Long weekend!

Our country has many holidays in a year. We have a total of 19 holidays! That's why many bosses are scratching their heads since no work means no income. But for us employees, a holiday means an extra day of vacation. And because of "Holiday economics" (the non-working holiday is moved to the nearest Monday before or after the actual day), most of the holidays mean a long weekend. Time to hit vacation spots to relax and unwind or just stay at home and catch up on house chores.

I love long weekends since it's more time spent with my family in the province where the air is fresh and cool. Perfect for refreshing the body and energizing the soul. Have a great weekend!

La Luz Beach Resort

Our company had its annual summer outing in La Luz Beach Resort in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. Laiya is 115 kms from Manila and a 3-hour drive, including the traffic at the SLEX (South Luzon Expressway) will take you there. It seemed everyone in Manila wanted a slice of paradise in the South where beaches abound. :)

La Luz is famous for its beige (I cannot say white since it is not) sandy beach and the food they serve to guests. Bringing in food is not allowed so you need to pay for their buffet which costs P1,100/pax for overnight stay and P750 for the Day trip. For overnight guests, the buffet includes breakfast, lunch, merienda (or snacks) and dinner. I must say that the dinner they prepared was superb!

The Premium Loft which we rented for the night can accommodate up to 10 people for P3,500. Not bad huh? The aircon was cold and there is a toilet and bath. There are no TVs and Videokes (thank God!) so all you would do is relax and enjoy the sights.

I had a wonderful time in La Luz that I am telling my family to go there next year. We already had our summer getaway so La Luz is for next year. Can't wait!




La Luz Beach Resort
Laiya, San Juan, Batangas
www.laluzresort.com

My Blog

I started this blog in January 2009 to write about planning my wedding. I had high hopes of following other popular wedding blogs wherein many readers will come and visit my blog everyday. I follow several wedblogs and was inspired of the many brilliant ladies exchanging views and inspiring other future brides.

But, sad to say, I was not able to follow their lead. I wasn't able to keep up with posting ideas everyday and keeping my blog alive and kickin. After a year that it is online, I think only I and a few of my friends (I could count them in one hand) read my blog.

Now that I have finally married my love, what's next? Should I continue this supposed-to-be wedblog? What could I write? I've finally graduated from being a bride and now entering the life of being a wife.

Then, inspiration hits me. I can still continue writing this blog. As one of the characters in the movie Sydney White says, “This blog was not meant to be read, it was meant to be written.”

Since I have graduated from writing about wedding planning, I will now write about my life as a writer and a seaman's wife. I have searched the Internet for other seamen (yeah it sounds like *ehem*) wives to see if there exists such a blog. But found just a few.

So, blog writing, here I go again!

Saving my Bridal Bouquet

I'm not a nostalgic person.

But then again, I realized, I am.

As I was busy wedding planning, I never thought about what I would do to my bouquet after the wedding. I didn't pay any attention if I would preserve it, put it on a glass box, dry/press it, etc.

So now, my bouquet has dried, obviously. And I am now having second thoughts of discarding it. I searched the Internet and found what I could do with my bouquet. I can make it as a potpourri.

Here are the directions which I will follow from tipnut.

Hopefully, I could keep my flowers longer and I could put it in our future home. But for now, my potpourri will be a cute décor in our apartment.

Status and Surname Update

I am now in the process of updating my personal documents. Yes it's kinda late but better now than never, right?

I need to update my records in the following:
SSS
BIR
Philhealth
Pag-Ibig Fund
Banks

Just click the links above to download the forms.

I requested an authenticated Marriage Certificate (MC) from the National Statistics Office (NSO) through its website, www.e-census.com.ph. It's pretty easy to request any document and you can pay through banks, online and credit card. The documents will be delivered within 3-7 days, depending on your location. Once I receive my MC, I can now photocopy it and submit it together with the other government forms.

After this, I'll request a new company ID and apply for a passport (even if I have no concrete plans of travelling abroad this year).

Cross stitch Project

To do something creative to pass the time away, I decided to do a cross stitch project.

Our Home Economics class in third year high school introduced me to the art of cross stitching. I did a not-so-nice job at my first project. I didn't know how to go about stitching a pink rose. I wasn't able to buy the exact shade of pink which I first bought. And, my classmates and I never knew that cross stitch patterns were available in the market! Toinks!

Since then, I learned my lessons. I have done several cross stitch projects. I did waterfalls, cherubim and graduate on a rocket (never finished).

Now, I'm doing a new project called “Newlyweds”. I got a free pattern from the DMC website. I plan to finish this project before the Cook comes back home. And, hopefully, we could hang it on our future home.

Welcome Von and Lisa!

I would like to welcome my friends Von and Lisa to the Married World! They tied the knot last March 27 in Davao. Wish I could've been there and witness this marvelous event.

To you my friends, may you have more wonderful years together! Mwah!