CONGRATULATIONS!

Roughly about a month ago, we celebrated one of the happiest moments in our lives :) Mau and Tris tied the knot after being engaged for about ten months, and being together for like six years. Correct me if I'm wrong, guys! :p

In the picture are Che, Mau's and Mark's sister; Ab, Tris' sister; Nicky, Ab's husband; and me with Mark :)

I absolutely LOVE being part of this family! :) In just a matter of months, they all made me feel so welcome and so comfortable with each of them. And even now that Mark's not around, not for one second did I feel that I'm not part of them still :) I'm really lucky to have an extended family in them, this said after just meeting everyone last December. And I'm super looking forward to more happy moments like this :)

RANDOM RAMBLINGS

I just realized that it's been a whole week since my last post. Not that it's really surprising, because I haven't really been updating my blog that often. But I've been busy with A LOT of things at work.

Oh, we attended the Starbucks Media Launch earlier this afternoon, and we got to try the Banana Java Chip Frappuccino :) YUM! I like it because the banana isn't overpowering, unlike other drinks that have banana in them. Plus they got new pastries to go with their new drinks. Try them, try them! :)

My brain's been on overdrive for over a month now. One of the worst parts about it is that the other night, I ended up tossing and turning on my bed for two hours. Fell asleep at 1am, had to wake up at around 6:30am, then worked for like 10 hours straight. My body hasn't recovered yet.

On a much, much lighter note, it's been like two weeks and a half already and we're doing great! :) Don't want to jinx it or anything. But we're really doing well :) Though I miss him terribly still.

Come home na, babe :) Or fine, I'll go there nalang :P Hehehe :)

ONE WEEK DOWN! :)

I can't believe it's been a week already. I don't know if time's slower or faster than usual. But I believe we've been doing great :)

I still text him as often as I used to do when he was still here, even if he doesn't get to reply that much, lest we want to significantly contribute to the telco's riches. We talk a couple of times a day, before he leaves his room to have breakfast and head to the office and when he gets back to the hotel. Last night, we even had one of our longest conversations in a long time. Thirty whole minutes. Okay, I rounded it off. It was actually 28 minutes and 57 seconds, according to my phone's counter :P

It's so great hearing his voice :) And last night, even if I was just obviously making up stuff to talk about, it felt so good just having him on the other line. He's not really a phone person, so the fact that he stayed on the line with me was really big :)

I think it's better to count in weeks and months, not days, which might seriously make time move absolutely slower. So before we know it, we'll both be planning for that ultimate vacation when he gets back :)

WHAT'S YOUR TRUE NATIONALITY?

Got this off a Friendster post by Bunny :)

British
[ ] You drink a lot of tea
[ ] You know what a brolly is
[ ] Deal or No Deal has taken over your life
[ ] You wanted Ben to win X Factor
[ ] You use the word "bugger" or the phrase "bloody hell"
[x] Fish and Chips are yummy
[x] You can eat a Full English Breakfast
[ ] You dislike EMOS! Almost as much as you dislike chavs
[ ] It's football... not soccer

Total = 2

Australian
[x] You wear flip flops all year
[ ] You call flip flops thongs not flip flops
[x] You love a backyard barbie
[x] You know a barbie is not just a doll
[x] You love the beach
[x] Sometimes you swear without realizing
[ ] You're a sports fanatic
[ ] You are tanned
[ ] You're a bit of a bogan
[x] You have an australian something (shirt, phone sock, etc.)

Total = 6

Italian
[ ] The Sopranos is a great show
[ ] Your last name ends in a vowel
[ ] Your grandmother makes her own sauces
[ ] You know how a real meatball tastes like
[ ] You know Italian songs
[x] You have dark hair and dark eye color
[ ] You speak some italian
[x] You are under 5'10"
[x] Pizza/spaghetti is the best food in the world
[x] You talk with your hands

Total = 4

Mexican
[ ] You say "member" instead of "remember"
[x] You speak Spanish or know some
[ ] You like tacos
[ ] yoU TyPe lIkE ThIs On Da CoMpUtEr
[ ] You are dark skinned
[x] You know what a Puta is
[x] You talk fast occasionally
[ ] You have had highlights or dyed your hair
[ ] You know what platanos are

Total = 3

Russian
[ ] You say villian as (Uh, I think this part got cut...)
[x] You get short tempered
[ ] You know of somebody named Natasha
[x] You get cold easily
[ ] Rain is fun for you
[ ] You get into contests all the time
[ ] You can easily make do with the cold weather

Total = 2

Irish
[ ] You love to drink
[x] You have a bad temper
[ ] Your last name starts with a Mc OR Murph or O' or Fitz or ends with a ley, on, un, an, ins, ry, ly, y
[ ] You have blue or green eyes
[ ] You like the color green
[ ] You have been to a St. Patty's day party
[ ] You have a family member from Ireland
[ ] You have blonde hair
[ ] You have/had freckles
[ ] Your family get togethers always include drinking and/or singing

Total = 1

African American
[ ] You say nigga/nukka casually
[ ] You have nappy hair
[x] You like rap
[ ] You know how to shoot a gun
[ ] You think President George Walker Bush is racist
[x] You like chicken
[x] You like watermelon
[x] You can dance (I'd like to think I can...)
[x] You can sing gospel

Total = 5

Asian
[x] You have slanty/small eyes
[x] You like rice a lot
[x] You are good at Math
[x] You have played the piano
[x] You have family from Asia
[x] You laugh sometimes covering your mouth
[x] Most people think you're chinese
[x] You call hurricanes, typhoons
[ ] You go to Baulko

Total = 8

German
[x] You like bread
[x] You think American chocolate is good
[ ] You speak some German
[ ] You know what Schnitzel is
[ ] You hate it when stupid people call you a Nazi
[x] You went to pre-school
[x] You're over or more than a 5'2"

Total = 4