extremely late blog post #7: a pampered valentine’s

february 14, 2009.

selle and i frequently go out on dates. usually we just dine out, watch a movie and walk around the mall. but valentine’s (and other sentimental dates) is different… should be different. the date must deviate from the usual… it must be extra special (not that the others dates are not special… because they all are. 🙂). so when these sentimental dates are nearing, i think hard and plan ahead on how to celebrate the day with my lovely wife.

flashback to december 26 – jc and angel’s wedding. before the start of the reception, we had a quick chat with our favorite caterer – the uber-friendly (and always stylish) kaye. during our chat she mentioned… and invited us to her valentine’s thanksgiving dinner that she was planning. we excitedly agreed. who wouldn’t be? it’s a k by cunanan event! 🙂 then, amidst our excitement, kaye turned to me and kiddingly said, “pero dapat may gift ka sa kanya(selle) ha. libre na dinner nyo eh.” sure thing, kaye. 🙂

valentine’s day arrived and i started off our date by giving selle my valentine’s gift… 😉



rest and relaxation through the pampering of a spa… that’s the gift i came up with. 🙂

the ambiance… the facilities… and, most importantly, the services were top-notch – justifying the spa 6750’s reputation of being one of the best in the metro.




fully relaxed, we proceeded to the blue leaf for our dinner. 🙂

and guess who greeted us at the reception table? no other than kaye herself. 🙂 onting chika and then she ushered us into the dining area – giving us specific instructions, “you can stay as long as you want.”

and the dining area was made up like it was real wedding reception. nakakatuwa. 🙂 at lalong nakakatuwa dahil so many of kaye’s former clients came. it was kaye’s thanksgiving dinner for her former clients but i guess our presence was our way of thanking her as well. 🙂

soon we were joined by jc and angel and we spent the rest of the night enjoying kaye’s food and each other’s company.

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extremely late blog post #6: johnjay and dred homecoming

february 7, 2009.

resignation is a given when it comes to work – and samsung have had its share. we’ve seen colleagues come-and-go – venturing to greener pastures that await them elsewhere. to some that means moving to another company. to some that means building their own business. while to others that means flying to another country… and for ex-samsung pips, that’s either going to singapore or dubai. johnjay ang mildred opted for the bright lights of singapore.

johnjay and mildred were long-time colleagues of selle. they’ve worked together for about eight years – starting from their ojt in korea to their differing supervisory roles in their department. they are now raking big bucks in singapore and last february they came back home and initiated a mini-reunion of sorts.

armed with our d40, i took the liberty of “documenting” that cozy saturday afternoon in pansol. 🙂




to start, i took photos of non-human subjects to warm myself up. 🙂



here are the guys having some serious boys talk… whatever that means. 😀



pansol is widely considered as the videoke capital of the philippines and my wife wowed everyone with her vocal prowess. 🙂
meanwhile, habang busy ang mga asawa sa chikahan, the hubbies pulled up chairs and marked the videoke area as their territory. 😆




when the guys got tired with their boys talk… they played pool. heck, even i played too. 🙂



the kids (and the kids at heart) stayed in the pool.



like in any reunion, there were a lot of catching up and exchanging of stories.




…at syempre there were plenty of picture-taking sessions. 😀




yes, colleagues come-and-go… but it’s nice that once in a while, they do come back and everybody does find time to spend time with one another once again. 🙂

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extremely late blog post #5: the wedding of aries and mylene

january 24, 2009

last year, i could vividly remember two things about mylene, one of my constant office chatmates. first, even though she was loveless then, she would insist that i would take pictures of her wedding. being one of my photography “fans” she insisted that it was non-negotiable… later on i realized that she just wanted to be featured in our blog. 😀

secondly, during her birthday celebration, she was being teased – binibiro tungkol kay aries. back then i didn’t know there was something romantic going on between them… yun pala meron. 😉

fast forward to january of this year. it was aries and mylene’s wedding… and sure enough i was there taking pictures. 🙂

selle and i came in late (the long commute was to blame. 😆) but not too late as we arrived just in time for the processional.





aries and mylene’s wedding was a family affair – a union between two close-knit clans. it seemed like every member of the family was so into the wedding (from the preps to the actual wedding itself)… a sure sign of acceptance of aries and mylene by their respective families.







speaking of families… their respective samsung “families” were present as well – despite their wedding falling on a working saturday. i guess we passed the test of friendship… 😀






like most southern tagalog weddings, aries and mylene’s wedding reception had that festive atmosphere in it. undoubtedly wanting to join in the celebration, relatives and friends came in throves – so much so that we had to split up (us samsung guests, i mean… not selle and i. 😛) just to get seats. it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as we got seated up front where we had a clear view of the newlywed couple. 🙂






congratulations, aries and mylene… and congratulations on your upcoming baby too. 😉(ayan ha… na-feature ka na sa blog namin. 😀)

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