Bali ABADventure Day 4

Day 4:

This day is the wedding day so we did not go anywhere else...We just walked along the beach and swam sa pool. Since our hotel was right beside Conrad and some relatives of Arch were billeted sa Conrad, we were able to swim there.
 

According to Arch's tita, we should be at the Chapel by 4pm. Kaso when we arrived there, pinagstay muna kami sa isang holding room. I think the the chapel is not yet ready. The ceremony was held at The Infinity Chapel. It was a small chapel kaya only relatives were inside. I told my husband buti na lang maliit lang yung side ng father ng groom (actually, isa lang ang umattend) kungdi, draw lots ang mangyayari. Ang mother side of the groom was my husband's family. But there was a big screen daw outside, so the friends can see what is happening inside. It was a very very solemn and heartwarming ceremony! And good thing it was short.

After the ceremony, there were cocktails, so we had time to take pictures. Then after, dinner time. The dinner/program ended at around 10, I think. Before matapos, Antonio and I went back to the hotel na. Kasi antok na antok na si Antonio e. Usually, kasi si Antonio mga 830 to 9pm, dapat nakahiga na yan. Good thing naman kay Antonio, pag antok di sya nagwawala...(pag nasa house lang). Funny story - may kasama kaming family friend ng groom's family sa table. Sabi nung dad, super bait daw ni Antonio. Kasi nakasama namin sila nung first night na dinner and the Welcome drinks/dinner...never nila nakitang magwala si Antonio. Sabi niya sobrang bait ni Antonio, para syang nakadrugs. Ahaha! Ayos!

After the dinner, meron pang after wedding party, si husband na lang ang umattend dun =)

Bali ABADventure Days 1 and 2

Day 1: 

Travel to Singapore. We basically slept at Singapore. We got kasi Airphil. Kasi when we bought the tickets last January, we were told na dapat Wednesday night (September 14) dapat nasa Bali na kami. So we decided na Airphil na lang. E nagchange yung wedding plans, so we were stuck sa Airphil na. Okay na rin, mura pa rin naman lumabas kahit na we spent SGD150 for the hotel. Okay naman ang Airphil. Medyo na late lang nakaalis kasi we were waiting for the manifesto. Nagalit nga yung Pilot kasi pag sila late, memo kaagad daw. Hehe! Ang okay sa Airphil, di sya sa Budget terminal ng Changi. Terminal 2 sya. As for our hotel in Singapore, maliit yung room, to think upgraded pa daw kami ha. 3 floors sya and there were no elevators. Free breakfast din. Bread, cereals, egg and noodles. Okay na rin naman kung tipid talaga. And mababait yung tao sa hotel. Pero sabi ng husband ko, if ever we go to Singapore again, wag na daw dun. I was not able to take pictures na kasi sobrang pagod kami!

Hotel in Singapore:

Perak Hotel

12 Perak Road
Singapore 208133

Day 2: 

Travel to Bali. When I learned about the experience of 2 Filipinas in Bali last June, I really got scared that I wanted to back out. Di ko ata makakayanan na maexperience yun tapos kasama pa namin si Antonio. Pero iniisip ko na lang nga na di naman siguro mangyayari yun dahil nga kasama namin si Antonio and family kami nagtravel. Pero just to be sure, I brought the wedding invitation and yung bride and groom were already there in Bali beforehand so we got their numbers in case magkaproblem. We arrived Bali around 1155am. Medyo magulo and old na ang airport nila, parang NAIA Terminal 1. Thank God walang naging problem. Di na kami tinanong ng Immigration Officer. Unfortunately, one of the guests sa wedding, he was a Taiwanese, nahold sya for 2 hours sa airport. Napagkamalan syang may drugs. Hay wawa naman. 

Surprisingly, the weather in Bali was not humid! Ang lamig pa nga! Nung gabi, nanginginig kami sa lamig! It was so windy, na ang daming nagpapalipad ng kites.

After checking in at our hotel, we had our late lunch sa hotel na rin. Then, had a nap. Kasi awang awa ako kay Antonio puyat haha! 

