Posted on November 29, 2009.
***
Morning. I went home straight from work. It was first of my 2-day holiday. Good thing November 26 and 27 is a holiday—US Thanksgiving day and a day after Thanksgiving. The second and the most important reason to celebrate—November 27 is my ate’s wedding day.
Pagdating ko sa bahay, I hurriedly packed up my things. I was not able to prepare my things the other night because I don’t know what should I bring (I mean, what clothes should I bring). The spirit of procrastination ruled over me and I said to myself that I will just prepare when I come home from work. My head is spinning. Antok na antok na ako. I had the plans of sleeping during the trip to Batangas. Sometimes it’s not really a good idea to be awake at night and asleep during the day, specially when having trips at daytime. But well, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
When I stepped inside the house, I just realized that this will be the last day ate will be single. Tomorrow, she will officially change her surname. The next time we will be back home, there will only be four of us—Daddy, mommy, Karmi, and I. Upon thinking that thought, I had this weird feeling. Hindi ko alam kung lungkot yon. But I think, partly yes. I saw ate upstairs, fixing her things. I came to her and hugged her. I cried.
***
I have nothing to share about our trip tp Batangas because I was asleep the whole trip. What I just remembered is that we ate lunch at McDonald’s and was “outraged” because may maliit na langaw yung chicken ni Ate Joan. Ni-refund yung binayad namin sa pagkain pero I promised myself hindi na ako kakain sa Mcdonalds. Sa branch na yon. And we spent some time at Starbucks and we just enjoyed the moment. When we resumed the trip I fell asleep again.
***
Late afternoon, finally we arrived. We were not able to see the sun set. Feeling the cool breeze of the beach is a wonderful feeling. Meganon. I felt so relaxed and relieved. We ate dinner afterwards and we went straight to our room. Karmi was with me.
I spent the whole night doing the finishing touches for a simple slideshow of pictures of Ate Karis and my dad. Before I knew it, I was crying again. I just came to realize, time really flies fast. I can’t believe that tomorrow, my ate will get married. Parang ang bilis lang.
I had a “beauty rest” after that. For 5 hours. Puyat.
***
When I woke up, Ate Edith and Ate Maidz said good morning. I was surprised even though I knew they will be staying with us in the room. Then Karmi said nakakahiya daw ako kasi humihilik ako. Hehehe, I was in denial. Hindi totoo yon kasi feeling ko hindi naman ako humihilik nung tulog ako.
We had breakfast afterwards. It was fun eating with your friends and loved ones. Karmi and I went to the beachside at naligo kami. Ang saya. After several, different beach escapades, at last, nakasama ko na maligo si Karmi sa dagat. Magaling lumangoy yan. =D
Habang nakababad kami sa tubig, nagkukwentuhan kami. Just like our usual-coffee-shop-chit-chats. Naiba lang ng place. Nagplano pa nga kaming maglaro ng patagalan sa ilalim ng tubig pero natakot ako, baka matalo niya ako eh.
Napag usapan namin si ate. Naisip ko din na siguro maiispoil sa akin ang magiging unang pamangkin ko. Excited ako na magkaroon na sila ng baby. Hehehe. Pero siyempre hindi yung spoil-age (hahaha pagkain) na itotolerate yung kamalian ng bata. Siguro pag binisita ko lang siya lagi lang siyang may pasalubong sa akin. Pag naging babae yung anak ni ate, dadamitan ko talaga ng parang manika. Pero hindi ko iooverdress. Baka katakutan naman siya ng mga magiging kalaro niya. Pag lalaki naman, hmmmmmm. Wala akong maisip. Siguro tuturuan ni Karmi mag drums. =D
***
Pagsapit ng tanghalian, nag-umpisa nang magdatingan ang mga bisita. Naisip ko bigla, “OMGulay. This is it!” Mamaya, Yumang na si ate. Naayos na din ang set up ng wedding area. Very simple pero bongga! Very unique ang setting.
We were prompted to prepare ourselves. Si ate, naka make-up na. She is so beautiful. Siyempre dapat lang. Araw niya eh. Araw nila ni Kuya.
