuff in ages. Ha-ha! I hope you enjoyed reading it though.
Le Photo Sources:
Church – Gown – Hairstyle – Table Set-up – Flowers – Kamikazee Band
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