It’s final. Our color motif for our wedding is gonna be celadon green. It’s elegant and classy. Miel’s original choice was aqua blue. When we saw the gown sample for the secondary sponsors, we decided to change our color motif to celadon green since aqua blue does not complement people with dark skin tones.
Wedding preparation can both be fun and stressful. It’s comforting to have a partner who hugs you when you’re tired and kisses you when you lose your cool. I love you, Miel. Muah!
I heard that he’s jobhunting again. I dunno the reasons. It could be his financial status. It could be the work environment. It could be his officemates. It could be his family. It could be his girlfriend. I dunno. I don’t intend to know the details.
He’s a good employee:dedicated, energetic and competitive. His competitiveness is intimidating, though. He was so dedicated that most of the time, I had to take the backseat for his career. I was his shadow, his puppet, his trophy gf.
The 6 years of rollercoaster relationship with him was emotionally and spiritually draining. Until now, I ask myself if he really loved me. Or was I too absorbed in the illusion of he loving me. Maybe there was love but no commitment.
Miel knows about my love story with PV. Miel ought to know. We need to evaluate the past to understand the present. Miel knows that PV will always be part of my life. It is the reason why we want our relationship to be the BEST relationship we ever have.
I am financially stable. I can still save a little from my monthly salary. I can pay for my life insurance and indulge in some little girlie luxuries. My family turns to me in times of financial crisis. My daughter goes to a good private school. I can provide her most of her material whims if I can afford it.
My fiance’ is financially stable by his standards. He doesn’t pay for some health or life insurance. His family turns to him in times of financial crisis. He doesn’t have anyone to support financially. He buys things that he likes.
When we started dating, money was out of the issue. Now that we’re planning for our big day, I think that we both need to assess our financial standing.
He gave me his ATM for me to do the budgeting. I don’t think it’s too early to do that since I’ll be doing this role next year. I’m having a little hard time though. I realize that he has a penchant for good food while I indulge in beauty luxuries.
Like a mother, Miel nurtured me back to health from Saturday to Monday. He cooked delicious foods for me, did the laundry for me, pressed my clothes, cleaned the apartment and massaged me to sleep.
“Sakitin ka,” he said. Yes, I notice that my health is not that good this year. I always suffer from upper respiratory infecton and urinary tract infection. It must be my preference to eating sweet foods.
I’ve never been taken cared of by a lover in my whole life. I love you, Miel….. and thank you!
I was still at the middle of a meeting at 6PM yesterday when Miel informed me through a text message that he was at the market to buy something to cook for dinner. Going to the wet market is one of the things that I hate doing. Of course, if it’s a supermarket, I wouldn’t mind but the nearest supermarket is not that near. (I wonder if I could still shop at the supermarket after the wedding when our priority is to save as much for our future baby. If you’re keen on the budget, the wet market is still the best place to buy fresh yet less costly foods.)
When I arrived at my apartment, I fixed my bed. When I’m in a hurry, I usually leave my bed the way I slept on it. Miel arrived after a few minutes. He asked if I know how to cook sinigang. I said that I have an idea. Truth is, I was trying to have a recollection of how my mother cooks it. Miel took charge of cooking the rice; it’s something that I have yet to learn. We cook rice on the stove since a rice cooker is not practical to use considering that we’re only cooking a little rice just enough for the two of us. Besides, the cost of electricity is horrible!
To cut the story short, Miel appreciated the sinigang na hipon that I cooked for him. It was one of the best meals I ever had. We even had some seaweeds as side dish. We both love sea foods and it’s something that he has yet to know about me.
🙂
Miel wants us to share a plate while eating. I feel so uncomfortable at the start. I am not used to sharing my plate with someone.
I know it’s symbolic and the reason why he wants us to practice it is to create a stronger bond as partners or perhaps, as future husband and wife.
🙂
Meet the four of us:
Shellah as the high school heartthrob who used to be in pursuit of her true love.
Cherry as the brainy doctor who was unsure of her feelings towards her boyfriend.
Cora as the witty journalist who proved that love at first sight do really exists.
And of course, Iris as the frustrated writer who stopped believing in true love after her long time boyfriend called off their wedding plans.
Their favorite hang out is The Beanery, a famous coffee shop in their province. Among the four, Iris considered herself as the most unfortunate when it comes to having a lovelife. Early in 2007, PV called it quits and she was in total denial. Her friends could sense that something was not right in her relationship with PV but she pretended that everything was fine.
Iris could not just ruin the dreams of the hopeful Cora that true love does still exists. She kept her opinion to herself. When Allan and Cora were re-introduced in Beanery, the two instantly assumed that they were meant for each other. Allan was just in the country for a brief vacation while Cora was mending a broken heart. Immediately, Allan proposed. They are tying to knot in California this coming September 2008.
Shellah’s ups and downs in life were also reflected in her relationship with the men who promised to stay with her through thick and thins. Her biggest blow was when she broke up with Walid, a Qatari national who she met while working as a nurse in Qatar. It was one of the saddest events in the history of the four friends’ friendship. They are and will always be there for each other no matter what. Little that she knew that her childhood friend, Jay is the one that is destined to be with her through life’s most bitter trials. Her friends wish that Jay would be the last man and the one who would love Shellah until the end.
Cherry’s life is not as melodramatic as Iris’s or Shellah’s. She was a princess all her life; a pampered child. Being headstrong and at times idealistic, she could not fit in with her boyfriend’s lifestyle. She tried to assess her feelings and realized that life without Randy is not complete. They are getting married next year.
Iris has always been known as the sweet clown with a temper of a tigress when provoked. Her only dream in life was to have a happy family of her own. Her relationship with Miel was just a joke at the start until they both realized that they really love each other. Just like Cherry, she is getting married next year!
Cora and Cherry will settle in the US soon. Shellah intends to try her luck in Malaysia. Iris and Miel talk about settling abroad, too. Four friends, four lives. Wish them luck that distance and time zones won’t be the reasons to end their friendship.
The World of Second Chances 