Karmi and I started to prepare. After an hour, we are all set. Mukha kaming ewan. Joke! Mukha pala kaming maayos. Paglabas namin ng room, we saw Mom and Dad. Ang cute nilang tignan. But I felt something, specially kay mommy. I can feel the tension, and slight pain, kasi they are about to “give away” their first daughter. Upon thinking of it, I became nervous. Sumakit ang tiyan ko. Weird di ba. Pag kinakabahan kasi ako, hindi kumakabog ang dibdib ko, sumasakit lang ang tiyan ko. Pero Buscopan lang ang katapat niyan. Nawala din naman agad.
Ate called me to help her put her bridal gown on. When I was zipping her dress, pinipigilan ko ang sarili kong maiyak. Why? Kasi sayang ang make up ko. Second, I can’t believe this is really happening! Noon, I was maid of honor or bridesmaid or any other abay for some of my relatives and friends’ weddings. But this time, this is special.
We went inside the pictorial room for the family picture. I can see the smile on the faces of my parents, Karmi and Ate. But deep inside of me, I’ll definitely miss her. Things will really change after this. I can’t accept that reality at first. But what can I do? That’s life.
Paglabas namin ng room, madami nang tao. I believe nagandahan sila sa place kasi they’re taking pictures here and there. Cool. And I like their casual beach get-ups. Talagang pinaghandaan. And here are my top 5 best dressed awardees (ayos naging instant award giving body ako hahahaha!):
5. Ate Vangie – I like her cream beach dress, it perfectly matched her skin tone. And mukhang blooming siya. Very beautiful.
4. Jade – Simple lang ang suot ( white shirt and pants) niya pero I find it cool pa din! Ewan lang, kahit naman kasi ano yatang ipasuot kay Jade cool pa din eh. What’s new. Siguro naging factor yung nakasabit na shades sa shirt niya and his ever cool hairstyle. =P
3. Rev. Alex Garcia – bukod sa dahil favorite pastor ko siya, he looked even younger sa suot niya. Hindi ko maidescribe kaya tignan niyo na lang sa pictures na makikita niyo =D
2. Mam Soc – eto lang masasabi ko. Ang kanyang sinuot ay “smart casual beach attire”. Kapita-pitagan pero cool pa din!
At ang aking number 1:
1. Mommy Marie! Grabe when I saw her, she was so elegant as usual! =) I loved her beach hat and her pearl accessories. Basta super elegant and beautiful!
Note: Mukha mang biased ang mga pinagsasabi ko dito, hindi naman masyado... Naappreciate ko lang kasi yung suot nila. Yun na!
***
Para ma-career na yung beauty ng beach and sunset, the pictorial for the bride and groom and sponsors and everyone was held. It was fun and sentimental. We were able to enjoy the beauty of nature before the wedding. Kasi pangit na pag after ng wedding yung pictorial eh puro buhangin na lang ang makikita doon.
And behold... The Wedding entourage. While Kuya JM and Joanne sings “Ikaw Lamang”, the members of the entourage went in. It was a very solemn moment. When it was my parents’ turn to walk in, napaiyak ako. There was mommy, bumigay din, naiyak na talaga siya. Napaatras nga siya, ayaw na niya yata maglakad, pinigilan lang siya ni daddy (na wala masyadong reaction sa moment na iyon). Then finally, she gave in. And the wedding started.
***
And there it was. They finally tied the knot. The people were so happy for Mr. And Mrs. Yumang. I just sighed. But finally, I gave in. I accepted the reality. But definitely, ma-mimiss ko si ate. Hindi naman talaga actually kami nabawasan sa family. In fact, nadagdagan pa nga kami. And soon, madadagdagan pa. =)
After the wedding, I finally agreed to eat something. During the reception I don’t want to eat kasi wala akong gana. I just wanted to see my friends who were there and talk with them. One of the highlights of the after-wedding-program is the dance of ate and dad to the tune of “I loved her first”. And there comes the AVP I made for them. Ate was really crying. Si daddy, wala pa ding reaction. He is just smiling at ate during the dance. After that, daddy turned ate over to kuya romel. Teary eyed ako. Then I handed a cup of coffee to dad.
