The Royal Wedding

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Did you see it? I was not excited for the wedding, and I had no plans of watching it.

But we got home, turned on the TV, and there was Kate Middleton about to walk down the aisle. I was hooked.

Prince (now Duke) William is my age (oh okay I’m a year older, ugh) so I grew up adoring his smile and yes there was a time when I would daydream about him. But since Kate Middleton figured in his life, and he started losing hair, I just couldn’t care less about him.

When news of their engagement surfaced, I wasn’t excited or particularly happy for them. I am a girl and they say all girls want to be a princess, and we love fairy tales. But I just wasn’t infected by the Royal Wedding Fever.

Until I sat down to watch it.

This was one of my favorite parts of the ceremony. I think the Prince was telling Kate and her dad how beautiful she was. And he was trying no to smile too much. Haha. Before this, there was Prince William walking to the altar with his brother Harry. Both just casually walking and seeming to kid each other from time to time. And then when Kate was making her entry, Prince Harry kept looking back. I just love how they weren’t uptight and all were just trying to proceed normally.

Westminster Abbey is huge and some who were lucky enough to be invited were not actually able to witness the ceremony in the inner sanctum. Mom has been there and says she has a photo with the Archbishop of Canterbury (we are Philippine Anglicans and Ma has been to London a few times for her work for the Church). Anyway, notice how there were trees inside the Abbey? How cool is that? Okay, so they were probably just brought in as opposed to them being really grown there…

I kinda wished they sang hymns that I actually knew. Or better yet, that they veered away from tradition and had a pop star sing something for the ceremony. Smile Theirs was a quick and simple wedding, because there was no Eucharist. I noticed there was no ring for the groom. I guess it’s not customary then for the husband to wear a wedding band?

Having come from shift, and then LTO, short drive to pick up Mom, and all that, I was sleepy and dozed off while the wedding party were off signing the register. When I awoke, they were walking down the aisle and out of the Abbey.

Anyway. It was by all means the fairy tale wedding we expected, minus the big grand bridal gown. Hers was understated, but very classy and elegant. Timeless, I think it’s been called. I love her ‘something borrowed’ – the Queen’s tiara!

The flower girls and paige boys were all so cute –

I found this cute too, when the Prince of Wales carried the little girl so she can have a better view of the big crowd cheering the newlyweds:

I didn’t see the first kiss but I did see the second. It was so simple. So sweet. And the wonderful thing about it is how happy they just seemed to be. Their eyes were glowing with happiness. They wanted to be there!

And here’s the boyish and gorgeous looking Harry, too bad Pippa was grimacing!

Photo from this article on The Daily Mail

This is another lovely photo of the couple with their small entourage, and their families:

See the photo in its original size here. Smile

They had two cakes for the reception, a cream/white one, and a chocolate cake from the family recipes. Although I always go for the chocolates, I think I prefer the elegant looking cake this time around:

Someday I’ll make a cake with elaborate décor like this too. Maybe. Haha SmileMy wedding cake would probably have a lot more color than this, but it looks really nice and elegant.

In closing, here’s a photo of the Duchess of Cambridge on her dress for the reception. She truly is a new style icon, among other things. SmileAnd I wish the royal couple all the best. May they do good for their country and their people, and may they use their stature to further what is good and beautiful. After all, they’re fairy tale has just started.

All photos in this post (except that of Prince Harry and Pippa) are from the Flickr account of The British Monarchy.

Forever 21!

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We went to Megamall on Saturday morning, and what’s a trip to Mega without a visit to Forever 21?

Here’s a piece I got from that visit:

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I wore it to work for the first time last night – one of the rare times I’ve let my Kikay self shine through. SmileOkay, so wearing a pair of earrings isn’t exactly kikay for most people, but like I mentioned in the linked post, it’s the only accessory I really like wearing.

The boyfriend isn’t too keen on dangling earrings and insists that round ones would look better on me. I’m like, what?! Round ones make your face look rounder, I don’t need that. I think these kinds help give an illusion that elongates my already round face. What do you think?