Hotel in Bali:

The Benoa Beach Front Villas and Spa

Jl. Pratama 15B, Tanjung Benoa
Nusa Dua Bali 80363 - Indonesia

  

yezzz, we are millionaires!

The hotel where we stayed in Bali was okay. It was bit old but okay naman. The room was big, malamig, medyo madilim lang but ang important is walang lamok! I read kasi the post of TopazMommy regarding their Bali trip, sabi nya malamok daw yung room nila. Thankful talaga ako di malamok!

One thing though, I think our room is like a traditional Balinese house. Kasi yung lock ng room namin e padlock. Nagtatawanan nga kami pano na lang papasok yung mga kapatid ni Arch kung gigimik sila. Di naman pwedeng kami ang ilolock nila, pano kung may mangyari. E usually, kami ni Antonio tutulog na ng maaga. Buti na lang e connecting room kami. So the other door is locked inside and the other is padlocked where they can enter without waking us up.

Can you see padlock? =)

After the nap, we strolled along the beach and making usyuso sa Conrad, since it is just right beside us haha! We saw the groom, who is Arch's cousin and his bride. We also met another cousin of Arch. After that, we went back to our hotel and swam for about 5 minutes kasi sobrang lamig! Natatakot ako namagkasakit si Antonio. 

After that, we freshened up and had merienda/dinner for Antonio. Maaga kasi magdinner si Antonio e. Then we waited for Arch's family to arrive (Cebu pac/Air Asia kasi sila). Then, we proceeded to the dinner place, which was arranged by the parents of the groom. We ate at JBS at Jimbaran Beach. Sayang when we arrived there, gabi na. I have read na maganda daw ang sunset dun. Ang sarap ng food!!!! As in...seafood galore. Yung grilled shrimp panalo!

and we are back...

from Bali! Woot woot! Utang muna ang kwento. I am still uploading all pics in FB =)

But will post a few here! =D

the day I said I do

Wedding date: June 9, 2007

Church: Mary the Queen Parish

Reception: Wack Wack Golf and Country Club

June Bride

I am a June bride. It was not planned...actually, I really did not want to be one...no offense to those who got married on June ha...for me kasi korny dahil a lot of couples are getting married on the month of June.

When Arch proposed, he asked me when I wanted to get married. I told him either Sept 8 or Dec 8. (This was really MY plan, even before he proposed hehe!). The reasons why I like the date were - the 2 dates are for Mama Mary (Her birthday and Immaculate Conception) and 8 was our bf-gf anniversary and both dates fell on a Saturday. Arch did not want to get married on December. Kasi his parents got married on December and let's say - the relationship did not end in a happily ever after. Haha! So, September 8 was the d-date na!

After we told our families the date, may kumontra...the gf of Arch's dad told us that September 8 was not a good date. Her reason - it was the birthday of Mama Mary and Mama Mary suffered a lot (death of her Son on the cross)...so we might suffer daw or something. She told us to get married on June 10. Di ko lang pinansin...kasi I was really set on getting married on Sept 8 and June 10 was a Sunday no! And besides, I do not believe on those things kasi e...wala na lang nagawa si Arch.

So we scouted for suppliers na. Actually, we were able to book 3 suppliers when Arch told me that we need to talk. Akala ko magbabackout na! Ahaha! Here is the kwento. He told me that Anna, his sister, went to a manghuhula. Out of the blue, this manghuhula asked her if her brother, who is Arch, is getting married. Anna was surprised. The manghuhula told her to tell her brother not to pursue with our planned date. Ayan na, nataranta na si Arch...kasi 2 na yung nagsabi. I told Arch that I will think about it.

I consulted my colleagues and my boss, who will be our ninong pa. Our ninong said na even though I do not believe in those things, Arch does. And even if the success of the relationship really depend on us and not on some manghuhula, the fact that Arch believes...baka it might affect his relationship with me...and in the end magkasisihan lang!

So napapayag na ako. But before that, I told Arch, he should be the one to contact the suppliers that we have booked and change our wedding date...Surprisingly, all of them are available on the new date. And what is more surprising, a favorite supplier was not available on Sept 8, but on the new date, available na sila!=)