After the wedding, and after I ate, I went back to the room. I prepared myself. I slept.
***
Ate and Kuya left the venue at lunch time, together with Karmi and some friends. We (my parents and I) were left at the beach and we stayed until Sunday. One of the rare moments in my life happened – beach bonding with my parents. We took pictures here and there, we laughed, we ate, we had a great time.
But one time, nag aya si daddy maglakad sa beach side. I agreed and went with him. We had a heart to heart talk. Here is an excerpt of our conversation.
***
Karen: Dad, anong masasabi niyo sa wedding ni ate?
Dad: Ayos naman, ok naman.
Karen: Yun lang? Ano pong naramdaman niyo nung ikakasal na si ate?
Dad: Wala naman. Ayos naman.
Karen: (to herself: wehhhhh, I don’t believe you.)Talaga? Hindi ba kayo naiyak or something? Or nalungkot?
Dad: Bakit ako malulungkot? Natural lang naman yun eh. Malulungkot ako kung hindi sila handa sa kasal na yan, kung alam kong ang mapapangasawa niya babaero, lasenggo o sugarol. Nakita ko naman na masaya siya kay Romel eh.
Karen: Ah ok.
*silence*
Dad: Eh ikaw, may boyfriend ka na?
Karen: Ah, ako? Ewan ko po. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Joke. Wala pa po eh.
Dad: (hindi na nagcomment) Tara balik na tayo doon.
***
I am a family oriented person. I want to be with them as often as I can. They are the most important persons to me, aside from God of course. Accepting this kind of reality is a hard thing for me. It’s like it’s hard to let go. But seeing ate happy and in good hands, these gave me a reason to let it go and be happy for her. I just don’t know by now what will happen pagbalik ko sa bahay at tatlo na lang ang dadatnan ko doon. Well, let’s see. Congratulations ate. =)
***
Morning. I went home straight from work. It was first of my 2-day holiday. Good thing November 26 and 27 is a holiday—US Thanksgiving day and a day after Thanksgiving. The second and the most important reason to celebrate—November 27 is my ate’s wedding day.
Pagdating ko sa bahay, I hurriedly packed up my things. I was not able to prepare my things the other night because I don’t know what should I bring (I mean, what clothes should I bring). The spirit of procrastination ruled over me and I said to myself that I will just prepare when I come home from work. My head is spinning. Antok na antok na ako. I had the plans of sleeping during the trip to Batangas. Sometimes it’s not really a good idea to be awake at night and asleep during the day, specially when having trips at daytime. But well, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.
When I stepped inside the house, I just realized that this will be the last day ate will be single. Tomorrow, she will officially change her surname. The next time we will be back home, there will only be four of us—Daddy, mommy, Karmi, and I. Upon thinking that thought, I had this weird feeling. Hindi ko alam kung lungkot yon. But I think, partly yes. I saw ate upstairs, fixing her things. I came to her and hugged her. I cried.
***
I have nothing to share about our trip tp Batangas because I was asleep the whole trip. What I just remembered is that we ate lunch at McDonald’s and was “outraged” because may maliit na langaw yung chicken ni Ate Joan. Ni-refund yung binayad namin sa pagkain pero I promised myself hindi na ako kakain sa Mcdonalds. Sa branch na yon. And we spent some time at Starbucks and we just enjoyed the moment. When we resumed the trip I fell asleep again.
***
Late afternoon, finally we arrived. We were not able to see the sun set. Feeling the cool breeze of the beach is a wonderful feeling. Meganon. I felt so relaxed and relieved. We ate dinner afterwards and we went straight to our room. Karmi was with me.
I spent the whole night doing the finishing touches for a simple slideshow of pictures of Ate Karis and my dad. Before I knew it, I was crying again. I just came to realize, time really flies fast. I can’t believe that tomorrow, my ate will get married. Parang ang bilis lang.