I actually bought two more pairs of earrings on Saturday, plus a leather skirt (on sale) and a smaller bag. I love them all but haven’t used them yet. Talk about splurging!

Heard that the 3-day sale for the Megamall is going to be this weekend. Just like I skipped the one at SM Cubao (it’s right across the office, hello?!), I’m skipping this one too. These days, I do not have the patience or the energy for the deluge of people who troop by the busload to these sales. I wish I did though, I’m one who appreciates a good bargain.

Okay, the real reason I’m skipping out is – I don’t want to go broke! Winking smile

The week started on a high note. I hope that’s sustained. Work hasn’t always been the happiest place to be in, but it’s easier when things go as planned. I just wish I had enough time to work on my own system to address everything I need to pay attention to at work. You know, a system for fire prevention. As it is, we’re all just fighting fire all the time. Hmm..

 

So how’s the start of the week for you?

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Serye

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I’m trying an iPhone app for blogging. If this works, I’d be so happy 🙂

Dad took me out for parking lessons and after an hour of going back and forth, left and right, we took a break.

Since we were already at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, we checked in at Serye.

At first things looked great. They served Dad’s tea first and the contraption used was quite interesting. But it took forever to serve my Tsokolate Frappe and the Suman sa Latik. When those arrived though, they were worth the wait.

The suman was so small though so there’s really not enough to share. After having a small portion to taste, I decided to order another serving. The waitress said it would take 5-7 minutes to prepare. 20 minutes later, it was nowhere to be seen. Dad asked for the bill so we could run soon after it is served. Guess what wasn’t included in the bill? The second suman order. So it looked like we waited for naught. Grr.

I would have recommended Serye for the little of it’s specialties that we sampled today, but their service leaves much to be desired. Sayang.

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Soooo… Serye was a bummer. I might give it another shot, perhaps at a different branch. The waiter was actually nice enough to tell us that they were selling the teapot that was used for Dad’s one-serving tea. He also showed us the tea leaves in a jar that they were also selling for 200 pesos. It really was interesting and would make a good gift for Mom, or for any tea drinker. Then because we waited so long for my orders, I had time to daydream about what kind of silverware, china, cups and glasses I’d like to have in my future home. Thought about furniture and Sferra linen even.

Anyhoo. We ended up spending an hour at the restaurant for just a drink and a light snack. Bummer.

11 years old

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This is my nephew Adam when he was still a tot. That’s the boyfriend holding him. 

Adam turned 11 years old on Saturday. That’s how long the boyfriend and I have been together, plus a few months. Wow.

My nephew didn’t recognize himself when we showed him the original photo. The boyfriend, on the other hand, didn’t want to acknowledge that this was him.

As a project, we’ll take another photo of them in this same pose. I’ll post it in The Newbie Photographer if and when it happens. Smile

Photojojo Goodies Delivered!

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I ordered a few stuff from Photojojo and today I got confirmation that the goodies have been delivered. No, I didn’t have them shipped all the way from the US to PH again like what I did when I ordered the DigiCloverSan and other stuff. The Customs fee then was way expensive! This time around, we took advantage of the boyfriend’s cousin who is travelling home to Manila in a few weeks.

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I wish I could say that this is the package that includes my coveted Polly, but no. I had to forego my wish of owning the Fuji Instax 50s. Just temporarily of course. I just switched to an iPhone 4 and that entails costs, so no Instax for the time being. I’d been so excited about it, but the iPhone won out. Good thing there’s Instagram that will, in a twisted kinda way, satisfy my Instax needs for now. Haha.

So my blogs have been quiet since the Holy Week started. It wasn’t intentional and I haven’t been busy mulling at my life and the sacrifices that Jesus did for us (wish I could say I was), in fact it’s been work work work (and I will be at work in two hours). Just haven’t had much to say lately.

What’s going on in blogland?

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