the resurrection
too bad, my resurrection didn't occur within three days as jesus' did. but oh well i'm back!
gosh, so many things have happened in the past month and a half i don't know where to start. of course, there was our wedding...which was beautiful! as the bride, i am entitled to proclaim that to the world. from my short memory span, i can only retrieve the fact that i was totally elated throughout that day. our photos are proof enough of my untiring smiles and endless chatter with the guests. and i love our photos! mimi and karl once again did it - amaze me! they captured the littlest detail including an SMS sent to me by JM while I was being made up. my OC husband was giving me instructions on how to go about the kiss!
and then there was the honeymoon (photos here and here). fun, exciting, but excruciatingly tiresome. yes, i finally achieved one of my lifelong goals which is to tour europe. i just didn't think the kind of hell it would give my feet and legs. but i loved it! i loved vienna and munich especially. for one, they were not over-crowded with tourists and these cities were cleaner than the others we visited. i loved vienna's serene beauty, too bad we didn't stay longer. i'm gonna miss munich's beer halls. that was the only time i could say that beer was to my uttermost liking. i loved the beauty of florence, i especially fell in love with ponte vecchio where i saw the sun setting on one side of the bridge and the moon rising on the other. glorious scene! one of God's oft disregarded little miracles.
after the honeymoon, it was back to manila and work. but i can't say i didn't enjoy this time i had to spend with friends. as some of my new friends here in bangkok would say, it's harder to pretend to be working than to actually work. all that time spent on coffee breaks and chit chats about the wedding, the honeymoon. finally, i can say i'm included in the adult world of the office as my workmates/girlfriends and i freely talked about the world of marriage, home and yes, sex! ;>
i went home to bacolod for a week after my resignation. i badly wished i could stay longer but time wouldn't allow as i had to go back to manila to process my visa for bangkok. i may not have done much but watch lovers in paris on dvd til the wee hours of dawn but just being around family was enough to fill my heart with aching longing, knowing my next visit wouldn't be in 6 months and bangkok just seems too far away.
the following week back in manila was hectic, filled with day trips to the office for my clearance and evenings in greenbelt. met up with all of my friends - well those who truly matter, that is - to share more wedding and honeymoon stories and to say my goodbyes. i hadn't realized then how much i would miss them when i'm here in bangkok.
and now, the move here to bangkok. but this i will reserve for another entry.