I had a “beauty rest” after that. For 5 hours. Puyat.
***
When I woke up, Ate Edith and Ate Maidz said good morning. I was surprised even though I knew they will be staying with us in the room. Then Karmi said nakakahiya daw ako kasi humihilik ako. Hehehe, I was in denial. Hindi totoo yon kasi feeling ko hindi naman ako humihilik nung tulog ako.
We had breakfast afterwards. It was fun eating with your friends and loved ones. Karmi and I went to the beachside at naligo kami. Ang saya. After several, different beach escapades, at last, nakasama ko na maligo si Karmi sa dagat. Magaling lumangoy yan. =D
Habang nakababad kami sa tubig, nagkukwentuhan kami. Just like our usual-coffee-shop-chit-chats. Naiba lang ng place. Nagplano pa nga kaming maglaro ng patagalan sa ilalim ng tubig pero natakot ako, baka matalo niya ako eh.
Napag usapan namin si ate. Naisip ko din na siguro maiispoil sa akin ang magiging unang pamangkin ko. Excited ako na magkaroon na sila ng baby. Hehehe. Pero siyempre hindi yung spoil-age (hahaha pagkain) na itotolerate yung kamalian ng bata. Siguro pag binisita ko lang siya lagi lang siyang may pasalubong sa akin. Pag naging babae yung anak ni ate, dadamitan ko talaga ng parang manika. Pero hindi ko iooverdress. Baka katakutan naman siya ng mga magiging kalaro niya. Pag lalaki naman, hmmmmmm. Wala akong maisip. Siguro tuturuan ni Karmi mag drums. =D
***
Pagsapit ng tanghalian, nag-umpisa nang magdatingan ang mga bisita. Naisip ko bigla, “OMGulay. This is it!” Mamaya, Yumang na si ate. Naayos na din ang set up ng wedding area. Very simple pero bongga! Very unique ang setting.
We were prompted to prepare ourselves. Si ate, naka make-up na. She is so beautiful. Siyempre dapat lang. Araw niya eh. Araw nila ni Kuya.
Karmi and I started to prepare. After an hour, we are all set. Mukha kaming ewan. Joke! Mukha pala kaming maayos. Paglabas namin ng room, we saw Mom and Dad. Ang cute nilang tignan. But I felt something, specially kay mommy. I can feel the tension, and slight pain, kasi they are about to “give away” their first daughter. Upon thinking of it, I became nervous. Sumakit ang tiyan ko. Weird di ba. Pag kinakabahan kasi ako, hindi kumakabog ang dibdib ko, sumasakit lang ang tiyan ko. Pero Buscopan lang ang katapat niyan. Nawala din naman agad.
Ate called me to help her put her bridal gown on. When I was zipping her dress, pinipigilan ko ang sarili kong maiyak. Why? Kasi sayang ang make up ko. Second, I can’t believe this is really happening! Noon, I was maid of honor or bridesmaid or any other abay for some of my relatives and friends’ weddings. But this time, this is special.
We went inside the pictorial room for the family picture. I can see the smile on the faces of my parents, Karmi and Ate. But deep inside of me, I’ll definitely miss her. Things will really change after this. I can’t accept that reality at first. But what can I do? That’s life.
Paglabas namin ng room, madami nang tao. I believe nagandahan sila sa place kasi they’re taking pictures here and there. Cool. And I like their casual beach get-ups. Talagang pinaghandaan. And here are my top 5 best dressed awardees (ayos naging instant award giving body ako hahahaha!):
5. Ate Vangie – I like her cream beach dress, it perfectly matched her skin tone. And mukhang blooming siya. Very beautiful.
4. Jade – Simple lang ang suot ( white shirt and pants) niya pero I find it cool pa din! Ewan lang, kahit naman kasi ano yatang ipasuot kay Jade cool pa din eh. What’s new. Siguro naging factor yung nakasabit na shades sa shirt niya and his ever cool hairstyle. =P
3. Rev. Alex Garcia – bukod sa dahil favorite pastor ko siya, he looked even younger sa suot niya. Hindi ko maidescribe kaya tignan niyo na lang sa pictures na makikita niyo =D
2. Mam Soc – eto lang masasabi ko. Ang kanyang sinuot ay “smart casual beach attire”. Kapita-pitagan pero cool pa din!
At ang aking number 1:
1. Mommy Marie! Grabe when I saw her, she was so elegant as usual! =) I loved her beach hat and her pearl accessories. Basta super elegant and beautiful!
Note: Mukha mang biased ang mga pinagsasabi ko dito, hindi naman masyado... Naappreciate ko lang kasi yung suot nila. Yun na!
***
Para ma-career na yung beauty ng beach and sunset, the pictorial for the bride and groom and sponsors and everyone was held. It was fun and sentimental. We were able to enjoy the beauty of nature before the wedding. Kasi pangit na pag after ng wedding yung pictorial eh puro buhangin na lang ang makikita doon.
And behold... The Wedding entourage. While Kuya JM and Joanne sings “Ikaw Lamang”, the members of the entourage went in. It was a very solemn moment. When it was my parents’ turn to walk in, napaiyak ako. There was mommy, bumigay din, naiyak na talaga siya. Napaatras nga siya, ayaw na niya yata maglakad, pinigilan lang siya ni daddy (na wala masyadong reaction sa moment na iyon). Then finally, she gave in. And the wedding started.
***
And there it was. They finally tied the knot. The people were so happy for Mr. And Mrs. Yumang. I just sighed. But finally, I gave in. I accepted the reality. But definitely, ma-mimiss ko si ate. Hindi naman talaga actually kami nabawasan sa family. In fact, nadagdagan pa nga kami. And soon, madadagdagan pa. =)
After the wedding, I finally agreed to eat something. During the reception I don’t want to eat kasi wala akong gana. I just wanted to see my friends who were there and talk with them. One of the highlights of the after-wedding-program is the dance of ate and dad to the tune of “I loved her first”. And there comes the AVP I made for them. Ate was really crying. Si daddy, wala pa ding reaction. He is just smiling at ate during the dance. After that, daddy turned ate over to kuya romel. Teary eyed ako. Then I handed a cup of coffee to dad.
After the wedding, and after I ate, I went back to the room. I prepared myself. I slept.
***
Ate and Kuya left the venue at lunch time, together with Karmi and some friends. We (my parents and I) were left at the beach and we stayed until Sunday. One of the rare moments in my life happened – beach bonding with my parents. We took pictures here and there, we laughed, we ate, we had a great time.
But one time, nag aya si daddy maglakad sa beach side. I agreed and went with him. We had a heart to heart talk. Here is an excerpt of our conversation.
***
Karen: Dad, anong masasabi niyo sa wedding ni ate?
Dad: Ayos naman, ok naman.
Karen: Yun lang? Ano pong naramdaman niyo nung ikakasal na si ate?
Dad: Wala naman. Ayos naman.
Karen: (to herself: wehhhhh, I don’t believe you.)Talaga? Hindi ba kayo naiyak or something? Or nalungkot?
Dad: Bakit ako malulungkot? Natural lang naman yun eh. Malulungkot ako kung hindi sila handa sa kasal na yan, kung alam kong ang mapapangasawa niya babaero, lasenggo o sugarol. Nakita ko naman na masaya siya kay Romel eh.
Karen: Ah ok.
*silence*
Dad: Eh ikaw, may boyfriend ka na?
Karen: Ah, ako? Ewan ko po. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Joke. Wala pa po eh.
Dad: (hindi na nagcomment) Tara balik na tayo doon.
***
I am a family oriented person. I want to be with them as often as I can. They are the most important persons to me, aside from God of course. Accepting this kind of reality is a hard thing for me. It’s like it’s hard to let go. But seeing ate happy and in good hands, these gave me a reason to let it go and be happy for her. I just don’t know by now what will happen pagbalik ko sa bahay at tatlo na lang ang dadatnan ko doon. Well, let’s see. Congratulations ate. =)
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